MAME ROW #159 - In The Hunt

[obsidianspider]

This is the MAME Random Of the Week #159

The five random numbers for this week are: 1567 1269 803 21 2017

Click here to vote! Which game do you choose for MAME ROW #159?

1567
Game Name: Ryu Jin (Japan)
Company: Taito Corporation
Year: 1993
ROM file name: ryujin.zip

1269
Game Name: Panic Bomber
Company: Eighting / Hudson
Year: 1994
ROM file name: panicbom.zip
BIOS: neogeo

803
Game Name: In The Hunt (World)
Company: Irem
Year: 1993
ROM file name: inthunt.zip

21
Game Name: 720 Degrees (rev 4)
Company: Atari Games
Year: 1986
ROM file name: 720.zip

2017
Game Name: TwinBee
Company: Konami
Year: 1985
ROM file name: twinbee.zip

The result of the poll is posted on Wednesday, so we have Monday and Tuesday for experimentation.

What is the MAME ROW?

MAME ROW stands for MAME Random Of the Week. We randomly select an arcade game from the 0.78 MAME Reference Set to play on the week. The idea is to play games we've never played before, interact with other forum members, post hi-scores, share game strategies, fun facts, and (the most important) HAVE FUN!

We will play the winner all next week.

Previous Rounds

[ByteThis]

In The Hunt has my vote !

[AndersHP]

@ByteThis
Mine, too! This game is great, but tough as nails if I remember correctly!

[ByteThis]

@AndersHP Very tough game to play ! Sometimes enabling a couple of cheats makes it easier to play..haha ! I'm a big fan of the Metal Slug series and this was made by the creators of Metal Slug before MS was created.

[IanDaemon]

I remember 720 being really cool in the arcades, but the controls are very difficult to feel "natural". In The Hunt is a cool twist on the "Metal Slug gameplay".

[AndersHP]

@IanDaemon Thats because the joystick on the arcade machine is special, I believe it doesn't center or something like that.

[AndersHP]

@ByteThis I know, and graphics style is quite similar. Very cool game indeed.

[VictimRLSH]

I wasted a lot of time (and quarters...) on 720 in my youth. Never played In the Hunt. Will have to try it.

[IanDaemon]

I remember two cabinets in the arcades for 720....an initial "skateboard" control cabinet and then later a "traditional" control cabinet.

[obsidianspider]

This week's winner is In The Hunt

[IanDaemon]

@IanDaemon said in MAME ROW #159 - In The Hunt:

I remember two cabinets in the arcades for 720....an initial "skateboard" control cabinet and then later a "traditional" control cabinet.

Maybe I'm going crazy.

[mitu]

It looks like the game doesn't have a hiscore or attract mode to show the hiscores. I took a screenshot after beating the 1st level (got shut down early in the 2nd). Seems like a slow paced shmup, easy to get into. 88500 so far.

EDIT: I used this guide to learn about the power-up system. It's briefly explained in the game's poster.

[IanDaemon]

In The Hunt is a cool, slower paced, game. I dig it.

[mitu]

OK, so it turns out there's a hiscore - it just appeared at the end. Didn't get much further than the previous hiscore, but managed to improve it slightly - 105200.

[obsidianspider]

MAME ROW #160 is live!