Analog settings for Arkanoid

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stephen krogman

Analog settings for Arkanoid

Post by stephen krogman »

I swore I wouldn't play this game and it's variances ever again because of trying to tweak the controls just right. So I decided to try again. An hour later, I haven't come close to breaking 100k. This game is one on my list I will never play again on mame untill the controls are 99.9% of the arcade controls, period. I played a game in the arcade last night and got 1,396,730 with no problem other then I died 6 times and the computer only gave me like 6 men from capsules. Big difference from Zack Hample's stats:
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Finished the game with 2 men
13 men from capsules
Had 1,085,000 by stage 33
= 1,585,000

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Very fustrated,
Steve Krogman

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PS What are the players in marp using for their analog settings?

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QRS

Post by QRS »

I use the default settings for the speedy clones of Arkanoid,
(Including taito bootleg) and I raise it to 40% sens. at the US,
Japan and World versions.. Just cause it4s to slow to move the pad...

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Arkanoid II i also leave to default..

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But I can tell you Steve that Arkanoid is frustationg for me to on
MARP... Damn! I have only scored about 200k something.. And over 1mil
on the arcade..

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I use an ordinary mouse, and I hate it! I have tried a trackball but
it4s even worse.. QT uses an "intelimouse" something with no "ball"
inside the mouse.. he says that it is easier with it, but not much..

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I have seen good spinners at some sites, do you know any good ones
Steve??

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Regards

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QRS

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Steve Krogman

Post by Steve Krogman »

QRS,
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40%? I had the dam thing up to like 80% and it still wasn't
fast enough. I have a P233 so I know it's not the cpu speed. I have
a Twisy Grip Spinner I bought a year ago from this guy Rick Martin
who manufactured a bunch of them very well made from his home. He
also designed and manufactured a Star Wars Yoke which looked really
cool from the pics. I do believe he got out of making them and
instead is selling the blue prints to do it yourself for both units.
I have no way to get ahold of him cause his email addy doesn't work
but now I'm stuck with this spinner controller that I cannot get
working because of a mouse driver conflict in my computer. If I can
figure out how to get it to work without confusing the other drivers
I may be able to set the controls to the sensitivity I desire. I
haven't bothered with it cause I got fed up and if I try again and
still can't figure it out, I will sell it.

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Regards,
Steve Krogman

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Q.T.Quazar

Post by Q.T.Quazar »

I generally play on default settings, and if I'm not getting enough
control, I bump up the settings another 10%. I think I have the
overall high with 300K+ on Arkanoid (US), but that isn't much to
boast about. Then again, considering how hard that was with the
controls, it probably would have been a complete game in the arcade.

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Too bad, because I know MARP has at least 4 players who can complete
the game.

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Q.T.Quazar

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Q.T.Quazar

Post by Q.T.Quazar »

Now that you mention it tho', Steve, I'm extremely frustrated with
the controls on Star Wars. Does anyone have a workable set of analog
settings for this game? I cannot for the life of me finish Trench 5
with the Force bonus. And that's close to all that's required for
first on this game. (I actually did it once, and then unbelievably
missed the freaking exhaust port)

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Q.T.Quazar

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