EAB/Lemon Super League 2013: Round 1 - Test Drive II: The Duel

[Graham Humphrey]

EAB/Lemon Super League 2013: Round 1 - Test Drive II: The Duel

Starts: 00:01 January 20 Finishes: 23:59 February 9

Welcome to season six of the Super League. A new year, a new set of games to play and who knows, there might be a new champion at the end of it. Here's hoping for a good year.

Rules


- Master cars and Master scenery only
- Highest difficulty setting
- Against the clock

[/B] Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like. Only scores achieved during the round's time frame count.

No cheating of any kind (including score leeching) - this includes save states. No continues/passwords allowed. If you suspect anyone of cheating please let us know in private - anyone found guilty will be banned for the entire season.

Remember, anyone can join in at any time. Have fun and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Downloads

- ADF
- WHDLoad-installed

Extras

- Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame)
- Lemon thread

Final Scores: - EAB, Lemon

1. lifeschool - 360,801
2. Parpala - 344,881
3. john1979 - 331,983
4. john4p - 313,069
5. Retroplay - 305,378
6. eMTe - 304,717
7. LinesMachine - 273,618
8. premmisseth - 266,150
9. akabei - 265,817
10. Harry - 258,168
11. mailman - 257,679
12. jPV - 229,399
13. Lonewolf10 - 213,261
14. Bamiga2002 - 194,117
15. ACrystal2011 - 166,869
16. kkgarbod - 148,565
17. Ze Emulatron - 82,871
18. dirk_the_daring - 65,621
19. Graham Humphrey - 30,579
20. robotron - 23,507
21. seuden - 19,334
22. mihcael - 8,741

EAB (273,294) vs Lemon (319,417)

[Graham Humphrey]

Right guys. What's the best settings for this? How do you play it? I need some help figuring out the rules as I know nothing about this game.

[mailman]

Important factors that has to be taken under consideration:

1. What car do you use?
2. On which track do we race (Master, Europe, USA)?

[john4p]

Originally Posted by mailman

On which track do we race (Master, Europe, USA)?

How about all three?

[Graham Humphrey]

Also, against the clock or computer? What skill level? I really don't get this game at all. How do I go in the 'gas' station? Why do I feel the urge to shoot myself in the head whilst playing?

[john4p]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Also, against the clock or computer?

I think vs CPU is more fun. But if its scoring system isn't suited for our competition then vs clock's surely will be.

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

What skill level?

Something above 4, because then you must use manual transmission. Maybe 6 or 8?

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

How do I go in the 'gas' station?

Don't remember. Isn't it just braking like in Lotus?

[Djay]

So what are the settings/rules we need to use? What defines the score? I plan to do a "first" play for my YouTube channel for each of the games through out 2013... I doubt my actual final score will be in the video... I will add a link to the compo thread for each video!

[fitzsteve]

Does it show average speed for sector? IIRC it does and this is a good test of skill

[mailman]

Originally Posted by john4p

How about all three?

It's fine with me.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Also, against the clock or computer?

I would go for the clock ;-)

What skill level?

I would vote for the last one on the right with automatic gear (I guess this is the forth one).

How do I go in the 'gas' station?

You should see the sign and in a moment you would see the gas station on the right. Now, there is a white line behind which you should stop. There is also another white line which you can't cross. Crossing would still advance you to the next level but you will get either penalty time or lose a life (can't remember precisely).

If I had to choose the settings I would go for:

- Level of difficulty = fourth from the left (the last one with automatic gear)
- Track = all three and we add up the score
- Car = anyone you like. The tactic is to choose the one with which people could make a higher score.

[turrican3]

strange choice ! wtf !
all the tastes are in nature

[Graham Humphrey]

Originally Posted by mailman

If I had to choose the settings I would go for:

- Level of difficulty = fourth from the left (the last one with automatic gear)
- Track = all three and we add up the score
- Car = anyone you like. The tactic is to choose the one with which people could make a higher score.

I was actually thinking the same after I played it. We'll go with this then. Thanks!

Originally Posted by turrican3

strange choice ! wtf !
all the tastes are in nature

If you voted you could have changed it

[Graham Humphrey]

Due to dissent I've decided to change it to these settings.

- Master cars and Master scenery only
- Highest difficulty setting
- Against the clock

This is final.

[lifeschool]

Thanks Graham, I knew you'd be flexible on this . Over at lemon I think we were fine about master disk and cars etc, it was just the difficulty really (which may have been open to abuse otherwise). Dissent? certainly heated debate.

This game can be tricky but it's a lot more playable in NTSC mode / 60fps.

For all the playing tips I've discovered, check out my guide on the lemon thread:

www.lemonamiga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10779

[Harry]

224.093

Not too bad for a first play, I havent played this since 20 years, and it still contains the same old weirdnesses...

Edit: Racing only one course set feels a bit short, but thats the way it is it now.

[Harry]

258.168

Need to memorise better the last 3 courses.

[Graham Humphrey]

So, er, is anyone else from EAB actually going to enter? I will this weekend. But the current ratio of 10 Lemon players to 1 EAB is a little worrying.

[Bamiga2002]

I'll join in next week.

[Avanze]

I will/want to.

[Lonewolf10]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

So, er, is anyone else from EAB actually going to enter? I will this weekend. But the current ratio of 10 Lemon players to 1 EAB is a little worrying.

I will post a score at some point - still 2 weeks to go

I have just been relaxing on the gaming front after being exhausted from the Knockout rounds.