Competition Idea

[Devil Soundwave]

Puzzle Bobble/Bust a Move 1 or 2 is the first game that springs to mind. Cheap, common and doesn't require in-depth intimate knowledge.

If it was PB 2 I'd be in with a chance, given it's teh only game I have ever 1cc'd.

[geotrig]

It would be nice if it was not Puzzle Bobble chosen, mainly because the last time we had any sort of competion, it was Puzzle Bobble

+1

[cRacKh0rN]

Strikers 1945 I or II ?

[Rossyra]

How about broadening it a bit, maybe having somewhere between 3-5 games, and a table for each. Members choose the game they wanna compete in and enter only in that table?

[Rossyra]

Actually, if it's more than one game I'll donate a PCB as a prize.

[geotrig]

How about broadening it a bit, maybe having somewhere between 3-5 games, and a table for each. Members choose the game they wanna compete in and enter only in that table?

good idea

[pubjoe]

If not for donations, is the thinking everyone pays a buy-in which funds the prize pot?

[emphatic]

Or have the following competition:

1. Shmup - Choose 1 game to play from 3 choices (Flying Shark, 19XX, etc)
2. Platform action - Choose 1 game to play from 3 choices (Snow Bros, Black Tiger, etc)
3. Puzzle - Choose 1 game to play from 3 choices (Puzzle Bubble, etc)

Winner has the high score in at least one game in all three categories. If we have popular games represented in each category, the odds of someone owning one of them in each category should be bigger, no?

[Rossyra]

[geotrig]

still think rossy idea was best

[Rossyra]

[markedkiller78]

How about broadening it a bit, maybe having somewhere between 3-5 games, and a table for each. Members choose the game they wanna compete in and enter only in that table?

We could also swap PCBs in a rotation? Providing the games are cheap the risk is low

[Rossyra]

Yer, love yer. Need to set some sorta limit on loans though. 2 weeks or summat otherwise some folk will hog 'em.

[markedkiller78]

Cheap games, limited time frame, only open to users with: Set limit of posts or feedback. or both?

[cools]

*watches his idea develop into an ism*

Carry on!

[Rossyra]

Sounds good, but which games?

[Rossyra]

At least multi-carts or conversions. They're running on the original hardware after all.

[cools]

Nobody converts boards for the cheap common games, do they?

[Rossyra]

Well no, but you know, lots of em around

Progear?

[pubjoe]

We could also swap PCBs in a rotation? Providing the games are cheap the risk is low

Solved!

Only way this is doable without mame. I wouldn't have fancied hunting and overpaying for a game I don't particularly want, just to lose a competition.