asponge Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1943 hasn't been selected for the HSC since September 2006. Interestingly the 1942/3 NES game manuals mark the first appearances of Capcom's Captain Commando character as a "fictional spokesman" for Capcom USA touting the NES "Challenge Series." Here are the other games in the Challenge Series (1986-1989): https://fictionalcrossover.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Commando. Game Rules: No Passwords No Continues Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday July 24 at 11:59 PM CDT. AtariAge High Score: 3,297,400 by bubufubu posted on 1/2/2019 Scores as of 7/13: Frozone212 633,900 mbd39 504,300 fakecortex 255,800 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. Season points are awarded according to the following chart: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Oh good, for a second I thought it was 1942 on the NES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 never got past the third boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) Started off with some 1942 (don’t want to be lost when playing the sequel ?). I don’t dislike it, it’s just that 1943 is just that good, it’s hard to go back. Kind of like Ms. Pac-Man to Pac-Man perhaps. 1943 is great, and I like choosing where to add upgrade points. I’ve been playing where I start with everything in defensive power, then add more to others. I gotta rtfm tho so I can be sure of what I’m doing lol. This is a game where I score very low without turbo, and then it turns into a whole other game when I turn it on (and use the NES Advantage joystick). That is looking like my preferred way to play. On the subject of turbo- it’s in the rules that it’s allowed, but I’ve always thought of it as cheating light. I’m not arguing that we should do away with it (I do like the game more with it after all), but I do understand if anyone argues against it. Anyway, my first score to submit (I also died at the level 3 boss): 255,800 - lvl 3 boss, turbo Edited July 12, 2022 by fakecortex Deleted error pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Level 1 boss: beginner mode Level 2 boss: a little harder Level 3 boss: "Hi, welcome to 1943 for the NES. PREPARE TO DIE!" Me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_fxXGb8t_k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 7:16 PM, fakecortex said: On the subject of turbo- it’s in the rules that it’s allowed, but I’ve always thought of it as cheating light. I’m not arguing that we should do away with it (I do like the game more with it after all), but I do understand if anyone argues against it. In my opinion there are a handful of games that are tedious without turbo and this is one of them. If not having to button mash for hours increases your level of appreciation (and/or comfort, looking at you carpal tunnel) for a game then by all means, turn on the turbo. Dodging enemy fire isn't any easier no matter how fast your cannon is firing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, asponge said: Dodging enemy fire isn't any easier no matter how fast your cannon is firing. Truuuuuuue. 3rd boss keeps kickin my butt anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I'm convinced that SNK had a hand in this, somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 504,300 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I wish I had a turbo controller... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 nice job man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I wish this game had on foot sections anyway, new score woo hoo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 3 hours ago, mbd39 said: I wish I had a turbo controller... holy crap that was w/o turbo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 43 minutes ago, fakecortex said: holy crap that was w/o turbo... So is mine. Believe it or not, it's actually easier to get a higher score without turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, bubufubu said: So is mine. Believe it or not, it's actually easier to get a higher score without turbo. Hmm, I'll have to try it again. Does shooting make your energy counter tick down faster? Is turbo quickly killing you? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 energy draining can be done via time going down, getting shot or using the special ability too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 That’s what I thought. Glad it’s not also by just regular shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, fakecortex said: Hmm, I'll have to try it again. Does shooting make your energy counter tick down faster? Is turbo quickly killing you? lol That would be rather counter productive if shooting depleted your health, seeing as how dependent the player is upon shooting to progress. Nah, turbo wasn't killing me. It's just that you need to use the charge attack to kill some enemies more quickly. If you don't care about points to the extent that I do, then turbo definitely helps. Be careful when using it on the POW icons, though. You might cycle past the item you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 764,000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 The game gets quite hard by level 8 and there's over 20 levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 damn it, I need to do harder. Btw, i'm still in 4th place, is this a bug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I agree that 194x games are better with turbo. 250,400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 drat! tomorrow i'll surpass it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 896,800 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Made it to level 9. I don't know if I can do much better. It'd be nice to break a million tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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