Speaking as someone who lost a shit-load of points due to my excessive playing of cloned games I think the new system is fine and dandy.(posted 9677 days ago)Gyruss is Gyruss regardless of which version or even if it was Venus.
Galaga is Galaga. Yes the turbo firing version is easier, the gameplay is different but so what. People will soon learn which game is the easiest to score the big points on and play that one.
Galaxians - what more can I say. Galaxian, GalMidw, Galap1 are nigh on identical in gameplay. Yes SuperG and GalTurbo, galapx etc change the gameplay but if you're good at one, you're generally good at all of them.
Why should Bil and me get more points just because Galaxian is one of our favourite games? Why should the Krogmesiter be gifted points for every new Galaga clone that gets added (and 2 more recently did)?
Even though I have lost a truckload of points I still think that converting all the clones into a single 100 point race is the best way to stop unfair advantage for those of us who happen to like the clone games. Yes, even if I didn't suck at Pacman I would still have this opinion.
Just in case my sarcasm is not obvious enough, the next paragraph is typed with tongue firmly planted in cheek: ;-p
What is the difference between multiple clones of galaxian and multiple clones of fighting games. Just because they have different names should someone get 100 points for KOF94, KOF95, ... and all the rest of the neogeo crap fighting games !!!!!!! After all if you're good at one crap neogeo fighting game, why should you get bonus points for being good at all the crap neogeo fighting games. They're basically all the same - just learn the new moves to use on the new enemies and then the game is no different to any other of the fighting clones...... eh BBH.....
BeeJay.
PS: Now I wish the next 7 hours of work would hurry up and finish so I can get back home and back into another Galaxian session because I see Bil has just reclaimed the scores I took off him last night.