asponge Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 This is the first appearance of Mighty Bomb Jack in the NES HSC. I recommend reading through the manual as the controls and power-ups aren't immediately apparent. Game Rules: Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday August 15 at 11:59 PM CDT. AtariAge High Score: None Scores as of 8/15: mbd39 501,460 Lauren Tyler 314,130 Razzie.P 296,340 VectorGamer 58,850 roadrunner 42,390 jblenkle 31,540 NES Arcade: Below are 10 arcade ports we're playing alongside the regular games. You may post a score for any title, during the current regular season round. Score improvements are always accepted as well. Points for these games will be awarded at the end of the season. Each game will be scored like a regular season round, e.g. first place will receive 25 points, second 20 points, etc. All points earned here will be added to your season total. Click here for the Arcade Scoreboard Bad Dudes Bump 'n' Jump BurgerTime Manual Manual Manual Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Gyruss Manual Manual Manual Game A Game A Palamedes Popeye Q*bert Manual Manual Manual Start at Level 1 Game A Shinobi Manual 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. Do not exploit game glitches, take advantage of 1-up loops or intentionally die in order to replay a level. If "point pressing" is not specified in the game rules you should be moving forward in an attempt to complete/loop the game and not "camping" for points. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. Round points are awarded according to the following chart: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Jr. 58500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Mighty Bomb Jack 42,390 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 DK 64700 I played Palamedes but it never went back to the screen to show my score. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 MBJ 31380 I was just getting a hang of this game and then it threw me into the torture room and I was like WTF do you gotta do here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 hours ago, VectorGamer said: MBJ 31380 I was just getting a hang of this game and then it threw me into the torture room and I was like WTF do you gotta do here? You get thrown in the torture room if you collect too many coins. Then I think you have to jump 50 times to escape. It's stupid. I think that it also resets everything in the level so something that could be abused for points. Best to avoid it altogether. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 MBJ 41780 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 MBJ 58850 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) On 8/4/2021 at 12:36 PM, VectorGamer said: DK 64700 I played Palamedes but it never went back to the screen to show my score. For Palamedes just start a new game and it shows your score in the high score spot. Edited August 6, 2021 by mbd39 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 314,130 I must be one of the few people who actually enjoys this game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Mighty Bomb Jack - 31,540 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Donkey Kong - 19,900 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 501,460 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 MBJ -- 186,180 I'm really digging this game, but having a hard time with it. Can't seem to figure out any strategies, so I'm always in "react" mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 9:57 PM, Lauren Tyler said: 314,130 I must be one of the few people who actually enjoys this game. I like it quite a bit. I just don't seem to be getting very good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Razzie.P said: MBJ -- 186,180 I'm really digging this game, but having a hard time with it. Can't seem to figure out any strategies, so I'm always in "react" mode. You can just scroll enemies off the screen in classic NES fashion. Or if you have enough mighty coins (the ones with the faces on them) you can transform all the enemies on screen into gold coins by using three mighty coins (the coins with the faces on them) by pressing B. Mighty coins also temporarily let you open locked chests. But if you collect more than nine mighty coins then you're sent to the torture room where you have to jump 50 times to escape. P balls will also turn enemies into coins. They appear when you collect enough bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 MBJ - 296,340 Started focusing on bonuses from the end levels, and had a bit of an improvement. Didn't get as far as I usually do, but got more points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 45 minutes ago, mbd39 said: You can just scroll enemies off the screen in classic NES fashion. Gonna have to work that in. Seems like a lifesaver. I had also been ignoring the "get them in order / while fuse is lit" at the end of the levels, previously. Focusing on that really jacked up my points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 MBJ -- 341,980 Hoping for a couple more tries later, as I think I got it "figured out now" but posting this in case I can't come back to it today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 3 hours ago, mbd39 said: But if you collect more than nine mighty coins then you're sent to the torture room where you have to jump 50 times to escape. I had a run where it seems to have glitched in the torture room. Made me invincible, so all I had to do was sit there and touch enemies for points. It was weird. Not posting that score, of course, because it didn't seem legit at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 This is definitely a rtfm game, even after skimming I have q’s. Should’ve gotten on this one earlier cause it was neat. Happy with my last minute entry tho Mighty Bomb Jack - 101,950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 532,280 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Another one for the history books... Points Awarded: bubufubu 532,280 +25 mbd39 501,460 +20 Razzie.P 341,980 +17 Lauren Tyler 314,130 +14 fakecortex 101,950 +12 VectorGamer 58,850 +10 roadrunner 42,390 +8 jblenkle 31,540 +7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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