This was actually a really clean run, particularly during the second half of the game. I think I went deathless from stage 14 on. Only major hiccups were a few bonehead mistakes on stage 9 and missing all of the 1ups in the bonus stages, which also cost me a few hundred thousand points. Still very happy with the run!
February 2, 2014
Cobra Triangle - My First Win
Finally beat Cobra Triangle without continues for the first time recently. This game had frustrated me to no end as a kid, but no longer!
This was actually a really clean run, particularly during the second half of the game. I think I went deathless from stage 14 on. Only major hiccups were a few bonehead mistakes on stage 9 and missing all of the 1ups in the bonus stages, which also cost me a few hundred thousand points. Still very happy with the run!
This was actually a really clean run, particularly during the second half of the game. I think I went deathless from stage 14 on. Only major hiccups were a few bonehead mistakes on stage 9 and missing all of the 1ups in the bonus stages, which also cost me a few hundred thousand points. Still very happy with the run!
December 15, 2013
Jumpman Junior Revisited
(Sorry, I know I should post more often. Hoping to turn this around starting now.)
I had some spare time last night and decided to see just how quickly the points get out of control on Jumpman Junior (Atari 800). The game features a system where you get bonus points after every level based on the number of lives you have remaining. If you can bank enough extra lives, these bonus points can make it so that you gain and extra life after every completed stage. Play on beyond that and it soon becomes two or three.
I played a three-hour game last night. It took about an hour to reach 150,000 points. By that time, I had banked roughly 15 lives (it would have been more, but I was a bit rusty and died a lot :) ). However, I put together a winning streak and suddenly the bank was at 20 lives, then 30, then 40. By the three-hour mark (just before actually), that count was 105!
This was also where I reached a million points, which seemed like a good place to stop. The scoreboard rolled over and I was able to get a good screen shot of the lives count, thanks to ending on a level with a nice round bonus (just divide the 10,500 bonus by 100 to get 105).
Here are a few screenshots:
Just before the rollover...
And just after...
Finally, my last lives bonus:
I had some spare time last night and decided to see just how quickly the points get out of control on Jumpman Junior (Atari 800). The game features a system where you get bonus points after every level based on the number of lives you have remaining. If you can bank enough extra lives, these bonus points can make it so that you gain and extra life after every completed stage. Play on beyond that and it soon becomes two or three.
I played a three-hour game last night. It took about an hour to reach 150,000 points. By that time, I had banked roughly 15 lives (it would have been more, but I was a bit rusty and died a lot :) ). However, I put together a winning streak and suddenly the bank was at 20 lives, then 30, then 40. By the three-hour mark (just before actually), that count was 105!
This was also where I reached a million points, which seemed like a good place to stop. The scoreboard rolled over and I was able to get a good screen shot of the lives count, thanks to ending on a level with a nice round bonus (just divide the 10,500 bonus by 100 to get 105).
Here are a few screenshots:
Just before the rollover...
June 21, 2013
New Video: Ice Climber - 1,665,550
I recently put together a nice run on Ice Climber for the NintendoAge weekly challenge. I had a good run that was worth uploading, though I plan to do better.
This game has a bit of a funny memory for me. It was my very first world record with Twin Galaxies. However, at the time, they were new to the idea of videotaped submissions. Because of this, I didn't know that I was allowed to keep playing after I rolled over the score. I just took 999,990, quit, and sent in the tape. I then got a call asking why in the world I stopped. Oops. :)
May 31, 2013
New Video: TMNT 3 - 999,990, Zero Deaths With Mike
Thanks to a recent NintendoAge contest, I went back to one of my old favorites, TMNT 3. We were playing with special rules where you had to quit after your first death. No problem, I'll just beat the game without dying. :)
This is actually only the second time that I've beaten TMNT 3 deathless. The way that special moves drains the player's life meter makes boss battles ridiculously tough to survive. That just makes beating the game that much more satisfying!
The video can be found here. Enjoy!
This is actually only the second time that I've beaten TMNT 3 deathless. The way that special moves drains the player's life meter makes boss battles ridiculously tough to survive. That just makes beating the game that much more satisfying!
The video can be found here. Enjoy!
February 18, 2013
New Q*Bert World Record by George Leutz
Congratulations to George Leutz on breaking the world record on the classic arcade game, Q*Bert. His score of 37,163,080 breaks a record that has stood for almost 30 years, mostly due to how long it takes to get there. George's game lasted just over 3 1/2 days!
You can read more about this monumental accomplishment here.
You can read more about this monumental accomplishment here.
December 20, 2012
Name That Tune Episode 3 - Game Over
Time for another game of Name That Tune. This time every tune is from a Game Over screen. A fitting way to close out the year, I think. :)
The link to the contest can be found here. Enjoy!
The link to the contest can be found here. Enjoy!
December 18, 2012
NES Fun at NintendoAge
NintendoAge is a great website that all NES players should join, if they haven't already. While it is mostly a haven for collectors, it is also home to some of the best gamers you'll find anywhere. Among other things, they are currently teaming up to beat every licensed NES game in existence before the first of the year (10 games to go!). Check out the Gamer's Gauntlet area of the forums to find a host of topics related to everyone's gaming exploits.
This forum is also home to a weekly NES contest. I have participated in this contest a lot this year and have had a blast. And it's soooo easy to participate. Just play the game, take a photo, and post it on the forum thread. Do you not own the game they are playing? No problem, they allow emulators too! For those of you that are used to "official" play where you usually have to videotape yourself, you'll find this to be much more relaxed and a LOT more fun!
The NES contest has just finished 2012 with a bang, by holding a year-end tournament that pitted the year's top players against each other in a series of head-to-head matchups. In each round, players would challenge each other to their favorite games, with the player with the most top scores in each matchup advancing to the next round. This ended up becoming a bit of a grind, but I loved the concept. It also gave me the chance to improve some of my scores on my favorite games!
For the interested, here are the links to the tournament threads (one for each round). The results are posted near the end of each thread.
The weekly contests are over for the holidays, but they will resume in January for another year of fun. I highly recommend them to any avid NES players that have not already played!
This forum is also home to a weekly NES contest. I have participated in this contest a lot this year and have had a blast. And it's soooo easy to participate. Just play the game, take a photo, and post it on the forum thread. Do you not own the game they are playing? No problem, they allow emulators too! For those of you that are used to "official" play where you usually have to videotape yourself, you'll find this to be much more relaxed and a LOT more fun!
The NES contest has just finished 2012 with a bang, by holding a year-end tournament that pitted the year's top players against each other in a series of head-to-head matchups. In each round, players would challenge each other to their favorite games, with the player with the most top scores in each matchup advancing to the next round. This ended up becoming a bit of a grind, but I loved the concept. It also gave me the chance to improve some of my scores on my favorite games!
For the interested, here are the links to the tournament threads (one for each round). The results are posted near the end of each thread.
The weekly contests are over for the holidays, but they will resume in January for another year of fun. I highly recommend them to any avid NES players that have not already played!
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