what game would you bet $100 with ANYONE that you could beat them?

[mailman187666]

If you were to bet $100 with somebody that you could beat them in a game, whether it be a higher score, winning rounds in a fighting game, VS mode on a puzzle game, racing, what would it be? I put this in the classics forum but it can apply to any console game, old and new.

One time somebody bet me $10 that they could beat the crap out of me at MK: Deadly Alliance for the PS2 back when it was a semi-new release. It just so happened that I was conquering that game and didn't believe me I could go through very hard mode with sub-zero without dying. Well I beat the kid without losing and got my $10 but I just ended up buying something off him that was $10 so I basically gave him the money back.

The only other game I may put money on is Kaboom! for Atari 2600 (with well working paddles).

I know there are probably millions of people who could kick our asses at our best games, but I know some of us are confident in our skills for certain games. Also it can't be just out of your group of friends or family, it would have to be a random person or somebody who you don't know how thier skills are on whatever game you'd choose. Also post if you have put money down on games and won.

[Geddon_jt]

SNES Super Mario Kart 150cc.

[skaar]

Roshambo.

*POP*

[drewbrim]

Not a video game but I've never met anyone better than me at Ping Pong.

[ooXxXoo]

SNES or Genesis Street Fighter II w/Ryu,Ken or Guile......I can beat any punk, any day at any time.....

[CosmicMonkey]

Sega Rally 2 in the arcade, so I have a proper control set-up.

I also used to be pretty shithot at Goldeneye on the N64. Although I haven't played it in years I'm sure all those level maps would come flooding back. Clocking someone straight between the eyes with a sniper rifle is like riding a bike, you'll never forget how to do it....

I also think I'm damn good at Last Blade, Zero3 and Garou: MotW considering that's about all I play. Confident to bet £50 on a game? Maybe...

[MrSparkle]

tempest 2000 on jaguar. super mario 3 (i know this is a bold claim to make on this forum but im pretty damned good at smb3).

[Nebagram]

Scrabble, any system. :D

...Okay, okay, I dunno. I used to be able to obliterate people at Micro Machines 2 & its sequels, but that was absolutely ages ago.

[The Shawn]

UMK 3, not a doubt in my mind. (being cocky and arrogant...)

Also the card games: Spades,88, and Hearts. Maybe Scat too.

Bring it biatches!

[Tommy]

I am good at all games. It's a gift bitches!:fist:

[norkusa]

The original Top Spin for Xbox. Been a while since I played but I was one of the top 100 Live players in mens singles for a while.

And I'm unbeatable in air hockey. My first job ever was a gameroom attendant at a Chuck E. Cheeses and I'd play on our air hockey table whenever I got a chance. I even invented this special technique of holding the paddle with just my index and middle fingers to give my shots way more power. I don't think I've even been beaten once since then.

[LifeGame]

Gradius Original NES, bring it!

[Red Warrior]

NBA Hangtime on the N64. I've never lost to a human opponent (when playing one-on-one). Once I even beat the computer on the hardest difficulty setting... holding the controller UPSIDE DOWN.

[jb143]

Nim...as long as I get to go first.

[Lostdwarf]

original nintendo and gameboy Tetris BRING IT =p

[Brian Deuel]

The PCB of Tempest, that I could kick its ass.

After all, video games are about man against machine, and beating the high score IMO. That kind of changed with the advent of fighting games, but I think those suck anyway.

[Pantechnicon]

Queue forms to the right, ladies.

2600:
Missile Command
Pitfall II
Spider Fighter
Indy 500
Crackpots
Skiing

Arcade:
Gravitar
EDIT - Lethal Enforcers
Roadblasters

PC:
Red Baron

...and I'll put cash on the barrel that my 10-year-old son with Lizardman can pwn0rxz any of you punks on Soul Calibur I or III, arcade or console.

[NoahsMyBro]

2600 - Space Invaders

Arcade - Spy Hunter, maybe Arkanoid

Pantech - I loved Gravitar, but almost never saw one, and never suceeded in passing the 'Core' planet on the first level. Can you beat that planet?

[OMF2097]

One Must Fall 2097: Who'd thunk-it? :)

Other than that I think I should still be able to 1cc Contra and Double Dragon 2 for NES.

[DefaultGen]

.....

[InsaneDavid]

I am good at all games. It's a gift bitches!:fist:

Except life.

Pole Position, arcade.

[Kevincal]

tempest 2000 on jaguar. super mario 3 (i know this is a bold claim to make on this forum but im pretty damned good at smb3).

What are your high scores on these games?

[modest9797]

Dead Rising if it had a multiplayer mode.

[DeputyMoniker]

I wouldn't be able to beat just anyone at any game...but I have a few games I'd put some money on. Rave Racer (Arcade), Ridge Racer V (PS2), Mario Kart 64 (Colecovision), and Burgertime (INTV). I can be pretty good at arcade racers and I have a lot of experience with Burgertime. Galaga is my fav game but I've never tried to master it.

[dgdgagdae]

Except life.

I rock at that. Always the lawyer or doctor, fill up my car with pink pegs, and spin the spinner so hard it flies off the board!

[norkusa]

In The Groove


That's a bold statement. So you get 100% on 9's and 10's? I demand screen shots!

I'm sure you can beat me in ITG (I can barely SDG most 9's), but these guys who post their gameplay vids on youtube are insanely good.

[ryborg]

$100? I'd bet three G's on Capcom's Soccer Shootout, easy.

I've also *never* lost in real-life NES Ice Hockey (as opposed to emulation played online, where it's just slightly not as crisp), so I'd feel pretty confident in that one, too.

[Pantechnicon]

Pantech - I loved Gravitar, but almost never saw one, and never suceeded in passing the 'Core' planet on the first level. Can you beat that planet?

Mmm...not yet :embarrassed:. My strategery is to start with the "round" planet directly above the Core one. which is worth 20000 points on the bonus, then clear the other ones around it. This still racks up more points than I see most people get. Playing Gravitar is kind of like drinking straight espresso. You do it simply to prove that you can do it.

I added Lethal Enforcers to my arcade list, and what I specifically have in mind is the pistol range levels, where I consistently average 98% or higher accuracy :2gunfire:

[InsaneDavid]

Ridge Racer V (PS2)

With or without neGcons?

[AB Positive]

I would've said "Hyper SF2" or "Sf3:TS" except I remember when anniversary edition came out and we were all on xbox live... and DreamTR just murdered all of us. I remember seeing him at the #3 spot for Hyper SF2 and there if not better for SF3's leaderboard.

But... who wants to dance with me in KoF '97?

... I thought not.

[dsullo]

back in the day I was unbeatable on NHL 98 for the Genesis..

[kaedesdisciple]

Archon for the C64. No trash talking, I will simply win.

[SegaAges]

Hmm, where do I begin.

Capcom vs SNK 2 on any console (I am horrible with a joystick, no clue why, but I pwn with a d-pad)
Manx TT Superbike on Arcade
Virtua Fighter 4 on PS2
Soul Calibur on DC
Eternal Champions Gen or SCD
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (that's right I said it, I am unstoppable in a fighter ship in that game)
Gundam Federation vs Zeon PS2
Pump it Up Arcade/X-Box (Nobody has even come close to touching me yet)
Gunz on PC (a game that was bought out by ijji. I will go k-style or western on you and still dominate, but that is because I can switch between both)
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War (You don't even want to step up to the plate with me on this one kid)
Dead or Alive 2 on DC (Ein will dominate you)
Dig and Spike Volleyball on SNES
Dragonball Z: Budokai on PS2 (I use krillin, and will kill anything in my path with that little dude)
Rugby on PS2 (any of them. It is the one sports game I am good at)
ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding on PS2
RalliSport Challenge on X-Box
Simpson's Road Rage on GCN (I got a world record, I am just too lazy to send it to twingalaxies even though I have had the video for over 3 years and nobody has beaten my score yet)
Steep Slope Sliders on Saturn

Sign up sheets are at the front of the building, women and children first.

[Battlehork]

NES: T&C Surf Designs, Skateboarding. I could have runs last for hours on that game.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I'd put down $100 easy if somebody challenged me in a game of Super Smash Bros (N64). This term probably gets thrown around a lot, but I am the best in the world at that game. I've literally been playing it an average of, probably 2 hours a day... for the past 6 or 7 years.

[exit]

Back when I was 7 or 8 I was UNSTOPPABLE in Street Fighter 2 with Chun Li, it got to the point where someone had to turn off the game out of annoyance.

I'm pretty sure I'd get my ass handed to me now tho.

[dbiersdorf]

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for GameCube.

I'd like to see someone else get a -32 under par. :D

[Aussie2B]

Anybody? Nothing. I know that no matter how good I get at a game there's some Billy Mitchell kind of person out there that would totally destroy me.

A few years ago when I wasn't out of practice, I was pretty dang good at F-Zero X. Of course, I know that Jimmy Thai would utterly obliterate me. I never dig learn how to properly slide since I preferred "real" racing, so that hurts me in terms of time.

[WanganRunner]

DOA2: Hardcore

And DEFINITELY Starfox 64 multiplayer mode. I've literally never lost, ever, to anyone. I've probably played over a thousand matches, all aces. No one's ever even gotten lucky, I was good at it from the moment I picked it up.

[thom_m]

The only game I was really unstoppable at was "Snoopy and the Red Baron", for the 2600. I would simply not die, not even get hit. But it's not a very competitive game anyways.

I used to be pretty good playng Rock'n'Roll Racing (one of my all-time favorites) too, but I wouldn't put down my money on it even back in the day...

[Kitsune Sniper]

But... who wants to dance with me in KoF '97?

Me.

I'm pretty good in all KOF games, at least until 2000. The games just feel insanely broken after that.

[blissfulnoise]

This thread demands satisfaction. A lot of these games can be played online now.

That said, I will totally pwn you in Lumines or Columns. I'll also take challengers on Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (I think I'm 33-2 online if I remember right).

Edit: And it's a good bet I'll beat you on drums in Rock Band. I'm in the top 1000 for 70% of the game. I'm in the top 50 in 10 songs.

[Blanka789]

Accidental Post

[c0ldb33r]

I wouldn't be able to beat just anyone at any game...but I have a few games I'd put some money on...Mario Kart 64 (Colecovision)...
Yeah the Colecovision version was pretty great.

[Trevelyan]

One of the more modern Pro Evolution Soccers.

[ryborg]

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for GameCube.

I'd like to see someone else get a -32 under par. :D

For real? Is that even possible without an absurd amount of holes-in-one and holed chip-ins?

[Aussie2B]

Since people are bringing up other types of games, I must say I rock hard at the carnival game in which you fill a balloon/tube/whatever with water. I grew up just a few blocks from one of the largest fairs in the country, so every year it was a ritual to go at least once or twice. As a kid, I totally idolized those people you'd see walking around with the HUGE stuffed animals. I stunk at every game when I was little, but once I hit my teenage years I quickly mastered the water game. I'd wait for a big crowd to gather because that was the only way to get the biggest stuffed animals, and then I'd swoop in and destroy everybody. :P Ever since that first victory, I don't think I've lost a single game. A few years ago I was hyping up my skills to my boyfriend, so I had to prove myself when I took him to the fair for the first time. I played one game, after not touching the game for years, and that's all it took. :)

[Tommy]

Except life.

Pole Position, arcade.

Wow, totally unnecessary. Anywho enough with the middle aged, balding, ridiculous, 40 year old virgin nonsense.

COD4, nuff said!

[67dash]

CoolBoarders 2 half pipe. Seriously, I will put any amount.

[67dash]

And also, I will put my cousin against ANYONE in Wii Bowling. The other day, while messing around, he bowled a 3 games series of 290, 300, and 268.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

I'm not very good at video games, so I wouldn't make this bet.

[icbrkr]

Double Dragon and Mag Max, arcade versions. I was ranked #30something awhile ago on Xbox live and I'm just a few points from the world record on Mag Max (it helps I have the arcade board for that one too :))

[jcalder8]

The only game that I would think about doing this with would be Shark! Shark! for the Intelivision. I normally get bored of playing long before I run out of lives.

[Apollo]

The only ones that i can think up of now that I would actually bet on would be Capcom vs SNK 2, Ikaruga, Goldeneye 007.

Theres more, but I'm just waking up >_<

[Sniderman]

I'm fairly confident that I could take on anyone who challenged me to a high score contest on Atari 2600's "Halloween."

Here's why... (http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=5&gi=2502&vi=3780)

[PsychedelicShaman]

Super Smash Brothers for the N64 and Bust-a-move on Neo Geo (Puzzle Bobble 2?). Grant it I haven't played either in a couple years, but I feel I could still throw down with the best of them.

[Flack]

I'd put $100 on the arcade version of Karate Champ (I get to be on the left).

[mailman187666]

I'm fairly confident that I could take on anyone who challenged me to a high score contest on Atari 2600's "Halloween."

Here's why... (http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=5&gi=2502&vi=3780)

thanks for the info, I now know to save my money in a Halloween 2600 contest, you could have bluffed everyone out.

[RJ]

Well, I pretty much walked away w/ the 2600 Crystal Castles & 7800 Xevious competitions over at AtariAge.

[Kitsune Sniper]

... Now that I think about it, maybe The Simpsons on arcade.

After all, nobody got anywhere NEAR as far as I did on the old contest from a few years back...

[T]

Back in the day i made several $ 100 bets on one game
of Joe Montana Football for sega genesis

He got to pick his team and my team

He took the 49ers and gave me Tampa bay. (remember how bad they were)

4 bets @ $ 100 each

1. I would win the game

2. I would outscore him each individual quarter

3. I would score everytime i got the ball

4. I forget the last bet. It was something about total yardage i would get.

Anyway, I won all four bets.


I felt a little bad about taking his money just before Christmas so
i bought coats and donated them to charity.

At that time in my life i would have bet anyone on a game
of Joe Montana's football.

[RegSNES]

Well I'm not a betting man, but if I were, Super Bomberman 2 on the SNES. I got so sweet at that game that one of my friends didn't want to play multiplayer anymore. =)

[Rob2600]

Used to be:

The Challenge of Nexar (Atari 2600)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)
Track & Field (NES)
F-Zero (SNES)
Pilotwings (SNES)
1080 Snowboarding (N64)
Star Fox 64 (N64)
Mischief Makers (N64)


Now:

Track & Field, still. I'd bet that I could beat anyone using a standard NES controller.

Star Fox 64, still. I'd bet that I could beat anyone's high score in the single-player mode.

[InsaneDavid]

... Now that I think about it, maybe The Simpsons on arcade.

After all, nobody got anywhere NEAR as far as I did on the old contest from a few years back...

Ah yes, but that competition was really to see how well you would average against all the games played, and once the dust settled overall I was on... um... oh yeah, I was third. ^^; You did have an awesome run on that game though!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Ah yes, but that competition was really to see how well you would average against all the games played, and once the dust settled overall I was on... um... oh yeah, I was third. ^^; You did have an awesome run on that game though!

I meant on that game only. I absolutely sucked on the other games because I really don't have the same experience as most of you guys - there weren't that many classic arcade games where I grew up.

[burn_654]

Definitely Dr. Mario. Specifically, the snes ver. on the Tetris & Dr. Mario cartridge. I will wipe the floor with you, my friends can attest to my insanity.

[The 1 2 P]

Spy Hunter Arcade
Bust A Groove 1 and 2 (PS1)
Syphon Filter 2 and 3 multiplayer (PS1)

[greedostick]

I could take most people in....

WCW/NWO Revenge for N64, Ghosts n' Goblins for nes (I can beat it without cheating), Pieces for snes, Magical drop 3 for neo geo, and probably halo3, unless your a pro player.

[megasdkirby]

ET for the 2600.

I mean, the game is not THAT bad. Just learn what to do and it's pretty straightfoward and easy.

I would rather bet my money against a newbie... :)

[NoahsMyBro]

This afternoon I worked on a client's PC that kept shutting off spontaneously. After fixing it I needed to do something to test it out, and see if it would run long-term, or spontaneously turn itself off at some point. So, I pulled out my old friend Minesweeper. <GRIN>

So far, my best time on Intermediate is 35 seconds, and I had several 37 second finishes.

I think I'd take anybody here on Minesweeper.

[boatofcar]

This sounds like a great DP store event! $100 bets, Joe takes $10 for the house and the players compete for the other $90. Not sure how legal that sort of thing is, with gambling laws and all that...

EDIT: Anybody else find it odd that so many people here are so sure they're the best in the world at a certain game, especially competitive two player games? The only person who I'm confident in their claim as actually the best in the world is Sniderman, and I'm sure even he will admit that his accomplishment comes somewhat at the expense of Halloween being a rather obscure game for the VCS. Not taking anything away from you, Tim, I'm still in awe of your record :)

[DreamTR]

To the guys willing to bet $100 in Street Fighter games and Capcom VS SNK 2, I always think of how in EVERY town/place I have ever been to, there are so many people that can beat their friends, but if they have not actually played anybody nationally known offline, it's really hard to say you can "beat anyone" for $100 in those games.

There is ALWAYS someone better than you in fighting games on any given day...

The Shawn: We already went over the UMK3 stuff, so unless you're better than Lex, Moe, EWAShock, Paulo, etc, that's a wash....

[greedostick]

To the guys willing to bet $100 in Street Fighter games and Capcom VS SNK 2, I always think of how in EVERY town/place I have ever been to, there are so many people that can beat their friends, but if they have not actually played anybody nationally known offline, it's really hard to say you can "beat anyone" for $100 in those games.

There is ALWAYS someone better than you in fighting games on any given day...

The Shawn: We already went over the UMK3 stuff, so unless you're better than Lex, Moe, EWAShock, Paulo, etc, that's a wash....

Yeah, i'd be willing to fire up some street fighter 2 turbo on xbox live as soon as I get a new arcade stick. When I use to play street fighter anniversary collection on original xbox I beat people who were in the top 10 in the ranking system. They would usually whoop on me until I played them a few times. Then when I finally won they would disconnect right before I would win. I only met a few people who I couldn't touch. I swear they must have had programmed controllers. I have even won against a few people in real tournaments here in our city. I beat some really good players while warming up last year in the seasons beatings tournament here in columbus. Some of those people were really good though. I could take any of them if I played them enough. To get better at a game you have to play better people. I learned that playing halo for years. You can play a fighting game and be really good. But until you play better players you're not going to get better. But as soon as you do play better players you get better 100 times faster.

[Swamperon]

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle: Racing mode (Go Amy Go!)
Pokemon Snap - My pictures Rocked! ;D

[MachineGex]

Mmm...not yet :embarrassed:. My strategery is to start with the "round" planet directly above the Core one. which is worth 20000 points on the bonus, then clear the other ones around it. This still racks up more points than I see most people get. Playing Gravitar is kind of like drinking straight espresso. You do it simply to prove that you can do it.

I added Lethal Enforcers to my arcade list, and what I specifically have in mind is the pistol range levels, where I consistently average 98% or higher accuracy :2gunfire:

I use to own a Gravitar machine. I have gotten to the third universe(set of planets) but never progress too far after that. I so miss that game.

Around ten years ago we had several all day 2600 tournaments.
The best 2600 games(fun competition) were:
Indy 500(so many get modes for two palyer)
Slot Racers
Maze Craze
Air Sea Battle
...errr can't remember the rest but a pacman game was in there