**NintendoAge Weekly Contest Leaderboard & Rules 2016**

bimmy_leebimmy_lee
in Gamer's Gauntlet

Hello NintendoAge and welcome to the 2016 NintendoAge Weekly Contests!  For the seventh straight year, guillavoie and myself will be managing and moderating the weekly NES game contests, so please feel free to send us a PM if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about anything related to the contests.  Also, a big thank you goes out to bertsampson for manning the leaderboards this year, so if anyone has any questions or concerns about the leaderboards, please feel free to send him a PM.  There are going to be several changes to the contests this year, most notably a new leaderboard point system, one year-end tournament, one year-long leaderboard and genre leaderboards, participation scores for each contest, and a little bit lighter of a schedule so no one gets completely burned out playing their NES games this year.  All the changes will be outlined below.  Good luck to everyone who participates!



Weekly Contest Moderators

bimmy_lee

guillavoie



Weekly Contest Helpers

bertsampson (leaderboards)

GENERAL CONTEST RULES



Please read these rules carefully before you submit a score.  Failure to comply with the rules may result in your score being disqualified.  If you're new to the contests, please take a few minutes to read over the rules to make sure you submit your scores correctly.



Posting Scores



- In order to submit a score for the contest, take a picture of your score with your NA user name written or typed on a piece of paper, which must be present in the picture. Your NA user name MUST be in the picture or the score will be invalid.

- 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.

- Old scores from past contests are not acceptable as submissions.  You must play the game during the week it has been selected for the contests.  Anyone suspected as passing off an old score as a new one will have their score disqualified and asked to resubmit a new one.

- When posting a new score, please begin your post by typing out your score.  Larger font (18pt) is preferred.

- If you are posting an updated score, please edit your initial post with the new photo and score. You can still create a separate new post as a bump to notify you edited your score if desired.  Editing your original post makes it much easier for the contest organizers to tally up the scores at the end of the week and also ensures that we don't make a mistake and credit you for the wrong score.



Systems



- NTSC systems will be the only consoles allowed for the contests.  PAL systems and games will not be allowed.  There are some PAL games that are optimized to run at the same speed and difficulty as NTSC games.  These will be allowed for use in the contests, but you MUST contact me or guillavoie first before using such a game so that we can investigate it.  Failure to contact us first could result in your score being disqualified.



Emulators



- Emulators ARE allowed to be used in the weekly contests. However, anything that may give a player an advantage with an emulator over playing on the system is NOT allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, save states, Game Genie codes, altered ROMS, and turbo controls.  It is preferred if everyone plays on a console.

- There may be some weeks where emulator use will not be allowed.  If I choose not to use emulators for a specific week, it will be noted in the rules.  This means NO emulators can be used whatsoever and the game MUST be played on a console.  If we play a game and emulators are forbidden and someone still submits a score using an emulator, the score will be ignored and you will receive a warning from me.



PowerPak



- A PowerPak IS allowed to be used in the competition with the same regulations as with emulators. You may not use save states, Game Genies codes, altered ROMs or anything else that would give you an advantage over playing with the regular cartridge.



Points and Leaderboards



- **NEW FOR 2016** Each week the top 8 players who submitted scores will earn points as follows:



     1st – 11 points

     2nd – 10 points

     3rd – 9 points

     4th – 8 points

     5th – 7 points

     6th – 6 points

     7th – 5 points

     8th – 4 points

     Participation – 3 points



- Anyone who finishes below 8th place will earn 3 participation points.

- There will only be 1 regular leaderboard throughout the year, which will lead right up to the tournament.  The leaderboard style will be the same as 2015 and all points on the leaderboard will be cumulative.

- Even if you feel you can't finish in the top 8 one week because the game selected is too hard for you, still go for those participation points.  It can go a long way on the leaderboard, especially with the tiered tournament.  Remember, even if you only score 10 points on the leaderboard, it could still get you into the tournament on the lowest tier.

- There will still be genre leaderboards for 2016.  The six genres are:



     Action/Platformer

     Arcade

     Beat 'Em Up

     Puzzle

     Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up

     Sports



- All games played in the 2016 contests will be reflective of those genres.  The genre leaderboards will use the same point system as the regular leaderboard, and whoever finishes atop each leaderboard prior to the start of the year-end tournament will win a genre icon.

- The genre leaderboards are just for fun and will not impact anyone's standing in the tournaments.  So, if you feel you excel at Beat 'Em Ups, go for the Beat 'Em Up icon.



Participation Score



- There may be instances where the rules of a game will require you to attain a minimum number of points in order to earn participation points for that week.  For example, if we play Double Dragon, you may be required to score at least 50,000 to earn participation points toward the leaderboard.  Participation scores will be noted in the rules if they will be used for a specific week.  In the event we set a participation score, any scores submitted that do not meet the minimum amount of points will be ignored.



Controllers



- Turbo Controllers are NOT allowed to be used. Neither are any controllers that give you any advantage over regular controllers, such as slow motion or turbo ability.

- If anyone is suspected of using turbo functions, slow motion abilities, etc from a controller, your score will be disqualified and you will be banned from further competition.



Cheating



- Cheating will NOT be tolerated in any form. This contest is based on trust and honor. Anyone found cheating will be banned from further competition. A lot of time is spent on these contests, from selecting games to choosing the perfect rules that fit each game to playtesting the rules, as well as many other things. If you cheat, you are wasting my time and the time of everyone else competing in these contests.  If you feel the need to cheat, do not participate in the contests and cheat on your own time.

- The use of point glitches to intentionally increase (or in the case of a low score contest, decrease) your score are frowned upon and not allowed in the contests.  If a point glitch is discovered that can create an unfair advantage, the rules for the game will be altered to ban the glitch.  Anyone suspected of using point glitches will have their score disqualified.

- If there is suspicion of a participant cheating, I will review the case and the member may be asked to present further evidence of their score.  Further evidence includes, but is not limited to, video recordings and/or extra pictures.

- If you suspect another participant of cheating, do NOT call them out in the contest threads.  Please send guillavoie or myself a PM and we will review the score.  Posting accusations in the contest threads creates unnecessary drama and stress for all involved and will NOT be tolerated.



Sportsmanship and Overall Conduct



- Please be a good sport while playing in the weekly contests.  While smack talk and the occasional vent are fine, please do not get carried away with it.  This includes, but is not limited to, name calling, excessive venting/complaining/whining, excessive profanity, cocky attitudes, arguing with contest moderators, accusations of cheating, etc.  Participants who cannot be good sports will receive a warning from me.  If your overall conduct is still considered to be in poor taste, you will be banned from the contests.

- Disrupting of the weekly contests in any way will NOT be tolerated.  This includes, but is not limited to, trolling, name calling, unauthorized prize giveaways, unnecessary drama, etc.  Anyone who disrupts the weekly contests in any form will be reported to a site moderator.



Tournaments



- There will be only one tournament played this year and that will be hosted in late October/early November.  The official start date for the tournament is set for October 23, 2016.  See the below schedule for the start date for each round.

- The format for the 2016 is still being considered, but may still involve the three-tiered style we have been using.  In the event of a three-tiered tournament, the competition would see players from the top of the leaderboard face each other, players from the middle of the leaderboard face each other, and players from the bottom of the leaderboard face each other.

- It will be an elimination-style competition for prizes.

- Icons will be awarded to the champions of each tier.

- The number of competitors will be based on how many people participate and will be announced prior to the start of the tournament.

- Anyone who earns a spot in the tournament will receive a PM from me asking for them to confirm their tournament spot prior to the start of the competition.  Those who can't or are unwilling to participate will have their spot forfeited to the next available person.

- Anyone who plays in the weekly contests will have a chance to participate in the tournament and a chance to win a prize



RANDOM PRIZES



- Random prizes will be given out again throughout the year, but will be at my discretion.  These will be announced at random with no particular dates set in stone.  More than likely, anyone who participates in a particular contest will entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize.  These prizes will be video game related in some way.

- To make it fair for everyone who plays in the contests, you can only win one random prize for the year.

- For contests that have a random prize, cheating will NOT be tolerated.  Anyone suspected of cheating will be disqualified from winning the prize and banned from further contests.  Random prizes will be stopped entirely if problems begin to arise.  Let's make this a fun thing to do.

- If anyone is interested in donating prizes to the weekly contests, please contact me first so arrangements can be made.  Do not feel compelled to have to donate to the weekly contests, but if you really want to, feel free to talk to me about it

- If anyone wants to give away a prize on their own time for a particular contest, you must contact me first to get authorization to do so.  Any unauthorized giveaways will NOT be allowed.

- In the event you win a prize, whether it be a random drawing or a tournament prize, I will send you a PM requesting your mailing address.  When giving me your mailing address, please give me your full name (first and last name) and not just your first name or NA user name.  I want to ensure you receive your prize quickly and safely.  I don't want to have any packages returned to me by the post office because "MoofMilker69" isn't a real name.  Once your package leaves my hands and is submitted to the post office, I am not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, or returned packages.  If you are afraid something may happen to your prize, please request insurance.





GAMES FOR 2016



Here is the list of all games that will be played in the weekly contests for 2016.  This list may be revised with or without notice, but I will make sure I announce to everyone if a game is going to be changed.

 

THIS WEEK'S GAME: IRONSWORD: WIZARDS & WARRIORS 2

Rules

  • Play until Game Over.  No continuing allowed
  • Using the glitch to allow yourself to keep your magic power after each level is forbidden
  • Highest score wins
  • Participation: Reach the clouds sequence in the first level
  • GENRE: Action/Platformer









UPCOMING GAMES FOR 2016



NOTE: This list may be revised with or without notice.  The genre for each game is listed after the game title.  If we are playing a game for the first time in the history of the Weekly Contests, the note "1st Time" will listed after the genre.  We will be taking several breaks this year to prevent burnout amongst the contest organizers and participants and to better prepare rules for future contests.  In the event we are not playing a game for a specific week, it will be noted as such on the schedule.  After the tournament has concluded, I want to run a month and a half long contest for a special prize.  It would have no impact whatsoever on the leaderboards and would be something fun for us to do after everything has wrapped up for the year while we wait for the 2017 contests.  The details of this are still being planned and it could be cancelled with or without notice depending on the interest level, time constraints of the contest organizers (this will be played around the holidays, so keep that in mind), etc.





7/10/16 – 7/17/16: Paperboy (Arcade)

7/17/16 – 7/24/16: Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors 2 (Action/Platformer) (1st Time)

7/24/16 – 7/31/16: Wrecking Crew (Puzzle)

7/31/16 – 8/7/16: Isolated Warrior (Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up) (1st Time)

8/7/16 – 8/14/16: Rollergames (Beat ‘Em Up) (1st Time)

8/14/16 – 8/21/16: Lunar Pool (Sports) (1st Time)

8/21/16 – 8/28/16: no contest (break week)

8/28/16 – 9/4/16: Pinball (Arcade)

9/4/16 – 9/11/16: Danny Sullivan’s Indy Heat (Sports) (1st Time)

9/11/16 – 9/18/16: Road Blasters (Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up) (1st Time)

9/18/16 – 9/25/16: Mighty Bomb Jack (Action/Platformer) (1st Time)

9/25/16 – 10/2/16: Mendel Palace (Puzzle)

10/2/16 – 10/9/16: Kick Master (Beat ‘Em Up)

10/9/16 – 10/16/16: no contest (break week/tournament preparation)

10/16/16 – 10/23/16: no contest (break week/tournament preparation)

10/23/16 – 10/30/16: Tournament round 1

10/30/16 – 11/6/16: Tournament round 2

11/6/16 – 11/13/16: Tournament round 3

11/13/16 – 12/31/16: Special year-end contest (Game TBD)







**AWARDS ICONS**

As many of you may have noticed, many users on the site have awards icons listed below their profile information on the forums.  "How do I earn one of these icons" you say?  Here are the different icons you can win (Note: The 2015 icons for genre awards are being used as an example until the 2016 icons are created):

 

2015 Year-End Tournament:

Tier 1

 1st place  2nd place  3rd place



Tier 2

 1st place  2nd place  3rd place

Tier 3

 

 1st place  2nd place  3rd place



2015 Genre Awards:


 Action/Platformer Genre Champion: Finish atop the Action/Platformer Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon



 Arcade Genre Champion: Finish atop the Arcade Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon



 Beat 'Em Up Genre Champion: Finish atop the Beat 'Em Up Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon



 Puzzle Genre Champion: Finish atop the Puzzle Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon



 Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up Genre Champion: Finish atop the Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon



 Sports Genre Champion: Finish atop the Sports Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon



 Game Contest Participant: Play in any contest to earn this icon (Some of you may already have this icon from playing in past contests)

 

 

If anyone has any questions about the icons or how to earn them, please feel free to send a PM to guillavoie or myself.  Good luck everyone and have fun!!



WANTED



Contest icon designer found!  Thanks BertBerryCrunch
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Comments

  • bimmy_leebimmy_lee
     
    Updated thru Week 34: Kick Master (Final)
    Place Points Username
    1st 251 bertsampson
    2nd 224 Brock Landers
    3rd 201 skinnygrinny
    4 134 mbd39
    5 131 arnpoly
    6 110 Krunch
    7 108 Richardhead
    8 105 ToxieRules
    9 101 JamesRobot
    10 99 gutsman004
    11 98 Ferris Bueller
    12 95 laddersandcakes
    13 94 barrelsAndRivets
    14 92 SuperJimtendo
    15 88 Commander Santa
    16 83 Bea_Iank
    17 82 smick
    T-17 82 TWarwick07
    19 81 EgasKrad
    20 80 Seppatoni
    21 73 Jandrem
    22 68 zobber
    23 67 tablew/chairs
    24 53 Mega Tank
    25 36 Red
    T-25 36 Stryphos
    27 33 erizisto
    28 30 the tall guy
    29 25 xtremegamer
    30 24 dirk12121212
    31 23 MegaMartyr
    T-31 23 UncleTusk
    33 22 Thomahawk12
    34 21 BriGuy82
    T-34 21 Kawaii_kills
    36 19 ne$_pimp
    37 18 Teknoskan
    38 15 killerkobra
    T-38 15 mattbep
    T-38 15 Philosoraptor
    41 14 alpenanews0506
    42 12 BingoRingo
    T-42 12 dukeofhurl99
    T-42 12 kamakaze_ekun
    T-42 12 Zaam
    46 11 Alder
    T-46 11 cleure
    48 10 dra600n
    T-48 10 ookii_risu
    50 9 AnalogNightmare
    T-50 9 DefaultGen
    T-50 9 GameboyRicky
    T-50 9 hitmantommy
    T-50 9 matt
    T-50 9 Milwaukee_Nintendo
    56 8 Vectrex280996
    57 6 atlien003
    T-57 6 BilltownSparty
    T-57 6 buttheadrulesagain
    T-57 6 Double0seven
    T-57 6 Liminy
    T-57 6 Mrs. Landers
    T-57 6 rokubungi
    64 4 jonest3
    65 3 AppleTractorBeam
    T-65 3 cirellio
    T-65 3 csylve01
    T-65 3 Dmusic88
    T-65 3 Fluffy
    T-65 3 GoldeneyeGamer
    T-65 3 G-Type
    T-65 3 NESking80
    T-65 3 NostalgicMachine
    T-65 3 punishment
    T-65 3 Quack
    T-65 3 scaryice
    T-65 3 senorchocotaco
    T-65 3 Shane
    T-65 3 winterion
    GENRE LEADERBOARD
    Action/Platformer
    Place Score Username
    1 38 Brock Landers
    2 37 bertsampson
    3 36 skinnygrinny
    4 35 Bea_Iank
    5 23 Krunch
    6 22 Jandrem
    7 21 SuperJimtendo
    8 20 gutsman004
    T-8 20 Seppatoni
    10 19 ToxieRules
    11 18 Richardhead
    12 17 mbd39
    13 16 Commander Santa
    T-13 16 JamesRobot
    15 15 arnpoly
    T-15 15 barrelsAndRivets
    T-15 15 Ferris Bueller
    T-15 15 laddersandcakes
    19 12 EgasKrad
    T-19 12 zobber
    21 11 erizisto
    22 10 tablew/chairs
    23 9 kamakaze_ekun
    T-23 9 TWarwick07
    25 6 Kawaii_kills
    T-25 6 Mega Tank
    T-25 6 ne$_pimp
    T-25 6 smick
    29 5 Vectrex280996
    T-29 5 the tall guy
    31 3 Philosoraptor
    T-31 3 Milwaukee_Nintendo
    T-31 3 rokubungi
    T-31 3 BilltownSparty
    T-31 3 alpenanews0506
    T-31 3 NostalgicMachine
    T-31 3 scaryice
    T-31 3 matt
    T-31 3 hitmantommy
    T-31 3 MegaMartyr
    T-31 3 Red
    T-31 3 Mrs. Landers
    T-31 3 Stryphos
    T-31 3 xtremegamer
    T-31 3 atlien003
    T-31 3 killerkobra
    T-31 3 Thomahawk12
    GENRE LEADERBOARD

    Puzzle
    Place Score Username
    1 41 bertsampson
    2 37 Brock Landers
    3 26 mbd39
    4 23 smick
    T-4 23 barrelsAndRivets
    6 22 gutsman004
    7 20 skinnygrinny
    T-7 20 arnpoly
    9 17 Krunch
    10 16 ToxieRules
    11 15 Richardhead
    T-11 15 JamesRobot
    T-11 15 Egaskrad
    14 14 Mega Tank
    15 13 TWarwick07
    16 12 laddersandcakes
    T-16 12 Ferris Bueller
    T-16 12 Seppatoni
    T-16 12 SuperJimtendo
    20 11 cleure
    T-20 11 Alder
    T-20 11 tablew/chairs
    23 10 UncleTusk
    T-23 10 the tall guy
    25 9 GameboyRicky
    T-25 9 Jandrem
    27 6 Red
    T-27 6 Stryphos
    T-27 6 Commander Santa
    T-27 6 zobber
    T-27 6 Bea_Iank
    32 5 alpenanews0506
    T-32 5 AnalogNightmare
    34 4 erizisto
    35 3 Philosoraptor
    T-35 3 MegaMartyr
    T-35 3 Shane
    T-35 3 Vectrex280996
    T-35 3 csylve01
    T-35 3 BilltownSparty
    T-35 3 Milwaukee_Nintendo
    T-35 3 BriGuy82
    T-35 3 matt
    T-35 3 kamakaze_ekun
    T-35 3 Kawaii_kills
    T-35 3 mattbep
    T-35 3 Mrs. Landers
    T-35 3 ne$_pimp
    T-35 3 hitmantommy
    T-35 3 xtremegamer
    T-35 3 dirk12121212
    T-35 3 winterion
    T-35 3 AppleTractorBeam
    T-35 3 buttheadrulesagain
    T-35 3 atlien003
    T-35 3 Zaam
    T-35 3 Thomahawk12
    GENRE LEADERBOARD

    Beat 'em Up
    Place Score Username
    1 47 Brock Landers
    2 36 skinnygrinny
    3 30 mdb39
    4 28 bertsampson
    5 26 arnpoly
    6 22 Richardhead
    7 21 laddersandcakes
    T-7 21 Ferris Bueller
    9 20 ToxieRules
    T-9 20 JamesRobot
    11 19 Krunch
    12 18 Jandrem
    13 17 SuperJimtendo
    T-13 17 barrelsAndRivets
    15 14 TWarwick07
    16 12 zobber
    T-16 12 EgasKrad
    T-16 12 Seppatoni
    19 11 Commander Santa
    T-19 11 tablew/chairs
    21 10 dra600n
    T-21 10 gutsman004
    23 9 BriGuy82
    24 6 MegaMartyr
    T-24 6 smick
    26 4 AnalogNightmare
    27 3 mattbep
    T-27 3 rokubungi
    T-27 3 Kawaii_kills
    T-27 3 Red
    T-27 3 Milwaukee_Nintendo
    T-27 3 hitmantommy
    T-27 3 dukeofhurl99
    T-27 3 xtremegamer
    T-27 3 Stryphos
    T-27 3 dirk12121212
    T-27 3 BingoRingo
    T-27 3 Mega Tank
    T-27 3 killerkobra
    T-27 3 Bea_Iank
    T-27 3 Thomahawk12
    GENRE LEADERBOARD

    Arcade
    Place Score Username
    1 46 bertsampson
    2 38 Brock Landers
    3 26 skinnygrinny
    4 24 arnpoly
    5 22 ToxieRules
    6 21 Red
    7 20 laddersandcakes
    8 19 Richardhead
    T-8 19 TWarwick07
    T-8 19 JamesRobot
    11 18 Mega Tank
    12 17 zobber
    T-12 17 Commander Santa
    T-12 17 mbd39
    15 16 gutsman004
    T-15 16 Ferris Bueller
    T-15 16 Krunch
    18 15 barrelsAndRivets
    T-18 15 SuperJimtendo
    T-18 15 tablew/chairs
    21 14 Bea_Iank
    22 12 EgasKrad
    T-22 12 smick
    T-22 12 Seppatoni
    25 10 ookii_risu
    26 9 erizisto
    T-26 9 killerkobra
    T-26 9 Jandrem
    29 7 ne$_pimp
    30 6 Stryphos
    T-30 6 Kawaii_kills
    T-30 6 xtremegamer
    T-30 6 alpenanews0506
    T-30 6 BingoRingo
    T-30 6 dirk12121212
    T-30 6 zaam
    37 5 MegaMartyr
    38 4 Teknoskan
    39 3 cirellio
    T-39 3 Philosoraptor
    T-39 3 UncleTusk
    T-39 3 mattbep
    T-39 3 matt
    T-39 3 Dmusic88
    T-39 3 Liminy
    T-39 3 punishment
    T-39 3 the tall guy
    T-39 3 GoldenEyeGamer
    T-39 3 BriGuy82
    T-39 3 buttheadrulesagain
    T-39 3 dukeofhurl99
    T-39 3 NESking80
    T-39 3 DefaultGen
    T-39 3 senorchocotaco
    GENRE LEADERBOARD

    Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up
    Place Score Username
    1 52 skinnygrinny
    2 51 bertsampson
    3 40 Brock Landers
    4 31 arnpoly
    5 25 mbd39
    6 18 laddersandcakes
    7 17 Richardhead
    8 15 gutsman004
    T-8 15 JamesRobot
    T-8 15 EgasKrad
    11 14 ToxieRules
    T-11 14 Bea_Iank
    T-11 14 Ferris Bueller
    14 12 SuperJimtendo
    T-14 12 Commander Santa
    T-14 12 zobber
    T-14 12 smick
    T-14 12 Seppatoni
    19 11 TWarwick07
    20 10 Jandrem
    21 9 Stryphos
    T-21 9 erizisto
    T-21 9 barrelsAndRivets
    T-21 9 Krunch
    T-21 9 tablew/chairs
    26 8 the tall guy
    27 6 Mega Tank
    T-27 6 dirk12121212
    29 4 xtremegamer
    30 3 Philosoraptor
    T-30 3 MegaMartyr
    T-30 3 ne$_pimp
    T-30 3 Double0seven
    T-30 3 Kawaii_kills
    T-30 3 Fluffy
    T-30 3 Teknoskan
    T-30 3 mattbep
    T-30 3 Thomahawk12
    T-30 3 BriGuy82
    T-30 3 DefaultGen
    GENRE LEADERBOARD

    Sports
    Place Score Username
    1 48 bertsampson
    2 31 skinnygrinny
    3 26 Krunch
    T-3 26 Commander Santa
    5 24 Brock Landers
    6 23 smick
    7 20 Ferries Bueller
    8 19 mbd39
    9 17 Richardhead
    10 16 gutsman004
    T-10 16 TWarwick07
    T-10 16 JamesRobot
    13 15 barrelsAndRivets
    T-13 15 arnpoly
    T-13 15 SuperJimtendo
    T-13 15 EgasKrad
    17 14 ToxieRules
    18 12 laddersandcakes
    T-18 12 Seppatoni
    20 11 Teknoskan
    T-20 11 Bea_Iank
    T-20 11 tablew/chairs
    23 10 UncleTusk
    T-23 10 Thomahawk12
    25 9 Stryphos
    T-25 9 zobber
    27 6 Mega Tank
    T-27 6 xtremegamer
    T-27 6 dukeofhurl99
    T-27 6 dirk12121212
    31 5 Jandrem
    32 4 the tall guy
    T-32 4 jonest3
    34 3 Red
    T-34 3 Philosoraptor
    T-34 3 MegaMartyr
    T-34 3 Quack
    T-34 3 liminy
    T-34 3 BingoRingo
    T-34 3 mattbep
    T-34 3 Double0Seven
    T-34 3 Zaam
    T-34 3 BriGuy82
    T-34 3 DefaultGen
    T-34 3 G-Type
  • bimmy_leebimmy_lee
    WEEKLY TOP SCORERS



    Week 1: Feb 14 - Feb 21

     
    Super Mario Bros.

    (Action/Platformer)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,237,250 erizisto
    2 1,134,700 skinnygrinny
    3 1,103,350 kamakaze_ekun
    4 987,500 bertsampson
    5 893,850 Brock Landers
    6 860,050 TWarwick07
    7 850,650 Vectrex280996
    8 705,350 Commander Santa
    9 585,600 gutsman004
    10 528,900 Richardhead

    Week 2: Feb 14 - Feb 28

     

    Tetris

    (Puzzle)
    Place Score Username
    1 636,960 cleure
    2 560,053 UncleTusk
    3 550,518 GameboyRicky
    4 351,293 bertsampson
    5 308,671 smick
    6 283,614 Red
    7 257,500 alpenanews0506
    8 253,247 erizisto
    9 239,828 arnpoly
    10 233,546 Commander Santa

    Week 3: Feb 28 - Mar 6

     

    Kung Fu

    (Beat 'em Up)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,294,640 TWarwick07
    2 1,190,170 dra600n
    3 1,103,140 bertsampson
    4 1,035,940 skinnygrinny
    5 749,140 Brock Landers
    6 693,610 laddersandcakes
    7 556,650 Commander Santa
    8 521,300 gutsman004
    9 485,760 arnpoly
    10 424,290 mattbep

    Week 4: Mar 6 - Mar 13

     

    Donkey Kong Jr.

    (Arcade)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,481,600 bertsampson
    2 733,800 Red
    3 532,700 erizisto
    4 429,600 zobber
    5 310,800 skinnygrinny
    6 274,400 Brock Landers
    7 270,900 MegaMartyr
    8 246,200 Ferris Bueller
    9 236,200 TWarwick07
    10 230,300 cirellio

    Week 5: Mar 13 - Mar 20

     

    1943

    (Shooter)
    Place Score Username
    1 2,534,200 bertsampson
    2 2,391,000 skinnygrinny
    3 2,224,800 Stryphos
    4 1,554,100 Brock Landers
    5 1,346,600 Jandrem
    6 938,400 arnpoly
    7 871,000 TWarwick07
    8 863,400 mbd39
    9 821,800 Commander Santa
    10 789,400 Philosoraptor

    Week 6: Mar 20 - Mar 27

     

    Rad Racer

    (Sports)
    Place Score Username
    1 66,219 skinnygrinny
    2 65,832 bertsampson
    3 61,180 Richardhead
    4 58,079 Commander Santa
    5 57,556 smick
    6 57,282 Stryphos
    7 57,108 ToxieRules
    8 54,549 JamesRobot
    9 53,388 Brock Landers
    10 49,041 laddersandcakes

    Week 7: BYE



    Week 8: Apr 3 - Apr 10

     

    Pac-Man

    (Arcade)
    Place Score Username
    1 274,270 bertsampson
    2 78,850 Brock Landers
    3 75,980 ToxieRules
    4 66,460 Richardhead
    5 53,920 gutsman004
    6 53,490 Mega Tank
    7 52,500 skinnygrinny
    8 52,120 ne$_pimp
    9 51,570 Commander Santa
    10 47,910 barrelsAndRivets

    Week 9: Apr 10 - Apr 17

     

    Double Dragon

    (Beat 'em Up)
    Place Area Score Username
    1 Completed 22,670 skinnygrinny
    2 Completed 23,770 Brock Landers
    3 Completed 24,060 BriGuy82
    4 Completed 25,140 JamesRobot
    5 Completed 25,930 ToxieRules
    6 Completed 28,600 bertsampson
    7 Completed 29,960 mbd39
    8 Completed 34,090 Richardhead
    9 Completed 38,310 gutsman004
    10 Completed 57,690 SuperJimtendo

    Week 10: Apr 17 - Apr 24

     

    Ghosts 'n' Goblins

    (Action/Platformer)
    Place Score Username
    1 711,300 Bea_Iank
    2 673,100 ToxieRules
    3 548,000 Brock Landers
    4 277,400 skinnygrinny
    5 245,200 bertsampson
    6 231,500 Jandrem
    7 225,500 SuperJimtendo
    8 219,400 gutsman004
    9 204,900 Richardhead
    10 188,200 laddersandcakes

    Week 11: Apr 24 - May 1

     

    Baseball

    (Sports)
    Place Score Username
    1 40 bertsampson
    2 35 TWarwick07
    3 33 ToxieRules
    4 31 Brock Landers
    5 24 gutsman004
    6 20 smick
    7 19 Richardhead
    8 8 (17-9) Commander Santa
    9 8 (14-6) xtremegamer
    10 7 Seppatoni

    Week 12: May 1 - May 8

     

    Legendary Wings

    (Shooter/Shoot 'em Up)
    Place Area Score Username
    1 Game Completed 71,100 bertsampson
    2 Game Completed 73,100 skinnygrinny
    3 Game Completed 81,400 Brock Landers
    4 Game Completed 98,900 ToxieRules
    5 Game Completed 223,200 Richardhead
    6 Stage 4 Horizontal 223,800 mbd39
    7 Stage 4 End of Vertical 237,600 laddersandcakes
    8 Stage 3 End of Horizontal 394,700 xtremegamer
    9 Stage 3 Horizontal 146,500 SuperJimtendo
    10 Stage 3 Beginning of Horizontal 527,500 EgasKrad

    Week 13: May 8 - May 15

     

    Yoshi's Cookie

    (Puzzle)
    Place Score Username
    1 98,400 Alder
    2 79,280 ToxieRules
    3 75,400 bertsampson
    4 72,740 Brock Landers
    5 68,940 mbd39
    6 63,260 smick
    7 61,130 arnpoly
    8 60,680 Richardhead
    9 59,900 skinnygrinny
    10 58,090 barrelsAndRivets

    Week 14: BYE



    Week 15: May 22 - May 29

     

    Bubble Bobble

    (Arcade)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,516,850 bertsampson
    2 1,491,650 ToxieRules
    3 1,277,600 killerkobra
    4 1,219,520 skinnygrinny
    5 1,205,640 Brock Landers
    6 1,160,680 arnpoly
    7 1,071,140 Richardhead
    8 984,780 Krunch
    9 950,390 mbd39
    10 867,860 Bea_Iank

    Week 16: May 29 - June 5

     

    BattleToads

    (Beat 'em Up)
    Place Area Score Username
    1 Game Completed 673,150 arnpoly
    2 Game Completed 738,000 ToxieRules
    3 Game Completed 738,150 Brock Landers
    4 Game Completed 763,200 Richardhead
    5 Stage 10 Rat Race 999,999 mbd39
    6 Stage 9 Terra Tubes 559,450 skinnygrinny
    7 Stage 8 Boss 553,650 SuperJimtendo
    8 Stage 8 Intruder Excluder 460,700 bertsampson
    9 Stage 7 Volkmire's Inferno 675,600 Krunch
    10 Stage 6 Snake Pit 474,050 Seppatoni

    Week 17: June 5 - June 12

     

    Adventure Island II

    (Action/Platformer)
    Place Score Username
    1 434,920 Seppatoni
    2 430,360 SuperJimtendo
    3 422,630 Richardhead
    4 421,920 Brock Landers
    5 398,520 Krunch
    6 351,290 ToxieRules
    7 323,720 bertsampson
    8 311,260 Bea_Iank
    9 268,930 skinnygrinny
    10 232,720 barrelsAndRivets

    Week 18: June 12 - June 19

     

    Q*bert

    (Puzzle)
    Place Score Username
    1 138,920 Brock Landers
    2 137,430 gutsman004
    3 125,220 bertsampson
    4 106,810 Krunch
    5 82,110 skinnygrinny
    6 60,090 Bea_Iank
    7 58,030 Richardhead
    8 35,400 TWarwick07
    9 34,300 winterion
    10 29,190 Commander Santa

    Week 19: June 19 - June 26

     

    Golf

    (Sports)
    Place Score Username
    1 -17 (55) Teknoskan
    2 -12 (60) UncleTusk
    T-2 -12 (60) bertsampson
    4 -11 (61) Ferris Bueller
    5 -8 (64) skinnygrinny
    6 -7 (65) gutsman004
    T-6 -7 (65) Krunch
    8 -6 (66) the tall guy
    9 -5 (67) Brock Landers
    10 -3 (69) Commander Santa

    Week 20: June 26 - July 3

     

    Gyruss

    (Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up)
    Place Score Username
    1 968,400 skinnygrinny
    2 885,050 arnpoly
    3 842,150 Brock Landers
    4 821,450 bertsampson
    5 795,800 gutsman004
    6 683,600 Bea_Iank
    7 633,650 the tall guy
    8 616,150 laddersandcakes
    9 416,300 zobber
    10 382,350 Ferris Bueller

    Week 21: BYE



    Week 22: July 10 - July 17

     

    Paperboy

    (Arcade)
    Place Score Username
    1 234,450 Bea_Iank
    2 174,100 bertsampson
    3 163,800 tablew/chairs
    4 145,650 arnpoly
    4 125,800 TWarwick07
    5 114,100 Brock Landers
    6 112,700 Commander Santa
    8 112,450 Teknoskan
    9 104,000 the tall guy
    10 99,150 alpenanews0506

    Week 23: July 17 - July 24

     

    Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II

    (Action/Platformer)
    Place Stage Score Username
    1 Game Completed 491,692 skinnygrinny
    2 Game Completed 499,377 gutsman004
    3 Game Completed 530,796 Bea_Iank
    4 Game Completed 547,113 bertsampson
    5 5 516,704 Jandrem
    6 3 150,657 Brock Landers
    7 3 153,169 mbd39
    8 2 91,814 JamesRobot
    9 1 17,449 Commander Santa
    10 1 18,885 Seppatoni

    Week 24: July 24 - July 31

     

    Wrecking Crew

    (Puzzle)
    Place Score Username
    1 582,700 bertsampson
    2 249,300 smick
    3 215,900 gutsman004
    4 206,200 mbd39
    5 205,800 barrelsAndRivets
    6 186,300 Brock Landers
    7 143,800 Mega Tank
    8 142,400 skinnygrinny
    9 139,300 Krunch
    10 123,600 Ferris Bueller

    Week 25: July 31 - August 7

     

    Isolated Warrior

    (Shooter / Shoot 'em Up)
    Place Score Username
    1 2,438,000 skinnygrinny
    2 2,250,400 bertsampson
    3 2,217,200 erizisto
    4 1,983,500 Bea_Iank
    5 1,895,800 Brock Landers
    6 1,872,700 mbd39
    7 971,000 gutsman004
    8 661,200 arnpoly
    9 607,100 Ferris Bueller
    10 425,800 laddersandcakes

    Week 26: August 7 - August 14

     

    Rollergames

    (Beat 'em Up)
    Place Stage Score Username
    1 6-4 38,700 Brock Landers
    2 6-4 40,000 Krunch
    3 6-4 47,300 Jandrem
    4 6-2 40,900 skinnygrinny
    5 4 20,600 mbd39
    6 3-2 19,300 laddersandcakes
    7 3-2 26,300 barrelsAndRivets
    8 3-2 31,900 bertsampson
    9 3-1 15,400 zobber
    10 2 9,200 egaskrad

    Week 27: August 14 - August 21

     

    Lunar Pool

    (Sports)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,484,830 Bea_Iank
    2 48,630 mbd39
    3 41,920 Krunch
    4 21,130 bertsampson
    5 20,190 smick
    6 11,770 EgasKrad
    7 11,600 Jandrem
    8 10,980 Brock Landers
    9 10,690 Commander Santa
    10 10,470 SuperJimtendo

    Week 28: BYE



    Week 29: August 28 - September 4

     

    Pinball

    (Arcade)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,317,440 Red
    2 595,310 ookii_risu
    3 563,700 Brock Landers
    4 405,740 laddersandcakes
    5 383,740 JamesRobot
    6 333,260 tablew/chairs
    7 326,810 mbd39
    8 262,580 arnpoly
    9 251,530 TWarwick07
    10 248,260 Ferris Bueller

    Week 30: September 4 - 11

     

    Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat

    (Sports)
    Place Score Username
    1 1,544 tablew/chairs
    2 860 Thomahawk12
    3 804 bertsampson
    4 784 Commander Santa
    5 744 skinygrinny
    6 620 Brock Landers
    7 602 Krunch
    8 544 jonest3
    9 508 BriGuy82
    10 448 arnpoly

    Week 31: September 11 - 18

     

    RoadBlasters

    (Shoot 'em Up/Shooter)
    Place Score Username
    1 2,324,529 bertsampson
    2 2,198,669 skinnygrinny
    3 2,034,474 tablew/chairs
    4 1,951,042 arnpoly
    5 1,923,426 Brock Landers
    6 1,751,058 mbd39
    7 1,332,017 Ferris Bueller
    8 1,309,926 Richardhead
    9 1,202,134 Jandrem
    10 1,054,734 zobber

    Week 32: September 18 - 25

     

    Mighty Bomb Jack

    (Action/Platformer)
    Place Score Username
    1 3,449,070 Bea_Iank
    2 3,048,550 tablew/chairs
    3 1,891,090 bertsampson
    4 1,427,590 Brock Landers
    5 1,307,410 Krunch
    6 1,122,380 mbd39
    7 790,260 the tall guy
    8 654,190 skinnygrinny
    9 561,350 barrelsAndRivets
    10 442,470 arnpoly

    Week 33: September 25 - October 2

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    (Puzzle)
    Place Score Username
    1
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  • Brock LandersBrock Landers
    Oh shit, I've got 19 games to order and 30 games to become not terrible at
  • Brock LandersBrock Landers
    I'm ignorant. Are the versions of Pac-Man different?
  • bimmy_leebimmy_lee
    The three versions of Pac-Man on the NES (Tengen unlicensed, Tengen licensed, Namco) are all the same. Any of the three versions will be allowed for that contest.



    EDIT



    Game list edited for clarity for Pac-Man.
  • TWarwick07TWarwick07
    glad to see rollergames on the list that is a really underrated game.



    Also happy about pinball and kung fu making appearences
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Ooooohhhh shit here we go. Wwwoooooooo!

    I been wanting another crack at Kung fu since last year. Damn old man.
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

    Ooooohhhh shit here we go. Wwwoooooooo...!

    I been wanting another crack at Kung fu since last year. Damn old man.




    I was playing that last night and I'm really rusty. I didn't even come close to rolling the score like I managed to do during the last contest.
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    No summer tourney?
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

    No summer tourney?




    There's just one at the end of the season now. Like the NES version of the Super Bowl!
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

     
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny



    Ooooohhhh shit here we go. Wwwoooooooo!

    I been wanting another crack at Kung fu since last year. Damn old man.







    I was playing that last night and I'm really rusty. I didn't even come close to rolling the score like I managed to do during the last contest.



    Haha I barley rolled it last year. I'm talking maybe a couple thousand points. Landed me 7th if I recall correctly 

     
  • bimmy_leebimmy_lee

    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny



    No summer tourney?





    We decided to cut out the summer tournament due to the amount of work involved in running two tournaments.  I loved hosting two tournaments, but the amount of work in hosting just one is quite substantial.  Plus, people were so burned out by the end of 2015 that no one was interested in doing another tournament.  We are taking more breaks this year to prevent burn out, plus by getting all the contests done by the end of October, tournament included, we won't be juggling contests between the busy holiday season.  As a result of there being only one tournament, the leaderboard point system was revamped to make it easier for people to move up the standings and help less-skilled gamers still stay in the race for a tournament spot.
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

     
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny



    No summer tourney?







    There's just one at the end of the season now. Like the NES version of the Super Bowl!



    Well.... Except the NES version isn't fixed  



    uhg I'm bad at SMB :/ totally different control than 3 

     
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug

    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny




    Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

     

    There's just one at the end of the season now. Like the NES version of the Super Bowl!



    Well.... Except the NES version isn't fixed  



    uhg I'm bad at SMB :/ totally different control than 3 

     



    I've only played the first one for points a few times. It's the only black box game that I know of where the score keeps going after the million point mark.




  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: bimmy_lee

     
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny



    No summer tourney?





    We decided to cut out the summer tournament due to the amount of work involved in running two tournaments.  I loved hosting two tournaments, but the amount of work in hosting just one is quite substantial.  Plus, people were so burned out by the end of 2015 that no one was interested in doing another tournament.  We are taking more breaks this year to prevent burn out, plus by getting all the contests done by the end of October, tournament included, we won't be juggling contests between the busy holiday season.  As a result of there being only one tournament, the leaderboard point system was revamped to make it easier for people to move up the standings and help less-skilled gamers still stay in the race for a tournament spot.



    Sounds good game master. You da man bimmy! 

     
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

     
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny



    uhg I'm bad at SMB :/ totally different control than 3 

     



    I've only played the first one for points a few times. It's the only black box game that I know of where the score keeps going after the million point mark.



    I hoping for a low score rule  

     
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug

    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny



    I hoping for a low score rule  

     



    Well, I guess you'll find out Sunday.




  • bimmy_leebimmy_lee
    bearcat-doug has been added to the contest mod team. Feel free to send him a PM with any questions or concerns.
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: bimmy_lee



    bearcat-doug has been added to the contest mod team. Feel free to send him a PM with any questions or concerns.



    congratulations bearcat 

     
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug
    Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

    Originally posted by: bimmy_lee



    bearcat-doug has been added to the contest mod team. Feel free to send him a PM with any questions or concerns.



    congratulations bearcat 

     




    Thanks! After 3+ years of playing in the contests, I figured that I might be able to help out. Seriously though, if anybody has any questions or needs help with anything, don't hesitate to shoot me a PM.
  • arnpolyarnpoly
    Solid list of games! This should be a good season and I think the updated format is going to work just fine.



    I am planning on participating again this year, but I want to spend the bulk of my playing time working on NES games for my blog. I'm probably going to make one attempt at a score and call it a week. I'll still be around for discussion and whatnot!
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug
    Originally posted by: arnpoly

    Solid list of games! This should be a good season and I think the updated format is going to work just fine.



    I am planning on participating again this year, but I want to spend the bulk of my playing time working on NES games for my blog. I'm probably going to make one attempt at a score and call it a week. I'll still be around for discussion and whatnot!




    I own about half of the games on the list so I'll try to participate some too. My attempts will probably just be for fun though since my scores won't count towards the leaderboards.
  • Ferris BuellerFerris Bueller
    I'm printing off the first post now and going to be going over it in the next couple days. I'm going all out this year.
  • arnpolyarnpoly
    Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

     
    Originally posted by: arnpoly



    Solid list of games! This should be a good season and I think the updated format is going to work just fine.



    I am planning on participating again this year, but I want to spend the bulk of my playing time working on NES games for my blog. I'm probably going to make one attempt at a score and call it a week. I'll still be around for discussion and whatnot!







    I own about half of the games on the list so I'll try to participate some too. My attempts will probably just be for fun though since my scores won't count towards the leaderboards.



    I'm pretty much shooting for the same except that my scores will actually count. 

     
  • bearcat-dougbearcat-doug
    Originally posted by: arnpoly

     
    Originally posted by: bearcat-doug



    I own about half of the games on the list so I'll try to participate some too. My attempts will probably just be for fun though since my scores won't count towards the leaderboards.



    I'm pretty much shooting for the same except that my scores will actually count.

     



    I'm not sure how much time that I'll have to play since my contest mod duties might keep me busy, but I'll try and join in whenever I've got a chance to post something competitive.
  • PhilosoraptorPhilosoraptor
    Woo! I have more games on this list than I did last year's list! I Look forward to posting more mediocre scores this year!
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Looks like I'll be boosting my collection by 12 games. Here's looking at you kick master isolated warrior.
  • Bort License PlateBort License Plate
    Damn 20 games I need to get. Excited to join in this year
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