Author Topic: Donkey Kong 3 High Score List Submission Rules (Read 156309 times)

xelnia · « **on:** June 02, 2016, 02:28:02 am »

Donkey Kong 3 High Score List Submission Rules

for all scores submitted to the Donkey Kong 3 High Score Lists.

Please review the rules below and read about Donkey Kong 3 difficulty settings before submitting.

Rules last updated: March 17, 2020, 11:26 PM MST, by xelnia

A. Game Settings

Difficulty 1 - Marathon

Difficulty 1 - 5-man (TGTS)

Difficulty 2 - Marathon

Difficulty 2 - 5-man (TGTS)

Difficulty 3 - Marathon

Difficulty 3 - 5-man (TGTS)

Difficulty 4 - Marathon

Difficulty 4 - 5-man (TGTS)

B. Platform

1. Arcade

Arcade scores should be done on an original Donkey Kong 3 PCB.
4-way controls are required.
High score save kits are allowed. However, should any of these kits prove to affect gameplay, scores may be invalidated after the fact.
Multi-PCBs (x-in-1) are allowed.
You MUST show the DIP switch settings either before or after your game, for EVERY submission.

2. MAME

The only acceptable MAME platforms are WolfMAME versions 0.106 and newer, and Retro Uprising's Score Mode.
The only acceptable romset is dkong3
Pausing the game is not allowed.
Intentionally altering the game speed is not allowed.
Any modifications to WolfMAME, Retro Uprising, or the dkong3 romset will result in disqualification.
Auto-fire is not allowed.

C. Evidence

1. Arcade

For a player's FIRST submission to DKF, they must show the inside of their cabinet. We must be able to see: 1) 4-way controls, 2) PCB name/label, 3) DIP switch settings, 4) ROM chips, 5) the Z80 processor location. Subsequent submissions will only require the showing of DIP switches, unless the player uses new hardware.
Video evidence must show the complete gameplay, from beginning to end.
Players must make a reasonable effort to make their video evidence permanent.
Scores done at live events will be accepted if it can be reasonably determined that game settings and platform requirements have been met.
Video evidence that only shows the end of a game must include, in the same video, an immediate restart and demonstration of the Game Settings. Do not power cycle the cabinet before restarting.
For scores done on a multi-PCB (x-in-1), only complete gameplay videos will be accepted.

2. MAME

All MAME submissions must include an INP in a zip archive. If WolfMAME 0.106 is used, the corresponding WLF file must also be submitted in the zip archive.
Players must make a reasonable attempt to make their INP evidence permanent.
Retro Uprising submissions must also include a screenshot of the moderator information used to verify Retro Uprising submissions. This shows game time, recorded speed, and pause information.
The average recorded speed in the INP must be at least 90%.
Please submit only one attempt per INP.

D. Special

You may submit the score after the first 5 lives of a marathon score as 5-man TGTS score.
Screenshots and photographs are not sufficient evidence for a score.
Any score may be rejected if video quality is poor.
Any score may be rejected if a player uses a technique or method not mentioned here, if it violates the spirit of the game and the spirit of fair play.

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