for those who did not follow the original Mikie leeching thread it can be read here: viewtopic.php?t=10489
To summarize, the problem is this: unlimited lives can be leeched in the hallway section of Mikie. With a bit of practice, a player can build up more lives than they lose performing the leeching. This vote is to decide how to regulate leeching in this game, as there is no suitable internal game mechanism to prevent the leeching.
The main .inp in question to view is Karol's score on mikiehs. Her si the link to the .inp:
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/8/0/9/ka ... mame61.zip
The 'bucket' options for the poll, BBH's suggestion, are how many red buckets are allowed to slide across the hallway floor before the player must progress. The timing between buckets becomes shorter, but by standing on the first doormat you can block the buckets, eliminating this killing variable. It takes a period of time of about 16 buckets to earn a bonus life, at which point your enemies are still not moving at maximum speed. The hallway section can be cleared before ANY buckets are thrown, if you choose to simply progress to the next room.
The total number of buckets listed in this vote is how many buckets can be thrown before you MUST progress. ie: if you choose 2, if a third bucket is thrown your score is DQed or youmust immediately kill your current life.
Please be aware that there is a hall section after each of the first four classrooms, meaning your vote will have a multiple of up to four per level as far as elapsed time is concerned.
If this vote is unsuitable or unfair for any reason, please let me know. I've tried to detail all of the information I could here.
VOTE: leeching situation in Mikie
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VOTE: leeching situation in Mikie
Last edited by Q.T.Quazar on Mon Jul 07, 2003 11:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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The link to Karol's .inp has been edited into the main post.
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/8/0/9/ka ... mame61.zip
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/8/0/9/ka ... mame61.zip
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Ehh , sorry guys . I voted for 4 buckets by mistake .
I meant to vote for 2 buckets
Cheers ,
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I meant to vote for 2 buckets
Cheers ,
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Vote has completed, final results are:
2 votes unlimited leeching
9 votes for 2 buckets (Alex Weir changed his)
1 vote for 4 buckets (")
0 votes for 16 buckets
Would one of the Editors please remove the following scores that violate the new rule:
mikiehs link:http://marp.retrogames.com/index.cgi?mo ... 00&tourn=0
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/8/0/9/ka ... mame61.zip
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/f/8/b/as ... mame61.zip
after reviewing wuzel's two recordings (mikie and mikiej) i would suggest they be allowed to stand, since although he goes over two buckets a few times on Step 1, he never really leeches and quickly progresses to the next area.
they can be viewed here:
2nd place, mikie: http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/d/f/ak ... _win59.zip
1st place, mikiej: http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/5/3/5/ak ... _win59.zip
2 votes unlimited leeching
9 votes for 2 buckets (Alex Weir changed his)
1 vote for 4 buckets (")
0 votes for 16 buckets
Would one of the Editors please remove the following scores that violate the new rule:
mikiehs link:http://marp.retrogames.com/index.cgi?mo ... 00&tourn=0
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/8/0/9/ka ... mame61.zip
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/f/8/b/as ... mame61.zip
after reviewing wuzel's two recordings (mikie and mikiej) i would suggest they be allowed to stand, since although he goes over two buckets a few times on Step 1, he never really leeches and quickly progresses to the next area.
they can be viewed here:
2nd place, mikie: http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/d/f/ak ... _win59.zip
1st place, mikiej: http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/5/3/5/ak ... _win59.zip
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BrokenVaus--Q.T.Quazar's law of MAME: Any game I am good at will have something seriously f***ed with its emulation.
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thx QT.Q.T.Quazar wrote:Vote has completed, final results are:
2 votes unlimited leeching
9 votes for 2 buckets (Alex Weir changed his)
1 vote for 4 buckets (")
0 votes for 16 buckets
Would one of the Editors please remove the following scores that violate the new rule:
mikiehs link:http://marp.retrogames.com/index.cgi?mo ... 00&tourn=0
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/8/0/9/ka ... mame61.zip
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/f/8/b/as ... mame61.zip
after reviewing wuzel's two recordings (mikie and mikiej) i would suggest they be allowed to stand, since although he goes over two buckets a few times on Step 1, he never really leeches and quickly progresses to the next area.
they can be viewed here:
2nd place, mikie: http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/d/f/ak ... _win59.zip
1st place, mikiej: http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/5/3/5/ak ... _win59.zip
i never attend 2 leech like karol (its not very difficult but boring )
but not eraning points by returning 2 corridor 2 find 5000 girls 4 the allowed 4 times is i think maximaizing not leeching so this should be allowed - returning 2 the class and then going back 2 corridor 2 once again earn 5000 for the wet towel girl
i think that this is allowed isnt it?
It's good 2 be here with U guys