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    MAME ROW #19 - Thief

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    • lilbudL
      lilbud
      last edited by

      So thief is a pacman clone?

      Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

      Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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      • lilbudL
        lilbud
        last edited by

        Best score: $7210

        Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider @lilbud
          last edited by

          @lilbud We haven't even chosen a winner yet! :-P

          But yeah, Thief looks Pac-Manny

          📷 @obsidianspider

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          • FruitybitF
            Fruitybit
            last edited by Fruitybit

            Took me a while to figure out Birdie King needs a ball (serious pun intended there) and my thumb mouse works not half bad with it. I don't have any overlays for War of the Worlds, and there's no sound so it's a bit bare but I like the style. Hmmm, decisions decisions:))

            $7470 so far- loitering with intent:)

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            • meleuM
              meleu
              last edited by

              The random.org seems to want to pay tribute to the 80's! :-)
              @obsidianspider thanks for keeping it going!

              BTW: I've created a repository for the MAME ROW management tool, and I'm slowly working on it. I just want to finish a RetroPie scriptmodule for generating launching images first.

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              • GtBFilmsG
                GtBFilms
                last edited by

                Quite a retro selection this week!

                i really like the look of vector games, they don't seem to age as badly as other game technology which was around at the same time, and still have a futuristic feel to them, despite (or perhaps because of) the wire frame graphics.

                Having said that, despite having the wotw.zip sample set, I still get no sound whatsoever. The gameplay is also a bit basic, and it did seem to be pot-luck whether I managed to shoot the tripods before me, or get my shield up in time.

                Thief is interesting, and a good opportunity for me to make use of my 4-way controller that I got for Pacman. I thought the game is surprisingly fast for it's time. I also really liked the use of speech, which must have been amazing in 1981. The gameplay is pretty good, and has that one-more-time appeal. By contrast, the graphics are functional at best. A good example of substance over style, this one!

                I couldn't play Birdie King 3 unfortunately. It runs but I don't appear to be able to hit the ball more than a couple of metres each time - and then I run out of shots. As @Fruitybit mentions, I need a different controller. Unfortunately a roller ball controller is way down my list, due to the fact I'm not that keen on games that use this control method.

                Talking of which (but entirely unrelated) I noticed this the other day - a twistable joystick controller.

                https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/Happ-Rotary-Arcade-Joystick.html
                https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/USB-Interface-For-HAPP-Rotary-Joystick.html

                £81 ($100 USD) is a hell of a lot to play the ONE GAME I can think of that would make use of that controller - IKARI WARRIORS. It's a good game, but it's not that good!

                Anyway, my vote this week goes to THIEF - better fun than it initially looks!

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                • obsidianspiderO
                  obsidianspider
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                  This week's winner is Thief!

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                  • obsidianspiderO
                    obsidianspider
                    last edited by obsidianspider

                    Wow, I'm pretty terrible at this game. But I do love that after you complete level 1 your crime level is "loitering"

                    $14580

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                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu
                      last edited by meleu

                      I'm back in the game! Woohool!!
                      And this is my current score: 17170
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                      After 15k you can put your initials on the ranking.

                      Tips for a nice score:

                      1. get all the 4 cars after getting the $ sign and you'll get several points (not sure, but I think they worth 100, 500, 1000 and 5000, respectively).
                      2. do it on the first level! ;-)
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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider
                        last edited by

                        Great score @meleu!

                        I was just working on the post for next week's MAME ROW and it's going to be a really good set of choices!

                        Back to Thief!

                        📷 @obsidianspider

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                        • GtBFilmsG
                          GtBFilms
                          last edited by GtBFilms

                          Okay, so I couldn't really work out how to put my initials in properly - I couldn't rub out! - but this is my score, honest!

                          19660

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                          • GtBFilmsG
                            GtBFilms
                            last edited by

                            @obsidianspider has kindly posted the next MAME ROW:

                            MAMEROW#20

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                            • obsidianspiderO
                              obsidianspider @GtBFilms
                              last edited by

                              @GtBFilms said in MAME ROW #19 - Thief:

                              @obsidianspider has kindly posted the next MAME ROW:

                              MAMEROW#20

                              I keep forgetting to update the old posts! Thanks for this.

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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