CGQuarterly Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 **REMINDER: This is the final round of pre-selected games. I will select the game for the 10th and final round!** Welcome to round 9 of the 9th season of the Atari Age NES High Score League! The first 9 games have been pre-selected and entered into a random list generator. So you guys know the games, but not the order. Let's try 1-week rounds this season. This round ends on Sunday, August 12th. Title: Paperboy Developer: Mindscape, Inc. Publisher: Nintendo Released: December, 1988 (US) http://youtu.be/WFhKnpn3WRc Rules: Scores so far: Current standings: 1. Austin 55 2. peculiarsatyr 35 3. asponge 22 4. atarilovesyou 18 5. theKLT 11 6. Liduario 9 7(t). roadrunner 8 7(t). jblenkle 8 9. cybersp78 6 10. cparsley 2 11(t). Jibbajaba 1 11(t). mihcael 1 11(t). LarcenTyler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Damn, I don't even have to play to still be in first after this round. I wasn't expecting that after performing so poorly in R.C. Pro-AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 I'll start things off with a horrible score of 6,650. Paperboy is semi-incompatible with an RGB mod, so it's a little bit hard for me to play. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Paperboy - 1,450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 10,450 I got killed by a tornado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) I can honestly say I haven't played this game for longer than ten minutes. I always marvelled at it in the arcades but this NES version always looked terrible to me for some reason. I'll give it a whirl; is this the final game for this series? UPDATE SCORE: 10, 550 Man, they don't give you a lot of time to copy that score, especially if it's not on the board. I mildly enjoyed this game; crappy graphics and enough cheap moments to make you glad you didn't shell out the bucks for it in the 80s. There is something about it that I like, however...some kinda quirky fun factor that keeps you going. Much more difficult in ways than you'd expect. Do I sound complainy?...of course I do! YOU CAN SEE THERE IS NO PLEASING ME, Mr POWERZ!!! *UPDATE 13,900 This game annoys!...yet I'm having some fun with it. I have YET to get each and every house on the route! Edited August 4, 2012 by atarilovesyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I can honestly say I haven't played this game for longer than ten minutes. I always marvelled at it in the arcades but this NES version always looked terrible to me for some reason. I'll give it a whirl; is this the final game for this series? I believe there is one more game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeculiarSatyr Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 PaperBoy is one of my favorites. First attempt 81,100. Might see how much higher I can get if I have time. I finished this round with 12 houses. Some tips. 1. Going into the road is death. Stay on the sidewalk as much as possible. 2. I tend to go as fast as possible the vast majority of the time. This might not work for everyone but I pretty much never get hit by the tornado. when I see it I just try to drift left of the sidewalk. With the dog I cut from left to the right side of it and hit it with a paper before it takes off after you. The only things that catch me off guard sometimes are the skater or the tire that rolls and then decides to turn right at you when you dont expect it. 3. Destroy as much stuff as possible. I do this only with unsubscriber houses. I'm not sure if you lose houses or get points for destroying subscriber house stuff. 4. I try to deliver to every house. The ones with trick shots like windows between the main front and the mail box I usually just go for the bigger target. 5. Hit as much stuff you can on the obstacle course as your papers reload when you hit targets. go crazy but try not to crash because finishing the course gives you several thousand points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) Multiple post, whoops. Actually, no whoops: this was due to my infamous (and apparently, it's only me) glitchy problem which doesn't allow me to post each and every time. It's the only forum I where this happens and I can't explain it; I've asked the mods for some kinda help, nadda. Oh well. Edited August 4, 2012 by atarilovesyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 7,100 Thanks for the tips, satyr. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Sadly I won't be able to get in a score for the final game next week; work will make it impossible! I'll jump in the next round whenever that begins. Thanks, Jibba for the structure and scorekeeping. I'll try to put up another score before I'm out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Paperboy - 7,250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 first shot, 9,000 (Made it to Tuesday, not much more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Paperboy - 8,550 Edited August 6, 2012 by jblenkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Paperboy - 10,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Paperboy - 11,150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Paperboy - 13,750 Ever get that feeling you're the only one playing??? Edited August 7, 2012 by jblenkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeculiarSatyr Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Paperboy - 13,750 Ever get that feeling you're the only one playing??? You're pretty close to second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Paperboy - 29,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeculiarSatyr Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Paperboy - 29,100 Nice, what day you get to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I think I was on Thursday when I crashed into a fence trying to get away from the tornado. Paperboy - 29,100 Nice, what day you get to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Paperboy - 35,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Paperboy - 46,600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersp78 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 55,650 Made it all the way to Sunday before dying. Could have had a higher score if I wouldn't have crashed on like 4 of the obstacle courses. Rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 This round ends tomorrow! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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