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MGLXLV - ARCADE HAVE A GO - TOURNAMENT DETAILS


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Hi Gamers,

 

Welcome to arcade gaming with MGLXLV- Arcade Have A Go. This is the third tournament of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ESPORTS for 2020. All gamers worldwide are welcome to game. You can also join in at any time.

 

Please watch the trailer below for the official tournament launch with important competition details ...

 

 

Competition:

The gamer with the most points in this tournament will be the MGLXLV champion. There will be 10 games played over 8 weeks, competing world wide on the most challenging and toughest video games of all time. 2 games will be released at the start, then 1 game each week, except 2 games after week 3, with the final 2 games released at the same time for the finale. Games are only open for 17 days each, so gamers must play their best in that time and post their scores before the game is closed. At the end of each MGL, points will be accumulated for each gamer toward the World Championship of eSports Scoreboard. The highest score after the four MGLs are completed will be the undisputed World Champion of eSports for 2020.

 

Prizes:

Every gamer that plays all of the games has the chance to win the mystery prize. So if there are 10 games and you play and submit for all 10, then if you are drawn from the pool of qualifiers, then you will win all of the prizes. Whether you finish in the top half or the lower half in the tournament, you still have a chance to win. Prizes will be cash and/or arcade memorabilia. In MGLXLIV, the mystery prize will be 5 x mystery prizes. If 75 or more different gamers play in this MGL, there will be 2 mystery prizes for 2 gamers, instead of 1 mystery prize for 1 gamer. If 150 or more different gamers play in this MGL, there will be 4 mystery prizes for 4 gamers.

 

Point system:

The incremental point system will be used for each game. 1st place will earn 100 points, 2nd place 99 points, 3rd place 98 points and so on. All gamers will earn competition points for their scores. If there is a tie on the overall scoreboard, then a head to head game win count will be used to determine the final placings. For example, if two players tie for 18th place in the world, then whoever has scored higher per game on a head to head basis will earn 18th place and the other gamer will earn 19th place. If there is a tie also on head to head game count, the gamer who has the highest accumulated game score points will be the winner.

 

Games:

Games are nominated by the competitors and sent by PM to the Gamemaster. Games must be selected from 1976 to 1990 and no trackball or steering wheel games are to be nominated. The number of games that can be nominated by each competitor in MGLXLV is in the trailer. The games to be played in the competition will be randomly drawn from the pool of nominations. Only unique games will be in the pool, as duplications of nominations will not be placed in the pool. The order of game play will be determined by the Gamemaster and each game will be released weekly for competition.

 

If you would like to nominate games and have a say in what is played, please send them by private message (PM) to OOO by midnight Sydney time on Wednesday 2-Sep-20. The number of games you can nominate is in the trailer. The first two games will commence on Friday 4-Sep-20.

 

The following games are excluded from MGLXLV and cannot be nominated: 1942, Bank Panic, Chicken Shift, City Connection, Do! Run Run, Frog & Spiders, Galaxian, Gravitar, Mappy, Moon Patrol, P47 - The Phantom Fighter, Pac-man Plus, Paperboy, Phoenix, Roc n Rope, Satan’s Hollow, Snap Jack, Space Firebird, Super Pang, The Deep, Thief, TMNT, Toobin, Triple Punch, Twin Cobra, Van Van Car and Zippy Race.

 

Settings:

The game settings will be posted in each game thread and gamers must ensure they compete on these settings only. No continues are allowed when submitting a score and must be played from the beginning of the game. No pausing allowed. No auto fire allowed. No stitching of inp files from save states. No cheats allowed.

 

The WolfMAME version 0.106 is highly recommended, however any later version can be used. Only the version 0.106 ROM set will be posted for each game and the equivalent for other MAME versions can be used.

 

Games can be played at the arcade. You must ensure the arcade operator has the game at the MGL game settings for the submission to be valid.

 

Submissions:

Gamers are to post a screenshot/photo showing their score with initials in the game thread. Games are only open for 17 days and any score submissions made after the game is closed by the Gamemaster will not be accepted. Scores at aussiearcade.com will be combined with scores from twingalaxies.com to form the world championship scoreboard.

 

Gamers:

Professional and casual gamers can play all or just some of the games. Gamers do not need to nominate games to play, they can play any game during the tournament. Streaming games and posting/sharing tips are encouraged, as is friendly banter in the gaming community. Striving for PBs, learning and playing the best you can are all highly encouraged. As all members at AA are registered, there is no additional registration process for the championships.

 

Good gaming and good luck to all competitors.

 

OOO

 

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Quite a lot of new games have been nominated, including some very well known classics. Nominations close at midnight tomorrow night, so if you would like to make some suggestions, please send them to me ASAP.

 

Cheers ... game time soon!

 

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The nominations gate has been closed. The gate creaked on so many great games in the pool. Thank you to everyone who sent in their nominations. The drawer is not far away, get ready .... :031: :031: :031:
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Missed Noms, can't tell 4 am from 4 pm. LOL! I'll get them in next round.

 

Thats what I said last time and, well, I think I need a new calendar as I missed the cut again.

 

Just think you all missed out on playing crush roller again

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Thats what I said last time and, well, I think I need a new calendar as I missed the cut again.

 

Just think you all missed out on playing crush roller again

 

OMG, that was close ...

 

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and this too ...

 

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:lol

 

 

 

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And so it has begun.

 

Game 1 and Game 2 were both released just now. And Game 3 was also released today. A tri-header of challenges, Game 3 also has an extra week of gaming. This added time will help you solve The New Zealand Story, for real.

 

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I like the trailers that I am in ;). Does @OOO actually play all of the games in the tournament and not just submit scores? He must have to research, know cheats, good settings.. and can't possibly know every nomination.

 

In preparation for every MGL tournament, I need to review every game nominated to ensure the game meets the controls allowed criteria. When the 10 games are drawn for the tournament, I need to test that each game will play with the correct ROM set. Then check the Twin Galaxies settings to be used, and be careful to identify any leeching or special rules. This is where gamer feedback is important, like @RMacauley's post about boomerang leeching on TMNT as an example.

 

If the game has been previously played in the MGL, I check the MGL thread (s) for issues and challenges, based on gamer feedback. So I play all of the 10 games as above, and do not play the games competitively. However there are rare exceptions, where I might like a game and make the time, and play my best, gaming after the MGL is over. I also do extensive research on every game, to try and make the games more interesting for all the competitors and fans of the MGL, as well as reveal some great tips, great stories, and great feats.

 

I definitely don't know all of the nominations, as there are thousands of arcade games that are eligible to be played in the MGL. However I know about 70% of all the games, by title, and am continuing to learn about the other "new" games, learning better ways to play the games I know, and enjoying how all you gamers of the MGL improve your knowledge as well, and your scores. It's great to see the competition and fun, in an incredible paradise of games available and gamer abilities.

 

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