During the 1980s, some kids went to summer camp; I spent my ...
Snowflake commented on blog entry Playing on harder difficult than rule set in Snowflake
damn young people always changing what every word means. Just when I thought I figured out "on fleek" and "yolo" you go and mix it all up again.
by the way, i looked up "double submit" on google, and at least the first 10 entries were all how i use it, well, close,
OOO created a blog entry MGLXLI - Game 7 ~ Raiden (closes 3-Nov) in OOO
<p>Alien attack …<br><br>MGLXLI – Game 7 ~ Raiden<br><br>Nominated by gamer: Pessimeister<br><br>ROMSet: 0.36b1-0.146u1: raiden - "Raiden"<br>0.146u2-0.149: raidenb - "Raiden (set 3, Alternate hardware)"<br>0.150- : raidenb - "Raiden (set 3)"<br><br><br><br>Game Story:<br>In the year...
OOO commented on blog entry MGLXLI - Game 6 Tetris (closes 27-Oct) in OOO
Day 7 of 17 ...
Tetris shapes, angles and closure.
If the blocks are too small, try the big screen.
OOO commented on blog entry MGLXLI - Game 5 ~ Super Pac-man (closes 20-Oct) in OOO
Day 14 of 17 ...
The more challenging Pac-man. Keys, gates and ????
No lying down on this game. Gas up and go!
Only 3 days to go until this game is closed.
Snowflake created a blog entry Playing on harder difficult than rule set in Snowflake
<p>So i recall there was a provision in arcade to play on harder settings unless it could be proven that gave some advantage. My question is for intellivision. Since intellivision many times the only difference between hard/easy is fast/slow. The only advantage to playing on hard and submititng to...
OOO commented on blog entry MGLXLI - Game 5 ~ Super Pac-man (closes 20-Oct) in OOO
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The Evener commented on blog entry 1.047 "KOK" DK Game shown in 2005... in maximumsteve
For added context to the discussion, the Evidence Package (pp. 8 - 9) contained several statements aired for the very first time by Mitchell in relation to the events captured in the King of Kong.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BMbW-_fSwCFQ1Kzl59pj7TnoQiuAdgcJ/viewOn pages 8 - 9, it's argued that
Snowflake commented on blog entry Analogue Pocket! in HAN
Originally Posted by thegamer1185
Intellivision Master started a poll Intellivision - D.K. ARCADE - Game Number #1 (U.S. Arcade Set) - NTSC Only - 418,400 - AL Birman in
Snowflake created a blog entry Game of Thrones mistakes, TGSAP, and billy mitchel dispute in Snowflake
<p>What do these 3 have in common? they really highlight the importance of group activity. A large group of normal people swapping notes can discover more than a small panel of experts ever could. I remember reading you can predict the weather better by looking at futures (or whatever the right...
Snowflake created a blog entry Game of Thrones mistakes, TGSAP, and billy mitchel dispute in Snowflake
<p>What do these 3 have in common? they really highlight the importance of group activity. A large group of normal people swapping notes can discover more than a small panel of experts ever could. I remember reading you can predict the weather better by looking at futures (or whatever the right...
Snowflake commented on blog entry Trigger warning. in Desidious
Originally Posted by Desidious
The Evener commented on blog entry 1.047 "KOK" DK Game shown in 2005... in maximumsteve
[Apologies for the double-post as I originally included in Steve's other wall post]I've been having a bit of fun with Mitchell's claim, but fun aside, the claim is really an outrage for a whole host of reasons. At base, it's such an insulting and stupid claim, you feel downright dirty
Snowflake commented on blog entry Trigger warning. in Desidious
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Snowflake commented on blog entry Trigger warning. in Desidious
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Snowflake commented on blog entry Trigger warning. in Desidious
i'm not a fan more for emotional reasons of loving purity. but when gameplay is indistinguishable, and the precedent has been allowed, who am i to stop it?
we can of course create tracks disallowing it. if you wanna play on my presitgious pomeranian tapper track, or
@Marcade
well respected
Snowflake commented on blog entry Great example of why not to allow everyone to create rules & tracks for competitive video game play in timmell
i try not to measure opinion things like "too easy" or "silly" and limit myself to provable things like rules that contradict themselves, rules that change so different players from different time periods were held to different standards, or vague rules that are impossilbe to be
The Evener commented on blog entry "The longest Con In Video Game History" in Tompa
Yes, Omnigamer reached out to Kevin Kopaczewski, here's the link to the post (sorry it's extra long, hopefully it works):https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/175364-Dispute-Dick-Moreland-Atari-2600-VCS-Dragster-NTSC-Game-1-Difficulty-B-Fastest-Time-Player-Todd-Rogers-Score-05-51?p=923784&highlight=kevin#post923784
Snowflake commented on blog entry "The longest Con In Video Game History" in Tompa
my comment was in reference to swaggers not karl. i thought it was cool a clip my show was included. and i assumed swaggers was referencing the tg members who have faulted me for not arguing with todd over his answers.
| Platform | Game | Version | Variation | Scores/Time | Verification Method | Rank | |
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Magical Spot II | Points | 17,676 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F.Lea | Points | 52,160 | IN PROCESS | 1 | view | |
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Turbo | TGTS - Harder Settings | 39,052 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Donkey Kong Junior | 1982 | Points | 125,600 | TGSAP | 1 | view |
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Space Fortress | Points | 5,175 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Carnival | 1980 | NTSC/PAL - Skill 3 | 36,090 | TGSAP | 1 | view |
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Cosmic Avenger | NTSC/PAL - Skill 4 | 52,490 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Donkey Kong Super Game | [NTSC/PAL - Skill 4] | 101,300 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Spin-Out! | NTSC - Barrier Track - Fastest Time | 15.0 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Spin-Out! | NTSC - Clear Track - Fastest Time | 13.0 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle | 1982 | NTSC/PAL - Skill 4 | 180,700 | TGSAP | 2 | view |
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Spike | NTSC/PAL - Points | 28,000 | TGSAP | 2 | view | |
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Dragster | 1980 | NTSC - Game 1, Difficulty B [Fastest Time] | 05.61 | TGSAP | 6 | view |
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Astro Blaster | Points | 53,300 | TGSAP | 8 | view |
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