> With the TG settings, use them if you like for extra cred (and the chance to appear in the TG book) - they're harder than the default settings. All I ask is that you don't play the games on any setting that's easier than MAME's default.(posted 9956 days ago)TG Settings are usually harder than the default settings, however, I noticed on Pengo that they are easier (the player starts with 5 Pengo's instead of the default of 3).
In some cases, it isn't possible to view any of the TG setting scores for a game. Specifically, games that can be played indefinitely, like Joust, Robotron, Star Wars, Defender, Stargate, etc., which have severe limitations defined for TG purposes (no Extra Lives/Shields, etc.)
As an example, if I were to submit a score for Robotron using the defined TG Settings (Diff. 5; Starting Lives 5; No extra men awarded), it would have to eclipse my current score of 323,700 to show up on the MARP list. While it is possible that I could beat this score, it is highly unlikely (especially if I improve my MARP score using default settings).
It would be nice if there was a "TG Settings Used" selection on the score submission form, instead of adding this info to the comments. This way, a search filter could be used to view only TG Setting scores.
I'm sure this would be an easier solution than creating special "TG" versions of the games mentioned above (although this would increase the scoring pool for those of us fighting for the top spot on the leaderboard) ;)
Just my $.02
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