Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 On 6/13/2024 at 2:46 PM, Khromak said: For Arkanoid since the code in the manual (start plus a) lets you skip the first 16 stages, does that mean to claim victory you "just" need to do 17-35? I would expect the levels to get more difficult as the game goes on so this isn't quite the advantage it might seem, but that's still a lot of levels to "clear" without having to worry about losing a life on them. Those who have beaten it in the past: is it a situation where you want to play 1-35 anyway, to build up extra lives, or is it safer to just do the back half and ignore the entire first half of the game? I found I needed to have a bit of a lives buffer from the early stages to get through. I didn't think I could make it from 17 onward without that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBryce | 375 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 On 6/15/2024 at 10:30 AM, Crabmaster2000 said: I found I needed to have a bit of a lives buffer from the early stages to get through. I didn't think I could make it from 17 onward without that. Did you do every level at the beginning or pick and choose? I end up doing around 10 of the first 16 but some (level 3) just seem like a guaranteed life loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 22 hours ago, McBryce said: Did you do every level at the beginning or pick and choose? I end up doing around 10 of the first 16 but some (level 3) just seem like a guaranteed life loss. I checked my video and was quite wrong about what I said before. Seems like you keep you extra lives when you use the warps. So the safest way is to play the levels you find easiest to farm for lives and then warp past the tough ones up to level 17. Even just doing stage one and 2 for a couple extra lives and then starting from 17 would be much better than just warping right to 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 837 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Update from me, not necessarily on this list, but kinda? I've been using this list as my motivation to complete games I own but otherwise haven't/wouldn't play. Ultimately I think I'd like to try to clear all the games I own (basically the US licensed library) more-or-less following the VGS rules for "completion." I know it's going to be a long road, but I'm taking it bit by bit, mostly just beating whatever is left on this list every year. Since what's left on the list now are brutally difficult and I wasn't excited about playing 12 of the hardest games in the library in a row, I came up with (read: stole) a new system to get me motivated and get some completions: I'm now playing the games in release order! I'm going to try to avoid skipping a game, no matter how difficult/un-fun it is, to avoid having all the hard/crappy stuff left at the end. As it relates to this list, it looks like the first one I'll encounter from here would be Ikari Warriors, though that is (by my count) 37 games away, so it will be a while before I even attempt it and then I'm sure it will take weeks/months for me to actually beat it, since I'll be attempting the "No ABBA" strats. That's the update from me anyway! I'm only just getting started with this method, but having fun so far, despite the games being...quite primative 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 20 hours ago, Khromak said: Update from me, not necessarily on this list, but kinda? I've been using this list as my motivation to complete games I own but otherwise haven't/wouldn't play. Ultimately I think I'd like to try to clear all the games I own (basically the US licensed library) more-or-less following the VGS rules for "completion." I know it's going to be a long road, but I'm taking it bit by bit, mostly just beating whatever is left on this list every year. Since what's left on the list now are brutally difficult and I wasn't excited about playing 12 of the hardest games in the library in a row, I came up with (read: stole) a new system to get me motivated and get some completions: I'm now playing the games in release order! I'm going to try to avoid skipping a game, no matter how difficult/un-fun it is, to avoid having all the hard/crappy stuff left at the end. As it relates to this list, it looks like the first one I'll encounter from here would be Ikari Warriors, though that is (by my count) 37 games away, so it will be a while before I even attempt it and then I'm sure it will take weeks/months for me to actually beat it, since I'll be attempting the "No ABBA" strats. That's the update from me anyway! I'm only just getting started with this method, but having fun so far, despite the games being...quite primative That sounds like a fun way to go about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 808 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Started on Top Gun 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 837 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 I'm on Mach Rider now (for my personal completions, not for this thread since it has already been beaten). Wondering why level 10 was selected for Fighting Course and why Solo and Endurance are not required. Is it because they loop (infinitely?) and can't be counted? The wiki and TMR's NESmania both say that levels 11-20 in the Fighting Course are different to levels 1-10, then after 20 they loop. Curious if anyone has insight as to why these decisions were made in the first place, opinions about this, or any additional insight. I'm not bringing this up in any attempt to change this list, moreso interested in trying to come up with my own criteria and make it as consistent and realistic as possible. Side note: Definitely not looking forward to this one, I think it's going to be a very significant grind for me and I don't particularly like racing games to begin with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 494 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I'll check in one last time with @Gaia Gensouki on Genghis Khan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 23 hours ago, Khromak said: I'm on Mach Rider now (for my personal completions, not for this thread since it has already been beaten). Wondering why level 10 was selected for Fighting Course and why Solo and Endurance are not required. Is it because they loop (infinitely?) and can't be counted? The wiki and TMR's NESmania both say that levels 11-20 in the Fighting Course are different to levels 1-10, then after 20 they loop. Curious if anyone has insight as to why these decisions were made in the first place, opinions about this, or any additional insight. I'm not bringing this up in any attempt to change this list, moreso interested in trying to come up with my own criteria and make it as consistent and realistic as possible. Side note: Definitely not looking forward to this one, I think it's going to be a very significant grind for me and I don't particularly like racing games to begin with That's a game I didn't agree with the win condition on here when I played through it. All 3 modes are quite different so I feel like they should all be required. Fighting Course doesn't loop until after 20, like you said. Endurance Mode Courses go up to 92 km, which is the 11th stage and then starts looping stages afterwards and Solo Mode Courses go up to 95 km before looping, which is also the 11th stage. I don't feel like 10 makes sense for any of them so I'm not sure why that is the condition here. It also took me weeks to beat. It is an extremely challenging game. The power up system is very obtuse and complicated, but it's worth learning how it works because able to have immunity from most of the obstacles on some of those stages is key to keeping your speed up enough to actually finish the later stages. Edited July 16 by Crabmaster2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 837 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 22 minutes ago, Crabmaster2000 said: The power up system is very obtuse and complicated, but it's worth learning how it works because able to have immunity from most of the obstacles on some of those stages is key to keeping your speed up enough to actually finish the later stages. Thanks for all the input on the win conditions and on the tips. Where can I read/learn more about the powerup system? Does the manual have info? Guide online somewhere? Figure it out on my own? I'll be tackling this one soon and would love to digest as much relevant info as I can before I start beating my head into it. I'll probably go for what TMR did (stage 11 for solo and endurance, stage 20 for fighting) since it seems to make sense in terms of "completing" the game. A lot of the black box games are similar with multiple modes and, except in cases where a different mode was just a difficulty setting, I've cleared all modes thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,564 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 On 7/10/2024 at 7:45 PM, BriGuy82 said: Started on Top Gun 2. I want to hear about this one when it's over. I got somewhat obsessed with top gun 1 a year or two back. Didn't beat it, but made enough progress I felt like I really got to experience the game after many years. Top gun 2 has been on my to do list to check out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 17 hours ago, Khromak said: Thanks for all the input on the win conditions and on the tips. Where can I read/learn more about the powerup system? Does the manual have info? Guide online somewhere? Figure it out on my own? I'll be tackling this one soon and would love to digest as much relevant info as I can before I start beating my head into it. I'll probably go for what TMR did (stage 11 for solo and endurance, stage 20 for fighting) since it seems to make sense in terms of "completing" the game. A lot of the black box games are similar with multiple modes and, except in cases where a different mode was just a difficulty setting, I've cleared all modes thus far. https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Mach_Rider/Power_Ups That's a great rundown or how to earn them and how they work. It is quite hard to pull them off consistently, but if you can get all 3 stacked at once you're pretty set other than the orbs that fly towards you which are a major threat no matter what. And here's my video earning and using them for my winning runs if that helps too https://youtu.be/2MZbdMZgowg?si=mDfNvZllyBFlRovv Edited July 17 by Crabmaster2000 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 494 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 7/17/2024 at 11:11 AM, Crabmaster2000 said: https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Mach_Rider/Power_Ups That's a great rundown or how to earn them and how they work. It is quite hard to pull them off consistently, but if you can get all 3 stacked at once you're pretty set other than the orbs that fly towards you which are a major threat no matter what. And here's my video earning and using them for my winning runs if that helps too https://youtu.be/2MZbdMZgowg?si=mDfNvZllyBFlRovv Ugh, I watched a few minutes from the middle of your video and it made me nauseous. I can't imagine playing that for multiple hours. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 11 hours ago, Daniel_Doyce said: Ugh, I watched a few minutes from the middle of your video and it made me nauseous. I can't imagine playing that for multiple hours. That is the appropriate reaction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 @Khromak how's the Mach Riding going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 837 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 minute ago, Crabmaster2000 said: @Khromak how's the Mach Riding going? Not at all, lol. I had a trip out of town and then I've been playing the Switch NWC game, plus other random nonsense. Even when I was playing NES stuff, I was trying to focus on Gumshoe because it seemed more beatable. These two are definitely sapping my motivation though as they seem quite challenging. I should probably try Mach Rider again because if I can get powered up I might be able to make it work, those powerups seem pretty overpowered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 @Khromak Gumshoe has a continue code in the manual. It can be brute-forced in a couple of hours with some patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 623 Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 After doing the Elden Ring DLC and some other games I wanted to play, I finally got back to Kung Fu Heroes, and it's complete: This is the best shot I could get before it disappeared, after rushing to get my camera. Even knowing exactly what to do and what items to pick up, still took 3 hours to beat it. Really, it's just the lives capping out at 9 that makes the game hard. Without that, it would be simple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 532 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 On 8/6/2024 at 7:10 AM, Khromak said: Not at all, lol. I had a trip out of town and then I've been playing the Switch NWC game, plus other random nonsense. Even when I was playing NES stuff, I was trying to focus on Gumshoe because it seemed more beatable. These two are definitely sapping my motivation though as they seem quite challenging. I should probably try Mach Rider again because if I can get powered up I might be able to make it work, those powerups seem pretty overpowered... I wanna get that NWC game as well. Looks like a ton of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 837 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 39 minutes ago, Crabmaster2000 said: I wanna get that NWC game as well. Looks like a ton of fun. It's definitely a mixed bag. Many of the challenges are really short/boring, but if you're really into optimization then it can be fun. I'd check out a review or some gameplay footage; it's not for everyone but I've been enjoying it for the most part. I've almost finished all the challenges with the max possible rank (S), just need to do Kirby's Adventure & Excitebike. Might skip Excitebike since it's trash and I suck at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,118 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 On 7/16/2024 at 4:13 PM, Daniel_Doyce said: I'll check in one last time with @Gaia Gensouki on Genghis Khan. I'm sorry for going awol for so long. I've been chipping away at Genghis Khan very slowly, but am currently at 17 out of 27 countries. I need a bit more time, but I should get it done soon. It just gets so tedious later on having to train all the time so that you can get stuff done at all. Not to mention all the idle or waiting time when I can't do anything and have to pass on about a dozen countries or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,118 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 22 countries down, 5 more left to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 494 Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Man, almost October and it looks like we've really slammed into a brick wall here. I'm going to give Nigel Mansell's WGP a try just to unblock the ol' NES colon. Bea mentioned Championship Pool at some point, but I think she came back to her senses. As for the rest, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,118 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 I'm finally done with Genghis Khan! I'm sorry that it took so long, but it was my first Koei game and later on it turned into quite the slog. Maybe someday I'll try the shorter Mongol campaign. Anyway, I don't know if I can finish one of the remaining games. I've tried several and yeah, they're too tough. With Hunt for Red October I at least got to the third level after a few tries, but then the difficulty suddenly spikes and there are no continues. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,696 Events Team · Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 On 9/26/2024 at 2:19 AM, Daniel_Doyce said: Man, almost October and it looks like we've really slammed into a brick wall here. I'm going to give Nigel Mansell's WGP a try just to unblock the ol' NES colon. Bea mentioned Championship Pool at some point, but I think she came back to her senses. As for the rest, who knows? Left hand only got worse since then and work got a lot busier. I don't have the time to count frames and wait for the right time to shoot. Nor I have the fine coordination needed to set the shot anymore since my left hand fully lost all tactile sensation it had. Would love to do it, but it would take a full day or more in my current state and I don't have that kinda time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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