greenween

My wife and I aren't really into Halloween too much holiday wise. As a result, we shut off all he outside lights we can and order pizza so we can stay in bedroom to watch TV and 'hide'.
 
 

ZMan Games has announced its second board/card game based on Choose Your Own Adventure Books from the 80s. I bought the "House of Danger" game and the game is played with cards and a small board. It is set up into five chapters with objectives to complete each chapter. You can make decisions, but you sometimes will need to make a 6D roll on a certain attribute to beat the "Danger Index". You also have a Psychic meter which will progress you into certain areas of the game. There are also several items you can collect to help you through the game. It combines the old quirky humor the R. A. Montgomery was known for in his books so it relates to all generations. I recommend 1-4 players and you cooperatively try to finish the chapters. It combines simple, easy to learn gameplay while not being bogged down by reading the story all the time. The new game is called "War with the Evil Power Master" and looks like it will play a little differently, but will definitely be on my wish list.

Congratulations RadioPoultry!
 
Congratulations @RadioPoultry on your fantastic score! I hope you guys enjoyed that super spy action in Spy Hunter! I hadn't played this game in years, it was nice to pick it up after such a long time. It was always one of my favorite games to play on the NES growing up. You guys posted some seriously impressive scores on a very challenging game. @RadioPoultry posted an astronomical score of 100,715 points! Unreal! I ranked 2nd place on the board with a score of 64,330 points, @kamakazi20012 took the 3rd position with his A-game of 39,470 points, @RickR took 4th with a solid showing of 22,125 points, and @Atari Creep rounds things out with an impressive 15,510 points. Congrats to @RadioPoultry and everyone who jumped in to play in this squad challenge and shared a score! Radio should be very proud of his accomplishment and I'd like to encourage him to  post his new high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Challenge continues on!
NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be a Halloween challenge for the TurboGrafx-16. Be there!
 
 
SPY HUNTER FINAL STANDINGS
 
1   RADIOPOULTRY                  100,715
2   JUSTIN                                   64,330
3   KAMAKAZI20012                 39,470
4   RICKR                                     22,125
5   ATARI CREEP                        15,510
 
 

It says in the manual that pressing start calls the truck. So mash that button before the road widens. 

Honorable Mention Greenween!
 
Congratulations @greenween on a score to be proud of! The score wasn't posted before the Squad Challenge came to an end, but there's still plenty of "nerd cred" to go around. Great to have all of you participating!
 
 
DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT IN TIME
 
∞   GREENWEEN                    50,810
 
 

I got this tv 2 days ago and just got it cleaned and the NES hooked up last night. Great job RadioP. 

I thought this ended tonight. D'oh! I managed to get this score a minute ago 
 

I got this tv 2 days ago and just got it cleaned and the NES hooked up last night. Great job RadioP. 

I thought this ended tonight. D'oh! I managed to get this score a minute ago 
 

Wow, terrible pic. It was hard to get a picture before the screen changed.50,810 played on real hardware. Always an arcade favorite of mine, the NES version is one of the best arcade ports of all time in my opinion.

Best I can do! This was a really fun game. I don't want to win this! One of you guys has to top this score tonight!
My High Score: 64,330
 

Holey smokes!! THAT'S WILD!! 

Well, that one went better.
100,715

Wow, terrible pic. It was hard to get a picture before the screen changed.50,810 played on real hardware. Always an arcade favorite of mine, the NES version is one of the best arcade ports of all time in my opinion.

So a buddy of mine calls me up and asked me if I wanted his non working Ms Pac-Man cab. The deal was that if I fixed it, he could play it whenever he came down, which I had no problem with. This is what the cab looked like when I got it. 

The cab was pretty beat up. Just running my hand across the sides made the paint fall off of it. Someone had painted the entire cab black. 

As you can see the cab was in pretty bad shape. So even before I tried to make the thing actually work, I painted it black. I primered it first before doing so. 



At this point I actually tried to make it work. I found some wires that looked like they were spliced into. I figured these were the connections for power. There was no power plug when I got it. I got a PC power cable, cut the end off and spliced it into the existing cuts in the wiring. When I plugged it in, it powered on...however with some problems..

The screen was all distorted. I had found 10 different knobs in the back of the arcade. I turned all of them to see if it would fix it. Nothing did. I thought maybe they all have to be dialed in perfect. After 3 days of messing with these knobs, I was getting frustrated. I was staring at the back of the cab when I saw this metal bracket with a hole in it. I shined a flashlight through the hole and I saw a potentiometer with a screwdriver slot on it. I grabbed a screwdriver and turned it clockwise and it made it worse. So I went counterclockwise all the way and it made the screen totally clear! ...with some minor distorted on the right part of the screen . Just had to slightly turn it back clockwise to get rid of the distortion 

After that I spent a few minutes to dial in the colors properly. 
At this point, I got a proper power cable for the cab and installed it. 
The control panel overlay was pretty dirty and torn so that got replaced. Put some new buttons too.

When I got done with that, I wanted to go all out. I ended up getting a repro glass bezel and installed it. The repro is very high quality. Very happy with it. 

My friend had got this thinking if he couldn't fix it, he was going to keep the Marquee and get rid of it. Knowing that I got this machine for free, I got a new Marquee and gave him the original. Got a high score save kit as well.

Last thing I got was the panel art and new T molding. When I got the art in, I realized that if I were to install the front part as is, the coin door chop off the forehead of Ms. Pac-Man. So I had to raise the coin door 4.5 inches.
 

I also was able to hide the bolts that hold the coin bucket in place below the surface of the wood so I didn't have to shove them to the front of the artwork. Once that was done I installed the art along with the new t molding. When I installed the cab was finally finished!

I wish the color of the panel art was a closer match to the control panel overlay, but in the end, I think it came out pretty awesome. I'm forever grateful that my buddy gave me this arcade. It's definitely in my top 3 favorite arcade games of all time. It was a lot of work putting this thing together
Here's a side by side of the before and after!

 
 

I'm rotating where my viewers can enter my monthly giveaways. This month's giveaway will be right here! Hopefully, it will help some new users join the site! 
GIVEAWAY RULES
Must have a US Address. Not responsible for lost or damaged mail. Must reply to this post by telling me your favorite spooky/scary video game by Monday, October 14th 2019 @ 11:59 pm est. One entry per person. After the winner is selected at random, they have one week to give me their address through the forum messenger. If they don't respond in time, I can select another winner. Watch this video for more details:   
 

Well, I stand corrected.  Press A on controller 2 to pause the game.  Weird setup for a pause button.
Spy-Hunter-Game-Manual.pdf

I found this Rick.  
Armored Bullies (200 points each) Bullets cannot hurt them. Push them off the road by ramming their side. Best if you ram their front wheel with your back wheel. They will try to do the same to you. Oil and smoke can knock them off the road Description:Wide and fat Tireslasher (200 points) Can be shot by bullets or caused to veer off the road and die with oil and smoke blasts. DO NOT let them get to your side, as they have tireslashers to cause your tires to slash and spin off the road and crash. Description:Small and has white tireslashers sticking out where the hubcaps are supposed to be. Limo (500 points) These guys will get to your side and shoot at you with a pistol. It doesn't always hit, but if it does, you will get shot and spin off the road. Also use oil and smoke on them if they are behind you. Description:Very long and has a pistol pointing out the window at you usually Helicopter (700 points) Will drop bombs on the road. They will produce craters which can destroy you if you drive over it. Description:A white helicopter Stop in the road and line yoruself up with the helicopter and it won't drop bombs...Then release a missile if you got one. Otherwise, just keep going and dodge the bombs and their resulting craters. Crater:A large hole in the road made by the bombs. These will cause you to fall in and crash. Description:A small hole in the road about 1/4 the size of your car Boathouse:Eventually you will see one of these near a lone bridge. Drive into it! Description:A building next to the river that is about 4 1/2 times wider than your car Torpedo Tube boat (200 points):Releases Torpedo tubes, or the water eqivalent of a land mine...DO NOT carelessly tailgate it.. Bullets can kill it. Description:A large blue boat that travels rather slowly dropping Torpedo Tubes

Take the left bridge 3 times if you want to reach the Boathouse quickly.

I found this Rick.  
Armored Bullies (200 points each) Bullets cannot hurt them. Push them off the road by ramming their side. Best if you ram their front wheel with your back wheel. They will try to do the same to you. Oil and smoke can knock them off the road Description:Wide and fat Tireslasher (200 points) Can be shot by bullets or caused to veer off the road and die with oil and smoke blasts. DO NOT let them get to your side, as they have tireslashers to cause your tires to slash and spin off the road and crash. Description:Small and has white tireslashers sticking out where the hubcaps are supposed to be. Limo (500 points) These guys will get to your side and shoot at you with a pistol. It doesn't always hit, but if it does, you will get shot and spin off the road. Also use oil and smoke on them if they are behind you. Description:Very long and has a pistol pointing out the window at you usually Helicopter (700 points) Will drop bombs on the road. They will produce craters which can destroy you if you drive over it. Description:A white helicopter Stop in the road and line yoruself up with the helicopter and it won't drop bombs...Then release a missile if you got one. Otherwise, just keep going and dodge the bombs and their resulting craters. Crater:A large hole in the road made by the bombs. These will cause you to fall in and crash. Description:A small hole in the road about 1/4 the size of your car Boathouse:Eventually you will see one of these near a lone bridge. Drive into it! Description:A building next to the river that is about 4 1/2 times wider than your car Torpedo Tube boat (200 points):Releases Torpedo tubes, or the water eqivalent of a land mine...DO NOT carelessly tailgate it.. Bullets can kill it. Description:A large blue boat that travels rather slowly dropping Torpedo Tubes

I found this Rick.  
Armored Bullies (200 points each) Bullets cannot hurt them. Push them off the road by ramming their side. Best if you ram their front wheel with your back wheel. They will try to do the same to you. Oil and smoke can knock them off the road Description:Wide and fat Tireslasher (200 points) Can be shot by bullets or caused to veer off the road and die with oil and smoke blasts. DO NOT let them get to your side, as they have tireslashers to cause your tires to slash and spin off the road and crash. Description:Small and has white tireslashers sticking out where the hubcaps are supposed to be. Limo (500 points) These guys will get to your side and shoot at you with a pistol. It doesn't always hit, but if it does, you will get shot and spin off the road. Also use oil and smoke on them if they are behind you. Description:Very long and has a pistol pointing out the window at you usually Helicopter (700 points) Will drop bombs on the road. They will produce craters which can destroy you if you drive over it. Description:A white helicopter Stop in the road and line yoruself up with the helicopter and it won't drop bombs...Then release a missile if you got one. Otherwise, just keep going and dodge the bombs and their resulting craters. Crater:A large hole in the road made by the bombs. These will cause you to fall in and crash. Description:A small hole in the road about 1/4 the size of your car Boathouse:Eventually you will see one of these near a lone bridge. Drive into it! Description:A building next to the river that is about 4 1/2 times wider than your car Torpedo Tube boat (200 points):Releases Torpedo tubes, or the water eqivalent of a land mine...DO NOT carelessly tailgate it.. Bullets can kill it. Description:A large blue boat that travels rather slowly dropping Torpedo Tubes

I didn't see it in the manual:  Does anyone know how the scoring works?  Is it just based on time?  Or do you get points for shooting/crashing opponents?

Take the left bridge 3 times if you want to reach the Boathouse quickly.

Take the left bridge 3 times if you want to reach the Boathouse quickly.

I finally hooked the Intellivision up today to try to get a score in. Using both controllers helps for sure.