Hello everyone and welcome to round 2 of the 2012 NintendoAge Weekly Contest Tournament.  Round 1 saw some excellent matchups between our 14 participants and we are now down to the final 7 players.  All the participants know the rules, but they will be posted again here for reference and for all of NA to follow and enjoy.  The same basic rules of the weekly contests will apply for all the games played in the tournament.  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.  Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes or save states if playing on an emulator.  Here is the timeline for the two final rounds:

2nd round: Sunday, November 25 to Sunday, December 2 at 10 PM NA time
final round: Sunday, December 2 to Sunday, December 9 at 10 PM NA time

Round 2 is going to be elimination style once again, with the lowest seeded players matched up against the highest seeded players.  By next Sunday night, we will only have 3 competitors left for the final round.  Here is how everyone is going to matchup against each other in round 2, starting with the remaining players:

1. rdrunner
2. guillavoie
4. 2Legit28Bit
5. dev(2)
6. Megamanfan
7. WickedWonka
12. Mog

Round 2 Matchups

1. rdrunner vs. 7. WickedWonka vs. 12. Mog
2. guillavoie vs. 6. Megamanfan
4. 2Legit28Bit vs. 5. dev(2)

There is going to be one 3-way battle in round 2 in which the highest seeded player will take on the 2 lowest seeded players.  In the event of a three-way tie in this matchup, a special rule in the game I choose will be the tiebreaker.

All year I have been choosing which games everyone was going to play for the contests.  Now it's time for the participants to decide.  That's right, they are going to choose which games they want to play throughout the tournament.  The concept is simple:  Each person chooses a game they want to challenge their opponent to.  You can't challenge each other to the same game and the games must be from different genres.  There will also be a twist.  I will also be choosing a game for each matchup.  The genre of the game I choose will be a different genre from the game you and your opponent choose.  Each matchup will be a best of three matchup.  Confused?  Here's an example:

2. guillavoie chooses Arch Rivals
6. Megamanfan chooses Ninja Gaiden 2
I choose Silver Surfer

guillavoie and Megamanfan will play those 3 games against each other for the second round.  Whoever scores the highest on each game by the end of the 2nd round is the winner of that game.  Another example: guillavoie scores highest on Arch Rivals & Megamanfan scores highest on Ninja Gaiden 2 and Silver Surfer.  Megamanfan is the winner of the matchup.

The game choices aren't limited to a single matchup either (ex. if rdrunner selects Battletoads for his matchup against WickedWonka and Mog, guillavoie could also select it for his matchup against Megamanfan).  However, once you pick a game, you may not choose it in later rounds if you progress that far.  Participants should have their game choice submitted in the public contest thread on NA by Tuesday night, November 27.  Choose your game wisely.  Once you have chosen it, you may not choose another one.  If you don't choose a game by Tuesday night, I will choose one for you.  The list of games and the rules for the games being played in the tournament are located below.  New games have also been selected for round 2

NEW RULE

You may not play a game you have already played so far in the tournament.  Also, your opponent may not challenge you to a game you already played (ex. 2Legit28Bit played Ms. Pac-Man in round 1.  He may not choose the game or be challenged to the game for the rest of the tournament).

PRIZES!!!

Yes, I will be giving away prizes for the contest.  The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of the tournament will receive a prize and one random participant who is eliminated in round 2 will receive a participation prize.  All prizes are going to be coming from retrousb.com.  Here are the prizes the participants are playing for:

1st Place: Battle Kid & Nomolos: Storming the Catsle
2nd Place: Gradius 2
3rd Place: I'm Kid Dracula
Round 1 Participation Prize for one random eliminated participant: Mario Fridge Magnets (won by dra6oon)
Round 2 Participation Prize for one random eliminated participant: Zelda Fridge Magnets

Good luck to everyone in the tournament and I hope you all have fun

Round 2 Games

1. rdrunner vs. 7. WickedWonka vs. 12. Mog
rdrunner chooses: Dig Dug 2
WickedWonka chooses: Starship Hector
Mog chooses: Palamedes
bimmy_lee chooses: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out/Punch-Out

2. guillavoie vs. 6. Megamanfan
guillavoie chooses: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out/Punch-Out
Megamanfan chooses: Battletoads
bimmy_lee chooses: Rampage

4. 2Legit28Bit vs. 5. dev(2)
2Legit28Bit chooses: Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular
dev(2) chooses: Kickle Cubicle
bimmy_lee chooses: Silver Surfer

TOURNAMENT GAMES AND RULES

Abadox
 

• Play until Life 0
• No point racking
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Adventure Island

• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the title screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Arch Rivals

• 1 player only
• Pick whichever team name and color you want for your team and the computer
• Pick whichever player you want
• Play only the first two quarters of a game
• Greatest differential between your score and the computer wins
• Ex: You 55 CPU 35 = score of 20
• Ex. You 35 CPU 35 = score of -20
• GENRE: Sports

Bad Dudes (NEW)

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• To get your score, press continue or start a new game and immediately take your picture.  Your score will be in the High Score spot.
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat 'Em Up

 
Bases Loaded

• Start a game in Pennant Mode
• Play as whichever team you choose
• You must play a whole game
• Greatest differential between your score and the computer wins
• Ex: You 7 CPU 2 = score of 5
• Ex: You 2 CPU 7 = score of -5
• GENRE: Sports

 
Batman Returns

• Play until Game Over
• No point racking allowed
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

 
Battletoads

• 1 player only
• Play until Life 0
• If more than one person maxes out the score, the earliest stage where the score was maxed out takes precedence
• Intentionally killing yourself and re-collecting a 1-up to point rack is forbidden
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

 
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle

• 1 life only
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Castlevania

• Play until Life 0
• No looping of the game allowed
• If you beat the game, take your picture when the game starts over
• If you roll the score, take a picture just before and just after you roll it
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Clu Clu Land

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Title Screen
• If you loop the score, take a picture right before the score loops and right after
• If the score stops (maxes out) and both players max the score, then the earliest stage where the score is maxed out takes precendence
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Dig Dug 2

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Donkey Kong

• Play on 1 Player, Game B
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Double Dragon 2

• Play on Supreme Master
• Play until Life 0
• No point racking
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

 
Dr. Mario

• 1 player only
• Play on Virus Level 0, Speed Hi
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Duck Tales

• Play on Hard difficulty
• Play until Life 0
• Highest score (most cash) wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Galaga

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Ghosts n’ Goblins

• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Title Screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

Guerrilla War (NEW)

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Press Select to see your score
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up

 
Ice Climber

• 1 player only
• Start on Mountain 1
• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Title Screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Ice Hockey

• 1 player only
• Choose USA as your team and Canada as the CPU team
• Play on Speed 3, Time 7
• Choose whichever size players you want
• Play a whole game and at the end, take a picture of the score
• Greatest differential between goals for and goals against wins
• Ex: USA 10 Canada 5 = score of 5
• Ex: USA 5 Canada 10 = score of -5
• GENRE: Sports

Karnov (NEW)

• Play until Game Over
• To get your score, select Game Over, start a new game, and take a picture of the screen prior to the start of Stage 1.  Your score will be in the High Score spot (If you miss taking the picture, reset your NES and your score will remain in the High Score spot)
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Kickle Cubicle

• 1 life only
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Kung Fu

• Play on Mode A
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

 
Legendary Wings

• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Game Over screen (Be quick)
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Life Force

• Play until Life 0
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Mario Bros.

• Play until Game Over
• To get your score, start a new game and take a picture. Your score will be the high score
• No point racking
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Mendel Palace

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Play the stages in any order
• To get your score, continue your game after getting a Game Over and take your picture on the stage select screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Metal Storm

• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Game Over screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out/Punch-Out

• Fight Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Don Flamenco (Major Circuit), Piston Honda (World Circuit), Super Macho Man, and Mike Tyson
• Password for Don Flamenco: 005 737 5423
• Password for Piston Honda: 032 730 8442
• Password for Super Macho Man: 267 853 7538
• Password for Mike Tyson: 007 373 5963
• Get the highest score you can against each boxer
• Take your picture after you defeat each boxer or if you lose to the boxer (be quick)
• You cannot win by decision against any boxer except Mike Tyson
• Add up all of your scores to get your final score
• Highest score wins
• In the event of a tie, defeating the boxer will take precedence over losing to the boxer.  If it’s Mike Tyson, winning by TKO or KO takes precedence over winning by decision.  Fastest times will take precedence in the event of a tie when defeating the boxer
• GENRE: Sports

 
Ms. Pac-Man

• 1 player only
• Set Pac Booster to Off
• Play on Normal
• Set Maze Selection to Arcade
• Start on Level 1
• Play until Game Over
• To get your score, start a new game, pause the game and press Up on the directional pad
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Ninja Gaiden 2

• 1 life only
• No farming for extra lives allowed
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

• Play until Game Over
• No point racking
• If you score less than 20,000 points, be ready to take your picture at the Game Over screen (it doesn’t stay up long)
• If you score more than 20,000 points, start a new game to get your score
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

Palamedes (NEW)

• 1 player only
• Start on Level 5
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Q-Bert

• 1 player only
• Choose whichever control setup you want
• Play until Life 0
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Qix

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins

Rad Racer (NEW)

• Choose whichever car you want
• Play until Game Over (Be quick with your picture on the Game Over screen, the screen that shows the map of the course)
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Sports

 
Rampage

• 1 life only
• Play as whichever character you choose
• Take your picture after your life bar runs out
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Rollerball

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

 
Side Pocket

• Choose 1 Player Pocket Game
• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Sports

 
Silver Surfer

• Play until Life 0
• Play the stages in any order you want
• No point racking (You may kill enemies that are a threat during boss fights)
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Ski or Die

• Play in Compete Mode (Register your name on the clipboard)
• You must play Downhill Blitz, Snowboard Half-Pipe, Snowball Blast, and Inner-Tube Thrash
• Add all four scores together to get your final score
• Take a picture of all four scores on the High Scores menu
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Sports

 
Smash TV

• 1 player only
• Choose whichever controller setup you want
• Play until Game Over
• Be quick taking your picture on the Game Over screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Snoopy Silly Sports Spectacular

• Pick 1 Player Total Game
• Play until Game Over or until all events are cleared
• Be ready to take your picture.  The screen does not stay up for long
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Sports

Starship Hector (NEW)

• Play a 5 Minute match
• Play until Game Over or the match is up
• Take your picture on the High Score screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up

 
Stinger

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• To get your score, continue after you get a Game Over and your score will display before the level starts (be quick when taking your picture)
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Super Mario Bros. 3

• 1 life only
• You are not allowed to re-enter the Sky Tower in World 5
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Target: Renegade

• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

• 1 life only
• Play as whichever turtle you choose
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

 
Tetris

• Play on Type B
• Select Level 9, Height 5
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

Thunder & Lightning (NEW)

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Title Screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Arcade

Tiny Toon Adventures (NEW)

• 1 life only
• If you are caught my Elmyra, your attempt is over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

 
Twin Cobra

• Play Until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Game Over screen or Title Screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Xevious

• Play until Game Over
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Shoot ‘Em Up

 
Yoshi

• 1 player only
• Play on Game Type A
• Start on Level 1
• Set Speed to High
• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the High Score screen
• Highest score wins
• GENRE: Puzzle

 
Action/Platformer
Adventure Island
Castlevania
Duck Tales
Ghost n’ Goblins
Ice Climber
Karnov (NEW)
Metal Storm
Ninja Gaiden 2
Smash TV
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tiny Toon Adventures (NEW)
 
Arcade
Dig Dug 2
Donkey Kong
Mario Bros.
Ms. Pac-Man
Q-Bert
Qix
Rampage
Rollerball
Thunder & Lightning (NEW)
 
Beat ‘Em Up
Bad Dudes (NEW)
Batman Returns
Battletoads
Double Dragon 2
Kung Fu
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
Target: Renegade
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
 
Puzzle
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
Clu Clu Land
Dr. Mario
Kickle Cubicle
Mendel Palace
Palamedes (NEW)
Tetris
Yoshi
 
Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up
Abadox
Galaga
Guerrilla War (NEW)
Legendary Wings
Life Force
Silver Surfer
Starship Hector (NEW)
Stinger
Twin Cobra
Xevious
 
Sports
Arch Rivals
Bases Loaded
Ice Hockey
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out/Punch-Out
Rad Racer (NEW)
Side Pocket
Ski or Die
Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular

Lets go!

I choose Palamedes

I pick Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular

also, dev(2) posted his pick in the round 1 thread. He picked Kickle Cubicle

I choose Battletoads

2Legit28Bit and dev(2), I'm picking Silver Surfer for your third challenge. Good luck

Starship Hector, awesome Hudson Soft game.

You chose before the highest seed you tenderfoot? You know that it is an insult to me and my family. But, I'll accept your challenge, and will invite you to the ring for a boxing duel with me! You better keep your guard up, or you'll get KO by my lightning uppercut punch!

Mike Tyson's Punch Out! is my choice.

you know I did say hey doesnt quillavoie have to choose first to somone. I apologize sir and may the best fighter win

That's all good man

We'll have a very fun week cause we both chose great games. May the best win!

shakes hand yes may the best win

Nice choice MOG... I kept playing Palamedes regurlarly since July when we played this one and I'm a lot quicker now.... Rdrunner beat us both then though so there is some cause for concern....

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PALAMEDES RESULTS

1st: 512,970 - WickedWonka +10 points
2nd: 429,620 - Mog +8 points
3rd: 348,270 - 2Legit28Bit +6 points
4th: 258,890 - Krunch +4 points
5th: 127,120 - DMG +2 points

PARTICIPATION

119,260 - TWarwick07 +1 point

TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS

605,210 - rdrunner
235,970 - guillavoie

I got an idea for next year.

Instead of 7 players have 8 for round 2.

14 players enter the tournament.
7 make it to round 2 in the VS mode.

After the first round the 7 players that are out of the tournament have the 5 day break to post a tetris score.(for exsample)
The player with the highest score re enters the tournament.

This way 4 people will enter the final.
Only 3 will get prices so more tension in the finals.

That's a pretty awesome idea, actually. Keeps things balanced.

Gooo Andy! Gooo Mog!

Not a bad idea, but I think we'll simply find a way to have 16 players for round 1. 

Hey, everyone has picked already?! Wow I feel slow.

Anyway, I choose Dig Dug 2. Let's get this show on the road.

Good luck to everyone!

guillavoie and Megamanfan, I'm picking Rampage for your third challenge. Good luck

rdrunner, WickedWonka and Mog, I'm picking Mike Tyson's Punch-Out/Punch-Out for your fourth challenge. In the event two of you are tied (ex. a 2-2-0 outcome), whoever beats Mike Tyson or Mr. Dream the fastest will be the tiebreaker. TKO will take precedence over KO if it's possible to simply KO either combatant. Good luck

Thank you Bimmy

Punch out is a good choice. Now almost everyone gets to play it!

Question: can we do multiple attempts on mike tyson, one for points and another for speed (for the tiebreaker)? I have a feeling that most of us can beat him faster when not going for points.

This is where you guys will have to use some strategy.  You'll want to maximize points on Mike Tyson (or Mr. Dream) while at the same time beating him as fast as you can.  However, the fastest time beating Mike Tyson or Mr. Dream will only be used if there is a tie.

Yaaa Rampage. I never played it so this is going to be interesting

Ok here my first Battletoads Score
Died on snake level

666,550 <---- Not a lucky score to die on I think