Razzie.P Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Shinobi -- 571,000 I've been on a Shinobi kick for the past weeks, trying to "master" the arcade game, so I figured I'd put a couple of days into this version and get the ball rolling. First -- I made it to the end, but missed a lot of point opportunities. Second -- This game's a wee bit of a stinker*. I was gonna trash talk whoever suggested this one, but then I saw it was me, so I guess I'll keep my snide, hateful comments to myself to avoid hurting my feelings. *it's not that bad, really. I'm just butthurt n' bitter because I fell in a hole twice on mission 4 and ruined my run. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Batman 21,500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Batman -- 264,600 I used to love this one back in the 80's or 90's (whenever I played it as a kiddo) but I don't think I realized just how well made it really is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Razzie.P said: Batman -- 264,600 I used to love this one back in the 80's or 90's (whenever I played it as a kiddo) but I don't think I realized just how well made it really is. It's a top 5 NES game for me. When I rented it as a kid, I couldn't even get past the third level because of the jumpers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Batman 65,800 Palamedes 410,670 This is gonna be awesome. "-" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 DC: 83,500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 21 hours ago, mbd39 said: It's a top 5 NES game for me. When I rented it as a kid, I couldn't even get past the third level because of the jumpers. I guess me saying "as a kiddo" might be a bit misleading. Looking at the release date, I would have been about 15 before I could have played it. Not exactly an adult, but nearly old enough to start driving. ? Sure seems like this game was a part of my (earlier) childhood, though. Years all blend together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Razzie.P said: I guess me saying "as a kiddo" might be a bit misleading. Looking at the release date, I would have been about 15 before I could have played it. Not exactly an adult, but nearly old enough to start driving. ? Sure seems like this game was a part of my (earlier) childhood, though. Years all blend together. I was probably 13 or 14 when I first played it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hard game, but well done. Batman - 40,500 Gettin' some arcade scores in here to get on the board. This is gonna be cool having so many in rotation this season. You gotta pause this real fast when you die in order to grab the score, which is plain stupid for an arcade game. I feel this port moves a little slower than others, but I'm gettin' used it it. I like that you can change the controls, tho I leave it at default and angle the controller. Q*bert - 21,590 L2R2 My favorite version of Popeye, and not for the great graphics, it just plays so much smoother than other home ports. Popeye - 57,530 R6 Cracking 20k is hard, but satisfying. BurgerTime - 28,500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuySan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Gyruss - 142350 Never heard of this one before, and it's really nice. I'm still not sure about the best control method though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Qbert... 36,450 Batman... 71,900 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 81,500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I see there's a lot of Batman scores so far. Great pick. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empsolo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) I couldn’t catch the full score but it was somewhere in the area of 44,500 Edited April 26, 2021 by empsolo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuySan Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Gyruss 233750 Love This. Bad Dudes 30800 I knew the Amiga port quite well (which is just called Dragon Ninja), for the worst reasons. My friends loved the game and pestered me all the time to play it. I was wishful that the NES port was different enough to make it good. Nah, still has the same terrible collision detection, and lack of impactful feeling which is unforgivable on a game of this kind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Gyruss - 953,650 This game is easy peazy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, RuySan said: Gyruss 233750 Love This. Bad Dudes 30800 I knew the Amiga port quite well (which is just called Dragon Ninja), for the worst reasons. My friends loved the game and pestered me all the time to play it. I was wishful that the NES port was different enough to make it good. Nah, still has the same terrible collision detection, and lack of impactful feeling which is unforgivable on a game of this kind. Bad Dudes is awful but still kind of fun in a very cheesy 80s sort of way. The ending is great. For Gyruss i like control type A and pressing up or down to shift between rotating on the top half of the screen and the bottom half. Gyruss Tip: In the bonus stages shoot the number of the stage and get a 30k bonus. For example if it's stage 4 then only shoot 4 ships. It gets really tricky do do this in the later stages but helpful for points earlier on. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 79,900 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Gyruss - 296,500 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: This game is easy peazy Says you! J/K. Thanks for the 30k tip. I'll give that a try on my next run. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Bump n Jump - 223,790 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: Bump n Jump - 223,790 Holy cow. I guess I’ll play a little more before submitting a score... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: Bump n Jump - 223,790 Did you beat the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, Razzie.P said: Did you beat the game? Nope, or my score would have been much higher. I have beaten it, but no way can I beat it consistently. It's one of the toughest NES games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 37 minutes ago, fakecortex said: Holy cow. I guess I’ll play a little more before submitting a score... There's a 50k bonus for not crashing any cars. For this run I got the bonus in stages 1 and 6. 1, 6 and 11 are the easiest stages to get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 20 hours ago, mbd39 said: There's a 50k bonus for not crashing any cars. For this run I got the bonus in stages 1 and 6. 1, 6 and 11 are the easiest stages to get it. I was wondering about that. It's that way in the INTV version too. It becomes, Don't Bump 'N' Jump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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