NES High Score Club Round 9 - Star Soldier

[NES High Score Club Round 9 - Star Soldier]

The game for round 9 is Star Soldier. They key to this one appears to be shooting the "P-Mark" to release a capsule. You can capture up to four capsules to power up your ship. The manual for this game is a bit sparse. If anyone has any good tips for this one please post them.

 

 

Game Rules:

None

Manual

How to Play

Score Post Deadline: Sunday March 24 at 11:59 PM CDT.

Scores so far:

asponge 690,700

empsolo 157,200

S.BAZ 150,700

Floyd Turbo 49,600

roadrunner 41,200

mbd30 40,700

jblenkle 23,300

mr_intv 10,400

Season Standings:
48 mbd30

41 asponge

34 S.BAZ

25 empsolo

17 jblenkle

17 roadrunner

12 mr_intv

6 Mister-VCS

5 bubufubu

1 agb

General HSC Season Rules:

• To participate, just post a score to the thread. Anyone can join in at any time.
• A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required.
• The season is 15 rounds long.
• Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.
• No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc.
• No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc.
• Turbo controllers are allowed.
• No point pressing.
• Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point.

[NES High Score Club Round 8 - Dr. Mario]

39,400

 

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

Round 7 is over.

 

Points Awarded:

mbd30 365,750 +6

asponge 290,350 +5

empsolo 72,200 +4

roadrunner 42,300 +3

mr_intv 35,300 +2

jblenkle 28,000 +1

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

Last day to get a score in!

[NES High Score Club Round 8 - Dr. Mario]

Welcome to round 8. Time for Dr. Mario. This round is an hour shorter due to daylight savings time so get your scores in early!

 

 

Game Rules:
Use the defaults:

Virus Level 00

Speed Med

Manual

Score Post Deadline: Sunday March 10 at 11:59 PM CDT.

Scores so far:

mbd30 188,200

S.BAZ 47,600

asponge 39,400

empsolo 22,200

mr_intv 11,400

roadrunner 5,400

jblenkle 1,400

Season Standings:
41 mbd30

36 asponge

28 S.BAZ

21 empsolo

16 jblenkle

15 roadrunner

9 mr_intv

6 Mister-VCS

5 bubufubu

1 agb

General HSC Season Rules:

• The season is 15 rounds long.
• Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.
• A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required.
• No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc.
• No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc.
• Turbo controllers are allowed.
• No point pressing.
• Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point.

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

I got to stage six with 9 lives this time. Made it through to stage 7 and died trying to retrieve the 5,000 point bonus on the waterfall.

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

I made to stage six with zero lives and beefed it on the second jump.

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

Okay, the first three stages are fairly easy with some practice. I need to get better at stage 4.

 

I had to watch a youtube video to figure out stage 4. The last couple of times I played I kept running out of time trying to find a path to the scale. I ultimately got near the end of stage five, but couldn't get past this weird disappearing flying carpet.

[NES HSC All-Time High Scores]

Thanks for your hard work, man! I just wish I could participate a bit more often.

 

I wouldn't call it work, but I appreciate the thanks. Jump in whenever you've got the time. We haven't seen you in a while.

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

290,350

234,150

227,750

203,000

125,050

 

[NES HSC All-Time High Scores]

S.BAZ has earned the top In Round score for Donkey Kong and is currently tied for the most 1st place In Round high scores ever!

[NES High Score Club Round 6 - Donkey Kong]

Round 6 is over.

 

Points Awarded:

S.BAZ: 103,400 +9

mbd30: 91,100 +8

asponge: 88,100 +7

jblenkle: 86,000 +6

empsolo: 75,900 +5

mr_intv: 74,500 +4

roadrunner: 50,300 +3

Mister-VCS: 42,400 +2

agb: 11,700 +1

[NES High Score Club Round 7 - Snake Rattle n Roll]

The game for this round is Snake Rattle n Roll. The object of each level is to increase your snake's tail by eating various colored balls called Nibbley Pibbleys. When the tail is long enough, it will begin to flash. Move your snake onto the scale to ring the bell and open a door to the next level.

 

Check out the manual for more details and scoring information.

 

 

Game Rules:
No Continues

Score Post Deadline: Sunday February 24 at 11:59 PM CST.

Scores so far:

mbd30 365,750

asponge 290,350

empsolo 72,200

roadrunner 42,300

mr_intv 35,300

jblenkle 28,000

Season Standings:
35 mbd30

31 asponge

28 S.BAZ

17 empsolo

15 jblenkle

12 roadrunner

7 mr_intv

6 Mister-VCS

5 bubufubu

1 agb

General HSC Season Rules:

• The season is 15 rounds long.
• Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.
• A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required.
• No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc.
• No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc.
• Turbo controllers are allowed.
• No point pressing.
• Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point.

[NES High Score Club Round 6 - Donkey Kong]

88,100

43,300

 

[NES High Score Club Round 5 - G.I. Joe]

This round is over.

 

Point Awarded:

asponge: 1,322,120 +6

mbd30: 362,360 +5

S.BAZ: 212,650 +4

empsolo: 112,290 +3

jblenkle: 110,090 +2

mr_intv: 96,090 +1

[NES High Score Club Round 5 - G.I. Joe]

Only about 12 more hours to get a score in.

[NES High Score Club Round 6 - Donkey Kong]

The game for this round is the classic Donkey Kong.

 

 

Game Rules:
Game A

Score Post Deadline: Sunday February 10 at 11:59 PM CST.

Scores so far:

S.BAZ: 103,400

mbd30: 91,100

asponge: 88,100

jblenkle: 86,000

empsolo: 75,900

mr_intv: 74,500

roadrunner: 50,300

Mister-VCS: 42,400

agb: 11,700

 

Season Standings:
27 mbd30

24 asponge

19 S.BAZ

12 empsolo

9 jblenkle

9 roadrunner

5 bubufubu

4 Mister-VCS

3 mr_intv

General HSC Season Rules:

• The season is 15 rounds long.
• Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.
• A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required.
• No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc.
• No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc.
• Turbo controllers are allowed.
• No point pressing.
• Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point.

[NES High Score Club Round 5 - G.I. Joe]

I see the manual says nothing about scoring. I'm wondering how are you guys getting so many points?

 

Out of curiosity I played a couple of rounds just to pay attention to the points earned for each boss defeated. The point values are pretty bizarre so I played a second time to see if they were the same. They were. Here are the results:

1-1: 24,880

1-2: 24,880

1-3: 43,320

2-1: 82,080

2-2: 75,410

2-3: 82,080

3-1: 82,080

That's as far as I got. I still can't complete 3-2. if you add those up you get 414,730 just for the bosses alone.

I also checked the points value for various pickups like the Gun, Life, Ration and Ammo. They were all 500 points a piece as far as I could tell.

[NES High Score Club Round 5 - G.I. Joe]

I see the manual says nothing about scoring. I'm wondering how are you guys getting so many points? I've gotten far enough to beat the guy with the bird (level 4-3 according to the manual). But I still only had a little over 190k, which is all I scored in my 1st attempt! And I didn't even beat the first boss that time.

 

Yes, the first boss with the bird is level 1-2. But I completely understand the confusion regarding the manual. It took me a few minutes to spot that the 1-2 boss even has a bird in his picture.

 

 

Anyway, I'm personally not doing anything special to score points. I'm just trying to advance as far as I can. I haven't been paying too much attention to points as I play, but it seems like you get a decent bonus for each boss defeated and an even better bonus for each mission completed.

[NES High Score Club Round 5 - G.I. Joe]

330,220

673,910

835,640

1,322,120

 

 

I had to take one more run at it. Made it to 4-2.

[NES HSC All-Time High Scores]

mbd30 has taken the top score for Bump 'n' Jump with 289,260!

[NES High Score Club Round 4 - Bump 'n' Jump]

Another round done.

 

Points Awarded:

mbd30: 289,260 +7

asponge: 127,800 +6

jblenkle: 56,520 +5

S.BAZ: 40,360 +4

roadrunner: 33,130 +3

mr_intv: 29,700 +2

empsolo: 24,940 +1

[NES High Score Club Round 5 - G.I. Joe]

The game for this round is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.

 

If you've never played this game before you can jump right into it, but at some point I suggest reading the manual. Here is a link.

 

Here are a few tips to start off:

1. Characters can change from hand-to-hand to weapon mode by pressing select.
2. All characters can throw grenades by pressing up and B when in hand-to-hand mode.
3. The second stage of each mission requires finding all the check marks and then locating the exit.

 

 

Game Rules:
No Passwords.

Score Post Deadline: Sunday January 27 at 11:59 PM CST.

Scores so far:

asponge: 835,640

mbd30: 362,360

S.BAZ: 212,650

empsolo: 112,290

jblenkle: 110,090

mr_intv: 96,090

Season Standings:
22 mbd30

18 asponge

15 S.BAZ

9 empsolo

9 roadrunner

7 jblenkle

5 bubufubu

4 Mister-VCS

2 mr_intv

General HSC Season Rules:

• The season is 15 rounds long.
• Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.
• A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required.
• No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc.
• No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc.
• Turbo controllers are allowed.
• No point pressing.
• Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point.

[NES High Score Club Round 4 - Bump 'n' Jump]

Two more days to get a score in!

[NES High Score Club Round 4 - Bump 'n' Jump]

Thanks for all the tips, mbd30. I'm not good enough to get anywhere near your score, but they're helping.