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Sonic Central => Competition Central => Topic started by: Bilan on June 21, 2006, 06:35:57 pm
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Yes indeed its time to give SA2:B Challenges yet another whirl!
Rather than gather some players first, this time were diving straight in at the deep end with Challenge #1. But not before the basics are explained to any people who may play that are new to this.
SA2:B Challenges will have you performing various tasks within levels, often extremely unconventionable, and according to how well you do, you are assigned a letter rank and then awarded a number of points. There are two types of challenge: Fixed Rank and Competition. Fixed Rank has set boundaries for each Grade (Well duh) whilst Competition is an 'every-man-for-himself' type affair, where the best player gets the top rank.
Got all that? Good, here are the Points for each rank~
S: 5 Points
A: 4 Points
B: 3 Points
C: 2 Points
D: 1 Point
E: 0 Points
F: -1 Point*
G: -10 Points**
*Grade "F" will only be used for Competition challenges as the rank for the Player in last place if there are a lot of Players. If there isnt, it wont be used.
**Grade "G" is the resulting grade for lieing. You will not be notified immediatly if your stat for the particular challenge is a lie, you will simply find out when the challenge ends and thus look a fool. In conclusion, be smart, dont BS.
All challenges are to strict deadlines, no allowances will be made unless a genuince reason is given in advance. For example, Player A will be out of town for a week, and will miss a challenge. If they inform me in advance, they can have a little extra time after the deadline of the challenge to 'catch up' and do the challenge. No other exceptions will be made. You have been warned.
Now thats all out of the way, here we go~
Challenge #1: Iron Gate Mission 1 Time Attack.
Sounds simple enough, huh? Naturally there's a catch: You are not allowed to hover at any point during the level.
You may either start a brand new savefile to eliminate the possibilites of doubletapping A and accidentally hovering, or you may use your exsisting file. However consider that I cant see if you double-tap A, and although this voids your run, its up to you to be grown up enough to admit an error and simply restart I guess.
Also consider that while the Ranks for the top two grades are quite harsh, the other grades are pretty lenient in how difficult they are to achieve, this being the first challenge and all. Dont expect them to stay quite this easy in future X)
Ranks
S Rank: Finish in under 2 minutes 5 seconds
A Rank: Finish in under 2 minutes 10 seconds
B Rank: Finish in under 2 minutes 20 seconds
C Rank: Finish in under 2 minutes 30 seconds
D Rank: Finish in under 2 minutes 45 seconds
E Rank: Anything over 2 minutes 45 seconds.
Ok guys (and girls) lets see if we can make this the best, most challenging, most fun, and the most succesful edition of SA2:B Challenges yet. Hell, we've never quite matched how awesome Taco's original two were, and they were back in 2003 at GameFAQs of all places.
Good luck and have fun, the deadline is EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER THIS HAS BEEN POSTED. Going by Time of Post.
~ARRPEEGEE
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Challenge 1 Statistics
Ill keep this updated as posts are made
supersonic101
Time: 2:00:77
Rank: S
yoshifan
Time: 2:03:47
Rank: S
eredani
Time: 2:03:99
Rank: S
RPG
Time: 2:04:65
Rank: S
PsyBorg
Time: 2:04:90
Rank: S
sonicam
Time: 2:08:74
Rank: A
mike89
Time: 2:08:77
Rank: A
theenglishman
Time: 2:10:15
Rank: B
Quartz
Time: 2:13:39
Rank: B
ParagonX9
Time: 2:15:85
Rank: B
petrie911
Time: 2:18:99
Rank: B
gs93
Time: 2:19:15
Rank: B
PsyMar
Time: 2:19:47
Rank: B
Spinballwizard
Time: 2:23:55
Rank: C
cream147
Time: 2:26:69
Rank: C
Shadow Wedge
Time: 2:27:49
Rank: C
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Try 1: 2:35:xx
Try 2: 2:29:97
Try 3: 2:26:97
Try 4: 2:23:50 -- not gonna get much lower
Try 6: 2:21:37 -- maybe I can B-rank
Try 7: 2:20:64 -- with one multi-second screwup
Try 8: 2:18:47 but I might've had a split-second hover, not sure
Try 9: 2:19:47 and I'm sure I didn't hover, record this one as my B. I'm quittin' now, A would be too frustrating.
This post moved to below RPGs so overall data is higher on the page
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sonicam
Time: 2:08:74
Rank: A
Pretty tough, I can see a very close 2:04:xx, but it's too much. :X
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2:04:90
It was difficult to do, but 'twas possible nevertheless. I await the next challenge.
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2:04.07, second try
edit: make that 2:00.77
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2:18.99
B
And I reccomend the same challenge on Sand Ocean next...
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WARNING.
The deadline has been shortened by 2 days. Going by the time of the first post, it is 5 days after that time the challenge is over.
~ARRPEEGEE
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EDIT: Might as well put all finishes in here too.
First attempt: 2:43:62. Ew.
Second attempt: 2:31:39
Third Attempt: 2:23:55
Current Time: 2:23:55.
I'll try again later.
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2'19"15
B
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2:27:49
C
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I managed to get 2:03:47.
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this sounds pretty fun!
2:39- First ever attempt at speeding the level, so obviously tons of mistakes due to not knowing where to go.
2:26- lost time with sucky door lock aiming
2:17- Faster doors
And finally..
2:15:85 (B)
decent enough I guess for 30 minutes of work, A or S rank would be quite tough due to the fact I always slow down alot just trying to turn :/
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Sorry RPG, I couldn't get it done yesterday.
I looked around for my Cube, controller and games... the first two were easy to find, but the games took some searching. When I finally found them, I grabbed SA2B and set everything up... only to find the case was empty. And Mario Kart Double Dash was the game in the Cube.
Guess which case was the only one I couldn't find...?
Damnit, my brother annoys me with his not-putting-games-in-the-right-case-ness.
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Its no problem mike, its not like these are compulsary X)
Although if you want I can excuse you for an indefinate amount of time if you still want to compete?
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Bah. 2'13"39. I don't know any tricks, save for the "Go past a door before it closes" technique, which only saved a second or two anyhow. And I hate these types of levels.
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Ive decided to give you s cryptic clue as to what Challenge #2 will contain.
"Fastest Lap".
Muse upon it further and all will be revealed on Monday night GMT.
Also do not ask me in here/on IRC/anywhere to tell you if any guesses are correct, I will not respond to any guesses :)
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NOOOOOOOOOOO
Not that stupid car race thing... I suck at that horribly. :(
Oh well, I guess I'll have to do it anyway...
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Again, deadline cut. >_>
You lose another 2 days.
From this point on, its 3 days per challenge, competition'll be a little slow otherwise :(
Challenge #2 will be released in ~9 hours
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2:12:52
First time playing the level.
2:03:99
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2:10.15
Rank B
I ran into a door and lost momentum. This was my last-ditch attempt to get a decent run in for this challenge.
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2:26:29
And you'd be surprised just how difficult that is for such an average player as myself.
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CHALLENGE #1 HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED
CURRENT STANDINGS
T1st: supersonic101- 5 Points
T1st: yoshifan– 5 Points
T1st: eredani- 5 Points
T1st: RPG- 5 Points
T1st: PsyBorg- 5 Points
T6th: sonicam- 4 Points
T6th: mike89- 4 Points
T8th: theenglishman- 3 Points
T8th: Quartz- 3 Points
T8th: ParagonX9- 3 Points
T8th: petrie911- 3 Points
T8th: gs93- 3 Points
T8th: PsyMar- 3 Points
T14th: Spinballwizard- 2 Points
T14th: cream147- 2 Points
T14th: Shadow Wedge- 2 Points
Challenge #2 in next post.
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Challenge #2: Egg Quarters Fastest Lap
First of all, just lemme me say “HA†to all of you who thought it would be a Kart stage, and serious kudos to SM who guessed this correctly in IRC.
Just do what it says, fastest lap of Egg Quarters.
RULES.
You must pass through each chamber; Red, Blue, Green, and the chamber with the MM.
You may travel clockwise or anti-clockwise, your choice.
This is (again) a fixed rank Challenge
To ‘end’ the lap, you must be clung to the ‘mural’ behind where you start in the Red Chamber, the thing that looks like a smaller version of the paintings you climb through. For it to count, the “Dig†command must be showing in the top right.
S Rank: Under 27 seconds.
A Rank: Under 30 Seconds.
B Rank: Under 33 Seconds.
C Rank: Under 36 Seconds.
D Rank: Under 40 Seconds.
E Rank: Anything over 40 seconds.
This challenge will last for the next 3 days and will end at 11PM GMT on Tuesday 27th June.
Happy pwning :o
~ARRPEEGEE
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Challenge 2 Statistics
eredani
Time: 0:24:94
Rank: S*
supersonic101
Time: 0:25:09
Rank: S
PsyBorg
Time: 0:25:20
Rank: S
yoshifan
Time: 0:25:74
Rank: S
Shadow Jackey
Time: 0:26:47
Rank: S
SadisticMystic
Time: 0:26:74
Rank: S
gs93
Time: 0:26:82
Rank: S
mike89
Time: 0:26:84
Rank: S
theenglishman
Time: 0:26:85
Rank: S
ParagonX9
Time: 0:26:87
Rank: S
RPG
Time: 0:26:97
Rank: S
cream147
Time: 0:28:20
Rank: A
Shadow Wedge
Time: 0:29:09
Rank: A
sonichero
Time: 0:29:27
Rank: A
Quartz
Time: 0:29:97
Rank: A
Spinballwizard
Time: 0:31:94
Rank: B
PsyMar
Time: 0:32:72
Rank: B
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0:26.74
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0:26:84
not bad for a born again n00b in SA2:B
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26:77
Fucking beautiful, especially considering I don't compete in SA2B much.
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What!?! Three days each!?! But I only have access to SA2:B for two days a week...
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I did it!
26:87 (S)
Took atleast 40 minutes, it was like this:
1:05- Absoultely no idea what to do
32"- Right route, slow execution.
27:10- I actually got this exact decimal 3 times.
27:00- This.....sucked.
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Damn, I wish I could do it, but my GameCube has died. I don't know when I'll be able to fix it... :(
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Quartz: You'll be excused from the challenges you miss due to not having Cube access and can then 'catch' up and do them on the days you have access.
sonicam: I have excused you indefinatly, when your Cube's fixed/you get a new one (<_<) you can have some time to catch up :)
Cryptic Clue for Challenge #3 is _ _ _ _ _ \ _ _ _ _ _ \ _ _ _ _
Real clue out tomorrow night. :D
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BOOM
To add extra incentive here and possibly set a Player as outright first, bonus point ftw!
Fastest time at the end of the challenge earns a bonus point.
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26.85
This competition is closer than Security Hall 3...and that's pretty close in itself.
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Oy. I don't like this. 32.72 and no chance I'll get an A.
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26:67
10 millisec improvement for best time ftw.
EDIT: But burning my muscle doing so ftl. :(
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ok I have 2 times here from my improvements, because sometimes the "Dig" command likes the delay a bit.
I have: 0:26:34 when I hit the wall with feet attached
and: 0:26:47 when the "Dig" command showed up (I unpaused and paused)
so take whichever is legal....until I improve this or something.
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26:90, two tries again. i'll improve it
edit: 26:19 :D
edit: 25:79 I WIN.
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26:37
Why are all of my times ending in 7? This is really wierd.
But anyway, SS101 says it can go 25, in which case I will blow up if that happens, but this will be... *sigh* fine for now.
Edit: I got 26:04, but SS101 submitted a new record before I could post my new one. I am holding back anger as I speak now, because I used an insane amount of time and energy to do it.
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29.54
A
26.82
S
I shoulld get off my ass and try again. I don't wanna look... slow.
EDIT: RPG, if you're reading this, get yo' arse on Messenger. We had a netgame scheduled yesterday.
(will remove this after guilt-tripping RPG)
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The clue for Challenge #3 is....
(drum roll)
"Grand Theft Auto"
Dwell upon THAT one :O
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It either sounds like being a reckless idiot (the main purpose of GTA), driving a car like a madman (another purpose of GTA), or a combination of both (GTA without a doubt).
Considering GTA also has guns, and the "autos" may very well be the machines Eggman/Tails use to move/attack in SA2B, that might also be a consideration.
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Words of Wisdom: "There are only 4 things that are infinite: the time Psy wastes on RPG's challenges, the muscle Psy burns on RPG's challenges, the amount of times Psy will get an S rank in those challenges despite the previous two infinities, and human stupidity, and I'm quite sure of all of them."
I assure you you wont be getting an S every time X)
You wont get the S in the next challenge, as only the TOP PWNERER takes home an S :O
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29:27
rank A
I doubt I can get any better than this :x
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Assuming you don't need to activate the warp here. >_>
I made 6 successful runs this morning, after a practice run to show me where I needed to go.
1. 43:22
2. 37:62
3. 36:12
4. 35:80
5. 35:52
6. 31:94 - B
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Words of Wisdom: "There are only 4 things that are infinite: the time Psy wastes on RPG's challenges, the muscle Psy burns on RPG's challenges, the amount of times Psy will get an S rank in those challenges despite the previous two infinities, and human stupidity, and I'm quite sure of all of them."
I assure you you wont be getting an S every time X)
You wont get the S in the next challenge, as only the TOP PWNERER takes home an S :O
o rly?
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Yes.
Under 16 hours left for this challenge now :O
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25:77
25:40
25:29
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well considering the clue, the next challenge should be fun *loves GTA*
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28:20
A
I'm happy, considering my mess up in challenge 1 :D
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Hehehehehe. And you all fell for it. You thought I was dead and couldn't go further than 26?
Nope. Actually, I had this time a while ago and decided to pull it out at the last moment just because I could.
25:20
Yes, you hear that right. 25:20. It's me very best and I chose to release it at the last possible moment for me. You guys probably will do better, or so I hear from RPG, but hey, I may win, you never know. I worked extremely hard on this, so I am keeping my hopes up.
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The Challenge deadline has been brought forward by 2 hours.
You have been warned :o
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24:94
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25:09 AHAHAHAHA...wait a sec... f u :(
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CHALLENGE #2 IS OFFICIALLY OVER
CURRENT STANDINGS
1st: eredani- 11 Points
T2nd: RPG- 10 Points
T2nd: PsyBorg- 10 Points
T2nd: supersonic101- 10 Points
T2nd: yoshifan- 10 Points
6th: mike89- 9 Points
T7th: theenglishman- 8 Points [Excused]
T7th: ParagonX9- 8 Points
T7th: gs93- 8 Points
10th: Quartz- 7 Points
T11th: PsyMar- 6 Points
T11th: cream147- 6 Points
T11th: Shadow Wedge- 6 Points
T14th: SadisticMystic- 5 Points
T14th: SHADOW JACKEY- 5 Points
T14th: Spinballwizard- 5 Points
T17th: sonicam- 4 Points [Excused]
T17th: sonichero- 4 Points
19th: petrie911- 3 Points
Challenge #3 in next post.
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Challenge #3….
Route 101 Grand Theft Auto
All hail, the first competition challenge.
Your objective is simple. Hit as many cars as possible and finish the stage.
Players will be ranked primarily based on the amount of cars they smash, finishing time being the tiebreaker.
Rules: You must play in Mission 1.
You may not travel backwards through the stage at any point.
Got all that? Happy smashing!
~ARRPEEGEE
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Rpg you little liar, you forwarded the deadline secretly behind my back. :(
/me works on new challenge
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Challenge 2: 29'09
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Sorry Swedgey, you missed the deadline :(
Challenge 3 Statistics
eredani
Cars hit: 18
Time: 2:28:02
Rank: S
yoshifan
Cars hit: 17
Time: 2:24:37
Rank: A
RPG
Cars hit: 17
Time: 2:24:37
Rank: A
PsyBorg
Cars hit: 17
Time: 2:25:10
Rank: B
gs93
Cars hit: 15
Time: 2:43:92
Rank: B
supersonic101
Cars hit: 14
Time: 2:35:84
Rank: C
SHADOW JACKEY
Cars hit: 13
Time: 2:35:94
Rank: C
ParagonX9
Cars hit: 13
Time: 2:36:94
Rank: D
sonichero
Cars hit: 13
Time: 2:47:37
Rank: D
Shadow Wedge
Cars hit: 13
Time: 2:51:20
Rank: E
Spinballwizard
Cars hit: 10
Time: 2:48:20
Rank: E
cream147
Cars hit: 10
Time: 2:52:80
Rank: F
mike89
Cars hit: 15
Time: 2:29:87
Equivalent Rank: B
Quartz
Cars hit: 12
Time: 2:51:20
Equivalent Rank: E
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Sorry Swedgey, you missed the deadline :(
That's because someone moved the deadline so the second challenge was done by the time I was expecting the first one to be done.
I haven't been here for the past 4 days :x
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2:36:94, 13 cars. I'm not 100% sure on the decimal, but i'm somewhat sure it was 94 (my memeory sucks)
will probably improve once other people start beating it.
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Sorry Swedgey, you missed the deadline :(
That's because someone moved the deadline so the second challenge was done by the time I was expecting the first one to be done.
I haven't been here for the past 4 days :x
It pays to be in the know >_>
EDIT: Also I s'pose I should post my updates rather than just modify them >_>
RPG
Cars hit: 15
Time: 2:33:44
Rank: S (for now)
DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT, THIS FRIDAY
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13 cars
2:35:94
there's 15 cars!? shit!
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My score is so pathetic I'm embarrassed to submit it :(. I'll do it last moment, like I've done with the previous two.
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RPG, you said I'd do good!?
Keep in mind my R101 times. I'm HORRIBLY SLOW. I suck at Kart stages. (Heck, I don't think I've done 280 in a couple months.)
And yes, I've seen the vid. I can't go that fast yet. >_>
8 cars, 2:58:49. AKA suck.
there's 15 cars!? shit!
I'm pretty sure the number of cars you see is dependant on your speed. The faster you go, the more you see. (I saw a 9th near the end of my run, but it rounded the last curve before I got to it.)
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there's 15 cars!? shit!
Only if your fast enough, it gets pretty close though.
Also Swedge's Challenge #2 stat has been allowed. Based on the fact he didn't know the length of the challenge's had been shortened. Anyone who missed Challenge #2 can submit a stat for it, as long as it is posted BEFORE 11PM TOMORROW (Thursday). Due to my deadline cust and various people not seeing :x
EDIT: cream, id advise you against doing it last minute, as that'll probably net you dead last :( Seeing as how most of the stats submitted will be improved upon at some point between now and Friday
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13 cars. 2:51:20
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25:74 for Egg Quarters; I'll go try R101 now.
EDIT: Hit 17 cars and finished in 2:34:20.
I was going slowly down the last stretch because I boosted into the 17th car. My checkpoint times were 39:60 and 1:24:63, if I recall correctly.
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14 cars in 2'39"72. The 15th car disappeared at the end right before I hit it.
I'll probably improve this, but I figured I'd submit in case the deadline crept forward again.
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rpg, what I meant, is that whilst I'm practising and practising that challenge, I won't submit anything yet...as it's too rubbish to think about submitting. So I'll submit at the last moment, but I'm practising as I typed
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aha, makes sense :o
Also the deadlines are now going to to stay at 3 days.
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:D Good to see it...um...all hail TSC's unluckiest member, ARRPEEGEE...right...bye bye.
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before I attempt this again, I'm looking at every vid on this stage...my times suck.
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I'm leaving for San Francisco tomorrow, - GameCube. Excuse ftw?
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Thou art excused untileth thou returnst.
EDIT:
RPG
Cars hit: 17
Time: 2:33:20
I doubt I can top that.
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D:
Well, I hit double digits.
Cars hit: 10
Time: 2:48:20
Probably missed 3 or 4.
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Just a reminder, current challenge ends in ~16 hours.
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Update: 17 cars in 2:25:35.
Boosted down the last stretch. I think the checkpoint times were 39:36 and 1:24:58.
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17 Cars in 2:25:10
Meh. Knowing you guys, you will probably beat the shit out of this. I might come back near the end of the challenge period though, you know. ;)
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14 cars
2:35.84
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Seems like this challenge's gonna separate up the positions a fair bit.
I intend to have one final, last ditch attempt at this in a short while. Wish me luck, or don't as the case may be.
EDIT: Clue For Challenge #4~
"Two things you just love to hate."
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10 cars
2:52:80
Rubbish, the worst I believe but it's all i've got. I may submit another later
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Tried again, and got 15 cars in 2'43"92. After slowing down from hitting the last car, I thought I'd never make it down the final stretch.
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I tried an I failed so fuck it, whatever I got now is it!
*waits for tommorrow*
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2:47:37
13 cars
I didnt have much time to work on this...
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Whew, got a chance to play this again.
17 in 2:24:37. This is about as good as I can manage. Checkpoint times were 39:4x and 1:25:00.
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~30 minutes to go and WHOLLY SHIZNIT I tied yoshi o_0
Are we in for an upset from eredani or pb? We'll see as the next 30 minutes unfold. Also thats my last attempt, I refuse to try and better that.
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18 Cars
2:28:02
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CHALLENGE #3 HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED
CURRENT STANDINGS
1st: eredani- 16 Points
T2nd: RPG- 14 Points
T2nd: yoshifan- 14 Points
4th: PsyBorg- 13 Points
T5th: supersonic101- 12 Points [Excused]
T5th: mike89- 12 Points
7th: gs93- 11 Points
8th: ParagonX9- 9 Points
9th: theenglishman- 8 Points [Excused]
10th: Shadow Jacky- 7 Points
T11th: PsyMar- 6 Points
T11th: Shadow Wedge- 6 Points
T13th: cream147- 5 Points
T13th: SadisticMystic- 5 Points
T13th: Spinballwizard- 5 Points [Excused]
T13th: sonichero- 5 Points
17th: sonicam- 4 Points [Excused]
T18th: petrie911- 3 Points
T18th: Quartz- 3 Points [Excused]
Challenge #4 in next post
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Challenge #4: Mad Space Mission 6! Throw 5 Omochao off the stage as fast as possible!
Muahahaha.
Simple enough, find 5 Omochao and throw them off the edge of the stage (Or the platform your standing on, for it to count), and do this as fast as possible. Once again this is a Competition Challenge, ending in precisely 3 days time.
RULES
You must play in Mission 1.
You may not wait for an Omochao to ‘respawn’ and throw it again. In short, you may only score 1 ‘kill’ per Omochao
Again, your pause time is what counts here so to keep things as accurate as possible, on the 5th Omochao you fling, you must be facing the direction you threw it, and it must be off screen (BELOW YOU) when you pause for the run to count.
You must stand still after you throw your final Omochao. You may not run backwards towards the screen so that it disappears from view faster.
Happy pwning
~ARRPEEGEE
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0:56.52
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Retrospective challenges:
#1: 2'10"94, B 2'08"77, A
#2: 26"84, S
#3: 15, 2'29"49
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Challenge #4 Statistics
eredani
Time: 0:45:92
Rank: S
yoshifan
Time: 0:47:12
Rank: A
RPG
Time: 0:48:12 (Too lazy to double check last poost, but it was 48)
Rank: B
sonichero
Time: 0:50:07
Rank: C
gs93
Time: 0:50:19
Rank: C
mike89
Time: 0:52:20
Rank: D
Shadow Jacky
Time: 0:54:40
Rank: D
PsyMar
Time: 0:54:50
Rank: E
SadisticMystic
Time: 0:56:52
Rank: E
Quartz
Time: 1:02:67
Rank: F
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It didn't look like this was a fixed rank challenge to me, RPG. No reason for the S there, then.
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57:36
First try at this level
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The camera turned when I landed, so I turned it to face at least close to the way I threw the chao (with the R button) and not turning Rouge, then I paused.
54:50 (zomg)
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I'm not too sure about the one I grabbed on gravity planet (the first one closest to the starting point)...is he effected by the gravity there?
also I suck at running and grabbing.
57:54 for now...
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He just plummets IIRC
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well...not really sure about this
0:54:40
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Yeah, he does.
52"20.
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~1 day left for this challenge.
Next Clue: "Bonus Round".
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Quartz Challenge Report v. 1.0
I must state how much I despise not knowing how to kick it up a notch in this game.
Challenge 2: 29"97
Well, I've got sub-30. I don't know how to lower it any further...
Challenge 3: 12 in 2'51"50
Gah! This is annoying! I did this on a somewhat mediocre run, but I couldn't do any better! Though afterwards I did a ring attack of the routes. That's the only good thing.
Challenge 4: 1'02"67
I guess I can do this better, but I don't have any time left to improve... This will do... besides being worse than all others.
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Well, I'll post a 47:12. Still not sure if the last Omochao actually disappeared from view, but I'm pretty sure I waited long enough.
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45:92
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50"19. The one on the Capsule Planet stands right on the seam in the ground; it was a real SOB to pick up.
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50:07
I could of got sub 50 but I messed up on the last throw but will do =/
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0:48:12
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CHALLENGE #4 IS OFFICIALLY OVER
CURRENT STANDINGS
1st: eredani- 21 Points
2nd: yoshifan- 18 Points
3rd: RPG- 17 Points
T4th: PsyBorg- 13 Points
T4th: mike89- 13 Points
T4th: gs93- 13 Points
7thth: supersonic101- 12 Points [Excused]
8th: ParagonX9- 9 Points
T9th: theenglishman- 8 Points [Excused]
T9th: Shadow Jacky- 8 Points
11th: sonichero- 7 Points
T12th: Quartz- 6 Points
T12th: PsyMar- 6 Points
T12th: Shadow Wedge- 6 Points
T15th: cream147- 5 Points
T15th: SadisticMystic- 5 Points
T15th: Spinballwizard- 5 Points [Excused]
18th: sonicam- 4 Points [Excused]
19th: petrie911- 3 Points
CHALLENGE #5 IN NEXT POST (by myself >_>)
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Just enough time to slip in one last run for yourself, I see. I was on Messenger for 15 minutes before I realized I was talking to myself *slaps self*. Also, sliding down through ranks right before the challenge closed ftl.
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Challenge #5: Bonus Round!
Yeah, SA2:B Challenges has also been infected with that deadly gameshow virus; The Bonus Round!
The rules are simple.
Your starting grade is an E.
By completing one of the set tasks, your grade increases. (One grade per challenge).
Tasks
-Complete City Escape Mission 1 without taking any hits or collecting more than 8 rings.
-In White Jungle Mission 1 at the section with 4 wooden crates before a checkpoint, smash two in a line (vertically) then get on top of the other vertical stack without breaking either of them.
-Beat Sand Ocean Mission 3 without ever firing a laser or a bullet.
-Beat Metal harbor without ever using a light dash or a homing attack.
Have fun~
~ARRPEEGEE
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We don't need to submit times or anything, right? Just say "did it"?
[Actually, I'd recommend it in future. Since there's nothing stopping someone from saying "lol i did all four A rank plz", times would act as a safeguard. If you post a fake, you'll be given the default cheating rank until you do the challenge again. -mike89]
Okay. Did 'em all. City Escape was tough; the others, not so much.
SELF-EDIT: Okay, then... I did Sand Ocean in about 3:30, IIRC, just to be cautious. Metal Harbor took me about 2:30. City Escape took 4:00; again, I was cautious. White Jungle took 5:30, because I didn't realize what to do for a few minutes. Now that I know times are posted, I might go back and do them over.
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Two done so far:
CE: 3'23"62
MH: 2'09"49
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Argh I missed the challenge date :(
Just so everyone knows, I got exactly 47 seconds, but it won't count in the challenge unfortunately :(
The challenges will probably be completed by me sometime soon.
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ah crap! I came on here to check if there was still a day left and I'm late! maybe if I treated this like heroes I would do better than what I'm getting now >:(
well the bonus round sounds hella fun...bout to do all of those. (especially MH...easy as hell!)
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so here I go...also do I have to explain myself on these?
City Escape: 3:09:00 with 8 rings when I finished...this should have been 5 though.
White Jungle: 2:29:90 I may have to do this again as when I paused it I didn't know where I was, then when I did I fell off and paused again for this time.
Sand Ocean: 1:39:92 This would be faster, but I got stuck on one part...took me a while to figure out how to get past the first pillar though.
Metal Harbor: 2:00:19 Just to be safe, I didn't use Air Dash either.
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I only done 2 so far
CE: 4:34:62 The only rings I collected were the rings you are forced to get brfore you race the truck.
MH: 2:45:07 Took me a while to find the rocket under the trail of rings after the air planes.
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SO: 1'35"29
Just WJ to go...
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Sorry I didn't post in the last challenge. I'll get going with this one tonight :)
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City Escape - 5 rings, 2:20:64
White Jungle - 1:10:99 (this was an interesting challenge)
Sand Ocean - 0:30:15
Metal Harbor - 2:01:82 (just settled for a first-try time)
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was this for actual competition? or just get it done?
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Just to get it done I assume - I just figured it'd be easier to spot cheaters if they gave times.
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I spend 2 hours searching every single section of mad space and only found 4 chao :( so I guess i'm out of that challenge.
anyway for this one:
City escape- Unbeaten- Tougher than I thought it would be, but I should be able to pull it off.
White Jungle- Not yet attempted
Sand Ocean-I think i need to learn this levels layout, I died pretty fast.
Metal Harbor- Easy when you find the rocket.. My time is quite sad(11min+), but I don't care since it doesn't seem to be based on time
Current rank: D
Will edit this post/and make a new one when(if) I get to Rank A.
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WJ: 1:57:87
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Even though I would have thought the deadline had passed, it hasn't. So now would be the time to tell you that my only SA2 savefile that's got any worth (i.e total game completion, all the rest don't even have the story completed) has been deleted, cause my Dreamcast just reset for no reason (its getting old). Can I be excused for a few days while I just get my game back up to scratch :(
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Deadline ends tonight, mostly because I was too tired to stay up to midnight to end it last night, also sure, thou art excused :o
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CE: 3:03:69
WJ: 2:18:40
SO: 0:37:14
MH: 2:15:95
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ta rpg, i think I'll remember to back up this savefile
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Deadline ends tomorrow night because Ive not had much time to type up the next challenge.
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I did the City Escape, White Jungle, and Metal Harbor challenges.
I got stuck on the Sand Ocean one, but that was probably because I forgot
it was supposed to be Mission 3! :P I didn't time them, but I can explain the solutions and
include a few comments on the difficulty and stuff soon (as soon as possible after the deadline).
EDIT: Okay, I did the Sand Ocean one. I think the time was 1'23"80. (I actually set a record,
so I can go check at any time!) It's 8 PM here. I guess the challenge is closing now?
(I'm ready to talk about the challenges. :D )
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This Challenge be over
Ill post the next one when I get back from college.
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I've completed the game (not emblems, just main story). No need for me being excused anymore. I look forward to the next challenge. :)
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Bloody hell RPG, it's been a week. It can't be that hard to type up a damn challenge >_>
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Shut up mike, >_> (Also I did the Challenge, all 4 (Obviously, as I designed them.))
Ill tabulate the stats later. Or better yet, you can save me a job and do it for me >_>
Challenge #6- Wild Canyon Mission WTF
Rules:
-You must play in Mission 5.
-You must collect the pieces in the order they appear on the rader
-You must play holding the controller upside down
Rankings:
S: Under 35 seconds
A: Under 40 Seconds
B: Under 45 Seconds
C: Under 50 Seconds
D: Under 1 minute
E: Over 1 minute
Have fun :o
~ARRPEEGEE
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Rankings for Challenge 5:
RPG
Rank: A
eredani
Rank: A
Shadow Jacky
Rank: A
GS93
Rank: A
yoshifan
Rank: A
Marth
Rank: A
mike89
Rank: B
sonichero
Rank: B
ParagonX9
Rank: D
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Current Standings:
1st: eredani- 25 Points
2nd: yoshifan- 22 Points
3rd: RPG- 21 Points
4th: gs93- 17 Points
5th: mike89- 16 Points
6th: PsyBorg- 13 Points
T7th: supersonic101- 12 Points [Excused]
T7th: Shadow Jacky- 12 Points
T9th: sonichero- 10 Points
T9th: ParagonX9- 10 Points
11th: theenglishman- 8 Points [Excused]
T12th: Quartz- 6 Points
T12th: PsyMar- 6 Points
T12th: Shadow Wedge- 6 Points
T15th: cream147- 5 Points
T15th: SadisticMystic- 5 Points
T15th: Spinballwizard- 5 Points [Excused]
T18th: sonicam- 4 Points [Excused]
T18th: Marth- 4 Points
20th: petrie911- 3 Points
Notes: Top three unchanged. The middle rankings are where all the action has occured.
PsyBorg missed this challenge and was left in the dust as GS93 and myself streaked away. Behind PsyBorg, SJ and sonichero made their move, while ParagonX9 missed a fine opportunity. Marth enters the ranks at tied 18th.
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WTF indeed...can I play this challenge with myself being upside down instead?
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Do the rules say you can.
Ok, I am not good at being all evil like. :(
Nah, you cant, the controller must be upside down, but you must be stood/sat/whatever right way up.
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I tried it anyway and it didn't work...also being upside down with the controller upside down as well...meh.
So I did it your way and got this: 0:57:67
in the rader order and everything.
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mike89
Time: 39"39
Rank: A
I was lucky to beat 35 with the controller right side up, so I think I'll leave it there for now.
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yoshifan
Time: 0:31:22
Rank: S
eredani
Time: 0:33:94
Rank: S
gs93
Time: 0:38:09
Rank: A
mike89
Time: 0:39:39
Rank: A
Shadow Jacky
Time: 0:39:99
Rank: A
Marth
Time: 0:45:14
Rank: C
[You missed one ~ Mike]
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I've been unable to play these challenges because /me is not only rather bored with them, but /me has found some other nice shit to do. I may return at a later point in this competition to get a record, but I have no guarantee.
*playgamenow*
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^^^ O_o
um...here is what I can give: 0:39:99
thats it for now as I have to go in a couple of hours out of town. most likely I wont miss any deadlines for this or the next challenge, but just in case I do.
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Time: 33:94
Rank: S
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Sadly, it does appear this is dieing off once again. Ill be pulling the plug after this round if this doesnt get another 4/5 submissions (not counting my own).
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I couldn't stand playing this with left/right or forward/back reversed, so I crossed my arms instead of changing the way I held the controller. I got 31:22.
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47 seconds exact here (C). Definitely gonna cost me.
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0'45"14 for now :(
I can definitely cut off that bit to improve my rank... and that's not counting that I plan to
experiment with holding the controller in different ways (instead of just with my right thumb
on the control stick and with my left thumb on the buttons).
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Now, I'll just add these little comments and stuff about the last challenge.
I don't know how much anyone cares, but at least part of it is a bit funny.
-White Jungle was the first one I did. It didn't take long to figure it out (go past the boxes
and use the sloped sides of the path to jump back over and through the wall),
and I just happened to land on the boxes on one of the first tries.
I noticed that the cheap, flat, fake roof of that place is the same in Green Forest.
-Metal Harbor was second. It was a little tricky, but not super-hard in any way.
(At the chain of floating robots, do a big jump to land on the last one, and then
bounce off it. Time it so you bounce off right when the sliding box comes by.
For the line of rings, use the hook thing to get up to where the item was,
jump around the first stack of crates, climb up on the second, and then jump from
the top of the tower to easily reach the runway place.)
Then, I came to the third huge jump (there was one?). I tried jumping to the Chao platform,
but I couldn't quite reach it. Then, after too many deaths, I noticed the rocket right below the line of rings!
As if that wasn't bad enough, when I was talking to RPG, he reminded me about the Mystic Melody!
(I might've thought of it, but for some reason I didn't think it was allowed or something.)
-Then, I did City Escape. There's not much to say, other than that I discovered the hard way
that you need to have no more than 3 rings when rolling into the truck area at the end.
-I tried to do Sand Ocean, but I got stuck at the part with the stack of containers.
Then, I checked the thread and found out that I was supposed to be playing Mission 3!
(I had memorized the challenges, and I hadn't seen them for a few days.)
M1 might be possible, if Robotnik can get on top of that flat roof above the little jar things
(He could hover around the corner from there.), but I don't think that can be done without cheats.
M3 was slightly easier! :P
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EDIT: 0'37"52... "Huh! Good enough!" I guess, although an S would be nice.
I can't remember exactly what I said about the controller, so I made this picture. (Excuse the sloppiness.)
This way is almost as easy as having it right-side-up, except it hurts my wrists.
EDIT2: 0'34"35... YAY!
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Update: Bettered my time to 38"09. Thank God the challenge lasted four days and not three.
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The only reason I haven't submitted is because I can't do it in a worth it time...don't stop
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and my "excuse" is I don't even have mission 5 unlocked on any hunting levels(or even mission 3 for that matter) because I hate them.
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and my "excuse" is I don't even have mission 5 unlocked on any hunting levels(or even mission 3 for that matter) because I hate them.
Oh, come on, they're not that bad...I can do them. I completed them all before my save file screwed up
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Hey! Leave off Peter Crouch!
That dance is awesome <_<
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I know. He's my favourite player. Which is why I put that there. lol
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This Challenge is over much much much later than expected >_>
Ill tabulate the final rankings later and add my stat on there.
Heres a random task for you all:
Fastest time in Green Hill Mission 1.......BLINDFOLDED!
Thats right, get to it :O
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You bastard. That was my idea!
My brother and I had been trying Pyramid Cave 2 blindfolded for a while.
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No fair, I don't have Green Hill unlocked :(
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This is going to get interesting. I've pulled off a blind folded final boss battle (mentioned it in the TSC4 thread) before. This will be my first attempt at 3D blind folded challenges.
-So far, I've managed to get to the part just after the first downward hill. For 3D blind folded challenges, the camera is your worst enemy (especially when its as blood thirsty as it is in this game) since it screws up your entire sense of direction. These sort of challenges work best in 2D, and then when used as a condition for fighting bosses.
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You think Green Hill's bad? It was blueblazes idea, and he wanted me to make you all do Cosmic Wall blindfolded ;P
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You think Green Hill's bad? It was blueblazes idea, and he wanted me to make you all do Cosmic Wall blindfolded ;P
Not at all, I was doing some commentary on blindfolded challenges for 3D gaming in general.
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I can't do it. ;_;
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I am really curious to try this challenge!
This is off the hook.
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heh, haven't heard "off the hook" in so long.
oh jeez and I thought feet were horrible runs.
also how do you guys make banners?
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This is pretty tricky. ^__^
I was using the edges of the platform. My run would have Sonic trip the edges a couple of times. I would hear him, change direction, and continue. The camera is pretty predictable. So most of the time, I am holding forward + right.
But I haven't figured out a way to get past the part that's after the loop. I'd hit the edge that's parallel to the wall with the tunnel in it. Then I'm clueless where to go. I need to figure something out. Doing the daredevil leap to the ramp, or crawling to the tunnel somehow, are both possibilities.
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1:11:29
That took work.
Ill put up another task later today
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*awaits the new challenge* (and hopes it's something I can actually play)
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Cosmic Wall Mission 1-Lowest Score ;P
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300
[EDIT] not counting checkpoint restarts
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Cosmic Wall Mission 1-Lowest Score without dieing during the run <_<
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I guess I'll be playing the Cosmic Wall one.
I might give the Green Hill (blindfold ahhh, that wouldn't be as effective as having my eyes shut
and being turned away from the screen) eyes closed mission a try, too, if it's not too late.
When are you getting the rankings for the last 2 challenges up? (I mean WC and GH.)
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None of the challenges from GH onwards will have a deadline, feel free to do them whenever you like.
Also Ill put up the Final Standings sometime when I can be arsed >_>
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I'll take CW right now. I have gone nowhere with GH and cant even get to the loop. very frustrating too.
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good rpg, because I can't do the Green Hill one due to the problems I had recently with my save file (if you remember), so I haven't got all the emeralds...Good rpg...good
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Obviously I meant emblems, not emeralds :p