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Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper
I would give money so that someone could save there loved pet every day of the week. But give you money to submit a MAME score to a meaningless scoreboard when it could be done for free at MARP? No chance.
Tell me if I'm wrong. The only reason you won't submit to MARP is because you don't want people to see you're gameplay?
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Since when did the ONLY official video game scoreboard become meaningless?
And actually I have submitted to MARP. Look here...
MAME Action Replay Page
See that top score, that's mine.
However you are right in the fact that I probably won't submit any more scores for public viewing and I will tell you why.
I am a math and physics major. All I do is solve problems all day long. When I approach video game records I see them as nothing more than problems to solve. My game play is my solution to the problem. If I just post my solutions for everyone to see than other competitive players can simply just copy my solution.
When I first submitted to Twin Galaxies I kept all of my scores open for the public to see, but then later on I was beaten by other players who then locked their inps so that I could not see their game play.
When the scores aren't so high then its really not that hard to beat someone else who has beaten you, but when several players are pushing themselves to their limits on a game then it starts getting very competitive.
For example on the MAME game named I'm Sorry. I have been competing against Clay Karczewski in many back and forth battles on this title. As a result the score on this game is getting pushed higher and higher and therefore its getting harder and harder to put up these scores.
Twin Galaxies | Scores
I had my original inp open for public download and then Clay beat me and locked his inp over mine. For all I know he is using some of my original strategies on this game against me.
Now I have since developed even more complicated and better strategies while trying to beat his score and now do you really think that I'm going to just give away all of my secrets especially to my competitor? HELL NO!
It is easy for people to just say "get your score back", but when you are a real video game competitor playing against real competition, it is easier said then done. These video game world records are sometimes very hard to do.
In all honesty it really does not make any logical sense to release your game play footage to the public. Anything you release will only just be used against you. If you want to stay on top then you show no one.