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NintendoAge 2012 Weekly Contest Presents: Double Dragon Contest ends Sunday, 2/19/12 at 10 PM NA time

Feb 12, 2012 at 10:17:28 PM

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Hey everyone! This week's game is going to be Double Dragon, but there is going to be a twist to it this week. Instead of it being a high score contest, it's going to be a low score contest. That's right, you want to get the lowest score possible on this game. But wait, there's more. You also want to get as far in the game as possible. And if you beat the game, there will be a bonus depending on how many lives you have left. Here are the rules:

Play until Game Over. If you get a Game Over, be ready to take your picture because the screen will not stay up long until it resets to the Title Screen.
The score of the player who lost their last life furthest in the game takes precendence.
If two players get a Game Over in the same area, the lowest score takes precedence.

Now, here are the bonuses if you beat the game.

If you beat the game on your last life, you get no bonus.
If you beat the game and have 1 extra life remaining (your life meter says P-1), subtract 5,000 points from your score.
If you beat the game and have all your lives remaining (no-deathing the game), subtract 10,000 points from your score.

The contest ends Sunday, 2/19/12 at 10 PM NA time. Your user name must be in the picture for your score to be valid. The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid. No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted. Good luck everyone and have fun!

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Feb 12, 2012 at 10:25:29 PM

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finally some of us sub par players get a chance LOL

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Feb 12, 2012 at 10:28:25 PM

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Awesome... I am HORRIBLE at this game.

edit.. which means I'll probably have the highest score here with the -10000 I'm guessing that someone could get negative scores?

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Feb 12, 2012 at 11:26:44 PM

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This is so weird! But it explains why the rules in the Leaderboard thread seemed off when I read them earlier.

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Feb 12, 2012 at 11:29:46 PM

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I think this is going to be pretty cool, and I found it more exciting than racking up points until the timer gets to 0 in every locations.

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Feb 12, 2012 at 11:45:33 PM

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I suppose it could be possible for someone to get a negative score for this one.

I re-worded the rules a little bit from the Leaderboard Thread to make them less confusing. Basically, you want to get the lowest score possible and get as far in the game as possible.

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Feb 12, 2012 at 11:54:54 PM

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Is it possible to beat the game on one life and score less than 10,000 points to get a negative score? If not there's going to be a huge first place tie of 0.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 12:00:10 AM

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maybe it should be highest stage THEN lowest score. otherwise I'd just let everyone punch me at the start.

edit: now the rules are more clear.. you just made the game even harder.

Edited: 02/19/2012 at 07:05 PM by rokubungi

Feb 13, 2012 at 12:06:55 AM

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So basically, you DON'T want to get 50,000 in Double Dragon.

I like it.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 12:08:36 AM

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Originally posted by: rokubungi

maybe it should be highest stage THEN lowest score. otherwise I'd just let everyone punch me at the start.

That's what I was thinking. Unless it's actually possible to beat the game with a score under 10,000 everybody is just going to die on the first screen for a 0 score.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 12:14:29 AM

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or keep low score contests a secret until the end.

Feb 13, 2012 at 12:16:50 AM

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Originally posted by: rokubungi

darn I'm not as horrible as I remember 24210 stage 3 on my first try I guess I'm thinking od DD3 where I have trouble getting out of the first room. but you're right about the score disappearing quickly I had my camera ready and the picture is still likely too blurred (plus the right edge of the screen is cut off)

maybe it should be highest stage THEN lowest score. otherwise I'd just let everyone punch me at the start.

Yep, that's what it is. The higher stages take precedence. If 2 people die on the same stage at the same part, the lower score takes precedence. If someone were to lose at the start of the game for a score of 0, then they would finish below anyone who scores points or advances to the next screen of stage 1.

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Edited: 02/13/2012 at 12:17 AM by bimmy_lee

Feb 13, 2012 at 12:20:39 AM

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Okay, got it. So if I one life the game with the worst score I actually win? I might have a shot at this one!

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Feb 13, 2012 at 12:23:48 AM

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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

Okay, got it. So if I one life the game with the worst score I actually win? I might have a shot at this one!

Yes sir. I think this will be a bit of a challenge for me. I'm used to having almost all of the moves by the start of mission 3, and on my first attempt at a low score, I was just getting the jump kick by the start of that mission.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 12:29:16 AM

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I'm actually used to trying to beat the game as quickly as possible on one life so this might work out for me pretty well.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 1:15:10 AM

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Where is said leader board thread?......found it im dumb

Edited: 02/13/2012 at 01:17 AM by Otter

Feb 13, 2012 at 1:32:23 AM

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I gave this a shot tonight and I really enjoy going for a low score instead. In most beat em ups, and this is no exception, you are given less points for beating enemies the "fun" way so its nice to be rewarded instead of punished for doing that.

One question, are we supposed to be playing Mode A or B? I don't know the difference.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 1:39:44 AM

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We are playing Mode A. Mode B is the Fighting Mode similar to Street Fighter.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 6:15:00 PM

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I'll likely end up in last*, again. But here goes. 28,400

Does an FC Mobile 2 count?

Also, a hint for score capturing. When your character is blinking, you still have control. So when you're dead and blinking, quickly press pause. If you miss, just start the game as usual.

*Anything but first place is as good as last to me.

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Feb 13, 2012 at 9:50:09 PM

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^You have to go through one of the doorways after you defeat the Abobos to get to the pink cave to move on. Otherwise, Stage 3 loops indefinitely. Nearly every stage after the forest loops indefinitely, so you have to take a secret path. The majority of the time, an enemy will come out of the doorway that leads you to the next stage.

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Feb 14, 2012 at 9:19:50 AM

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Originally posted by: bimmy_lee

We are playing Mode A. Mode B is the Fighting Mode similar to Street Fighter.

I think we should have an Abobo death match in the event a tiebreaker is needed.

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Feb 14, 2012 at 10:25:33 AM

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Updated score below.

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Edited: 02/18/2012 at 02:47 PM by bearcat-doug

Feb 14, 2012 at 1:58:34 PM

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Originally posted by: Eric Dude

So basically, you DON'T want to get 50,000 in Double Dragon.

I like it.

Love the Wizard reference!

Feb 14, 2012 at 2:09:59 PM

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Actually did play some of this game last night, got to stage 4, the Ropers right after climbing up from the Abobo, got killed, last life, didn't pause it in time, back to the title screen, @#$%. Had 42,???, but lot of good that does me being as the where you lost (or won) pic has to be taken there to show it for this contest. Will just have to try again.

Wish this one were a one life game, wouldn't run into the problem of possibly missing the score on the stage last achieved then.

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Edited: 02/14/2012 at 02:11 PM by Miss Clawful

Feb 14, 2012 at 2:39:17 PM

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Originally posted by: shane7951

Originally posted by: Eric Dude

So basically, you DON'T want to get 50,000 in Double Dragon.

I like it.

Love the Wizard reference!

Because someone had to do it...

EDIT: Image removed due to score update.

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Edited: 02/19/2012 at 10:27 AM by rdrunner