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    MAME ROW #24 - 1941 - Counter Attack

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    • meleu
      meleu last edited by meleu

      This is the MAME Random Of the Week #24

      The three random numbers for this week are: 603, 1444, 367, 782, 3, 1264, 217.

      Click here to vote which game you choose for MAME ROW #24

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

      Number: 3
      Game Name: 1941 - Counter Attack (World)
      Company: Capcom
      Year: 1990
      ROM file name: 1941.zip

      Number: 1264
      Game Name: Pandora's Palace
      Company: Konami/Interlogic
      Year: 1984
      ROM file name: pandoras.zip

      Number: 217
      Game Name: Bubbles
      Company: Williams
      Year: 1982
      ROM file name: bubbles.zip

      This week we had a record of rejecting the random.org numbers!
      603 - Gals Panic S - Extra Edition (Japan): seems to be a hentai/porn game
      1444 - Quiz Ghost Hunter: Japanese quiz game
      367 - Capcom World 2 (Japan 920611): Japanese quiz game
      782 - Mahjong Hyper Reaction 2 (Japan): Mahjong game

      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!

      There's no need to use RetroPie to join the MAME ROW! You can play it on any platform you want.

      Every Monday we create a topic at the "General Discussion and Gaming" forum section with the 3 random games to be voted. And on Wednesday we check the result.

      The current week's game thread is just where there are more people interacting/talking about the game(s). Feel free to post your hi-score (or any content about the game) anytime you want on the previous "rounds" topics (links below).

      These "rules" are constantly being improved!

      Links to the previous "rounds"

      • New Rally X
      • Phoenix (Amstar)
      1. Bosconian (new version)
      2. Blue's Journey / Raguy
      3. Lizard Wizard
      4. 4-D Warriors
      5. Raiga - Strato Fighter (US)
      6. Pang (World)
      7. Air Duel (Japan)
      8. Pac & Pal
      9. Puyo Puyo 2 (Japan)
      10. Forgotten Worlds (US)
      11. Moon Cresta (Nichibutsu)
      12. Frenzy
      13. Wanted
      14. Cop 01 (set 1)
      15. Aliens (World set 1)
      16. Mystic Riders (World)
      17. Scion
      18. Cosmos
      19. Thief
      20. Super Glob
      21. Carnival (upright)
      22. Shocking
      23. Goindol (World)
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      • meleu
        meleu last edited by

        1941 - Counter Attack (World)

        Pandora's Palace

        Bubbles

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        • obsidianspider
          obsidianspider last edited by

          1941: Counter Attack is a typical vertical shooter, but it's fast, quite fun, and I really appreciate that you have a life bar, not one hit deaths.

          Pandora's Palace is sort of like Donkey Kong, and I like it.

          Bubbles initially got stuck for me with a screen saying "Factory Settings Restored" but then when I reset it (Select+B) it started working, and subsequent loads of the game worked. It's an OK game, but wow, that face on the bubble is weird.

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          • chubsta
            chubsta last edited by

            I used to own a dedicated Bubbles - great game but to play properly you need the hall-effect joystick

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            • UDb23
              UDb23 last edited by UDb23

              Only two votes so far !?
              1941 is a classic we can't miss.

              Is it allowed to do electoral ads to get votes ?
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              btw gals panic is just a "hot" clone of Qix. For what I see on the web in terms of images, I can image it may have been scandalous for that time. :-))

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              • meleu
                meleu @UDb23 last edited by

                @UDb23 "If 1941 win I'll make an overlay for it" would be much more persuasive! :D

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                • UDb23
                  UDb23 @meleu last edited by

                  @meleu I was pretty sure you were going to say that :-D
                  Already found some nice original artwork to use...

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                  • GtBFilms
                    GtBFilms last edited by

                    Unfortunately I didn't get much time this week to try these out. I had to use my PC to give them a quick play.

                    For some reason my copy of Bubbles got stuck at the 'Defaulting to Factory Settings' screen and wouldn't go any further.

                    I enjoyed both of the other two, although Pandora's Palace was quite frustrating. It took me a couple of games to realise you could go down the green columns! It's one of these platform games that you just have to play it enough to memorise the timing/route for each level, then it's easy. But you die an awful lot to get to that point.

                    1941 - Counter Attack was a pleasant surprise for me. I had played 1942 before and found it a sluggish and uninspiring shooter, with predictable and weak powerups, but with 1941 they appear to have turned it up to 11, and it's a much more fun shooter.

                    So this week my vote goes to 1941 - Counter Attack!

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                    • obsidianspider
                      obsidianspider @GtBFilms last edited by

                      @GtBFilms If you reset Bubbles (Select + B) when it's stuck on that screen, then it should work. At least that's how I got it to work for me.

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                      • Lyle_JP
                        Lyle_JP last edited by

                        Of all the Capcom 19xx games, 1941 has the best music, hands down.

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                        • meleu
                          meleu last edited by

                          Here is the result:
                          0_1488978613741_IMG_20170308_100923.jpg

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                          • UDb23
                            UDb23 last edited by

                            so now I HAVE to make the overlay. ;-)

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                            • obsidianspider
                              obsidianspider last edited by

                              1941 suffers from the common shooter condition of "waytoomuchstuffflyingaroundallatthesametime-itis" but it's proving fun.

                              Also, a tip. If you hold down the fire button you'll charge up and release a barrage of missiles when you release the button.

                              I'm not sure how to tell how many bomb/backflip attacks you have in inventory that you use by pressing the alternate button (Y on my controller).

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                              • UDb23
                                UDb23 last edited by

                                controls & weapons:
                                0_1489012117708_1941flyerEng2.png

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                                • obsidianspider
                                  obsidianspider @UDb23 last edited by

                                  @UDb23 Spinning? How the heck do you do that?

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                                  • UDb23
                                    UDb23 last edited by

                                    @obsidianspider flying into walls. No real damage but you can shoot around this way.

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                                    • obsidianspider
                                      obsidianspider last edited by obsidianspider

                                      213900

                                      It's really hard to keep track of everything whizzing around.

                                      0_1489014961748_1941-170308-181425.png

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                                      • GtBFilms
                                        GtBFilms last edited by

                                        I managed 266700, but always die at roughly the same place. It's where two medium sized planes come up behind you and there's a boat in front.

                                        I lose a lot of energy there every time, even if I remember to use my smart bomb!

                                        Enjoying the challenge though!

                                        0_1489140891554_1941.jpg

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                                        • UDb23
                                          UDb23 last edited by

                                          Hi guys,
                                          here's the overlay.
                                          Quite time consuming; it took extra time to recreate also a vector version of the game logo, but I'm really pleased with the result.

                                          0_1489231730230_1941_udb-ovl.jpg
                                          All original arcade game flyer based graphics, including instructions.

                                          Volunteers wanted for testing and screenshot ;-)

                                          Files available in the Overlay Repo.

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                                          • obsidianspider
                                            obsidianspider @UDb23 last edited by

                                            @UDb23 Thanks for another great overlay! It looks really nice on my TV.

                                            0_1489243652905_1941-overlay-on-tv.jpg

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