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[rmaerz]

Make Trax

Player controls a paintbrush to paint paths within a maze. The player is harassed by two fish which can be temporarily destroyed by running them over with a one of two paint rollers located near the maze center. A critter occasionally emerges to leave footprints on painted areas which must then be repainted.

Game Information
Game Name: Make Trax [set 1]
Released By: Williams, 1981
MAME ROMset: maketrax
Dip Switches: Lives: 3; First Pattern: Easy;Teleport Holes: On
Chosen By: Eggomania
ROM Location: http://romhustler.ne...nload/mame/2699
AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a

Note: Dependent on Crush Roller (Kural Samno) ROM
http://romhustler.ne...wnload/mame/991

Competition ends Sunday, December 25 @ 12PM EST

Leaderboard
1. 94,420 kane
2. 32,670 M.A.M.E Offender
3. 28,960 Cynicaster
4. 21,930 patbb
5. 18,700 acelkin
6. 17,930 rmaerz
7. 16,270 mr. toast
8. 16,020 Johnny Blaze
9. 15,140 bigbee99
10. 6,990 roadrunner
11. 2,690 LarcenTyler




Season Standings
Calculations through round 15
1. bigbee99 272
2. M.A.M.E Offender 234
3. Cynicaster 229
4. patbb 202
5. mr. toast 136
6. richard stewart 78
7. roadrunner 72
8. LarcenTyler 52
9. Barra 51
10. kojr 39
10. keilbaca 39
12. JohnnyBlaze 26
13. mightymage 23
14. acelkin 16
15. retrorussell 15
16. rmaerz 12
17. NE146 8
18. onmode-ky 5
19. Fres 1

Edited by rmaerz, Tue Jan 3, 2012 9:26 AM.

[JohnnyBlaze]

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16,020

I don't know who picked this game, but I hate this game. It feels broken. Just my opinion....

[LarcenTyler]

2,690

I agree, this game does feel broken.

[rmaerz]

Season standings have been updated. I forgot to add the bonus points for the funny Cosmo Gang pix last week but they are reflected in this week's update.

LarcenTyler, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:36 AM, said:

I agree, this game does feel broken.

What exactly feels broken?

[Cynicaster]

Isn't this the game that Walter Day said he was a pro at in Chasing Ghosts?

[rmaerz]

Cynicaster, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:32 AM, said:

Isn't this the game that Walter Day said he was a pro at in Chasing Ghosts?

That's the one

[acelkin]

Yeah, I saw this game only a few times growing up. It's definitely a difficult game. 18,700. Wonder how long this will last : )

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[bigbee99]

9500

Gotta say, I don't see me getting much better than this right now.

B

[Barra]

Im not actually "too bad" at this game, but unfortunately I still cant play this week

[M.A.M.E Offender]

Williams=Tough.

Just the ones I know...

Defender
Stargate
Robotron 2084
Sinistar
Make Trax

[M.A.M.E Offender]

My first submission for Make Trax:

32,670
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[roadrunner]

First submission for this one 3,970

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Edited by roadrunner, Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:04 PM.

[M.A.M.E Offender]

JohnnyBlaze, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:29 AM, said:

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16,020

I don't know who picked this game, but I hate this game. It feels broken. Just my opinion....

When you say "broken", I am assuming you are referring to the lame and sloppy player control that comes with this game. I agree with you.

For instance, try doing the "PacMan" dance(back and forth quickly). It is impossible to do it accurately and effectively. It's something with the controls.

In Make Trax, once you have run over the fish for 6400 points, the fish will be very clever and will be extremely tough to run over at this point.

I try to cherry pick fish by hanging around just outside of the centre vertical hallway, either left or right. See the uploaded photo.

The points for broom hits:
1st board 50----100---200---400---800---1600---3200---6400---9000---?????
2nd board 100---200--400---800---1600---3200--6400--9000---????
3rd 200--- " "

I'm not even good at this game. The only reason I got 32,600 was from a game where I hit a 9000 on the first board. Add it up, it's 21,750.

I'm pretty sure someone will get 40k.

Edited by M.A.M.E Offender, Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:24 AM.

[M.A.M.E Offender]

PHOTO
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You bait them into this hallway, then just as the timing is right, you go over to the broom and squash 'em.

Easier said then done.

Edited by M.A.M.E Offender, Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:29 AM.

[roadrunner]

I'm glad i gave this game another shot, almost 7k

6,990

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[JohnnyBlaze]

M.A.M.E Offender, on Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:07 AM, said:

JohnnyBlaze, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:29 AM, said:

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16,020

I don't know who picked this game, but I hate this game. It feels broken. Just my opinion....

When you say "broken", I am assuming you are referring to the lame and sloppy player control that comes with this game. I agree with you.

For instance, try doing the "PacMan" dance(back and forth quickly). It is impossible to do it accurately and effectively. It's something with the controls.

In Make Trax, once you have run over the fish for 6400 points, the fish will be very clever and will be extremely tough to run over at this point.

I try to cherry pick fish by hanging around just outside of the centre vertical hallway, either left or right. See the uploaded photo.

The points for broom hits:
1st board 50----100---200---400---800---1600---3200---6400---9000---?????
2nd board 100---200--400---800---1600---3200--6400--9000---????
3rd 200--- " "

I'm not even good at this game. The only reason I got 32,600 was from a game where I hit a 9000 on the first board. Add it up, it's 21,750.

I'm pretty sure someone will get 40k.

EXACTLY. Once you move in a direction, you have no control until you are either caught or hit a wall.....

[patbb]

JohnnyBlaze, on Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:32 PM, said:

EXACTLY. Once you move in a direction, you have no control until you are either caught or hit a wall.....

It's not acting like that on my copy! Except when using the roll.
Yes, it's true that you can not do back and forth moves like in pacman but you can change direction anytime.

The algorithm for the fishes is very good. I always find myself cornered!
Also, they know exactly what distance to be from you when you try to get the roll.

[patbb]

21,930
level 3.

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[M.A.M.E Offender]

Fellow defender fans:

I know some of us are kind of annoyed by this game, so in the meantime check out my Defender Youtube video I recently published:

[kane]

61,800
Orange paint level (3 i think)

First game of this in a while for me, still remember how to play though...

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[M.A.M.E Offender]

kane, on Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:09 AM, said:

61,800
Orange paint level (3 i think)

First game of this in a while for me, still remember how to play though...

Now there's someone who can run over a fish. Did you get 9k's on the first and second?

[kane]

M.A.M.E Offender, on Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:49 AM, said:

Now there's someone who can run over a fish. Did you get 9k's on the first and second?

I don't recall exactly, but if you do it right you can get one 9k on the first level, two 9k's on the second level, three on the third etc.

Here's a better score ->

94,420
Level 3

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[retrorussell]

Interesting that this game was originally created by Alpha Denshi (World Heroes franchise, some other Neo Geo games, etc.)!
Will work on a score possibly later tonight.

[patbb]

rmaerz, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:51 AM, said:

Cynicaster, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:32 AM, said:

Isn't this the game that Walter Day said he was a pro at in Chasing Ghosts?

That's the one

He scored 1,580,300 29 years ago today!

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[rmaerz]

patbb, on Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:02 PM, said:

rmaerz, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:51 AM, said:

Cynicaster, on Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:32 AM, said:

Isn't this the game that Walter Day said he was a pro at in Chasing Ghosts?

That's the one

He scored 1,580,300 29 years ago today!

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I saw Walter and Greg Bond playing on a Make Trax mini-cab last summer at Richie's Invitational. It was the first time I've met Walter in person - really nice guy.