I am starting this thread for the purpose of developing a Mario Bros. High Score list just like the DK top 10 list on the front page of this site. Enclosed will be a link to a game I recorded today on twitch for 1,352,020 points. Ben Falls and Stephen Boyer will also be submitting scores they recorded to watch, so anyone else that has a serious score around or over a million points that can be viewed from beginning to end, please reply here.
I am starting this thread for the purpose of developing a Mario Bros. High Score list just like the DK top 10 list on the front page of this site. Enclosed will be a link to a game I recorded today on twitch for 1,352,020 points. Ben Falls and Stephen Boyer will also be submitting scores they recorded to watch, so anyone else that has a serious score around or over a million points that can be viewed from beginning to end, please reply here.
I'm confused by this..?
Also, please don't write the title in CAPS -- LOOKS VERY RUDY'esk..!! :)
We probably should have a separate 2 players record scores list as well for reference. Keep chiming in folks! Cheers. :D
Mario Bros. is by far the most under appreciated classic arcade game there is. (Talk about starting a flame war :) ) I love that this is happening. I don't have any single player scores to submit since I am more into doubles but I know there are a bunch of people in this crowd who can put up 1M+. Let's get those scores coming in!
:) Also, what is confusing you? It's just a top 10 list of the greatest Mario Bros. scores of all time and merging the arcade scores with the MAME scores.
Quote from: ripper:) Also, what is confusing you? It's just a top 10 list of the greatest Mario Bros. scores of all time and merging the arcade scores with the MAME scores.
I like Mario Bros. and wouldn't mind a Mario Bros. HSL, but this sounds like a Millionaires Club or Only Top 10 -- so I'm confused about the criterias for MARIO BROS. HIGH SCORE LIST!!...
Regarding CAPS: IMPOLITE / YELLING LOOKS VERY RUDe
What's with the supposed kill screen in this video?
Mario Bros. Arcade - Killscreen on Hardest (2/2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp5I6CIiWX8#)
How are you guys getting 4,000,000+ in that case? Maybe it was something that was fixed in those later revisions (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=253045&page=2)?
What's with the supposed kill screen in this video?
Mario Bros. Arcade - Killscreen on Hardest (2/2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp5I6CIiWX8#)
How are you guys getting 4,000,000+ in that case? Maybe it was something that was fixed in those later revisions (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=253045&page=2)?
I've seen this on youtube before. He uses a different version of Mario Bros. where the game ends after it gets right at 1 million or right before a million. It's a glitch for that Mario Bros. release. If you look at MARP you will see different versions of Mario Bros. and this version is tracked.Yep, that's rev 'F.' It awards an extra life every 20k points. When you reach 980k apparently the subroutine that checks for the next extra life gets confused by the score rollover to zero (980k + 20k...). The game slows down dramatically for a few seconds before you die and "GAME OVER" is displayed, regardless of whether you were on your last man or not.
According to the video comments:I don't know about that. If that was the case, then power cycling the cabinet at Dorky's would clear up this issue, but it does not. Dorky's Mario Bros. always awards an extra life every 20k points and always has a kill screen once your score reaches 980k.
"It's a glitch in Revision F, which is the parent set in MAME. It is resolved by rebooting the board before playing."
My guess is that "US, Unknown Rev" in MAME is actually the last rev 'G.' My widebody at home has rev 'E.' I discussed ROM set revisions with Perry once and if memory serves we couldn't determine what the actual differences were from one revision to the next, just that 'F' has this bug that causes extra lives every 20k and a kill screen once your score reaches 980k. I think gstrain knows more about this; I seem to remember a thread somewhere discussing this bug and what is actually happening, something to do with initialization at bootup.You know, I wonder which version of roms I have in my Mario Bros. cabinet. I'm guessing it will be on the stickers over the roms? It does run just fine and correctly and has NO kill screen but there has to be a reason for the continued rom variations. I just wonder if I have "G" or "E".
Wow, so it was something added to the game. Even if it's on accident, that makes it a great version for beginners, I guess.
The Japan version has every 30,000 for lives, right? Does it "kill screen" like this too?
1,190,220
http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/4023208 (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/4023208)
Wow, Ben. Like a boss! How's Burgetime coming alone? ;) :P
hey ripper, here's how your stream looks for me,, (archives are better / no buffering) :
BibleThump
MB 2-player S.B. & S.K. April 8 2014 (chop) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55mssz2EQvs#)
-- Syscrusher stream playing in back during :) --
Wowzers! Congrats Stephen. Kreygasm
Congrats again brotha! You know we will keep at it. We got 2 player records to break too! <Walter>
Great score cograts :)
New PB for me tonight: 2,381,930
Twitch highlight here: http://www.twitch.tv/dwwnp/c/4257554 (http://www.twitch.tv/dwwnp/c/4257554)
And inp attached down there ↓
Awesome guys! Best of luck, and eventually - I swear - Ben and I will join the fray.
Behold! A daunting accomplishment, but love it!...
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Nice job, Steve! It's always a nice feeling when you finally reach your goal. Well done! :)
Finally broke into this list. 447,220 http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5279129 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5279129)
10/11/14
Now if only I could get good at Donkey Kong 3 :POh, I have a feeling you eventually will. You desire it too much for it not to happen.
Mario Bros. POW and No POW score submission - 1,728,110Yeah, it's official, you are the best at the pre-1984 games that feature Mario, and Donkey Kong.
http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/5311725 (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/5311725)
bmf_mario_1728110_wolf106.inp (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxz-Ac1OvwxdXzB0SVpDZFBBZkU/view?usp=sharing)
Mario Bros. POW and No POW score submission - 1,728,110
http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/5311725 (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/5311725)
bmf_mario_1728110_wolf106.inp (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxz-Ac1OvwxdXzB0SVpDZFBBZkU/view?usp=sharing)
Mario Bros. POW and No POW score submission - 1,728,110
http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/5311725 (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/5311725)
bmf_mario_1728110_wolf106.inp (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxz-Ac1OvwxdXzB0SVpDZFBBZkU/view?usp=sharing)
The problem with the arcade is there is a real chance it could have the same slow down bug when to much stuff is on the screen.
The problem with the arcade is there is a real chance it could have the same slow down bug when to much stuff is on the screen.
It does.
In MAMEHub it's not there but maybe because it's using MAME 154 and it's been fixed?
Congrats guys. 2 games, 4 quarters, 2 new world records. Great show!
I want to submit two Doubles scores
Corey & Jordan Chambers No POW and Pow submission
11/26/14
123,090
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5572539 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5572539)
Corey & Juliana Chambers POW submission
11/26/14
94,380
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5572551 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5572551)
The following are older submissions but just have not been updated yet, just wanted to remind.
Mario Bros MAME Medium Settings
Corey Chambers
530,360
11/9/14
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5461592 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5461592)
Mario Bros Medium Settings
No POW
MAME
414,570
11/15/2014
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5504853 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5504853)
Mario Bros MAME Medium Settings
Corey Chambers
613,440
11/27/14
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5575157 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5575157)
Maybe one day I will stop the small increases and just bust out a one million game.
Jordan (Mario) & Corey (Luigi) Chambers
Mario Bros MAME Doubles
240,820
11/30/14
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5594206 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5594206)
I got 500k+ on my first man but then just got tired and nervous. Great game to get the 5 enemies in a row on phases 2 and 5! I am happy with another increase but not too pleased that I lost it so quickly. I lost 3 guys between 625k and the end. That is within 40k. That sucks!
Another increase in Mario Bros. Perhaps don't update until I get that first one million game.
Corey Chambers
Mario Bros Arcade w/ POW Variation
12/8/14
815,340
I will upload video to youtube if I don't get that one million game really soon.
Corey Chambers
999,920
12/15/14
Mario Bros Arcade w/ POW
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5685714 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5685714)
I am posting this because this is the highest score for which I have a full game to prove it. Also I had an 82,200 after 7 phases. I also wanted to post this because of the humorous death I had at the end... looks like I have to be a little more gentle with the joystick :P
New Mario Bros Arcade Pow score
Corey Chambers
1,613,420
Game ended on 12/26/14
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5752786 (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/5752786)
Merry Christmas! :D
Ben does have a 1.9M no pow game, so I will be aiming for 2M attempts.
I think it would be great to track more variations/challenges for Mario Bros.
Absolute No POW = Can't touch the POW at all. During each bonus stage you must clear out the POW.
Bottom Challenge = You can use the POW but you can't progress or even touch the second tier.
I was playing the first a bit this evening. I actually enjoyed it. The Bottom Challenge was suggested by Perry.
I think it would be great to track more variations/challenges for Mario Bros.
Absolute No POW = Can't touch the POW at all. During each bonus stage you must clear out the POW.
Bottom Challenge = You can use the POW but you can't progress or even touch the second tier.
I was playing the first a bit this evening. I actually enjoyed it. The Bottom Challenge was suggested by Perry.
Happy New Year to you as well.
I completely forgot about other settings. I would be willing to create a voting thread once the list is finalized but I have never spoken with Jace. I was thinking more in terms of our own tracking here for fun and if something gets going then we would see if Jace wants to track it on TG as well. I do understand that it would be fun trying to play the game on other difficulties, etc, but I do have to admit that unlike Junior and DK, I would find myself wanting to up my Medium score as oppose to playing other difficulties. Who knows, I will eventually get tired of 4 and 5 hour attempts and must play around with other settings, etc, just so I can still enjoy the game when I don't have time for longer games, or I may think that developing strategies for Hard, etc, would mess with my medium game. In upcoming days I may be willing to start some submissions on these other tracks just to get some things going, though perhaps it would be through mame.
How does Steven get 17 fireballs? Would love to see something like that.
I wouldn't want to see any more official TG tracks added. I think all these alternate tracks would be fun to track here with the high score list as "challenges", but wouldn't want to dilute the existing official TG tracks.
One other "challenge" variation that I think is fun and have proposed before is an "Extreme Settings" with the rules of:
1) Difficulty Hardest
2) If you have a POW the very first thing you have to do is destroy the POW. This means at the start of the first Phase and then on each Bonus Phase where it regenerates, the first thing you have to do at the start of the phase is go hit the POW 3 times. As others have already pointed out, this is harder than the existing No POW rules since it doesn’t let you stand on top of the POW. As a side effect, it makes completing the Bonus Phases perfectly more challenging.
3) On every Phase except bonus phases you have to kill a red fireball before completing the stage. This rule is evil and frustrating, but fun.
-George
5) Most Red fireball kills on one phase? Steven already owns this record at like 17 fireball kills.
5) Most Red fireball kills on one phase? Steven already owns this record at like 17 fireball kills.
FWIW I was told by another classic arcade gamer several years ago that he once witnessed Jimmy Linderman run up a score of 500k+ doing nothing but killing orange fireballs on the same stage. Given Jimmy's skills, I don't doubt it.
I've seen Jimmy do this as well. Impressive stuff! Though I'm not sure how I feel about the procedure as a valid/invalid point gathering tactic. On the one hand, it's difficult to sustain and it's inefficient, on the other, the player is intentionally not progressing the game for as long as they can, which could be ruled "against the spirit of the game".
I dunno... Would anyone here accept a MB score to the MB high score list that was all red fireball leeching?
Just curious.
Currently there is only Medium for single and doubles and NO POW for single and doubles for arcade tracking. Hard difficulty was added to MAME because of scores being added before we knew the dips were backwards. Later I had to add Medium on MAME.
1) Ultimate NO POW (single & doubles) (on all difficulties???) May be a over kill.
2) Easy difficulty (single & doubles & NO POW & Ultimate NO POW )
2) Hard difficulty (single & doubles & NO POW & Ultimate NO POW)
3) Hardest difficulty (single & doubles & NO POW & Ultimate NO POW)
4) Luigi variation? This opens up another can of worms, more difficulties, more variations.
6) Phase 98 Kill Screen score (single & doubles & NO POW & Ultimate NO POW)
5) Most Red fireball kills on one phase? Steven already owns this record at like 17 fireball kills. This is also something that would make the phase 98 kill screen go WAY up there.
109,690 mario bros Medium settings 3 man: http://www.twitch.tv/expandedidea/c/6066108 (http://www.twitch.tv/expandedidea/c/6066108)
Not sure what to think of this game. I really want to like it, but the movement just seems like I'm skating on ice. Thought I would submit this score just for fun.
Hello guys
I would like to know if my score can be validated for inclusion in the list.
I use Wolfmame (version 0158)
My score 106.440 pts
Twitch replay ---> The game starts 100K from - 1h14m15s http://www.twitch.tv/evunz/b/624145084 (http://www.twitch.tv/evunz/b/624145084)
Youtube replay ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friRIM0eQE4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friRIM0eQE4)
Thank
Oh shit...
I just check, and it is true that i use version "Mario Bros. (US. revision F)"
I am sorry for my bad behavior...
The correct version is "Mario Bros. (US. set 1)" ?
Amazing gameplay!!! Huge congrats!!!!
hi im 108540 i improve
i can do very better
i train again ! :D
I didn't look at the entire thread but where are these scores coming from? I have a high score on TG playing Wolf MAME and I don't see it.You've got to submit the score to this thread with the MAME .inp for your score to count.
I just got this score today (new PB). I wasn't planning on submitting a score, but then I looked at the list and saw that this run would put me right above Barra, so now I definitely have to submit. <pacman> <blinky>
Have had this recording laying around since June, but never submitted it because I planned on pushing further. Been busy with other endeavours since, though, and never got around to continuing. Pretty sloppy play and watching it back gives me anxiety, but it's top 20, so I figured I might as well submit it and introduce myself. I really love the game and have been keeping an eye here for quite some time. It's nice to finally say hello and join you guys.
Submission
Name: Jesse Newkirk
Score: 234,330 (MAME)
Link:
Goal is a top 10 score. Have a ways to go, but hopefully one day.
Hey Jesse!
Great to see you here on the forums and playing Mario bros. I want to add your score but it looks to me like you actually played on the "easy" difficulty. Check your MAME dip switches and make sure you play on "Medium". The green fireballs just start up quicker and possibly so do the red fireballs as well. I made a video a while back showing what it should look like on Phase 7. On phase 7 the green fireball should start up right when you get ready to get the final two moths at the top. If it doesn't then you are on Easy.
Check out the video below...
Hey Jesse!
Great to see you here on the forums and playing Mario bros. I want to add your score but it looks to me like you actually played on the "easy" difficulty. Check your MAME dip switches and make sure you play on "Medium". The green fireballs just start up quicker and possibly so do the red fireballs as well. I made a video a while back showing what it should look like on Phase 7. On phase 7 the green fireball should start up right when you get ready to get the final two moths at the top. If it doesn't then you are on Easy.
Check out the video below...
Mind officially blown. I've been living a lie this entire time. <gasp> Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'll definitely be back with a correct submission soon. Gotta fix that. Appreciate the knowledge.
WolfMAME-0183inp file zip.
Score: 72,450
Difficulty: Hard