G-type | 2,482 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 7:55 AM, Bearcat-Doug said: Yie-Ar Kung Fu probably deserves a D- and I was the one that suggested it before the season. I had only played the arcade version and had no idea the Famicom port plays basically like Karate Champ Turbo. I agree. after further consideration, I'd swap pinball and Yie-ar kung fu, and bump it down to a D- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Yie Ar Kung Fu is an F. It's not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 4 hours ago, mbd39 said: Yie Ar Kung Fu is an F. It's not good. I'm guessing that's why it didn't get a NES release. It has to be the worst Konami game on the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I'm guessing that's why it didn't get a NES release. It has to be the worst Konami game on the system. And I'm a total Konami fanboy when it comes to their NES stuff. Almost everything they released on the NES is good/great. I even like Bayou Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, mbd39 said: And I'm a total Konami fanboy when it comes to their NES stuff. Almost everything they released on the NES is good/great. I even like Bayou Billy. That's what makes Yie Ar Kung Fu seem so off. It feels like a bootleg version with the different character names, background and music instead of something Konami released themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Just now, Bearcat-Doug said: That's what makes Yie Ar Kung Fu seem so off. It feels like a bootleg version with the different character names, background and music instead of something Konami released themselves. The original arcade game was developed by Konami. It's amazing that they also did such a half assed port of their game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: The original arcade game was developed by Konami. It's amazing that they also did such a half assed port of their game. That's what's so confusing. According to Wikipedia, it's one of the four Famicom games that Konami published in 1985, but Antarctic Adventures was released at the same time and it's way better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: That's what's so confusing. According to Wikipedia, it's one of the four Famicom games that Konami published in 1985, but Antarctic Adventures was released at the same time and it's way better than this. They released the same shitty version of Yie Ar Kung Fu on the MSX computer. It looks like a Colecovision game. Maybe being 1985 had something to do with it. Early fighting games on consoles were lousy in general. I know that something much closer to the arcade version could've been done on the NES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: Maybe being 1985 had something to do with it. Early fighting games on consoles were lousy in general. I know that something much closer to the arcade version could've been done on the NES. My guess was that maybe it was rushed since it was one of Konami's first releases, but it's barely even playable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: My guess was that maybe it was rushed since it was one of Konami's first releases, but it's barely even playable. That you can stunlock enemies to death with repeated jumpkicks in the early rom version makes me agree with this theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 The C64 version still looks flawed, but closer to what the NES version should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 Geral and genre scoreboards updated. @PII is our 2023 VGS NES Weekly Contest Arcade champion. The arcade competition was fiery, with several players reaching the last week with a shoot for the title! @Gloves is still top 1 in the Geral leaderboard, with a 7 points lead over @PII. @Bearcat-Doug comes third with 94 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Well done @Bearcat-Doug on claiming the Beat 'Em Up Crown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 7 hours ago, PII said: Well done @Bearcat-Doug on claiming the Beat 'Em Up Crown! Thanks! It looks like we both ended up with two titles each, so congrats to you as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 Geral and genre standings posted. @Gloves still retains the 1st position on the geral scoreboard, 3 points ahead of @PII @Bearcat-Doug secured the 2023 Beat'em up crown! Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, BeaIank said: @Bearcat-Doug secured the 2023 Beat'em up crown! Hooray! Two genre titles and third place overall is a better than I thought I'd do after missing the entire first month and a few weeks during the season. Congrats to @PII and @Gloves on taking the top two spots! Great job @docile tapeworm and @mbd39 on your genre title wins this year! Edited October 2, 2023 by Bearcat-Doug 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Fun year everyone! Best competition around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, docile tapeworm said: Fun year everyone! Best competition around! It was a great season with a lot of competitive players for sure! Edited October 3, 2023 by Bearcat-Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 The Yo Noid contest was way more fun than I expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 14 hours ago, mbd39 said: The Yo Noid contest was way more fun than I expected. Me tying @Gloves and then you tying me was one of the wildest things I've seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Thanks for the great season everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I'm very ready to play more of whatever I happen to feel like playing, but at the same time, now that it's over I already miss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 Final standings for Geral and Genre scoreboards have been posted. @PII takes the 2023 VGS NES WEEKLY CONTEST championship at the last round, with a meagre 3 points lead! And all hail our 2023 genre champions! Puzzle: @mbd39 Action: @PII Shooter: @docile tapeworm Beat em up: @Bearcat-Doug Arcade: @PII Sports: @Bearcat-Doug Thank you all for partaking on this and making it special. We had a total of 24 who posted scores through the course of this season! We will be back in 2024 for more. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Congrats @PII on the regular season championship and the two genre titles. That's one great season! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Congrats @PII on the regular season championship and the two genre titles. That's one great season! Thanks. Admittedly, I was not expecting to do quite so well this year. Nearing the end I was just trying to hang on to 2nd. Once the BearCat wakes up he's a persistently brutal foe to have to compete against! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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