weekly contest VGS Weekly Contest - Adventure Island

[mbd39 | 2,020]

1 minute ago, skinnygrinny said:

all the power ups seem that way. hey theres an egg for whatever random reason you didnt get it last time lol

The hidden eggs aren't as bad to find. The invisible eggs block your projectiles so keep shooting and you'll find them.

 

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

@MeganJoanne @ookii_risu we need you in here for balance

[Gloves | 11,778]

5 minutes ago, skinnygrinny said:

i aint dying on the first stage fool get off me. get good.

All I'm saying is that 1 life rules aren't particularly good at bringing in new players and making them long-term participants. It really only caters to the people who already do this regularly. Obviously this is not aimed at you.

[mbd39 | 2,020]

Super Mario is going to be another one life contest but thank god it's much easier than Adventure Island.

 

[MeganJoanne | 365]

9 minutes ago, skinnygrinny said:

@MeganJoanne @ookii_risu we need you in here for balance

I posted a score. Also I have rarely ever played this game and hate it so me getting in anything decent is unlikely.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

2 minutes ago, Gloves said:

All I'm saying is that 1 life rules aren't particularly good at bringing in new players and making them long-term participants. It really only caters to the people who already do this regularly. Obviously this is not aimed at you.

i know it wasnt aimed at me little buddy. i was only breaking the six foot rule to get to know ya. i see your point but let me ask you this. if you came in here green would you quit playing because it was too hard? 

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

1 minute ago, MeganJoanne said:

I posted a score. Also I have rarely ever played this game and hate it so me getting in anything decent is unlikely.

i have never cared for this one much either. but i think if you play it a little more you will start to like it.

[Gloves | 11,778]

1 minute ago, skinnygrinny said:

i know it wasnt aimed at me little buddy. i was only breaking the six foot rule to get to know ya. i see your point but let me ask you this. if you came in here green would you quit playing because it was too hard? 

Me, no. 

I'd just personally prefer that it was more inclusive, that's all. 

And frankly I don't see 1 life rules as inherently more difficult, only more frustrating. I think it's more impressive to dive into the mechanics of a game and really maximize it. Memorizing the layout of levels is easy, and more or less all that's required to 1 life a game.

[MeganJoanne | 365]

1 minute ago, skinnygrinny said:

i have never cared for this one much either. but i think if you play it a little more you will start to like it.

I hated Star Force before the contest, but during the contest I got addicted to it, but I still hate it and will never play it again, unless perhaps for another contest, maybe.

[mbd39 | 2,020]

The only thing that you can't do in a one life contest to maximize score is burn lives. You can do anything else to maximize it.

 

[Richardhead | 2,813]

13 minutes ago, Gloves said:

All I'm saying is that 1 life rules aren't particularly good at bringing in new players and making them long-term participants. It really only caters to the people who already do this regularly. Obviously this is not aimed at you.

I get my ass handed to me regularly and I’m still here

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

2 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

The only thing that you can't do in a one life contest to maximize score is burn lives. You can do anything else to maximize it.

 

does anybody else use the trophy emoji to say like a "your the champ! wooooooo!"?

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

7 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Me, no. 

I'd just personally prefer that it was more inclusive, that's all. 

And frankly I don't see 1 life rules as inherently more difficult, only more frustrating. I think it's more impressive to dive into the mechanics of a game and really maximize it. Memorizing the layout of levels is easy, and more or less all that's required to 1 life a game.

1 life, maximize points or both its all memorization only different dimensions of it. 

idk if ive ever thought of something more frustrating without being more difficult... but maybe i havent thought about it enough.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

7 minutes ago, MeganJoanne said:

I hated Star Force before the contest, but during the contest I got addicted to it, but I still hate it and will never play it again, unless perhaps for another contest, maybe.

lol touche' i said that about star force last time we played and i can honestly say that i did enjoy it again

[guillavoie | 1,208]

32 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Me, no. 

I'd just personally prefer that it was more inclusive, that's all. 

And frankly I don't see 1 life rules as inherently more difficult, only more frustrating. I think it's more impressive to dive into the mechanics of a game and really maximize it. Memorizing the layout of levels is easy, and more or less all that's required to 1 life a game.

I think you're making good points and we're taking good notes of all players' input to adjust our ruling for games, so thanks for giving your opinion.

Though, as a fan of occasional 1-life ruling myself, I will counter argue to you that there's not much more 'mechanics to dive into' in many games playing them with 1 life VS many lives. The only thing standing apart in many cases is the possibility to burn your extra lives at the best spot(s), which means just repeating a sequence that you'd be trying to do more tightly in a 1-life setting.

But the point that 1-life is less fair to newcomers is definitely something to consider in the future.

Edit : Michael beat me to my point!

I'd add that one of the VERY useful feature of 1-life ruling is to reduce the time a single run can take, which is a big plus in many games, AND it get rid of all the loopholes possible with getting extra lives, be it with scoring marks or picking 1up in stages.

[BeaIank | 1,618]

Adventure Island has to be 1 life.
Once you die and lose your weapon, it becomes a totally different, much harder game. No point in forcing people to keep playing for points once they lose the axe/fire.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

1 hour ago, mbd39 said:

The invisible eggs block your projectiles so keep shooting and you'll find them.

 

ive lost a life due to this more times than one lol

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

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Edited April 3, 2020 by skinnygrinny

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

im getting really good at area 1 round 1

[Murray | 2,448]

2 hours ago, Richardhead said:

I get my ass handed to me regularly and I’m still here

Kinda like Korckle 

[mbd39 | 2,020]

I miss Korckle. He was my new bestest friend.

 

[ninjistar | 517]

2 hours ago, Richardhead said:

I get my ass handed to me regularly and I’m still here

Same. But I suppose it's not common for someone to show up and play nearly every week until the end. They should call us hoagies n grinders!

[Gloves | 11,778]

1 hour ago, BeaIank said:

Adventure Island has to be 1 life.
Once you die and lose your weapon, it becomes a totally different, much harder game. No point in forcing people to keep playing for points once they lose the axe/fire.

I disagree, but that's not to say that there's a right or a wrong here.

[bertsampson | 345]

Burning lives for points is no fun to me.  I like being able to do a run in five to ten minutes are whatever the game requires to finish it.  I prefer either 1-life, or extra points for beating the game with lives remaining.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

2 minutes ago, bertsampson said:

Burning lives for points is no fun to me.  I like being able to do a run in five to ten minutes are whatever the game requires to finish it.  I prefer either 1-life, or extra points for beating the game with lives remaining.

wampie a true champion