NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-03T01:49:05 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-03T01:37:55 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Sounds like an horrible challenge for that "Can NA beats all NES Games in a year" project. ]]> Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-03T01:24:15 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Originally posted by: guillavoie

...If I would register a score for Ninja Kid, I admit I would aim for something like beating the game and see what kind of score it gets. I wonder how many worlds there in this very repetitive game?

I looked it up on AdamL's nes endings FAQ:

NINJA KID (Bandai)
-The M icon on the status bar tells you what Level you are on. Every time you
beat the boss at the Challenge of Shangri-La you go on to a new level. Even
though some of them seem the same, they are different. As the levels get more
difficult you will run into invisible structures where you will have to
battle through a stage. How many different levels are there in all? Well, as
the counter goes up you keep getting different levels until you reach Level
255! Defeat the boss and you go to Level 0. Level 0 is also a unique level.
However, once you finish Level 0 you simply play Level 0 again, over and
over, fighting the same exact boss at the Challenge of Shangri-La every time.
There is no ending. I would consider finishing all 255 levels plus finishing
Level 0 once as beating this neverending game.
Interesting...! Invisible structures, Level 0?? Looks like ti truly is never ending so sky's the limit I guess? Assuming the score counter rolls over...

]]> Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-03T01:12:33 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Originally posted by: AceEbb

It would still be neat to have your score up there, even if it's not a particularly popular title. Think about it...




Yeah, I got a camcorder and all, but it still sounds like a pain sometimes to record and prepare something to be sent there.
There's only one score I regret not recording, and it,s the Marble Madness one.
That record of Scott Kessler was really an awesome challenge to beat, and I (plus Randal) beat it after a full week of play.
If I would register a score for Ninja Kid, I admit I would aim for something like beating the game and see what kind of score it gets. I wonder how many worlds there in this very repetitive game?
]]> Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-02T22:53:29 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Originally posted by: superNESman

77,560
I'm extremely disappointed. I haven't had time to post all week, I haven't had time to play all week. I feel like I could've done way better on this one, an extremely fun game though.


Don't feel too bad - you edged me out for 2nd place and I have been playing all week. You obviously got "skillz"

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154,080 – guillavoie +10
77,560 – superNESman +8
75,100 – AceEbb +6
66,000 – bimmy_lee +4
46,400 – Marton +2
37,500 – Lincoln +1
36,800 – carnold1103 +1 ]]> Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-02T21:41:16 -05.00 nesruler22 20 77,560


I'm extremely disappointed. I haven't had time to post all week, I haven't had time to play all week. I feel like I could've done way better on this one, an extremely fun game though.
]]> Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-02T21:38:15 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Originally posted by: guillavoie

..I don't knew I was a few thousands from the TG score, but seeing there's only 1 score registered, I doubt it is much significant. It's still cool that Twin Galaxies rules are the same as ours.

...One funny thing about the game:
Have you noticed the +1 AND -1 life item?
They came at the same time, one gives you a life, the other steal one. That's so japanese, something like the Ying and the Yang.
It would still be neat to have your score up there, even if it's not a particularly popular title. Think about it...

Haha, yeah those two "eyeballs", the one on the left has a jaggedy skull appearance and the good one is more rounded i think. It took me a while before I even realized what they were (I was scared to pick things up that I didn't recognize, such as that butterfly/owl that flies at you... and then I'd hit them accidentally and realize they were bonus items). And then once I knew to start seeking them out, I find that one of them deletes a life!! Anyway, yeah you're right it probably is a cultural thing... like in Kid Kool when you can pick up "bonus" items for Minus 1 Minute and Plus 1 Minute (with higher times leading to worse endings).

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I must admit I have not just played a few casual games at Marton to get that score, I played a few days before with an emulator on my Nintendo DS. I don't have this cart right now, but Marton does, so I preferred to do my score on the real thing.

I didn't know I was a few thousands from the TG score, but seeing there's only 1 score registered, I doubt it is much significant. It's still cool that Twin Galaxies rules are the same as ours.

The monster change a bit through world 5-6, but not that much. There's some zombie faces flying, and some strange oval blue thing flying. That's hard to tell the change exactly since the type of challenge is random.

One funny thing about the game:
Have you noticed the +1 AND -1 life item?
They came at the same time, one gives you a life, the other steal one. That's so japanese, something like the Ying and the Yang. ]]> Nesrulers contest presents: Ninja Kid http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=32519 2010-05-02T20:55:46 -05.00 nesruler22 20 Originally posted by: guillavoie

154080
So I took the time to play a few games with Marton while I'm at his house. Decent score here, fun game as well.

Oh. Em. Gee. That is a crazy awesome score, guill!
This is me when I saw that score: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpWdQ9NZ4RU

Guill, do you realize that you a mere couple thousand points away from the Twin Galaxies high score?
http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22?=23&gi=2043&vi=3514
You should really consider taping yourself and submit to TG... especially if this is your score after a few casual games with Marton!

Anyhoo, I don't think it's too early to say "congrats!"

ETA: Btw, are the enemies different on M5-6 or do they repeat from M1 and 2? I'm curious how many times it loops...
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