Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment of the Weekly Contests!  This week's game is going to be Twin Cobra.  Here are the rules:

• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture on the Continue screen.  You are not allowed to continue to the game.
• If you beat the game, be ready to take your picture after your bonus points are tallied up on Stage 10.
• Highest score wins
• Participation: 50,000
• GENRE: Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up

The contest ends Sunday, 9/10/17 at 11 PM NA time.  Your user name MUST be written or typed 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, slow motion functions, 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

1st	1,366,420	skinnygrinny
2nd	1,351,840	Gloves
3rd	1,351,480	Bea_Iank
4th	1,253,170	tablew/chairs
5th	566,490	ninjistar
6th	487,710	mbd39
7th	303,550	arnpoly
8th	206,560	Richardhead
	170,100	Stryphos
	158,170	dirk12121212
	118,120	Brock Landers
	91,500	Seppatoni
	90,960	JamesRobot
	89,880	EgasKrad
	83,990	Murray
	80,560	Yoshi
LAST	73,540	SuperJimtendo

The music on this one is annoying!
But I need to put on effort on it to challenge the old new Guy.
I will try to have a score up by the evening.

Power is out here in my area of Toronto, so I dunno if I'll get a chance to play today. Surely sometime this weekend though, and through the week. No way Toronto stays without power for too long.

This game reminds me of other good shooters like Raiden Trad and 1943, and you can actually power up your weapon. It's much better than Star Force as well as significantly easier.

I've only reached the fourth stage in my practice (not using continues). But I expect the resident shooter pros who can beat Star Force to have no issue beating this without dying.

Skinny's been MIA for a week and now the power is out in your area of Toronto? Is winning shooter gold this week also part of Bea's Evil master plan?  
 

It is a part of it indeed!  
 

The plot thickens!

 

Aww man. I have Twin Cobra on Genesis but not nes. Guess I won't be playing this week  

should be a tight race this week. no blowouts. if you can one life this game you will be on the same level as anyone else.

best shooter of the season   
 

Do you have a favorite weapon? I just keep powering up the regular shot until it's a big spread.


 

i like blue

Oh no! Skinny survived my evil plans!  

 

BTW. HUGE SHOUT OUT TO BEA!!!

so the nintendoage godmother went way above and beyond when caring for baby kai! not only did she send her love she sent gifts. i cant say thank you enough. i never thought people who share thoughts on nintendo games via a forum could be so personal and caring. thank you bea. 

and thank you to all who shared loved for me, my family and baby kai, it really means a lot. 

she is doing great! her eyes are straight and the doc said she is healing wonderfully! 

and... she is ready for hyrule   

 

Now you all know just HOW EVIL I am!
Mwahahahaha!  

Glad she enjoyed the gifts.  

That was very kind of you, Bea. This is one of the nicest communities that I've encountered in my years on the net.

BTW, I had the eye straightening surgery as a baby. Then I had to wear a patch. I still have the lazy eye and worse vision in my right eye.

So, I... uhh... just beat the game with 2 deaths and the score remains up for about a second after the final tallying up.  
Looks like I will be playing again to take the picture of my score...
I might actually take it before the final tallying up just so I don't miss it.

gota be quick   
 

1,351,480
1,303,210
1,226,250

DAMMIT, DAMMIT, DAMMIT!
So close yet so far.

Managed to do a bit better. I think I got all the Ps, so now it is a matter of being able to kill more enemies than the old new guy and Skinny.
This will be tough and a close one.

I believe I left quite a few P bonuses in the stages, but eh, I managed to no death it. And recorded a small video to capture the screenshot of the final tally.  
It will be the best way to get it if you do beat the game, just like it was with Contra.

After beating the game it should still show your high score at the top of the screen. No need for a video capture.

EDIT: Or does it not go back to the title screen? I don't know. I've never made it past stage 4.
 

487,710



 

It goes to a broken engrish screen and a the end screen about 1 second after the points are tallied up.

 

Wow. Only four more games after this week until the tournament. This year really flew by.

 I know right! Even Gloves is now being referred to as the "new old guy"