asponge Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 This seems appropriate with Halloween right around the corner. I've extended the post deadline an extra day through Monday. It doesn't feel right to end this the day before. Game Rules: No Continues/Passwords Manual Score Post Deadline: Monday October 31 at 11:59 PM CDT. AtariAge High Score: None Scores as of 10/31: Razzie.P 615,800 Punisher5.0 356,200 Asaki 108,000 fakecortex 71,900 asponge 48,700 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. Season points are awarded according to the following chart: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Oh man, what a crazy game. I bought (asked my mom to buy, haha) this one bitd based on the cover art alone. I always found it so hard tho. There were some game genie codes that looked like you could just bulldoze it, but my cart would never boot up when connected. Turns out there were some carts that worked and others that didn't. Guess I wasn't one of the lucky ones. This is a great time to break this one back out tho, and now that I have an everdrive, perhaps I'll try those codes for fun if I still deem this too hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 48,600 I have no idea what I'm doing on this one but I like the quirkiness of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 232,300 I gotta do well on this game since it's making it all personal by calling me by my actual name So far it seems much harder than it is, since everything takes multiple hits. Really, though it's more "slow advancing" than "hard." Seems like most enemies have a border that you can just stand outside of and whack 'em when they come by. Takes longer, but pretty easy. Reminds me of how Foghorn Leghorn used to treat that dog.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I submit my score from 33 years ago.. Kidding of course but it's not that often people talk about Monster Party so I couldn't resist posting 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 @Crazy Climber that’s so cool!! And there I was trying desperately to get the game genie to work haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Well dang. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Crazy Climber said: I submit my score from 33 years ago.. Kidding of course but it's not that often people talk about Monster Party so I couldn't resist posting Very impressive and really cool memento! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 615,800 Finally finished it, but there doesn't seem to be an option to see your score after the credits kick in. This was a cool game, but had a couple of really irritating points where I had to check out a walkthrough to see what the heck was up. If anyone's interested -- Spoiler There's a boss in Round 5 that says "watch my dance" and is 2 zombies dancing. Kill them, and they keep coming back. The only way to beat them is to just leave them alone for a while and the die from exhaustion. Round 7 -- Don't fight all 3 bosses. If you notice you got the key after the 2nd boss, skip all doors and head to the exit. if you fight the 3rd boss, you lose the key (for some reason) and have basically softlocked your game and can't finish the level. I'm not sure if this is by design or a bug, but it was annoying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 5:56 PM, Razzie.P said: I'm not sure if this is by design or a bug, but it was annoying. I know a lot of stuff got lost in translation*, so it's possible that was one of those things. *The "original" Japanese Famicom version was never released, but a prototype found its way online a few years ago. I only played it a tiny bit, but I know it has the original Audrey II style boss that got swapped out in the US release. There's even an invisible platform you can stand on where the karaoke machine used to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 48,700 Woof. I see why no one is playing this one. I don't understand why this is rated highly in some circles. Sorry guys. Anyway, Happy Halloween because this game is truly a horror show! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 2 hours ago, asponge said: Sorry guys. Anyway, Happy Halloween because this game is truly a horror show! Eh, I'm glad you picked it. Not a game I'll ever hold in high regards, but I'm glad I played through it and don't think I would have been motivated to do so otherwise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I had played a few times but kept forgetting to pause for the score! Grr. It’s annoying that they have a high score set at 200k bc you’re just not hitting that early on. At least, not the way I’m playing, lol. Glad I went once more bc I increased my score significantly. I’m very pleased that I made it past the first level. I don’t honestly remember the second level, and I’m starting to wonder if I never made it there as a kid. I mean, I must’ve, right? It’s not that hard, right?? Right??? Lol, this was brutal bitd, but I suppose I have more patience now to hit the enemies from a far. There’s so much here that can make a great game, but your short reach and attacking in general really hurt it. Now that I have my round 2 pw tho, I’d like to keep trying! Monster Party - 71,900 rd2 (scored a bit more after my pic, but I couldn’t pause it once I died) Those human headed dogs tho...surprised Nintendo approved this one sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 10:05 PM, asponge said: I don't understand why this is rated highly in some circles. Sorry guys. Anyway, Happy Halloween because this game is truly a horror show! Yeah, it's a weird game, for sure...especially back when we were kids. It's definitely memorable, though. Kind of traumatizing. There was a very similar game called Xexyz. But...it was a little less weird. I know Game Genie codes probably aren't allowed, but I just made one that starts the high score at zero, if that helps anyone: AAEKOZZA Value in ROM address 0x0001CA19 is 02 by default, this changes it to 00. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Asaki said: Yeah, it's a weird game, for sure...especially back when we were kids. It's definitely memorable, though. Kind of traumatizing. There was a very similar game called Xexyz. But...it was a little less weird. I know Game Genie codes probably aren't allowed, but I just made one that starts the high score at zero, if that helps anyone: AAEKOZZA Value in ROM address 0x0001CA19 is 02 by default, this changes it to 00. Wow, great idea! Nice! And yeah, Xexyz is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 356,200 I didnt get a final pic of the score but this is pretty damn close 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Damn, ya'll are really making me want to take this game on seriously. Let's put it on the NES bucket list, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, fakecortex said: Damn, ya'll are really making me want to take this game on seriously. Let's put it on the NES bucket list, lol. Its a pretty decent game once you get used to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 108000, stupid onion ring did me in. Can't remember if I've ever gotten further than that without cheating, so we'll see if I can beat my old record. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 21 hours ago, Asaki said: I know Game Genie codes probably aren't allowed, but I just made one that starts the high score at zero, if that helps anyone: AAEKOZZA Value in ROM address 0x0001CA19 is 02 by default, this changes it to 00. Normally no but that's a great idea. I personally don't have a problem with this. I know there are other games where a code like that would have been useful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) 333100, just started round 6, but it looks like I'm out of time (plus, I gotta sleep). Edit: Actually, I guess I've got another hour...I didn't get much further before dying: 367300 I think I gotta draw a map if I want to finish this stage. Edited November 1, 2022 by Asaki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 8:40 PM, fakecortex said: Lol, this was brutal bitd, but I suppose I have more patience now to hit the enemies from a far. There’s so much here that can make a great game, but your short reach and attacking in general really hurt it. Some of the bosses early on are pretty cheap, but it's not so bad once you figure it out. Best strategy seems to be to stock up on as much HP as possible. Try to switch to Bert before entering any doors (or just memorize where the bosses are on replays), most of the bosses are easier when you can fly over them. But no matter which character you fight the bosses as, it seems like half of them want you to just mash the button(s) faster than you can take hits. I had to look up a walkthrough for the fried food bosses, I guess you can just crouch and they'll bounce right over you, no damage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Not my cup of tea, but glad you guys had fun with it. Points Awarded: Razzie.P 615,800 +25 Asaki 367,300 +20 Punisher5.0 356,200 +17 fakecortex 71,900 +14 asponge 48,700 +12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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