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

[BHvrd]

Ok, i'll be trying again, i'm gonna make this reply my stream notice. If there is a link here in this reply i'm playing, if not then i'm not.

Link will be under here if im playing otherwise there will be nothing :
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[DDCecil]

I played on a official NES toploader; SMB/Duck Hunt; and a dog bone controller.

- I got through the entire game without losing a single turn! (had 8 lives at the end)
- The only Bowser I didn't kill with fireballs was 6-4, thanks to a firebar hitting me.

End of 4-4:
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So long, ye Bowser:
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Final Score: 598,900
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[c0ldb33r]

hey congrats! DDCecil picks the next mission!

DDCecil, you can post the mission whenever you want. But keep in mind people, it doesn't count if you beat it before the mission begins.

[scooterb23]

I feel stupid, just played through it on emulator...using my laptop keyboard...when my NES is in a cabinet right behind me!

I got through with emulator in 5 lives, will play through on the real system at halftime

[Cryomancer]

Alright, I did it.

Using a retro duo, a third party snes controller, and super mario allstars. Started off as two player with the girlfriend but she gave up somewhere and I took over for both. Mario never quite finished due to running out of lives on 8-3 too many times, but Luigi made it to the Princess. I really dislike world 5 and 7, if I am remembering my numbers right.

Did you know that in Super Mario Allstars, every castle has an increasing number of toads in it?

[NoahsMyBro]

This sounds fun. Hopefully I can find time to give it a go.



And an off-topic aside -

These rules are based on the honesty of other DPers, so please be honest

That reminded me of:

Count Rugen: [admiring his torture contraption] Beautiful isn't it? It took me half a lifetime to invent it. I'm sure you've discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. Presently I'm writing the definitive work on the subject, so I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel. This being our first try, I'll use the lowest setting.

[Count Rugen activates the water powered torture machine. Wesley writhes in great pain]

Count Rugen: [calmly] As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Really that's all this is except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity so be honest....

[kupomogli]

I'll do it right now. I'll play the NES version but on the best system ever(PSP.)

[GarrettCRW]

I'll do it right now. I'll play the NES version but on the best system ever(PSP.)

That's got to be the dumbest non-Fighter17 thing I've ever read on this forum.

[pseudonym]

That's got to be the dumbest non-Fighter17 thing I've ever read on this forum.

Hehe.

[BenG76]

I played it last night on my Wii. I made it to 3-4 on my second try. I have not tried to play straight through in years. It was like playing a new game to me because I dont remember the levels and what to do all that well. I have always used the warp zones. I will try to give it another shot tonight.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

This sounds awesome. I'll give it a try on VirtualNES since I'm at work

[XYXZYZ]

Hats off to Coldbeer, I really like this idea. I haven't played through Super Mario Bros. in a long time, I knew it was going to be a challenge. Tried twice yesterday, the first time I lost my last man on 8-4 (I only play on one credit) and was so pissed I quit. Tried a second time, died twice in a row on 6-4 and I could see where this was going, so I gave up. I just wasn't up to it that time.

But this morning got up, ate my bowl of multi-grain Cheerios and two slices of cinnamon raisin toast, fired up the NES and got to work- concentrating more on collecting coins for 1-ups than points or time or anything. I beefed at 3-3, 5-3, 7-3, and 8-4. Upon dying at 8-4 by the mighty hammer of the Koopa King, I had something like 5 lives, and I was really tense and just knew I was going to sit there and blow every one of them on this level. So I paused the game and took a 20 minute break. Once I felt nice and mellow, I sat down and commenced to breeze right through 8-4, (Jumping on that last hammer brother even) and slid right under Bowser as he jumped to toss some hammers around. Dropped him in the lava, saved Princess Toadstool. It's a great way to start my day!



683,100 - one credit. (duh)


The best I've ever done on SMB is 850,000 and I was really looking to grab every point I could get in one game. I didn't see how all these people in Nintendo Power were getting 999,950 until I realized they were doing that damn 1-up trick in 3-1 and just playing through the game while dying alot. I can NEVER do that stupid trick.

[kupomogli]

Finished the game last night. I can see why everyone always skips worlds all the time. Super Mario Bros. is pretty boring to play through. Previously I think I've only played through every stage without warping one time(though could be a couple times.)

[Lady Jaye]

Hmmm, I never use the warps when playing SMB, so I might give it a try tonight via the SNES version.

[Gentlegamer]

And everyone has to do the infinite 1UP thing.

[c0ldb33r]

I've updated the list of winners so far. If I've missed your name (and I don't think that I have, then let me know)

And everyone has to do the infinite 1UP thing.

I have NEVER been able to do this. I don't even really know how.

[Lady Jaye]

Me neither, I've never succeeded in doing it. I know how to do it, but I always end up being hit by a koopa, so it's not worth it to me.

[NoahsMyBro]

I never really liked Super Mario Brothers, so I never really played it more than for a few minutes.

Thanks to this thread I pulled my NES out earlier this evening and gave this a whirl. The NES did nothing but blink white when powered up. Hmm, probably a bum cart connector. Well, there's more where that came from.

So, I pulled out my second NES. This one didn't blink white! It blinked green instead.

Fortunately I had one more NES, and I KNOW that I replaced the 72-pin connector on one of the three units a few years ago.

I hooked up the third NES and it blinked green also. Bummer. Eventually I managed to get one of my Super Mario Brothers carts working in one of the NESes by wiggling it slightly, powering on, powering off and wiggling again, etc... until I got the game to work.

Whew. NOW, on to the game!

I played three times. First game, I made it to World 1-3.
Second game - 1-4, and I died by pressing the wrong button while approaching the fire-breathing boss at the end of the level.(I'm assuming it is the end of the level.)

Third game, died again while appoaching the fire-breathing dragon at the end of 1-4.
I think my score was approximately 46,000.

So, if I understand correctly, 1-4 is the 4th level, and there are 32 in total? Getting through all of them sounds tedious.

Still, I'll try again later.

PS: Also - Infinite 1UP? Sounds intriguing.

[vivaeljason]

Okay...just now got to level 5-4 and managed to get nailed by one of Bowser's flames. Given the one day progress, I'm pretty sure I'll have it beaten by Thursday. Hopefully.

Can anyone tell me how many points are needed for a continue? Is it 500,000?

EDIT: Oh, and I'm convinced the infinite 1-up trick has always been an inside joke because it's basically impossible.

[DDCecil]

You might be thinking of Super Mario Land, where a continue is rewarded after 100,000 points.

In SMB, just hold down B and press start at the game over screen to continue on the last world you were on (ie if you died on 3-4, you'll start on 3-1).

Glad I'm not the only one who can never time the 1-up trick.

Oh yeah, I'm still thinking of a good challenge.