Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I've been playing Pac-Man for over 35 years and I'm above average at best. Is there a game that's a personal favorite of yours that you just can't seem to get any good at no matter how much you play? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,014 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Mostly all of them. I've just accepted being mediocre at games in general. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Contra III is another one. I can beat both NES games on one life, but Contra III is borderline impossible for me, even with continues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Contra III is another one. I can beat both NES games on one life, but Contra III is borderline impossible for me, even with continues. I'm the same as you. I actually actually enjoy the NES Contra games the best because they're less frustrating for me than the 16-bit incarnations. Until recently I would've added Super C to the list, but I did finally 1CC it just the other day. I've always sucked at Life Force. It's great, but I'm no good at it. My pb is level 4. Maybe one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, mbd39 said: I'm the same as you. I actually actually enjoy the NES Contra games the best because they're less frustrating for me than the 16-bit incarnations. Until recently I would've added Super C to the list, but I did finally 1CC it just the other day. I've always sucked at Life Force. It's great, but I'm no good at it. My pb is level 4. Maybe one of these days. I'm awful at Gradius, but I made it through two and a half loops of Life Force on one life to finish second in the 2013 tournament. I think @rdrunner looped it eight times and quit out of boredom to take the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Oh yeah, with regard to arcade games, I'm not good at Galaga despite having been a favorite for years. Same with many others such as Mr. Do, Shinobi and Raiden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Oh yeah, with regard to arcade games, I'm not good at Galaga despite having been a favorite for years. Same with many others such as Mr. Do, Shinobi and Raiden. I beat the Twin Galaxies record for the arcade version of Galaga using the PS1 Namco Museum version back in the mid '90s. I'm pretty sure that record has been beaten several times since then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,000 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Fighting games. I learn the combos and the tech behind the game but I still suck. It probably comes down to not spending as much time with them as other genres. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Bearcat-Doug said: I beat the Twin Galaxies record for the arcade version of Galaga using the PS1 Namco Museum version back in the mid '90s. I'm pretty sure that record has been beaten several times since then. Did you use the trick where enemies stop firing if you don't shoot for like ten minutes? I've never tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, mbd39 said: Did you use the trick where enemies stop firing if you don't shoot for like ten minutes? I've never tried it. I tried it once just to see if I could get it to work. I didn't use at the time I'm talking about because the Twin Galaxies rules obviously ban it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Bearcat-Doug said: I tried it once just to see if I could get it to work. I didn't use at the time I'm talking about because the Twin Galaxies rules obviously ban it. Oh yeah I didn't even think about how that would have to be banned LOL. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,525 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 51 minutes ago, RegularGuyGamer said: Mostly all of them. I've just accepted being mediocre at games in general. I'm in the same boat. I'm okay at shooters if I'm persistent enough. I can rock a walking simulator, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,558 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 As the contest proved, I'm incapable of submitting a competitive Tetris score, regardless of how hard I try. Also, Super Mario Bros. Bunch of damned savants around here when it comes to those two games. I mean look at these fucking people! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: As the contest proved, I'm incapable of submitting a competitive Tetris score, regardless of how hard I try. Also, Super Mario Bros. Bunch of damned savants around here when it comes to those two games. I mean look at these fucking people! For what it's worth, I won the 2020 SMB contest on here. I wish you were still doing the weekly contest career stats and hall of fame since the thread about @guillavoie and @ninjistar continuing it seemed to die off. I'm probably top 3 in all time wins by now if anyone was still keeping track. I wish @Gloves carried over the old contest icons even though I seem to be the only old guy still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,558 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I wish it was too, but alas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: As the contest proved, I'm incapable of submitting a competitive Tetris score, regardless of how hard I try. Also, Super Mario Bros. Bunch of damned savants around here when it comes to those two games. I mean look at these fucking people! Third place in the level 15 start contest, but Tetris is my favorite game. I've found that it takes many hours of practice. One of those games you can't learn in a week. 1st Sumez 577,235 2nd bertsampson 570,840 3rd mbd39 499,079 4th BortLicensePlate 446,569 5th Bearcat-Doug 407,070 6th arnpoly 301,063 7th Splain 250,603 8th Tablew/chairs 212,959 9th 0xDEAFC0DE 210,240 10th CMR 152,836 11th PII 140,540 12th ninjistar 137,971 13th Makar 99,200 14th NESfiend 90,564 15th ChickenTendas 21,120 16th 8bitdontquit 20,480 17th Jeevan 19,855 18th Gaia Gensouki 19,850 19th Gloves 19,214 20th JamesRobot 19,200 21st fsped09 17,931 22nd skinnygrinny 17,280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Reed Rothchild said: I wish it was too, but alas. You did a great job with it. I would have loved to see the all time leaderboard carryover for some continuity. Same with the hall of fame that you and @Commander Santa started. I was legitimately honored to be in the first class and I wish Kevin (bimmy_lee) could be recognized along with @guillavoie and @rdrunner for all they have contributed especially since Bimmy didn't make the transition to VGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,558 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: For what it's worth, I won the 2020 SMB contest on here. I wish you were still doing the weekly contest career stats and hall of fame since the thread about @guillavoie and @ninjistar continuing it seemed to die off. I'm probably top 3 in all time wins by now if anyone was still keeping track. I wish @Gloves carried over the old contest icons even though I seem to be the only old guy still around. A crazy good score. But look at the gap on arnpoly and Bea's 2017 scores. Jesus, how in the f! Gaming cyborgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,558 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: You did a great job with it. I would have loved to see the all time leaderboard carryover for some continuity. Same with the hall of fame that you and @Commander Santa started. I was legitimately honored to be in the first class and I wish Kevin (bimmy_lee) could be recognized along with @guillavoie and @rdrunner for all they have contributed especially since Bimmy didn't make the transition to VGS. I didn't think my involvement with the HoF was ever made public... someone talked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: A crazy good score. But look at the gap on arnpoly and Bea. Jesus, how in the f! Gaming cyborgs. Hopefully the contests can get back to that. We have had some legendary competition around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Reed Rothchild said: I didn't think my involvement with the HoF was ever made public... someone talked. We had a private thread that the first class was invited to, but I thought it was mentioned that you and @Commander Santa selected us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,558 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Oh, right. Inductees were added to the committee. It's all coming back to me... Way to out me Doug! What happened to all of this @guillavoie ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peg | 372 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Third place in the level 15 start contest, but Tetris is my favorite game. I've found that it takes many hours of practice. One of those games you can't learn in a week. 1st Sumez 577,235 2nd bertsampson 570,840 3rd mbd39 499,079 4th BortLicensePlate 446,569 5th Bearcat-Doug 407,070 6th arnpoly 301,063 7th Splain 250,603 8th Tablew/chairs 212,959 9th 0xDEAFC0DE 210,240 10th CMR 152,836 11th PII 140,540 12th ninjistar 137,971 13th Makar 99,200 14th NESfiend 90,564 15th ChickenTendas 21,120 16th 8bitdontquit 20,480 17th Jeevan 19,855 18th Gaia Gensouki 19,850 19th Gloves 19,214 20th JamesRobot 19,200 21st fsped09 17,931 22nd skinnygrinny 17,280 Damn someone message me when the next tetris contest comes around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Oh, right. Inductees were added to the committee. It's all coming back to me... Way to out me Doug! What happened to all of this @guillavoie ! It would be cool to see the old NA stats and Hall of Fame carried over by @Gloves or @guillavoie to motivate future contest participation. I've been playing since 2012 and as a Hall of Famer, I'd like to pass the torch eventually to a new group of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, peg said: Damn someone message me when the next tetris contest comes around. You should've been there for the level 18 contest we just had. I won with around 480k lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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