Let's All Play-Current challenge: Beat Outrun - end in one of the bottom 3 goals

[DDCecil]

For my "Let's Play" challenge:
　
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES cart/SNES - Trilogy/Unlockable in Xbox NG (SNES version?)/Wii VC/NES Emulator):

Mission 2: Make it through Stages 1-1 through 3-3, using only your sword!

During the levels, you must avoid hitting any of the item orbs.

Since you start each level with a shuriken and 10 Ninja Art points (Which means you can throw the shuriken 2 times), try and avoid pressing up+B which throws them.

You may get hit/die/continue as much as you like. c0ldb33r's rules also apply for this challenge. Challnge ends next Saturday, October 3rd.

Good luck!

[Leo_A]

Just made a second attempt at it and it went smoothly with the loss of just two lifes in world 7 and 8. So I made it in with just 1:45 minutes to spare.

I won't be attempting the next challenge I don't think.

[kupomogli]

For my "Let's Play" challenge:
　
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES cart/SNES - Trilogy/Unlockable in Xbox NG (SNES version?)/Wii VC/NES Emulator):

Mission 2: Make it through Stages 1-1 through 3-3, using only your sword!

During the levels, you must avoid hitting any of the item orbs.

Crap. Already have to restart. I didn't notice you have to avoid hitting the item orbs. I attacked every single one of them. Atleast I only got past the first stage. This challenge is going to be a joke to me though :P.

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*edit*

Alright. Posted below so no one posted while I was uploading to photobucket and posting this. But anyways. Finished.

I died once on stage 3-3. Actually screwed up at the very beginning of stage 3-3 and was getting raped by the knife guy and was pretty much like screw it. Jumped and took damage from the one scythe throwing guy and then jumped to the ladder with a single hp left. Died on the next screen. After that made it to the boss and killed him without taking any damage. I had to reset twice though, the first time was due to me hitting every item on the first stage, the second time was because I attached to the wall and attacked right afterwards on accident(shot a shuriken.)

If anyone is interested in an easy way to not attack the orbs. Duck and attack ones that seem low to the ground. Even though they seem like you'll hit them, you won't. This way you won't have to worry about hitting an orb and also not having to worry about an enemy hitting you.

Also. Tips on beating the 2-3 and 3-3 boss. On the 2-2 boss, wait at the bottom right against the bottom of the wall until he throws the spiders. Don't worry about getting hit, you won't. The first spider will go over your head, the second will land next to him and then crawl off and then up the wall(towards you.) All you have to do is crawl up and then once you get to the top, wait for him to jump down and then jump down and start attacking him(or jump before the spider climbing up hits you.) Repeat. Against the 3-3 boss, he only goes back and forth and shoots slow shots, so just dodge those jump off the edge and attack. He counters with two missile shots that are easy to dodge, but if you know where they're coming from jump up and attack him as soon as he rises. You can always take this boss slow to finish and attack him once each time.

[kupomogli]

Finished.

Not putting it in an edit so people won't think I edited afterwards. I'm going to edit the post above with a picture though. Just wanted to get this post out of the way.

[Leo_A]

The time of your last edit is time stamped and clear to all users, so no need to worry about someone thinking you edited it in after the deadline.

[c0ldb33r]

wow kupomogli that didn't take long, can you just confirm that you beat it after 12:00 EDT?

Thanks

edit: I tried this challenge this morning. It is going to be hard.

I've never really played Ninja Gaiden before (only a few times at a play choice machine), I found it frustrating so never gave the series any interest whatsoever. I have managed to pick up a few NG games though, just in lots that I've purchased.

I made it through level 1 no problem. Level 2-2 was a bastard with the wind. I couldn't beat the level 2 boss until I read kupo's post above. I also checked a youtube video for the boss but they used some fire magic.

I died on 3-1. There was just too much shit on the screen at once. Things were flying at me, flames were chasing me and guys were just hanging out solely to cut me up. They got the better of me. I did realise that you can just pause the game and the lightning keeps flashing, so you'll at least be able to see the level.

My real problem is that I'm having trouble with the game's controls. My guy keeps getting stuck on walls. He'll jump next to one and grab on. Great. The problem is when I want to climb up to the top and go over a ledge. Sometimes he'll just climb up and go onto the top. Sometimes he'll climb to the top but won't go onto the ledge, so I have to do a little jump to the left, push right and he'll be on the ledge. However a lot of the time he won't do either and will just sit there. Can't climb onto the top and won't do the jump-thing. This was where I was stuck in 3-1 while getting raped by fireballs and guys cutting me up.

Also, I hit a couple of item boxes, I couldn't help it.

[kupomogli]

wow kupomogli that didn't take long, can you just confirm that you beat it after 12:00 EDT?.

Ninja Gaiden 2 is one of my favorite platformers of all time. As soon as I saw it posted I knew I'd finish it in no time. Also, confirming I beat the Ninja Gaiden 2 challenge since when I previously posted it was before the date.

Anyways. I have a good one in mind, one of my favorite games. Good challenge too but not too difficult or anything to where everyone won't be able to finish it. I might think for another game and another challenge that gives a little bit of difficulty.

*edit*

Also. I think this is awesome. I think this should be an ongoing thing.

*edit again :P*

Just in case confirming after the time that I beat it. I beat it again at lunch at work.

[c0ldb33r]

Goddamnit. I can make it to 3-1 pretty easily, but 3-1 absolutely kills me. There is so much shit going on.

[kupomogli]

Goddamnit. I can make it to 3-1 pretty easily, but 3-1 absolutely kills me. There is so much shit going on.

If 3-1 is too difficult you're going to love 3-2 :P. With 3-1 let the lightning go by so you can get used to the stage. I'll give you a hint with the hardest part in the stage. In the top most portion there will be goo on an opposite wall to your right, but you have to jump to pillars. Wait until it shoots at you and take a jump from the very edge. There is a bat that will come and this will give the bat that height, so you won't have to worry about getting hit by the bat once you land on the first pillar and jump to the next.

Also with birds on 3-2. Go slow, and when you see a bird, just duck wait for it to get near and then slash. They'll always start to level out, and on stage 3-2 I think they start pretty level each part they're at. You'll also only see them on two screens.

[Jehusephat]

I finally finished the challenge .

My Ninja Gaiden skills aren't even close to what I thought they were. I think I relied very heavily on power-ups and life refills when I used to play, so when I tried to complete the challenge I found myself dying a lot more than I had expected to. At least this challenge wasn't for Ninja Gaiden 3. I don't know if I've even seen 3-3 in that game on an actual NES cart.

I really enjoy this. It reminds me of the challenges in Retro Game Challenge, only with my actual NES games.

Oh, and that job I used to have where I was able to play NES games was working as a donation attendant at Goodwill. People would occasionally donate NES systems, and if I ever found myself without anything to do I'd play whatever game was available. I really only got to do that a few times, though.

[Gentlegamer]

The next challenge: play through Ninja Gaiden II using only special items to attack.

[XYXZYZ]

I did it.

This was a hell of a lot harder than I thought it would be, took me about six tries to do it in one credit, then I gave up and decided to go with two credits. I arrived at the Tower of Lajah with half a lifebar and no lives in reserve, so I committed suicide to start at 3-1 with a couple extra chances. To me, the hardest part was accidentally picking up items when I attack an enemy, or using a special weapon when I press the button while stuck to a wall. So I ended up hitting reset whenever that happened. It also took me a little while to figure out a good pattern for beating Funky Dynamite.

My score was 57,900 after using a second credit in stage 3. Now I will celebrate my victory by making me some pancakes!

[DDCecil]

Okay, finally did it. It seems my NG2 skills are very rusty, as I lost 2 lives during 2-2, and lost my last life on Baron Spider. I then started 2-2 over, and made it through fairly easily the second time. I made it to 3-2 where I lost a life in the room where the 3 birds are. I then made it to Funky Dynamite and beat him with one hit point remaining.

[kupomogli]

Everyone knows the Ninja Gaiden 2 boss names. I only know the two main enemies(Jacquio and Ashtar) and Cerberus. Are the names Baron Spider and Funky Dynamite official names?

Maybe I should read the instruction manual sometime.

[vivaeljason]

There's no way in hell I'm gonna pull this one off; have fun, guys!

[XYXZYZ]

Everyone knows the Ninja Gaiden 2 boss names. I only know the two main enemies(Jacquio and Ashtar) and Cerberus. Are the names Baron Spider and Funky Dynamite official names?

Maybe I should read the instruction manual sometime.

Yeah. The Bosses are

1. Dando
2. Baron Spider
3. Funky Dynamite
4. Naga Sotuva
5. Ashtar
6. Kelbeross
7. Jaquio

[Cryomancer]

The wind and darkness stages gave me a lot of trouble at first, but after i figured those out pretty well it's just 3-2 giving me a hard time. Well, getting through 3-2 with enough of a chance to kill the boss anyway. So far i've gotten him down to half health at best. I had to catch him in a loop just to do that.


edit: Ok, I did it finally. Does using autofire for sword count as cheating? because i did that when i knocked the boss down (but only then). I was emulating, but had I did it on hardware I'd probably have used the NES advantage to do the same. it didn't even swing that fast. I'm done with this either way at this point, arg. Very not fun playing 3-2 and the boss over and over for a couple hours. For the record I've not really every played this one much before, either, so i'm sure that's part of my troubles.

[kupomogli]

When thinking up these challenges can they be any system that's fairly assessable? Super Nintendo for example?

I also have a few challenges in mind but not sure which I'd land on. A few are generic like "beat this in one continue." There is one challenge I thought of that is actually fairly unique, but not sure if I'm going to choose it. It's hard enough to be a sortof challenge, but also easy enough to where everyone could do it if they put enough effort.

[j_factor]

Finished it today, with copious continues. Actually I got up to 3-2 without continuing, but then I had to continue quite a few times. I actually didn't have that hard of a time with the 3-3 boss... when I was able to get to him with a decent amount of health. I had a hell of a time with 3-2. I had a little frustration with the controls; I guess I'm more used to the SMS Ninja Gaiden, which is a bit more responsive.

[Icarus Moonsight]

It's hard enough to be a sortof challenge, but also easy enough to where everyone could do it if they put enough effort.

Sounds like a good candidate, unless your a masochist. Not too many looking for a challenge takes it on when they are cakewalks or seemingly impossible.

I'm playing Ninja Gaiden 2 through PocketNES on my GBAMicro and 3-1 eats my lunch every time... I've always had problems with pitch black or limited view platformer sections.