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Any thoughts on this?  Gonna tag everyone who participated last year.

@Splain@BlackVega@Dr. Morbis@nesmaster14@NESfiend@Krunch@T-Pac

1 hour ago, SoleGoose said:

Man it's nice to see you again. I have no idea. I was going to try and get a higher score and max it out, but then I felt like I was deterring others from competing so I stopped. Maybe Bert will tell us otherwise.

I may not be a frequent poster, but I've been around.  I think I may have maxed out the score because I think I saved everyone it's possible to save.  A bunch of them on the last three stages are almost immediately hit by monsters and I don't see a way to steer the monsters away from them.

Funny, I didn't really think about saving everyone when playing the full game (which I only got around to beating last October).  Since the number of extra lives maxes out, I didn't bother when I had a full set of lives.  I was more focused on getting to the end than getting a high score.

29,000

I think I'm done.  I don't see a way to get any more points than this.  @SoleGoose, what's the highest possible score for the demo?

It's the time of the year when I start thinking about running another one of these contests.  I've been running 10 week off-season contests for the past six years and I'm looking to do a seventh.  Most years revolved around a single console (Sega Master System, Game Boy, Virtual Boy, Nintendo 64), but last year I did a multi console contest where each week a game from a different console and different genre would be played.  I was considering doing that again this year.  Another idea would be having a genre specific contest.  Maybe shooing, racing, or pinball?  If I were do do a console specific one again, I think I'd lean towards doing TurboGrafx-16.  Also considering a PC only contest where all the games would be free downloads.  Thoughts?

I'm intrigued by the mystery prize.  I'll be sure to post a score before this ends.

I'll claim the one I requested, the flutist from Dragon Warrior IV.  Thanks.  These threads are always fun to follow. 

Starting to add prices.

Lots of games now available.

It's a tough choice for me.  My top four choices for N64 probably beats anything on PS1, but there's maybe 20+ PS1 games that would beat out anything else on N64.  Top 5 would go to N64, no contest.  Top 10 I think I'd have to go with PS1 since I can't come up with 10 N64 games that I think are exceptional.

For N64, there's a four way tie for first.  I couldn't choose one.  Everything else is in no particular order.

1. Super Mario 64
1. Wave Race 64
1. Mario Kart 64
1. Star Fox 64
Sin and Punishment
Super Smash Bros
Pokemon Snap
Hybrid Heaven
Uchan Nanchan no Hono no Challenge Denryu Ira Ira Bo
Pilotwings 64

PS1 is in no particular order.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Silhouette Mirage
Brigandine Grand Edition
Dance Dance Revolution
Final Fantasy VII
Parasite Eve
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
Xenogears
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
Chrono Cross

Here are a few ideas:

Luca, a minor character from Final Fantasy IV:

A flutist from Dragon Warrior IV:

This guy from Monster Party:

This thing from Metroid II:

Lot still available.  Lowered the price and added an extra game.

7 hours ago, bronzeshield said:

Got it: Atlantis no Nazo.

That's it!

2 hours ago, BlackVega said:

Solomons key

Not that.

A bit more:

On 9/27/2023 at 3:08 PM, RH said:

Was it for an NES weekly contest?

It doesn't appear to have been, but it was suggested at one point.

Now selling old Mac games.

I'll reveal a bit more:

15 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Good job. I know you know your pinball games!

 

I am a fan!

Here's a new one:

43 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Okay, I have one.

 

Haha, I was going to post a picture from that game on my next turn!  It's Pinball Quest.

22 hours ago, Rudybegga said:

What kind of trade would you do for Lunacy and imports?

Not looking for anything in particular.  I'll check trade lists.

Another import lot for sale.  Also taking offers on Lunacy.

On 9/14/2023 at 1:30 PM, LeatherRebel5150 said:

Also what was up with that trumpet game? Such a weird game to highlight. Seems like any other terrible  $0.99 eshop game why give it any spotlight?

Although it looks like something that should be part of a larger game (my initial thought was it was going to be some sort of Wii Music sequel), I think it looks kinda fun.  It seems it's already available on PC and was well received.

23 hours ago, TDIRunner said:

Anyone playing F-Zero 99 yet? I played for a little while and really enjoyed it. I got wiped out a few times early on, but I managed to sneak a top 10 in on my last race.

I played it a few times.  The trailer got me hyped, but I was disappointed after playing it.  It delivered what it promised, but a 99 player F-Zero game just didn't feel as exciting as I thought it would.  It just made me want to play the SNES or GBA games instead.  I'm sure I'll give it another shot at some point though.

I didn't care for either of them.  I consider them among the worst RPGs I've played.  If you want to give a BoF game a try, III, IV, and Dragon Quarter are all much better. 

Pac-Land is done.  Wasn't crazy about it.

12 minutes ago, bronzeshield said:

Is it Dino Land?

It is!

Also, here's the same scene as it appears on the cover art:

6 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

I'm guessing it's a game that I've never played because I don't recognize it at all.

While it certainly isn't a mainstream game, I think revealing too large a portion of the screen would give it away.  That's not even considering that the name of the game is displayed on the screen for the vast majority of the game.

As a side note, I was just looking at the game case (it happen to be right next to me) and noticed that the screenshots look significantly different from the actual game.  Maybe they used a prototype for the screenshots?