**VideoGameSage NES Weekly Contest Leaderboard & Rules 2021**

[guillavoie | 1,228]

Welcome to the 2021 VideoGameSage NES Weekly Contests! 
 

Weekly Contest Moderators
Bea_Iank
guillavoie

GENERAL CONTEST RULES

Please read these rules carefully before you submit a score.  Failure to comply with the rules may result in your score being disqualified.  If you're new to the contests, please take a few minutes to read over the rules to make sure you submit your scores correctly.

Posting Scores

- In order to submit a score for the contest, take a picture of your score with your VGS user name written or typed on a piece of paper, which must be present in the picture. Your VGS user name MUST be in the picture or the score will be invalid and not accepted or considered.
- The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid.  No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted.  No screenshots by hitting "print screen" on a computer will be allowed.  You must take a picture of your computer monitor.  There may be instances where this will be acceptable, but it will be at the discretion of the contest organizers.
- Old scores from past contests are not acceptable as submissions.  You must play the game during the week it has been selected for the contests.  Anyone suspected as passing off an old score as a new one will have their score disqualified and asked to resubmit a new one.
- When posting a new score, please begin your post by typing out your score.  Larger font (18pt) is preferred.
- If you are posting an updated score, please edit your initial post with the new photo and score. You can still create a separate new post as a bump to notify you edited your score if desired.  Editing your original post makes it much easier for the contest organizers to tally up the scores at the end of the week and also ensures that we don't make a mistake and credit you for the wrong score.

Systems

- NTSC systems will be the only consoles allowed for the contests.  PAL systems and games will not be allowed.  There are some PAL games that are optimized to run at the same speed and difficulty as NTSC games.  These will be allowed for use in the contests, but you MUST contact contest organizers first before using such a game so that we can investigate it.  Failure to contact us first could result in your score being disqualified.

Emulators

- Emulators ARE allowed to be used in the weekly contests. However, anything that may give a player an advantage with an emulator over playing on the system is NOT allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, save states, Game Genie codes, altered ROMS, and turbo controls.  It is preferred if everyone plays on a console.
- There may be some weeks where emulator use will not be allowed.  If we choose not to use emulators for a specific week, it will be noted in the rules.  This means NO emulators can be used whatsoever and the game MUST be played on a console.  If we play a game and emulators are forbidden and someone still submits a score using an emulator, the score will be ignored..

PowerPak

- A PowerPak IS allowed to be used in the competition with the same regulations as with emulators. You may not use save states, Game Genies codes, altered ROMs or anything else that would give you an advantage over playing with the regular cartridge.

Points and Leaderboards

- Each week the top 8 players who submitted scores will earn points as follows:

     1st – 11 points
     2nd – 10 points
     3rd – 9 points
     4th – 8 points
     5th – 7 points
     6th – 6 points
     7th – 5 points
     8th – 4 points
     Participation – 3 points

- Anyone who finishes below 8th place will earn 3 participation points.
- There will only be 1 regular leaderboard throughout the year, which will lead right up to the tournament.  The leaderboard style will be the same as 2017 and all points on the leaderboard will be cumulative.
- There will still be genre leaderboards for 2021.  This year we decided to change the formula a little, thanks to @NESfiend's suggestion to have a racing genre separate of the sports genre. There will be a total of 8 genres played this year :

     Platformer
     Action
     Arcade
     Beat 'Em Up
     Puzzle
     Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up
     Sports
     Racing

- All games played in the 2021 contests will be reflective of those genres.  The genre leaderboards will use the same point system as the regular leaderboard, and whoever finishes atop each leaderboard prior to the start of the year-end tournament will win that genre and will be rewarded with a VGS Charms.
- The genre leaderboards are just for fun and will not impact anyone's standing in the tournaments.  So, if you feel you excel at Beat 'Em Ups, go for the Beat 'Em Up Charms.

Participation Score

- There may be instances where the rules of a game will require you to attain a minimum number of points in order to earn participation points for that week.  For example, if we play Double Dragon, you may be required to score at least 50,000 to earn participation points toward the leaderboard.  Participation scores will be noted in the rules if they will be used for a specific week.  In the event we set a participation score, any scores submitted that do not meet the minimum amount of points will be ignored.

Controllers

- Turbo Controllers are NOT allowed to be used. Neither are any controllers that give you any advantage over regular controllers, such as slow motion or turbo ability.
- If anyone is suspected of using turbo functions, slow motion abilities, etc from a controller, your score will be disqualified and you will be banned from further competition.

Cheating

- Cheating will NOT be tolerated in any form. This contest is based on trust and honor. Anyone found cheating will be banned from further competition.
- The use of point glitches to intentionally increase (or in the case of a low score contest, decrease) your score are frowned upon and not allowed in the contests.  If a point glitch is discovered that can create an unfair advantage, the rules for the game will be altered to ban the glitch.  Anyone suspected of using point glitches will have their score disqualified.
- If there is suspicion of a participant cheating, the contest moderators will review the case and the member may be asked to present further evidence of their score.  Further evidence includes, but is not limited to, video recordings and/or extra pictures.
- If you suspect another participant of cheating, do NOT call them out in the contest threads.  Please send a PM to the contest organizers and we will review the score.  Posting accusations in the contest threads creates unnecessary drama and stress for all involved and will NOT be tolerated.

Sportsmanship and Overall Conduct

- Please be a good sport while playing in the weekly contests.  While smack talk and the occasional vent are fine, please do not get carried away with it.  This includes, but is not limited to, name calling, excessive venting/complaining/whining, excessive profanity, cocky attitudes, arguing with contest moderators, accusations of cheating, cluttering threads with nonsense posts, etc.  Participants who cannot be good sports will receive a warning from me.  If your overall conduct is still considered to be in poor taste, you will be banned from the contests.
- Disrupting of the weekly contests in any way will NOT be tolerated.  This includes, but is not limited to, trolling, name calling, unauthorized prize giveaways, unnecessary drama, etc.  Anyone who disrupts the weekly contests in any form will be reported to a site moderator.

Tournament

- There will be one tournament played this year and that will be hosted in a matter of weeks after the end of the regular season. 
- The number of competitors will be based on how many people participate and will be announced prior to the start of the tournament.
- Anyone who earns a spot in the tournament will receive a PM asking for them to confirm their tournament spot prior to the start of the competition.  Those who can't or are unwilling to participate will have their spot forfeited to the next available person.

RANDOM PRIZES

- Random prizes will be given out throughout the year whenever we have a prize to offer.  These will be announced at random with no particular dates set in stone.  More than likely, anyone who participates in a particular contest will entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize.  These prizes will be video game related in some way.
- To make it fair for everyone who plays in the contests, you can only win one random prize for the year.
- If anyone is interested in donating prizes to the weekly contests, please contact contest organizers first so arrangements can be made.  Do not feel compelled to have to donate to the weekly contests, but if you really want to, feel free to do it.
- If anyone wants to give away a prize on their own time for a particular contest, you must contact the contest organizers first to get authorization to do so.  Any unauthorized giveaways will NOT be allowed.
- In the event you win a prize, whether it be a random drawing or a tournament prize, we will send you a PM requesting your mailing address.  When giving your mailing address, please give your full name (first and last name) and not just your first name or VGS user name.  We want to ensure you receive your prize quickly and safely. .Once your package leaves our hands and is submitted to the post office, we will be not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, or returned packages.  If you are afraid something may happen to your prize, please request insurance.

  
UPCOMING GAMES FOR 2021

NOTE: This list may be revised with or without notice.  In the event we are not playing a game for a specific week, it will be noted as such on the schedule. The genre for each game is listed after the game title.  

 

2021-03-14	SMB 3	Platformer
2021-03-21	Smash TV	Action
2021-03-28	Blue Marlin	Sports
2021-04-04	Super Sprint	Racing
2021-04-11	Marble Madness	Arcade
2021-04-18	Spartan X 2 (Famicom)	Beat Em Up
2021-04-25	Alpha Mission	Shooter
2021-05-02	Quarth (Famicom)	Puzzle
2021-05-09	Break Week
2021-05-16	Antartic Adventure (Famicom)	Action
2021-05-23	Rad Racer II	Racing
2021-05-30	Battletoads	Beat Em Up
2021-06-06	Silk Worm	Shooter
2021-06-13	Vice Project Doom	Platformer
2021-06-20	World Games	Sports
2021-06-27	Battle City (Famicom)	Arcade
2021-07-04	Dr. Mario	Puzzle
2021-07-11	Break Week
2021-07-18	F1-Race (Famicom)	Racing
2021-07-25	Double Dragon	Beat Em Up
2021-08-01	Wrecking Crew	Puzzle
2021-08-08	Cobra Triangle	Action
2021-08-15	Elevator Action	Arcade
2021-08-22	Gradius 2 (Famicom)	Shooter
2021-08-29	M.U.S.C.L.E.	Sports
2021-09-05	Kid Niki	Platformer
2021-09-12	Break Week
2021-09-19	Nekketsu Street Basket (Famicom)	Sports
2021-09-26	Thunder and Lightning	Arcade
2021-10-03	P.O.W.	Beat Em Up
2021-10-10	Adventure of Dino Riki	Action
2021-10-17	R.C. Pro-Am II	Racing
2021-10-24	Galaga	Shooter
2021-10-31	Klax	Puzzle
2021-11-07	Holy Diver (Famicom)	Platformer
2021-11-14	Break Week
2021-11-21	Tournament

Note : Some special contests might be held during the break weeks, TBD!

 

 

Games by Genre

Platformer
SMB 3
Vice Project Doom
Kid Niki
Holy Diver (Famicom)

Action
Adventure of Dino Riki
Smash TV
Cobra Triangle
Antartic Adventure (Famicom)

Arcade
Thunder and Lightning
Elevator Action
Marble Madness
Battle City (Famicom)

Beat Em Up
Double Dragon
P.O.W.
Battletoads
Spartan X 2 (Famicom)

Puzzle
Wrecking Crew
Dr. Mario
Klax
Quarth (Famicom

Shooter
Alpha Mission
Galaga
Silk Worm
Gradius 2 (Famicom)

Sports
M.U.S.C.L.E.
World Games
Blue Marlin
Nekketsu Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes (Famicom)

Racing
R.C. Pro-Am II
Super Sprint
Rad Racer II
F1-Race (Famicom)

[BeaIank | 1,694]

GERAL SCOREBOARD

1st	Dr. Morbis	240
2nd	NESfiend	221
3rd	PII	198
4th	0xDEAFC0DE	183
5th	mbd39	169
6th	bertsampson	161
7th	Krunch	153
8th	Jeevan	121
9th	Bearcat-Doug	112
10th	docile tapeworm	84
11th	Richardhead	82
12th	the_wizard_666	80
13th	dvertov	64
14th	JamesRobot	59
15th	arnpoly	53
16th	MegaMan52	51
17th	Californication	43
17th	FireHazard51	43
19th	Ausden	41
20th	8bitdontquit	37
20th	Mega Tank	37
22nd	Gloves	29
23rd	Deadeye	27
24th	CasualCart	25
25th	Sumez	22
25th	RH	22
27th	SuperJimtendo	18
28th	ihavethatpma	17
29th	imabadguy1	14
30th	GameboyRicky	9
30th	a3quit4s	9
30th	nesmaster14	9
33rd	acromite53	8
33rd	Darth Vader	8
35th	Murray	6
36th	Daniel_Doyce	5
37th	ZeldaFan042	3
37th	Gaia Gensouki	3

 

GENRE SCOREBOARD

PUZZLE

1st	0xDEAFC0DE	44
2nd	Dr. Morbis	29
3rd	mbd39	28
4th	Krunch	27
5th	bertsampson	26
6th	Jeevan	22
7th	PII	20
8th	Gloves	11
9th	NESfiend	10
10th	GameboyRicky	9
10th	the_wizard_666	9
12th	Bearcat-Doug	8
13th	CasualCart	7
13th	Californication	7
15th	Richardhead	4
16th	arnpoly	3
16th	RH	3
16th	JamesRobot	3
16th	Ausden	3
16th	dvertov	3
16th	Deadeye	3
16th	MegaMan52	3
16th	a3quit4s	3

PLATFORMER

1st	Dr. Morbis	37
2nd	PII	35
3rd	Krunch	23
4th	NESfiend	22
5th	mbd39	19
6th	bertsampson	15
6th	Bearcat-Doug	15
8th	docile tapeworm	14
9th	0xDEAFC0DE	13
10th	the_wizard_666	11
10th	MegaMan52	11
10th	Sumez	11
13th	arnpoly	9
13th	Jeevan	9
15th	acromite53	8
15th	8bitdontquit	8
17th	JamesRobot	7
17th	dvertov	7
19th	CasualCart	6
19th	Ausden	6
21st	Darth Vader	5
21st	Californication	5
23rd	ihavethatpma	4
24th	a3quit4s	3
24th	SuperJimtendo	3
24th	imabadguy1	3
24th	ZeldaFan042	3
24th	Deadeye	3
24th	Mega Tank	3
24th	nesmaster14	3
24th	FireHazard51	3
24th	RH	3
24th	Richardhead	3

ACTION

1st	Dr. Morbis	37
2nd	PII	34
3rd	bertsampson	33
4th	NESfiend	29
5th	mbd39	25
6th	0xDEAFC0DE	17
7th	arnpoly	15
8th	Krunch	13
8th	Bearcat-Doug	13
10th	Jeevan	12
10th	JamesRobot	12
12th	Richardhead	11
13th	docile tapeworm	10
14th	Californication	9
14th	dvertov	9
16th	Mega Tank	6
16th	Ausden	6
16th	FireHazard51	6
16th	the_wizard_666	6
20th	MegaMan52	5
21st	8bitdontquit	4
22nd	Darth Vader	3
22nd	a3quit4s	3
22nd	Deadeye	3
22nd	SuperJimtendo	3
22nd	RH	3
22nd	CasualCart	3

SHOOTER

1st	Dr. Morbis	34
2nd	NESfiend	29
3rd	docile tapeworm	27
4th	bertsampson	20
5th	mbd39	18
6th	PII	16
7th	Bearcat-Doug	14
8th	dvertov	12
8th	Jeevan	12
8th	0xDEAFC0DE	12
11th	Sumez	11
12th	JamesRobot	10
12th	Richardhead	10
12th	MegaMan52	10
15th	Californication	9
15th	Krunch	9
17th	Gloves	8
17th	Ausden	8
19th	8bitdontquit	7
19th	RH	7
19th	ihavethatpma	7
19th	the_wizard_666	7
23rd	FireHazard51	6
24th	Gaia Gensouki	3
24th	Mega Tank	3
24th	arnpoly	3
24th	Deadeye	3
24th	CasualCart	3
24th	SuperJimtendo	3

BEAT'EM UP

1st	mbd39	34
2nd	NESfiend	29
3rd	Krunch	25
4th	Bearcat-Doug	21
5th	PII	20
6th	Dr. Morbis	19
7th	0xDEAFC0DE	18
8th	Richardhead	16
9th	bertsampson	14
10th	Jeevan	13
11th	JamesRobot	12
11th	arnpoly	12
13th	imabadguy1	11
14th	dvertov	10
14th	FireHazard51	10
16th	8bitdontquit	8
17th	MegaMan52	7
18th	Ausden	6
19th	Deadeye	3
19th	SuperJimtendo	3
19th	RH	3
19th	Murray	3
19th	the_wizard_666	3
19th	docile tapeworm	3

ARCADE

1st	Dr. Morbis	32
2nd	Jeevan	27
3rd	Krunch	25
4th	mbd39	24
4th	NESfiend	24
6th	PII	22
6th	bertsampson	22
6th	Bearcat-Doug	22
9th	0xDEAFC0DE	18
10th	Californication	13
11th	the_wizard_666	11
12th	Gloves	10
13th	JamesRobot	9
13th	Richardhead	9
15th	arnpoly	8
16th	docile tapeworm	6
17th	8bitdontquit	3
17th	FireHazard51	3
17th	dvertov	3
17th	MegaMan52	3
17th	Deadeye	3
17th	Mega Tank	3
17th	Ausden	3
17th	SuperJimtendo	3
17th	CasualCart	3

RACING

1st	NESfiend	40
2nd	PII	36
3rd	Dr. Morbis	30
4th	bertsampson	21
5th	Jeevan	18
5th	0xDEAFC0DE	18
5th	Richardhead	18
8th	Mega Tank	15
9th	mbd39	14
10th	MegaMan52	12
11th	dvertov	11
11th	Krunch	11
11th	docile tapeworm	11
14th	FireHazard51	6
14th	JamesRobot	6
14th	Ausden	6
14th	nesmaster14	6
14th	Bearcat-Doug	6
19th	the_wizard_666	5
20th	arnpoly	3
20th	8bitdontquit	3
20th	Deadeye	3
20th	SuperJimtendo	3
20th	RH	3
20th	CasualCart	3

SPORTS

1st	0xDEAFC0DE	43
2nd	NESfiend	38
3rd	the_wizard_666	28
4th	Dr. Morbis	22
5th	Krunch	20
6th	PII	15
7th	Bearcat-Doug	13
7th	docile tapeworm	13
9th	Richardhead	11
10th	bertsampson	10
11th	dvertov	9
11th	FireHazard51	9
13th	Jeevan	8
14th	mbd39	7
14th	Mega Tank	7
16th	Deadeye	6
16th	ihavethatpma	6
18th	Daniel_Doyce	5
19th	8bitdontquit	4
20th	Ausden	3
20th	Murray	3

[BeaIank | 1,694]

Here we go!

This year will be a lot of fun and we have several Famicom games allotted among the NES ones for extra fun!
I hope you all enjoy playing this new season of the VGS NES Weekly Contest!
We will do our best to ensure that it runs smoothly!

[mbd39 | 2,104]

Marble Madness! GL everyone.

Battletoads! Double Dragon!

I also recently beat POW again for a contest on AtariAge. Really fun game.

 

 

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

shit smb3 right out the gate!

vpd

cobra triangle 

alpha mission

battletoads

galaga

[Murray | 2,490]

No Ball Street Kid!?

[JamesRobot | 6,034]

17 minutes ago, Murray said:

No Ball Street Kid!?

Snubbed!

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

straight animal today boys. all hands

[NESfiend | 1,563]

Thanks a million for taking my racing suggestion! I didnt think there was any way that would actually happen. Cant wait for those weeks! Schedule looks awesome. So many games I haven't played. I will loading up the flash cart this weekend and playing around with new titles next week!

[a3quit4s | 4,378]

@fcgamer do you have any of the famicom games for sale?

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

On 2/26/2021 at 11:38 AM, NESfiend said:

Thanks a million for taking my racing suggestion! I didnt think there was any way that would actually happen. Cant wait for those weeks! Schedule looks awesome. So many games I haven't played. I will loading up the flash cart this weekend and playing around with new titles next week!

oh i get it, so i get one less shooter this year and instead get 4 "racing" games.......im gonna need a plastic surgeon to remove the smile from my face....

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

ok. but if i can win "racing" genre it gets renamed "nascar".

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

Neither are any controllers that give you any advantage over regularcontrollers, such as slow motion or turbo ability.

can we just make the rule "only controller allowed is a straight up og oem d-pad, select, start,a,b, controller."?

meerly because i love hearing them cry about their "wittle fingies hurting".

[Murray | 2,490]

44 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said:

Neither are any controllers that give you any advantage over regularcontrollers, such as slow motion or turbo ability.

can we just make the rule "only controller allowed is a straight up og oem d-pad, select, start,a,b, controller."?

meerly because i love hearing them cry about their "wittle fingies hurting".

Only controller I’ve ever used. 

[Ausden | 323]

Great list.

[docile tapeworm | 4,272]

46 minutes ago, Murray said:

Only controller I’ve ever used. 

[mbd39 | 2,104]

6 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

oh i get it, so i get one less shooter this year and instead get 4 "racing" games.......im gonna need a plastic surgeon to remove the smile from my face....

No, you're getting two other shooters. Smash TV and Dino Riki are basically shooters.

 

[Gloves | 12,277]

Fuck yeah Dino Riki! My only sadness is that it's so far away. 

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

Woohoo! Participation trophy here I come!

[NESfiend | 1,563]

8 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

oh i get it, so i get one less shooter this year and instead get 4 "racing" games.......im gonna need a plastic surgeon to remove the smile from my face....

You are going to have so much fun racin, you will forget all about shooter nonsense. Pro Am 2 will be epic

[mbd39 | 2,104]

RC Pro Am 2 has shooting in it.

 

[NESfiend | 1,563]

[BeaIank | 1,694]

10 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

oh i get it, so i get one less shooter this year and instead get 4 "racing" games.......im gonna need a plastic surgeon to remove the smile from my face....

There will be plenty of shooting to be done this year in the weekly contest. Some fancy abroad shooting even, so be happy.

[SuperJimtendo | 1,210]

Its time! I'm not playing!