pmpddytim Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Ok, any classic gaming fan worth his/her salt can beat Super Mario Bros. for NES. But with how low of a score can you beat it? Thats right, my challenge for you is to beat Super Mario Bros. with the lowest possible score. The rules: 0. Respond to the thread saying that you will be participating. 1. Warp zones are allowed. 2. You must post a picture of the final screen with your final score. 3. If two people post the same low score the one who posted first gets ranked higher. 4. The contest goes until July 11 The winner of this contest will recieve his/her choice of a complete in box mystery NES game or a complete in box mystery 2600 game. Let the Mario minimalism begin! -Tim Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I'll play Although I have never tried to intentionally get bad scores in this game though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 Yeah thats what I figured. You don't see too many low score contests -Tim Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 May I use an emulator, since my NES broke? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 May I use an emulator, since my NES broke? Emulators are ok. GBA classics version would be ok as well. But to get a screen shot you would proabbly have to use a gameboy player since it would be a bit hard to take a good pic of a gba screen. -Tim Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 I just tried this and realized it is going to suck running the timer out at the end of each level in order to not get a bonus. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabeen557 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 i just played the first level and got 650 this is hard Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 My score so far is 3800 on 8-1. It is hard to keep your lives when you never got big. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabeen557 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 It is hard to keep your lives when you never got big. damn straight Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted June 29, 2004 Author Share Posted June 29, 2004 Harder than you thought isnt it. -Tim Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabeen557 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 Harder than you thought isnt it. -Tim you bastard Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-644503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I'll try it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-645545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I won't be participating, but I can tell you that the lowest score you can get per level is 500, 400 for the flag and 50 each for leaving with 2 seconds left. If you leave with 1 second left, it will cost you 500 points because of the single firework that will shoot. I wonder if anyone will be able to achieve a perfect score of 3000? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-645574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Correction, the lowest attainable score on a level is 200. I just achieved it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-645588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 I've achieved 100 on level one leaving 0 seconds on the clock. Might of been a fluke but I did it. Tim Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-645774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Oh I've got to try this!! Great idea!!! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-652244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 Well all you had to do was post a pic of your low score and you would have won a Sealed CIB "The legend of Zelda" Nobody posted anything So I'll just have to keep it for another contest. -Tim Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-653900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermChase Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 Wow, I wish I had seen this contest before... I wanted to try it just for grins anyway...But, I found out my NES just died. Ever try duck hunt with a corrupted screen? You can still sorta see ducks! But they are behind random junk letters and numbers. And that lack of viewable holes in Mario makes it that much harder. ------ Chase Hermsen Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/53059-minimalist-mario-contest/#findComment-662371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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