Been busy and sick for most of the week, but feeling a bit better today. Feeling better? Time to die! :twisted: I think I may be able to post up a...
Yeah, I think it's possible that they aren't aware you can speed up the credits. I read "naturally end" there to mean "end in a loss vs. end in a...
Yes.
As far as statistics go, what you see at CTWC is just an overlay; they have some custom software that does OCR to read the piece stats, score, lines,...
Regarding the rubber switches feeling "tactile," I just mean that the difference between one direction and another can be perceived through touch. I...
Sure, sounds reasonable. Mercs is originally an arcade game as it is. I think the standard square gate is fine (diagonals are well-defined, cf....
Thanks for the report. Seems they're in the spreadsheet, but the leaderboard printer doesn't like when it is missing the line count and was just...
"Drought" is a bit fuzzy (e.g., Should we use the properties of 7 Bag as an indicator and consider the minimum condition for an I-piece drought to be...
No worries, I probably just copy-pasted the wrong script output. :p Will fix it when I get home. It's not lost; the scores are in a Google Sheet and...
Goofy Foot is the one aftermarket modification that is allowed in tournament, it's mentioned in the rules. It's allowed because the rest of the...
I still use the controllers that I got with the NES from a friend. At most I've opened them up to clean them to ward off misfires. I have not...
I think this thread is getting kind of off-topic but wanted to address a couple of points for historical record. First, you're right Zaphod, I mixed...
I was recently able to find the TGM mechanics patent application because Mihara tweeted about the filing numbers; we were previously unable to find...
@Sumez -- You should always go for as many lines as you can possibly manage in the time limit, but there should be a focus on high value line clears...
@Sumez -- According to Okey_Dokey, the value of Zone has two components. The first components is a multiplied value of the points you would normally...
@Sumez -- Sorry for the late reply. It does seem to be a time limit (you can see it ticking down), just that it always allows you to place the final...
Big leaderboard update, had to input a couple of pages. :o Thanks to everyone for their submissions, and thanks for so many well-formatted posts with...
Leaderboard updated. Also, I want to elaborate on the standards of proof for submitting to this leaderboard. On these forums, we generally operate...
Leaderboard updated, but sorting bug as of yet unfixed. I'll see if I can set aside time for it soon.
Not sure. I've taken down some videos that may have been played on emulator despite being at a time when I owned the PCBs. Emulation is legal, and...
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