EAB/Lemon Super League 2011: Round 13 Game Vote

[Graham Humphrey]

EAB/Lemon Super League 2011: Round 13 Game Vote
Starts: 00:01 October 2 Finishes: 23:59 October 15

Rules

Full rules are here.

Vote for five games.

Your first choice gets 5 points, second 4 pts, third 3 pts, fourth 2 pts, fifth 1 pt.

Remember to choose games suitable for competition play. Edited votes will be discounted (unless told otherwise) so think before you post. Please only vote on one board - either EAB or Lemon.

If a game comes in ECS and AGA versions, please state your preference in your vote. In the event the versions differ gameplay-wise, the version with most votes will be played. ECS is the default if you don't specify.

The winners of Round 12 have double voting power for Round 13. (1 = 10 points, 2 = 8 points etc). However, because the voting for the next round ends before the current round ends, players must place their votes and wait for the current round to end to see who will have their vote doubled. If one person wins both games in Round 12 their vote is trebled.

Tactical or nosey voters can see the Lemon voting thread here.

2011 Season
R01: Dune II
R02: Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
R03: Magic Pockets
R04: Llamatron
R04: Alien Fish Finger
R05: Pinball Dreams
R06: Pang
R07: Vroom
R08: Ruff 'n' Tumble
R08: Zeewolf
R09: Superfrog
R10: Turrican II
R11: Indy Heat
R12: Xenon 2: Megablast
R12: Yo! Joe!

2010 Season
R01: Apidya
R02: Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
R03: Qwak
R04: Tetris Pro
R04: Atom Smasher
R05: Project-X Special Edition
R06: Nitro
R07: Assassin Special Edition
R08: Pinball Illusions
R08: Virocop
R09: Skidmarks
R10: Super Hang-On
R11: Uridium 2
R12: Gods
R12: Globdule
R13: Pac-Mania
R14: Fire & Ice

2009 Season
R01: Superfrog
R02: Arcade Pool
R03: Deluxe Galaga
R03: Super Obliteration
R04: Rodland
R05: Roadkill
R06: MegaBall 4
R07: Rainbow Islands
R07: Parasol Stars
R08: Mean Arenas
R09: All Terrain Racing
R10: Slam Tilt
R11: War Zone
R11: Wizkid
R12: Super Cars II

2008 Season
R01: Super Stardust
R02: Pinball Fantasies
R03: Deluxe Pacman
R03: Jump 'n' Roll
R04: SWIV
R05: The Chaos Engine
R06: Turrican
R07: Alien Breed
R07: Alien Breed 2
R08: Lotus III
R09: P.P. Hammer
R10: X-Out
R11: Battle Squadron
R11: Banshee
R12: Stunt Car Racer

Bugged Games

None for now. If you know of any games that could cause problems please PM me, Biscuit or mihcael.

Anyone is welcome to vote, play and chat at any time. May voting commence...

[mailman]

1. Risky Woods
2. Assassin
3. Soccer Kid
4. Walker
5. Stardust

[Graham Humphrey]

1. Gem'X
2. Skweek
3. Soccer Kid
4. Blob
5. IK+

[kkgarbod]

Test Drive 2
Brian the Lion
Streetrod 1
Batman the Movie
Alien Breed Special Edition 92

[Graham Humphrey]

I can't really imagine a practical situation where we could play Frontier.

[john4p]

1. Sensible Soccer
2. Batman the Movie
3. Paradroid 90
4. IK+
5. Fire Force

[kkgarbod]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

I can't really imagine a practical situation where we could play Frontier.

So should I change It?

[Graham Humphrey]

I think so, yes

[Harry]

1. GemX
2. Leander
3. Aquanaut (F1 Licenseware)
4. Traders
5. First Samurai (Best time)

[Retroplay]

1. Project-X
2. Batman - The Movie
3. Turrican 3
4. Hybris
5. Aquanaut (F1 Licenseware)

[capehorn]

1. Batman the Movie
2. Sensible Soccer
3. New Zealand Story
4. Buggy Boy
5. Revenge of the Mutant Camels

[Djay]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

I can't really imagine a practical situation where we could play Frontier.

The most amount of money by 31st December 3201?

But yeah very difficult game to include in a highscore challenge

[Graham Humphrey]

Last day of voting is today.

[Graham Humphrey]

The voting is now over and this one has already been settled...

1. Batman The Movie - 25
2. SWOS - 16
3. Rick Dangerous 2 - 11
4= Gem'X - 10
4= Test Drive 2 - 10

Total votes: 13 - Total games voted for: 41

Even though Batman is nine points ahead with two votes still to be potentially doubled, those who voted for SWOS in first also voted for Batman in second which means that it can't be overhauled.

[Retroplay]

As I didn't play this much back in the day except on the C64, I just realized that Batman is another one of those games where you can score higher the worse you play.

Let the practice begin.

[Djay]

Yeah me too, played the c64 version quite a bit, discovered that if you ran out of lives on the first level, instead of rewinding tape, just press play... you start on the next level with infinite lives

quite like the Amiga's theme tune!!

[Retroplay]

Level 3, The Bat Cave, is a nuisance.
Finding the right combination is just sheer luck and it's always random.

[capehorn]

I had been thinking about the scoring system and about suggesting a different method of scoring this round.

You can't multiply by the amount of lives left because it only shows the first three lives you have left and it is possible to have more.

You can't do it by level speed because if you die, you resume halfway through the level with a new clock.

This seemingly will be a very tactical round.

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Level 3, The Bat Cave, is a nuisance.
Finding the right combination is just sheer luck and it's always random.

You can always work out the combination if you are smart enough by the sixth and final go.

But I believe you get more points the earlier you get it and it is not always possible before the sixth go.

[Retroplay]

Yeah if you find 2 components early it's usually not a problem finding the 3rd and final one.
But you can get unlucky enough and only find 1 which makes it a lot harder to figure out.

Btw I may have jumped the gun on the scoring issue.
Yesterday I played through the game a couple of times without losing lives and a couple of times with a couple of lives lost and both times I scored higher in the no death run.

[Djay]

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Yesterday I played through the game a couple of times without losing lives.

i have just managed to get to the flying bit!

[Retroplay]

All you need to do is memorize the baddies attack pattern, it's always the same.

[Djay]

Originally Posted by Retroplay

All you need to do is memorize the baddies attack pattern, it's always the same.

Yeah, could do the platform section in my sleep now ... the driving stage drives me nuts, taking damage, limited time, missing the 'hookie' bits, i always blow a life on the driving bit... must practice practice practice

[lifeschool]

Wow, great discussion about Batman! I guess a few of us are itching to leave the memories of Xenon II and Yo Joe behind! I'm really glad a few folks seem to like Batman - I had a horrible feeling some players may not be too enthusiastic. I love the game; mainly because of the varied challenges - platform, driving, puzzle - it's all in there - something for everybody. ...And NO ISSUES with auto-fire either...

I made a little playthru review video for the Lemon site a while back, which may be worth a look for the novices out there?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=attZMxEhgIY

Really looking forward to playing it now.

[lifeschool]

Question:

On Batman Level 1, is it better to go for the fastest time possible or to kill more guys (taking a longer time)?

[Djay]

Originally Posted by lifeschool

Question:

On Batman Level 1, is it better to go for the fastest time possible or to kill more guys (taking a longer time)?

once you get comfortable completing the first level using the correct route without dying, its probably worth exploring a bit to find random enemy positions... i dont remember getting a time complete bonus?

i kinda treat it like a speed run, like throwing the Batrang(?) and instantly dropping down to the next level

[capehorn]

I'd love to do a speedrun competition of this game. I play it all the time and try to do it as fast as possible. My full game record time is around 12 minutes and I can do the final level in 3:27.

Not that a speedrun is any good for your score.