Jeevan | 8,909 Events Helper · Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Just now, scaryice said: Looks like someone will beat Chubby Cherub this week: Just trying to do our part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Gumshoe is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 53 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Gumshoe is done. And with that, the Black Box games are history! While you have your Zapper out, will you be doing Freedom Force or To the Earth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 42 minutes ago, nerdynebraskan said: And with that, the Black Box games are history! While you have your Zapper out, will you be doing Freedom Force or To the Earth? I'm about Zappered out after Gumshoe. I've never played either of those. Are they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I'm about Zappered out after Gumshoe. I've never played either of those. Are they any good? They're both pretty decent, but To the Earth is really hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 1 minute ago, nerdynebraskan said: They're both pretty decent, but To the Earth is really hard. It seemed like I had read last year that it was pretty tough. If I counted right there are only 7 games left that I've even played before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 RoboWarrior is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,514 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Gumshoe is done. I remember when Pat the NES Punk reviewed all the black box games, he went on about how difficult that game is and genuinely asked the audience if anyone had actually beat that game. He said send video if you do. Is it that hard? I vaguely remember him saying you have to shoot under your characters feet to make him take a single step. Is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, NESfiend said: I remember when Pat the NES Punk reviewed all the black box games, he went on about how difficult that game is and genuinely asked the audience if anyone had actually beat that game. He said send video if you do. Is it that hard? I vaguely remember him saying you have to shoot under your characters feet to make him take a single step. Is that right? No, he moves on his own. You have to shoot him to jump though. It's not impossible, but it is a really tough game. Edited February 8, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 768 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Just finished day dreamin' Davey. Terrible game as expected. Awful hit detection, weird graphics, some pretty brutal bosses, and a frustrating password/ continue system. Blah. Taking a break to play some good games for a bit. Next up is probably destiny of an emperor and lolo 3 tandem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 768 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Oh and FWIW I played Gumshoe for about 30 minutes considering that I might try to beat it for this contest and can confirm either I'm terrible at light gun games, it's insanely difficult, or both. I never beat the first stage. I watched some video of the final stage and it is REALLY intense. Good on you for beating it @Bearcat-Doug, especially so quickly. Your light gun skills are on point it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeshield | 293 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Gumshoe is tough, but since you have infinite continues it's manageable. I don't know how many hours I put into it last year, but probably only about 10-12, I'm guessing -- yeah, I just looked at my notes and it was just over 10 hours over the course of 3-4 weeks. The main factor for me was physical fatigue in my hands and trigger finger -- the game just wore me out after a while -- plus my ability to gradually get a better sense of the right strategy for the last level. The last boss is pretty unforgiving, though, and I still don't have a 100% handle on what triggers the bonus areas (which frankly are sometimes better avoided). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 768 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 minute ago, bronzeshield said: Gumshoe is tough, but since you have infinite continues it's manageable. I don't know how many hours I put into it last year, but probably only about 10-12, I'm guessing -- yeah, I just looked at my notes and it was just over 10 hours over the course of 3-4 weeks. Infinite continues? I know you can spam the trigger to continue on the level you just died on, but assumed that was outside of our rules. Is that "code" listed in the manual or something? I never had to bother with that since I never got past the first stage, but when I stopped trying part of the reason was that there were only 2 lives and no continue without using that method, which I assumed was a code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashYourFace | 80 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Khromak said: Infinite continues? I know you can spam the trigger to continue on the level you just died on, but assumed that was outside of our rules. Is that "code" listed in the manual or something? I never had to bother with that since I never got past the first stage, but when I stopped trying part of the reason was that there were only 2 lives and no continue without using that method, which I assumed was a code. Manual tells you how to continue, so it's legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 768 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Should have read the manual, maybe I would've continued trying this game. I may actually give it a shot (ha!) on Playchoice, if for no other reason than to give me a reason to fire them up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,514 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Side pocket is beating me up hard. Dan's notes are on point, but making 5 or 6 balls in a row is no joke. And the learning curve, at least for me, is brutally slow. May have to go back and forth with something else to keep my sanity. Edited February 8, 2021 by NESfiend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeshield | 293 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 25 minutes ago, Khromak said: Infinite continues? I know you can spam the trigger to continue on the level you just died on The manual does mention how to continue (as WashYourFace notes), and I'd read the "spam the trigger" thing elsewhere and it seems to be widely believed. But neither of those really gets it quite right: you have to shoot the words GAME OVER (as i recall) to continue, so some aim is required (and spamming the fire button is of no help). Even if it weren't in the manual, I'd still question whether it constitutes a code, since shooting the only significant onscreen object in a game with one-button input is a pretty obvious course of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 579 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) I really shouldn't have played this again, for the third time in my life, but Evert & Lendl: Top Players Tennis is completed. I did the Japanese version this time, which doesn't have the announcer the English version does. The ending is as short and disappointing as always, though! It even mentions Cosmic Epsilon too. Edited February 8, 2021 by scaryice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 579 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 We passed the 50% mark for bonus points this weekend (nice). Also passed 550, three days ahead of the best ever pace in 2015. Keep it up! 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 50 2-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 100 4-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 2-Jan 3-Jan 2-Jan 150 9-Jan 1-Jan 1-Jan 2-Jan 2-Jan 1-Jan 2-Jan 5-Jan 5-Jan 2-Jan 200 16-Jan 3-Jan 3-Jan 3-Jan 3-Jan 2-Jan 4-Jan 10-Jan 8-Jan 4-Jan 250 29-Jan 7-Jan 6-Jan 4-Jan 5-Jan 4-Jan 6-Jan 22-Jan 11-Jan 6-Jan 300 6-Feb 14-Jan 11-Jan 6-Jan 8-Jan 10-Jan 9-Jan 14-Feb 17-Jan 8-Jan 350 17-Mar 25-Jan 17-Jan 10-Jan 12-Jan 16-Jan 15-Jan 19-Mar 22-Jan 11-Jan 400 26-Apr 17-Feb 26-Jan 16-Jan 19-Jan 27-Jan 30-Jan 14-Apr 30-Jan 15-Jan 450 7-Jun 2-May 16-Feb 21-Jan 31-Jan 7-Feb 10-Mar 19-May 14-Feb 19-Jan 500 22-Jul 10-Jul 9-Mar 31-Jan 21-Feb 10-Apr 11-Jul 20-Jul 1-Mar 29-Jan 550 16-Aug 8-Nov 7-Jun 10-Feb 21-Apr 2-Sep 13-Nov 21-Oct 31-Mar 7-Feb 600 14-Oct xxx 13-Sep 24-Feb 29-May xxx xxx xxx 21-Apr 650 30-Nov xxx xxx 8-Apr 26-Aug xxx xxx xxx 20-Jun 677 31-Dec xxx xxx 12-Jun 13-Dec xxx xxx xxx 25-Dec Total 677 562 638 677 677 589 582 587 677 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Khromak said: Oh and FWIW I played Gumshoe for about 30 minutes considering that I might try to beat it for this contest and can confirm either I'm terrible at light gun games, it's insanely difficult, or both. I never beat the first stage. I watched some video of the final stage and it is REALLY intense. Good on you for beating it @Bearcat-Doug, especially so quickly. Your light gun skills are on point it seems. Having a smaller CRT (mine is 14") to play on seems to help since you can sit close and cover the entire area of the screen without having to move very much which helps your reaction time and accuracy. I was able to get a sealed Zapper a few years ago on ebay for $30, so it's really tight and responsive. Outside of the time I played Duck Hunt to Round 0, I haven't used it whole lot. Edited February 8, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, bronzeshield said: The manual does mention how to continue (as WashYourFace notes), and I'd read the "spam the trigger" thing elsewhere and it seems to be widely believed. But neither of those really gets it quite right: you have to shoot the words GAME OVER (as i recall) to continue, so some aim is required (and spamming the fire button is of no help). Even if it weren't in the manual, I'd still question whether it constitutes a code, since shooting the only significant onscreen object in a game with one-button input is a pretty obvious course of action. Here's a link to a scan of the manual with the instructions on how to continue on page 9. https://vimm.net/manual/?p=details&id=742 Edited February 8, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 762 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Anybody got any tips on Defenders of Dynatron city? Specifically the cola factory level. I can't seem to make it past the second set of robots, the hammer guys. I can make it there with four heroes but I keep getting killed over and over. I'm not sure what do there. This spot is tough and it's frustrating to spend a half an hour to get there each time and then die in a minute. If there was a game genie code for level select I could at least practice that spot without wasting so much time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,514 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 8 hours ago, scaryice said: Also passed 550, three days ahead of the best ever pace in 2015. 677 677 589 582 587 677 How does the # of participants compare to 2015? I assume there were more in that NA heyday. This has been a crazy run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeshield | 293 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 9 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Here's a link to a scan of the manual with the instructions on how to continue on page 9. https://vimm.net/manual/?p=details&id=742 Right, I've consulted that before, but the language they use -- "Fire the Zapper while the Game Over screen is displayed to restart the game on the last phase attempted" -- doesn't really do a good job of spelling out exactly what you need to do (which contributed to the collective misunderstanding about needing to shoot rapidly, etc.). As I recall, if it doesn't register your shot in the right place within a certain amount of time, you're back to square one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, bronzeshield said: Right, I've consulted that before, but the language they use -- "Fire the Zapper while the Game Over screen is displayed to restart the game on the last phase attempted" -- doesn't really do a good job of spelling out exactly what you need to do (which contributed to the collective misunderstanding about needing to shoot rapidly, etc.). As I recall, if it doesn't register your shot in the right place within a certain amount of time, you're back to square one. I'm not 100% sure either. I managed to beat it on my last life so I didn't have to use it. Edited February 8, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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