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    MAME ROW #40 - Armed Formation

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    • cyperghostC
      cyperghost @meleu
      last edited by cyperghost

      @meleu said in MAME ROW #40:

      @obsidianspider I tried them all and my vote goes to Armed Formation. I like the way we need to manage those "satelites".

      Yes Armed Formation seems also to be my favourite. The gameplay is a bit slow but you die very fast >> tough game

      Varth is indeed very cool, it's a typical CAPCOM shooter with nice sounds and excellent graphics. I think you can mark Varth as ARCADE Favourite (so I did) and play it later. I think it's not the right game for the MAME RoW because you can play it endless ;)

      Rompers is a nice puzzler, you can kill the monster by upsetting walls on them. It can be also marked as Favourite and may be a good candidate for the MAME RoW this week

      So I'm unsure if I gave my voice Rompers or Armed Formation :)
      Nice game selection for this week... All three games are fine!

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23
        last edited by

        Check here; do you think I'm trying to drive votes towards a specific game this week ?
        :-D

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          backstander @UDb23
          last edited by

          @UDb23

          do you think I'm trying to drive votes towards a specific game this week ?

          Yes! You have persuaded me to vote for Varth!

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23 @backstander
            last edited by

            @backstander good (spontaneous) choice!
            ;-)

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            • cyperghostC
              cyperghost
              last edited by

              Is bribery of any kind forbidden in the MAME RoW rules?
              I'm really upset :D :D
              Nice artwork btw ;) Is there also a artwork for Armed Formation? Not for me.... it's for a friend!

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              • UDb23U
                UDb23 @cyperghost
                last edited by

                @cyperghost said in MAME ROW #40:

                artwork for Armed Formation? Not for me.... it's for a friend!

                Hmmm... sounds an excuse I already heard somewhere..
                lol

                Haven't checked about available artwork to make the overlay. Let me have a look into this.

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                • meleuM
                  meleu
                  last edited by

                  Yeah, Varth is pretty good too.

                  By the way, I found the Ryu on stage 4! :-)

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                  • UDb23U
                    UDb23 @cyperghost
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                    @cyperghost said in MAME ROW #40:

                    Is there also a artwork for Armed Formation? Not for me.... it's for a friend!

                    Now there is: I just made it.

                    Quite challenging... including instructions translation from Japanese ;-)

                    Of course I expect "your friend" that asked for it, at least to post a screenshot here !!

                    Have fun!

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                    • obsidianspiderO
                      obsidianspider
                      last edited by

                      This week's winner is Armed Formation

                      0_1498648716940_Screen Shot 2017-06-28 at 7.17.40 AM.png

                      0_1498648775872_armedf.jpg

                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                      • cyperghostC
                        cyperghost @UDb23
                        last edited by cyperghost

                        @UDb23 Well ... my pal is also a very good trick shooter - so stay tuned crcerror is our new competitor ;D

                        Thank you very much - you have done a nice artwork!

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                        • obsidianspiderO
                          obsidianspider
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                          Here's a high score to get things started.

                          141,200

                          0_1498662874509_armedf-170628-111334.png

                          I haven't been able to determine what gives you extra lives, but they are available and the game isn't too stingy about handing them out.

                          Use the Formations often. There are plenty more of the power-ups in the game.

                          Stage 2 is a lot easier than Stage 1, but I died at the boss and had no more lives left at that point. I'm really liking this game.

                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                          • cyperghostC
                            cyperghost
                            last edited by cyperghost

                            @UDb23 My friend installed your bezel ;) Look beautifull - Thank you in the name of crcerror
                            @obsidianspider Yes that's the point! Armed Formation is really tough! But it makes fun as hell because the point system is not so bogus as in the CAPCOM shooters. So I prefered AF at first gameplay... Of course Varth is really cool - quick, sounds are massive and controlling is easy but it's not a game (imho) that got's that retro feeling. AF got's it and therefore I added it to my MAME RoW favourite folder.

                            And 141k points seems a good base :)

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu
                              last edited by

                              I knew before the election results that I would had to travel to work last night. Then I had to bet wich game would win before the results and play hard to post some score.

                              Due to @UDb23 's marketing for Varth I thought it would win and then I tried hard on that game. Reached the stage 5 and got a decent score:
                              0_1498665123654_varth.png

                              But last night I checked the parcial results and Armed Formation had 3 votes! My reaction: "Damn! I should have focused on this game!"
                              While I was waiting for the bus time I tried my best and I think I killed the first boss, but we died together...

                              Here is my best score: 73600

                              0_1498664822628_armedf.png

                              Unfortunately I'll be away from my arcade cabinet untill next week... :(

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                              • cyperghostC
                                cyperghost @meleu
                                last edited by cyperghost

                                @meleu

                                Unfortunately I'll be away from my arcade cabinet untill next week... :(

                                Well that's real life

                                @UDb23
                                But here is my friends (=crcerror) real game score. He is just warming up...
                                Bild Text

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                                • obsidianspiderO
                                  obsidianspider
                                  last edited by

                                  OK, so what's a "Vowger"?

                                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                                  • cyperghostC
                                    cyperghost
                                    last edited by cyperghost

                                    @obsidianspider I think it's just the ships name.
                                    Captain Nemo got his Nautilus, Captain Picard got the spaceship Enterprise and Captain A. Formation got the Vowger ;)


                                    Edit:
                                    Yes the wiki article says the same: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_Armed_F

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                                    • obsidianspiderO
                                      obsidianspider
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                                      Level 1 Tip:

                                      Toward the end of Level 1 where Laser upgrades start showing up, if you still have your Bombs from earlier, don't upgrade to the Laser. The Bombs are much more effective up until the very final boss.

                                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @obsidianspider
                                        last edited by

                                        @obsidianspider This week's selection was very curious, random.org brought two games with many similarities:

                                        • vertical shooter
                                        • a power up that gives 2 "satelites" to help with shooting and protect your ship.
                                        • getting the Laser power up is a bad thing if you have another one.
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                                        • cyperghostC
                                          cyperghost
                                          last edited by

                                          Score is only 54700 Pts - that games does not like me.
                                          congrats @obsidianspider and his 141k+a bit more score

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                                          • obsidianspiderO
                                            obsidianspider
                                            last edited by

                                            MAME ROW #41 is live!

                                            📷 @obsidianspider

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