Response to ***MARATHON GAMES-ALL MARPERS PLEASE RESPOND***

Tis but a shame you asked this about MAME. I'm including games that would be if using decent arcade controls even though I can't currently with the keyboard so they can be included for future proofing this concept:

Gyruss: You asked if this is maranathonable and should be moved to TG only settings? We used TG settings for T1 and my 5.2 million score was a "give up with 23 lives stacked up" so even on TG settings it's still a marathon game. I'll try a game later today on the absolute hardest settings and see if I can still handle it or whether it's just totally stupid and pointless playing at that level.

Galaga: What's your definition of marathonable. This game stops issuing extra lives after 1 million so although you can play long games on it you cannot play indefinitely (mind you sleep prevents this on other games as well).

Time Pilot: Definitely marathonable on default settings. Probably will be eventually on TG settings as well given time and a decent controller.

Tapper: We saw 2.3 million at the D2K before it got removed and both Alex and I agree with very little more practice this game is maranothable on the TG settings that were used at D2K. Our current scores of just under 1 million were 2= hour games already and in my case was only over because of a Windows GPF.

Juno First: Although I haven't done it yet, this is definitely a maranothable game on default settings (18 million was my PB back in the arcades with around 40+ lives in reserve).

Bomb Jack: Yup, marathonable on all settings - with enough practice.

Bank Panic: As Alex already said this one is maranothable.

Commando: Again not with keyboard but with arcade controls definitely.

Exed Exes: With 2 skilled players absolutely.... but then that doesn't count for MARP currently.

Xevious: Yes, although max score is 10 million so maybe a moot point.

MotoRace/ZippyRace: Yup.

Nova2001: Yup

Road Fighter: Yup

Robotron: With decent controls... yup.

Joust: Back in the good old days.... yup.

Time Pilot '84: Yup - with decent controls.

That will do from me..... some of these may have already been mentioned but I haven't read all the rest of the responses.

BeeJay.

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