MAME ROW #26 - Triple Punch
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@obsidianspider said in MAME ROW #26:
The post isn't usually created at midnight, but I was awake, and it's technically Monday here, so…
Glad you did, Monday's my day off so I usually wait till the evening for the new games:))
Kinda wish i hadn't got in early though, they're all rather hard this week!
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Quite a well-matched selection this week. I really like Side Pocket, especially the tune, although it might get a little annoying after a while!
But I don't think Side Pocket is a good choice for a High Score Challenge, it's too hit and miss (pun intended!)
I'm finding it tricky to choose between the other two - Triple Punch is similar to a lot of other games of that era, but it is good fun, and challenging.
Swimmer is also pretty good, once I mastered the diving under obstacles. However I have no idea how to escape the giant crab at the end of the level, and it soaks up all my lives every time.
So for playability, and suitability for a high score challenge, and because it's one of those games where you feel that dying is your own fault, and not totally unfair, this week my vote goes to Triple Punch!
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@GtBFilms One of the things I like most on MAME ROW is your comments about the candidate games. The comments are always informative, but the fun part is that you sound like a talent show judge. :)
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@meleu Thanks! (I think!)
I hope I am the nice talent show judge and not the pantomime villain one!
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Purely from the point of view that it may encourage some competition, knowing full well I'll be having a go at two player pool when I can get my kids on, my vote had to go to triple punch this week. Fwiw I got more of an adrenaline rush from this game than many others I've played in a long while, so what with my rom fever running high, that's a good thing in my book!))
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I remember playing side pocket at the local arcade many many years ago. But I agree, not the best game for a competition. Had to go with triple punch, which I never played but seems fun.
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This week's winner is Triple Punch!
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Nice, we got 8 votes! I didn't have time this week to try out any of the games so I didn't vote.
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Nice! Never played this one, so will check it out tonight.
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I literally laughed out loud when I saw that an ambulance comes out when you punch out an enemy to take them away.
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I had a chance to play this evening and got 48150.
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@meleu must have the reflexes of a cheetah. The jerky controls of this game take a lot of getting used to, and the randomly spawning fire is a killer. Literally! The best I've been able to do is 26,650.
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@obsidianspider hehehe.
I've played always worried about closing two rectangles simultaneously (specially the big ones) and earn double points. ;-) -
I couldn't get the hang of this game at all. I don't even think I had a score worthy of mentioning... Oh well. Looking forward to next week!
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That's a really good score from @meleu
Like @BGallagherLA , I got nowhere near that. In fact I didn't even manage to make the High Score table!
It seems that punching that monkey gives a lot more points than connecting the squares, but I always got trapped by some fire due to being too greedy.
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