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Programmers will eventually look for ways to go beyond system limitations. The launch titles didn't use bankswitching. Maybe some programmers are lazy for not using code optimization. Maybe they're just using the resources available to them at the time. If a game is good, it's a good game. How it works under the hood is secondary.

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Someone should have instructed them to make their game bug free, simple as that.

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Count me in.

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We're nearly there! Double round bonus! This will be the final round. Pole Position II Suzuka Track 4 Motor Psycho Track 3 (press select to access track select screen) Rounds end June 15

I don't plan on playing again, unless I have to. The last time felt like hours, but that included restarts.

Tips for Spike's Peak: -Be prepared to play a long time. Part of the game is waiting until it's safe to move. -Turn the volume low so it's less annoying, but not off, so you don't miss audio clues. -When you die, take a moment to pause and refocus. Count to ten or whatnot. It's too easy to lose focus and die a bunch real fast. But DON'T PAUSE FOR TOO LONG because the game will reset. -For the bears and eagle stage, the bears seem to follow a pattern. Once you figure it out, they're easy to avoid. For the eagle, wait for the bear's eyes to change color before you jump out. I prefer valleys to caves. -For the rock wall stage, climb up until you're touching the ledge so you can move faster, then go right for the bonus points. Then go back left. This is the hard part, waiting for the right conditions to move up near the left side of the screen. Take your time, you won't freeze here. The ladder on the left helps a little. If you're moving, pressing fire gives some protection. -For the Ice stage, stay on the path! I'll cut the corners when I'm close enough. When I die, it's usually because I threw my stick to the right, then a landslide knocks me down into another snowman. If you throw left, you can catch it on the way down. Then you can either stop sliding, or throw it at the snowman. The big thing is grabbing the upper right diamond and keep going up at that point. The diamond replenishes your heat meter, and you'll need it for the flag stage. -Rinse and repeat. It takes a lot of concentration, since you move so slow compared to the enemy obstacles and there's so many things to watch for.

So #$%$ close... Spike's Peak 982,200

I was counting that as the first screen, it's the screen with the boulders and rockslides that gets me. I never noticed the bear's eye color, that's a neat trick.

I struggle with screen 2

Here is the first nominee for the 2021 "Worse than E.T." award: Whenever someone talks trash about E.T., I'll invite them to play this instead.

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