ninjistar

Thanks Bea

I couldn't find this anywhere, though I didn't comb through the longer, archived contest threads from 2019. Has a schedule been set? Games picked? I'm sure the games will be released a week before (or similar), as is typical. 

How did this turn out?  Still need any assistance?

On 12/22/2019 at 9:51 AM, Bearcat-Doug said:

I've been meaning to post this for awhile. They were personalized bronze, silver and gold NES carts given to the top 3 finishers in the 2014 NA Weekly Contest tournament. Besides the winners username, the label has the players scores for each round as well as their total overall points. It's also a fully playable copy of Double Dragon 2 with a customized title screen with my name and score on it!

This was one of the motivating factors to get me to compete in the contests! I had hoped to win a cart like this one day  I actually offered to help get some carts made after this had happened, but I don't recall the outcome. I'm not sure carts were ever given out again, amirite?  You have to love this thing!

Very nice! It looks like you picked up some quality stuff in a short time. I finished my loose cart set a few years ago. I found it to be a fun adventure as well. This post reminded me that I still need a cart cover!  

Oh man, this thread is great!  There are so many posts I want to reply to directly! I'll summarize here so I don't spam

PC Games:

My original copy of Doom II I ordered via the mail (I still have all of it, box included). I spent a lot of time playing this one! Also played it a lot via modem

Aces over Europe (same as above, not sure where I got it though, but I bought it brand new). I spent a lot of time playing this one as well!

Console Games:

The remaining items I have from my original NES set, which is almost entirely boxes for games. Many of these are smashed and would not be desirable to anyone, but I love them 

[ RESERVED FOR PHOTO ]

I love prototypes and all of my protos are special to me. 

Misc:

Misc Dragon Quest items I've accumulated, including the silver PS4 DQ console (with metal slime figure and metal slime controller) and a slime mini figure

I love Tetris, so all of the Tetris games I've picked up are special to me and I'd likely not sell them.

PM'ing you

PM'ing you. 

2 hours ago, MrWunderful said:

49ers

 

these arent my picks, as much as who I want to win. 
 

Want to see pats and seahawks lose mostly. 

I fixed that for you

Nicely done! It's great to see some clean NES action   This makes me realize that I miss not only my setup but the fun I had collecting NES games. I never did finish the unlicensed carts. 

There's simply not enough proto p0rn happening in here!   Here's some to help you through Friday and into the weekend...

Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill SNES prototype

On 12/15/2019 at 11:08 PM, ninjistar said:

The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker on GameCube, mostly. I've also been playing a bit of Super Mario Bros 2

I decided to Switch it up (puns are fun) and play something refreshing

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (does not match retail - possible pre-release version, with differences)

I'd love to "join" the club, but there's no join button   In the meantime, here's some proto p0rn!

18 hours ago, JamesRobot said:

Big THANK YOU to my Secret Santa, @Vectrex28!  The top of my wishlist was "something unique" from one of the resident homebrewers and Vec delivered bigtime with a Nintendo copy of Saturn Smash featuring handwritten greetings and hand drawn artwork.  So dope!

 

Horry sheet, that's AWESOME! I'm super jelly! 

ALL HAIL @LastCat!!!

On 12/24/2019 at 12:51 AM, Estil said:

4. I think I'd like to take another and better crack at learning Japanese as well.  I just wish I had a better memory/recall because for whatever reason I just can't get that Hiragana/Katakana down cold like I should...and that's their version of their ABCs right?  And I'd think it shouldn't be much different than back in 2nd grade when we learned our times tables right?

This has been on my list for a long, long time. Far too long, honestly. I haven't stuck with it long enough / dedicated enough time each week. I've found the hardest part to be finding other people who are truly dedicated to the task AND available/willing to work at it in a way that makes sense for all parties. It is doable though and I encourage you to keep after it! Are you starting with listening and learning to speak, or have you jumped into reading/writing first?  I am a fan of the Pimsleur series because I've used it in the past and it's rather consistent across languages in its approach. There's also a Nintendo DS game that helps you to improve your writing. I'd have to look up the name of it (I've forgotten). 

This post really makes me wonder what my goals are... here are a few things I'd like to do:

Continue to travel (25/50 US states visited)

Become more proficient in another language (Japanese, Russian, Korean, or German)

Short term goal: finish Zelda Windwaker on GameCube... I never finished it during the original release  

3 hours ago, mbd39 said:

 

I found the contest thread! I thought I got 7th in that contest but it turns out I was 6th. I just barely beat your score.

 

 

Less than 600 points between 4th and 7th! You did beat me! Thirteen points... dang. Looking back, it was a lot closer than I had remembered. 

During the 2017 NA weekly NES contests, we played Contra for the lowest score. I got 7th with this 1CC run. We had some real Contra players among us! I've forgotten how many times I had to beat the game with no deaths to get this! It would be interesting to pair it with SuperC in a back-to-back fashion.

it shall be mine. Oh, yes! IT SHALL BE MINE!!!

You should message him back stating you've had a change of heart. In the package there will just be a custom drawing by Jimbo of Kickle doing what Kickle does best (with packs and packs of cigs in the photo)

That's fantastic

54 minutes ago, spacepup said:

Hey there @ninjistar and welcome aboard!  Spacepup fka sadikyo here.  Glad to see that you’ve found us and hope all is going well!

Hey there buddy! Nice to see you. I'll probably disappear now for 6 - 24 months  hahahahaha

9 hours ago, LastCat said:

Saturn > Everything

How do I accept this as the correct answer?

10 hours ago, MuNKeY said:

PIE>CAKE

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker on GameCube, mostly. I've also been playing a bit of Super Mario Bros 2