NESfiend 722 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 38 minutes ago, nerdynebraskan said: Lode Runner is done. 400 points in 17 days ain't half bad. Lol I was assuming youd have this thing sowed up by the end of January. That was an underestimate. You had it by day 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdynebraskan 122 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Nah, @NESfiend, I haven't clinched anything yet besides continuing to be the only player in the points era to hit 400 in every year. I will inevitably slow down as the stuff I can do easily has mostly vanished, and there are still something like 2000 points on the board. Also, my long vacation from work ends tonight. My gaming time will drop off quite a bit going forward. It's still anyone's game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Morbis 624 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, WashYourFace said: 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. Most people would tell you to use weapon #7 to power through the game, but honestly, I always go with #3 (the force field) which, when fully powered up (get the same weapon four times in a row) doesn't really let anything get through to your ship. Also, on almost all bosses and mini-bosses, you want to take out the guns that shoot the larger bubbles before anything else... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tulpa 1,617 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Most people would tell you to use weapon #7 to power through the game, but honestly, I always go with #3 (the force field) which, when fully powered up (get the same weapon four times in a row) doesn't really let anything get through to your ship. Also, on almost all bosses and mini-bosses, you want to take out the guns that shoot the larger bubbles before anything else... I like a fully powered weapon #6. It doesn't shoot the projectile, it just erases enemies and bullets when you push A. Weapon #5 fully powered (the laser) is pretty sweet, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WashYourFace 51 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 47 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I like a fully powered weapon #6. It doesn't shoot the projectile, it just erases enemies and bullets when you push A. Weapon #5 fully powered (the laser) is pretty sweet, too. Don't you have a pretty limited number of shots with #6? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MagusSmurf 120 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 StarTropics II beaten. The first game is definitely better but this one is still good. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tulpa 1,617 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, WashYourFace said: Don't you have a pretty limited number of shots with #6? 20. But if you meter them out, another refill will come along. They have a set pattern. All weapons except weapon #0 have limits, either by supply or timers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scaryice 249 Member · Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Class four finished on 720*. As always, I completely botched all the ramp events. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
L0neStar 8 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 @Khromak I just noticed your Dragon Warrior 2 post. In the interest of transparency, I though I'd let you know I've been working on Dragon Warrior 2 for a few days now and I'm about half way done with it. I'm not trying to claim it or anything, just wanted you to know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scaryice 249 Member · Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Last Action Hero completed... uh, at least it's slightly better than Cliffhanger. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scaryice 249 Member · Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Wayne Gretzky Hockey done. It actually did seem ok now that I've played an entire game of it. Still an incredibly ugly game, though. Similar to Nintendo World Cup, you can just park yourself in a spot and the computer won't chase you, so it's just a matter of letting the timer slowly run down. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat-Doug 2,458 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 10 hours ago, nerdynebraskan said: Nah, @NESfiend, I haven't clinched anything yet besides continuing to be the only player in the points era to hit 400 in every year. I will inevitably slow down as the stuff I can do easily has mostly vanished, and there are still something like 2000 points on the board. Also, my long vacation from work ends tonight. My gaming time will drop off quite a bit going forward. It's still anyone's game. Same here. There are only a few games left that I've cleared before and I'm not in a hurry to do them again if someone else takes them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Khromak 165 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 6 hours ago, L0neStar said: @Khromak I just noticed your Dragon Warrior 2 post. In the interest of transparency, I though I'd let you know I've been working on Dragon Warrior 2 for a few days now and I'm about half way done with it. I'm not trying to claim it or anything, just wanted you to know. Well I guess in the interest of transparency I'll do the same. I'm at the final sanctuary area, doing my final grind to take on the bosses. I'm still fairly low level, around 22/20/18 or so, but I'll probably finish it today? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mbd39 961 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, scaryice said: Wayne Gretzky Hockey done. It actually did seem ok now that I've played an entire game of it. Still an incredibly ugly game, though. Similar to Nintendo World Cup, you can just park yourself in a spot and the computer won't chase you, so it's just a matter of letting the timer slowly run down. This is one of the few games that the Mexican Runner rated a 1 for Nesmania, along with Ghostbusters, Paperboy 2 and Taboo. It's supposed to be pretty bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat-Doug 2,458 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 19 hours ago, NESfiend said: 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. I tried Dusty Diamond's last year, but I couldn't beat the Amazon team in the final game. It seemed like they would just crush home runs no matter what I did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaia Gensouki 489 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 44 minutes ago, Khromak said: Well I guess in the interest of transparency I'll do the same. I'm at the final sanctuary area, doing my final grind to take on the bosses. I'm still fairly low level, around 22/20/18 or so, but I'll probably finish it today? How did you get through the Cave to Rhone with this low level? When I met a group of dragons or something they would annihilate me within a single round with their flame breaths or whatever. I had to grind up to level 26-28 to have a decent chance of getting through there. And I think I leveled to over 30 to take on the final boss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gloves 4,674 Administrator · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 For the sake of transparency, I was planning to play Dragon Warrior 2 sometime this year cuz I've never played it before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat-Doug 2,458 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 52 minutes ago, Gloves said: For the sake of transparency, I was planning to play Dragon Warrior 2 sometime this year cuz I've never played it before. I think I've played it about 5 minutes total. Maybe I should try it since I actually liked the first one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Khromak 165 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Gaia Gensouki said: How did you get through the Cave to Rhone with this low level? When I met a group of dragons or something they would annihilate me within a single round with their flame breaths or whatever. I had to grind up to level 26-28 to have a decent chance of getting through there. And I think I leveled to over 30 to take on the final boss. A combination of factors: I got really lucky running away from basically all battles, I had all the best equipment you can get, and I made many, many attempts. Essentially I was doing my "grinding" by killing what battles I could handle, running from the battles I couldn't handle, and then just escaping or dying, and trying again. I did this from ~16ish through ~20ish when I made it through. Now I'm doing my grind from that point to ~30ish to take on the mini-bosses and eventually the boss. For those who haven't played it, definitely do. It's not as good as DW3 or 4, but in my opinion is vastly superior to DW1, though obviously 1 was pioneering. There's a lot more strategy and thought you have to put into the battles. It can be brutally unfair if you get bad RNG though, and there's not much you can do about it, depending how bad your luck is. Lots of enemies can sleep lock you and destroy you without any input on your behalf, you can be hit by defeat, sacrifice...all kinds of nastiness. But it keeps you on your toes instead of being a boring slog. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WashYourFace 51 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 45 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I think I've played it about 5 minutes total. Maybe I should try it since I actually liked the first one. Since we're being transparent, I played it about 5 years ago and got to the final boss and haven't beaten them. I still have my save game and at some point plan on loading it up, and grinding if I need to, to finally beat the game. It won't count for this thread, but when they start a "beat every game in the 21st century" I'll be ready. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bronzeshield 118 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 In the interest of transparency, my house has windows. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat-Doug 2,458 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Tecmo Bowl is done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NESfiend 722 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I tried Dusty Diamond's last year, but I couldn't beat the Amazon team in the final game. It seemed like they would just crush home runs no matter what I did. I got to the amazons last night and will play them tonight. Its all about knowing who the best pitchers are and hitting the corners of the plate. If you throw down the middle, they crush them. And if you dont have one of the games better pitchers, they will rip you up no matter how well you pitch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bearcat-Doug 2,458 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, NESfiend said: I got to the amazons last night and will play them tonight. Its all about knowing who the best pitchers are and hitting the corners of the plate. If you throw down the middle, they crush them. And if you dont have one of the games better pitchers, they will rip you up no matter how well you pitch. I figured the only option was to hope that you can score even more runs than they do. I'll have to give it another try sometime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel_Doyce 202 Member · Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 For Conflict, can you get to the hidden map in the Move 3 Units scenario? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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