Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:22 pm
I have no chance at breaking any of the scores on this list.
I've been playing Asteroids in MAME for years now and just this past weekend had the opportunity to play it on an authentic cabinet. My high score was just over 10,000, which is so pathetically low that I already feel embarassed for mentioning it.
I've never been good at Galaga. I once mentioned to a friend, "Wow, I didn't know there was a second bonus stage!" He wrote me off after that. Seriously, I think the furthest I've ever got is somewhere around stage 12. And there's no reason for me to start another paragraph for Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man; I suck at them, too. I might be able to beat people that don't have arms or are too short to reach the joystick ... that's about it.
With a little practice, I think the Donkey Kong score might be within my reach. I played last weekend for the first time in a while and hit 55,000 on my first try. I play DK in a 48-in-1 cabinet that has a shitty 8-way joystick installed at the moment. With a 4-way, I might be able to get some practice in.
I didn't catch what the Scramble high score was, but I might have a chance at that one too. Then again, I've owned two Scramble cabinets over the past few years.
I hit mid-30s on Q*Bert regularly; 40+ might be in the cards on a good day.
I have a dedicated Make Trax cabinet. God I hate that game. I have it on the 48-in-1 cabinet as well and I never play it there, either.
I've been playing Asteroids in MAME for years now and just this past weekend had the opportunity to play it on an authentic cabinet. My high score was just over 10,000, which is so pathetically low that I already feel embarassed for mentioning it.
I've never been good at Galaga. I once mentioned to a friend, "Wow, I didn't know there was a second bonus stage!" He wrote me off after that. Seriously, I think the furthest I've ever got is somewhere around stage 12. And there's no reason for me to start another paragraph for Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man; I suck at them, too. I might be able to beat people that don't have arms or are too short to reach the joystick ... that's about it.
With a little practice, I think the Donkey Kong score might be within my reach. I played last weekend for the first time in a while and hit 55,000 on my first try. I play DK in a 48-in-1 cabinet that has a shitty 8-way joystick installed at the moment. With a 4-way, I might be able to get some practice in.
I didn't catch what the Scramble high score was, but I might have a chance at that one too. Then again, I've owned two Scramble cabinets over the past few years.
I hit mid-30s on Q*Bert regularly; 40+ might be in the cards on a good day.
I have a dedicated Make Trax cabinet. God I hate that game. I have it on the 48-in-1 cabinet as well and I never play it there, either.