Hello NintendoAge and welcome to the 2016 NintendoAge Weekly Contests!  For the seventh straight year, guillavoie and myself will be managing and moderating the weekly NES game contests, so please feel free to send us a PM if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about anything related to the contests.  Also, a big thank you goes out to bertsampson for manning the leaderboards this year, so if anyone has any questions or concerns about the leaderboards, please feel free to send him a PM.  There are going to be several changes to the contests this year, most notably a new leaderboard point system, one year-end tournament, one year-long leaderboard and genre leaderboards, participation scores for each contest, and a little bit lighter of a schedule so no one gets completely burned out playing their NES games this year.  All the changes will be outlined below.  Good luck to everyone who participates!

Weekly Contest Moderators
bimmy_lee
guillavoie

Weekly Contest Helpers
bertsampson (leaderboards)

GENERAL CONTEST RULES

Please read these rules carefully before you submit a score.  Failure to comply with the rules may result in your score being disqualified.  If you're new to the contests, please take a few minutes to read over the rules to make sure you submit your scores correctly.

Posting Scores

- In order to submit a score for the contest, take a picture of your score with your NA user name written or typed on a piece of paper, which must be present in the picture. Your NA user name MUST be in the picture or the score will be invalid.
- 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.
- Old scores from past contests are not acceptable as submissions.  You must play the game during the week it has been selected for the contests.  Anyone suspected as passing off an old score as a new one will have their score disqualified and asked to resubmit a new one.
- When posting a new score, please begin your post by typing out your score.  Larger font (18pt) is preferred.
- If you are posting an updated score, please edit your initial post with the new photo and score. You can still create a separate new post as a bump to notify you edited your score if desired.  Editing your original post makes it much easier for the contest organizers to tally up the scores at the end of the week and also ensures that we don't make a mistake and credit you for the wrong score.

Systems

- NTSC systems will be the only consoles allowed for the contests.  PAL systems and games will not be allowed.  There are some PAL games that are optimized to run at the same speed and difficulty as NTSC games.  These will be allowed for use in the contests, but you MUST contact me or guillavoie first before using such a game so that we can investigate it.  Failure to contact us first could result in your score being disqualified.

Emulators

- Emulators ARE allowed to be used in the weekly contests. However, anything that may give a player an advantage with an emulator over playing on the system is NOT allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, save states, Game Genie codes, altered ROMS, and turbo controls.  It is preferred if everyone plays on a console.
- There may be some weeks where emulator use will not be allowed.  If I choose not to use emulators for a specific week, it will be noted in the rules.  This means NO emulators can be used whatsoever and the game MUST be played on a console.  If we play a game and emulators are forbidden and someone still submits a score using an emulator, the score will be ignored and you will receive a warning from me.

PowerPak

- A PowerPak IS allowed to be used in the competition with the same regulations as with emulators. You may not use save states, Game Genies codes, altered ROMs or anything else that would give you an advantage over playing with the regular cartridge.

Points and Leaderboards

- **NEW FOR 2016** Each week the top 8 players who submitted scores will earn points as follows:

     1st – 11 points
     2nd – 10 points
     3rd – 9 points
     4th – 8 points
     5th – 7 points
     6th – 6 points
     7th – 5 points
     8th – 4 points
     Participation – 3 points

- Anyone who finishes below 8th place will earn 3 participation points.
- There will only be 1 regular leaderboard throughout the year, which will lead right up to the tournament.  The leaderboard style will be the same as 2015 and all points on the leaderboard will be cumulative.
- Even if you feel you can't finish in the top 8 one week because the game selected is too hard for you, still go for those participation points.  It can go a long way on the leaderboard, especially with the tiered tournament.  Remember, even if you only score 10 points on the leaderboard, it could still get you into the tournament on the lowest tier.
- There will still be genre leaderboards for 2016.  The six genres are:

     Action/Platformer
     Arcade
     Beat 'Em Up
     Puzzle
     Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up
     Sports

- All games played in the 2016 contests will be reflective of those genres.  The genre leaderboards will use the same point system as the regular leaderboard, and whoever finishes atop each leaderboard prior to the start of the year-end tournament will win a genre icon.
- The genre leaderboards are just for fun and will not impact anyone's standing in the tournaments.  So, if you feel you excel at Beat 'Em Ups, go for the Beat 'Em Up icon.

Participation Score

- There may be instances where the rules of a game will require you to attain a minimum number of points in order to earn participation points for that week.  For example, if we play Double Dragon, you may be required to score at least 50,000 to earn participation points toward the leaderboard.  Participation scores will be noted in the rules if they will be used for a specific week.  In the event we set a participation score, any scores submitted that do not meet the minimum amount of points will be ignored.

Controllers

- Turbo Controllers are NOT allowed to be used. Neither are any controllers that give you any advantage over regular controllers, such as slow motion or turbo ability.
- If anyone is suspected of using turbo functions, slow motion abilities, etc from a controller, your score will be disqualified and you will be banned from further competition.

Cheating

- Cheating will NOT be tolerated in any form. This contest is based on trust and honor. Anyone found cheating will be banned from further competition. A lot of time is spent on these contests, from selecting games to choosing the perfect rules that fit each game to playtesting the rules, as well as many other things. If you cheat, you are wasting my time and the time of everyone else competing in these contests.  If you feel the need to cheat, do not participate in the contests and cheat on your own time.
- The use of point glitches to intentionally increase (or in the case of a low score contest, decrease) your score are frowned upon and not allowed in the contests.  If a point glitch is discovered that can create an unfair advantage, the rules for the game will be altered to ban the glitch.  Anyone suspected of using point glitches will have their score disqualified.
- If there is suspicion of a participant cheating, I will review the case and the member may be asked to present further evidence of their score.  Further evidence includes, but is not limited to, video recordings and/or extra pictures.
- If you suspect another participant of cheating, do NOT call them out in the contest threads.  Please send guillavoie or myself a PM and we will review the score.  Posting accusations in the contest threads creates unnecessary drama and stress for all involved and will NOT be tolerated.

Sportsmanship and Overall Conduct

- Please be a good sport while playing in the weekly contests.  While smack talk and the occasional vent are fine, please do not get carried away with it.  This includes, but is not limited to, name calling, excessive venting/complaining/whining, excessive profanity, cocky attitudes, arguing with contest moderators, accusations of cheating, etc.  Participants who cannot be good sports will receive a warning from me.  If your overall conduct is still considered to be in poor taste, you will be banned from the contests.
- Disrupting of the weekly contests in any way will NOT be tolerated.  This includes, but is not limited to, trolling, name calling, unauthorized prize giveaways, unnecessary drama, etc.  Anyone who disrupts the weekly contests in any form will be reported to a site moderator.

Tournaments

- There will be only one tournament played this year and that will be hosted in late October/early November.  The official start date for the tournament is set for October 23, 2016.  See the below schedule for the start date for each round.
- The format for the 2016 is still being considered, but may still involve the three-tiered style we have been using.  In the event of a three-tiered tournament, the competition would see players from the top of the leaderboard face each other, players from the middle of the leaderboard face each other, and players from the bottom of the leaderboard face each other.
- It will be an elimination-style competition for prizes.
- Icons will be awarded to the champions of each tier.
- The number of competitors will be based on how many people participate and will be announced prior to the start of the tournament.
- Anyone who earns a spot in the tournament will receive a PM from me asking for them to confirm their tournament spot prior to the start of the competition.  Those who can't or are unwilling to participate will have their spot forfeited to the next available person.
- Anyone who plays in the weekly contests will have a chance to participate in the tournament and a chance to win a prize

RANDOM PRIZES

- Random prizes will be given out again throughout the year, but will be at my discretion.  These will be announced at random with no particular dates set in stone.  More than likely, anyone who participates in a particular contest will entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize.  These prizes will be video game related in some way.
- To make it fair for everyone who plays in the contests, you can only win one random prize for the year.
- For contests that have a random prize, cheating will NOT be tolerated.  Anyone suspected of cheating will be disqualified from winning the prize and banned from further contests.  Random prizes will be stopped entirely if problems begin to arise.  Let's make this a fun thing to do.
- If anyone is interested in donating prizes to the weekly contests, please contact me first so arrangements can be made.  Do not feel compelled to have to donate to the weekly contests, but if you really want to, feel free to talk to me about it
- If anyone wants to give away a prize on their own time for a particular contest, you must contact me first to get authorization to do so.  Any unauthorized giveaways will NOT be allowed.
- In the event you win a prize, whether it be a random drawing or a tournament prize, I will send you a PM requesting your mailing address.  When giving me your mailing address, please give me your full name (first and last name) and not just your first name or NA user name.  I want to ensure you receive your prize quickly and safely.  I don't want to have any packages returned to me by the post office because "MoofMilker69" isn't a real name.  Once your package leaves my hands and is submitted to the post office, I am not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, or returned packages.  If you are afraid something may happen to your prize, please request insurance.


GAMES FOR 2016

Here is the list of all games that will be played in the weekly contests for 2016.  This list may be revised with or without notice, but I will make sure I announce to everyone if a game is going to be changed.
 

THIS WEEK'S GAME: IRONSWORD: WIZARDS & WARRIORS 2

Rules

• Play until Game Over.  No continuing allowed
• Using the glitch to allow yourself to keep your magic power after each level is forbidden
• Highest score wins
• Participation: Reach the clouds sequence in the first level
• GENRE: Action/Platformer

UPCOMING GAMES FOR 2016

NOTE: This list may be revised with or without notice.  The genre for each game is listed after the game title.  If we are playing a game for the first time in the history of the Weekly Contests, the note "1st Time" will listed after the genre.  We will be taking several breaks this year to prevent burnout amongst the contest organizers and participants and to better prepare rules for future contests.  In the event we are not playing a game for a specific week, it will be noted as such on the schedule.  After the tournament has concluded, I want to run a month and a half long contest for a special prize.  It would have no impact whatsoever on the leaderboards and would be something fun for us to do after everything has wrapped up for the year while we wait for the 2017 contests.  The details of this are still being planned and it could be cancelled with or without notice depending on the interest level, time constraints of the contest organizers (this will be played around the holidays, so keep that in mind), etc.


7/10/16 – 7/17/16: Paperboy (Arcade)
7/17/16 – 7/24/16: Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors 2 (Action/Platformer) (1st Time)
7/24/16 – 7/31/16: Wrecking Crew (Puzzle)
7/31/16 – 8/7/16: Isolated Warrior (Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up) (1st Time)
8/7/16 – 8/14/16: Rollergames (Beat ‘Em Up) (1st Time)
8/14/16 – 8/21/16: Lunar Pool (Sports) (1st Time)
8/21/16 – 8/28/16: no contest (break week)
8/28/16 – 9/4/16: Pinball (Arcade)
9/4/16 – 9/11/16: Danny Sullivan’s Indy Heat (Sports) (1st Time)
9/11/16 – 9/18/16: Road Blasters (Shooter/Shoot ‘Em Up) (1st Time)
9/18/16 – 9/25/16: Mighty Bomb Jack (Action/Platformer) (1st Time)
9/25/16 – 10/2/16: Mendel Palace (Puzzle)
10/2/16 – 10/9/16: Kick Master (Beat ‘Em Up)
10/9/16 – 10/16/16: no contest (break week/tournament preparation)
10/16/16 – 10/23/16: no contest (break week/tournament preparation)
10/23/16 – 10/30/16: Tournament round 1
10/30/16 – 11/6/16: Tournament round 2
11/6/16 – 11/13/16: Tournament round 3
11/13/16 – 12/31/16: Special year-end contest (Game TBD)



**AWARDS ICONS**

As many of you may have noticed, many users on the site have awards icons listed below their profile information on the forums.  "How do I earn one of these icons" you say?  Here are the different icons you can win (Note: The 2015 icons for genre awards are being used as an example until the 2016 icons are created):
 

2015 Year-End Tournament:

Tier 1

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

Tier 2

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

Tier 3
 

2015 Genre Awards:

 Action/Platformer Genre Champion: Finish atop the Action/Platformer Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon

 Arcade Genre Champion: Finish atop the Arcade Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon

 Beat 'Em Up Genre Champion: Finish atop the Beat 'Em Up Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon

 Puzzle Genre Champion: Finish atop the Puzzle Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon

 Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up Genre Champion: Finish atop the Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon

 Sports Genre Champion: Finish atop the Sports Genre Leaderboard to earn this icon

 Game Contest Participant: Play in any contest to earn this icon (Some of you may already have this icon from playing in past contests)
 

 

If anyone has any questions about the icons or how to earn them, please feel free to send a PM to guillavoie or myself.  Good luck everyone and have fun!!

WANTED

Contest icon designer found!  Thanks BertBerryCrunch

 

Updated thru Week 34: Kick Master (Final)
Place	Points	Username
1st	251	bertsampson
2nd	224	Brock Landers
3rd	201	skinnygrinny
4	134	mbd39
5	131	arnpoly
6	110	Krunch
7	108	Richardhead
8	105	ToxieRules
9	101	JamesRobot
10	99	gutsman004
11	98	Ferris Bueller
12	95	laddersandcakes
13	94	barrelsAndRivets
14	92	SuperJimtendo
15	88	Commander Santa
16	83	Bea_Iank
17	82	smick
T-17	82	TWarwick07
19	81	EgasKrad
20	80	Seppatoni
21	73	Jandrem
22	68	zobber
23	67	tablew/chairs
24	53	Mega Tank
25	36	Red
T-25	36	Stryphos
27	33	erizisto
28	30	the tall guy
29	25	xtremegamer
30	24	dirk12121212
31	23	MegaMartyr
T-31	23	UncleTusk
33	22	Thomahawk12
34	21	BriGuy82
T-34	21	Kawaii_kills
36	19	ne$_pimp
37	18	Teknoskan
38	15	killerkobra
T-38	15	mattbep
T-38	15	Philosoraptor
41	14	alpenanews0506
42	12	BingoRingo
T-42	12	dukeofhurl99
T-42	12	kamakaze_ekun
T-42	12	Zaam
46	11	Alder
T-46	11	cleure
48	10	dra600n
T-48	10	ookii_risu
50	9	AnalogNightmare
T-50	9	DefaultGen
T-50	9	GameboyRicky
T-50	9	hitmantommy
T-50	9	matt
T-50	9	Milwaukee_Nintendo
56	8	Vectrex280996
57	6	atlien003
T-57	6	BilltownSparty
T-57	6	buttheadrulesagain
T-57	6	Double0seven
T-57	6	Liminy
T-57	6	Mrs. Landers
T-57	6	rokubungi
64	4	jonest3
65	3	AppleTractorBeam
T-65	3	cirellio
T-65	3	csylve01
T-65	3	Dmusic88
T-65	3	Fluffy
T-65	3	GoldeneyeGamer
T-65	3	G-Type
T-65	3	NESking80
T-65	3	NostalgicMachine
T-65	3	punishment
T-65	3	Quack
T-65	3	scaryice
T-65	3	senorchocotaco
T-65	3	Shane
T-65	3	winterion

GENRE LEADERBOARD
Action/Platformer
Place	Score	Username
1	38	Brock Landers
2	37	bertsampson
3	36	skinnygrinny
4	35	Bea_Iank
5	23	Krunch
6	22	Jandrem
7	21	SuperJimtendo
8	20	gutsman004
T-8	20	Seppatoni
10	19	ToxieRules
11	18	Richardhead
12	17	mbd39
13	16	Commander Santa
T-13	16	JamesRobot
15	15	arnpoly
T-15	15	barrelsAndRivets
T-15	15	Ferris Bueller
T-15	15	laddersandcakes
19	12	EgasKrad
T-19	12	zobber
21	11	erizisto
22	10	tablew/chairs
23	9	kamakaze_ekun
T-23	9	TWarwick07
25	6	Kawaii_kills
T-25	6	Mega Tank
T-25	6	ne$_pimp
T-25	6	smick
29	5	Vectrex280996
T-29	5	the tall guy
31	3	Philosoraptor
T-31	3	Milwaukee_Nintendo
T-31	3	rokubungi
T-31	3	BilltownSparty
T-31	3	alpenanews0506
T-31	3	NostalgicMachine
T-31	3	scaryice
T-31	3	matt
T-31	3	hitmantommy
T-31	3	MegaMartyr
T-31	3	Red
T-31	3	Mrs. Landers
T-31	3	Stryphos
T-31	3	xtremegamer
T-31	3	atlien003
T-31	3	killerkobra
T-31	3	Thomahawk12

GENRE LEADERBOARD
Puzzle
Place	Score	Username
1	41	bertsampson
2	37	Brock Landers
3	26	mbd39
4	23	smick
T-4	23	barrelsAndRivets
6	22	gutsman004
7	20	skinnygrinny
T-7	20	arnpoly
9	17	Krunch
10	16	ToxieRules
11	15	Richardhead
T-11	15	JamesRobot
T-11	15	Egaskrad
14	14	Mega Tank
15	13	TWarwick07
16	12	laddersandcakes
T-16	12	Ferris Bueller
T-16	12	Seppatoni
T-16	12	SuperJimtendo
20	11	cleure
T-20	11	Alder
T-20	11	tablew/chairs
23	10	UncleTusk
T-23	10	the tall guy
25	9	GameboyRicky
T-25	9	Jandrem
27	6	Red
T-27	6	Stryphos
T-27	6	Commander Santa
T-27	6	zobber
T-27	6	Bea_Iank
32	5	alpenanews0506
T-32	5	AnalogNightmare
34	4	erizisto
35	3	Philosoraptor
T-35	3	MegaMartyr
T-35	3	Shane
T-35	3	Vectrex280996
T-35	3	csylve01
T-35	3	BilltownSparty
T-35	3	Milwaukee_Nintendo
T-35	3	BriGuy82
T-35	3	matt
T-35	3	kamakaze_ekun
T-35	3	Kawaii_kills
T-35	3	mattbep
T-35	3	Mrs. Landers
T-35	3	ne$_pimp
T-35	3	hitmantommy
T-35	3	xtremegamer
T-35	3	dirk12121212
T-35	3	winterion
T-35	3	AppleTractorBeam
T-35	3	buttheadrulesagain
T-35	3	atlien003
T-35	3	Zaam
T-35	3	Thomahawk12

GENRE LEADERBOARD
Beat 'em Up
Place	Score	Username
1	47	Brock Landers
2	36	skinnygrinny
3	30	mdb39
4	28	bertsampson
5	26	arnpoly
6	22	Richardhead
7	21	laddersandcakes
T-7	21	Ferris Bueller
9	20	ToxieRules
T-9	20	JamesRobot
11	19	Krunch
12	18	Jandrem
13	17	SuperJimtendo
T-13	17	barrelsAndRivets
15	14	TWarwick07
16	12	zobber
T-16	12	EgasKrad
T-16	12	Seppatoni
19	11	Commander Santa
T-19	11	tablew/chairs
21	10	dra600n
T-21	10	gutsman004
23	9	BriGuy82
24	6	MegaMartyr
T-24	6	smick
26	4	AnalogNightmare
27	3	mattbep
T-27	3	rokubungi
T-27	3	Kawaii_kills
T-27	3	Red
T-27	3	Milwaukee_Nintendo
T-27	3	hitmantommy
T-27	3	dukeofhurl99
T-27	3	xtremegamer
T-27	3	Stryphos
T-27	3	dirk12121212
T-27	3	BingoRingo
T-27	3	Mega Tank
T-27	3	killerkobra
T-27	3	Bea_Iank
T-27	3	Thomahawk12

GENRE LEADERBOARD
Arcade
Place	Score	Username
1	46	bertsampson
2	38	Brock Landers
3	26	skinnygrinny
4	24	arnpoly
5	22	ToxieRules
6	21	Red
7	20	laddersandcakes
8	19	Richardhead
T-8	19	TWarwick07
T-8	19	JamesRobot
11	18	Mega Tank
12	17	zobber
T-12	17	Commander Santa
T-12	17	mbd39
15	16	gutsman004
T-15	16	Ferris Bueller
T-15	16	Krunch
18	15	barrelsAndRivets
T-18	15	SuperJimtendo
T-18	15	tablew/chairs
21	14	Bea_Iank
22	12	EgasKrad
T-22	12	smick
T-22	12	Seppatoni
25	10	ookii_risu
26	9	erizisto
T-26	9	killerkobra
T-26	9	Jandrem
29	7	ne$_pimp
30	6	Stryphos
T-30	6	Kawaii_kills
T-30	6	xtremegamer
T-30	6	alpenanews0506
T-30	6	BingoRingo
T-30	6	dirk12121212
T-30	6	zaam
37	5	MegaMartyr
38	4	Teknoskan
39	3	cirellio
T-39	3	Philosoraptor
T-39	3	UncleTusk
T-39	3	mattbep
T-39	3	matt
T-39	3	Dmusic88
T-39	3	Liminy
T-39	3	punishment
T-39	3	the tall guy
T-39	3	GoldenEyeGamer
T-39	3	BriGuy82
T-39	3	buttheadrulesagain
T-39	3	dukeofhurl99
T-39	3	NESking80
T-39	3	DefaultGen
T-39	3	senorchocotaco

GENRE LEADERBOARD
Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up
Place	Score	Username
1	52	skinnygrinny
2	51	bertsampson
3	40	Brock Landers
4	31	arnpoly
5	25	mbd39
6	18	laddersandcakes
7	17	Richardhead
8	15	gutsman004
T-8	15	JamesRobot
T-8	15	EgasKrad
11	14	ToxieRules
T-11	14	Bea_Iank
T-11	14	Ferris Bueller
14	12	SuperJimtendo
T-14	12	Commander Santa
T-14	12	zobber
T-14	12	smick
T-14	12	Seppatoni
19	11	TWarwick07
20	10	Jandrem
21	9	Stryphos
T-21	9	erizisto
T-21	9	barrelsAndRivets
T-21	9	Krunch
T-21	9	tablew/chairs
26	8	the tall guy
27	6	Mega Tank
T-27	6	dirk12121212
29	4	xtremegamer
30	3	Philosoraptor
T-30	3	MegaMartyr
T-30	3	ne$_pimp
T-30	3	Double0seven
T-30	3	Kawaii_kills
T-30	3	Fluffy
T-30	3	Teknoskan
T-30	3	mattbep
T-30	3	Thomahawk12
T-30	3	BriGuy82
T-30	3	DefaultGen

GENRE LEADERBOARD
Sports
Place	Score	Username
1	48	bertsampson
2	31	skinnygrinny
3	26	Krunch
T-3	26	Commander Santa
5	24	Brock Landers
6	23	smick
7	20	Ferries Bueller
8	19	mbd39
9	17	Richardhead
10	16	gutsman004
T-10	16	TWarwick07
T-10	16	JamesRobot
13	15	barrelsAndRivets
T-13	15	arnpoly
T-13	15	SuperJimtendo
T-13	15	EgasKrad
17	14	ToxieRules
18	12	laddersandcakes
T-18	12	Seppatoni
20	11	Teknoskan
T-20	11	Bea_Iank
T-20	11	tablew/chairs
23	10	UncleTusk
T-23	10	Thomahawk12
25	9	Stryphos
T-25	9	zobber
27	6	Mega Tank
T-27	6	xtremegamer
T-27	6	dukeofhurl99
T-27	6	dirk12121212
31	5	Jandrem
32	4	the tall guy
T-32	4	jonest3
34	3	Red
T-34	3	Philosoraptor
T-34	3	MegaMartyr
T-34	3	Quack
T-34	3	liminy
T-34	3	BingoRingo
T-34	3	mattbep
T-34	3	Double0Seven
T-34	3	Zaam
T-34	3	BriGuy82
T-34	3	DefaultGen
T-34	3	G-Type

WEEKLY TOP SCORERS

Week 1: Feb 14 - Feb 21
 

Super Mario Bros. (Action/Platformer)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,237,250	erizisto
2	1,134,700	skinnygrinny
3	1,103,350	kamakaze_ekun
4	987,500	bertsampson
5	893,850	Brock Landers
6	860,050	TWarwick07
7	850,650	Vectrex280996
8	705,350	Commander Santa
9	585,600	gutsman004
10	528,900	Richardhead

Week 2: Feb 14 - Feb 28
 

Tetris (Puzzle)
Place	Score	Username
1	636,960	cleure
2	560,053	UncleTusk
3	550,518	GameboyRicky
4	351,293	bertsampson
5	308,671	smick
6	283,614	Red
7	257,500	alpenanews0506
8	253,247	erizisto
9	239,828	arnpoly
10	233,546	Commander Santa

Week 3: Feb 28 - Mar 6
 

Kung Fu (Beat 'em Up)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,294,640	TWarwick07
2	1,190,170	dra600n
3	1,103,140	bertsampson
4	1,035,940	skinnygrinny
5	749,140	Brock Landers
6	693,610	laddersandcakes
7	556,650	Commander Santa
8	521,300	gutsman004
9	485,760	arnpoly
10	424,290	mattbep

Week 4: Mar 6 - Mar 13
 

Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,481,600	bertsampson
2	733,800	Red
3	532,700	erizisto
4	429,600	zobber
5	310,800	skinnygrinny
6	274,400	Brock Landers
7	270,900	MegaMartyr
8	246,200	Ferris Bueller
9	236,200	TWarwick07
10	230,300	cirellio

Week 5: Mar 13 - Mar 20
 

1943 (Shooter)
Place	Score	Username
1	2,534,200	bertsampson
2	2,391,000	skinnygrinny
3	2,224,800	Stryphos
4	1,554,100	Brock Landers
5	1,346,600	Jandrem
6	938,400	arnpoly
7	871,000	TWarwick07
8	863,400	mbd39
9	821,800	Commander Santa
10	789,400	Philosoraptor

Week 6: Mar 20 - Mar 27
 

Rad Racer (Sports)
Place	Score	Username
1	66,219	skinnygrinny
2	65,832	bertsampson
3	61,180	Richardhead
4	58,079	Commander Santa
5	57,556	smick
6	57,282	Stryphos
7	57,108	ToxieRules
8	54,549	JamesRobot
9	53,388	Brock Landers
10	49,041	laddersandcakes

Week 7: BYE

Week 8: Apr 3 - Apr 10
 

Pac-Man (Arcade)
Place	Score	Username
1	274,270	bertsampson
2	78,850	Brock Landers
3	75,980	ToxieRules
4	66,460	Richardhead
5	53,920	gutsman004
6	53,490	Mega Tank
7	52,500	skinnygrinny
8	52,120	ne$_pimp
9	51,570	Commander Santa
10	47,910	barrelsAndRivets

Week 9: Apr 10 - Apr 17
 

Double Dragon (Beat 'em Up)
Place	Area		Score	Username
1	Completed		22,670	skinnygrinny
2	Completed		23,770	Brock Landers
3	Completed		24,060	BriGuy82
4	Completed		25,140	JamesRobot
5	Completed		25,930	ToxieRules
6	Completed		28,600	bertsampson
7	Completed		29,960	mbd39
8	Completed		34,090	Richardhead
9	Completed		38,310	gutsman004
10	Completed		57,690	SuperJimtendo

Week 10: Apr 17 - Apr 24
 

Ghosts 'n' Goblins (Action/Platformer)
Place	Score	Username
1	711,300	Bea_Iank
2	673,100	ToxieRules
3	548,000	Brock Landers
4	277,400	skinnygrinny
5	245,200	bertsampson
6	231,500	Jandrem
7	225,500	SuperJimtendo
8	219,400	gutsman004
9	204,900	Richardhead
10	188,200	laddersandcakes

Week 11: Apr 24 - May 1
 

Baseball (Sports)
Place	Score	Username
1	40	bertsampson
2	35	TWarwick07
3	33	ToxieRules
4	31	Brock Landers
5	24	gutsman004
6	20	smick
7	19	Richardhead
8	8 (17-9)	Commander Santa
9	8 (14-6)	xtremegamer
10	7	Seppatoni

Week 12: May 1 - May 8
 

Legendary Wings (Shooter/Shoot 'em Up)
Place	Area		Score	Username
1	Game Completed		71,100	bertsampson
2	Game Completed		73,100	skinnygrinny
3	Game Completed		81,400	Brock Landers
4	Game Completed		98,900	ToxieRules
5	Game Completed		223,200	Richardhead
6	Stage 4	Horizontal	223,800	mbd39
7	Stage 4	End of Vertical	237,600	laddersandcakes
8	Stage 3	End of Horizontal	394,700	xtremegamer
9	Stage 3	Horizontal	146,500	SuperJimtendo
10	Stage 3	Beginning of Horizontal	527,500	EgasKrad

Week 13: May 8 - May 15
 

Yoshi's Cookie (Puzzle)
Place	Score	Username
1	98,400	Alder
2	79,280	ToxieRules
3	75,400	bertsampson
4	72,740	Brock Landers
5	68,940	mbd39
6	63,260	smick
7	61,130	arnpoly
8	60,680	Richardhead
9	59,900	skinnygrinny
10	58,090	barrelsAndRivets

Week 14: BYE

Week 15: May 22 - May 29
 

Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,516,850	bertsampson
2	1,491,650	ToxieRules
3	1,277,600	killerkobra
4	1,219,520	skinnygrinny
5	1,205,640	Brock Landers
6	1,160,680	arnpoly
7	1,071,140	Richardhead
8	984,780	Krunch
9	950,390	mbd39
10	867,860	Bea_Iank

Week 16: May 29 - June 5
 

BattleToads (Beat 'em Up)
Place	Area		Score	Username
1	Game Completed		673,150	arnpoly
2	Game Completed		738,000	ToxieRules
3	Game Completed		738,150	Brock Landers
4	Game Completed		763,200	Richardhead
5	Stage 10	Rat Race	999,999	mbd39
6	Stage 9	Terra Tubes	559,450	skinnygrinny
7	Stage 8	Boss	553,650	SuperJimtendo
8	Stage 8	Intruder Excluder	460,700	bertsampson
9	Stage 7	Volkmire's Inferno	675,600	Krunch
10	Stage 6	Snake Pit	474,050	Seppatoni

Week 17: June 5 - June 12
 

Adventure Island II (Action/Platformer)
Place	Score	Username
1	434,920	Seppatoni
2	430,360	SuperJimtendo
3	422,630	Richardhead
4	421,920	Brock Landers
5	398,520	Krunch
6	351,290	ToxieRules
7	323,720	bertsampson
8	311,260	Bea_Iank
9	268,930	skinnygrinny
10	232,720	barrelsAndRivets

Week 18: June 12 - June 19
 

Q*bert (Puzzle)
Place	Score	Username
1	138,920	Brock Landers
2	137,430	gutsman004
3	125,220	bertsampson
4	106,810	Krunch
5	82,110	skinnygrinny
6	60,090	Bea_Iank
7	58,030	Richardhead
8	35,400	TWarwick07
9	34,300	winterion
10	29,190	Commander Santa

Week 19: June 19 - June 26
 

Golf (Sports)
Place	Score	Username
1	-17 (55)	Teknoskan
2	-12 (60)	UncleTusk
T-2	-12 (60)	bertsampson
4	-11 (61)	Ferris Bueller
5	-8 (64)	skinnygrinny
6	-7 (65)	gutsman004
T-6	-7 (65)	Krunch
8	-6 (66)	the tall guy
9	-5 (67)	Brock Landers
10	-3 (69)	Commander Santa

Week 20: June 26 - July 3
 

Gyruss (Shooter/Shoot 'Em Up)
Place	Score	Username
1	968,400	skinnygrinny
2	885,050	arnpoly
3	842,150	Brock Landers
4	821,450	bertsampson
5	795,800	gutsman004
6	683,600	Bea_Iank
7	633,650	the tall guy
8	616,150	laddersandcakes
9	416,300	zobber
10	382,350	Ferris Bueller

Week 21: BYE

Week 22: July 10 - July 17
 

Paperboy (Arcade)
Place	Score	Username
1	234,450	Bea_Iank
2	174,100	bertsampson
3	163,800	tablew/chairs
4	145,650	arnpoly
4	125,800	TWarwick07
5	114,100	Brock Landers
6	112,700	Commander Santa
8	112,450	Teknoskan
9	104,000	the tall guy
10	99,150	alpenanews0506

Week 23: July 17 - July 24
 

Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (Action/Platformer)
Place	Stage	Score	Username
1	Game Completed	491,692	skinnygrinny
2	Game Completed	499,377	gutsman004
3	Game Completed	530,796	Bea_Iank
4	Game Completed	547,113	bertsampson
5	5	516,704	Jandrem
6	3	150,657	Brock Landers
7	3	153,169	mbd39
8	2	91,814	JamesRobot
9	1	17,449	Commander Santa
10	1	18,885	Seppatoni

Week 24: July 24 - July 31
 

Wrecking Crew (Puzzle)
Place	Score	Username
1	582,700	bertsampson
2	249,300	smick
3	215,900	gutsman004
4	206,200	mbd39
5	205,800	barrelsAndRivets
6	186,300	Brock Landers
7	143,800	Mega Tank
8	142,400	skinnygrinny
9	139,300	Krunch
10	123,600	Ferris Bueller

Week 25: July 31 - August 7
 

Isolated Warrior (Shooter / Shoot 'em Up)
Place	Score	Username
1	2,438,000	skinnygrinny
2	2,250,400	bertsampson
3	2,217,200	erizisto
4	1,983,500	Bea_Iank
5	1,895,800	Brock Landers
6	1,872,700	mbd39
7	971,000	gutsman004
8	661,200	arnpoly
9	607,100	Ferris Bueller
10	425,800	laddersandcakes

Week 26: August 7 - August 14
 

Rollergames (Beat 'em Up)
Place	Stage	Score	Username
1	6-4	38,700	Brock Landers
2	6-4	40,000	Krunch
3	6-4	47,300	Jandrem
4	6-2	40,900	skinnygrinny
5	4	20,600	mbd39
6	3-2	19,300	laddersandcakes
7	3-2	26,300	barrelsAndRivets
8	3-2	31,900	bertsampson
9	3-1	15,400	zobber
10	2	9,200	egaskrad

Week 27: August 14 - August 21
 

Lunar Pool (Sports)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,484,830	Bea_Iank
2	48,630	mbd39
3	41,920	Krunch
4	21,130	bertsampson
5	20,190	smick
6	11,770	EgasKrad
7	11,600	Jandrem
8	10,980	Brock Landers
9	10,690	Commander Santa
10	10,470	SuperJimtendo

Week 28: BYE

Week 29: August 28 - September 4
 

Pinball (Arcade)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,317,440	Red
2	595,310	ookii_risu
3	563,700	Brock Landers
4	405,740	laddersandcakes
5	383,740	JamesRobot
6	333,260	tablew/chairs
7	326,810	mbd39
8	262,580	arnpoly
9	251,530	TWarwick07
10	248,260	Ferris Bueller

Week 30: September 4 - 11
 

Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat (Sports)
Place	Score	Username
1	1,544	tablew/chairs
2	860	Thomahawk12
3	804	bertsampson
4	784	Commander Santa
5	744	skinygrinny
6	620	Brock Landers
7	602	Krunch
8	544	jonest3
9	508	BriGuy82
10	448	arnpoly

Week 31: September 11 - 18
 

RoadBlasters (Shoot 'em Up/Shooter)
Place	Score	Username
1	2,324,529	bertsampson
2	2,198,669	skinnygrinny
3	2,034,474	tablew/chairs
4	1,951,042	arnpoly
5	1,923,426	Brock Landers
6	1,751,058	mbd39
7	1,332,017	Ferris Bueller
8	1,309,926	Richardhead
9	1,202,134	Jandrem
10	1,054,734	zobber

Week 32: September 18 - 25
 

Mighty Bomb Jack (Action/Platformer)
Place	Score	Username
1	3,449,070	Bea_Iank
2	3,048,550	tablew/chairs
3	1,891,090	bertsampson
4	1,427,590	Brock Landers
5	1,307,410	Krunch
6	1,122,380	mbd39
7	790,260	the tall guy
8	654,190	skinnygrinny
9	561,350	barrelsAndRivets
10	442,470	arnpoly

Week 33: September 25 - October 2
 

Mendel Palace (Puzzle)
Place	Score	Username
1	2,829,140	tablew/chairs
2	1,888,440	the tall guy
3	1,607,190	Brock Landers
4	1,173,510	mbd39
5	926,510	barrelsAndRivets
6	737,400	arnpoly
7	602,480	AnalogNightmare
8	531,410	bertsampson
9	445,330	Thomahawk12
10	262,800	Ferris Bueller

Week 34: October 2 - 9
 

Kick Master (Beat 'em Up)
Place	Score	Username
1	363,010	tablew/chairs
2	267,450	Brock Landers
3	118,970	Ferris Bueller
4	94,440	mbd39
5	90,100	Richardhead
6	76,270	arnpoly
7	58,680	bertsampson
8	58,450	AnalogNightmare
9	35,900	Jandrem
10	32,810	Seppatoni

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Oh shit, I've got 19 games to order and 30 games to become not terrible at

I'm ignorant. Are the versions of Pac-Man different?

The three versions of Pac-Man on the NES (Tengen unlicensed, Tengen licensed, Namco) are all the same. Any of the three versions will be allowed for that contest.

EDIT

Game list edited for clarity for Pac-Man.

glad to see rollergames on the list that is a really underrated game.

Also happy about pinball and kung fu making appearences

Ooooohhhh shit here we go. Wwwoooooooo...!
I been wanting another crack at Kung fu since last year. Damn old man.

I was playing that last night and I'm really rusty. I didn't even come close to rolling the score like I managed to do during the last contest.

No summer tourney?

There's just one at the end of the season now. Like the NES version of the Super Bowl!

Haha I barley rolled it last year. I'm talking maybe a couple thousand points. Landed me 7th if I recall correctly 
 

We decided to cut out the summer tournament due to the amount of work involved in running two tournaments.  I loved hosting two tournaments, but the amount of work in hosting just one is quite substantial.  Plus, people were so burned out by the end of 2015 that no one was interested in doing another tournament.  We are taking more breaks this year to prevent burn out, plus by getting all the contests done by the end of October, tournament included, we won't be juggling contests between the busy holiday season.  As a result of there being only one tournament, the leaderboard point system was revamped to make it easier for people to move up the standings and help less-skilled gamers still stay in the race for a tournament spot.

Well.... Except the NES version isn't fixed  

uhg I'm bad at SMB :/ totally different control than 3 
 

I've only played the first one for points a few times. It's the only black box game that I know of where the score keeps going after the million point mark.

Sounds good game master. You da man bimmy! 
 

I hoping for a low score rule  
 

Well, I guess you'll find out Sunday.

bearcat-doug has been added to the contest mod team. Feel free to send him a PM with any questions or concerns.

congratulations bearcat 
 

Thanks! After 3+ years of playing in the contests, I figured that I might be able to help out. Seriously though, if anybody has any questions or needs help with anything, don't hesitate to shoot me a PM.

Solid list of games! This should be a good season and I think the updated format is going to work just fine.

I am planning on participating again this year, but I want to spend the bulk of my playing time working on NES games for my blog. I'm probably going to make one attempt at a score and call it a week. I'll still be around for discussion and whatnot!

I own about half of the games on the list so I'll try to participate some too. My attempts will probably just be for fun though since my scores won't count towards the leaderboards.