asponge Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Sorry about the delay. Up next is a different take on the Gradius series. Be aware that this game commonly goes by two names: Parodius Da! or just Parodius. Also note that we're going to play on Normal difficulty which is not the default. Game Rules: Choose any Character Choose any Power-up Mode Normal Difficulty Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday October 25 at 11:59 PM CDT. AtariAge High Score: None Scores as of 10/25: Razzie.P 311,100 asponge 86,400 roadrunner 54,800 mbd30 50,600 AtariSphinx 50,400 jblenkle 21,900 Season Standings: 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. Do not exploit game glitches, take advantage of 1-up loops or intentionally die in order to replay a level. If "point pressing" is not specified in the game rules you should be moving forward in an attempt to complete/loop the game and not "camping" for points. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. Round points are awarded according to the following chart: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 165,800 Got to play for a bit this afternoon, so figured this was good enough to get things started. Ashamed to admit, though, that I'm not so sure if I'm defeating some of the bosses (mini bosses, maybe), or if they're giving up and just exiting the screen out of boredom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 69,700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 2:00 PM, Razzie.P said: Ashamed to admit, though, that I'm not so sure if I'm defeating some of the bosses (mini bosses, maybe), or if they're giving up and just exiting the screen out of boredom. I was wondering about this too, especially for this boss as attacking her didn't seem to do anything at all. I later watched a YouTube video and the player didn't even attack this one. They just waited until she walked off the screen and the game continued on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 311,100 The flicker!!! ? Some weirdness happens near the end of the game. Could be because I don't speak/read Japanese, but I'm not sure what was going on. So I just did my normal "shoot stuff and don't get shot" style of play. There may be some tricks n' strategies in there, but I'm ignorant. Still fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Game info here https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/parodius Review here https://www.classic-games.net/parodius/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 54,800 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Parodius Da! - 21,900 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 86,400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Parodius : 50400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 50,600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Took me too long to try out this game, glad I did b/c that cat ship is pretty funny. Will give it another go tonight. 19,900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empsolo Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 55,400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Maybe not the greatest pick. Glad to see everyone at least jumped in to give it a whirl. Moving on... Points Awarded: Razzie.P 311,100 +25 asponge 86,400 +20 empsolo 55,400 +17 roadrunner 54,800 +14 mbd30 50,600 +12 AtariSphinx 50,400 +10 jblenkle 21,900 +8 fakecortex 19,900 +7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 5:54 PM, asponge said: Maybe not the greatest pick. Meh... I liked it. ? I got in that zone where I was determined to get to the end before I quit for the day. Kinda took me back to those days of renting a game for the weekend, so you had to make it a point to finish it in time to to get it back before the video store closes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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