Hello DKF!
What an amazing forum. Really. This is a job well done and it's humbling and fascinating to see the research being done to advance the DK high score. I've been very recently roped back in by news regarding a certain
![Billy <Billy>](https://donkeykongforum.net/Smileys/default/billy.png)
and merely reading up is tempting me to jump back into the game...
I have one large question that would be more easily answered here than anywhere else, in a new thread. I am sorry if this thread is a bit self-centered. I haven't really been lurking for that long, as i think the nature of my question reveals, but I would appreciate an honest answer to a filtering query I am harboring as I read.
In short: are these "composite" posts I am finding indicative of stand up play? Is it all MAME? Or, is it all MAME but also applicable to stand up (perhaps for reasons that have been uncovered about the code "since we last spoke")? I am wondering how to regard the info I am seeing on hit boxes, spring theory, fireball taxonomy, wild barrel behavior, 300/500/800 frequencies for blue barrels, etc, et. al.
These places are not always known for being friendly. I'll be frank, it doesn't bother me much. But they can sometimes be quite friendly. So I guess I am asking if there are any experienced players willing to give me short answers to this post. Is any or all of what I will come across with screenshots, etc. cross-applicable to playing on a true cab?
Who am I? Nobody, to be honest. In the past, I exchanged emails and discussions with a few of the top players and theorists whose work is still respected (saglio, benzinger, and a few other MAMEstars, basically) and I have studied the game. I don't really think I've played enough games to iron out the variance and know my top score, or even my top score range. My old scores wouldn't warrant much respect now, they barely warranted it then! But I very much appreciate the studying and disclosure of this info and even if I hafta figure everything out myself like it seemed we were doing a mere 10 years ago, I remain amazed at how the high score arc has progressed in the time period since i stopped playing seriously.
... realllyyyyy tempting. so if you know the right answers, you might wanna lie a little!
thanks! hopefully I'll post somewhat often and/or start playing again!
Martin