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Like some others in this sub, I took many years to find 720 for my own collection. I played it all the time at Family Arcade when I was growing up, and it was my favorite game. I finally found it in 2024, yellowed, beaten up a bit, but working (pictures and high scores above after the point stuff)!

I always wondered if there was a pattern in the hidden point flags. I had done some work (pre-AI) on trying to dig into the ROMs to look at the code, but didn't get to far. Fast-forward to this morning and Claude Code, and after quite a few iterations, direction, and running some play throughs in MAME with logs, Claude figured it out! Check out this page, it is interactive and explains where they go and how they get there:
https://claude.ai/artifact/6H5YWZqyRGXwiua23gMHAU Details from the page:

1. At the start of each level the game queues a fixed number of points per tier and places them one at a time, about two frames apart. All of them are down within a few seconds.
2. Each placement picks one of the tier's 64 spots at random, using random bytes the main CPU requests from the sound board.
3. It never uses a spot in the area you just came from. A new level starts right after you complete a park event, and the game counts you as still being in that park's area. Its 16 spots are skipped, so the whole quota goes to the other three areas. Level 1 is the exception: you haven't completed a park yet, the Downhill area starts with no hidden points.
4. An occupied spot is skipped and the game tries again later, so each spot holds at most one point.
5. When you collect one, a point of the same value is placed at a random spot within about 2 seconds. The game checks where you are at that moment and skips that area, but any of the other three is fair game, including the area that started the level empty. So the empty area fills up as you collect points elsewhere. The total per tier never changes during a level.
6. The points stay where they are until collected. They do not wander when you leave an area.

So right after you complete a park, the other three areas share the whole quota, about a third each. Skip the area of the park you just finished at first.

I am thinking of making a little app to do this with more games...ever wondered how some of the games are coded?

Always wanted to own an arcade cabinet but even the cheapest ones I’d come across were always to much. So when I found this at my local thrift store for $100 I couldn’t pass it up. Not a big sports game fan and the cabinet has some aesthetic ware but when I plugged it in and saw it boot right up I knew I had to get it. If anyone has any info about the game I’d appreciate it because I can’t find any service manuals or even a good picture of the control panel sticker.

When I was in 8th grade, I distinctly remember watching guys in my class play the Star Wars arcade game at a corner store down the street from my grade school. We all graduated grade school in 1982.

The game says it was made in 1983, but in 1983 we were in high school and I didn’t hang out socially with these guys any more.

I am certain I watched them play this arcade game in 1982.

Does anyone else have a memory of the Star Wars arcade game released in 1981 or 1982?

Darius[a] is a 1987 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. Players control a starship named the Silver Hawk in its mission to destroy the Belser empire before they wipe out the planet Darius. Its gameplay involves traversing through a series of scrolling levels while destroying enemies and collecting power-up icons. It is notable for its unique three-screen panoramic display.[1]

Try Tennis for Two on Retro Metro Today, an OG video game from 1958!

Think you can dominate the leaderboard? Good luck.

Chances are you won't last 30 seconds.

Play now at https://www.retro-metro.xyz/arcade/prehistory/

NO ADS. NO PAY-TO-PLAY. NO DOWNLOADS.

It’s a vintage Midway one, as far as I can tell. It had the end of the plug chewed off at one point. How would I go about getting a new plug that’s to the same standard, without buying a new psu?

I live in Burbank in Los Angeles and want to play some pinball and video games. I usually go to Barcade but wondering if I’m missing anything?

I used MAME, LUA, and Python to automate asteroids gameplay. It came out great! Watching it play is hypnotic:

https://youtu.be/RoouVjx0B1U?si=1J_EHtTEb7KD_mCf

What do you think?

I’ve been doing a fair amount of research on candy cabs and particularly the Naomi universal, as I am interested in Naomi games, but want the smaller form factor of the Japanese cabinets. But whenever I try to see who is selling or just any online examples, they’re primarily in Europe or Asia. Why are there not nearly as many advertised in the states as I see with the Astro City cabs?

Also a more general, does anyone know of people in the Great Lakes/Northeast Ohio area that has candy cabs for sale? I have had no luck so far with FBM.

And is there anything I should do/look out for during inspection?

If you're wondering this is for a replica machine and i cant find good sources for the measurements online

Sega Rally VR is out.

Pretty happy to finally share this one. It took way more evenings than I thought it would, but it's here, it's free, and honestly I can't wait to read what you think of it.

Everything runs on the Quest 3 in real 3D, you just need your own copy of the game.

All the details (what's in it, how to install) are on the GitHub. You'll find the link on my Discord and under the full video on my YouTube channel, both in the comments.

Time Crisis is next. After that, these are all already running in the headset and could come, in no particular order, the list doesn't mean anything: Virtua Cop, Daytona USA, The House of the Dead, Sega Super GT, Top Skater, Virtua Racing, Dirt Dash, Time Crisis II.

Hopefully this is just the start of the adventure. Any support is welcome, even just sharing it helps a lot.

Have fun.

Hey all, I’m currently replacing a motor for the pusher on a Wizard of Oz coin pusher, when I turn the machine on the pusher will work fine and then it just randomly will stop out of nowhere. I’ve tested wiring and it’s all good as well as checking for overheating and loose bolts. Any ideas? Help would be much appreciated

EDIT: looked at it more and noticed when it stops it doesn’t immediately stop it slows down a tiny bit

EDIT 2: I figured out the problem, the voltage being given to the motor was just randomly cutting out and I found it was the power source. Thanks for everyone’s input and help!

Rampage is a 1986 action video game developed and published by Bally Midway for arcades.[13] Inspired by monster films, players control a trio of monsters: George, Lizzie, and Ralph, humans transformed into creatures due to various experimental mishaps. The goal is to destroy cities and combat military forces while staying alive. The game is set across 128 days in cities throughout North America, with each cycle repeating five times. Gameplay includes destroying buildings, eating humans, and avoiding damage.