scaryice | 581 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Goal Two beaten. I've gotten to the point where I can beat this one in 30 minutes, so that's quite an easy 9 points for me. The key is to do long shots outside the box, curve them a little bit, and just score off the rebounds. And of course setting the matches to one minute halves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashYourFace | 80 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Still some easy 7 pointers out there for somebody. Heroes of the Lance takes maybe 20 minutes to beat. And Battleship... why the heck is that 7 points? Should be more like 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 577 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 StarTropics finished. One of the best NES games imo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 581 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Major League Baseball mercifully is gone: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,051 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 hours ago, NESfiend said: Nicely done! I love that game, but I never get passed level 5. One day I need to get around to beating it, but its definitely not easy. The colorful happy feel makes you think it would be, but it gets really tough. World 5 used to hang me up as a kid, now it’s world 6 that usually messes with me. Cindy is the toughest boss, in my opinion. The challenge ramps nicely though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,514 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 7 hours ago, scaryice said: Goal Two beaten. I've gotten to the point where I can beat this one in 30 minutes, so that's quite an easy 9 points for me. The key is to do long shots outside the box, curve them a little bit, and just score off the rebounds. And of course setting the matches to one minute halves. Rough timing - I was two victories away from clearing it when I called it a night. 1 minute halves is impressive. I started out at 2 min halves and had some 0-0 ties becuase I didnt score in time. Upped to 3 min and that gave me enough time to get 2 or 3 scores in most games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 581 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, NESfiend said: Rough timing - I was two victories away from clearing it when I called it a night. 1 minute halves is impressive. I started out at 2 min halves and had some 0-0 ties becuase I didnt score in time. Upped to 3 min and that gave me enough time to get 2 or 3 scores in most games. I had two draws in the group stage (which didn't matter), and then one shootout loss in the SF or QF. When I played the game years ago, I used to just rely on going to shootout and praying for good luck. But the rebound trick makes it a lot easier and fun. Feel free to do Goal 1 if you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 762 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 hours ago, MagusSmurf said: StarTropics finished. One of the best NES games imo I never played that one, so I'm missing the nostalgia factor unfortunately. But I know @arch_8ngeland @guillavoie swear by that game. So it's on my list... maybe next year! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, BriGuy82 said: I never played that one, so I'm missing the nostalgia factor unfortunately. But I know @arch_8ngeland @guillavoie swear by that game. So it's on my list... maybe next year! Lol I hadn't played it until a few years ago. I seriously couldn't put it down and finished it in two days. It's that good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 768 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: So it's on my list... maybe next year! Lol You could always play Zoda's Revenge, it's still on the list for this year last I checked. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 11 hours ago, WashYourFace said: Still some easy 7 pointers out there for somebody. Heroes of the Lance takes maybe 20 minutes to beat. And Battleship... why the heck is that 7 points? Should be more like 2. Those are both relatively easy, yes. I'll probably do HotL in the next couple of days unless someone beats me to it. Heroes of the Lance is the sort of game that you have to hug a walkthrough to get through semi-painlessly. And that's not everyone's cup of tea. Battleship is just too fucking long. It's what, 35 or 40 missions? And if you don't get a lucky shot on the submarine once it's introduced, those missions just take foreverrrrrrrrrr. But since I'm apparently a masochist, I've been thinking about starting this one in the next week or two unless someone wants to get a first-time clear on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashYourFace | 80 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, nerdynebraskan said: Those are both relatively easy, yes. I'll probably do HotL in the next couple of days unless someone beats me to it. Heroes of the Lance is the sort of game that you have to hug a walkthrough to get through semi-painlessly. And that's not everyone's cup of tea. Battleship is just too fucking long. It's what, 35 or 40 missions? And if you don't get a lucky shot on the submarine once it's introduced, those missions just take foreverrrrrrrrrr. But since I'm apparently a masochist, I've been thinking about starting this one in the next week or two unless someone wants to get a first-time clear on it. True, if you play Heroes of the Lance without already knowing the way, or using a walkthrough, it's pretty rough. I don't find Battleship too painful to go through, maybe I'm just a Battleship fanatic. Or maybe I've been desensitized by other games like 10,000 innings of baseball. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,514 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, scaryice said: I had two draws in the group stage (which didn't matter), and then one shootout loss in the SF or QF. When I played the game years ago, I used to just rely on going to shootout and praying for good luck. But the rebound trick makes it a lot easier and fun. Feel free to do Goal 1 if you like! You can win shootouts? I have never figured out how to stop a shot during the shootouts. Thats actually why I put more time on the clock. I had to make sure I get a goal every time because a tie ends up being a loss. Never played goal 1. May get there later, but probably going to start on dusty diamond tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,617 Events Team · Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Staring my rerun on Championship Pool to do the video. Expect it tomorrow @Daniel_Doyce and @Crabmaster2000 after I add commentary to it. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Ultima: Exodus Quest of the Avatar is much, much better. I'm passing on playing this one again. I'm going to try Defenders of the Crown next 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 AD&D Heroes of the Lance is done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 500 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Finished Bandit Kings of Ancient China. It was quite a bit different than other KOEI games I've played so it took me a while longer to really figure out the actual objective of the game. Thankfully it wasn't very challenging, just longer and a bit more tedious than it needed to be. I need a little break from Strategy, but I'll take a look at the list here and see if there aren't a couple games no one else wants to play that are still on my list as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 @Crabmaster2000 Wow, nice work! Which scenario did you choose? I think it has the highest learning curve of any of the NES Koei games, so I can see why you'd need a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 500 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Daniel_Doyce said: @Crabmaster2000 Wow, nice work! Which scenario did you choose? I think it has the highest learning curve of any of the NES Koei games, so I can see why you'd need a break. I went with the 4th Scenario so there wouldn't be any ambiguity. Initially I thought I was doing it correctly and then after MANY hours realized I wasn't quite sure how to gain enough popularity to qualify for the Imperial Edict and ended up looking it up. I was pretty close so it just took a couple more in game years to earn it and then it was quick and easy. The only other KOEI game that took me as long to get a good grasp on was L'Empereur. The rest are much more straight forward. I'll likely play Uncharted Waters later this year too, but gonna up the pace of at least the next few games I play before jumping into another RPG or strategy game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tablew/chairs | 242 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Finished Romance of the three kingdoms II i had beaten the first one about ten years ago i know i liked it but don't remember it too well this one enjoyable also 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashYourFace | 80 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Tablew/chairs said: Finished Romance of the three kingdoms II i had beaten the first one about ten years ago i know i liked it but don't remember it too well this one enjoyable also Alright! The only Koei left on the list that I haven't beat is Gemfire. I don't own it, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashYourFace | 80 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Man, I'm trying Zanac and I can't get past level 4. Just before the last boss, the amount of turrets and enemies is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Defender of the Crown Pretty horsesh1t game.. Get a catapult and beat one enemy and it's pretty easy after that I'm going to try Conflict next. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Lode Runner is done. 400 points in 17 days ain't half bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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