NintendoAge 2015 Weekly Contests Presents: Batman Returns
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment of the Weekly Contests! This week's game is going to be Batman Returns. Here are the rules:
The contest ends Sunday, 10/18/15 at 11 PM NA time. Your user name MUST be written or typed on a piece of paper and be in the picture for your score to be valid. The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid. No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted. No screenshots by hitting "print screen" on a computer will be allowed. You must take a picture of your computer monitor. There may be instances where this will be acceptable, but it will be at the discretion of myself and the contest organizers. Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, slow motion functions, or save states if playing on an emulator. Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests. The use of PAL systems will NOT be allowed. Good luck everyone and have fun
Play until Game Over
No point racking allowed
On the second floor of the department store, if you fall through the floor back to the first floor, your attempt will end there.
In the stage where you have to rescue the Ice Princess, You must enter the first, the second, and the third window in order to find her. You must enter those windows to progress the stage, and can't pass them by or your run end there.
Highest score wins
Genre: Beat ‘Em Up
The contest ends Sunday, 10/18/15 at 11 PM NA time. Your user name MUST be written or typed on a piece of paper and be in the picture for your score to be valid. The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid. No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted. No screenshots by hitting "print screen" on a computer will be allowed. You must take a picture of your computer monitor. There may be instances where this will be acceptable, but it will be at the discretion of myself and the contest organizers. Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, slow motion functions, or save states if playing on an emulator. Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests. The use of PAL systems will NOT be allowed. Good luck everyone and have fun
Comments
(Beat 'Em Up)
I usually don't have the games to play these competitions.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but what is point racking? I'm new to these competitions.
Farming for points; in some games, there are spots where things such as constant enemy spawning make it easy to sit and 'rack up points', often with little risk.
Remember that we're on the honor system in these contests, though if you farm for points, depending on your progress, it will likely be obvious.
I don't believe I've played this one either. Joining NA has been a great way to motivate me to play "new" NES games! I'm ready to give this one a go.
Yes! I've played just about every NES game, but only a few minutes for a big chunk of them. Getting me to play games I never played through is why I love these contests.
I don't believe I've played this one either. Joining NA has been a great way to motivate me to play "new" NES games! I'm ready to give this one a go.
Yes! I've played just about every NES game, but only a few minutes for a big chunk of them. Getting me to play games I never played through is why I love these contests.
I love the contest toooooOooooo
also: despite being initially disappointed that this batman title is not like the other two, I'm really enjoying it thus far.
I don't believe I've played this one either. Joining NA has been a great way to motivate me to play "new" NES games! I'm ready to give this one a go.
Yes! I've played just about every NES game, but only a few minutes for a big chunk of them. Getting me to play games I never played through is why I love these contests.
I love the contest toooooOooooo
Do you guys keep track of which games you've played in an official list? I don't have anything official or written down. I tried 5 new NES games last week, including Ice Hockey (Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, Little Mermaid, Barbie LMAO).
I don't believe I've played this one either. Joining NA has been a great way to motivate me to play "new" NES games! I'm ready to give this one a go.
Yes! I've played just about every NES game, but only a few minutes for a big chunk of them. Getting me to play games I never played through is why I love these contests.
I love the contest toooooOooooo
Do you guys keep track of which games you've played in an official list? I don't have anything official or written down. I tried 5 new NES games last week, including Ice Hockey (Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, Little Mermaid, Barbie LMAO).
Well, I'm the score keeper guy...so yeah. I keep track of my high scores per game now.
I made some adjustments to the rules to account for two stages where point racking can easily occur. A no point racking rule will still stand in case anyone finds any other spots where point racking can occur.
You might want to add that if someone beats the game, they need to be ready to take their picture as soon as they beat the Penguin because you are unable to pause it after his life bar runs out.
Well crap. My first good attempt involved accidentally falling through the store. Thanks for clarifying! Won't be posting for another day or so then
also: despite being initially disappointed that this batman title is not like the other two, I'm really enjoying it thus far.
I'm fairly sure that the helicopters don't blow up the floor on the far right side of the screen, so if you stay there and use your grappling hook to blow them up, you should be able to get by without falling through. It's very easy to fall through the floor by accident if you haven't played the game before, so hopefully that strategy helps everyone out.
36,830
I think the ice princess is in the third window. I went into all three when I was just playing through. Are we only allowed to enter that window? Can someone verify this?
I think it's usually the third open window with a blinking arrow when you get to it.
So far, so good...
Hopefully I'll have time for another run before the Browns game. For now, it's time to pregame for the Buckeyes...GO BUCKS!!!!
Things are pretty quiet this week. Is this an uncommon game? Maybe everyone's busy? hmmmm
Good question. We only had 11 people play during the 2013 contest. It's a fun game, so hopefully more people give it a try.
I'd have posted but after the rules were updated, I haven't had much time to play and only have a 19,920 score I can post... hoping that's not it for me, hah!
Post up a score, man!
I've given it a few runs, but haven't generated much more than my current score. I need to balance my techniques for longevity and survival. I've only made it to just inside the Ice Princess' window.
Things are pretty quiet this week. Is this an uncommon game? Maybe everyone's busy? hmmmm
Good question. We only had 11 people play during the 2013 contest. It's a fun game, so hopefully more people give it a try.
I'll have a score this weekend. Been working 10 and 12 hour shifts.
35,260
First time really playing this one! It took me three tries to beat the Stage 1 boss and then after that I made it all the way to the end of Stage 3. I just barely missed beating that stage too.