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NintendoAge 2015 Weekly Contests Presents: Sqoon Contest ends Sunday, 9/13/15 at 11 PM NA time

Sep 6, 2015 at 2:22:21 PM
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Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment of the Weekly Contests!  This week’s game is going to be Sqoon.  Here are the rules:
 
 
  • Play until Game Over
  • No looping of the game allowed.  If you beat Phase 8, you must stop playing when the game resets to Phase 1.  You may not play any of the game after the loop.  You must stop playing and take your picture.  Anyone suspected of playing the game after the loop will have their score disqualified.
  • If you get a Game Over, take your picture on the Title Screen.  Your score will be in the High Score spot.
  • Highest score wins
  • GENRE: Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up
 
 
The contest ends Sunday, 9/13/15 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

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Sep 6, 2015 at 5:49:44 PM
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OFFICIAL SCOREBOARD
Sqoon
(Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up)
     
Place Score Username
1 689,620 NESMASTER14
2 591,040 bearcat-doug
3 583,160 BriGuy82
4 338,030 skinnygrinny
5 223,180 bertsampson
6 187,260 zobber
7 133,900 arnpoly
8 94,710 ninjistar
9 74,650 floydfan38
10 41,300 barrelsAndRivets
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11 37,700 TWarwick07


Edited: 09/14/2015 at 12:25 AM by bertsampson

Sep 7, 2015 at 2:36:43 AM
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I didn't manage to grab a copy of Sqoon, so I'm playing on my Nvidia Shield this week. 

41,300


Going to have to pick this cart up soon, even if I have to pay full retail -- it's a great game.


Edited: 09/07/2015 at 03:37 AM by barrels

Sep 7, 2015 at 8:40:19 AM
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Football season is really going to cut into my playing time for the rest of the half, but I'll still try to at least get a score in each week.

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Sep 7, 2015 at 10:33:55 AM
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591,040

 

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Edited: 09/10/2015 at 12:37 PM by bearcat-doug

Sep 7, 2015 at 10:36:28 AM
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This game reminds me of Seaquest for the Atari 2600. I was a lot better at Seaquest though.

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Sep 7, 2015 at 5:35:02 PM
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Sep 7, 2015 at 5:36:33 PM
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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

This game reminds me of Seaquest for the Atari 2600. I was a lot better at Seaquest though.


Holy shit doug, I remember seaquest, I loved that game,  I played it for hours. Never tried sqoon though. 

Sep 7, 2015 at 5:57:37 PM
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Originally posted by: TWarwick07

Holy shit doug, I remember seaquest, I loved that game,  I played it for hours. Never tried sqoon though. 
 

I hadn't played Sqoon until this morning, but the theme of rescuing people in a submarine and having to take them to the surface definitely made me think of Seaquest.

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Edited: 09/07/2015 at 06:01 PM by bearcat-doug

Sep 7, 2015 at 6:02:18 PM
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583,160





Edited: 09/13/2015 at 01:49 PM by BriGuy82

Sep 7, 2015 at 6:10:59 PM
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Never played this one before and had never even scene gameplay... didn't even realize it was a shooter!


Edited: 09/07/2015 at 06:12 PM by BriGuy82

Sep 7, 2015 at 6:34:26 PM
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Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Never played this one before and had never even scene gameplay... didn't even realize it was a shooter!



I only really heard of it from the pricing threads. I would've never guessed that it was a submarine shooter. It seems like a fun game, hopefully I'll have some time tomorrow to get a better run in.

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Sep 7, 2015 at 7:24:11 PM
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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Never played this one before and had never even scene gameplay... didn't even realize it was a shooter!



I only really heard of it from the pricing threads. I would've never guessed that it was a submarine shooter. It seems like a fun game, hopefully I'll have some time tomorrow to get a better run in.
Yeah its pretty fun, but rough on the hands... especially after last week. I'd like to pick up an advantage controller just to see how it feels when we play shooters.



Sep 7, 2015 at 7:32:30 PM
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Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Yeah its pretty fun, but rough on the hands... especially after last week. I'd like to pick up an advantage controller just to see how it feels when we play shooters.
 

That's for sure! I had to stop playing after my third try because my right thumb was still sore from Punch Out. I picked up an Advantage a few months back. Being able to tap the buttons and move with the joystick is a lot more comfortable, although I still prefer using a controller.

 

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Sep 7, 2015 at 7:41:35 PM
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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Yeah its pretty fun, but rough on the hands... especially after last week. I'd like to pick up an advantage controller just to see how it feels when we play shooters.
 

That's for sure! I had to stop playing after my third try because my right thumb was still sore from Punch Out. I picked up an Advantage a few months back. Being able to tap the buttons and move with the joystick is a lot more comfortable, although I still prefer using a controller.

 

Looks like we have alot of Sqoon experts lurking on this site. I checked the old contest scores and people were up in the millions. It was a good call by Bimmy to make it one loop. It looks like back in 2009 a few people played this game for over 4 hours a pop!


Sep 7, 2015 at 7:55:21 PM
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Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Looks like we have alot of Sqoon experts lurking on this site. I checked the old contest scores and people were up in the millions. It was a good call by Bimmy to make it one loop. It looks like back in 2009 a few people played this game for over 4 hours a pop!
 

No need to worry about any of them playing this week since they probably all have arthritis by now.

 

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Sep 9, 2015 at 10:45:40 AM
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Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Yeah its pretty fun, but rough on the hands... especially after last week.
 

You're not kidding, my right thumb starts aching after about three straight attempts. I probably won't have any more time to play this week anyway, so at least I'll have a few days to rest up.

 

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Sep 9, 2015 at 8:31:07 PM
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Score updated, I'm pretty sure I was on phase 8. You can really get a decent amount of extra lives in this game. I wonder if that changes on the later loops?

Sep 10, 2015 at 12:42:23 PM
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Originally posted by: BriGuy82

Looks like we have alot of Sqoon experts lurking on this site. I checked the old contest scores and people were up in the millions. It was a good call by Bimmy to make it one loop. It looks like back in 2009 a few people played this game for over 4 hours a pop!
 

I checked the same thread and it looks like the winning score from that contest was over 5 million and the TG record is over 11 million. I was just barely able to finish the first loop!

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Edited: 09/10/2015 at 01:01 PM by bearcat-doug

Sep 12, 2015 at 12:27:13 AM
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133,900


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Sep 12, 2015 at 10:45:23 AM
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Originally posted by: TWarwick07

Holy shit doug, I remember seaquest, I loved that game,  I played it for hours. Never tried sqoon though.

Sqoon definitely seems to be influenced by Seaquest, but I couldn't find any info as to whether it was intentional or not. I'd have to say that I still prefer Seaquest, but Sqoon is a solid game in its own right.
 

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Sep 12, 2015 at 11:25:10 AM
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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug
 
Originally posted by: TWarwick07

Holy shit doug, I remember seaquest, I loved that game,  I played it for hours. Never tried sqoon though.

Sqoon definitely seems to be influenced by Seaquest, but I couldn't find any info as to whether it was intentional or not. I'd have to say that I still prefer Seaquest, but Sqoon is a solid game in its own right.
 

Does the guy in the intro remind you guys of mr cinnamon from stinger? It has that quirky feel to it kinda like stinger too. 

Nice scores guys! I just started playing this morning. I'm at 185k now. Hopefully I can get better by tomorrow.
 

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Sep 12, 2015 at 11:44:23 AM
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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

Does the guy in the intro remind you guys of mr cinnamon from stinger? It has that quirky feel to it kinda like stinger too.

Yeah, I thought of Stinger as soon as I saw the intro. Sqoon does have that similar cute/quirky feeling to it too, although it seems a little more toned down than with Stinger.
 

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Sep 12, 2015 at 9:17:47 PM
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Here's my attempt....may be able to top it before tomorrow night
74650


Edited: 09/13/2015 at 08:20 PM by floydfan38

Sep 13, 2015 at 2:48:03 AM
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