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NintendoAge 2014 Weekly Contest Presents: Bomberman Contest ends Sunday, 12/7/14 at 11 PM NA time

Dec 5, 2014 at 9:07:13 PM
BriGuy82 (25)
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Okay, to me it seems like there might be a randomness to which enemies are spawned after destroying the power-ups. I've beaten the game twice so far and the 2nd time I'm sure I destroyed more power-ups and some how ended with a much lower score... I felt like more of the lower value enemies spawned vs the 1st run I had...

Did anyone else notice this?


Edited: 12/05/2014 at 10:14 PM by BriGuy82

Dec 6, 2014 at 12:05:01 AM
JamesRobot (22)
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Ugh. I'm terrible at this game. Everytime I think I have a handle on it I accidentally explode myself.

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Dec 6, 2014 at 3:57:14 AM
Vectrex28 (130)
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Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Okay, to me it seems like there might be a randomness to which enemies are spawned after destroying the power-ups. I've beaten the game twice so far and the 2nd time I'm sure I destroyed more power-ups and some how ended with a much lower score... I felt like more of the lower value enemies spawned vs the 1st run I had...

Did anyone else notice this?

Nope, there is a powerup/enemy hierarchy. The "better" the powerup, the stronger the enemies. For example, the question mark always spawns those coin-looking 8000 point enemies.


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Dec 6, 2014 at 1:01:02 PM
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I need to ask since BriGuy82 and Vectrex280996 have scores well over 10 million. Did you obtain these scores by finding hidden items? As far as I can tell, there's no way in hell you can rack up those scores in a single play through of the game w/o getting those 10 and 20 million point hidden items. Also, getting the hidden 20 million item (Dezeniman-san) requires breaking the contest rules by having you bomb the exit door multiple times.

I honestly never knew about hidden items in this game. Seeing these high scores, I had to research how they were even obtainable. I found a strategywiki page on this game and found out there. I don't think I'm going to bother participating this week, this game is a mess.


Edited: 12/06/2014 at 01:01 PM by Balloon_Kid

Dec 6, 2014 at 3:22:21 PM
Vectrex28 (130)
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Originally posted by: Balloon_Kid

I need to ask since BriGuy82 and Vectrex280996 have scores well over 10 million. Did you obtain these scores by finding hidden items? As far as I can tell, there's no way in hell you can rack up those scores in a single play through of the game w/o getting those 10 and 20 million point hidden items. Also, getting the hidden 20 million item (Dezeniman-san) requires breaking the contest rules by having you bomb the exit door multiple times.

I honestly never knew about hidden items in this game. Seeing these high scores, I had to research how they were even obtainable. I found a strategywiki page on this game and found out there. I don't think I'm going to bother participating this week, this game is a mess.

If you blow up a specific powerup in a specific way, you can get 2.5 million easily. Other powerup can earn you millions of points by blowing them up the same way. Also, the later bonus stages can be pretty generous when you have a powered up Bomberman.
And no, I didn't obtain secret items at all.

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Edited: 12/06/2014 at 03:24 PM by Vectrex28

Dec 6, 2014 at 4:20:30 PM
arch_8ngel (68)
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Originally posted by: Balloon_Kid

I need to ask since BriGuy82 and Vectrex280996 have scores well over 10 million. Did you obtain these scores by finding hidden items? As far as I can tell, there's no way in hell you can rack up those scores in a single play through of the game w/o getting those 10 and 20 million point hidden items. Also, getting the hidden 20 million item (Dezeniman-san) requires breaking the contest rules by having you bomb the exit door multiple times.

I honestly never knew about hidden items in this game. Seeing these high scores, I had to research how they were even obtainable. I found a strategywiki page on this game and found out there. I don't think I'm going to bother participating this week, this game is a mess.


None of us that scored that high found any hidden items or broke the contest rules by door bombing or timer-abuse.



LIke Vectrex said, if you intentionally blow up the fire-proof-suit or the question-block AND manage to blast ALL of the spawned enemies in ONE hit, it is worth millions per event.  Most of the others are at least worth a few hundred thousand per level.

Vectrex did a better job of racking up points on the bonus stages, though, for sure.

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Dec 6, 2014 at 6:05:41 PM
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Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Balloon_Kid

I need to ask since BriGuy82 and Vectrex280996 have scores well over 10 million. Did you obtain these scores by finding hidden items? As far as I can tell, there's no way in hell you can rack up those scores in a single play through of the game w/o getting those 10 and 20 million point hidden items. Also, getting the hidden 20 million item (Dezeniman-san) requires breaking the contest rules by having you bomb the exit door multiple times.

I honestly never knew about hidden items in this game. Seeing these high scores, I had to research how they were even obtainable. I found a strategywiki page on this game and found out there. I don't think I'm going to bother participating this week, this game is a mess.


None of us that scored that high found any hidden items or broke the contest rules by door bombing or timer-abuse.



LIke Vectrex said, if you intentionally blow up the fire-proof-suit or the question-block AND manage to blast ALL of the spawned enemies in ONE hit, it is worth millions per event.  Most of the others are at least worth a few hundred thousand per level.

Vectrex did a better job of racking up points on the bonus stages, though, for sure.

Just plant a bomb above the bonus, and another one right under the bonus. Blast the first bomb, then blast the other one as soon as the enemies appear. The only powerup you don't want to blast is a bomb/fire powerup, since they're going to be your best friend in the bonus levels.

And yes, the bonus stages are very generous if played correctly

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Edited: 12/06/2014 at 06:06 PM by Vectrex28

Dec 6, 2014 at 8:47:03 PM
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Originally posted by: Balloon_Kid

I need to ask since BriGuy82 and Vectrex280996 have scores well over 10 million. Did you obtain these scores by finding hidden items? As far as I can tell, there's no way in hell you can rack up those scores in a single play through of the game w/o getting those 10 and 20 million point hidden items. Also, getting the hidden 20 million item (Dezeniman-san) requires breaking the contest rules by having you bomb the exit door multiple times.

I honestly never knew about hidden items in this game. Seeing these high scores, I had to research how they were even obtainable. I found a strategywiki page on this game and found out there. I don't think I'm going to bother participating this week, this game is a mess.


Yeah, its all about just bombing the power-ups... But you have to keep powered-up just enough to do some damage in the bonuses levels too. I wasn't even aware that there were hidden bonus items... But I do agree that this game is kinda a mess. I've never played any other version, but I didn't like the scoring issues, excess power ups( lack  of difficulty). Once your fully powered up your basically invincible. This game could've been really great instead of just mediocre.

Dec 7, 2014 at 2:17:20 PM
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27,492,300 (Game Completed)


I only got one attempt in after we settled the rules but I think it turned out well.  I think I door bombed 3 times but it was always low point enemies and I didn't bother to combo.

I guess I'm not gonna sweep the puzzle category though, darn! 


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Dec 7, 2014 at 5:33:11 PM
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23,239,300 -- Game Completed

This was the one where I probably should have collected bombs/firepower rather than blown them up for scoring...  (GCW Zero wasn't doing me any favors, either but had to play during a flight home)



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Edited: 12/07/2014 at 05:38 PM by arch_8ngel

Dec 7, 2014 at 7:35:10 PM
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Dec 7, 2014 at 10:00:34 PM
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I remember playing Bomberman 2 back in the day, but never the original. This game is harder than I remember the sequel being.

Dec 7, 2014 at 10:31:58 PM
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Score: 43,300

Couldn't devote a lot of time this week so I'm not too thrilled about my score. I'll put a lot more effort into Dragon Spirit this coming week to make up for it.




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Dec 8, 2014 at 2:13:29 AM
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BOMBERMAN RESULTS :

1st - Vectrex280996 - 33,131,700 +11 points
2nd - arnpoly - 27,494,300 +10 points
3rd - arch 8ngel - 23,239,300 +9 points
4th - BriGuy82 - 20,229,500 +8 points
5th - CLAYB1RD - 43,300 + 7 points
6th - JamesRobot - 19,600 +6 points
7th - BilltownSparty - 5,400 +5 points
8th - Velinos - 4,100 +4 points
9th - -------------------------------
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Thanks for participating in this week's contest!

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Dec 8, 2014 at 2:14:14 AM
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There's very huge points gap between 4th and 5th, but only one contest point

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Dec 8, 2014 at 8:11:09 AM
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Haha I must say I got lucky that there wasn't too many competitors this week.

My score does look pretty weak compared to the top 4 though

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Dec 8, 2014 at 9:05:56 AM
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Originally posted by: guillavoie

 


http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...

Speaking of beating the record!


EDIT: whoops, wrong thread

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Edited: 12/08/2014 at 09:08 AM by arch_8ngel

Dec 8, 2014 at 9:24:01 AM
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Nice job arnpoly on locking down the puzzle category this season!

PUZZLE FINAL  
Rank Points Username
1 43 arnpoly
2 28 Vectrex280996
3 25 arch_8ngel
4 21 Balloon_Kid
T-4 21 CLAYB1RD
6 16 BilltownSparty
7 15 EgasKrad
T-7 15 JamesRobot
9 14 BriGuy82
10 11 gutsman004
11 10 khog143
T-11 10 Thundercat08
13 9 CommanderSanta
14 8 Velinos
15 7 ookii_risu
16 3 Beliskner
17 2 babywuchki
T-17 2 TheFluffy
19 1 Czar5
T-19 1 jump_man95
T-19 1 TriHart


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Edited: 12/08/2014 at 09:24 AM by arch_8ngel