December Retro Community Playthrough - Streets of Rage 1, 2 & 3

This month we will be playing one of the finest beat 'em ups ever created, the Streets of Rage series (1-3). All of these titles can be found on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with limited releases on XBox Live Arcade, Nintendo Virtual Console/Wii Ware, Sega Game Gear, the Sony Playstation Network, Dreamcast, the Sonic's Gems Collection (Japanese release only) for PS2 and GameCube, and on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the PS3 and 360. Please play all titles on normal difficulty and use stock lives (the number of lives provided by the game, no option changes). Please let me know if you will be participating this month and go ahead and track down these titles. ninja

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**Achievements subject to change or be added to prior to December 1st. If you have any suggestions for achievements, please PM singlebanana. Photos of high scores, game end screens, and fun pics of you playing with a friend are highly encouraged**

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Week 1 (12/1 -12/7) - Streets of Rage 1 - person with highest score gets 10 achievement points, others get points in decending order (for example: 2nd place = 9 points, 3rd place = 8 points and so on). No one will get less than 5 achievement points for participating. Scores can be submitted until midnight server time (CST) on 12/7.

Week 2 (12/8 - 12/14) - Streets of Rage 2 - same points system in place. Scores can be submitted until midnight server time (CST) on 12/14.

Week 3 (12/15 -12/21) - Streets of Rage 3 - same points system in place. Scores can be submitted until midnight server time (CST) on 12/21.

Weeks 4 & 5 (12/22 - 12/31) - BATTLE ROYALE - You can continue to submit scores for all games. The player with the highest total score for all 3 games combined is the Battle Royale Champion. Similar points system applies; Battle Royal Champion receives 15 points, second place 12 points, third place 10 points, and remaining places -1 (i.e. 4th place = 9 points, 5th place = 8 points, etc.), with no less than 5 points awarded to each participant. Scores can be submitted until midnight server time (CST) on 12/31.

NOTE: NO SCORES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR GAMES PLAYED OUT OF TURN UNTIL THE BATTLE ROYALE BEGINS ON 12/22 (WEEKS 4 & 5). YOU CAN ONLY SUBMIT STREETS OF RAGE 1 SCORES DURING WEEK 1, STREETS OF RAGE 2 SCORES DURING WEEK 2, AND STREETS OF RAGE 3 SCORES DURING WEEK 3. SCORES ACCUMULATED DURING WEEKS 1-3 WILL BE USED TOWARD YOUR BATTLE ROYALE POINTS TOTAL, BUT OF COURSE, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORES.

PLEASE ABIDE BY THE HONOR SYSTEM WHEN POSTING SCORES AND ACHIEVEMENTS. ALSO, DO NOT USE SAVE POINTS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE IF YOU ARE PLAYING ONE OF THE MODERN CONSOLE VERSIONS. COMPETITION HERE IS ENJOYABLE AND WE HAVE A VERY TRUSTWORTHY COMMUNITY, SO LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY. THANKS.

Additional Achievement Points Awarded throughout the month:

- +5 points per game for completion,
- additional +5 points per game for completing without using a continue
- and an addtional +5 points for finishing each game with a partner
- unlock "Roo" in Streets of Rage 3 and finish the game with him: +5 points

The overall points champion for the month shall be crowned the RFGEN KING OF RAGE

High scores for each game can only be posted for an individual playthrough. You cannot post a multiplayer score, but you can earn +5 achievement points per game by beating a game with a friend at anytime during the month.

PARTICIPANTS (OVERALL STANDINGS):

1. Disposed Hero - 55 (SoR1 - finished, friend, no cont., +10 hs; SoR2 - finished, no cont., +10 hs; SoR3 - +10 hs)
2. singlebanana - 40 (SoR1 - finished, +9 hs; SoR2 - finished, no cont., +7 hs; SoR3 - +9 hs)
3. RetroRage - 39 (SoR1 - finished, +8 hs; SoR2 - finished, no cont., +8hs; SoR3 - +8 hs)
4. Duke.Togo - 24 (SoR1 - +6 hs; SoR2 - finished, no. cont., +9 hs)
5. Crabmaster2000 - 22 (SoR1 - friend, +7 hs; SoR2 - friend, +6 hs)
6. EngineerMike - 21 (SoR1 - friend, +6 hs; SoR2 - friend, +5 hs)
7. Dezorian - 6 (SoR2 - +6 hs)
8. NxCmp - 5 (SoR1 - +5 hs)
techwizard - 5 (SoR1 - +5 hs)
10. Tynstar - 0

WEEK 1: STREETS OF RAGE TOP RAGERS

Disposed Hero - 599,300 (Blaze) - 10
singlebanana - 516,500 (Blaze) - 9
RetroRage - 507,900 (Blaze) - 8
Crabmaster2000 - 448,300 - 7
EngineerMike - 426,500 - 6
Duke.Togo - 346,400 - 5
techwizard - 245,200 (Blaze) - 5
NxCmp - 241,600 - 5

WEEK 2: STREETS OF RAGE 2 TOP RAGERS

Disposed Hero - 712,010 - 10
Duke.Togo - 703,700 - 9
RetroRage - 694,300 - 8
singlebanana - 686,400 - 7
Dezorian - 628,730 - 6
Crabmaster2000 - 218,220 - 5
EngineerMike - 160,500 - 5

WEEK 3: STREETS OF RAGE 3 TOP RAGERS

Disposed Hero - 198,420 - 10
singlebanana - 123,890 - 9
RetroRage - 63,020 - 8

WEEK 4: BATTLE ROYALE (ALL TITLES) TOP RAGERS

Battle Royale Leaderboard:

Disposed Hero - 1,703,720
singlebanana - 1,344,090
RetroRage - 1,265,220
Duke.Togo - 1,050,100
Crabmaster2000 - 666,520
Dezorian - 628,730
EngineerMike - 587,000
techwizard - 245,200
NxCmp - 241,600