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10 minutes ago, Gloves said:

The music burns my ears lol.

Classic PC speaker sounds.

13 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Round 42.

Yep! This is one that I enjoyed as a kid.

Full pic. If nobody gets it after today then we can move on.

10 hours ago, guitarzombie said:

Seeing whats left, aside from obscure RPGs and long games, it seems like the biggest battles left are Arkanoid, To The Earth and Ikari Warriors.

Also someone beat Bump N Jump?  Did the requirements change? I remember that one being really tough?

I love Bump n Jump, I beat it every year.

Star Force is another big one, just brutal. Flight of the Intruder is a 10 and has 7 pain points so that can't be good.

Roller Games is done. I'm surprised it wasn't done already as it's fairly short and not too bad to beat.

14 minutes ago, guitarzombie said:

Thanks!  I mean the only reason why I tried is because it seemed so short.  So I figured with a little bit of research I could figure something out.  I also didn't need to pause buffer like TMR :).

I wanted to make a note about TMR because its so funny how people play games.  I saw him within 3 hrs from never playing Darkman to beating it and beating Durant on his FIRST TRY!  Then SMASHING thru Adventure Island in an hour!  Yet, I see him play Dick Tracy and Knightrider (Two personal favorites) and it took him like 7 hours?!  I wouldn't even consider those games NEARLY as hard as Darkman or some of the other ones he's beaten.  Fascinating. 

I guess different games are harder for different people. Usually it takes me much longer to beat something than it does TMR. I'm impressed that he could beat Heavy Barrel in under an hour and I can't beat it at all.

2 minutes ago, guitarzombie said:

YES!  I did it!  On my second 'real' attempt I beat "The Last Starfighter", wooo!!

My strats worked!  I was doing good then I bobbled in the middle but said I should just continue with it.  I ended up getting to the 2nd to last level with 3 lives, I died twice but I got another life when I beat it.  On the last level I had 2 lives, I died from a random shot from a spawn but with my last life I did it!  AND on my birthday!  What an exhilarating feeling you can only get from beating a tough NES game.  Is it hard?  Not really, I'd say its more random but my strats work!  I dont think you can use them cold but if you play the game a little and get a feel for it, I think anyone can really do it.  I tried to get a picture of the ending but it scrolled by too fast and I could only get the "Good" out of "Good Shooting Turkey" haha.  

Congrats! It's nice to see people cracking so many of the toughest NES games that nobody wants to play.  Maybe this will get done this year.

20 hours ago, Khromak said:

Conquest of the crystal palace is done. The hardest part of this game is the spike ceiling and the two final bosses. This time, I got the spike ceiling on the second try or so, first final boss on second try, and final boss on the first try. Because of this, it was WAY  faster than any other clear I've ever done. It's a fun enough game, but some sections are kinda BS unless you know some tricks

I remember having to do a lot of farming for money on the last level which became tedious.

There's a secret move where if you attack while changing direction you deliver a much more powerful sword blow. This does quick work against he final bosses and that's how I was able to beat it.

3 hours ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

Air Fortress is done! This was a tough one. The second loop was indeed a bit more difficult at times, but at this point you have the game hopefully figured out, so that it's a bit smoother than the first half. During level 8 of the second loop I cleared the escape route again and I somehow got lucky, because none of the humanoid enemies respawned. It all worked out really well by the end.

Congrats! This is one I had as a kid and never came close to beating it. I remember it being extremely difficult.

I've seen about half of them. I only selected the ones that I'm sure I watched from beginning to end. Others I may have seen portions but not the entire movie.

Bigger pic.

Bayou Billy

39 minutes ago, Rhuno said:

Robotron?

Nope.

25 minutes ago, bronzeshield said:

Man, that screenshot screams "Astrocade" with its color palette and resolution, but I can't find a match. I'm guessing that it's a radar display or automap in a game I don't know.

I'll give a hint-all of this is way off.

There are people who fondly remember this game so someone might recognize it.

Neat, it's my turn.

It's definitely above average for the system even though it is repetitive as are most Atari games. 7/10

3 minutes ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

That's correct.

Finally a game that I know well. This is one of the more annoying levels.

1 hour ago, Gaia Gensouki said:

No right guesses so far.

Roughly 24 hours have passed, so I think it's time to post a bigger picture now.

Looks like Super Ghouls n Ghosts

9 and 7 respectively. There are other Blondie songs I'd rather listen to because this is probably their most overplayed hit that gets Blondie unjustly tagged as a disco band but it's still one of their best.

Rating Genius of Love as a song and not factoring in historical importance, it's good, but gets a bit annoying.

20 hours ago, BriGuy82 said:

Made pretty good progress in Destination Earthstar. Practiced by separating the side scrolling planet stages to play them all consecutively without the interruption of the space levels. Once I can consistently beat them all I'll go for the completion with the space levels. The game is generous with the extra lives, but the difficulty like gradius and most other shooters etc., is loosing your upgraded guns and being fucked on that last level.  Especially trying to shoot a path through all the falling obstacles blocking your way.

Hey, is DE worth trying? It looks intriguing to me, but I've seen a lot of negative opinions on it.

I this the fastest progress ever? Under 100 games left in February.

Into the Groove - 9

Just Dance - 6

2 hours ago, RH said:

So this is what the package was for? Hah, so thought it was for participating in the Christmas competition.  Anyway, thanks a bunch for the 3D printed figures, @SuperJimtendo! They are displayed by my NES CRT!

i have mine on my tv as well... theyre so cool, i love em

i fractured my left elbow slipping on dog pee so hopefully it will heal in time to play, if not i cant play for a few months

edit: actually i can still move my thumb just fine so maybe its okay

Isolated Warrior has end credits if you beat the slightly harder second loop. Another game that could have a stricter completion requirement.