March Gaming Competition - Sonic 2 and Brood War redux

Ok, sorry about the delay here. trout kind of hit the fan in the last few weeks with me working long hours at work and my grandfather in the hospital, but let's get back to this shall we?

So last months Brood War attempt was a bit of a bust, but we did decide to move it to Saturday, March 24th at 6pm EST. Those of you for whom work may be an issue who want to participate, see about getting the night off if you can and you haven't already.

All of the other rules regarding the competition remain in effect, so rather than have this post be 15 miles long I direct you to the old competition thread to read up on what's happening with Brood War: http://home.eyesonff.com/general-gam...brood-war.html

If you have any questions though, post them here.

We're also doing an extra competition this month since we didn't get one in last month. Those who want to can compete to get the farthest in Sonic 2 before seeing a game over screen. Use all the lives you want, but once you run out, your done. The winners will be decided the same way as in the Mario competition: whoever reaches the farthest level wins with ties decided based on score. Be sure to post screenshots as well or your attempt won't be counted, but also state the level you ended on since the game over screen doesn't specify which part of a level you're on when you die.

As an added bonus, the first person to become Super Sonic during any playthrough (not necessarily the one you submit for the main contest) will get 5 bonus points moving forward in the competition. So that means we have as many as 15 points up for grabs for any one person if someone happened to win all 3 challenges. But no one should feel obligated to attempt them all. Compete in whatever you can and be sure to have some fun.

I would have liked to have a Skype get together for Sonic 2, but my schedule is generally hectic this time of year, so anyone wanting to play through Sonic 2 with others will have to set it up on their own.

Finally, the Sonic 2 competition will end on March 30 with the winners and standings for the whole competition updated on March 31 or April 1 depending on when I have the time to get to it. After that, the competition will be taking a bit of a hiatus until May. April is usually the busiest time of year for me and I absolutely don't want to commit to having another competition thread that month when I know I probably won't have the time to devote to it.

Good luck folks!

I'll see about getting that night off but I make no guarantees because I don't think they have anyone who can cover me that night. We'll see, though!

Sonic 2 I can definitely do. Doubt I'll beat Casino Night Zone because that boss fight always destroys me but I'll give it a shot...

I might get in on Sonic 2. Never been able to get Super Sonic, though!

24th March is perfect for me for the Brood War extravaganza. I'll be there ready to lose my entire army in record time. I suck at this game.

I'll also get on it with Sonic 2. I can pretty much guarantee I won't get Super Sonic. I'm pretty sure I won't get to the end either (I was a Nintendo boy growing up) but I'll give it a damn good effort!

The good news is I found my Brood War discs.

The bad news is, as I expected, I didn't get that night off from work because no one could cover me. :(

Sonic 2 is still go for launch, though!

So I'm assuming 'Game Over' means all lives used and not all continues used?

I got Super Sonic once. Maybe I can do it again. When we played this the last time though those special stages were a lot harder than I remember.

I used to be pretty boss at Sonic 2, so let's see if I can get Super Sonic again. I have tomorrow off from school so I can get some good practice time in before the end of the month. :monster:

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I might get in on Sonic 2. Never been able to get Super Sonic, though!

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Really? I thought you had been able to do that?

But it is also a fact that the only way to get Super Sonic super fast is to play the SATAM Sonic theme song at full blast on loop. It really gets you in the Sonic mood.

Question, I typically play Sonic 2 with only tails and have managed to get all the Chaos Emeralds...does that count as going SUPER tails?!?

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Originally Posted by Sephex

I might get in on Sonic 2. Never been able to get Super Sonic, though!

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Really? I thought you had been able to do that?

But it is also a fact that the only way to get Super Sonic super fast is to play the SATAM Sonic theme song at full blast on loop. It really gets you in the Sonic mood.

Question, I typically play Sonic 2 with only tails and have managed to get all the Chaos Emeralds...does that count as going SUPER tails?!?

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Not without cheating. I can do it in Sonic 3 without breaking a sweat. I will try the SATAM technique this time!

Also, the only way you can be any sort of Super Tails is in Sonic 3 with Sonic&Knuckles locked on. :(

EDIT: Also, Tails is the Scrappy Doo of video games.

Tails is a :bou::bou::bou::bou: and needs to stop ruining my trout. My best after a practice run is Death Egg Zone against Metal Sonic; but that's far from the best I can do so I ain't submitting anything yet.

Ugh you guys, Casino Night Zone's Robotnik fight takes more lives out of me than I want to admit.

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Oil Ocean Zone Act 1, score is 127190. Sorry for the terribad screenshot quality; I've been playing on my Xbox 360 this time so I took a phone picture. :monster:

Edit: This is with no continues used; I think those were the rules?

Okay bitches, I figured I'd tackle these challenges seeing as stuff, so here we are.

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...SuperSanic.jpg This is the first point I got Super Sanic, Chemical Plant Zone Act 1. It is possible to get him before the end of Green Hill Zone Act 2 but I'm not good enough at the special stages to pull that off, and smurf practicing Special Stage 6 until I am good enough.

I carried on with that game and it was obviously pretty much ezmodo with SS until I got to the Death Egg Zone. But I've remembered my old skills and so here we are. This is how far I can get before I got a game over:

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...c2Complete.jpg

Actually I didn't get a game over at all obviously so I guess this entry doesn't count? :shobon:

Welp, MILF has locked down a guaranteed 5 points for Super Sonic, and a probable top 3 finish by reaching the end. Any other entries? I'd hate to not have a top five this time.

I'm somewhat sad to say I've been too busy these last couple of weeks to take a stab at it myself. I'm hoping for sometime during this week and on the weekend to make a run or two. Also looking forward to Starcraft this weekend. Hopefully it's not just me and Bubba but if it is then that's still cool.

I'll be submitting a picture this week for my Sonic 2 progress. MILF might have first place sewn up but I'm pretty confident of a top three finish.

Not been playing much Starcraft recently as it depresses me how pooh I am. I don't think I have the knack for these sort of games. I'm happy to give it a go though on the 24th. If it's just me and Vivi then that's a guaranteed 4 points which is fine by me!

I was planning on purchasing and trying out Sonic 2 before Saturday, but if I am out of the running there, I think I may settle for crying.

As for Saturday, I received my schedule for the week and scratched my head, wondering why I had it off. I will be game for Starcraft and offer myself for slaughter.