NESfiend | 1,515 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Somehow podiumed on a shooter I think? @docile tapeworm very skinny spirit must have been with me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, PII said: The cherry on my Sunday was I could've tied BlackVega's Commando score on my best run except I opened fire on the final group of soldiers too early and five more guys came out. Whoops! Oh wells. Nice job Morbo. Sub 20K is Slick! Bullets slide offa you! You play wit 'em!! And Well done BlackVega on Galaga! (which you don't like for some reason...?) Yeah, you had to make sure to wait for the guy to wave the white flag before you opened fire at the end of each level, and I would usually wait a little longer to see if any little duders wanted to just run off the screen on their own, but I still don't know how Blackvega got through two levels without firing a single bullet... that would have been crazy close to 15k if he had made it all the way... like 16k or 17k or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Yeah, you had to make sure to wait for the guy to wave the white flag before you opened fire at the end of each level, and I would usually wait a little longer to see if any little duders wanted to just run off the screen on their own, but I still don't know how Blackvega got through two levels without firing a single bullet... that would have been crazy close to 15k if he had made it all the way... like 16k or 17k or something... Yeah, for some reason I thought I had to take out the center guy on 1-4 but otherwise I was always waiting for the guy to wave the white flag... I was never able to get more than one or two guys to run off not counting the guy in green who hops around like a bunny. My lowest level 1 score was 750 not counting the 5k bonus when arriving at 1-2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, PII said: Yeah, for some reason I thought I had to take out the center guy on 1-4 but otherwise I was always waiting for the guy to wave the white flag... I was never able to get more than one or two guys to run off not counting the guy in green who hops around like a bunny. My lowest level 1 score was 750 not counting the 5k bonus when arriving at 1-2.... Before this week, I thought that green guy was the leader that you had to kill to beat the level - I literally thought that's how it worked from my first rental of the game like 35 years ago to the present! I was also killing all three guys in the building on the final base for the first bunch of runs until it finally dawned on me that it would probably just be timed like the other three bases... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,782 Administrator · Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Unfortunately the batteries in mine have died. Such is life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 32 minutes ago, PII said: My lowest level 1 score was 750 not counting the 5k bonus when arriving at 1-2.... The 5k bonus that is advertised as a 1k bonus on the screen that comes up when you complete a level. I kept hoping it may correct itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Gloves said: Unfortunately the batteries in mine have died. Such is life. Pretty sure it's just one Phillips screw holding the cover over a standard watch battery in the back of the left one in the picture, as that's how mine works. As for the smaller one on the right, let me know when you're ready to sell it to a huge Adventure Island fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,782 Administrator · Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Pretty sure it's just one Phillips screw holding the cover over a standard watch battery in the back of the left one in the picture, as that's how mine works. As for the smaller one on the right, let me know when you're ready to sell it to a huge Adventure Island fan I'll keep you in mind if things get dire lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said: I checked the ROM and the mapper he used is compatible with battery-backed RAM. Do you know if he programmed it to save the high score between power cycles? If so, I'm going to make a cart for myself (assuming I can't purchase one anywhere on the net). I just downloaded it myself, and it says it's a 128k UNROM. Not sure where you're getting that it's battery backed... EDIT: Nevermind, apparently the header says it uses a battery, but that's likely a mistake. Edited December 4, 2023 by the_wizard_666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 26 minutes ago, the_wizard_666 said: I just downloaded it myself, and it says it's a 128k UNROM. Not sure where you're getting that it's battery backed... EDIT: Nevermind, apparently the header says it uses a battery, but that's likely a mistake. Yeah, the header said battery back-up, but I just double-checked the list and there isn't a single released battery game that's compatible, so too bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 35 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Yeah, the header said battery back-up, but I just double-checked the list and there isn't a single released battery game that's compatible, so too bad... That's because UNROM is incapable of battery support. MMC1 was the first mapper that supported it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 I will post the final results tonight. I hope y'all had fun with these two games. Commando pacifist looks super interesting to do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,904 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 34 minutes ago, BeaIank said: I will post the final results tonight. I hope y'all had fun with these two games. Commando pacifist looks super interesting to do! I think it was an excellent pair! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Final standings posted. We go into the final round with 20 points left on the table and a fierce battle between 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. This will be exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,024 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Guys, I did it. I have points! Yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: Guys, I did it. I have points! Yes! ...And you're guaranteed points in the final round as well, no matter what kind of scores you post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 This is my method for Commando levels 1-1 and 1-2 pacifist. This doesn't happen every single run and especially those bridges are super bitch and still inconsistent and I keep dying like at least 5 times in a row..... Level 1-3 starts to be super bitch in that bunker area and 1-4 is probably possible to finish pacifist only by a robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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