Joinem

[favouredson]

I've played this a few times in the past and never really got that far.

I had a game today and did a bit better.

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Edit: Forgot to say it was MAME and default (TG) settings.
Muerto2012-01-22 17:25:03

 

[Muerto]

Wow, no link to the game on klov, do you have any info about the game??

 

[favouredson]

It's a maze game, unsurprisingly.

You start each level with 5 small characters dotted around the maze and you have to try to 'joinem'. You control all 5 at the same time and use the maze walls to stop certain ones while allowing the others to continue moving. If you get it right the joined ones get bigger and faster making catching the others slightly easier.

There are also two enemies in the maze trying to catch your men and stop you joining them up.

If you join all but one there are then two outcomes:

1) You manage to get all 5 and the enemies split into 5 smaller versions and you catch them for points, 200, 400, 800, 1600 and 10,000.

2) The enemies catch the last one and you lose a life.

Also, if the enemies catch one or more single men and you still have a joined man, and you catch the last one, the enemies split into fewer parts (one for each of the men you joined) and you cannot get the 10,000 bonus.

You also a life if the enemies catch you with one or more joined.

When they catch the last man you get the full 'ha-ha, you lost a life' animation.

When they catch a joined man you get a lesser animation and lose one of your stock of lives but carry on as you were.

I'm making it sound more complicated than it actually is. It is a simple concept but tricky to achieve and explain, apparently.

 

[favouredson]

Amazingly, my score is more than double the TG MAME high score...

Game:	Joinem
Manufacturer:	Global
Game Type:	Maze
Character Name:
Main Character Title:
Variation:	Points
Rules:	ROMSet: Joinem Lives: 2 Unknown: Off [All] Cabinet: Upright Infinite Lives: Off Service Mode: Off Special Rules: None

Found 4 Records

Rank Score Over / Under Par Player Date Achieved Verification Method Shy by 1 109,200 John Eden May 18 2009 INP 0 2 104,200 David Magowan Dec 12 2009 INP 5,000 3 84,900 Ryan Sullivan May 31 2009 INP 24,300 4 35,400 Magnus Andersson Apr 30 2009 INP 73,800

 

[Muerto]

Thanks for the info!.
Found the game, but for some reason my version of

won´t load the game...

Why don´t you record a game and send it to TG??Muerto2012-01-22 17:28:28

 

[favouredson]

Thanks for the info!.
Found the game, but for some reason my version of

won´t load the game...

I'm using MAME32 ver.102 as all my ROMs work with it and no new games have been added since that I really want to play. (Far, far too many quiz/poker/gambling type games added in recent years.)

Why don´t you record a game and send it to TG??

Firstly, I am not bothered enough about having my name in lights to want to download a version of MAME which my ROMs may or may not work with, possibly requiring a fresh download.

Secondly, I don't want to go through the hassle involved in getting the score verified.

(Have you read the susmission instructions?)

Thirdly, I did say that I have not done very well with this game before...

 

[Muerto]

finally, had a go, i like the alternate concept!

 

[Guests]

Id never heard of this game either, I love it

 

[Guests]

D'oh

 

[Muerto]

... Heh, what's your highscore??

 

[favouredson]

More than 43,200, at least...

 

[Guests]

bloody score flashes red and black luckily mame was still paused

round 18Connors2012-01-22 22:05:40

 

[favouredson]

After submitting my Boulder Dash score I decided to record a game of joinem as well.

This is the result of that little adventure.

Only 18k short of quadrupling the current high score...

 

[favouredson]

So, is my last score not good enough to get on the scoreboard?

 

[Muerto]

Sorry.
Of course it is, i have seen it, so i may have forgot it, or thought i all ready did it...

 

[favouredson]

You might want to update the scoreboard for this game, Michael...

 

[Muerto]

!!!
Congratulations! - ill update both tomorrow!