mbd39 | 2,024 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Oh well at least I got my scores in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,904 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Wait, do I have about 3 more hours to improve my score or are those standings tentative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJimtendo | 1,123 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Minor update as promised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,904 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, SuperJimtendo said: Minor update as promised Sure, it was the points list that threw me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,813 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 57 minutes ago, RH said: Wait, do I have about 3 more hours to improve my score or are those standings tentative? 11 pm VAGs time is east coast time. You’ve got 2 more hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Toxic Avengers - 4400 Boulder Dash - 4440 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJimtendo | 1,123 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Player 444444444 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 14319 and 99900 for Boulder Dash and Toxic Crusaders respectively. BTW after playing it for a bit longer I just realized the controls in BD are just ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT. Just purely inconsistent whoreshit. Seriously who programmed this..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJimtendo | 1,123 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 whelp....it was fun while it lasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,024 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 47 minutes ago, BlackVega said: 14319 and 99900 for Boulder Dash and Toxic Crusaders respectively. BTW after playing it for a bit longer I just realized the controls in BD are just ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT. Just purely inconsistent whoreshit. Seriously who programmed this..... You must have the patience of a saint to get that Toxic Crusaders score. How long did that take??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: You must have the patience of a saint to get that Toxic Crusaders score. How long did that take??? I was wondering the same thing. Once I saw point scumming was legal, I was like, "aw man, how much can I take?" I got about a quarter of the way to max score after about an hour maybe and that's where I found my personal answer. Looks like BlackVega is going to have a healthy point lead after Round 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Where was the point pressing in Toxic Avengers? I know we were supposed to be doing it. It just never jumped out at me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, PII said: Where was the point pressing in Toxic Avengers? I know we were supposed to be doing it. It just never jumped out at me.... Easiest way is killing the first three dudes then fall in the first whirlpool to reset the level and wash, rinse, repeat. Boring as all f'n get out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Easiest way is killing the first three dudes then fall in the first whirlpool to reset the level and wash, rinse, repeat. Boring as all f'n get out... Aach!, of course. I went into one intentionally right off the bat and never bothered to put that together... Oh well, like you say, that would have been a bore. Looks like BlackVega is the #1 Farmhand around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just now, PII said: Aach!, of course. I went into one intentionally right off the bat and never bothered to put that together... Oh well, like you say, that would have been a bore. Looks like BlackVega is the #1 Farmhand around here. You and I will be tied for second if @NESfiend doesn't pop in last second and drop a deuce on us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 @BlackVega Nicely done. All the way through Volcano World on 1 life is dedication! 5 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: You and I will be tied for second if @NESfiend doesn't pop in last second and drop a deuce on us... @NESfiend I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed. Ah fuck it, I'm angry too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 @Dr. Morbis Feels like forever since I got to compete with the Mighty Morbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Just now, PII said: @Dr. Morbis Feels like forever since I got to compete with the Mighty Morbo! Well it looks like it's on like Donkey Kong now. I honestly didn't even consider anyone else a contender; I thought it would be you and I at the top with many points splitting us from third place. But along came.... BlackVega?!?!? I'm going to have to brush up on my Galaga and Gold Medal Challenge skills while you guys are stuffin' yourselves with turkey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: while you guys are stuffin' yourselves with turkey... Damn Canadians. Apparently you're to be blamed for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 @mbd39 I thought you were gonna be goin hard this week.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, PII said: Damn Canadians. Apparently you're to be blamed for everything. Just don't blame us for the controls in Boulder Dash. I swear every death was because of them. It doesn't even blank the screen when you pause so I would pause to plan my moves, then as soon as I try to do something, the game is like, nope - you dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Just don't blame us for the controls in Boulder Dash. I swear every death was because of them. It doesn't even blank the screen when you pause so I would pause to plan my moves, then as soon as I try to do something, the game is like, nope - you dead! Yeah, controls were really frustrating for a while. Boulder Dash has been on my "To Play List" forever. I've always wondered why it's inexpensive. Now I know. Still I'd like to play the whole thing one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, PII said: Yeah, controls were really frustrating for a while. Boulder Dash has been on my "To Play List" forever. I've always wondered why it's inexpensive. Now I know. Still I'd like to play the whole thing one of these days. So would I, but I think it only lets you continue at the start of each world, so beating some of those later worlds of the second quest in one game is going to be a bear. It's actually a quality game but the "tapping a direction doesn't move you" controls kinda kill it. It feels like the first Mega Man where if you tap right, he just wiggles his toe instead of moving a pixel; in Boulder Dash, if you tap right, you think you'll move one full square (since it's a grid system) but you don't move at all: you need a sustained input on the D-pad to make him move, which is counter-intuitive for NES players used to every other game in the library. They also should have let you push skulls without holding the button down as well. Those two changes would have put the game in the upper echelons of NES puzzlers since the level design, graphics, music, etc are all top notch. Edited November 20, 2023 by Dr. Morbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: They also should have let you push skulls without holding the button down You can. If you hold "A" and push the boulder/skull moves but you do not. If you just push w/o holding "A" you move with it. There are some very good ideas in this game. I'm very curious now how some other ports play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, PII said: You can. If you hold "A" and push the boulder/skull moves but you do not. If you just push w/o holding "A" you move with it. There are some very good ideas in this game. I'm very curious now how some other ports play... That never seemed to work for me (probably because I was tapping the direction in order to not move my player) but I also have less than an hour of total play time on this game in my life, so I'll keep this in mind whenever the time comes for me to do a deep dive. I'm on a lifelong quest to beat every game in the library, so I'll get to it eventually... Edited November 20, 2023 by Dr. Morbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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