GimmeClassics Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Wolfman and me (GimmeClassics) are going to be holding a high score tournament for Shoot Em Up fans starting next year ! Please allow us to tell you something about our contest and how you can join us...Tag Team contestThis competition is going to be a team contest. You can either sign up by yourself and get paired up or sign up with a team mate.Just leave a reply or send a PM to one of us when you want to join our competition !!We have a list of all players at the end of this post. It will be updated with every new entry. The games which will be part of this contest will remain a suprise for now .... Rules and additional infoIt's going to be a double elimination tournament with 3 rounds for seeding. All players will play the same game each round.Each round lasts a week.1. Rounds for seedingWe'll have 3 rounds for seeding. So you'll be playing 3 games with your team mate and your score and your team mates score gets added together. The amount of contestants will determine how many points you will get. With 30 contestants the best team will get 30 points and last gets 1 point.Comparing all the team scores will rank each team for the double elimination tournament.2. Double elimination bracketsAfter the seeding rounds it's going to be a double-elimination tournament. The highest ranked team plays the lowest ranked team, the second highest ranked team plays the second lowest ranked team and so on. When there are an odd number of teams in the tournament the highest seeds receive "byes".Each team begins in the winner’s bracket, but with one loss, goes into a loser’s bracket, where they will have to play their way back. All competitors will have the oppurtunity to play at least twice.Click on the image below for a visual representation: This contest is going to be a multi-website contest. There will be a thread of our contest at each of these websites. We wanted to create a contest which is very easy to join. Therefore each player can submit his of her score on the website of their choice (gameex.info, retrouprising.com, marp etc...) However...GameEx is the place where the tournament standings and additional info will be made public !! Click here for a direct linkWhen does this contest start...?The contest will start at January 6th 2014 11:59 gmt time. This will allow us to "recruit" as many players as possible. The more the merrier Every contestant will receive a PM-reminder when the contest is about to start. Feel free to leave a reply or send a PM when you want to join our shoot em up contest !! Thank you, GimmeClassics - I'll be the one giving you the info about this contest and will take care of the layout and structure of the tournament Wolfman24 - As initiator of this contest he'll be the one keeping track of each submission and co-organizes the tournament structure and standings wolfman24 DazzleHP todayisforgotten (team 1)Jig (team 1) GimmeClassics Barra omegashadow kernzy noiseredux(team 2) culdad78(team 2) heisenbergman and many more to come .... Everybody is more than welcome to join our contest and / or play our hi-score games at the GameEx Hi-Score competition !! Last update: 10-21-2013 Edited October 22, 2013 by GimmeClassics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 UPDATE: the games that will be part of this contest are MAME games only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 What do you guys think of having nes or tg16 caravan shootemup in the seeding rounds and then mame in the double elimination part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 This sounds really cool. Cooler still if you stick with MAME only! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I'm in like swimwear! I like long walks on the beach, cuddling by a warm fireplace and a mind in the gutter.....Damn, wrong forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Oh yeah. This tournament is right up my alley as shooters are my favorite kind of game to play. Dennis, I just ask one thing: Can you pleeeease consider having DoDonPachi included? It is a must-have for a shoot 'em up tournament. Also, add me(M.A.M.E Offender) and Cynicaster to the players list please. We'll go in as a team. Thanks. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Mame only is the way to go, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 sorry for late reply only going to mame only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 here is the updated list todayisforgotten (team 1) Jig (team 1) noiseredux (team 2) culdad78 (team 2) erppo (team 3) jaimers (team 3) Kong (team 4) stevencassidy13 (team 4) GimmeClassics (team 5) rtkiii (team 5) Yazphier (team Ryd n' Awesome) Hiki (team Ryd n' Awesome) wolfman24 (team hideyoshi the 3rd gender) AlexGunslinger(team hideyoshi the 3rd gender) Shimatora(Team QT Trap Appreciation) sik 07(Team QT Trap Appreciation) Exed Exes(team 6) dunpeal2064 (team 6) Emo Fox Jet Pilot (Demons of Razgriz) KAI (Demons of Razgriz) M.A.M.E Offender(team 7) Cynicaster (team 7) DazzleHP Barra OmegaShadow kernzy heisenbergman FudgyDRS sel feena kollisionbr dark Hagane Aleksei paper/artillery bearhawk72 DrunkN Eaglet rjosal revj unclechicken and many more to come .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 this is going to be the game list in no orderSeeder rounds:GradiusSalamanderFlying SharkMain rounds:Dodonpachi Daioujou (or dodonpachi if too many people can't run it full speed)Mahou Daisakusen19XX The War Against DestinyDariusR-Type IIRayForceSuper Cobra (ehhhh)Gokujou Parodius/ sexy Parodiusobligatory Battle Garegga/Batriderthe four options for double eliminations is going to be 1.all teams in 1 bracket2. all teams split in 2 brackets3. all teams split in 4 brackets4. set number of teams in 1 bracketi am either going to go with option 2 or 3 since i am not a fan of 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Gradius[/size] Salamander[/size] I’m trying really hard not to be a whiner here, but with hundreds of games to pick from, why choose two that are essentially the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 the guy that picked the games and I both though that they would be great for seeding purposes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 i might need more games so if that is the case these will be the extras 1945k 3 Twin Bee Yahhoo Wyvern Wings Cosmo Gang the Video Dangerous Seed Mazinger Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 rayforce is being replaced with Gunlock and Dodonpachi Daioujou with dodonpachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 hagane (team 11) paper/atillery (team 11) notthewolf (team 12) jig (team 12) fallout_002 (team 13) xfullmetal17(team 13) joz (team 14) aleksei (team 14) eaglet (team 15) omegashadow (team 15) revj (team 16) legendary hoamaru (team 16) sauceykobold (team 17) todayisforgotten (team 17) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 noiseredux (team 2) culdad78 (team 2) erppo (team 3) jaimers (team 3) Kong (team 4) stevencassidy13 (team 4) GimmeClassics (team 5) rtkiii (team 5) Yazphier (team Ryd n' Awesome) Hiki (team Ryd n' Awesome) wolfman24 (team hideyoshi the 3rd gender) AlexGunslinger(team hideyoshi the 3rd gender) Shimatora(Team QT Trap Appreciation) sik 07(Team QT Trap Appreciation) Exed Exes(team 6) dunpeal2064 (team 6) Emo Fox Jet Pilot (Demons of Razgriz) KAI (Demons of Razgriz) M.A.M.E Offender(team 7) Cynicaster (team 7) celly (team 8 ) DazzleHP (team 8 ) Barra (team 9) FudgyDRS (team 9) bearhawk72 (team 10) DrunkN (team 10) kernzy (team 1) ballas (team 1) sel feena (team 11) kollisionbr (team 11) hagane (team 18) paper/atillery (team 18) notthewolf (team 12) jig (team 12) fallout_002 (team 13) xfullmetal17(team 13) joz (team 14) aleksei (team 14) eaglet (team 15) omegashadow (team 15) revj (team 16) legendary hoamaru (team 16) sauceykobold (team 17) todayisforgotten (team 17) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 noiseredux (team 2) culdad78 (team 2) erppo (team 3) jaimers (team 3) Kong (team 4) stevencassidy13 (team 4) GimmeClassics (team 5) rtkiii (team 5) Yazphier (team Ryd n' Awesome) Hiki (team Ryd n' Awesome) wolfman24 (team hideyoshi the 3rd gender) AlexGunslinger(team hideyoshi the 3rd gender) Shimatora(Team QT Trap Appreciation) sik 07(Team QT Trap Appreciation) Exed Exes(team 6) dunpeal2064 (team 6) Emo Fox Jet Pilot (Demons of Razgriz) KAI (Demons of Razgriz) M.A.M.E Offender(team 7) Cynicaster (team 7) celly (team 8 ) DazzleHP (team 8 ) Barra (team 9) FudgyDRS (team 9) bearhawk72 (team 10) DrunkN (team 10) kernzy (team 1) ballas (team 1) sel feena (team 11) kollisionbr (team 11) hagane (team 18 ) paper/atillery (team 18 ) notthewolf (team 12) jig (team 12) fallout_002 (team 13) hyperboy (team 13) despatche (team 20 xfullmetal17(team 20) joz (team 14) aleksei (team 16) eaglet (team 16) omegashadow (team 15) revj (team 14) legendary hoamaru (team 17) sauceykobold (team 17) todayisforgotten (team 15) jibril (team 19) edge (team 19) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Salamander (version D) Nemesis for gradius Gradius Flying Shark (World) Armed Police Batrider (Japan, version B) gunlock Ver 2.3O 1994/01/20 Mahou Daisakusen (Japan) rtype2j 19XX: The War Against Destiny (Japan 951225) Darius (Japan) Sexy Parodius (ver JAA) Super Cobra 1945k III DoDonPachi (Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) UPDATE: Our Shoot Em Up contest will start tomorrow (countdown link) !! GameEx is the place where the tournament standings and additional info will be made public. Please follow this link for updated info about the tournament setup, rules, games and the list of Teams who will be participating. Of course each player can submit his of her score (screenshot) on the website of their choice. I hope you'll enjoy the contest me and Wolfman have setup. Good luck everyone !! Edited January 5, 2014 by GimmeClassics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Wolfman and I (GimmeClassics) are going to be holding a high score tournament for Shoot Em Up fans ! When does this contest start and how can I join ? The contest will start at January 6th 2014 11:59 gmt time This competition is going to be a team contest. You can either sign up by yourself and get paired up or sign up with a team mate. Just leave a reply or send a PM to one of us when you want to join our competition !! We have a list of all players at the end of this post. Tournament setup and games It's going to be a double elimination tournament after 3 rounds of seeding. During the seeding rounds all contestants will play the same game (1 round = 1 week). # submitting your hi-score: this contest is going to be a multi-website contest. There will be a thread of our contest at each of those websites. We wanted to create a contest which is very easy to join. Therefore each player can submit his of her score on the website of their choice: gameex.info, retrouprising.com, shmups.system11.org, atariage.com and retrogamer.net Just post a screenshot of your score at the forum of your choice or play your game at RetroUprising. GameEx is the place where the tournament standings and additional info will be made public !! # point scoring system: your score and your team mate score gets added together. The amount of contestants will determine how many points you will get. Example: if you and your team mate have the 3rd and 4th best score at round 1 with a total number of 40 contestants you'll get 38 + 37 = 75 points. Comparing all the team scores after 3 rounds of seeding will rank each team for the double elimination tournament. Only the top 24 ranked teams will qualify for the double elimination tournament !! Double Elimination tournament > each team begins in the winner’s bracket, but with one loss, goes into a loser’s bracket, where they will have to play their way back. All competitors will have the oppurtunity to play at least twice during the elimination phase. # Games [please play at default settings] Week 1 (seeding round 1) = Salamander (version D) > romset = salamand Week 2 (seeding round 2) = Gradius (Japan) > romset = gradius Week 3 (seeding round 3) = Flying Shark (World) > romset = fshark Week 4, 5, 6 etc.: the double elimination tournament will start in week 4. The 8 highest seeded teams will receive a bye for week 4. After the seeding rounds we will publish the game each team has to play each round. This depends on your rank after the seeding rounds and whether or not staying in the winners bracket or having to fight (...eh play) your way back in the loser's bracket. The double elimination round games will be - in no particular order: Armed Police Batrider (Japan, B version) > romset = batriderj Gunlock (Ver 2.30) > romset = gunlock Mahou Daisakussen (Japan) > romset = mahoudai 19XX The War Against Destiny (Japan 951225) > romset = 19xxj Darius (Japan) > romset = dariusj Sexy Parodius (ver JAA) > romset = sexyparo 1945k III > romset = 1945kiii Dodonpachi (Japan) > romset = ddonpachj Super Cobra > romset = scobra [= possible extra game 1] R-Type II (Japan) > romset = rtype2j [= possible extra game 2] Again: we will publish the game each team has to play during the double elimination phase. # A few other rules... * autofire is allowed * controller usage is allowed * continues not allowed * no cheats or hacks * ...and most important: have fun !! [50 players / 25 teams] Team Ryd n' Awesome - Yazphier, Hiki Team hideyoshi the 3rd gender - Wolfman24, AlexGunslinger Team QT Trap Appreciation - Shimatora, Sik-07 Team Demons of Razgrix - Emo Fox Jet Pilot, KAI Team Boomstick Ninjas - GimmeClassics, Rtkiii Team Blind Siders - Celly, DazzleHP Team Gaijin Bros - Aleksei, Eaglet Team Unprecedented Serious Affair - Erppo, Jaimers Team Dan McGoo - Blinge, JWS Team 1 - Kernzy, Ballas Team 2 - Noiseredux, Culdad78 Team 3 - Kong, Stevencassidy13 Team 4 - Exed Exes, Dunpeal2064 Team 5 - M.A.M.E Offender, Cynicaster Team 6 - Barra, FudgyDRS Team 7 - Bearhawk72, DrunkN Team 8 - Sel feena, Kollisionbr Team 9 - Omegashadow, Sid Seattle Team 10 - Fallout_002, Hyperboy Team 11 - Joz, Revj Team 12 - Jig, TodayIsForgotten Team 13 - Legendary hoamaru, Sauceykobold Team 14 - Hagane, Paper/Artillery Team 15 - Notthewolf, Edge Team 16 - Despatche, Xfullmetal17 Feel free to leave a reply or send a PM to me (GimmeClassics) or Wolfman if you have a question about this contest !! Thank you, ~GimmeClassics and Wolfman Last update: 01-05-2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Please follow this link for updated info about the tournament setup, rules, games and the list of Teams who will be participating. Of course each player can submit his of her score (screenshot) on the website of their choice. Good luck playing in our contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) My score so far. Thanks! Edited January 11, 2014 by Hyperboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 WE NOW HAVE 27 TEAMS AND SIGNING UP AS A NEW CONTESTANT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Hard game! 48,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Tournament standings have been updated > link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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