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[rmaerz]

This will be a 10 game tournament consisting of titles all released in 1981.

Since this is a tournament, the new tournament scoring system will be in effect. Refer to the HSC rules regarding the new point system.

Competition begins Sunday, November 20 @ noon EDT and ends Sunday, December 4 @ noon EDT
Nomination info archived here

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Season Standings
Calculations through round 12
1. bigbee99 188
2. patbb 169
3. M.A.M.E Offender 155
4. Cynicaster 154
5. mr. toast 100
6. richard stewart 78
7. roadrunner 51
8. kojr 39
8. keilbaca 39
10. LarcenTyler 32
11. mightymage 23
12. JohnnyBlaze 15
13. retrorussell 9
14. NE146 8
15. Barra 7
16. rmaerz 4

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Bosconian (Easy)
Player spaceship stays at screen center, firing both to front and rear, surviving enemy fighters to destroy all green hexagonal enemy space stations by shooting their core or all six corners.

Game Information
Game Name: Bosconian [New Version]
Released By: Midway, 1981
MAME ROMset: Bosco
Dip Switches: Difficulty: Medium; Lives: 3; Bonus Fighter: 10K 50K 50K
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: 198,810 Max_Mad

Leaderboard
1. 359,870 Cynicaster
2. 225,300 M.A.M.E Offender
3. 176,460 onmode-ky
4. 137,190 bigbee99
5. 133,760 mr. toast
6. 129,320 Barra
7. 112,940 JohnnyBlaze
8. 70,330 patbb
9. 43,970 roadrunner
10. 43,000 LarcenTyler


Colony 7
Defend Colony 7 from alien attack by using two ion-cannons that fire an exploding shot which knocks out targets near its detonation zone, an eradicator rocket that acts as a "Smartbomb" which clears the entire screen, and an ion shield which provides temporary safety (blasted away by alien fire).

Game Information
Game Name: Colony 7 [Set 1]
Released By: Taito, 1981
MAME ROMset: Colony7
Dip Switches: Starting Colonies: 3; Extra colony: 30K 50K
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a

Leaderboard
1. 167,775 Cynicaster
2. 117,325 M.A.M.E Offender
3. 80,350 bigbee99
4. 59,575 Barra
5. 44,350 mr. toast
6. 12,450 patbb
7. 10,850 LarcenTyler
8. 10,175 roadrunner



Cosmic Avenger
You fly over mountain tops and through caves dodging enemy space ships and missiles fired from the ground.

Game Information
Game Name: Cosmic Avenger
Released By: Universal, 1981
MAME ROMset: CAvenger
Dip Switches: Difficulty: Medium; Lives: 3
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: 11,400 rmaerz

Leaderboard
1. 17,660 M.A.M.E Offender
2. 14,600 bigbee99
3. 12,200 Barra
4. 11,000 Cynicaster
5. 6,720 patbb
6. 5,060 roadrunner
7. 4,150 mr. toast
8. 3,430 LarcenTyler



Galaga
As a spaceship moving left to right at the bottom of the screen, shoot up at enemies as they enter, assemble in formation and fly down at you. If you allowed an alien to capture one of your ships in its tractor beam, you could shoot the foe later and double your fire power!

Game Information
Game Name: Galaga
Released By: Namco, 1981
MAME ROMset: galaga
Dip Switches: Difficulty: Hardest; Bonus Life 20000, 70000 and every 70000; Lives 3
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: 258,310 rmaerz

Leaderboard
1. 1,283,770 Barra
2. 224,860 rmaerz
3. 191,170 bigbee99
4. 162,390 M.A.M.E Offender
5. 131,740 mr. toast
6. 117,890 retrorussell
7. 112,020 onmode-ky
8. 61,940 Cynicaster
9. 56,310 roadrunner
10. 33,260 patbb
11. 28,330 LarcenTyler




Gorf (6 Lives)
The player controls a spaceship that must blast its way through five missions, each a different challenge. The game features a pistol grip joystick and robotic speech synthesis that heckles the player during gameplay.

Game Information
Game Name: Gorf
Released By: Midway, 1981
MAME ROMset: Gorf
Dip Switches: Lives Per Credit: 3; Bonus Life: Mission 5
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a

Leaderboard
1. 26,520 bigbee99
2. 24,830 Cynicaster
3. 24,620 roadrunner
4. 23,680 Barra
5. 22,920 M.A.M.E Offender
6. 19,290 mr. toast
7. 13,150 rmaerz
8. 9,210 LarcenTyler
9. 5,650 patbb




Ms. Pac-Man (Turbo)
Ms. Pac-Man must eat all the dots in a maze in order to advance to the next stage. She's chased by killer ghosts but she can eat them while powered up after eating one of four large dots. Bonus points are awarded for eating the fruits and snacks that appear and wander the maze.

Game Information
Game Name: Ms. Pac-Man
Released By: Midway, 1981
MAME ROMset: mspacmnf
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Dip Switches: Bonus Life: 10000; Lives: 3
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a

Leaderboard
1. 292,480 M.A.M.E Offender
2. 235,860 retrorussell
3. 230,310 bigbee99
4. 131,260 rmaerz
5. 130,170 Cynicaster
6. 129,700 mr. toast
7. 126,810 Barra
8. 89,380 patbb
9. 60,400 roadrunner
10. 32,090 LarcenTyler



New Rally-X
Race a car around a maze-like track collecting flags while avoiding pursuing enemy cars. This sequel has slightly different graphics and a somewhat easier gameplay.

Game Information
Game Name: New Rally-X
Released By: Namco, 1981
MAME ROMset: NRallyX
Dip Switches: Difficulty: 3 Cars, Medium; Bonus Life: A [20000 80000]
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a

Leaderboard
1. 211,110 M.A.M.E Offender
2. 210,250 bigbee99
3. 169,570 Barra
4. 169,350 Cynicaster
5. 112,280 patbb
6. ​112,200 JohnnyBlaze
7. 85,830 mr. toast
8. 61,120 LarcenTyler
9. 46,830 roadrunner





Qix
Draw boxes to claim as much screen as possible without getting in the path of the "Qix" and "Sparx". Draw slower for more points and hope that you have enough coins. Simple but very addicting!

Game Information
Game Name: Qix [set 1]
Released By: Taito, 1981
MAME ROMset: Qix
Dip Switches: Internal Defaults
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: 70,804 patbb

Leaderboard
1. 81,642 Cynicaster
2. 59,564 patbb
3. 58,002 M.A.M.E Offender
4. 48,926 bigbee99
5. 32,054 Barra
6. 31,290 mr. toast
7. 17,626 roadrunner
8. 6,716 LarcenTyler





Solar Fox
Run over or shoot "Fuzors" while ships on each of the four sides of the screen travel back and forth or up and down trying to shoot you.

Game Information
Game Name: Solar Fox [Upright]
Released By: Midway, 1981
MAME ROMset: SolarFox
Dip Switches: Bonus: After 10 Racks; Lives: 3
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a

Leaderboard
1. 284,310 bigbee99
2. 128,360 Cynicaster
3. 58,020 M.A.M.E Offender
4. 45,670 mr. toast
5. 39,130 Barra
6. 17,850 roadrunner
7. 13,870 patbb
8. 11,940 LarcenTyler






Space Fury
The player pilots a spaceship on a color vector display and battles against waves of alien ships led by a one-eyed creature that taunts the player before each round. The player can dock between rounds to receive extra firepower.

Game Information
Game Name: Space Fury [revision C]
Released By: Sega, 1981
MAME ROMset: SpacFury
Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Difficulty: Normal; Bonus Life: 20000
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record:

Leaderboard
1. 56,950 mr. toast
2. 32,490 patbb
3. 27,730 Barra
4. 25,050 Cynicaster
5. 22,990 M.A.M.E Offender
6. 21,680 bigbee99
7. 14,680 LarcenTyler
8. 9,620 roadrunner




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Edited by rmaerz, Tue Dec 6, 2011 9:10 AM.

[Barra]

Galaga
Cosmic Avenger
Space Fury
New Rally X
Satans Hollow

Sorry, I've only got 5

PLEASE nobody vote Donkey Kong

[AlvinKarpis]

1. Donkey Kong (not sure why DK is taboo )
2. Frogger
3. Galaga
4. Centipede
5. GORF
6. Satans Hollow
7. Ms. Pacman
8. Bosconiain
9. Colony 7
10. New Rally X

[rmaerz]

Pleiads
Space Fury
Black Hole
Solar Quest
Spiders
Solar Fox
Thief
Satan of Saturn
Omega Race
War of the Bugs

[bigbee99]

Red Alert
MS Pac-Man (Turbo only)
Mouse Trap
Galaga
Cosmic Avenger
Satans Hollow
Gorf
Frogger
Lady Bug
Woodpecker

B

Edited by bigbee99, Thu Nov 3, 2011 4:54 PM.

[LarcenTyler]

Bosconian
Turbo
Omega Race
Cosmic Avenger
Lock 'n' Chase
Frogger
Ms. Pac-Man
Colony 7
Gorf
Defender

[roadrunner]

Defender
Colony 7
Bosconian
Space Dungeon
Pleiads
New Rally X
Super Cobra
Sky Skipper
Hangly Man
Spiders

[rmaerz]

Defender - 1980

[roadrunner]

How about Defense Command - 1981

[bigbee99]

If you like Pepper II you'll love Mouse Trap! Come on! Vote for it!

B

[rmaerz]

bigbee99, on Thu Nov 3, 2011 9:49 PM, said:

If you like Pepper II you'll love Mouse Trap! Come on! Vote for it!

B

I love Mouse Trap but I just don't have the controller to work with in MAME

[bigbee99]

rmaerz, on Thu Nov 3, 2011 9:53 PM, said:

bigbee99, on Thu Nov 3, 2011 9:49 PM, said:

If you like Pepper II you'll love Mouse Trap! Come on! Vote for it!

B

I love Mouse Trap but I just don't have the controller to work with in MAME

I did 200k with a keyboard once. I don't mind the keyboard for maze games. I do have a USB XBOX 360 controller I break out from time to time. It was great on Metal Slug. Any game that has a console feel to it the 360 is nice. I actually won a storage unit that had the controller in it. One of 2 things I kept out of it. The other piece being a furniture piece.

B

[mightymage]

cosmic avenger
galaga
ladybug
lock n chase
mspacman
qix
space dungeon
vanguard

[Cynicaster]

Some of these are probably wasted votes because I went rogue and tried a bunch of 1981 games that I've never heard of before, but what the heck.

Bosconian
Qix
Eliminator
Armored Car
Stargate
Boxing Bugs
Colony 7
Jungler
Solar Fox
Space Fury

[rmaerz]

If voting ended now these games would be in:

Bosconian (4)
Colony 7 (4)
Cosmic Avenger (4)
Galaga (4)
Ms. Pac-Man (4)
Frogger (3)
Gorf (3)
New Rally X (3)
Satan's Hollow (3)
Space Fury (3)

These games would be played in the Craptacular:
Omega Race
Solar Fox
Space Dungeon

[M.A.M.E Offender]

Votes on the Tournament.

Maze
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Ms PacMan
Lady Bug
New Rally X
Lock n Chase
Qix

Starship
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Stargate
Galaga
Gorf
Bosconians

Other
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Donkey Kong

[M.A.M.E Offender]

AlvinKarpis, on Thu Nov 3, 2011 7:06 AM, said:

4. Centipede

1980.

Millipede

1982. This tourney wants nothing to do with all those insects!

It's too bad though, they're both awesome titles.

[M.A.M.E Offender]

Rob, are the defender votes going to be Stargate votes?

[mr. toast]

• Vanguard
  
• Cosmos
  
• Solar Fox
  
• The Adventures of Robby Roto!
  
• Jungler
  
• Galaga
  
• Kick/Kickman
  
• Tempest
  
• Super Astro Fighter
  
• Space Dungeon

What about DECO cassettes (Super Astro Fighter)?

[roadrunner]

I want to change my Defense Command vote to Stargate.

[patbb]

Donkey Kong
Venture
Super Cobra
New Rally-X
Venguard
Snap Jack
Tempest
Qix
Mouse Trap
Ms Pacman speedup hack

[bigbee99]

patbb, on Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:11 PM, said:

Donkey Kong
Venture
Super Cobra
New Rally-X
Venguard
Snap Jack
Tempest
Qix
Mouse Trap
Ms Pacman speedup hack

I thought Snap Jack was '82. would love to play it though

B

[patbb]

bigbee99, on Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:58 PM, said:

patbb, on Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:11 PM, said:

Donkey Kong
Venture
Super Cobra
New Rally-X
Venguard
Snap Jack
Tempest
Qix
Mouse Trap
Ms Pacman speedup hack

I thought Snap Jack was '82. would love to play it though

B

According to KLOV it's 1981, you can click on the link I provided.

[roadrunner]

MAME 32 and RomNation have Snap Jack listed as 1982

[rmaerz]

Archived Nomination Info

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Post a list of 10 games manufactured in the year 1981 in order of preference.

Games will be added to the tournament based on the total number of nominations beginning highest to lowest.

Nomination tiebreakers:

• If a game has not been played previously in the history of the AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC, that game will be chosen.
  
• If there are multiple titles that have been played previously in the history of the AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC, then the most recently played title will be discarded.

If ten games have not been selected by 3AM EDT on Sunday, November 13, games will be selected from their list of nominations in the following order:

• HSC Season 3 Champion (patbb)
  
• HSC Season 4 Standings as of one week from tournament start date from highest to lowest by only those that have posted nominations
  
• In case of a "wrap around," the selections will return back to the top of the current season standings

Please test all games before nominating them to make sure there are no issues with the game (e.g. scoring issues).

A maximum of 3 multi-nominee titles not making the cut will be added to the Holiday Season Craptacular.

Final tally of nominees:

Nominees
Galaga (6)
Ms. Pac-Man (6)
Bosconian (5)
New Rally X (5)
Colony 7 (4)
Cosmic Avenger (4)
Gorf (4)
Qix (4)
Donkey Kong (3)
Frogger (3)
Lady Bug (3)
Lock N Chase (3)
Satan's Hollow (3)
Solar Fox (3)
Space Dungeon (3)
Space Fury (3)
Vanguard (3)
Jungler (2)
Mouse Trap (2)
Omega Race (2)
Pleiads (2)
Spiders (2)
Stargate (2)

Edited by rmaerz, Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:10 AM.