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    MAME ROW #54 - Paperboy

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    • meleu
      meleu @obsidianspider last edited by meleu

      @obsidianspider said in MAME ROW #54:

      Game Name: Paperboy

      Everytime the Paperboy arcade game comes to my mind I remember this picture of a guy holding the original Paperboy board:

      paperboyboard

      Makes me think that it was made to play only one game and that now we can play virtually infinite games on a Raspberry Pi board...

      Source: https://goo.gl/images/1esZ5s

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      • LiveFastCyYoung
        LiveFastCyYoung @meleu last edited by

        @meleu GOOD GOD THAT BOARD

        Grew up playing Paperboy on NES. Arcade game runs way too fast and loose for me comparedly.

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        • cyperghost
          cyperghost @LiveFastCyYoung last edited by cyperghost

          @livefastcyyoung Well the McDonalds BigMac in 80's was also bigger than nowadays :D

          My fist Paperboy game was in the mid 80's - Amstrad CPC

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          • meleu
            meleu last edited by

            @lilbud no shooters for this week!! Join us!

            I voted for Paperboy btw.

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            • AndersHP
              AndersHP last edited by

              Forgot to test Paperboy yesterday, but is this even possible to play on MAME? Doesn't the original cabinet have a bike handlebar built onto it?

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              • obsidianspider
                obsidianspider last edited by

                This week's winner is Paperboy

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                • AndersHP
                  AndersHP @obsidianspider last edited by AndersHP

                  I can't control this game to save my life! :-)

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                  • LiveFastCyYoung
                    LiveFastCyYoung @AndersHP last edited by

                    @andershp Same. Didn’t realize the Arcade version had a special controller. Could explain it. The NES version controls excellently.

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                    • cyperghost
                      cyperghost @LiveFastCyYoung last edited by cyperghost

                      @livefastcyyoung @AndersHP @obsidianspider @meleu
                      Yes... the controller is a special one.
                      Can we use the NES-version instead?
                      It seems to be not playable....

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                      • obsidianspider
                        obsidianspider @cyperghost last edited by

                        @cyperghost I can play it with MAME 2003 and a D Pad. He does drive pretty quickly, but pressing down seems to slow him down. What’s the problem?

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                        • cyperghost
                          cyperghost @obsidianspider last edited by

                          @obsidianspider I try mame2003 but the it's super difficult to control that dude ;)
                          Maybe I first try to slow down the guy as you said ;)

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                          • meleu
                            meleu last edited by meleu

                            Hey guys, I'm having bad times to control too.

                            When I tested I just launched the game and didn't play seriously, but today I tried to play to make some score and looks like the control is a bit crazy... with some random movements...

                            I would like to propose that we vote again for the other two games (using the same poll) and check the results tomorrow when it'll be night on @obsidianspider 's part of the world.

                            What do you guys think?

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                            • obsidianspider
                              obsidianspider @meleu last edited by

                              @meleu I think you slow him down and try again. The game is not easy, but it is playable. So far I have gotten to 3275 points on Tuesday on Easy Street. My goal after work is to try to get on the leader board.

                              This is why people should try the games and then vote. 😜

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                              • meleu
                                meleu @obsidianspider last edited by

                                @obsidianspider OK, let me try it again slowing him down.

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                                • obsidianspider
                                  obsidianspider @meleu last edited by

                                  @meleu it’s really not that bad once you press Down. Conversely, Up makes him go faster.

                                  Breaking windows on non-customer houses gives you points, but not on customer houses.

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                                  • obsidianspider
                                    obsidianspider last edited by

                                    After seeing some wonkiness when trying to put my initials in, I think I know what MAME is trying to do. Since Paperboy was originally using an analog input, when you press a direction on the d-pad, MAME just keeps pressing that direction for you. I am not sure of a great way to "stop" it other than pressing the opposite way. That said, the game is totally playable. After only a few rounds I got 4575 on Easy Street.

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                                    • obsidianspider
                                      obsidianspider last edited by

                                      1. Getting your name in is quite difficult. Somehow I ended up with "N" before the timer ran out.

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                                      • GtBFilms
                                        GtBFilms last edited by

                                        I've not tried it on MAME yet, but I played this one in the arcades (with the bicycle handlebars controller) and remember it was a right &*#@%^ to control then as well!

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                                        • obsidianspider
                                          obsidianspider last edited by

                                          I just noticed that default by the names in the grid for Middle Road and Easy Street say something.

                                          PAPER BOY IS THE GREATEST

                                          PUT YOUR SCORE ON THIS TABLE

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                                          • obsidianspider
                                            obsidianspider last edited by

                                            14725

                                            Those BEES! Ugh.

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