8bitdontquit | 226 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 L11... 68810 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,210 Events Team · Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 This week has been a quite unusual one for the NES Weekly Contest, as we needed the help of a carpenter to reshape and resize our winning podium. Indeed, through the effect of some very debatable set of rules approved by the dummies who are running this show, players were encourage to basically stand on a POW block and/or hide near some green pipe for about 5 hours. Everyone who passed this rite of initiation were granted a tie for 1st place, which resulted in 6 players (@bertsampson @Kid Dracula @ninjistar @0xDEAFC0DE @Bearcat-Doug @Jeevan) sitting together awkwardly on our Mario Bros. throne. Congratulations to you guys, hope you have enough space up there! As a result of this, the distribution of points between them will go as follow : we'll first add all the points for the 6 top ranks (11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 51), and then we'll divide them equally between them. So, 51 divided by 6 gives... wait a minute, 8.5??? We can't give half points? This will look like shit on the leaderboard! Aww, nevermind, I'll just ask for that carpenter guy to resize that 51 into a 54, so 9 points to all 1st places it will be! See ya all bunch of merry men and women for the Recca contest! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Oh yeah, if anyone was still curious. It's impossible for the fireballs to hit you when you are half way between screens. So, hiding there on the lowest level lets you hit the icicle without anything being able to damage you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjistar | 517 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said: Oh yeah, if anyone was still curious. It's impossible for the fireballs to hit you when you are half way between screens. So, hiding there on the lowest level lets you hit the icicle without anything being able to damage you. This is what I was doing initially, but decided there had to be a faster way. So I tried the POW block, hoping the enemies couldn't hit me (and they don't). I would only kill one or two enemies at the start of the level so that the icicle would appear, but the fireballs would not. I felt this made the farming go about 20%-30% faster (7 seconds to respawn and hit versus 10 seconds). Still, it's a long grind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, ninjistar said: This is what I was doing initially, but decided there had to be a faster way. So I tried the POW block, hoping the enemies couldn't hit me (and they don't). I would only kill one or two enemies at the start of the level so that the icicle would appear, but the fireballs would not. I felt this made the farming go about 20%-30% faster (7 seconds to respawn and hit versus 10 seconds). Still, it's a long grind. Red fireballs are worth 1000 points, and green worth 200, so POW block and jumping down to hit the green fireballs and back, then getting the icicle wherever it may be, and then getting the red fireball whenever it spawned, all while dodging the last enemy seemed to be the fastest method. You could also leave a turtle or bug as your last enemy and flip them over as many times as possible for 10 points per flip onto their back. But then you miss most of the green fireballs. Oh, and no icicles on the first 8 phases, so fireballs was it for my Phase 1 max score. I already convinced the moderators that should be the contest for next time. Highest score, run ends on phase 2! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Congrats to @bertsampson, @ninjistar, @Kid Dracula, @0xDEAFC0DE and @Jeevan on rolling the score this week. Great job everyone! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 18 hours ago, 42 foot tapeworm said: 10 You seriously went with this? You got 3 points for a 3 second score, so you might be the smartest guy around here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 5 hours ago, bertsampson said: Red fireballs are worth 1000 points, and green worth 200, so POW block and jumping down to hit the green fireballs and back, then getting the icicle wherever it may be, and then getting the red fireball whenever it spawned, all while dodging the last enemy seemed to be the fastest method. You could also leave a turtle or bug as your last enemy and flip them over as many times as possible for 10 points per flip onto their back. But then you miss most of the green fireballs. Oh, and no icicles on the first 8 phases, so fireballs was it for my Phase 1 max score. I already convinced the moderators that should be the contest for next time. Highest score, run ends on phase 2! I honestly expected you to say you found something like the DK ladder trick and you were rolling the score in 5 minutes while the rest of us were grinding it out for hours like idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dracula | 126 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 7 hours ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said: Oh yeah, if anyone was still curious. It's impossible for the fireballs to hit you when you are half way between screens. So, hiding there on the lowest level lets you hit the icicle without anything being able to damage you. That’s the way I figured it out. I didn’t even pause the game when I took breaks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,627 Events Team · Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 I will post the final scoreboard tonight. Thank you all for participating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 14 hours ago, ninjistar said: This is what I was doing initially, but decided there had to be a faster way. So I tried the POW block, hoping the enemies couldn't hit me (and they don't). I would only kill one or two enemies at the start of the level so that the icicle would appear, but the fireballs would not. I felt this made the farming go about 20%-30% faster (7 seconds to respawn and hit versus 10 seconds). Still, it's a long grind. I tried both and I found the POW block to be quicker. That is if you consider five and a half hours quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said: Oh yeah, if anyone was still curious. It's impossible for the fireballs to hit you when you are half way between screens. So, hiding there on the lowest level lets you hit the icicle without anything being able to damage you. Dammmmmmn had I know this I may have done it that way. Standing on POW box, I could farm 10 or 15k but kept getting hit with fireballs. The prospect of mastering that and then doing it for 5+ hours was just way too much. Edited June 15, 2020 by NESfiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, NESfiend said: Dammmmmmn had I know this I may have done it that way. Standing on POW box, I could farm 10 or 15k but kept getting hit with fireballs. The prospect of mastering that and then doing it for 5+ hours was just way too much. It really is as easy as it sounds when you get the hang of it. Doing the same thing over and over for 5 hours was the tough part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,627 Events Team · Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 I can't believe we had 6 players tied for 1st this week. This game is now BANNED from the weekly contest! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,024 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, BeaIank said: I can't believe we had 6 players tied for 1st this week.This game is now BANNED from the weekly contest! Oh, thank fucking Christ. Edited June 16, 2020 by mbd39 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,627 Events Team · Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Just now, mbd39 said: Oh, thank fucking Christ. It almost killed me on that 2016, 2017? tier 2 finals as well. It is now getting what it deserves! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, BeaIank said: I can't believe we had 6 players tied for 1st this week. This game is now BANNED from the weekly contest! Can't say I didnt see that coming. Right call though. Edited June 16, 2020 by NESfiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 minute ago, NESfiend said: Can't say I didnt see that coming. Right call though. It might actually work as a low score contest, but I'm perfectly fine with it if I never have to play that game again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I know only one more person rolled it, but here's another $100 to charity. Let's really never play this game ever again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Seriously guys the generosity to the charity means a lot to me, it's really really appreciated! I'm not even out here asking and you're all just on it. Ya love to see it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjistar | 517 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 8 hours ago, BeaIank said: I can't believe we had 6 players tied for 1st this week. This game is now BANNED from the weekly contest! That seems a bit extreme We could always play for low score, furthest progression (or perhaps something else we've not thought of). Even just furthest progression might be okay. But I can agree that for high score, this is a mega grind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Gloves said: Seriously guys the generosity to the charity means a lot to me, it's really really appreciated! I'm not even out here asking and you're all just on it. Ya love to see it. Your marathons gave me the idea and since this week was definitely a marathon, it seemed like a good fit. Hopefully you absolutely crush your goal this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 51 minutes ago, ninjistar said: That seems a bit extreme We could always play for low score, furthest progression (or perhaps something else we've not thought of). Even just furthest progression might be okay. But I can agree that for high score, this is a mega grind! Something like Phase 30, low score/progression should keep a full run at around a half hour. I'm still in no hurry to play this again anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjistar | 517 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Something like Phase 30, low score/progression should keep a full run at around a half hour. I'm still in no hurry to play this again anytime soon. Why is phase 30 the cutoff everyone is selecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, ninjistar said: Why is phase 30 the cutoff everyone is selecting? I just used that as an example since that's the cutoff that was used for the contest. With low score rules, you could knock out an entire run in under 30 minutes, so that seems like a reasonable number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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