bertsampson

219,900

Well, I had a little extra time, so...999,999.

999,999

104,530

Had to put a few extra attempts on this one.  First time beating it...yeah, I don't like this game.

223,800 (Level 21)

Merry Easter!

Just now, NESfiend said:

I actually was wondering last night if this would become a shark catching contest. Can you weigh the white shark to the exact lb on the scale the way you can with marlin? For marlin, that screen with black and white lettering is an approximation. 

I assumed it would be largest fish that qualifies per the tournament so exact weights could be determined. 

Approximate weight is shown, then when you go to the weigh in, you select the fish and it gives you the weight.  My shark weighed 1050lbs before selecting it on the weigh in screen.

Fishing...yay...

1018lbs

And, my thumbs are broken...  nice job in SMB3 Skinny!  Seeya next week!

5,864,820

32 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Did you... 3D print a trophy... for yourself?

Nope.  That trophy was provided by @SuperJimtendo!

Here's a minimum, one and done score for everyone to beat.  Seriously.  Easiest SMB on the NES.  Good luck and see you next week!

251,860

15 hours ago, NESfiend said:

Anyone find a good rom for spartan x 2? Ive tried a few, but none have worked on my flash cart. Got the basketball, f-1, quarth, and antarctic adventure going. Spartan and battle city, though, no such luck

I have a trasnlated Spartan X 2 rom.  Should be ok to use.

1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

Yeah, I wasn't home during Thanksgiving week when the tournament started or I'm sure that I would have won handily. 

Unfortunate.

13 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

Are you going part time this season?

Maybe.  Most likely post some scores for fun.  I retired after last year.  Some asshat, can't remember his name, made a big stink most of the year about how great he is and a bunch of other BS.  Then he pussed out when it came to tournament time.  I wish I could remember who that was, or waste some of my time looking at the old threads.  Oh well.  Not important.

Looks to be a fun year!  I might have to throw up a score here and there.

Haradius Zero - 87,210

38 minutes ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said:

As much as I was shit talking about my Circus Charlie score, it was far from optimal. But, I found a trick that I don't think anyone else fully understood. I noticed that occasionally on stage 1 when jumping backwards over a fire, a coin worth 5k might pop out. I reverse engineered the game and discovered that this happens when the bonus is 43xx, 37xx, 23xx, 17xx, and 3xx. So I went for all 5 coins and then coasted through the rest of the loop (except for going for triple/quadruple bounces in the trampoline stage). When I was testing with save states I got a score of 92k when I didn't go easy, and I'm sure another several thousand would be possible. 

That's interesting.  I didn't spend the time to figure out when the coins would show up, but I feel like there may be other triggers as well.  I was able to get two coins to pop up on back to back backwards fire jumps.  Pretty sure I only got four on my 84k run, so I would have been right about your score had I gotten the fifth.

1 minute ago, BeaIank said:

Now, I expected more from @bertsampson on circus charlie. It is not even a high end 80K score.

Sorry to disappoint.  Bubble Bobble took me a few more attempts.

1 minute ago, mbd39 said:

Interesting. What was your favorite tournament game though? Gyruss vs Alien Syndrome vs Bubble Bobble

I enjoyed Gyruss a lot more than when I played it in 2016. It's a lot of fun and unique on the NES.

I don't need to ever play Alien Syndrome again.

I hadn't played Alien Syndrome before.  I know some struggled with some of the enemies, but once I understood how they attacked, it was just a matter of moving so that you weren't killed before you had a chance to dodge.

I really don't care for Gyruss.  I have been strengthening my hands for the last few years, so the cramping wasn't as bad, but it still just hurts my hands too much.  Reminds me, I need to go back and see how high of a score I can get on Double Dribble now.

That leaves Bubble Bobble.  Played through many times with a buddy of mine that I still am in contact with today.  Probably my favorite of the three.

Oh, but then there's Circus Charlie.  Several years ago, I got my first NES multi cart.  Of course I went right for Circus Charlie first.  What a wonderful game.  Simply a gem.  I ordered up a cart on AlliExpress shortly after playing it again.  Probably my all time favorite game, ever!

Just now, mbd39 said:

 

Hey, what was your favorite game in this year's tournament? The selections this year definitely seemed to be in your favor.

 

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Tecmo Bowl.  If I had a few days to sit and grind it out, I know I could get a world record.  My brothers and I would play tournaments on Tecmo Super Bowl.  My two older brothers being the big football fans, had a hard time losing to me. 

Spent a lot of time with Micro Machines and Ghosts 'n' Goblins back in the day, but never beat Ghosts without continuing a ton of times.  Wasn't until the last few years that I realized how easy it is.

Was pleasantly surprised with Contra Force.  I had never played it due to it's reputation as a terrible Contra wannabe.  Zombie Nation was a lot of fun as well.

Overall, a pretty solid line up.  Don't ever need to play Mario Bros., Caveman Games, or Goal! Two ever again, and the beat 'em ups weren't too bad this year.  Not too bad at all.

Alrighty then boys.  It's been fun.  I'm done.  Ain't nobody going to beat my scores.  Have fun competing for second place.  @Bearcat-Doug what we going to do to settle our little feud seeings how you pussed out of the tournament?

1,950,890

84,870

942,300 - Looper

4 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

Are you waiting to post your real score or are you just cruising again?

Cruisin'.  Rigging up the lights today.  Waiting for Red's ridiculous time on nnnnnn.

update?

46:05