teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[blueraven]

Roy, I emplore you to challenge the high score on Galaga '88 every week from now until the end of time. You have no excuse now.

  Nice score.

[oldskool]

Ah and speaking of moving them.  I want to thank Windancer and Oldskool for helping me unload them and get them into my house!

You are quite welcome! 

[RoyVegas]

Roy, I emplore you to challenge the high score on Galaga '88 every week from now until the end of time. You have no excuse now.

  Nice score.

I feel some what at a disadvantage.  My cabinet lacks a turbo adjustment.

[Sparky]

A super-awesome condition Bloody Wolf courtesy of fellow forum member Ninja Spirit (thanks!) and a new Casio watch!

haha... great shot!!!!, every bit of it looks so 1990's ... love it!!!
I have got sweet fruck the last couple of weeks and this is going to change!!!   <<shacks fist>>

[blueraven]

Roy, I emplore you to challenge the high score on Galaga '88 every week from now until the end of time. You have no excuse now.

  Nice score.

I feel some what at a disadvantage.  My cabinet lacks a turbo adjustment.

I know, I'm just kidding . From what I hear the Arcade cab has a slightly higher difficulty level, and is a bit different.

[oldskool]

There are some differences we noticed, and yes it does seem QUITE difficult, we cannot get past the second stage of levels! 

Overall the graphics/sound are better than the PCE/TG16 version.  Also, in between some stages you see some hand drawn cartoon looking guy that we can't tell what he's saying to you.

Roy, I think you need to add to this thread? 

[bust3dstr8]

Picked up a few of my old favorite pcbs

[ceti alpha]

OBEY TEH RAIDEN!!

Sweet!

[RoyVegas]

There are some differences we noticed, and yes it does seem QUITE difficult, we cannot get past the second stage of levels! 

Overall the graphics/sound are better than the PCE/TG16 version.  Also, in between some stages you see some hand drawn cartoon looking guy that we can't tell what he's saying to you.

Roy, I think you need to add to this thread? 

Ok, I'll add a little.  I do like the old school feel of the cabinet vs. Galaga 90 alot better.  The sound and graphics are pretty similar but once again the feel of playing the arcade just can't be beat.  Responsiveness of the Turbopad vs. the arcade joystick is night and day.  Its much easier to move the ship back and forth with the Turbopad whereas the arcade joystick seems sluggish and delayed in comparison.  I think the biggest difference has to do with the monitor vs. a television.  The arcade has a vertical screen which leaves your shots having to go SUPER far to hit your target thus making timing WAY more important than it is on the console.  I really think this is where the difference in difficulty comes in.  On the console the screen is more square, so your shots have less of a distance to go before you hit your target.

There are some differences in the gameplay as oldskool noted.  There is a little alien looking guy that makes some comments which I still can figure out.  Also the Galactic Dancing has some differences in targets and the directions they travel.

The other thing that makes the console easier is the use of the Turbopads turbo switches.  It's much much easier to just sit there and hold the button then having to mash the arcade button 3475893475983 times each game.

This will give you an idea of the differences in difficulty.  So far the highest score anyone has gotten on the arcade game was 149,740.  As I sat down in my first sitting of the console Galaga '90 my score was 232,060.    Almost 100,000 points higher and it was the first sitting of the console vs days and days of playing on the arcade.  Basically the console is easy mode compared to the arcade cabinet.

[ceti alpha]

Yeah, the arcade is definitely much harder than the TG port. I haven't cleared the arcade '88 yet, but I've cleared the TG port many times. Though, the TG port has essentially taken over as my Galaga '88/'90 default choice to play. Probably because it is easier makes me want to play it over the arcade. That doesn't mean the TG port isn't difficult - I'm stressed out playing that game from the moment I "Press Run" to the moment I finally destroy the last boss. It just wasn't designed to eat you quarters. heh I throw on the arcade version once in a while, but playing the TG/PCE port is honestly a much more enjoyable experience. Plus, graphically and in terms of music and soundfx, the TG/PCE port is extremely close to the original. It would have been cool if the developers included an "arcade mode" with a narrower screen, but I say that about every shootie that doesn't have that option.

[RoyVegas]

To those asking in chat what the little guy looks like that you cant understand what he says.  This is him:

[esteban]

I love that alien dude.

[blueraven]

Ok, I'll add a little.  I do like the old school feel of the cabinet vs. Galaga 90 alot better.  The sound and graphics are pretty similar but once again the feel of playing the arcade just can't be beat.  Responsiveness of the Turbopad vs. the arcade joystick is night and day.  Its much easier to move the ship back and forth with the Turbopad whereas the arcade joystick seems sluggish and delayed in comparison.  I think the biggest difference has to do with the monitor vs. a television.  The arcade has a vertical screen which leaves your shots having to go SUPER far to hit your target thus making timing WAY more important than it is on the console.  I really think this is where the difference in difficulty comes in.  On the console the screen is more square, so your shots have less of a distance to go before you hit your target.

Gotcha. So we have a visual and physical advantage.

There are some differences in the gameplay as oldskool noted.  There is a little alien looking guy that makes some comments which I still can figure out.  Also the Galactic Dancing has some differences in targets and the directions they travel.

Very Cool. I'm interested in knowing what this fellow says.... Is there audio on youtube up on this?

The other thing that makes the console easier is the use of the Turbopads turbo switches.  It's much much easier to just sit there and hold the button then having to mash the arcade button 3475893475983 times each game.

LMAO. Gotcha. Some old-schoolers prefer it; not myself regarding this game.

This will give you an idea of the differences in difficulty.  So far the highest score anyone has gotten on the arcade game was 149,740.  As I sat down in my first sitting of the console Galaga '90 my score was 232,060.    Almost 100,000 points higher and it was the first sitting of the console vs days and days of playing on the arcade.  Basically the console is easy mode compared to the arcade cabinet.

So you wasted the all-time arcade H/S? All right! Thanks for the clarifications on the difficulty and the screenshots!

[hoobs88]

Godzilla- Thanks to Override for helping me find this one. Thanks to NeoDragoN for selling it to me.


Syd Mead's Terraforming- Thank you Aaron Nanto!

6 games left for a complete US collection!

[Necromancer]

Awesome and under appreciated title.