asponge Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 ALERT: EXTENDED ROUND PLUS BONUS! This round is going to go three weeks through the holidays. In addition to the normal score competition, any player who completes the game will earn +3 season points. To claim your points just post a screenshot of Mario with Princess Toadstool. For the points competition you'll want to go through the game without warping to maximize your score. If you're just going for the bonus feel free to get to the end however you want. Game Rules: No Continues No Turtle Trick NES Version Only. No All-Stars. Bonus +3 Season Points for Completing the Game Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday January 5 at 11:59 PM CST. AtariAge High Scores: Competition: 861,250 by Starcry posted on 1/6/2010 Exhibition: 882,600 by Nutsy Doodleheimer posted on 2/9/2016 Scores as of 1/5: S.BAZ 870,950 +10 72 mbd30 831,000 +9 83 agb 744,450 +8 22 Floyd Turbo 646,350 +7 54 asponge 635,000 +6 76 Tempest 633,350 +5 77 Wrathness 465,150 +4 4 jblenkle 381,050 +3 28 Mister-VCS 61,200 +2 11 Mangia-Boy 35,750 +1 14 Completion Bonus: Tempest agb asponge Floyd Turbo mbd30 Season Standings: General HSC Season Rules: To participate, just post a score to the thread. Anyone can join in at any time. A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required. The season is 15 rounds long. Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. No point pressing. Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Nice! I can beat this from start to finish but it's been a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Very nice. What are turtle tricks? Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I haven't ran through this all the way in a loooong time. Should be fun. The turtle trick is the infinite life trick with the turtles on the stairs in 3-2 (or 3-1, it's been a while). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, agb said: Very nice. What are turtle tricks? Thanks. It's where you keep bouncing on a turtle shell on a "staircase." At first you get points and then it starts giving extra lives. Apparently the maximum is 99 lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 That’s what I thought. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 567,850 I got to 8-2, I know I can still beat this but it's been a while. I'll have to try again when my patience for those obnoxious world 8 levels is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 633,350 I knew I could it. 8-2 was the only level I really had a problem with. That and 7-3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 First time in years I saved the princess. Took quite a few tries. Great great game. Will try for a decent score now and thru the next three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Took two runs at it. One to finish the game and one for score. I think I lost 9 lives on world 6. I need some practice... 432,150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 831,000 Edited December 28, 2019 by mbd30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Only world 6. Should make it from 1-1 through 8-4 soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Super Mario Bros. - 118,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 616,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Super Mario Bros. - 194,350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Super Mario Bros. - 277,650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 World 8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Super Mario Bros. - 277,950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Turbo Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 646,350 Timeless classic. No matter how long it's been, you can never forget the pipe sequence in 8-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/15/2019 at 7:19 PM, asponge said: ALERT: EXTENDED ROUND PLUS BONUS! This round is going to go three weeks through the holidays. In addition to the normal score competition, any player who completes the game will earn +3 season points. To claim your points just post a screenshot of Mario with Princess Toadstool. For the points competition you'll want to go through the game without warping to maximize your score. If you're just going for the bonus feel free to get to the end however you want. Game Rules: No Continues No Turtle Trick NES Version Only. No All-Stars. Bonus +3 Season Points for Completing the Game Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday January 5 at 11:59 PM CST. AtariAge High Scores: Competition: 861,250 by Starcry posted on 1/6/2010 Exhibition: 882,600 by Nutsy Doodleheimer posted on 2/9/2016 Scores as of 12/22: agb 656,700 +5 19 Tempest 633,350 +4 76 asponge 616,000 +3 73 mbd30 550,550 +2 76 jblenkle 227,650 +1 26 Completion Bonus: Tempest agb asponge Season Standings: General HSC Season Rules: To participate, just post a score to the thread. Anyone can join in at any time. A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required. The season is 15 rounds long. Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. No point pressing. Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point. Please add 6 points for my Mario Bros. participation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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asponge Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Mangia-Boy said: Please add 6 points for my Mario Bros. participation. Thanks for the heads up. That's been corrected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 744,450. Saved the princess with no warp zones. Great game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 One thing I never figured out in this game is how to maximize your score. I always was just trying to get to the end in one piece. This time I went through all the worlds, but I guess I missed a bunch of coins and hidden coin rooms. Maybe if I kicked more shells to get those incremental bonuses? Ah, who knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 870,950 burned my last few lives for a few extra points, then died before reaching Bowser, King of the Koopa. in addition to the rules listed above, I also avoid collecting the same 1up mushroom more than once. Through the test of time, Super Mario Bros has emerged as my most favorite Super Mario Bros game. The other ones eventually get tiresome. (not counting Mario Kart games) I've been trying to reach a million points in this game for over 30 frikkin' years! One of these days... scored 970k a few years back something's gotta give... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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