MAME Action Replay Page

New Player Page 1

Thanks for your interest in the MAME Action Replay Page!  Before you begin, let me tell you of a few things.  First, we have two variations of the MAME Action Replay Page you can use.

1.  Regulation Play - here you can upload recordings for over 2,000 MAME games.  This mode is best for those who enjoy playing and aren't burdened by a ton of rules(see Tournament Play below)

Scoring rules are as follows:  If you get the highest score in a game, original or clone(a game branched off of the original and has similar rules and areas), you get 100 points.  If you're in second place, you get a percentage of 100 points, minus 15 percent, or a maximum of 85 points.  If you're in third place, you get a percentage of 100 points, minus 15 percent off the 15 percent, or a maximum of 72 points.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about.  Let's pretend a bunch of people are battling it out in a sample game.  Here's a table of scores and how many points it would attribute to the leaderboard.
 
 
Player's Rank Real Score Leaderboard Points Maximum L. Points for Rank
1 4,839,470 100 100(no matter what score)
2 3,291,380 58 85
3 2,392,100 38 72
4 1,293,480 16 61
5 990,320 11 52
6 892,340 8 44
7 694,390 5 38
8 619,290 4 32
9 599,430 3 27
10 525,900 3 23
11 493,390 2 20
12 440,490 2 17
13 392,970 1 14
14 385,920 1 12
15 375,480 1 10
16 364,220 1 9
17 332,390 1 7
18 290,310 0 6
19 274,240 0 5
20 123,260 0 5

The leaderboard scores are rounded to the nearest one point.

2.  Tournament Play.  Here there are only ten games you can play, and there are a strict set of rules that all players are required to follow.  This mode is for those who like an even playing field.

All the rules for this mode are placed on the tournament rules page.  If you're interested in this mode, it's EXTREMELY suggested that you read this page.

3.  Knockout Tournament Play.  This is an elimination tournament.  There are also strict rules in effect for this tournament.

All rules for this mode are placed on the knockout tournament rules page.  If you're interested in this mode, it's EXTREMELY suggested that you read this page.

4.  The MAME Olympiad. This is where players play for their country just like the real thing.

All materials for this mode are placed on the here..  If you're interested in this mode, please take a gander at this page.

Page 2 for our new players regards to the rules of MARP.  You really need to read these or you may be penalized for a recording that you've created, which is not what I like doing.