ndsnfr

Hey!

A PCB picture would also be welcomed I think. There is 2 different PCB known for those Japanese test cartridge.

DMG-AGING-01 and DMG-AGING-FP-01

And which version it is, 1.0/1.1 or something different?

The cartridge just arrived! Thanks again for that awesome contest. 

4 hours ago, The Grinch said:

And that morning as The Grinch looked down
As he looked down from the mountain to the Sages of Sage-town
He did see narry a tear, narry a frown
Narry a frown as he looked all around 

The Sages were happy
the Sages were singing 
The tooters were toot-tooting
And bells ring-a-dinging

Despite all his efforts 
Christmas still came
So he tossed his ill-gotten tickets
And The Grinch re-ran the game

He again spun the big wheel 
Wondering who'd win the cart
And as it settled The Grinch gave a shout
Congratulations to @ndsnfr

WoW! I can't believe I've won the physical copy of 8-bit Xmas 2023! Thanks!

26 minutes ago, RH said:

It's requested that you update your last one because it's easier for the contest manager to track.  That said, we do sometimes repost our latest scores if they are brag-worthy.

I got to ask, how are you getting scores that high?  Others might be up there as well and holding back, but I find this quite impressive.

Thanks for the info, I updated my original post. I am new to participate in those contest. ^^

It becomes easier once you've played it for hours so you can find the best patterns to hit the ball that work for you. My main strategy is to just keep aiming the ball to the four holes at the top of the board to generate the most points which is relatively safe also relying heavily on the hole that will lock the ball to the right. It pretty much acts as an extra lives. Always try to get the ball locked in that hole and be sure not to let another one enter while its in there otherwise both will be in play.
after that it's just gaining points and extra lives to survive as long as you can.
It also helps to take some time to figure out exactly how to keep the flippers work in this game (they can be a bit weird at times). But for example if the ball is coming in fast towards the flipper on the left, sometimes you can play it safe by just holding the flipper in the up position before the ball hits it so it then the speed causes it to rebound off the back wall behind it and become caught behind the flipper so you can then let it slide down to make a more accurate or safe hit.

I don't know if I should update my previous post or make a new one, but I did a new score : 

19,743,710

Here is my participation : 

11,148,140

New Score : 

19,743,710

23 minutes ago, Romiked2689 said:

I have a prerelease gba sp that’s labeled gba dx. 

That sound cool ! Do you have a picture of this gba?

Hello,

I'm Thomas a French Nintendo DS/3DS collector. My username was Voodooween on NA, but I decided to change it because I used it almost everywhere.

So if one day you have question about development or strange stuff about the NDS/3DS I can help.