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arnpoly

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  1. I was wondering if there was a Balatro support group over here. The game is just so good!
  2. Solar Jetman is done! Had a really good time with it.
  3. I wrote up the specific exploit I found here: http://takeontheneslibrary.com/finished/46-bases-loaded/ There may be a better one with a better team out there, however.
  4. Hey all, just spent my afternoon at work skimming through the thread. Thanks for leaving Solar Jetman for me, I'm roughly 3/4 of the way through it and should be finished with it in a week or so. Fun game that is clicking with me, just that I get worn out of playing after every stage. My pace of playing games has been glacial, to put it kindly. I could *maybe* be convinced to give Ikari Warriors another go this year. When I beat it years ago I didn't have any recording equipment, and I'd like to beat it again on video some day.
  5. Also just realized that I have been a bad member and not been contributing my NES clears. I saw Solomon's Key was left unbeaten last year but I did that one for the first time in 2023 and never posted it. It's been slow going on my end, I only did 5 clears on my list all of last year. I will say that next up on my personal list is Solar Jetman, planning on starting up that one up this month. I'll be sure to share when that's done so that I can actually contribute again!
  6. From my notes, I only got the 10K bonus by clearing the bonus stage without missing. This is interesting! Certainly possible. But I can say for sure they only way I got it was clearing the bottles no-miss.
  7. To add to this, easier enemies are guaranteed to be near the starting castle to help you get started, and the nearby zones are locked down to easy-ish enemy sets too. And of course as randomizers go sometimes you start with good stats or spells or what have you. It's rare, but possible to get boxed out of that easy enemy zone and then you really are at the mercy of the randomizer. I've had it happen once or twice and managed to push through anyway.
  8. Turns out Jeevan and I have ended up in the same group! So that means at some point soon we are going to have a head-to-head race, most likely live-streamed on Twitch. One of us will be sure to post here when we get details sorted!
  9. Hi everyone, long time no see! I beat Solomon's Key earlier this year for the very first time, my final score was 1,676,810. Too little too late though lol.
  10. This will be my 3rd year in the summer tournament and it’s been a blast each time. Would be sweet if Jeevan and I end up in the same group!
  11. I do remember! And you’re welcome! Glad you’ve still held onto it all this time.
  12. Hi everyone! Long time no see! I haven't been clearing NES games with any sort of speed lately, but I have been grinding out Solomon's Key for the first time and should be finishing that one in the near future. I'll post when the time comes!
  13. I finished Brain Drain on Genius difficulty, the highest difficulty. Was testing out some carts I'd been meaning to clean and got addicted to this one. Tough game! I also beat Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge but no picture. I'm most of the way through Final Fantasy Legend but I started that in December so it won't count. The Pocket is pretty awesome.
  14. Thank you kindly! I definitely haven't been around much like I used to be but I will keep an eye on the effort here and contribute as it lines up with what I'm doing
  15. Terribly sorry for not replying before now, please forgive me. I was planning to decline anyway. Good luck everyone!
  16. I think we all remember what happened last time I made a bet like that!
  17. Bases Loaded 4 is coming up on my list, thought I'd check here to see if it was still available, and it's already done. I would have contributed more this year had things lined up differently. I started playing Ultima 3 around Thanksgiving and didn't finish it until April (couldn't beat it without hints but got close enough that I'm satisfied) so that hamstrung me all year for the thread, aside from a TMNT run right after the new year. It's very unlikely that our lists will overlap this year but if it does I'll be happy to help.
  18. 563,500 (503,500 + 60,000) Maybe a disappointing score to some, but this was the best I could pull off. I was able to beat every stage deathless in practice, but stringing it altogether is really tough. I do want to do a pure deathless run someday without warps, and now at least I know I can. I decided to do one run warpless, with regular play, just to hit the 500K mark and that's the run I kept. (This run died in Karnath's Lair lol.) Couldn't make it past Robo-Manus in an actual run of this with warps. But anyway I usually have a death or two in Terra Tubes, and I'm not great at The Revolution or Dark Queen yet as far as no deaths. I did get pretty consistent no-deathing Rat Race and Clinger Winger though, that's good at least!
  19. I’m pretty tired tonight and haven’t tried this yet. Might be a no-show this week
  20. 187,150 Lost in Stage 22(?) with a mere 2 km to go, tried to pause right before the end and went straight to the title screen. Small chance I try again tomorrow.
  21. 69,415 I did not try again so here's what I got.
  22. I got 69K (nice) but I miiiiiiiight try to improve before posting.
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