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2 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

I would hit a + b and the turtle would just throw a normal attack. Could have been a timing thing as well I guess but it’s kind of hard to miss pressing them together

I do the move by tapping A and then B in quick succession rather than simultaneously, just like in TMNT2. I have my index and middle fingers on the buttons when I do it.

3 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

I died on stage 4 because spamming the special when I was down to 1 life brick stopped working on all my lives. Not sure if it was Analogue related or the 8bitdo controller but it also wasn’t working on subsequent lives during the boss battle. 

What do you mean that it stopped working? Like your special wasn't damaging enemies anymore or what?

I don't know if I can do much better. I can't hit enough of the electrified bots and jumpers in 2-1 and I take a lot of damage trying. Gaia's score is insane.

21 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

I’m digging the shorter runs version of the weekly contest, even though there will still be those who are miles ahead, I think it puts us on more level ground. Play till the first/second level and post up your score. Takes 10 minutes to do a run instead of hours. I dig it

I do hope that we get to play all of Gyruss and Adventure Island, or at least as far as we can get, even though they're long. I think they're worth it. Making AI be a one life contest should cut down on run length for a lot of players anyway.

For Kickle we could use a password to start at a later world like with Burai Fighter. I wouldn't actually mind that at all

17 hours ago, a3quit4s said:

Ok I sure as shit didn’t miss the pause this time. 

92,500 + 20,000 + (5 x 500) = 115,000

 

People better be making sure they are NOT getting the stage clear bonus or counting an extra life you may get at the end of stage 2!

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

Never played, but I'm guessing from the title that it's skinnygrinny's favorite.

Oh yeah, never played Minecraft, Bioshock, or any of the popular modern computer RPGs such as Neverwinter Nights, Skyrim and Elden Ring.

1 minute ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

I have a book called "An Illustrated History of 151 Video Games" by Simon Parkin. It only covers games until 2012, but I think this could be a decent starting point. Maybe we could add and subtract some games? Anyway, here's the list:

1970s: Computer Space, Pong, Laser Clay Shooting System (later re-released as Duck hunt), Gran Trak 10, Sea Wolf, Night Driver, Breakout, Space Invaders, Warrior, Galaxian, Asteroids, Adventure.

1080s: Pac-Man, Missile Command, Defender, Donkey Kong, Robotron 2084, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Dragon's Lair, The Black Onyx, Elite, Marble Madness, The Way of the Exploding Fist, Super Mario Bros., Gauntlet, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, Metal Gear, R-Type, Street Fighter, Maniac Mansion, Final Fantasy, Ghouls'N Ghosts, Hard Drivin', Tetris, Populous, Sim City.

1990s: John Madden Football, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi, The Secret of Monkey Island, Super Mario World, Bomberman, Lemmings, Street Fighter II, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Another World, Wolfenstein 3D, Super Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy V, FIFA International Soccer, Gunstar Heroes, Myst, Ridge Racer, Virtua Fighter, Doom, Sensible World Soccer, Super Metroid, Theme Park, Command and Conquer, Wipeout, Sega Rally Championship, Pokémon, Resident Evil, Super Mario RPG, Quake, Super Mario 64, Nights into Dreams, Meridian 59, Tomb Raider, Diablo, Parappa the Rapper, Final Fantasy VII, Bushido Blade, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, International Superstar Soccer Pro, Final Fantasy Tactics, Goldeneye 007, Ultima Online, Fallout, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, Dance Dance Revolution, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Crazy Taxi, Virtua Tennis, Super Smash Bros., Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Shenmue, The Sims.

2000s: Deus Ex, Counter Strike, Phantasy Star Online, Bejeweled Deluxe, Devil May Cry, Advance Wars, Super Monkey Ball, Ico, Grand Theft Auto III, Halo: Combat Evolved, Rez, Animal Crossing, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XI, Neverwinter nights, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Warioware, Inc: Mega Microgrames!, Eve Online, Knights of the Old Republic, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Manhunt, Katamari Damacy, Half-Life 2, World of Warcraft, Resident Evil 4, God of War, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, Nintendogs, Brain Training, Killer7, Civilization IV, Guitar Hero, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, Monster Hunter Freedom, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Gears of War, Wii Sports, Crackdown, Peggle, Desktop Tower Defense, Bioshock, Skate, Portal, Super Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Street Fighter IV, Braid, Far Cry 4, Little Big Planet, Demon's Souls, Flower, Minecraft, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Angry Birds, Red Dead Redemption, Dark Souls, Journey, Fez.

At first I thought this was your list of games you haven't played and I couldn't believe it.

Oh yeah, add the Souls series to my list. Never played 'em.

8 minutes ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

Absolutely! I've just been trying to play through this game, but starting with level 4 the levels become obscenely long and it gets painfully boring after a while. It doesn't help either that the bosses become total damage sponges.

It's a good game at its core, but yeah, it gets painfully repetitive. Just got my first game over at the level 5 boss and I have no interest anymore in continuing. So I think it was a wise decision to limit the scope of this week's challenge.

Too bad though. I wish i could have beaten this game for me personally as I keep list of all the NES games that I've beaten.

I have beaten TMNT3 but I haven't gone back to it.

TMNT2 is shorter and IMO plays at a better pace because you can quickly kill most enemies in one hit with your special attack. That's why I prefer TMNT2 even though both are good.

Most modern games in general.

Call of Duty franchise

GTA franchise

Final Fantasy VII

Resident Evil 4

Any Nintendo games such as Mario or Zelda released for consoles after N64

Diablo franchise

The Sims

Silent Hill

Nights Into Dreams

Any Metal Gear Solid games other than the first one

171,300 (127,300+40,000+4,000)

I think I have the strats down now. I should be able to get a decent score.

2 minutes ago, arnpoly said:

If we get desperate I can try grinding out Ikari Warriors. I don’t have much time currently to give it an honest go but also that hasn’t stopped me in the past.

You might be the only one who can do it.

6 hours ago, TheGameDisplay said:

Sky Kid and Slalom are done! Took me a good while to get the hang of Slalom, but after beating one hill I was able to come back the next day and beat the other two fairly easily. It's actually a really fun game!

Nice. I just subbed to your Youtube channel.

Good ruleset.

If we're playing TMNT2 I'd rather play through the entire game. But this game is even longer and goes on and on and on.

19 minutes ago, BeaIank said:

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

This was my immediate concern upon looking at the ruleset that it's better to die in order to get a full healthbar. I almost brought it up.

4 minutes ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

Yeah, it is really hard and it took me many tries to even beat level 4 reliably and even then some runs just failed. Level 5 was the biggest obstacle for me since some parts are really just giant instant death traps with a bit of randonmess mixed in there. However, the game is fun enough, imho, that I kept trying.

I thought maybe you had a lot of prior experience with this game. I can't imagine reaching the final boss in one life.

This is one of those games that I want to beat casually now. It's pretty good.

Is this game crazy hard for anyone else? It's a cool game, but I only made it out of level 4 like maybe three or four times this week. One of the main issues is getting trapped by that stupid boss.

I was still waiting for him to find the real killer.

I should get the cart. It's a pretty cool game that's still cheap.

On 4/7/2024 at 10:50 PM, docile tapeworm said:

Maybe 6 years ago I bought this game. I played it once. It sat on my shelf for the next five years, then I sold it.

is it any good? The label art always put me in the mood of section z mixed with low g man 

It feels like a predecessor to Isolated Warrior in some ways. Made by the same people. For example, having the different weapons types that you upgrade independently, although the weapons system is otherwise quite different. You also collect the same sort crystals for bomb power. The screen that shows your bonus points between levels reminds me of Isolated Warrior.

124,330

1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said:

Me : “Bar-ee fighter”

anybody else?

Always pronounced it Byer-eye Fighter

9 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

Maybe 6 years ago I bought this game. I played it once. It sat on my shelf for the next five years, then I sold it.

is it any good? The label art always put me in the mood of section z mixed with low g man 

It's good. I like how you can shoot in any direction.