Dougsta

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   Barcrest's Crazy Crazy Knights - updated classic

   By Dougsta in Barcrest

   This is an update for a classic I made more than 12 years ago. This game had a previously unemulated component called the Win-O-Meter, which gives the player a hint as to their chance of winning the next gamble. It's always annoyed me, and I recently went back and discovered how to get it working. Whether this was always possible but we just didn't realise, or if this was an update Wizard introduced more recently, I don't know.
   Anyway it's a bank of multi-colour LEDs, and was quite simple to set up. I've also given the classic a spruce up while I was adding the Win-O-Meter.
   I have to say it doesn't add a massive amount to the gameplay. There's a vague correlation between the amount of green and winning the next gamble, but overall it's pretty meaningless. If presented with a lot of red, you can Shuffle to perhaps have more green for the next gamble, but it just doesn't add the depth to the game it could have. It's telling that Barcrest never used this idea again.
   Anyway the game is OK and it's good to have the emulation spot on for another game. There are DXs by Ady and BruceGeorge, but I'm not sure if either of them are involved with FME any more. In any case, it would be good to see an updated DX one day.
   Thanks to @Wizard for all he invested in MFME, and to everyone else for their ongoing contributions to the site.
   @Geddy - in a spare moment could you replace the Legacy Classic with this one please? Both are my work, and this version is the more complete experience
   

   53 downloads

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   6 comments

   Submitted January 8, 2022

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   BWB - Fire & Ice Classic

   By Dougsta in BWB

   This is a re-release of a very old classic from 10 years ago. The reason for the re-release is that the correct Sound ROMs have now been found. The layout originally used Heaven & Hell's sounds and, well, they were more hellish than heavenly to be quite honest.
   It's an OK game, nothing special really and is a clone of numerous BWB games of the time.
   There are empty ROMs for this game, although the set used here is a chipped set. I have found alternate ROM sets but have trouble getting them to load properly in MFME. I suspect I am missing something simple. If anyone has experience with BWB ROMs, please get in touch and we might just find the empty set.
   @infection This machine could potentially now become a DX. Do we have any decent images of this game, please?
   

   38 downloads

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   4 comments

   Submitted March 12, 2021

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   Barcrest Squids In - Dual Stake - Classic

   By Dougsta in Barcrest

   Here's something many won't have seen before. I've been meaning for ages to try and find these ROMs, and finally got around to it.
   Barcrest did a program revision for the original MPU5 Squids In that allowed dual stake selection. The 30p selection adds two extra winlines. It doesn't change the game that much, but I think does add an extra dimension.
   This is a classic I did many years ago, updated for dual stake. It would be great to also see an updated DX with these ROMs plugged in. It only really needs some minor updates to the buttons and the addition of a few hidden lamps. @Tommy c - the only MPU5 DX I can find was yours, so if you're ever at a loose end! I'll leave it up to you.
   

   48 downloads

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   1 comment

   Submitted October 23, 2020

4. 

   Ace Cash Bowl Classic

   By Dougsta in ACE

   ***If you'd like the DX, send me a PM***
   Shortcuts
   Holds - 1, 2, 3, 4
   Cancel - C
   Start - SPACE
   Auto Nudge - A
   Exchange - E
   

   64 downloads

      (1 review)

   7 comments

   Updated October 19, 2020