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!
