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Yeah, I like it quite a bit. It gets overshadowed by the Crush games, but I think it's one of the better Pinball games of that generation.

That's it for week 3! The week 4 thread can be found here:

Hello and welcome to the fourth round of the TurboGrafx-16 Weekly Contest! This week's game is Victory Run. If you like games like Rad Racer and Out Run, you might like this too. - Start a new game and play until the first check point - Fastest time wins - Turbo is not allowed - You have until 11:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 28, 2024 to submit your score. For general contest rules, click here: Good luck and have fun! Scoreboard: 1. -17'35" (a3quit4s) 2. -20'42" (Splain)

I'm a day late in posting this, but that's it for week 2! The week 3 thread can be found here:

Hello and welcome to the third round of the TurboGrafx-16 Weekly Contest! This week's game is Time Cruise, the only non-Crush pinball game on the system. - Play the dungeon stage in practice mode. - Highest score wins - Be quick! Your score doesn't stay on the screen very long - Turbo is not allowed - You have until 11:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 21, 2024 to submit your score. For general contest rules, click here: Good luck and have fun! Scoreboard: 1. 2,741,600 (a3quit4s) 2. 1,072,500 (Splain)

Tamagotchi?

There's a duplicate game on the Japanese list. Choro Q and Penny Racers are the same game.

That's it for week 1! The week 2 thread can be found here:

Hello and welcome to the second round of the TurboGrafx-16 Weekly Contest! This week's game is Super Star Soldier. Isn't it nice when a game has a mode specifically meant for a high score challenge? - Play 5 Minutes Game - Highest score wins - Turbo is allowed - You have until 11:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 14, 2024 to submit your score. For general contest rules, click here: Good luck and have fun! Scoreboard: 1. 540,300 (Dr. Morbis) 2. 340,300 (Splain)

I wanted to start this earlier to coincide with the end of the NES contest, but didn't have it ready in time. I realized that the New Year's Eve start date may not have been ideal, but I didn't want to start so late that it would be still running when the NES contest starts up again. As far as I could tell, having a one life rule wouldn't make much of a difference. Enemies don't respawn when you lose a life and I'd assume anyone participating in this contest is an experienced enough player that having to stay alive in the first area wouldn't add a significant challenge.

About a day left. Anyone give this a try?

You got it!

There's definitely a pinball kinda thing happening here.

Nope. No. It was released in the US, Japan, and Europe.

No guesses? Here's a bit more:

I was going to skip it this year, but since no one else has done it yet... Spy Vs Spy is done.

Hello and welcome to the first round of the TurboGrafx-16 Weekly Contest! This week's game is Bonk's Adventure. Keep your enemies in the air as long as possible to maximize your score! - Play area 1-1 - Score as many points as you can without moving on to area 1-2 - Highest score wins - Turbo is not allowed - You have until 11:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 7, 2024 to submit your score. For general contest rules, click here: Good luck and have fun! Scoreboard: 1. Dr. Morbis (1,300 points)

I think it's time to reveal the answer and post a new one. It was Akira Psycho Ball. Try this:

Not Hot Wheels. Not Micromachines. It does, doesn't it?

Try again.

Hello and welcome to the TurboGrafx-16 weekly contest! It's like the weekly contest from last year, except every game is for TurboGrafx-16. There won't be a running leaderboard this time, but I will track the results of each week here. This will be a ten week event. When the rules are posted each week, the game for the following week will be revealed here. Schedule: Week 1: Bonk's Adventure (December 31 to January 7) 1. Dr. Morbis (1,300 points) Week 2: Super Star Soldier (January 7 to January 14) 1. 540,300 (Dr. Morbis) 2. 340,300 (Splain) Week 3: Time Cruise (January 14 to January 21) 1. 2,741,600 (a3quit4s) 2. 1,072,500 (Splain) Week 4: Victory Run (January 21 to January 28) 1. -17'35" (a3quit4s) 2. -20'42" (Splain) Week 5: Drop Off (January 28 to February 4) 1. 6,190 ( Splain) 2. 4,350 (a3quit4s) Week 6: China Warrior (February 4 to February 11) 1. 27,500 (Splain) 2. 15,700 (a3quit4s) Week 7: Sinistron (February 11 to February 18) 1. 43,900 (Splain) 2. 17,200 (a3quit4s) Week 8: Time Cruise (February 18 to February 25) 1. 1,520,000 (a3quit4s) 2. 1,040,000 (Splain) Week 9: Chase H.Q. (February 25 to March 3) 1. 301,850 (a3quit4s) 2. 241,820 (Splain) Week 10: New Adventure Island (March 3 to March 10) 1. 13,900 (Splain) GENERAL CONTEST RULES: -Contest is open to all members of Video Game Sage. - In order to submit a score for the contest, post a picture of it in the thread for that week. Take a picture of your score with your Video Game Sage user name written or typed on a piece of paper, which must be present in the picture. Your Video Game Sage user name MUST be in the picture or the score will be invalid. - Previously obtained scores are not acceptable as submissions. You must play the game during the week it has been selected. - 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 create a new post with your new score and delete the picture from your previous post with the old score. You may also edit your initial post with the new photo and score. - It is highly encouraged to play with original software on original hardware, if possible. NTSC only. No PAL. - This is a contest of skill, so using any sort of device or feature that would give you an advantage over another player is prohibited. Examples include, but not limited to, cheat devices, save states, altered ROMs, and remapped controllers. If turbo functions are permitted, t will be specified in the contest thread. The use of glitches to alter your score is also not allowed. Any other glitches will be examined on a case-by-case basis to determine whether or not they will be permitted. Any glitches discovered by participants must be reported and approved for use before submitting a score using them. - Although not required, I would encourage participants not to practice a game in advance. - Have fun!

No correct guesses yet.

Not that.

Try this one:

For those wondering, I am still doing this, it's just going to start later than planned (either this weekend or next weekend).