BeaIank

Geral and genre scoreboards for the round 1 have been posted.

Final standings posted.

Welcome back @Tablew/chairs, we missed you!

Championship Pool may be doable one handed since it is a matter of taps and input timing. I will take a look at it this weekend.

4 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said:

I think when you get to the point in this game with the 2 sided rupees it becomes alot more like a puzzle game as well.

It does indeed. And as Gui said, sometimes we take some liberties with the genres to bring in games that are more fun to the contest.
And this one is plenty of fun!

Current standings posted

Current standings posted.

Final standings posted.
I would have loved to just let people go as far as they can, but this game is entirely too long so I had to come up with a ruleset that would allow for fast attempts.

If TMNT2 shows up, I may adapt these rules to use there, but allowing for going for longer, or maybe starting at a later stage using a cheat code.

Perfect! Thank you!

2 minutes ago, PII said:

@BeaIank It looks like there's a  bonus level after the first 5 levels and then after every 4 levels following that.

I also noticed that the Famicom version has different patterns than the North American release...

We will use the NTSC version, not the famicom one.
And it is fine about the bonus levels. You will still pause at the end of stage 16, which is a bonus level.

Ladies, gentlemen, squids, welcome for the final round of phase 1 of the 2024 VGS NES Weekly Contest!

To challenge our players in such an important round and to represent the Puzzle Genre, we bring forth... CLU CLU LAND!

The rules for this week are:

• Play till you beat stage 16 (the first bonus stage) or till game over, whichever comes first
• Pause the game on the score screen after all the bonus have been computed and take your picture
• Highest stage progress wins, with highest score used as tie breaker
• Genre: Puzzle

The contest ends Sunday, 04/28/24 at 11 PM VGS time.  Your user name MUST be written or typed on a piece of paper and be in the picture for your score to be valid.  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 myself and the contest organizers.  Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, slow motion functions, or save states if playing on an emulator.  Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests.  The use of PAL systems will NOT be allowed.  Good luck everyone and have fun.

On 4/14/2024 at 2:37 PM, SuperJimtendo said:

Score: 107500 101000+(500x13) 6500

Picture isn't showing up for me.

I remember seeing it last Sunday, so I will temporarily accept your score. Will be nice if you can try to post the picture again.

Final standings posted.

49 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Yeah, I immediately pause so that Groundchuck is in picture. I hope people aren't waiting to get the extra points from beating him.

The extra points are added when the door starts to open. I can see and invalidate the score.
The rules have also been covering that.

As long as you pause before the door starts opening, all is good.

The game awards you extra points during the cut scene. We need the picture as you defeated the boss for the score to count.

4 hours ago, JamesRobot said:

Is that picture intended to be the final score, or do we include the points awarded after you defeat him and on the clear screen as well?

It is intended to be the final score..

1 hour ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

Here's my score before getting the +15k from the second boss.

129,100 + 18,000 = 147,100

So you died to max the health bar. Clever. I will have to change that so lives have more weight.

There. Now a life is worth more than a full health bar and thus managing to conserve it will play a bigger part on the challenge!

This ought to be a very fun challenge since the points from extra live and remaining health can tip the scale a lot.
Thought this would be more fun than have you guys beat the game.

COWABUNGA!!!

Get your nunchakus, your pizza, your orange ninja mask and get turtle ready for some ACTION!
This week we will tackle on TMNT and do I have ONE set of rules for you all!

• Play as Michelangelo, and ONLY as Michelangelo
• Play till game over or till you beat scene 2
• If you beat the Groundchuck at the end of scene 2, pause the game right away and take your picture
• You must pause before the door starts opening and you are awarded the stage clear bonus points
• For each extra life you have at the end of scene 2, add 10000 to your score
• For each health point you have at the end of the scene 2, add 500 to your score, up to 8000 points (a full health bar with 16 points)
• You cannot use the cheat code to start with more lives
• Highest score wins
• Genre: Beat'em up

Never pay full price for late pizza.

The contest ends Sunday, 04/21/24 at 11 PM VGS time.  Your user name MUST be written or typed on a piece of paper and be in the picture for your score to be valid.  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 myself and the contest organizers.  Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, slow motion functions, or save states if playing on an emulator.  Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests.  The use of PAL systems will NOT be allowed.  Good luck everyone and have fun.

Current standings posted.

Geral and genre scoreboards updated.

Final standings posted.

As long as the turbo and slow down features are not used, the NES Advantage is totally legal on the VGS NES Weekly Contest.
Of course, we operate on the honour system, as we have no real way to check if it was used or not. We will trust you all not to.