Richardhead | 2,806 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 A little point pressing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said: @guillavoie @BeaIank Are we supposed to take a picture at the beginning of (or during) the final boss fight? It looks like that's what @Richardhead and @bertsampson did. I took before and after pictures just in case I need to go with the score at the start of the boss fight. I didn't bother killing any of the minions during the boss fight, so my score didn't change. Since you don't see your score again after beating the boss, I would think score at start of boss fight is final score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, Richardhead said: A little point pressing..... Yup, this is going to be worse than Contra Force in my opinion. It's too easy to kill every enemy, even if you have to stop occasionally for them to catch up from behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,806 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, bertsampson said: Yup, this is going to be worse than Contra Force in my opinion. It's too easy to kill every enemy, even if you have to stop occasionally for them to catch up from behind. There’s also some fun spots to make enemies respawn. I could 1up Doug by 10 points and it’d be just subtle enough that nobody would ever know I pressed some points. Except anyone that’s ever played this game for high score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,603 Events Team · Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 We can make it more interesting them. I don't want to make yet another progress, low score thingy. Say... max score is 9990, you need to stop playing when you reach that score, the one that reaches that score the latest in the game wins. So... in order to win you need to take a picture at the start of the boss battle with exactly 9990 points. What do you ladies have to say about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Richardhead said: There’s also some fun spots to make enemies respawn. I could 1up Doug by 10 points and it’d be just subtle enough that nobody would ever know I pressed some points. Except anyone that’s ever played this game for high score. I'm just going to stick with my score. I don't think that I could make any real improvement without intentionally point pressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,806 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I'm just going to stick with my score. I don't think that I could make any real improvement without intentionally point pressing. I wouldn’t be able to get your score without intentionally pressing. Guess I’m just better than you. I’m also sticking with my score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, BeaIank said: We can make it more interesting them. I don't want to make yet another progress, low score thingy. Say... max score is 9990, you need to stop playing when you reach that score, the one that reaches that score the latest in the game wins. So... in order to win you need to take a picture at the start of the boss battle with exactly 9990 points. What do you ladies have to say about this? Sounds like there would be a lot of ties. Low score probably wouldn't be much fun, so I guess it's fine as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Richardhead said: I wouldn’t be able to get your score without intentionally pressing. Guess I’m just better than you. I’m also sticking with my score. I killed everything in my way without intentionally standing around. Thats why I said I would just stick with what I had since I don't think that I could fairly improve upon it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,603 Events Team · Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Sounds like there would be a lot of ties. Low score probably wouldn't be much fun, so I guess it's fine as is. There would be needed some strategic point pressing to not hit 9,990 before the final boss and get there with exactly that score. It wouldn't be so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, BeaIank said: There would be needed some strategic point pressing to not hit 9,990 before the final boss and get there with exactly that score. It wouldn't be so easy. Does the score roll over? I was under the impression that you could just max it out early on and then just play normally the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, BeaIank said: There would be needed some strategic point pressing to not hit 9,990 before the final boss and get there with exactly that score. It wouldn't be so easy. The score doesn't roll over. No way to prove you didn't max the score before the final boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, bertsampson said: The score doesn't roll over. No way to prove you didn't max the score before the final boss. That was what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,603 Events Team · Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, bertsampson said: The score doesn't roll over. No way to prove you didn't max the score before the final boss. Then we lower the limit to 9,500 and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, BeaIank said: Then we lower the limit to 9,500 and done. So, strategically hit as close to 9,500 without going over by the score tally screen before final boss? That would be a pain. Sounds good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,603 Events Team · Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Rules amended. If you break 9,500, you final score is 9,490 and your runs end at the point where you were. In case of 9,490 points ties, progress will be used for tie break. If you make to the boss with exactly 9,500 points, you win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, BeaIank said: Rules amended. If you break 9,500, you final score is 9,490 and your runs end at the point where you were. Wait, that doesn't leave much margin. If my score is 9,480 at the final boss, I would lose to someone who maxes the score on level 3? How about 9,400 or even 9,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,603 Events Team · Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, bertsampson said: Wait, that doesn't leave much margin. If my score is 9,480 at the final boss, I would lose to someone who maxes the score on level 3? How about 9,400 or even 9,000? I will fix the wording. If you make to the final boss, you will be above the others who maxed before it: Any score picture taken at the boss screen takes precedence over 9,500+ points scores. Reaching the boss is a sure way to secure a top 8 spot. That should do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, BeaIank said: I will fix the wording. If you make to the final boss, you will be above the others who maxed before it. So closest to 9,500 without going over is only used as tiebreaker at final boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,603 Events Team · Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, bertsampson said: So closest to 9,500 without going over is only used as tiebreaker at final boss. Kind of. Final boss pictures take precedence over score. Then highest score closer to 9,500 at the final boss will be used as tie break. For 9,490 scores outside the final boss, progress will determine their placing, right below to those who made that far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, BeaIank said: Kind of. Final boss pictures take precedence over score. Then highest score closer to 9,500 at the final boss will be used as tie break. For 9,490 scores outside the final boss, progress will determine their placing, right below to those who made that far. Clear as mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,169 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) aaahhh tie for the win Edited October 5, 2020 by docile tapeworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertsampson | 345 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, docile tapeworm said: aaahhh tie for the win Unfortunately. @Bearcat-Dougjust has to hit 9,500 to cement his only shot at some sort of accolade this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, bertsampson said: Unfortunately. @Bearcat-Dougjust has to hit 9,500 to cement his only shot at some sort of accolade this year. I would have to check the points chart and figure it up, but hitting 9500 exactly should be doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,509 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I think the key/bolt do double the damage, but it's a pain to try and carry it around through the entire stage. Apparently you can take the key with you when you advance screens. I took one in with me to the second boss fight just as an experiment and it worked. He still kicked my ass. Do they make boss fights easier? Guessing not, but with everyone beating the game so easily (or early in the week at least), wondering if Im missing something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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