RFGen 2019 NES Challenge

[MetalFRO]

Finished 1942 - twice.  I tried the second time in an attempt to get the stupid "congratulation" and keep missing it, so the pic below is the best I could get (without trying for a third time). Hilariously enough I tried with my phone the first, and the second time tried to use the "screenshot" shortcut that Macs have (and failed).  The pic below was with the pic shortcut in OpenEmu (which is what I should have been using all along). Oh well.  I think I would like to claim Clash at Demonhead next.

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Time to complete : ~ 1 hour 20 minutes (beat it twice)
Favored System : OpenEmu-EX on my Macbook (Nestopia emulator)
Favored Controller : retrolink NES USB
Notes : Not as bad as I remember, I think because I have mad nostalgia for the "jank" that this game has (in abundance).  It has bad hit detection (in your favor!), terribly monotonous music, and runs like an MSX game - And I love it!  Simple fun from a bygone era.

Where were you while we were playing this in the Shmup Club?

Congrats on the completion! Not an easy game, that's for sure.

[shaggy]

@Shaggy - Mystery Quest sounds a lot tougher than the cover would suggest. Thanks for taking on that challenge for us!

Oh my goodness, I just read you have to beat the game four times to get the true ending.  Do I have to seriously beat this game four times in one sitting? 

Just looked it up to make sure, and yup you've gotta do 4 loops! If you want to back out and start working on a different game that's totally fine.

Nope, I've never played this game and I want to beat games I never played.  Because of time constraints, though, I may have to look up a guide but only when I don't know what the heck to do.  I want to try to beat it with no guide.  But maybe there is a Nintendo Power...

[ReddMcKnight]

I wish to undertake River City Ransom! I beat it in December, but for this, I will undertake it again...if I'm allowed to play it on the Kunio-kun Collection for Xbox One. I will not use Save States, only Passwords that are given in-game, and I will start fresh!

[shaggy]

@Shaggy - Mystery Quest sounds a lot tougher than the cover would suggest. Thanks for taking on that challenge for us!

Oh my goodness, I just read you have to beat the game four times to get the true ending.  Do I have to seriously beat this game four times in one sitting? 

Just looked it up to make sure, and yup you've gotta do 4 loops! If you want to back out and start working on a different game that's totally fine.

Nope, I've never played this game and I want to beat games I never played.  Because of time constraints, though, I may have to look up a guide but only when I don't know what the heck to do.  I want to try to beat it with no guide.  But maybe there is a Nintendo Power...

OK, halfway done through the 1st play through.  Just got to the third castle.  No guide used yet!

[shaggy]

In the 4th castle now.  This may not be as bad as I originally thought because the 3rd and 4th castle are the same as the 1st and 2nd castle so I'm making better headway because of this.  I also read that the 2nd through 4th playthrough are the same as the 1st, just harder I think.  Hopefully, my muscle memory is working and I can breeze through the castles.

[singlebanana]

I wish to undertake River City Ransom! I beat it in December, but for this, I will undertake it again...if I'm allowed to play it on the Kunio-kun Collection for Xbox One. I will not use Save States, only Passwords that are given in-game, and I will start fresh!

We will probably have to get a ruling from Crabby on this Redd. Not sure if there are any differences in the NES and Xbox One game that you mentioned, so that will have to be looked into.

[Crabmaster2000]

I wish to undertake River City Ransom! I beat it in December, but for this, I will undertake it again...if I'm allowed to play it on the Kunio-kun Collection for Xbox One. I will not use Save States, only Passwords that are given in-game, and I will start fresh!

You'd probably know better than me Redd. All I know about the differences in versions is that the player and enemy sprites are changed in the two regions. Do you know if this affects gameplay (hit boxes for example)? Are there any different enemy types or areas between the two versions? As long as it's the same game with just the different sprites I'm totally cool with it, just not familiar enough to answer that myself.

@shaggy - so glad you didn't back down! That's the kind of effort we are all gonna have to show to get through this together!! Perseverance!!

[ReddMcKnight]

I wish to undertake River City Ransom! I beat it in December, but for this, I will undertake it again...if I'm allowed to play it on the Kunio-kun Collection for Xbox One. I will not use Save States, only Passwords that are given in-game, and I will start fresh!

You'd probably know better than me Redd. All I know about the differences in versions is that the player and enemy sprites are changed in the two regions. Do you know if this affects gameplay (hit boxes for example)? Are there any different enemy types or areas between the two versions? As long as it's the same game with just the different sprites I'm totally cool with it, just not familiar enough to answer that myself.

@shaggy - so glad you didn't back down! That's the kind of effort we are all gonna have to show to get through this together!! Perseverance!!

Actually, the US Version is present on the collection, and while it has a "Quality Up" Mode that fixes bugs and such, it also has the "Original" Mode as well, which replicates the original NES release.

[Crabmaster2000]

I wish to undertake River City Ransom! I beat it in December, but for this, I will undertake it again...if I'm allowed to play it on the Kunio-kun Collection for Xbox One. I will not use Save States, only Passwords that are given in-game, and I will start fresh!

You'd probably know better than me Redd. All I know about the differences in versions is that the player and enemy sprites are changed in the two regions. Do you know if this affects gameplay (hit boxes for example)? Are there any different enemy types or areas between the two versions? As long as it's the same game with just the different sprites I'm totally cool with it, just not familiar enough to answer that myself.

@shaggy - so glad you didn't back down! That's the kind of effort we are all gonna have to show to get through this together!! Perseverance!!

Actually, the US Version is present on the collection, and while it has a "Quality Up" Mode that fixes bugs and such, it also has the "Original" Mode as well, which replicates the original NES release.

That sounds perfect then. Baring some kind of catstrophic emulation issue I think you're good to go then. Try not to barf on everything!

[Ikariniku]

Despite my hopes, looks like I won't get Vice: project Doom done before MAGfest.  I still want to keep it claimed, but the earliest I'll get it done is Sunday night.

While I am still very good at the early stages, the later ones are proving tough.  Probably because I haven't practiced them as much.  Vice is a tough game, and I'm not, perhaps, as skilled as others here.  I want to hold onto Vice, though, especially as other of my potential picks are gobbled up.  getting through it is important to me, as is the motivation of the NES Challenge to do it.

[tactical_nuke]

Is claiming a game mandatory? Or can I just post end screen pics without claiming prior?

[douglie007]

... TMNT 2 is harder than I remember, I played the arcade a lot and this is so much harder, I think I'm getting it.. I hope the next try is the last... Shredder got me with the quickness last game.

[douglie007]

TMNT 2 is done, I'm picking on to play with the child so  Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue is my next pick.[img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190103/f7a000b239c287d1e3df77d67546c133.jpg[/img][img width=700 height=340]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190103/026f4152bfe54a6cd666db4afeeaf98a.jpg[/img]

[Boshamp]

Tale Spin is complete. I will upload my screenshot as soon as I remember how I used to do it. Ha ha

I thought using Time Attack mode on the Disney Afternoon Collection would be a nice way for me to crank those titles out for the team, but I found out that preventing myself from being able to use the rewind feature to cheat created an exchange for a crappy screenshot. You guys will see when I post, but the time attack records just like speed-runner videos, and it freezes the screen on the final hit on the boss, instead of allowing the end credits to roll.

As far as the game itself goes, I loved it, and wish I could have experienced it as a child. The flying mechanics and the upgrade system between stages were awesome. Although to beat the game, I definitely had to make sure I collected all the funds I could during the first two or three stages to be able to afford the Rapid-fire upgrades ASAP. I am not great at platformers to begin with, and not having those upgrades for the back half of the game would have easily seen me burn through my lives and continues well before the final stage.

[singlebanana]

Is claiming a game mandatory? Or can I just post end screen pics without claiming prior?

No, it is not mandatory. We do it so that we don't double up games that people want to put some time into. Just a way to save effort. It will probably come in handy more as we dwindle this list down. Things like RPGs and the longer sports titles , we definitely do not want to double the effort and time on.