http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-31T21:49:20 -05.00 scaryice 1376 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-31T17:41:50 -05.00 scaryice 1376 Originally posted by: Svankmajer



Finally took down the evil wizard Malnik, and then Wizards and Warriors 3 is done. 
I liked the game, although some parts are a bit too cryptic and the open-world aspect with it was sometimes bit tiring since the whole game is just a huge stage you had to memorize with a millions of doors. The part about playing as a wizard, a thief and a knight at the same time was very cool though. I liked that they tried something different from Wizards And Warriors 2. Its perhaps comparable to Simon's Quest or Link's Adventure. 

Last game beat for the year?
No time for Q*Bert or Solomons Key for me.. maybe next year. 
Nice work giving 2017 the ol' reacharound.
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I still want to play W&W3 at some point. I liked the first two so it seems like something I'd enjoy.

As for Front Line, it can be beaten faster than it takes to find the cart. I saw a video of somebody looping it three times in ten minutes (that's the max as far as bonus points).

The top 20 publishers are as follows, officially. You'll get 10 bonus points for getting the most points for each one (maximum of five bonuses per person). It's based on points, not games, otherwise we'd have companies like Gametek in there instead of Koei. Only includes the licensed NES games and not the Famicom ones.
 

1	Nintendo	264	64
2	Konami/Ultra	247	50
3	Acclaim	182	29
4	Mindscape	158	23
5	Jaleco	151	22
6	Taito	135	26
7	FCI	135	17
8	Capcom	130	35
9	Bandai	127	22
10	LJN	121	26
11	Data East	120	22
12	Tecmo	85	15
13	SNK	83	14
14	Koei	79	9
15	Vic Tokai	76	9
16	Activision	73	13
17	Sunsoft	69	13
18	Hudson	66	14
19	Sammy	65	10
20	Hi-Tech	64	16

Oh, and barring anything crazy, congrats to Guitarzombie for being this competition's 2017 champion! (I don't know if that's as prestigious as Meldac champion, though...)

Champions:
 

2012	Crabmaster2000		124 games beaten
2013	WashYourFace		79.5 games beaten
2014	nerdynebraskan	487 points	90.5 games beaten
2015	DoctorNick	697 points	94 games beaten
2016	Bea Iank	657 points	114.35 games beaten
2017	guitarzombie	475 points	69 games beaten

It was a close three-way race, but guitar prevailed over John198x (who had the most Famicom points/completions) and all time completion leader nerdynebraskan.

  ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-31T05:48:15 -05.00 scaryice 1376 That is the name of the game I have been looking for so many years. My cousin had it on a 32 in 1 cart back in the 80s and I have been hunting for it for many, many years now.
Time to hunt the cart down. I will beat it for 2018, that is granted. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-31T05:18:16 -05.00 scaryice 1376

Finally took down the evil wizard Malnik, and then Wizards and Warriors 3 is done. 
I liked the game, although some parts are a bit too cryptic and the open-world aspect with it was sometimes bit tiring since the whole game is just a huge stage you had to memorize with a millions of doors. The part about playing as a wizard, a thief and a knight at the same time was very cool though. I liked that they tried something different from Wizards And Warriors 2. Its perhaps comparable to Simon's Quest or Link's Adventure. 

Last game beat for the year?
No time for Q*Bert or Solomons Key for me.. maybe next year.  ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-30T23:52:20 -05.00 scaryice 1376 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-30T23:26:05 -05.00 scaryice 1376
Bird Week - beat level 36.
Chack 'n Pop - beat level 9.
Circus Charlie - beat level 5.
Dig Dug - beat level 12.
Exed Exes - beat round 16.
F1 Race - finish lap 2 of race 5.
Front Line - beat level 1.
Galaxian - beat high score and finish at least one stage.
Space Invaders - beat high score and finish at least one stage. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-30T23:24:47 -05.00 scaryice 1376
2018 Famicom List

Armadillo (1991) - IGS, 5 points

    This platformer is the closest you'll get to playing Sonic the Hedgehog on your NES! Well, not counting Somari...

Astro Robo SASA (1985) - ASCII, 8 points

    This game has very unique movement, where you get propelled by shooting your gun. I find it difficult to control but it's pretty short.

Babel no Tou (1986) - Namco, 6 points

    Puzzle game where you move around blocks to climb. Similar to Gauntlet, you need to get a bunch a clues along the way to access the end. You can just look it up, though.

Bird Week (1986) - Toemiland, 5 points

    Rule #1 of Famicom collecting: don't buy any game with "week" in the title. Regardless, it's pretty unique to play as a mama bird feeding her babies.

Captain Silver (1988) - Tokuma Shoten, 4 points

    A pirate-themed game with some less than impressive animation. For some reason, the first boss is Frankenstein?

Chack 'n Pop (1985) - Taito, 4 points

    It looks like Bubble Bobble, but it plays nothing like it. You have to use bombs to kill enemies and release hearts.

Chester Field: Ankoku Shin e no Chousen (1987) - Vic Tokai, 7 points

    Side-scrolling action/rpg hybrid with the usual Vic Tokai lack of polish.

Chuka Taisen (1989) - Taito, 4 points

    This shmup was just in the Master System contest on this forum, under the name Cloud Master.

Circus Charlie (1986) - Soft Pro, 2 points

    Compete in various circus events in this old Konami arcade game. For whatever reason, they didn't publish it.

Dai Meiro: Meikyuu no Tatsujin (1990) - Epoch, 6 points

    It's a first person dungeon crawler, but there's no combat - it's more of a puzzle game than an rpg. You have to find your way through the mazes before running out of hearts.

Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushuu (1993) - Irem, 1 point

    Hammerin' Harry 2. One of those late FC sequels that's fun, but doesn't change the formula much (Duck Tales, Rescue Rangers, etc).

Dig Dug (1985) - Namco, 1 point

    The arcade classic that for some reason was Famicom exclusive, although we did get the sequel in the US.

Don Doko Don (1990) - Taito, 5 points

    The sequel was a platformer, but the original is very similar to Bubble Bobble. Both are made by Taito, so I guess you can't really call it a rip off. Great music too!

Door Door (1985) - Enix, 10 points

    Slow-paced single screen puzzle game where you have to trap enemies in doors. Music is a huge earworm.

Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu (1987) - Konami, 6 points

    Konami action rpg that's very reminiscent of Crystalis or Zelda. It's more open and non-linear than most.

Egger Land: Meikyuu no Fukkatsu (1988) - HAL, 6 points

    It's a Lolo game, but with non-linear paths and multiple exits per room.

Esper Dream 2: Aratanaru Tatakai (1992) - Konami, 6 points

    Action rpg with more of a story than most. Also features some great enhanced sound!

Exed Exes (1985) - Tokuma Shoten, 3 points

    Capcom shmup and another Micronics special. The arcade music was really butchered, but at least it's cool to see yashichis as enemies.

Famicom Wars (1988) - Nintendo, 9 points

    First game in Nintendo's long-running "wars" series.

Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida (1988) - Sunsoft, 3 points

    We only got the first in the US. More well-known as a Master System game.

F1 Race (1984) - Nintendo, 1 point

    Nintendo's Pole Position-esque racer that could've been an NES launch title.

Final Fantasy II (1988) - Square, 9 points

    From the very beginning, you can see that this game has more of a story than the first one. Most people hate the lack of traditional experience points and level ups, but it's fun game nonetheless. Beating this game blind would be quite a feat.

Fire Emblem: Ankokuryuu to Hikari no Ken (1990) - Nintendo, 9 points

    The first game in Nintendo's famous strategy RPG series.

Fire Emblem Gaiden (1992) - Nintendo, 9 points

    The second game in the series which reportedly changed things up a decent amount.

Flying Hero (1989) - Epic/Sony Records, 8 points

    Arkanoid, but with rescuing people from burning buildings instead of bouncing a ball.

Front Line (1985) - Taito, 1 point

    Old arcade game best described as a precursor to Commando/Ikari Warriors.

Galaxian (1984) - Namco, 1 point

    Prequel to the much better known Galaga. Simpler, but still fun. After Galaga came Gaplus, also known as Galaga 3. So technically that means Galaxian = Galaga 1 and Galaga = Galaga 2.

Gekitotsu Yonku Battle (1989) - Irem, 4 points

    Smash all the other mini-cars in this combat racer. One of six Irem games on this; they had a lot of good stuff they didn't bring overseas.

Grand Master (1991) - Varie, 6 points

    Reminds me somewhat of the Game Boy game Seiken Densetsu 1 (Final Fantasy Adventure), which came out the same year. Features multiple endings!

Hello Kitty no Ohanabatake (1992) - Character Soft, 1 point

    Water flowers to make them grow, while playing as a cute cat.

Higemaru Makaijima: Nanatsu no Shima Daibouken (1987) - Capcom, 6 points

    Another pirate-themed game. Just like Bionic Commando, this was an enhanced port of an arcade title.

Hikari no Senshi Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth (1987) - Takara, 8 points

    Spoiler alert - it's not. I hear it's actually quite frustrating to play.

Hokuto no Ken (1986) - Toei, 10 points

    Speaking of frustrating, this is the first game in the Fist of the North Star series. We only got the second, and this is considered harder and worse than that. Cool exploding enemies though.

Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey-bu: Subette Koronde Dairantou (1992) - Technos, 3 points

    Kunio hockey. Just picture Nintendo World Cup on ice.

Insector X (1990) - Taito, 2 points

    Insect shmup. Also released on the Genesis, where it looks totally different. Similar to Splatterhouse, the Famicom got the cute, kiddy version.

Joy Mech Fight (1993) - Nintendo, 5 points

    The best fighting game on the system? Seems easy, but longer than you'd think for this style of game.

Juuouki (1990) - Asmik, 4 points

    Altered Beast on the NES.

Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land (1991) - Irem, 2 points

    Kid Niki 2. Like 3, this is much easier than the original.

Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: Hot Scramble (1986) - Bandai, 10 points

    Combines FPS-like shooting stages with Thexder-like (an earlier FC game) corridor stages. Once you beat stage 16 you can game over to get the credits.

Labyrinth (1987) - Tokuma Shoten, 7 points

    Based on the movie that starred David Bowie.

Layla (1986) - DB-Soft, 5.5 points

    Play as a red-haired girl with a lot of firepower in this space-themed action game.

Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious (1987) - Konami, 8 points

    Yet another Japan-only Famicom action rpg from Konami. Amazing how many of them they pumped out, and they're all pretty decent.

Metro-Cross (1986) - Namco, 9 points

    It's a game about non-stop running and smashing Coke cans, with great music. Seems really hard, too.

Motocross Champion (1989) - Konami, 4 points

    Excitebike, but by Konami rather than Nintendo. Seriously, it's almost exactly the same thing.

Mouryou Senki Madara (1990) - Konami, 9 points

    Rpg with an awesome soundtrack. I know someone was raving about it on this forum last year.

Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes (1993) - Technos, 3 points

    Kunio basketball. It was a late release which means that this cart is way more expensive than all the other Kunio games.

Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shou (1988) - UPL, 10 points

    One of the many Ninja-kun/Jajamaru-kun games, but this one is more of an adventure than the original.

Penguin-kun Wars (1985) - ASCII, 1 point

    This game was actually just remade for modern platforms. Throw balls and get all 10 on your opponent's side.

Perman Part 2: Himitsu Kessha Madoodan o Taose! (1991) - Irem, 5 points

    A superhero who's not super - he's just "Per."

Pizza Pop! (1992) - Jaleco, 2 points

    Easy, food-themed platformer along the lines of Panic Restaurant.

SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan (1990) - Banpresto, 3 points

    Platformer featuring several mini-heroes.

Son Son (1986) - Capcom, 2 points

    One of Capcom's first arcade games. It's like a platformer/shmup combo. Unfortunately ruined somewhat by Micronics like all their early games.

Space Hunter (1986) - Kemco, 7 points

    Similar concept to Metroid, and it came out at nearly the same time. Except, it's missing the quality gameplay from Nintendo's title.

Space Invaders (1985) - Taito, 1 point

    Kind of surprising that this was even released on the system!

Spelunker II: Yuusha e no Chousen (1987) - Irem, 7 points

    It's nothing like the original, for better or worse. Choose from three characters, use items, etc. Everything had to have rpg elements after the success of Zelda and Dragon Quest.

Super Star Force (1986) - Tecmo, 7 points

    Speaking of rpg elements... It's Star Force, but with dungeons and time travel. One of those bizarre 8-bit sequels you wouldn't see nowadays.

Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo (1986) - Namco, 10 points

    This time, you have to complete various conditions to advance from each level. Probably best to use a guide.
 
Summer Carnival '92: Recca (1992) - Naxat Soft, 10 points

    Shooter created for a competition, it really pushes the limits of the system. Easily one of the hardest games on the list.

Sweet Home (1989) - Capcom, 8 points

    The horror rpg which inspired Resident Evil.

Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird (1992) - Irem, 2 points

    aka "Fighbird." Easy shmup based on a Transformers-style anime.

Takahashi Meijin no Bagutte Honey (1987) - Hudson Soft, 5 points

    The weirdest Adventure Island game. It's a spinoff based on the short lived anime series, and this game is mostly a breakout/arkanoid clone.

Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima IV (1994) - Hudson Soft, 5 points

    The final Famicom release, and fourth game in the Adventure Island series. Very different than the previous three.

Tetrastar: The Fighter (1991) - Taito, 8 points

    Cool shooter with some great scrolling effects and an actual story.

Time Zone (1991) - Sigma, 3 points

    Kiddy platformer with catchy music.

TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Dai Maou (1989) - Konami, 2 points

    The third game in Konami's cute shooter series (we only got Stinger in the US, aka Twinbee 2).

Toukaidou Gojuusan Tsugi (1986) - Sunsoft, 10 points

    Aka 53 Stations of the Tokkaido, which is like the old Japanese version of route 66. This game seems very hard, but I know there are warps which might it easier.

Uchuu Keibitai SDF (1990) - HAL Laboratory, 8 points

    Another well-regarded shooter, from the makers of Kirby and Lolo.

Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!! (1992) - Angel, 3 points

    Best game of the Ultraman Club series, and the only one published by Angel (who also published Solbrain aka Journey to Silius).

Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Paseri Jou (1991) - Konami, 4 points

    I don't like this as much as the first. Too easy, and too many auto-scrolling stages. But people seem to enjoy it.

Wing of Madoola (1986) - Sunsoft, 10 points

    Another game from 1986 that stars a red-haired girl. Sort of like Atlantis no Nazo in that it's hard with catchy music. This one's probably not as difficult, but it's longer.

Youkai Club (1987) - Jaleco, 7 points

    Castlevania-esque action game.

Zombie Hunter (1987) - Hi-Score, 7 points

    Side-scrolling action rpg with some nice voice samples when you load it up.

Zunou Senkan Galg (1985) - DB-Soft, 9 points

    Strange shooter where you have to collect parts as you go along, rather than destroy enemies. It says RPG right on the cart, but I don't know if I would go that far. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=169874 2017-12-30T03:45:00 -05.00 scaryice 1376

Cross Fire. Reminds me of Rush 'n Attack and GI Joe, maybe a bit of Contra and Rolling Thunder as well. It can be pretty annoying though, with how stuff just falls out of sky on you with little chance to dodge. Plus certain enemies like tanks that barely stand out from the background. Feels like they had the potential for a good game, but didn't put much effort into the final product. ]]>