BeaIank | 1,682 Events Team · Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Beep! Beep! Players, get ready to speed up, get some bird seed and avoid a lunatic coyote bearing ACME equipment at Road Runner! The rules for this week are very simple: Play till you lose your first life or till you reach the end of stage 21 If you reach the end of stage 21, pause the game and take your picture before finishing the stage If you roll you score, take a picture before roll over and after roll over Highest score wins Participation: 5,000 Genre: Arcade The contest ends Sunday, 05/29/22 at 11 pm EST. Your user name should be written or typed on a piece of paper and be in the picture for your score to be valid. For speed runs that require video, that is not required. The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid. No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted. No screenshots by hitting "print screen" on a computer will be allowed. You must take a picture of your computer monitor. There may be instances where this will be acceptable, but it will be at the discretion of myself and the contest organizers. Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, slow motion functions, or save states if playing on an emulator. Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests. The use of PAL systems will NOT be allowed. Good luck everyone and have fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,682 Events Team · Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 1st PII 397,428 2nd Dr. Morbis 133,318 3rd Krunch 57,040 4th the_wizard_666 43,917 5th JamesRobot 37,452 6th RH 33,590 7th mbd39 33,021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,120 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Not much time to play this due to real life stuff, but here we go, 133,318: Edited May 29, 2022 by Dr. Morbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) 1:48 Edited May 22, 2022 by PII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) 43,917 POINTS Progress is being made here. Almost through level 2 before dying...and this marks the first time I've ever been caught by the pogo stick Got the cars to hit Wile E. three times on level 1, so that helped. Well that's better. Made it to level 2, with a score well above participation level. On one life the game is fairly short too, I may give this one a fair bit more time than I initially thought... First time playing in a LONG time. Didn't get very far, but I did get far enough for participation. Obviously I'll try and improve sometime this week, but if I don't I've at least landed some points Edited May 25, 2022 by the_wizard_666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 397,428 (see post on page 2) 380,392 (so close to crackin' 4...) 288,989 279,457 (Predator Panic...) 224,713 ( ¡MEEP MEEP! ) Edited May 30, 2022 by PII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Once again these are not official contest progress pics. It took me 2 continues but I finally managed to clear this game. One-life-contests really are great training. I had heard somewhere or other that this game stops after level 21. Well, it keeps going but it looks like after the 5th loop the program recycles loops 3 and 4. On 3 continues I made it to the "end" of the 7th loop otherwise known as Level 28. Edited February 3 by PII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,095 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 33,021 Edited May 24, 2022 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,095 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) This is so simplistic for a NES game, like a throwback to Atari 2600 games. In fact there is an Atari 2600 version. It doesn't look too bad. Edited May 23, 2022 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 hours ago, mbd39 said: there is an Atari 2600 version. It doesn't look too bad. It was also on the Commodore 64 and of course a straight up Arcade machine which I would love play someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 5 hours ago, mbd39 said: 6,619 People are getting 200k? I can barely break 10k in one life. Anyway, this is probably it for me. A couple key tips: 1. Don't let Wile E. go offscreen. It seems counter intuitive to not just go as quick as possible, but he gets a massive burst of speed that can be hard to dodge on narrow paths. I keep him near the right edge so I have plenty of time. 2. You get a ton of points if you can knock him down. The cars are probably the easiest to do it with, but there's other hazards that you can trick him into. Not only do you get the points when he's hit, you get bonus points when/if you beat the level as well. 3. Try not to miss any bird seed unless absolutely necessary. There's a 10k bonus after beating level 1 if you get all the seeds. Not sure if this goes up every level, but free points are free points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 2 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said: A couple key tips: 1. Don't let Wile E. go offscreen. It seems counter intuitive to not just go as quick as possible, but he gets a massive burst of speed that can be hard to dodge on narrow paths. I keep him near the right edge so I have plenty of time. 2. You get a ton of points if you can knock him down. The cars are probably the easiest to do it with, but there's other hazards that you can trick him into. Not only do you get the points when he's hit, you get bonus points when/if you beat the level as well. 3. Try not to miss any bird seed unless absolutely necessary. There's a 10k bonus after beating level 1 if you get all the seeds. Not sure if this goes up every level, but free points are free points. All good tips. Also, if you have trouble collecting the bird seed try hitting it from above or below... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 6,027 Events Team · Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 37,452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,212 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 So, why isn't this game on speedrun.com?! Odd, I'm sure there are some but I couldn't find any speedruns for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,212 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 33,590 Edited May 29, 2022 by RH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 6 hours ago, RH said: So, why isn't this game on speedrun.com?! Odd, I'm sure there are some but I couldn't find any speedruns for this game. I'm assuming it's because there's technically no end to it. But I dunno if that's a determining factor or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,095 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Okay, the first level is really easy as long as you don't let coyote go off the screen. It's hard to avoid getting caught on the sides in the pogo stick section in level 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,120 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, RH said: So, why isn't this game on speedrun.com?! Odd, I'm sure there are some but I couldn't find any speedruns for this game. Well, when you have to argue about when to stop, that kind of takes the thrill out of a speed run. How would you decide where to end a Road Runner speed run? You could: -Max out unique levels -Max out level counter -Max out or loop score counter -Max out difficulty spike (assuming it does stop incrementing at some point) -Max out all enemy types -Rank #1 on the High Score Chart, thereby defeating the best default high score -Insert your own answer here?!? Edited May 25, 2022 by Dr. Morbis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Just found: At the start of level 1 there's a sign that says "short cut." If you go through the opening you warp to level 3. Not much help for scoring, but for anyone wanting to practice the later bits, or just get through the game faster, it might help. You also get a free man when you take it. EDIT: On further plays, after resetting the game, it shows as "closed." I'm wondering if that's a way to continue from where you left off? I died on level 3, so that's entirely possible... Edited May 25, 2022 by the_wizard_666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: -Insert your own answer here?!? After level 20 it starts to repeat layouts.. After running out of lives you can hit start and then enter the shortcut that Wiz mentioned to warp back to the last level you were on for up to 3 continues.. @mbd39Getting caught on the sides can be a real pain. Not sure there's any advice other than learn the turf, navigate an efficient route and avoid touching the sides that are trouble spots.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,120 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Late era Atari Arcade games often gave you the option of starting on a later level to skip the slower stuff you're bored with, often with a point bonus so you're not missing all those points you'd get on the "easy" levels (think Tempest, Roadblasters, Star Wars, etc) so I'm not surprised they incorporated that in some manner into the home version of this game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,261 Administrator · Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Just now, Dr. Morbis said: Late era Atari Arcade games often gave you the option of starting on a later level to skip the slower stuff you're bored with, often with a point bonus so you're not missing all those points you'd get on the "easy" levels (think Tempest, Roadblasters, Star Wars, etc) so I'm not surprised they incorporated that in some manner into the home version of this game... Trog had a similar mechanic, though taking the "bonus" points actually lowered your overall potential score, if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,120 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Gloves said: Trog had a similar mechanic, though taking the "bonus" points actually lowered your overall potential score, if I recall. Yeah, if you were going for absolute max score, you never want to skip any levels, but for a more casual gamer, having the option of skipping the slower levels can definitely look attractive... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I'm just trying to figure out how you managed to get as far as you did @PII. Three continues only got me to level 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, the_wizard_666 said: I'm just trying to figure out how you managed to get as far as you did @PII. Three continues only got me to level 6 Lol, Practice and lots of it. A while back already I could consistently get to level 17 or so. A couple days of 1 life training and suddenly hitting 20 / 21 doesn't seem too hard. Now I'm seeing how far I can get on just the first string of lives. So far: Level 14 is my best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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