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It is the same as many games, where staying as long as possible gives more points. My inp shows no real leeching, because I stay in a location for one life, then die as time runs out, and make sure not to die in that location again. But I agree with any rules that will speed the game up. If the game...

Ah, I thought this thread was about tweaking the wording on gameboy's webpage so there would be fewer misunderstandings. I thought that #7 could be improved, was all. Did you guy's see the gng problem at the TG Deca forum? They said "5-men rule, leeching acceptable" without realizing that ...

7. You may submit an INP at anytime, regardless of when you originally recorded it

Sorry, must have misread that one...


I suggest "7. Recordings must be made during the time-trial period and are encouraged to be submitted as soon as possible by the following: " or something like that.

This comes close to second place.

Hopefully most of the games which get chosen are games where players usually spend much more time completing the game than they normally have to (maximizing points).

I would suggest games like gng or rygar or xsleena, but these are the same category as contra, I realize.

:?: What about previously recorded inp's? If someone chooses Speed Rumbler, can I submit my year-old 6+ stage accomplishment, which no one has any chance of ever defeating? \:D/ :?: Also, will the special rules of regular marp still be followed for each game, if there are any? I would bet they need ...

This one's around 5.9 minutes.

Was there gonna be time-penalties for using continues or deaths?

Timed at 7:08 from insert coin to last boss blown up. Then I let the credits roll.

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I like the time trial idea just because it gives a good reason to re-visit those games that you have stopped playing because of score maximization and lack of time.

Less than 7 minutes will win Contra (add a minute for the credits to roll). Its perfect for testing.

Another vote for Contra! 1. 0-1 hour 2. No penalty for continuing... the time trial will be close for the best players, and a penalty would discourage other players trying it. Game automatically limits continues to 4 credits. 3. Game to completion, because it is short enough already. 4. Not infinite...

Ah. Well then. A game would take about 250 tics, and there would be a total of 11 games to finish. So that would be about 2750 tics used out of a possible 3900. Looks to be around a 3 hour gaming session.

While you're at it, you might want to talk about changing the timer from 3900 units to Free Play. My 63-0 game in which New York decimated a pitiful Dallas team took about 1000 units, so perhaps four games could be played before game over. If there were no timer constraint, a total of 15 games could...