I can't figure out how to make Super Star Wars work. It doesn't appear to present your score after a continue or game over. So the next best option would be some sort of progress race (ranked by levels beaten, tiebreaker is the speed with which you did it). Failing that, I'll have to find another game, which would be a shame since May is Star Wars month.
I'm also moving Super Metroid to December. I feel like asking for a completion in January may be a mistake as people will be trying to crank out other games for the NES/SNES threads
I would but I suck compared to all the smarter people than me on these forums so I'll have to pass.
For years I've been wishing for a place where people could just go and live stream their gameplay (of any console) and live chat or talk via microphone. We've done it in tinychat a few times but most of the time people are camera shy.
Picked up un squad, scotch taped top label first time playing this one. Horizontal is not my preference but I'm curious to see what the competition will be like for the shooter.
Why no emulators, because of save states? Cause flash carts are starting to have save state support, and I've been able to do save states on real consoles for 20+ years. There's plenty of ways to cheat, and I can't see ruling out emulators just cause people think there's cheaking involved on an honor-system type thing.
I most likely wouldn't play a cart-only one, since I still have no good place to sit in my game room. And some of these games play awesome on a mame cab, so I'd end up playing them there.
I would be down, my SNES collection is much smaller than the NES though.
But I always need a reason to get more games!
Tentative schedule:
January
Super Castlevania IV
High score
February
Super Smash TV
High score
March
Super Punch Out
High score
April
Super Mario Kart
Completion times
May
High score
June
UN Squadron
High score
July
Final Fight
High score
August
Contra III
High score
September
Tetris Attack
High score
October
Super Ghouls n Ghosts
High score
November
Super Buster Bros.
High score
December
Super Metroid
Completion times
...unless I confirm that one of those isn't a good candidate for some reason
What's the one in May? I'd suggest SFII, normal one, not any turbo\super or anything like that. We could do a high score, and no continues, so if someone's score ends in anything other than 00 we know they're out. The problem would be difficulty settings would need mandated.
I'd almost say rather than score, a best ending one, with score as a tie breaker. On highest level you get diffrent endings depending on how well you did (Ok, same ending, just better ending pic). But that might be tricky to snap a pic of.
The plan had been a Star Wars title, but the first one doesn't show your score for some reason. Haven't tested out the other two. SFII is a good idea though since we don't have a fighter lined up
Why no emulators, because of save states? Cause flash carts are starting to have save state support, and I've been able to do save states on real consoles for 20+ years. There's plenty of ways to cheat, and I can't see ruling out emulators just cause people think there's cheaking involved on an honor-system type thing.
I most likely wouldn't play a cart-only one, since I still have no good place to sit in my game room. And some of these games play awesome on a mame cab, so I'd end up playing them there.
Yeah you are prob right, not allowing emulators will also limit the number of people that can participate. So we should probably allow them.
That's a good list. Those are all must own titles for the system. Except buster brothers which I thought was just weird. I was gonna suggest smash tv. I guess I don't have to.
Why no emulators, because of save states? Cause flash carts are starting to have save state support, and I've been able to do save states on real consoles for 20+ years. There's plenty of ways to cheat, and I can't see ruling out emulators just cause people think there's cheaking involved on an honor-system type thing.
I most likely wouldn't play a cart-only one, since I still have no good place to sit in my game room. And some of these games play awesome on a mame cab, so I'd end up playing them there.
Yeah you are prob right, not allowing emulators will also limit the number of people that can participate. So we should probably allow them.
Had a change of heart huh.
Originally posted by: pegboy
There's a few reasons why I don't compete in the weekly contests here.
1.) They only feature NES games (expanding to other systems would help, playing the same NES games over and over again gets old)
2.) Most of the game-specific contest rules are just completely made up and arbitrary. Usually the scoring systems in most NES games are poorly thought out and often completely broken. Inventing rules to try to "fix" games that were never meant to be played competitively (comparing scores or whatever) is pretty pointless.
3.) They allow people to play on emulators. Sorry, but I'm not competing with people that can so easily cheat with save-states and have no way to prove their scores beyond a fucking screenshot.
And just for the record, the only contest I ever competed in on NA was the Bayou Billy contest last year and I came in first place (along with video proof playing on a real system, no emulator BS).
Comments
- Everyone seems to like it
- It's common
- It's reasonably cheap
That's good to hear its a good option for schmups
I can't figure out how to make Super Star Wars work. It doesn't appear to present your score after a continue or game over. So the next best option would be some sort of progress race (ranked by levels beaten, tiebreaker is the speed with which you did it). Failing that, I'll have to find another game, which would be a shame since May is Star Wars month.
I'm also moving Super Metroid to December. I feel like asking for a completion in January may be a mistake as people will be trying to crank out other games for the NES/SNES threads
For years I've been wishing for a place where people could just go and live stream their gameplay (of any console) and live chat or talk via microphone. We've done it in tinychat a few times but most of the time people are camera shy.
Hell, I guarantee you're better than me at Contra III
I'd say no to emulators but yes to flash carts.
Why no emulators, because of save states? Cause flash carts are starting to have save state support, and I've been able to do save states on real consoles for 20+ years. There's plenty of ways to cheat, and I can't see ruling out emulators just cause people think there's cheaking involved on an honor-system type thing.
I most likely wouldn't play a cart-only one, since I still have no good place to sit in my game room. And some of these games play awesome on a mame cab, so I'd end up playing them there.
I would be down, my SNES collection is much smaller than the NES though.
But I always need a reason to get more games!
Tentative schedule:
...unless I confirm that one of those isn't a good candidate for some reason
What's the one in May? I'd suggest SFII, normal one, not any turbo\super or anything like that. We could do a high score, and no continues, so if someone's score ends in anything other than 00 we know they're out. The problem would be difficulty settings would need mandated.
I'd almost say rather than score, a best ending one, with score as a tie breaker. On highest level you get diffrent endings depending on how well you did (Ok, same ending, just better ending pic). But that might be tricky to snap a pic of.
I'd say no to emulators but yes to flash carts.
Why no emulators, because of save states? Cause flash carts are starting to have save state support, and I've been able to do save states on real consoles for 20+ years. There's plenty of ways to cheat, and I can't see ruling out emulators just cause people think there's cheaking involved on an honor-system type thing.
I most likely wouldn't play a cart-only one, since I still have no good place to sit in my game room. And some of these games play awesome on a mame cab, so I'd end up playing them there.
Yeah you are prob right, not allowing emulators will also limit the number of people that can participate. So we should probably allow them.
I need to buy more snes games anywho
Will keep an eye open on here
I'd say no to emulators but yes to flash carts.
Why no emulators, because of save states? Cause flash carts are starting to have save state support, and I've been able to do save states on real consoles for 20+ years. There's plenty of ways to cheat, and I can't see ruling out emulators just cause people think there's cheaking involved on an honor-system type thing.
I most likely wouldn't play a cart-only one, since I still have no good place to sit in my game room. And some of these games play awesome on a mame cab, so I'd end up playing them there.
Yeah you are prob right, not allowing emulators will also limit the number of people that can participate. So we should probably allow them.
Had a change of heart huh.
There's a few reasons why I don't compete in the weekly contests here.
1.) They only feature NES games (expanding to other systems would help, playing the same NES games over and over again gets old)
2.) Most of the game-specific contest rules are just completely made up and arbitrary. Usually the scoring systems in most NES games are poorly thought out and often completely broken. Inventing rules to try to "fix" games that were never meant to be played competitively (comparing scores or whatever) is pretty pointless.
3.) They allow people to play on emulators. Sorry, but I'm not competing with people that can so easily cheat with save-states and have no way to prove their scores beyond a fucking screenshot.
And just for the record, the only contest I ever competed in on NA was the Bayou Billy contest last year and I came in first place (along with video proof playing on a real system, no emulator BS).