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NintendoAge 2015 Weekly Contests Presents: Xevious Contest ends Sunday, 3/8/15 at 11 PM NA time

Mar 8, 2015 at 7:32:52 PM
NESMASTER14 (26)
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Originally posted by: dropkickorange

58,060

This was a fun week. I lurked this thread for the running commentary and the pro tips but I have a lot of room for improvement with this game. You guys are all awesome as usual!

Side note: has anyone here watched a Japanese TV drama called No Continue Kid? Xevious is featured heavily throughout the series, but especially in the first episode. The camaraderie in this thread made me think of it. The first episode is online here if anyone wants to check it out: http://dramanice.com/no-con-kid-/watch-no-con-kid--episode-1...


Thanks for sharing that!  I really enjoyed it, and it fit perfectly with this week's contest.  I'm excited to watch more of this series

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Mar 8, 2015 at 8:10:27 PM
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Kind of annoyed with my performance with this game. I was hoping to break 400k since I got so close, but it just wasn't meant to be.


Edited: 03/08/2015 at 08:10 PM by Balloon_Kid

Mar 8, 2015 at 8:15:51 PM
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Well, I've never played this game before, it's pretty challenging.  Plus, I'm no good at shmups to begin with.  One thing that sticks with me is that you go on to the next stage if you die after reaching the 70% mark.  It's like the developer thought: "Ya, that was pretty hard; I'm not surprised you died; here have a cookie"...

All I'm thinking is: Oh Ya, Ninja Gaiden form 2 is pretty hard; you made a go of it, so here are some credits


Edited: 03/08/2015 at 08:16 PM by matt

Mar 8, 2015 at 8:36:59 PM
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i spent SO MUCH time on this game! I just wish i could've gotten into the top ten!
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Mar 8, 2015 at 8:52:07 PM
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^ I think you're missing a few digits in front of that 8.

Mar 8, 2015 at 9:01:45 PM
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Originally posted by: NESMASTER14

Originally posted by: dropkickorange

Side note: has anyone here watched a Japanese TV drama called No Continue Kid? Xevious is featured heavily throughout the series, but especially in the first episode. The camaraderie in this thread made me think of it. The first episode is online here if anyone wants to check it out: http://dramanice.com/no-con-kid-/watch-no-con-kid--episode-1...


Thanks for sharing that!  I really enjoyed it, and it fit perfectly with this week's contest.  I'm excited to watch more of this series


While I was watching it, they said you could destroy those rotating gray panels by hitting them 256 times. Is that true?

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Mar 8, 2015 at 9:02:43 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

^ I think you're missing a few digits in front of that 8.


Thanks for noticing...

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Edited: 03/08/2015 at 09:03 PM by jump_man95

Mar 8, 2015 at 9:07:14 PM
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Originally posted by: jump_man95

Originally posted by: gutsman004

^ I think you're missing a few digits in front of that 8.


Thanks for noticing...





Just giving you a hard time. I was like Briguy,I was thinking that you'd crush it this week. I was rooting for you for sure.

Mar 8, 2015 at 9:08:05 PM
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Originally posted by: NESMASTER14

Originally posted by: dropkickorange

Side note: has anyone here watched a Japanese TV drama called No Continue Kid? Xevious is featured heavily throughout the series, but especially in the first episode. The camaraderie in this thread made me think of it. The first episode is online here if anyone wants to check it out: http://dramanice.com/no-con-kid-/watch-no-con-kid--episode-1...


Thanks for sharing that!  I really enjoyed it, and it fit perfectly with this week's contest.  I'm excited to watch more of this series

Glad you enjoyed it! I definitely could have benefitted from that walkthrough notebook this week.

Originally posted by: jump_man95

While I was watching it, they said you could destroy those rotating gray panels by hitting them 256 times. Is that true?

I'm not sure. I tried it but I couldn't fire off 256 shots in time. This was my button mashing face:


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Mar 8, 2015 at 9:11:51 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

Originally posted by: jump_man95

Originally posted by: gutsman004

^ I think you're missing a few digits in front of that 8.


Thanks for noticing...



Just giving you a hard time. I was like Briguy,I was thinking that you'd crush it this week. I was rooting for you for sure.

you should've gone to the nintendo chatroom at http://tinychat.com/airwalkstudios
I was broadcasting my many many many attempts live!


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Mar 8, 2015 at 9:42:34 PM
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Originally posted by: erizisto

After the pier, wait until you get to the desert and flying walls again.  Right after you cross the inlet/lake again, there is a horizontal row of 4 ground items in the desert.  Bomb the line about 2 spaces above those.  It's pretty easy to get this 1UP, since there aren't any enemies around and you can start as soon as it's on screen and bomb just about the whole line.





Thank you! I found it.

Now let's see if I have enough time to crack the top ten.

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Mar 8, 2015 at 9:42:57 PM
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Mar 8, 2015 at 9:56:45 PM
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Originally posted by: jump_man95

Originally posted by: gutsman004

Originally posted by: jump_man95

Originally posted by: gutsman004

^ I think you're missing a few digits in front of that 8.


Thanks for noticing...



Just giving you a hard time. I was like Briguy,I was thinking that you'd crush it this week. I was rooting for you for sure.

you should've gone to the nintendo chatroom at http://tinychat.com/airwalkstudios
I was broadcasting my many many many attempts live!






I'd love to have a week where we all got on there and broadcasted our runs,but I know many of us (like me) don't have unlimited data plans.

Mar 8, 2015 at 10:03:59 PM
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I have another couple weeks before I'll be able to really dedicate time to the contests but I figured I need to at least get some participation points!


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Mar 8, 2015 at 10:23:47 PM
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Edited: 03/08/2015 at 10:26 PM by Thundercat08

Mar 8, 2015 at 10:50:15 PM
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😡😩

Oh man just missing the top ten hurts.

All that time put in after 30k for nothing.

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Edited: 03/08/2015 at 10:52 PM by skinnygrinny

Mar 8, 2015 at 10:55:46 PM
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updated my score on first post 

224,250

had a lot of fun this week!


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Edited: 03/08/2015 at 10:58 PM by NESMASTER14

Mar 9, 2015 at 3:21:22 AM
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This week was super fun! It also got intense because erizisto kept topping my score. I have finally learned to appreciate Xevious and understand it. That's why these weekly contest are great. They force you to actually put time into some of these games and you really learn and have fun from it. Good game everyone!

Mar 9, 2015 at 8:07:14 AM
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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

😡😩 Oh man just missing the top ten hurts. All that time put in after 30k for nothing.

I'm with you SG, but if this amount of participants keep up - I'm wondering if bimmy and gui are going to have to look at where people finish outside the top ten to establish playoff seedlings.

Im trying to get as high as I can each week in the standings.


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Mar 9, 2015 at 8:22:32 AM
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Originally posted by: Commander Santa

Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

😡😩 Oh man just missing the top ten hurts. All that time put in after 30k for nothing.

I'm with you SG, but if this amount of participants keep up - I'm wondering if bimmy and gui are going to have to look at where people finish outside the top ten to establish playoff seedlings.

Im trying to get as high as I can each week in the standings.
 
i was thinking the same thing like most weeks particapated then by an average place of finish



Mar 9, 2015 at 11:33:39 AM
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Ouch! 11th place for the second time this season.

Mar 9, 2015 at 6:39:34 PM
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Originally posted by: TWarwick07

Originally posted by: Commander Santa

Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

😡😩 Oh man just missing the top ten hurts. All that time put in after 30k for nothing.

I'm with you SG, but if this amount of participants keep up - I'm wondering if bimmy and gui are going to have to look at where people finish outside the top ten to establish playoff seedlings.

Im trying to get as high as I can each week in the standings.
 
i was thinking the same thing like most weeks particapated then by an average place of finish







If this is the case I hurt myself w/ Dr Mario.

I had a better score but didn't post it because it was still out of the top ten 😕

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Mar 9, 2015 at 9:16:47 PM
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Originally posted by: alpenanews0506

Ouch! 11th place for the second time this season.





That is tough

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