January gaming competition - Super Mario Bros.

[Hollycat]

Got to the last level, then failed. I give up.

[Ultima Shadow]

Got to the last level, then failed. I give up.

You should still post your score, since not only the winner get points. If you got to the last level, then you'll come in second or third place as things stand right now, depending on your score.

[Hollycat]

78something.
I don't have a screenshot, so I can't prove it.

I got every mushroom and coin along the way, and then lost all 6 lives I had on the last level.

[Slothy]

Can I just confirm something?

Are we just counting scores up the end of the normal difficulty setting? Once you complete the game then (rather annoyingly) the princess sends you back to the start of the game for a more challenging quest. However, your score is carried over and you can attempt to beat the game again.

Are we allowed to just keep going until we die or are we just stopping at the end of the game the first time round?

Wow, can't say I even anticipated this question, though it's been so long since I beat the game I didn't even remember this. I'll have to tentatively say just beat the game once unless there's some indication (other than a ridiculously high score) that you beat it more than once on the game over screen. I'm thinking you'll probably win anyway though, and this probably isn't going to be an issue for us mere mortals.

Also, the more I try this, the worse I get. I'll give it a final shot tonight but I'm not holding my breath.

I know that feeling. Just learn to 6 pool and you'll probably make up for Mario next month.

[Bubba]

Right, this is my final total on my last run through. Managed to rack up a load of points on 3-2 by dying few times and knocking shells through a load of Goombas.

I didn't know if there was gonna be any late entries so hopefully this will be enough.

Winning!.jpg

[Slothy]

Well folks, it's results time.

It was a surprisingly close race for first. Or at least I think it would have been had Del beaten it and posted a screenshot, and if Bubbaforever weren't an inhuman monster at this game. The final standings and their score for the entry were:

1. Bubbaforever - 8-4 completed with 955,450
2. Ultima Shadow - 8-4 683,400
3. Del Murder - 8-2 500,600
4. Levian - 5-2 307,500
5. Vivi22 - 5-1 336,000

If I happened to miss a photo entry that would have changed the standings feel free to point it out so that you can crush my tiny achievement and knock me out of the top 5.

The standings after month 1 are (obviously):

1. Bubbaforever - 5 points
2. Ultima Shadow - 4 points
3. Del Murder - 3 points
4. Levian - 2 points
5. Vivi22 - 1 point

Next up we've got Starcraft: Brood War. I'll make the thread, probably late tomorrow. So dust off your old install discs, learn how to 6 pool like a jerk and be ready for a free for all extravaganza later in February.

[Del Murder]

I tried it again and only got to 8-1 this time. Died a bunch on 6-4 due to some timing issues. Congrats to Bubba for the victory! Well deserved, especially since you played the original on what appears to be an actual NES.

[Pike]

Bah, forgot to post my screenshot!

Oh well. I wouldn't have even made it into the top five anyway. I feel so terribly small-time.

[Slothy]

Don't feel too bad Pike. If this experience taught me anything it's that I really suck at this game when I actually try to play the whole way through. I'll chalk it up to not really owning it during my childhood so I'm not that practiced at it. In stuff like Mario World and Mario 64 I can absolutely kill at them, but the severe lack of lives compared to later games does not treat me well since I don't know how to not be completely reckless in a Mario game.

[edczxcvbnm]

OH fiddle sticks...I forgot XP Doesn't matter. I suck at Mario and platformers in general. I doubt I would have made the top 5. I will make it up eventually >.>