Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 minute ago, docile tapeworm said: Rich coming in with the run of his life! honestly I can’t remember what I scored last time I cleared it. Might have been 65k It doesn't look like it's been played since I won in 2013. I could probably hit 68k with a perfect run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Just now, Bearcat-Doug said: It doesn't look like it's been played since I won in 2013. I could probably hit 68k with a perfect run. I got 66k in 2016. Punchers chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 minute ago, docile tapeworm said: I got 66k in 2016. Punchers chance! I was a contest mod that year and had a 67,217 that didn't count towards the official scoreboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I was a contest mod that year and had a 67,217 that didn't count towards the official scoreboard. Ya i remember I barely pulled off that 66k it was a sloppy run for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said: Ya i remember I barely pulled off that 66k it was a sloppy run for sure. Yeah, you gotta clean that up to get in the 67k range. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 10 hours ago, Richardhead said: Hope this brings Doug back to play more this week. We can battle it out for 3rd or 4th place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,517 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Yeah, you gotta clean that up to get in the 67k range. Man, all this is making me want to ditch pinball for rad racer. Thats probably happening in about 5 minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, NESfiend said: Man, all this is making me want to ditch pinball for rad racer. Thats probably happening in about 5 minutes That's pretty much what I'm doing. I already managed a 67k score so I should be good to go when the contest gets here. Edited August 3, 2023 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,533 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 The ruleset will require you play with a power glove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,979 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 1 hour ago, G-type said: The ruleset will require you play with a power glove. If I had a power glove, I'd soooo be down for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,517 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 3 hours ago, RH said: If I had a power glove, I'd soooo be down for that. If you had a power glove, you would know that it functions like hot garbage and would quiver in fear at the thought of this possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 1 hour ago, NESfiend said: If you had a power glove, you would know that it functions like hot garbage and would quiver in fear at the thought of this possibility For some reason I got a U Force for Christmas as a kid one year. I couldn't get it to do anything. Ironically, I ended up breaking it when I punched the front panel in a futile attempt to play Punch Out with it like in the TV commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 6 hours ago, G-type said: The ruleset will require you play with a power glove. I've never used one, but even the kid in The Wizard couldn't make it look fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/2/2023 at 9:11 AM, Richardhead said: Can’t believe all the snipe hate. Fine. score updated. Hope this brings Doug back to play more this week. We can battle it out for 3rd or 4th place I hope you get the win this week if I don't. I tried again all morning and couldn't bump my score any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,030 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I hope you get the win this week if I don't. I tried again all morning and couldn't bump my score any. Once you're on the bottom half of the playfield, if rng wants you to lose a ball, you'll lose a ball. It'll bounce from the bumpers right down the side or between the flippers with nothing you can do about it. There's some skill but also a bunch of luck involved. I can try a bunch of times and keep losing because of some random BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,841 Administrator · Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: Once you're on the bottom half of the playfield, if rng wants you to lose a ball, you'll lose a ball. It'll bounce from the bumpers right down the side or between the flippers with nothing you can do about it. There's some skill but also a bunch of luck involved. I can try a bunch of times and keep losing because of some random BS. Pisses me off when you've got the side savers and the ball goes in, uses it up, bounces out, then bounces right back into the side. The game seriously just flips you off like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: Once you're on the bottom half of the playfield, if rng wants you to lose a ball, you'll lose a ball. It'll bounce from the bumpers right down the side or between the flippers with nothing you can do about it. There's some skill but also a bunch of luck involved. I can try a bunch of times and keep losing because of some random BS. I basically just gave up after having a half dozen balls go down between the flippers with nothing I could do about it. That's where the lack of a tilt function really gets on my nerves. Edited August 4, 2023 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Gloves said: Pisses me off when you've got the side savers and the ball goes in, uses it up, bounces out, then bounces right back into the side. The game seriously just flips you off like that. It flips me off on the title screen when I realize this game is 40 years old and I'm still older than it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,517 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/3/2023 at 2:43 PM, Bearcat-Doug said: I've never used one, but even the kid in The Wizard couldn't make it look fun. Disagree there. He made it look AWESOME. I asked for one for christmas. My dad tried it out at KB toys and said it was junk. One of the only things I ever asked for and didnt get. I was livid. Years later, I bought a used one as an adult. Tried it out. Badly wanted to like it. It doesnt work for shit. Called dad and apologized for my childhood shenanigans. I took it to 30th anniversary wizard convention and got it signed by the wizard himself, Luke Edwards. Luke is like the nicest guy you will ever meet btw. So at least its a cool part of my gameroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 39 minutes ago, NESfiend said: Disagree there. He made it look AWESOME. I asked for one for christmas. My dad tried it out at KB toys and said it was junk. One of the only things I ever asked for and didnt get. I was livid. Years later, I bought a used one as an adult. Tried it out. Badly wanted to like it. It doesnt work for shit. Called dad and apologized for my childhood shenanigans. I took it to 30th anniversary wizard convention and got it signed by the wizard himself, Luke Edwards. Luke is like the nicest guy you will ever meet btw. So at least its a cool part of my gameroom. At least you didn't get it signed by Jackie Vinson that used it it the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, NESfiend said: Disagree there. He made it look AWESOME. I asked for one for christmas. My dad tried it out at KB toys and said it was junk. One of the only things I ever asked for and didnt get. I was livid. Years later, I bought a used one as an adult. Tried it out. Badly wanted to like it. It doesnt work for shit. Called dad and apologized for my childhood shenanigans. I took it to 30th anniversary wizard convention and got it signed by the wizard himself, Luke Edwards. Luke is like the nicest guy you will ever meet btw. So at least its a cool part of my gameroom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,979 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 New score posted. Man, I was really hoping to break 200k. I will probably try more but considering how long it too get there, this might be it for me. Considering this game came out in 1983, I think it’s Ana amazing pinball game. It is limited in size on the cartridge, and you can tell that some reasonable thought was put into this game to make it feel like a pinball and all of the little components were considered to make it feel like a basic EM. No, it’s not perfect but again, this was 1983 and barely out of the era of 2600 games. This was one of the first games my grandpa bought for his NES. I played it a lot and I think I enjoy it more now that I did as a kid because I understand the bit of strategy you can use. I’m sure it’s not the best NES Pinball game but considering it’s historic place in Nintendo’s game line-up, I think it’s fantastic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 @Bearcat-Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said: @Bearcat-Doug Not gonna lie, that is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 2:08 PM, Richardhead said: I’ve got a score higher than Doug. Can’t say it’ll hold up though. I've tried the last two days and the best score I got was 158k. You just might have another win this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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