Sounds awesome !!

Excellent! I'm in, and I'll also recruit as many gamers from the DonkeyKongForum as I can.

I'd like to make one request for this year's tourney...

I think it should be mandatory for players to submit their scores within 24 hours of achieving them, via a highlight or at least a time stamp and a link to the archived stream.

I'd like for the tournament scoreboard to be as up to date as possible, and for all participants to have access to the gameplay of others. I don't feel like this is too much to ask of the players or the refs. The Crap Tournament is only as good as the players make it, and the more submissions, the more actively the scoreboard shifts around, the better.

This tournament is all about fun, so maybe this is unnecessary? But as I said, I just want the scoreboard to be as accurate as possible in real time.

Thank you Bill.

VonDummpenstein Wrote:. I think it should be mandatory for players to submit their scores within 24 hours of achieving them, via a highlight or at least a time stamp and a link to the archived stream. I'd like for the tournament scoreboard to be as up to date as possible, and for all participants to have access to the gameplay of others. I don't feel like this is too much to ask of the players or the refs. The Crap Tournament is only as good as the players make it, and the more submissions, the more actively the scoreboard shifts around, the better.

I'll be honest, I once thought this tournament was ridiculous, but that was before I became a spectator and saw what it is about. Nice to see a means where obscure games are celebrated. I've only played on emulators in the past at a friend's place, and using save states to merely beat the game. I see how they, in essence, are similar to so called multicade arcade cabinets such as the one I've been perusing at the Underground Retrocade. It's cool to be able to play games that aren't in the mainstream of the video gaming world. Recently, I got to play games such as Jump Jack, got to see others play Snap Jack, and played some Juno First, which I consider to be a pretty cool game.

With that said, I'd like to write additionally, I agree fully with what Ross has stated in quoting him. In the spirit of gaming, and to further the cause of the Crap Game Tournament, it'd be nice if folks could be on top of things as much as they can. You've already been firm on some of the expectations Bill, let's see things carried out to the max! For the both participants and spectators, this is really important. The rankings of scores posted are a whole lotta fun to see, along with the efforts of those streaming.

To the Crap Games!

-Duc

I shall be there.

Sorry for the late reply. Here are the rules, disregard any dates or anything as this is copied from last year.

Anyone competing this year be sure to be registered at Aurcade.com and make sure to have your Justin.tv or UStream channel in your profile. This will assure you will be listed on the main page when your stream is live, plus allow your scores to be updated live throughout the tournament.

Rules:

Any attempts must be made while streaming. We will need to be able to clearly see your final score. All tournament attempts must be available to watch in your archives.

Make sure you are streaming before you start a game, to make sure there are no INP playbacks.

After you complete a game you will need to show the dipswitch settings for a few seconds to make sure all are playing under the same settings.

Write your scores down after you complete a game, only note them if they are higher than previous attempts. Also, note the time the game ended. Make sure the timezone is correct on your streaming channel so that the time you post a score matches up.

Make sure you are registered at Aurcade.com so you can post your scores in the forums. Also make sure your profile is updated at Aurcade with a proper email address and make sure the stream name is correct so we can use the marathon and front pages to see who's doing what.

Please post scores and finish times in the appropriate topic here: http://www.aurcade.com/forums/?a=sec&id=20

I will start forum threads for each title after the list is finalized for players to post scores and times. Try to do this every couple of hrs, or when you finish a streaming session. Please do not send scores 100 times in a day, try to send the highest scores you've gained after a few hours.

The best way for us to get your scores is if you make a clip of your game. Go into your own archives and make a clip of the high-score game you want us to see. We won't have to skip through chunks of your archive and it will be saved for a while as well.

Also, Im sure noone would do this anyway, please turn in scores when you get them. No sandbagging and holding scores until the end of the tourney. Scores should be turned in within a few hours of making the score. Overnight is ok to hold scores if you're heading to bed after playing.

This year let's lay of the leeching. If anyone discovers a possible leech, please report it right away so we can make a ruling on the issue.

I don't plan on participating in the tournament, so I'll see if I can pick some games for y'all to play....
hmm...
I'll throw two out there.

Insector X
Crazy Balloon

Oh and congratulations on your 200th post to the forums, Billhouse. :)

I am sending some suggestions to you secretly, Bill.

Cosmic Guerilla
ROM Name: cosmicg

DIPS
BONUS LIFE -- 2000
COINAGE -- 1 COIN/1CREDIT
LIVES -- 3
CABINET -- upright
UNUSED -- off


Sea Fighter Poseidon
ROM Name: sfposeid

DIPS
UNKNOWN -- off
UNKNOWN -- off
UNKNOWN -- off
LIVES -- 3
UNKNOWN -- on
FLIP SCREEN -- off
CABINET -- upright
COIN A -- 1 COIN/1CREDIT
COIN B -- 1 COIN/1CREDIT
UNKNOWN -- off
UNKNOWN -- off
UNKNOWN -- off
UNKNOWN -- off
COINAGE DISPLAY -- COINS/CREDITS
YEAR DISPLAY -- yes
INVULNERABILITY -- off
COINAGE -- A and B


Demons & Dragons (prototype)
ROM Name: demndrgn

DIPS
SERVICE MODE -- off


Hustle
ROM Name: hustle

DIPS
COINAGE -- 1COIN/1CREDIT
GAME TIME -- 2 mins
FREE GAME -- disabled


Intrepid
ROM Name: intrepid

DIPS
INVULNERABILITY -- off
DEMO SOUNDS -- on
CABINET -- upright
DIFFICULTY -- easy
BONUS LIFE -- 10,000
LIVES -- 5
COINAGE -- 1COIN/1CREDIT


Reikai Doushi - Chinese Exorcist
ROM Name: reikaids

DIPS
ALLOW CONTINUE -- off
BONUS LIFE -- 20K then every 60K
LIVES -- 3
TIME -- 60
UNKNOWN 2-6 -- off
UNKNOWN 2-7 -- off
DIFFICULTY -- easy
DEMO SOUNDS -- on
FLIP SCREEN -- off
CABINET -- upright
COINAGE -- 1COIN/1CREDIT


Mighty Guy
ROM Name: mightguy

DIPS
LIVES -- 3
BONUS LIFE -- every 200,000
DEMO SOUNDS -- on
CABINET -- upright
FLIP SCREEN -- off
SERVICE MODE -- off
COIN A -- 1 COIN/1 CREDIT
COIN B -- 1 COIN/3 CREDIT
DIFFICULTY -- normal
STARTING AREA -- 1


Pooyan
ROM Name: pooyan

DIPS
COIN A -- 1 COIN/1 CREDIT
COIN B -- 1 COIN/1 CREDIT
LIVES -- 3
CABINET -- upright
BONUS LIFE -- 50K 80K+
DIFFICULTY -- 1(easy)
DEMO SOUNDS -- on

How long is the event?

VonDummpenstein Wrote: Also, let everyone know if you have any problems with any of the games, as they are mostly crap, afterall. Demons & Dragons, for instance, seems to be a bit touchy about its controls. I did get my install working though.

There are several backup titles in place should we need any. Always good to identify these problem titles early. An unfortunate, but inherent circumstance that comes with this particular blind format thingy-bob dealy.