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NintendoAge 2017 Weekly Contests Presents: Donkey Kong 3 Contest ends Sunday, 5/28/17 at 11 PM NA time

May 22, 2017 at 7:01:28 PM
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Originally posted by: Brock Landers

Oops, I missed a few:


MissTrixy - 500:1
Jimbo's kid - 800:1
Mr. Pickles - 1000:1
James' baby - 2000:1


Really Richard?  Shown up by a baby? Vegas never lies

I am for sure not nearly as good as the best gamers here on NA! I'll keep trying though!
 

May 22, 2017 at 7:03:52 PM
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Originally posted by: Mega Tank
 
Originally posted by: Brock Landers


Red - 3:2
Bea - 5:1
table - 6:1
Gloves - 15:1
The pack - 50:1
Richard "Never gonna win one" Head - 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Richard's odds darn near broke NA and it is still missing a ton of more zeros!  
 

I scrolled all the way to see my odds !😬
 

May 22, 2017 at 7:11:50 PM
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Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: arnpoly

I don't know that I've ever placed well in an arcade game in the contests, except for Balloon Fight I suppose. I will probably end up with a modest participation score by the end of the week.

I doubt you will have a modest score😝
 


Not even sure what a modest score is for DK 3. 200k? 300k? More?

I think modest will be 400k😂
 


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May 22, 2017 at 7:18:59 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: arnpoly

I don't know that I've ever placed well in an arcade game in the contests, except for Balloon Fight I suppose. I will probably end up with a modest participation score by the end of the week.

I doubt you will have a modest score😝
 


Not even sure what a modest score is for DK 3. 200k? 300k? More?

I think modest will be 400k😂
 


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Eh, I haven't even hit 400k yet, so there's that. I do think I can get that roll though. We shall see what happens! I also think top 8 will be over a million !

 

May 22, 2017 at 7:43:15 PM
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Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: arnpoly

I don't know that I've ever placed well in an arcade game in the contests, except for Balloon Fight I suppose. I will probably end up with a modest participation score by the end of the week.

I doubt you will have a modest score😝
 


Not even sure what a modest score is for DK 3. 200k? 300k? More?

I think modest will be 400k😂
 


😒
Eh, I haven't even hit 400k yet, so there's that. I do think I can get that roll though. We shall see what happens! I also think top 8 will be over a million !

 

That may be a bit generous in my opinion.
 

May 22, 2017 at 8:02:10 PM
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Those odds are very unrealistic for me.
I am third currently and won't play this thing again for a long, long tine.  
On a random note, waking up at 4 am to fly to Sao Paulo, do work stuff then flying back at 11pm isn't quite fun. It will be almost 2 am when I see my bed.
Then I have to wake at 6am to get ready to work. >.>

I will looking as good as Godzilla tomorrow. And about as grouchy as well.  

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May 22, 2017 at 8:22:21 PM
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I just played through Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom. I was rusty so I had to use a continue.

It's... a lot more fun than Donkey Kong 3.

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May 22, 2017 at 8:25:28 PM
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Originally posted by: mbd39

I just played through Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom. I was rusty so I had to use a continue.

It's... a lot more fun than Donkey Kong 3.

I'll probably try a little with this game but I did get Dragon Quest Heroes 2 in the mail today. Going to be hard not to play that game for several hours tonight.
 

May 23, 2017 at 12:45:13 AM
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239,500



Edited: 05/26/2017 at 05:02 PM by gutsman004

May 23, 2017 at 2:51:46 AM
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This game is rage-inducing for me because I feel like I should be better but I'm just not making any progress at all. I'm pretty sure my best score (none of which I have pictures of) was among my first runs

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May 23, 2017 at 8:48:37 AM
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Wow, a lot of hate for DK3 this week. I for one had a great time playing it, though I admit that once you figure out the later stages, it's a cake walk. Nintendo really didn't think through their arcade ports.

So challenge for anyone bored enough: How far can you get on one life in DK3? Can you make it through all 99 stages of a contest game yet? (Minus intentional point pressing deaths, of course)

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May 23, 2017 at 9:27:30 AM
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I've put in about 10 tries and I just cannot get the feel of it at all. It gets to a point where it's so overwhelming. I can't seem to break out of the 120K-150K range.

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May 23, 2017 at 9:49:00 AM
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Originally posted by: rdrunner

Wow, a lot of hate for DK3 this week. I for one had a great time playing it, though I admit that once you figure out the later stages, it's a cake walk. Nintendo really didn't think through their arcade ports.

So challenge for anyone bored enough: How far can you get on one life in DK3? Can you make it through all 99 stages of a contest game yet? (Minus intentional point pressing deaths, of course)

I made it to 99 on one life. I didn't do any point pressing though.

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May 23, 2017 at 10:08:36 AM
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Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: rdrunner

Wow, a lot of hate for DK3 this week. I for one had a great time playing it, though I admit that once you figure out the later stages, it's a cake walk. Nintendo really didn't think through their arcade ports.

So challenge for anyone bored enough: How far can you get on one life in DK3? Can you make it through all 99 stages of a contest game yet? (Minus intentional point pressing deaths, of course)

I made it to 99 on one life. I didn't do any point pressing though.


How many attempts before you had that  run?

May 23, 2017 at 10:11:54 AM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: rdrunner

Wow, a lot of hate for DK3 this week. I for one had a great time playing it, though I admit that once you figure out the later stages, it's a cake walk. Nintendo really didn't think through their arcade ports.

So challenge for anyone bored enough: How far can you get on one life in DK3? Can you make it through all 99 stages of a contest game yet? (Minus intentional point pressing deaths, of course)

I made it to 99 on one life. I didn't do any point pressing though.


How many attempts before you had that  run?





It was my sixth attempt. Once I was able to get to the moth stages, the difficulty stopped going up, and it was mostly a matter of just repeating the same moves over and over. I beat every level at about 7000-7500 left on the clock. It went surprisingly quickly.

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May 23, 2017 at 10:25:29 AM
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Not a huge fan of this game, but it's certainly playable. 

115,100 77,700



Edited: 05/24/2017 at 10:34 AM by barrels

May 23, 2017 at 10:26:12 AM
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Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets

Not a huge fan of this game, but it's certainly playable. Placeholder score, in case I can't circle back to this later in the week.

77,700


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May 23, 2017 at 10:36:49 AM
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Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: rdrunner

Wow, a lot of hate for DK3 this week. I for one had a great time playing it, though I admit that once you figure out the later stages, it's a cake walk. Nintendo really didn't think through their arcade ports.

So challenge for anyone bored enough: How far can you get on one life in DK3? Can you make it through all 99 stages of a contest game yet? (Minus intentional point pressing deaths, of course)

I made it to 99 on one life. I didn't do any point pressing though.


How many attempts before you had that  run?



It was my sixth attempt. Once I was able to get to the moth stages, the difficulty stopped going up, and it was mostly a matter of just repeating the same moves over and over. I beat every level at about 7000-7500 left on the clock. It went surprisingly quickly.

That is exactly the same experience I had.
I probably could no death this as well, but I am certainly NOT playing it again.
 

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May 23, 2017 at 10:39:42 AM
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Weird how this game is super easy for some people and frustrating for others.

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May 23, 2017 at 10:40:27 AM
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Originally posted by: Bea_Iank
 
Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: rdrunner

Wow, a lot of hate for DK3 this week. I for one had a great time playing it, though I admit that once you figure out the later stages, it's a cake walk. Nintendo really didn't think through their arcade ports.

So challenge for anyone bored enough: How far can you get on one life in DK3? Can you make it through all 99 stages of a contest game yet? (Minus intentional point pressing deaths, of course)

I made it to 99 on one life. I didn't do any point pressing though.


How many attempts before you had that  run?



It was my sixth attempt. Once I was able to get to the moth stages, the difficulty stopped going up, and it was mostly a matter of just repeating the same moves over and over. I beat every level at about 7000-7500 left on the clock. It went surprisingly quickly.

That is exactly the same experience I had.
I probably could no death this as well, but I am certainly NOT playing it again.
 

Yeah I'm not planning to play it again, it got tedious fast.
 

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May 23, 2017 at 10:41:15 AM
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Originally posted by: mbd39

Weird how this game is super easy for some people and frustrating for others.

I feel like that's a lot of games, tbh. I for one couldn't beat level 1 of Bayou Billy, if that's any consolation.
 

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May 23, 2017 at 11:20:46 AM
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Originally posted by: mbd39

Weird how this game is super easy for some people and frustrating for others.
Presumably it is like Mario Bros. where you eventually figure out the rough patterns that get you through every single level guaranteed.  I know in that one I literally went from some 400,000 attempts to my near-million score where I could of just kept going for eternity

 

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May 23, 2017 at 11:41:03 AM
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Originally posted by: Brock Landers
 
Originally posted by: mbd39

Weird how this game is super easy for some people and frustrating for others.
Presumably it is like Mario Bros. where you eventually figure out the rough patterns that get you through every single level guaranteed.  I know in that one I literally went from some 400,000 attempts to my near-million score where I could of just kept going for eternity

 

There is some variance with enemies per level, but overall this is it - get the pattern down and it becomes easy. Don't get the pattern, and it is not.

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May 23, 2017 at 12:59:08 PM
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With all this talk about the game,my interest is piqued on figuring out the patterns,etc.

Playing this yesterday,I have to revise my statement on this game. It is not my least favorite contest game ever played. It's definitely not an all time favorite though.

A lot of my original comments were made being upset over the horrible weekend I had and being in the mood I was,made for a very frustrating gaming experience and fueled those afore mentioned comments. Yesterday's gaming went much,much better with my state of mind being better.

I still haven't seen my cats though....


Edited: 05/23/2017 at 01:05 PM by gutsman004

May 23, 2017 at 1:17:53 PM
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I can't figure out the patterns.

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