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NintendoAge 2014 Weekly Contest Presents: Dragon Spirit Contest ends Sunday, 12/14/14 at 11 PM NA time

Dec 7, 2014 at 2:26:02 PM
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Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment of the Weekly Contests!  This week's game is going to be Dragon Spirit.  Here are the rules:

  • You must beat the intro stage without dying (this is the only way to get the true ending to the game and is not hard to do)
  • Play until Game Over
  • Take your picture on the Title Screen
  • Any point racking or 1-up loops that may exist in the game are forbidden
  • Highest score wins
  • GENRE: Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up



The contest ends Sunday, 12/14/14 at 11 PM NA time.  Your user name MUST be written on a piece of paper and 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.  No screenshots by hitting "print screen" on a computer will be allowed.  You must take a picture of your computer monitor.  There may be instances where this will be acceptable, but it will be at the discretion of myself and the contest organizers.  Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, or save states if playing on an emulator.  Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests.  The use of PAL systems will NOT be allowed.  Good luck everyone and have fun


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Edited: 12/15/2014 at 10:35 PM by bimmy_lee

Dec 7, 2014 at 2:27:19 PM
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AWWWWWWWWWW... YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! An underrated shoot 'em up classic! Beware, my shmup skills are up to date since I beat Gun Nac a few days ago

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Edited: 12/07/2014 at 02:27 PM by Vectrex28

Dec 7, 2014 at 3:14:08 PM
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Awesome!! I just got this game a few weeks ago and its great,love shoot em ups.

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Dec 7, 2014 at 4:05:37 PM
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Definitely one of my favorite shmups, but don't know that I've ever played it with an eye for competition.

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Dec 7, 2014 at 4:58:26 PM
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Gave it a quick go, bit the dust at the jungle level. I know I beat this level once, but I also know that I'll finally beat the game this week

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Edited: 12/07/2014 at 04:58 PM by Vectrex28

Dec 7, 2014 at 5:36:30 PM
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389,580 -- died on the last boss like a doofus because all the powerups were skulls on my final run



I think this might turn out to be a pretty weak score for a completion because I know I missed a lot of "extra" enemies that zip by or just get in the way.

Also, since I haven't played the game in ages, I used my lives actually progressing, and I suspect there may be some "optimal" places to die in the interest of replaying a section for scoring.




FYI - world record on this one is only 293,460, so either it isn't that great of a record, or there isn't that much more stuff to hit on the way through.

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Edited: 12/11/2014 at 09:07 AM by arch_8ngel

Dec 7, 2014 at 6:07:10 PM
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Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

AWWWWWWWWWW... YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! An underrated shoot 'em up classic! Beware, my shmup skills are up to date since I beat Gun Nac a few days ago

No fair! your avatar is the in game char!


Dec 7, 2014 at 6:09:06 PM
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Originally posted by: Ozzy_98

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

AWWWWWWWWWW... YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! An underrated shoot 'em up classic! Beware, my shmup skills are up to date since I beat Gun Nac a few days ago

No fair! your avatar is the in game char!
 

What?! You don't know who King Ghidorah is?!!!!?!!?!??!?!!


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Dec 7, 2014 at 6:09:42 PM
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Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

285,480 - Game Complete



I think this might turn out to be a pretty weak score for a completion because I know I missed a lot of "extra" enemies that zip by or just get in the way.

Also, since I haven't played the game in ages, I used my lives actually progressing, and I suspect there may be some "optimal" places to die in the interest of replaying a section for scoring.

Didn't even get hit until the jungle stage, and finally lost my first life on the ice stage -- that boss will catch you off guard if you don't expect his retaliatory strikes!



FYI - world record on this one is only 293,460, so either it isn't that great of a record, or there isn't that much more stuff to hit on the way through.

That was fast...


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Dec 7, 2014 at 6:14:07 PM
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Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

Originally posted by: Ozzy_98

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

AWWWWWWWWWW... YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! An underrated shoot 'em up classic! Beware, my shmup skills are up to date since I beat Gun Nac a few days ago

No fair! your avatar is the in game char!
 

What?! You don't know who King Ghidorah is?!!!!?!!?!??!?!!
 
What?! You don't know what sarcasam is?!

Yea I know him.  Kicked his ass back in 2XXX A.D.  Or forward in 2XXX A.D.  Godzilla timelines are odd.




Dec 7, 2014 at 6:16:56 PM
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Originally posted by: Ozzy_98

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

Originally posted by: Ozzy_98

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

AWWWWWWWWWW... YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! An underrated shoot 'em up classic! Beware, my shmup skills are up to date since I beat Gun Nac a few days ago

No fair! your avatar is the in game char!
 

What?! You don't know who King Ghidorah is?!!!!?!!?!??!?!!
 
What?! You don't know what sarcasam is?!

Yea I know him.  Kicked his ass back in 2XXX A.D.  Or forward in 2XXX A.D.  Godzilla timelines are odd.


 

I hope it was sarcasm Kaijus are awesome, especially Ghidorah. I even built a huge statue of hin NES sprite in Minecraft


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Dec 7, 2014 at 6:25:08 PM
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Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

 

That was fast...
 
Short game!



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Dec 7, 2014 at 6:26:51 PM
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Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

 

That was fast...
 
Short game!

 

How many levels after the jungle stage?


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Dec 7, 2014 at 6:29:10 PM
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Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

 

That was fast...
 
Short game!

 

How many levels after the jungle stage?
 
There are 9 total.

8 was definitely the hardest, IMO, since it involves the lights turning on and off, meaning if you lose firepower it gets really tough to keep your path clear or reliably detect indestructable things in your path.

9 is relatively long, and has its own tough speed section, but at least you can see everything.



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Dec 7, 2014 at 6:31:07 PM
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Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Vectrex280996

 

That was fast...
 
Short game!

 

How many levels after the jungle stage?
 
There are 9 total.

8 was definitely the hardest, IMO, since it involves the lights turning on and off, meaning if you lose firepower it gets really tough to keep your path clear or reliably detect indestructable things in your path.

9 is relatively long, and has its own tough speed section, but at least you can see everything.

 

Okay, thanks. I'm gonna practice next week, and I'll post about those later levels


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Dec 7, 2014 at 8:40:21 PM
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I like this game, one of my favorite shumps on the console. Perhaps I shall partake given I have the time this week.

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Dec 7, 2014 at 10:35:06 PM
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I want to see numerous of us whip the current official record, just so we have a current thread to link to in that "World Records" thread


(I admit that I played this game a lot maybe 10 years ago, to where I could beat it in one life, but I haven't played it in years, and struck within 8,000 pts of the record on my first attempt -- I'm sure somebody will do it)

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Edited: 12/07/2014 at 10:36 PM by arch_8ngel

Dec 7, 2014 at 10:38:47 PM
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Im going to give this a go this week.

Dec 7, 2014 at 10:41:23 PM
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Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

I want to see numerous of us whip the current official record, just so we have a current thread to link to in that "World Records" thread


LOL, lets show those mofo's how we roll!

Dec 8, 2014 at 12:25:20 AM
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Heres my first shot:


Pretty sad, but im tired lol.

I forgot about what a great shmup this is. I just need to learn the power ups.


Edited: 12/08/2014 at 12:26 AM by MrWunderful

Dec 8, 2014 at 1:10:31 AM
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Behold! My pitiful high score!

Been around NA long enough I figured it's about time I participated in a contest. Too bad I suck at shmups.

EDIT again: About as good as it'll get right now. I think this game has me hooked. Will try again later this week!



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Edited: 12/09/2014 at 12:54 AM by stinkerhubbin

Dec 8, 2014 at 2:00:51 AM
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Update.


Edited: 12/11/2014 at 07:01 PM by gutsman004

Dec 8, 2014 at 3:50:30 AM
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That game is awesome! I first played it in a contest years ago, that was a blast.

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Dec 8, 2014 at 3:52:48 AM
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Tonight was my first time playing it for more than 5 minutes. Last time I played it, I had a cart only I got in a lot and kinda went "meh" before I eventually sold it. Actually had fun playing it tonight, might actually play it again and try to finish it.

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Dec 8, 2014 at 9:02:09 AM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

 Only died once before stage 9. (stage 6) Lost my last life on the bridge leading to the final boss. Got hit by fireball debris. Rats.... Will have to wait until thursday to try again so this will do for now.

 


That is where having the trio really comes in handy.

If you can avoid getting hit, the trio is "better" because you have a wider range of fire and a smaller hit profile.

If you MIGHT get hit, the 3 headed dragon is better, since you only lose one head at a time.
Also, the 3-headed guy has more concentrated firepower, compared with the trio.


I need to brush up, since I used to be able to secure a 3-headed green dragon on Level 1 and then maintain for the entire game


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