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NintendoAge 2013 Weekly Contest Presents: Dr. Mario Contest ends Sunday, 2/17/13 at 10 PM NA time

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:59:47 AM

dra600n (300)

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*pic removed, see latest post for last score*

First attempt: 333,300

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Edited: 02/14/2013 at 07:08 PM by dra600n

Feb 11, 2013 at 11:04:03 AM

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Originally posted by: rdrunner

Cool, Dr. Mario!

This should be fun. Never played this one very much. I think the best I ever did was beat level 20 a couple of times on low speed.

Originally posted by: Crabmaster2000

248,400

First attempt. I'm quite rusty so I'm sure I can improve this quite a bit.

Lol, this time, you're the rusty one.

Well it seemed to work out well for you last time around

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Feb 11, 2013 at 1:54:25 PM

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I suck at this game
26700

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Edited: 02/11/2013 at 01:55 PM by Vectrex28

Feb 11, 2013 at 2:03:04 PM

dra600n (300)

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Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

I suck at this game
26700

It takes some practice, but don't give up! We all had to start somewhere too

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Feb 11, 2013 at 2:07:05 PM

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Originally posted by: Benihana

Dr. Mario?
This one I like.
Paging Kat...can you hear me?

Im on it

I'll try and fit a few rounds in between class...

Yep on Steves account LOL....

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Feb 11, 2013 at 2:11:04 PM

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BENIHANA 289500

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Feb 11, 2013 at 4:25:40 PM

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Hope this is enuf to put me on the board. It was my first attempt so Ill giver another go in a bit.
77700 score

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Edited: 02/15/2013 at 07:24 PM by ne$_pimp

Feb 11, 2013 at 5:08:36 PM

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Originally posted by: dev(2)

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

Can I use the PAL version which runs at the same speed as the NTSC version? If I remember well then the no PAL rule is void when the game runs at the same speed as the NTSC version.

Originally posted by: guillavoie

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

Originally posted by: guillavoie

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

No PAL?!? Even when the game is optimized?!? >

Well, explain what you mean exactly by 'optimized' and we may reconsider the situation.

Optimized means that the game is sped up so the PAL version runs at the same speed as the NTSC version.
Most of the games by the big companies are optimized, but several of them still run slower (Especially early Konami releases). An easy way to check if those games are optimized is to download an NTSC ROM and a PAL ROM and compare the speed.
If there's no difference between PAL and NTSC, then it's optimized

Thanks for your explanation!

If there's no difference in speed, then the 'no pal system rule' can be void for this game, and all other 'optimized' pal games.

Is the advantage as a pal player really that big? I always thought it was a disadvantage particularly with racing games.

The point is that everyone must play with the same setting, and the speed of the game is something to consider.

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Feb 11, 2013 at 5:40:50 PM

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I'm going to preface this abysmal score by saying I LOATH Dr. Mario, and think it's possibly one of the worst games ever made. Participation point for me, and even for that it was hard to even turn this game on.

12,600

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Feb 11, 2013 at 6:50:51 PM

ne$_pimp (56)

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81300

Did a little better. Funny I got a higher score with the same amout of viruses left, I think I might have a new strategy.

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Edited: 02/11/2013 at 06:54 PM by ne$_pimp

Feb 11, 2013 at 7:14:20 PM

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UPDATE: 132,200. Made a really stupid mistake at the beginning of the level. If I hadn't,I think I would have broke 150k. I'll try again in a bit.

Edited: 02/17/2013 at 09:59 PM by gutsman004

Feb 11, 2013 at 8:40:49 PM

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137,400

haven't played this one in years! i forgot how cool it was

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Edited: 02/11/2013 at 08:41 PM by gnarblast

Feb 11, 2013 at 9:25:06 PM

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A. Thrower 288,600

First try...you're safe for now Adam

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Edited: 02/11/2013 at 09:29 PM by A. Thrower

Feb 11, 2013 at 9:28:53 PM

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I'm terrible at this game so far my highest score is 18,000. Hopefully I get better by then end of the week.

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Feb 11, 2013 at 9:43:49 PM

gutsman004 (126)

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Originally posted by: milesp1

I'm terrible at this game so far my highest score is 18,000. Hopefully I get better by then end of the week.

Heh,I'm not too great either. I was thinking my score wasn't too bad until I started seeing 100,200,and 300k scores. I'll probably get a participation point only,but I'll keep trying.

Feb 11, 2013 at 9:46:12 PM

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Originally posted by: A. Thrower

A. Thrower 288,600

First try...you're safe for now Adam

lol Bring it Amanda! Just because you called me out, I'm going to post my next score now. Please stand by

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Feb 11, 2013 at 9:50:23 PM

dra600n (300)

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*pic removed, see latest post for last score*

516,900

There ya go Amanda!

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Edited: 02/14/2013 at 07:08 PM by dra600n

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:00:02 PM

A. Thrower (0)

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Originally posted by: dra600n

516,900

There ya go Amanda!

Very impressive! I don't think I can beat that, but I'll try later this week Maybe GameboyRicky will make an appearance and put us all to shame lol!

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Feb 11, 2013 at 10:01:12 PM

dra600n (300)

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Thanks Amanda And yea, no doubt Ricky would demolish everyone. I've discovered a few new little tricks in the last few games I've played, so hopefully I'll be able to beat this score before the weeks up.

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Feb 11, 2013 at 10:04:40 PM

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Originally posted by: dra600n

Thanks Amanda And yea, no doubt Ricky would demolish everyone. I've discovered a few new little tricks in the last few games I've played, so hopefully I'll be able to beat this score before the weeks up.

I need to discover those tricks myself. Over 500k...wow.

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:25:03 PM

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dra600n, blast you! I just updated my score, a paltry sum which pales in comparison. I need to improve greatly it seems.

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Feb 11, 2013 at 10:32:08 PM

dra600n (300)

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Haha sorry! My goal is to hit at least 700k by the weekend.

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Feb 11, 2013 at 10:34:57 PM

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Originally posted by: dra600n

Haha sorry! My goal is to hit at least 700k by the weekend.

Good luck, man. I am rooting for you! (or am I...?)

I will give it another go tomorrow - I can only play that game for so long. It gets so stressful; I can't play consecutive matches (unless I royally screw up in the early game).

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:53:38 PM

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Score was updated, removing old picture

Edited: 02/14/2013 at 10:33 AM by SomewhatEvil

Feb 11, 2013 at 11:21:26 PM

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40,500

Just to kick things off

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