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Data East - Lethal Weapon 3 (LW3) Club

By mima

10 years ago


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Post #955 LW3 3.0 Chad Code Released! Posted by ChadH (3 years ago)

Post #1536 LW3 Apron Cards Posted by Malenko (2 years ago)

Post #1559 LW3 Lamp Layout Posted by AlexRogan84 (2 years ago)


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#962 3 years ago
Quoted from zacaj:

I'd been looking forward to this new rom ever since I picked up my LW3. Loved the work you did on Tommy and Baywatch, slightly altering the scoring etc to make them really good tournament games, and I really appreciate all the work that went into this (I do some rom mods myself so I probably know better than most how much effort it can take), and the rule changes look great!
...but I feel like all the timing changes (more time for instructions, time to get ready for fight mode, etc) have sorta ruined the game for me... One of my favorite parts of LW3 was the frantic, messy pace, the FIGHT! that would just pop up out of nowhere and you'd need to just start mashing buttons instantly... I feel like all the flow of the game is gone now, and it just feels like a normal DE game This rom goes way beyond fixing bugs and balancing stuff, it's completely changed the way the game plays
I know this sounds crazy but would it be possible to get a version of the rom without all the 'jank' removed? Just like, remove all the timing improvements, add the GI flashing back in, etc
I could probably live with the non-random fight scenes, though I was really hoping that they'd be something seemingly random, like "the first #1 shot, and every 3 shots after" and "the 3rd #2 shot, and every four shots after" or something that's predictable and fair to players, but still maintaining the same feel of suddenly getting in a street fight with someone unexpectedly.
I was looking forward to this rom to balance the game a bit and make it better for tournaments but as is I might have to stick with the original code, the game just doesn't feel like the Lethal Weapon I sought down, fixed up, and enjoy anymore
Other nit picks:
- the clip unloading now needing more loops, with no adjustment to change. If anything I'd have wanted to adjust the later clips to be even easier, since they're so fun, but now it seems pretty likely I'd never actually shoot for the orbits as a strategy.
- love how you don't get the award if you don't shoot the dude, but with that and the higher orbit count, it seems like this aspect of the game has been nerfed a ton.... the value (especially for a perfect kill when it yells NOW!) should be higher, as well as the value of the awards you get (like crazy riggs, super lethal weapon, etc) to compensate for the difficulty.
- No option for Multiball vs Tri-Ball for the multiball start animation?

I have to agree with zacaj here. One of the reasons I've always loved LW3 is the chaos of it. The way everything seems to run at once. The fact it gives you little to no instruction is the charm of it. Like the Fight just starting with almost no delay or instructions. The first orbit you hit you have to shoot somebody, etc...

Playing the new code with all the added delays makes it not feel like LW3 to me. A version of the rom without the added delays would be the best of both worlds. All the bug fixes and tournament mode additions, but at the same time retaining the LW3 feel.

Just my 2 cents. But again, thanks for the new rom. I will definitely be using it for tournament play. (whenever I can have tournaments at my house again)

Ron...

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