Comments posted on scores by Marco1019

This was recorded on February 6, 2021 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. Settings reset at :07. The Banana level start was selected at :43. The record run begins at 17:38 with the final score of 93290 shown on the top left and the words GAME OVER appearing at 37:48.
Nice run! The Oxyron version is the best of the lot, IMO. I find the Atarisoft version to be particularly awful.
This video was recorded on January 17, 2021 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. I played on VICE 3.5 for Mac OS. Settings reset at :34. Following a few Bobsled runs, I selected the Ski Jump event at 4:01. The PB-tying run begins at 12:19 with the Total Points of 225.4 appearing at 12:34.
This video was recorded on January 12, 2021 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. Settings reset at :07. Free Skating event selected at 1:11. The record-tying run is the 2nd run which begins at 4:12 with the judges’ scores and total of 6.0 appearing at 6:40.
This video was recorded on January 12, 2021 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. Settings reset at :08. Figure Skating event selected at 1:25. After a few 5.8 runs and a 5.9 run, the record-tying run begins at 17:18 with the judges’ scores and total of 6.0 appearing at 18:36.
This run was recorded on December 30, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. I played on VICE 3.5 for Mac OS. Settings reset at :16. Banana level selected at 1:02. The record run begins at 2:28 with the final score of 71770 appearing at the top left and the words GAME OVER appearing at 18:29.
This video was recorded on December 19, 2020 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. The settings were restored at :25. The game was loaded at 1:09. The record run begins at 1:57. The final score of 158300 appears on the top left with the words GAME OVER in the center of the screen at 25:05. I entered my initials at 25:18.
I got stuck on the ladder when I lost my last life. Otherwise, I’m happy to finally get through the L4 springs.
This video was recorded on December 14, 2020 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. The game properties are shown at :07 with the difficulty settings on A shown at :10 and the frame rate of 60 shown at :21. The record run in this video begins at 2:08. The final score of 470680 is shown at the bottom of the screen at 49:37.
This video was recorded on December 10, 2020 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. The game properties are shown at :18. The difficulty settings are shown at :25. The frame rate is set at :34. The record run begins at 20:16 with the final score of 338320 appearing on the bottom of the screen at 56:12.
Big rally from 122070 on my last life, though I turned too early when I lost my final life. I thought I fell short of the HS record but it turned out I just beat it by 1450 points.
This video was recorded on December 10, 2020 using Ecamm Live. I muted the microphone. The difficulty settings are shown at :17. The Cartridge tab is shown at :24. The frame rate is shown at :34. The record run is the 3rd run starting at 2:06. The final score of 195650 is shown at the bottom of the screen at 24:18.
This run was recorded on December 5, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. Settings reset at :22 & the game is loaded at 1:21. Tournament Settings and Easy difficulty are selected at 6:07 The record run begins at 18:00 with the final score of 174300 on the bottom of the screen and the words GAME OVER appearing at 22:01. I entered my initials entry at 22:20 - please note there is no option for a blank space, only the period.
This run was recorded on December 5, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. Settings reset at :22 & the game is loaded at 1:20. The record run begins at 8:17 with the final score of 23934 on the top left of the screen and the words GAME OVER appearing at 24:48. I botched my initials entry at 25:04 as I’m new to this title.
Thanks! I voted Yes late last night; I went through a bunch of submissions recently & my guess is that yours was submitted after my voting flurry.
Thanks! I believe "Space Lyft" would have something to say about that.
This run was recorded on October 29, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. Settings reset at :16, Status bar displayed FPS at :23, and the game is loaded at 1:10. Standard 24 Hour Shift selected at 2:08.
There is only one run in the video. The final amount of $774.67 appears on the bottom left with the words GAME OVER appearing in the center of the screen at 39:07. I then enter my initials.
My previous submission was finally approved on December 4, 2020 which is why this run is being submitted now.
I was hoping you would record a Utopia run as I recall a previous run that was only photographed. This was tremendous! Congratulations!
The run was recorded on November 27, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. Game properties shown at :10 with the frame rate set to 60 at :30. The record run begins at 28:19 with the final score of 170060 shown at the top of the screen and the words GAME OVER appearing in the middle of the screen at 56:19.
I left about 6000 points on the board but I’m thrilled about this particular run.
This was recorded on November 6, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. This was played on VICE 3.4 for Mac. The default settings are restored at :17 with the status bar activated at :21 to show the FPS on the bottom left of the screen. The game is booted up at 1:10.
The record run begins at 41:04. The words GAME OVER appears in the middle of the screen with the final score of 109100 shown on the right at 1:02:35. I then enter my initials at 1:02:46.
The delay stemmed from waiting for my previous submission to be fully approved.
Yes vote. Nice run! Kong is sneaky when he throws barrels.
Thanks!
I've gone through a bunch of submissions by category, though I have not commented. I'm sure I voted on a few of yours recently.
Yes vote! I haven't played this version but it's clearly 1 trillion times better than the original 2600 version. Plus, A difficulty sure makes the ghosts fly around the maze!
Thanks, Rick! I'm flying through a bunch of submissions without commenting, admittedly. So I apologize to you and the other gamers. It's not out of rudeness - there are a lot of submissions sitting in the queue & I'm rifling through them.
This was played on Stella 4.7 (because the current version craps out on me for some reason) and recorded on November 11, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. The frame rate is set to 60 fps at :14. The game properties are shown at :18. The difficulty settings (which I don't believe are a factor) are shown at :21. There is only one run which starts at :42. The final score of 131840 is shown at the bottom of the screen at 26:17.
This was unexpected as I played last night on a lark & topped out at 72K. I doubt I'll continue with it but it was a nice surprise to post this score despite a few bad deaths.
Thanks!
I think I took care of that one; I voted on a bunch of submissions today though I didn't leave comments due to work constraints. (My day started very slowly but ramped up late.)
Thanks, @Rickster8 ! I'm doing what I can lol. Lots of scores that need voting as well as scores that need to be wiped out entirely.
This run was streamed on Twitch & recorded live on October 16, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. Default settings restored at :12, Status bar turned on at :15 with FPS shown on bottom left and the game boot-up is at :49. The record run begins at 1:06:50 with the final score of 95200 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 1:24:50. I also entered my initials at 1:25:05.
You can find more information on this particular version of Donkey Kong here:
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=151272
This was recorded on September 25, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. This was played on VICE 3.4 for Mac. The defaults settings are restored at :20 with the status bar activated at :24 to show the FPS on the bottom left of the screen. The game is booted up at 1:16 with the High Score Saver selection shown at 2:06.
This submission is for the second run in the video which begins at 21:01. The words GAME OVER appears in the middle of the screen with the final score of 121900 shown on the top left at 39:22. I then enter my initials at 39:43.
The delay with this particular submission stemmed from the delay in getting my previous submission from 9/3/2020 fully approved. That did not become official until a few days ago.
This run was also submitted to the EverythingC64 High Score Monthly Challenge for September 2020.
Congratulations! Those fireballs gain world-class speed on L3 and L4.
This was recorded on October 16, 2020 using Ecamm Live for Mac. This was played on VICE 3.4 for Mac. The defaults settings are restored at :20 with the status bar activated at :24 to show the FPS on the bottom left of the screen. The game is booted up at 2:10 with the game settings shown at 3:17.
Their is only one run in the video and it begins at 3:33. The words GAME OVER is shown in the middle of the screen with the total of $568.35 shown on the bottom left at 32:07. I then enter my initials at 32:15.
This run is also being submitted to TG as well as the EverythingC64 High Score Monthly Challenge.
Nice run! I had no idea this version was so faithful to the original, especially considering the Apple II's limitations.
Default settings restored at :41, Status bar turned on at :45 (FPS shown on bottom left), game boot-up at 2:07. The record run begins at 13:03 with the final score of 83100 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 29:29. I also entered my initials at 29:44.
You can find more information on this particular version of Donkey Kong here:
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=151272
This is the version developed by Oxyron. The 2016 in the track creation appears to refer to a release event / party held from October 28-30, 2016. There’s another link within the page I linked above.
I tried to grab the hammer while jumping away from the fireball but that didn’t work. My last two losses of life were awful.
This run was exciting to watch. Excellent driving & avoidance of both the traffic & puddles. Congratulations!
Oh, wow, thank you all for the Yes votes! @Zeus1 , @Rickster8 , @TheWhiteChickenWing8 , @80sChips , @Larquey , & @AkinNahtanoj
Yes vote! Nice run! I may give this a go at some point.
Thanks! I hadn't played this game in months & caught a few breaks to reach my score.
Thanks!
Under the Preset pulldown, I go to General --> Fast 720p30. That usually converts it down to a good, manageable file size for uploading.
This video was recorded on May 7, 2020 with iShowU Instant and then converted with Handbrake. I played on RetroArch which uses the Genesis Plus GX core. The FPS is shown at the top right of the screen.
There is only one run in the video. I double-checked the game settings versus a previous submission by omargeddon at the 2:18 mark. The run then begins at 2:37 with the final score of 53790 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 13:40. I enter my initials at 13:59.
Thanks for watching!
This video was recorded with iShowU Instant and then converted with Handbrake as the original file size is 2.3 GB.
The video starts with the Genesis Emulated Frogger high scores along with my HighScore.com home page. I then go to OpenEmu and open Frogger. The record run starts at 26:15 and ends with the words GAME OVER and the score of 44980 appearing at 45:06.
Stay safe, everyone!
Confirmed! This effort earned a $75 USD bounty from me.
This was recorded on February 27, 2020 and contains two record runs, though the focus of this submission will be the second run. (Pear.) This was also streamed on Twitch. The emulator settings are shown at the beginning of the video. The Pear setting is selected at 16:14. The record run begins at 32:30 with the final score of 79,190 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 43:54.
This was recorded on February 27, 2020 and contains two record runs, though the focus of this submission will be the first run. (Pretzel.) This was also streamed on Twitch. The emulator settings are shown at the beginning of the video. The Pretzel setting is selected at 1:37. The record run begins at 2:22 with the final score of 80,800 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 15:47.
This was recorded on February 29, 2020. This was also streamed to Twitch. The emulator settings are shown at the beginning. The Strawberry setting is shown at 31:37. The record run begins at 31:38 with the final score of 97720 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 47:56.
This was recorded on February 27, 2020 using iShowU Instant. The settings are shown at the beginning of the video. The record run begins around 2:28 with the final score of 104560 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 21:16.
Thank you, @TurboJoe! I have another submission for this track but I waited as I don't know the protocol for this site.
Thanks, @RetroRob! JML hit the max of 495 & submitted that for approval. I will do the same after this one goes through.
Thank you, @S.BAZ!
Yes, the time limit is a unique wrinkle to this version. (I don't recall the original arcade version having a time limit.) While it replaces the sparx, your shield becomes inoperable once the time reaches 0 and your loss of life is imminent.
Nice run, Steve! Good port of Pole Position even though the track looks like the 405 Freeway during rush hour.
Check that: The max is 495 feet which I just accomplished twice in one recording. I'll submit that one in the near future.
Thanks, @ZilchSr! The hardware run was my 1st time playing in a few months & it showed. Beating 2.32MM was my goal. You can hear my relief when I cleared that round to get to 2.4MM.
This was recorded on November 16, 2019, and it contains two records in one video. I will submit the same information for the other category (Longest HR in Feet).
Record distance HR of 492 (which I believe is the max) is shown at 5:09. Final earnings shown at 6:27. (You are awarded $1000 for each HR, so $5000 equals 5 HR).
I repeated both feats again, first at 11:37 (492 ft HR) and then again at 14:35 (having won $5000 for 5 HR).
Thanks for voting!
This was recorded on November 16, 2019, and it contains two records in one video. I will submit the same information for the other category (Total HR in Derby).
Record distance HR of 492 (which I believe is the max) is shown at 5:09. Final earnings shown at 6:27. (You are awarded $1000 for each HR, so $5000 equals 5 HR).
I repeated both feats again, first at 11:37 (492 ft HR) and then again at 14:35 (having won $5000 for 5 HR).
Thanks for voting!
The original file is 4.75 GB so I reduced it to just under 1 GB before uploading to YouTube. I showed both my HighScore & TG profiles prior to the start of the run. The options are shown at around :57 with the record run beginning at about 1:08. Final score appears at 40:16. I type my handle & score on Notepad at 41:21. I also attached a pic with the screen displaying my score along with my gaming handle via Post-It.
Sorry for the delay, I had to get back to work hahaha
You've been on a heck of a run with 2600 titles. I highlighted your 15-minute time limit WR on my most recent episode. Keep it going!
Thank you1 Yes, it is an excellent conversion but it's the toughest one I've played.
I'll warn you now: This version really is tougher than other versions I've played. Your description is in line with what I've been told when I've streamed this game on Twitch and on a previous submission on TG.
One aspect of this version is that all four ghosts are smart, even Clyde. Also, Blinky becomes so much faster as the round progresses; he can catch you quickly on a straightaway so you have to turn every corner you see just to elude him. And that's really because #BlinkyDoesRoids.
Another thing about the ghosts is that they backtrack more frequently in this version.
Thank you, @doguhnew, @Mark, @Bamse, & @PacChamp! :)
This was recorded on April 28, 2019. I used iShowU Instant to record my screen & added my handle and Twitch show title at the bottom center and a timestamp on the bottom right of the screen. My record run begins at 34:10 with the score of 79,940 and the words GAME OVER appearing at 49:03 of the video.
I had streamed earlier in the afternoon while chatting with kernzyp and we vented about this particular version of Ms. Pac-Man which is grueling compared to other versions. I took a break & decided to record some more runs and ended up with a new PB.
@IllSeaBass, @Mark, @RetroRob, @doguhnew - Thanks so much!
Lastly, since there was a voter who couldn't ascertain this is actually Marco1019, here's the link to my most recent episode of Retro With Marco, a bi-weekly (twice monthly) show which features new high score & speedrun records as well as a look at the greater retrogaming community.
In addition, my most recent submission on High Score for the C64 EMU Winter Games Hot Dog event was accepted without any issues.
The final score of 68940 appears with the words "GAME OVER" at 1:17:56.
This was recorded/streamed on April 13, 2019. It's the last run in the video which starts at 1:09:45. The Twitch link was not accepted by the site for some reason, so I'm linking it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/411113751
Please comment with any questions you may have. Thanks for reviewing!
Thanks for your votes & comments! I had my share of tumbles & flops before re-learning this event. Between failing in this event & in the Ski Jump, you get your good share of laughs.
The VICE settings are shown at the beginning of the video. (You’ll see that I minimized another video which contains a series of runs for Summer Games II. Those will be submitted in the coming days.) The record jump begins at 3:42 with the perfect score of 10 appearing in the top right corner at 3:50. I will attach screenshots as part of my evidence package. Please post any questions you may have and will answer them at my earliest opportunity.
I learned just before uploading that IllSeaBass pulled his 9.2 and uploaded a perfect 10. My Goals page shows the 9.2 so I'll gladly take a seat next to him.
There's only one run in the video which starts at 3:22. I also entered the lap times on the time calculator to show the total time. Please comment or message me with any questions you may have.
Thanks to @S.BAZ for pointing out my error in my previous entry. I apologize for the inconvenience that it caused. I have resubmitted my video and photo files with the correct time logged in. Thank you in advance for watching and voting.
Yes. Good catch. Thank you for making that clear to me. I apologize for the error.
Is it simply a matter of removing this score and resubmitting? I'll remove it momentarily, and re-submit over the weekend.
Thanks for the background info! Interesting hybrid. I don't notice any sort of storage device on it. Was it cartridge only?
Thank you for posting that pics of the Atari XEGS. I don't recall this system but it's probably because I was still into the Commodore 64 during that time.
I did? Because I was thrown off by the first entry field which was hours, and it took several attempts to enter what I believe was the correct time.
Are there other moderators who can help out with this matter? Because I'll gladly re-upload with the correct time if my submission is incorrect. Thanks in advance.
Shoutout to @ichigokurosaki1991 for sharing the Time Calculator URL.
There's only one run in the video which starts at 3:22. I also entered the lap times on the time calculator to show the total time. Please comment or message me with any questions you may have. Thanks in advance for watching & voting!
A Yes vote here. I haven't seen a clear PlayStation in years.
That was some deft handling on those turns with all that traffic.
Triple play to end the game! Yes vote, congratulations!
I'm doing well! I hope you're even better!
Weird that the game tacked on the extra zero on the leaderboard. Nonetheless, I voted yes.
Which emulator are you using? On a related note, is there a thread that lists which emulators are acceptable for the various systems? (I can't post yet.)
Thank you! I played this game quite a bit with friends and family. It's very addictive.
Thank you! I look forward to more competitive gaming here!
Thanks, @nads! It's nice to see some other games available here.
My record run begins at 27:33 with the final score of 311 appearing at 30:55. Please comment with any questions you may have.
Thanks for your votes!
I read that it was HESWare that erred on the naming of this particular game. The other game with the same title is similar to The Empire Strikes Back by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600. Outside of the US, this game is known as Gridrunner 2.
Nonetheless, it's an egregious error by the software company.
IIRC, this was a game that was included in a magazine like Compute's Gazette. It was one of the games you could type in BASIC and save to disk. It's somewhat reminiscent of Missile Command.