OMGWTFBBQ! - My Missile Command Video Review - w/Super Missile Attack!

OMG-ITUIMM. I love me some Tetris but I threw up a little in my mouth when I saw it running in your KOAM SF2-CE machine. What happened to the SF2 love?



Nice missle command John! It's a great game...
 
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MC was one of the hardest games for me BITD but it did eat alot of my quarters,I suck at the game but you made me want to get one good job.
 
I suck you one good job.
Wow! I never get that kind of response when I talk Missile Command... Color me jealous.
Must be Dawg's high pitched voice and thumb ring.

And when you do that 'good job' there, BJ, make sure to say "It's so ninty!!"

Also, real men play Super Missile Attack...

 
Great video as always John, still a game on my want list hopefully one day I'll find one in Fl.
 
OMG-ITUIMM. I love me some Tetris but I threw up a little in my mouth when I saw it running in your KOAM SF2-CE machine. What happened to the SF2 love?



Nice missle command John! It's a great game...

I have a Jamma game switcher in there with tetris and alpha 2. Calm down. ;)
 
In the video you really can't tell how great this game looks. I gotta say, Missile Command is a pretty great looking cabinet. What do you think?

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I have always wanted to see Missile Command get more love and recognition. It should be one of the top collected games but seems more like a B title. Never understood why. Nice to see someone giving it the recognition it deserves.
 
I have always wanted to see Missile Command get more love and recognition. It should be one of the top collected games but seems more like a B title. Never understood why. Nice to see someone giving it the recognition it deserves.

It's a fantastic game and probably one of the top iconic games from the 80s. Everybody owned this game that had a 2600.

I think the biggest problem with the arcade game is the difficulty. The game gets stupid hard really quick. I am getting better at it, but it's a slow process.
 
Been playing a lot of Missile Command. Still not good but I'm getting better. I find that if you use the left and right missile silos first and then use the center one for serious last-minute situations I do better. I read this somewhere and it works!

What's a decent score for a casual player?
 
I find that if you use the left and right missile silos first and then use the center one for serious last-minute situations I do better. I read this somewhere and it works!
You read it somewhere?:rolleyes: Yes, you're on the right track... Basically use the same 'spray and pray' method as shown in my Super Missile vid. Just adjust accordingly, 'cause the attacking waves are not nearly as fast in regular Missile Command. Good luck:)

Also, when you get into later harder stages, don't try to save every city!! Just remember, all you have to do is get to the next 10k level for a bonus city, and you'll live another day;)
 
Does missle command have a kill screen?
More or less... It's known as the 0x screen... (see below from wiki) Not quite the same as a DK or Pac-Man kill though. The game continues after the KS...

The game features an interesting bug: once a score of 810,000 is reached, a large number of cities are awarded (150 cities plus the continuing accrual of bonus cities) and it is possible to carry on playing for several hours. At some later stage the speed of missiles increases greatly for a few screens. On the 255th and 256th yellow screens, known as the 0x stages, the scoring increases by 256 times the base value. For good players these two 0x stages could earn over a million points. This enabled them to reach a score of approximately 2,800,000 (although only 6 digit scores were shown, so it would display 800,000) and at this point the accelerated rate would suddenly cease and the game would restart at its original (slow) speed and return to the first stage, but with the score and any saved cities retained. In this way it was possible to play this game for hours on end.

Also, IT'S SPELLED M-I-S-S-I-L-E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: OK here's a better example of my version of 'spray and pray' method on Missile Command... Yes, that's me playing... This is after I kicked Bill Carlton's ass to the 810k level on a 2 player game... Muwahahaha!!

 
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To answer your question about the casual player, I'd say anything between 50,000 and 100,000 is respectable for a casual player.
 
I am sooooo far away from 50k, 20k is a goal right now. Love the spray and pray method. Will be doing that this weekend. Why the roll eyes about firing from left and right first? Is this common knowledge??
 
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