JamesRobot

I love horror movies but have a very hard time getting into horror video games. I am totally interested in most of them but execution always seems to alienate me somehow. Doom is amazing, of course. I don't really like the Resident Evils but I'll watch the movies all day long. Couldn't finish Dead Space, though Dead Space 2 was brilliant and I saw it through to the end. Silent Hills always seemed interesting but never sat down with it. Allan Wake was alright since it was short enough and I am very interested in the sequel. Seriously enjoyed Control. Probably the best of the genre in my eyes and the game that I've spent the most hours with in a single playthrough (except for maybe the Battle Kids). Put 70 something hours into that game over the summer. But for the most part, I am not very good at the survival aspect of most survival horror games.

25,500 23,000 12,200 Getting warmed up

I've not had experience with the Wii but I assume it would work rather well with the wiimotes. Not sure about the mapper though. I think it runs on mapper 30. No idea if there is support for that on the Wii NES emulators.

@DefaultGen How dare you badmouth Videomation. The single best art-as-video-game ever made.

Bribery always works on me.

To be absolutely clear, we are playing the demo for this contest, not the full game.

Grand Prize Drawing Tickets earned: @Red 11 tickets @multiboot 10 tickets 26,000 @DefaultGen 4 tickets @MegaMan52 3 tickets23,609 @koifish 2 tickets Grand prize winner: @multiboot!!

Final Scoreboard 1st place: @Red 29,000 2nd place: @multiboot 26,000 3rd place: @DefaultGen 23,750 4th place: @MegaMan52 23,609 5th place: @koifish 22,300 Score to beat for bonus tickets: 25,500

Looking for something spooky to play this Halloween season? Well look no further. Welcome to the VGS... Halloween Homebrew Contest featuring Spook-o'-tron on the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by our own @SoleGoose Productions! All participants will earn a chance to win the grand prize! We will be playing the Spook-o'-tron demo for this contest. GET IT HERE! @PII @Gloves @Bearcat-Doug @mbd39 @Richardhead @Dr. Morbis @NESfiend @docile tapeworm @BlackVega @SuperJimtendo @G-type @RH @Red @8bitdontquit @wongojack @a3quit4s @Murray @Krunch @TriHart @Abner Stomps @TWarwick07 @Kguillemette @Scrobins @Deadeye @Aguy @spacepup @drxandy @TDIRunner @Mega Tank @Splain @nesmaster14 @RegularGuyGamer @Gaia Gensouki @Jicsan @ZeldaFan042 @darkchylde28 @DefaultGen @Brickman @the_wizard_666 @JVOSS @koifish @acromite53 @KokiriChild @Jeevan @Bonanza125 @Lago @Avgn Gamer @CT Spook-o'-tron is a Halloween themed spirtual successor to the twin stick shooter arcade hit Robotron: 2084. Featuring 8-way directional shooting on the NES. Can you make your way home from trick-or-treating with your candy intact while battling your way through a horde of enemies in a fast-paced race for survival? Be sure to rescue any civilian trick-or-treaters for bonus points to pad your score. And to coincide with the contest and the holiday season, Spook-o'-tron is now back in stock with a limited October 2023 printing! Get it at the Sole Goose Productions site while supplies last! The Grand Prize: Your very own physical copy of Spook-o'-tron for the NES! Graciously donated for the contest by @SoleGoose. If you happen to be the winner and already own a copy of this amazing homebrew, we (Sole Goose) will provide a prize related to the game that you for sure don't already have. How exciting!! The Game: Download the Spook-o'-tron demo here. Now you may be asking, "James! How does a twin stick shooter work on the Nintendo with only one d-pad and no joysticks?" Well I'll tell you. The game works in a similar fashion to Smash TV for the NES. You will need TWO controllers flipped sideways so you can manipulate both d-pads. The first player controller will move your hero and the second player controller will shoot in any direction you choose. The Rules: This is a high score contest and we will use standard Weekly Contest rules. Simply take a picture after Game Over of the scoreboard screen as you enter your initials. Include your VGS handle written on a piece of paper visible in the shot. PowerPaks, Everdrives, and emulation is all on the table but absolutely no savestates, slow motion, or turbo controllers are allowed. Let's keep it clean! (If you are having a hard time landing on the scoreboard, you may pause the game to take a picture of your score before you die.) This contest will run from now to November 6th, 2023 at 12:00 AM VGST (VGS time, AKA Eastern Time). Winning: All VGS members are eligible to win the grand prize. Participants will earn "tickets" for entry in the random drawing at the close of the game to win the grand prize. Simply participating and posting a score greater than zero, will earn you one ticket for the prize drawing. The players with the top five scores will earn additional tickets based on rank as follows: 1st Place: 5 additional tickets (6 tickets in total) 2nd place: 4 additional tickets 3rd place: 3 additional tickets 4th place: 2 additional tickets 5th place: 1 additional ticket Bonus Tickets: Yours truly will be playing in this contest as well. For anyone who can beat my score I will grant an additional 5 tickets for the drawing. Standard Prizes: As usual, prizes will be awarded for the top three scores. The only caveat is, if you win the grand prize, you will not be elligible for a standard prize. If you score in the top three and win the grand prize, the standard prizes will shift down to the next highest score in line. The prizes up for grabs as follows: 1st place: $25 amazon gift card or cash equivalent 2nd place: $20 amazon gift card or cash equivalent 3rd place: $15 amazon gift card or cash equivalent Now, don your astronaut costume and get out there! Trick-or-treats await you!

2023 Jack-o'-lanterns @Kguillemette @drxandy @AverageOliver98 @Renmauzo @nrslam @Gloves @SailorScoutMandy @bag @MegaMan52 @Mega Tank Yours Truly, @JamesRobot

Welcome Everyone, to our very second annual... VGS Pumpkin Carving Contest! @Gloves@Jicsan@DefaultGen@RH@Splain@TDIRunner@Avgn Gamer@Mega Tank@Gaia Gensouki@darkchylde28@LutherDestroysTheGond@ZeldaFan042@drxandy@Aguy@JamesRobot@nesmaster14@spacepup@RegularGuyGamer@doner24@Richardhead@Kguillemette@DoctorEncore@Shino@Psychobear85@bag@Nintegageo@Br81zad@Strikezone1@a3quit4s@jonebone@SailorScoutMandy @ZeldaFreak@Makar@Krunch@NESfiend@Renmauzo It's the spooky time of year and that means one thing. Okay, it means several things, but specifically it means it's time to carve yourself up some pumpkins! This contest will last from now until 11/2/2022 at 12 AM VGST (VGS Time AKA Eastern Standard Time). Immediately afterwards, a poll will be added to this thread, which will last from 11/2/2022 to 11/10/2022 at 12 AM VGST. Every member is elligible to vote for their favorite jack-o'-lantern. The rules are the same as last year: Post a picture of your jack-o'-lantern in this thread to participate. You must carve an actual pumpkin. Do the carving yourself. The pumpkin must be carved during this month of October 2023. Only one entry per person. Feel free to submit as many as you like but you may only choose one for consideration in the contest. You must vote for a jack-o'-lantern other than your won. After the deadline, the poll will close votes will be tallied, and prizes will be given to the VGS members whose carvings received the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most votes, respectively. The prizes up for grabs as follows: 1st place: $25 amazon gift card or cash equivalent 2nd place: $20 amazon gift card or cash equivalent 3rd place: $15 amazon gift card or cash equivalent Good luck everyone! Bonus! Free Sage jack-o'-lantern stencil:

Pumps and a bump

Text adventure? I'm in.

Got my pocket yesterday. Really happy I missed the smoke and got a translucent red. Dig Mega Man with the matching Pinball Neon Matrix GB display option.

Love it! Not to steal your thunder but the VGS Second Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest goes up this weekend. I will be carving next weekend. Stil haven't decided what I am going to do yet.

Just poking a little fun. I've tried the impossible, beyond, veggie crumbles, dogs, etc. The wife enjoys them. They're not terrible, but they're definitely not fooling anyone. And if I'm going to eat vegetables anyway, might as well just have a nice big salad or something. Don't need to dress it all up like a hamburger for no reason. Now when they start making meat disguised as broccoli, I'll call that progress!

Well, not in public anyway. Don't want to end up on the CIA's "Potential Cannibal" list.

Bump. Kinda forgot I was selling this.

Still haven't seen The Thing. Always meant to.

Yahtzee!

The scene ain't what it used to be, but you can search NES Reproductions and there's a couple online stores. I have a few from OCD and they're decent. Probably a couple people around the Buy/Sell/Trade forum with services or repros for sale. You can put up a want to buy thread there too. Honestly for most hacks, I'd grab a PowerPak or Everdrive to play them on OG hardware and spend your money on homebrew instead.