mbd39 | 2,020 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, BeaIank said: In hindsight, this could have benefitted from highest score at the end of stage 3, but it is a fun game so I thought it would be good to allow a full run. I won't make this mistake with Legendary Wings. Honestly I was expecting you to give us a password to start fully upgraded at mission 23 and have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, BeaIank said: In hindsight, this could have benefitted from highest score at the end of stage 3, but it is a fun game so I thought it would be good to allow a full run. I won't make this mistake with Legendary Wings. Pish posh. @mbd39 was right. This is a game worth trying to go as far as you can. We can have an occasional week with a longer ruleset for games of this quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, BeaIank said: In hindsight, this could have benefitted from highest score at the end of stage 3, but it is a fun game so I thought it would be good to allow a full run. I won't make this mistake with Legendary Wings. 36 minutes ago, NESfiend said: Pish posh. @mbd39 was right. This is a game worth trying to go as far as you can. We can have an occasional week with a longer ruleset for games of this quality I’m with going for full runs on this one. 1943 is a Great game. Edited May 28, 2023 by docile tapeworm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Yeah I'm glad we got to play Isolated Warrior and 1943 in their entireties. Not that I'm actually going to play 1943 in its entirety any time soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: 1943 is really deep for a shooter because of the powerup system. There are so many different ways to play, depending on how you upgrade and which powerups you use. The shooting action is good too. I love it. I always have to remind myself to use the lightning instead of dying I wish it was a bomb instead. 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: One thing I do kind of dislike is having to cycle between the different items/weapons. There is a definite benefit to weapon upgrades but the cycling is annoying in the heat of combat and you can accidentally pick up the wrong upgrade. I usually stick to shotgun. I used shotgun to pull that 2 mill last time. This round I’m flying with the spread shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 My son was about to go to bed and saw me playing 1943. In little kid terms, he asked if we could play a co-op shooter tomorrow. Any suggestions? The more I can carry it and keep him alive, the better. He is 4, so if he has to avoid running into stationary things, even if they are obvious, it won't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, NESfiend said: My son was about to go to bed and saw me playing 1943. In little kid terms, he asked if we could play a co-op shooter tomorrow. Any suggestions? The more I can carry it and keep him alive, the better. He is 4, so if he has to avoid running into stationary things, even if they are obvious, it won't last long. Life Force with the Konami code is just the thing, if you're playing on NES. EDIT: Oh, if he's only 4 then that might still be too hard. I'm not sure. Edited May 28, 2023 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 33 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Life Force with the Konami code is just the thing, if you're playing on NES. EDIT: Oh, if he's only 4 then that might still be too hard. I'm not sure. Yeah, its tough. We beat TMNT turtles in time today on easy. But he isnt even playing a lot of the time. I need something where he can just float along and I can do the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, NESfiend said: Yeah, its tough. We beat TMNT turtles in time today on easy. But he isnt even playing a lot of the time. I need something where he can just float along and I can do the work Legendary Wings is actually a super easy co-op shmup that you would probably be able to kill the large majority of enemies before they got to him. Bosses might be a bit tricky for him though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 6 hours ago, docile tapeworm said: I’m with going for full runs on this one. 1943 is a Great game. Same here. Not many people are going to make it far enough to get an hour long run in. Speaking of long runs, how are you doing? I haven't played since I hit the 2.2 million and I'm done for this week, so if you beat my score, you might as well post it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 5 hours ago, mbd39 said: Life Force with the Konami code is just the thing, if you're playing on NES. EDIT: Oh, if he's only 4 then that might still be too hard. I'm not sure. I was going to suggest the same thing with Contra, but I hate playing with someone else because they can't ever keep up, which makes it harder for me having to wait since I can't move forward when they get too far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 5 hours ago, NESfiend said: Yeah, its tough. We beat TMNT turtles in time today on easy. But he isnt even playing a lot of the time. I need something where he can just float along and I can do the work If you beat Turtles in Time, you could try Final Fight 2 or 3 on easy. I think you said you like Knight of the Round so there's another one. I'm guessing any beat em up with an easy setting would work really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 9 hours ago, NESfiend said: My son was about to go to bed and saw me playing 1943. In little kid terms, he asked if we could play a co-op shooter tomorrow. Any suggestions? The more I can carry it and keep him alive, the better. He is 4, so if he has to avoid running into stationary things, even if they are obvious, it won't last long. Guerrilla War. You start exactly where you died and there's infinite continues. It's perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,774 Administrator · Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Guerrilla War. You start exactly where you died and there's infinite continues. It's perfect. Love that game. Need to get a CIB someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: Guerrilla War. You start exactly where you died and there's infinite continues. It's perfect. That's a great game. I don't think it's come up in the contests since 2013 when some guy named Tom barely beat me for the win that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Gloves said: Love that game. Need to get a CIB someday. Have you played Ikari Warriors III? It strikes me as being similar except you use punches instead of weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,774 Administrator · Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Have you played Ikari Warriors III? It strikes me as being similar except you use punches instead of weapons. I'm sure I have at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, Gloves said: I'm sure I have at some point. It's a fun game, but a little on the easy side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,618 Events Team · Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 Current standings posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 On 5/21/2023 at 2:55 PM, Bearcat-Doug said: I had 1.45 million in 2016 and I think that was just good enough for 5th place. Back in 2013, two people cleared the game and Tom made it all the way to the final battleship. It looks like you're winning this week unless skinny can pull off a huge score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, mbd39 said: It looks like you're winning this week unless skinny can pull off a huge score. I wouldn't rule it out. The fact that he hasn't posted anything makes me wonder if he's got mine beat and doesn't want me trying again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, mbd39 said: It looks like you're winning this week unless skinny can pull off a huge score. 22 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I wouldn't rule it out. The fact that he hasn't posted anything makes me wonder if he's got mine beat and doesn't want me trying again. Edited May 28, 2023 by docile tapeworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: I'm not even home and won't be able to get another run in, so you've most likely got the win if you already beat my score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 @PII hasn't posted a score, so who knows what he's sitting on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I'm not even home and won't be able to get another run in, so you've most likely got the win if you already beat my score. Got to keep an eye out for @PII dude is sneaky too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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