First of all I don't own the cartridge, just play teh r0mZ on my Xbox.

Do you ever play the Nintendo World Championship game (ROM or whtever) and imagine you were competing? I've read that you needed 100,000 points or better to qualify, 300,000 to get to the finals, and I'm not sure what happens after that.

Man, I can't do better than 160,000! I can't see myself doing any better at Rad Racer, (Hold "up" all the way without crashing) and I guess I'm an average Tetris player. It seems like your score there kinda depends on if you're lucky enough to get the right block when you need it. (I guess a Tetris whizz would tell me otherwise)

I'm interested in hearing about any strategies for your highest possible score- for example, in Super Mario Bros. should I play through the first level and get more points, or take the first shortcut to get 50 coins faster? Does the SMB score make that big a difference?