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Title: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on September 28, 2012, 06:07:20 am
I've looked around and saw a challenges thread, but it seems to have stopped in April, so I'm going to start them up again and run them. These will be challenges from all different games, and I'm going to start with Sonic Generations as I know that game well and can think of lots of challenges for it. Each challenge will last 2 weeks, and the five fastest people will receive the points. An overall leaderboard will be updated after each game.
The first challenge will start on Saturday October 6th at 00:00 GMT and last for 2 weeks. After that a challenge now starts on a Saturday, and Finishes on a Saturday (It finishes at Midnight On A Saturday But The challenge may be announced earlier than midnight). I will announce the challenge just before it starts. The aim is to complete the challenge as fast as possible. Here are how the points will be distributed:
1st – 10 points
2nd – 8 points
3rd – 5 points
4th – 3 points
5th – 1 point
Bonus points may be awarded and the challenge will say so if that’s the case. Check back here when the challenge starts on Saturday to see what it is. You must post your time (no cheating or else you'll not be allowed to participate), if you want to post a Youtube link for extra proof feel free. If you want to post a link of a YouTube Video for your time you can do, but you don't have to. :P
Just to reiterate you DON'T need a video as proof. But you CAN if you want to.
Good luck everyone!
If you have any ideas for challenges then please send me a PM, please don't post the idea as a reply.

Update: Games Schedule:
October 6th: Challenge 1: Sonic Generations
October 20th: Challenge 2: Sonic Generations
Novermber 3rd: Challenge 3: Sonic Generations
November 17th: Challenge 4: Sonic Generations
December 1st: Challenge 5: Cancelled
December 15th: No Challenge - I'm Away On Holiday XD

December 29th: Challenge 6: Sonic 2
January 26th: Challenge 8: Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Current Leaderboard

PosUsernamePoints
1stSonicBoom73736
2ndAjavalo11
3rdBilan10
4thdanieldude8
5thRomanemul5
6thWerey3
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Bilan on September 28, 2012, 09:27:03 am
Not to pick fault with the idea (because it's a good one and I enjoyed running it myself), but requiring a youtube video may exclude a fair few people who would otherwise enter. Recording, editing and uploading can be a big hassle to have to do for something "fun"!
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on September 28, 2012, 09:41:26 am
i think ur right i'll change that rule
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Millernusgaming on September 28, 2012, 12:22:54 pm
Sonic Generations, count me in :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 05, 2012, 03:13:42 pm
OK Guys, This is the first challenge:

TSC Challenge 1
Name: Fire Jumper
Game: Sonic Generations
Level: Green Hill Act 1
Requirements: Equip the fire shield skill, then as soon as the level starts press Y/Triangle, to have the fire shield, then only jump (that means you can only press A for Xbox, and X for PS3) to complete the level. You have to complete the level without touching the analog stick or the D-pad. You aren't allowed to spindash. This took me about 10 minutes to do, and takes a little practice. Remember ONLY press the Jump button.
Example Video: http://youtu.be/HKCvSwUxIZs
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 06, 2012, 11:25:15 am
I got 1:07.09
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SpanielWare on October 06, 2012, 02:04:41 pm
Although I'm not participating in this challenge (because I don't own Generations <_<), may I bring to your attention that, in case you have not realized, the YouTube video which you have posted a link to is private. Making it public would allow everyone to see it (unless you have intentionally made it private, in which case I beg your pardon).
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 06, 2012, 02:08:39 pm
it is intentionally private, so you have to work it out for yourself, it will become public once the challenge is over
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: romanemul on October 06, 2012, 03:13:08 pm
got 51.65 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTR9F9jRVvQ)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SpanielWare on October 06, 2012, 04:10:42 pm
Sorry SonicBoom737, I misinterpreted you, I assumed that the example video was a demonstration of the challenge and therefore was meant to be public. Anyway it's a cool challenge, I would participate if I had the game.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Ajavalo on October 07, 2012, 11:50:09 am
This took longer than it should have! Done in 1:33.45.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 07, 2012, 11:58:49 pm
1;18;48. Quite a nice tricky challenge.

Edit: I just got 51;68 on another try. Will this be valid as it's a second submission?
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 08, 2012, 06:21:15 am
1;18;48. Quite a nice tricky challenge.

Edit: I just got 51;68 on another try. Will this be valid as it's a second submission?
yep, you can resubmit ur time as many times as u want to keep improving :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 08, 2012, 03:38:07 pm
Ah right, thanks for clarifying.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Bilan on October 08, 2012, 04:42:02 pm
0:49:71 #whatnow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T590TFCeZ_o)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 19, 2012, 05:46:03 am
Could I suggest reducing the time between challenges from 2 weeks?
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 19, 2012, 06:12:37 am
i think thats a good idea, i think i'll change it to a week in future

Juts To let everyone know the time a challenge lasts is now 1 week :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 19, 2012, 06:15:43 am
So does the next one start today?
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 19, 2012, 06:20:24 am
yep, this one finishes tonight and the next one starts tonight - it will be a modern challenge :P
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 19, 2012, 01:40:03 pm
0:51.54
TSC Challenge 1 Speed Run (0:51.54) (http://youtu.be/NLqBkwH_X2w)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 19, 2012, 05:23:32 pm
End Of Challenge 1
Results:
1st Bilan - 0:49.71 - 10 points
2nd SonicBoom737 - 0:51.54 - 8 points
3rd Romanemul - 0:51.65 - 5 points
4th Werey - 0:51.68 - 3 points
5th Ajavalo - 1:33.45 - 1 point

See the Top for The Overall Standings
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TSC Challenge 2
Name: Ringless Seaside Hill
Game: Sonic Generations
Level: Seaside Hill Act 2
Requirements: Complete this level with the fastest time. For every ring you collect you add 1 second onto your time. You aren't allowed any skills for this challenge.
Notes: this challenge has been edited, because the original was really hard.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: romanemul on October 19, 2012, 06:45:07 pm
Requirements: Complete the level as fast as possible without collecting any rings.

Actually the challenge is impossible because you cannot complete it without the last ring.The big one.

Lol

Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: DarkAura on October 19, 2012, 06:47:23 pm
^I don't care what anyone says, that should be on the front page as one of those quotes.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 19, 2012, 07:43:42 pm
Requirements: Complete the level as fast as possible without collecting any rings.

Actually the challenge is impossible because you cannot complete it without the last ring.The big one.

Lol
Lol, excluding the goal ring...
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: DarkAura on October 19, 2012, 10:39:57 pm
I've been trying for two hours and I can't get it.. >_>
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 21, 2012, 03:27:54 am
guys, this challenges is deadline is now friday, and each challenge is friday to friday
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 21, 2012, 08:50:06 am
I've been trying for two hours and I can't get it.. >_>
I've edited the challenge, tbh that was insanely hard, this is alot easier.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 21, 2012, 11:33:36 am
Hmm, this is going to take a while. and Darkaura, there's already a quote like that.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Ajavalo on October 21, 2012, 11:50:00 am
I've done 2:57:03 with 1 Ring, and then 2:41:00 with 5 Rings. In my opinion, avoiding Rings isn't that hard, except for two spots in the 2D temple section. The difficult thing is speed running it, since you have to maneuver around Rings at high speed and manage your limited boost.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 21, 2012, 11:55:51 am
I've done 2:57:03 with 1 Ring, and then 2:41:00 with 5 Rings. In my opinion, avoiding Rings isn't that hard, except for two spots in the 2D temple section. The difficult thing is speed running it, since you have to maneuver around Rings at high speed and manage your limited boost.
that means your current best time is 2:46.00
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 22, 2012, 07:38:33 am
Could I suggest reducing the time between challenges from 2 weeks?
I'm afraid that I wont be able to do the challenges to a length of less than 2 weeks, in the future I may be able to, so check back for updates, but atm it has to remain 2 weeks for each challenge.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 22, 2012, 09:23:00 am
Why
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 23, 2012, 06:20:19 am
Im only able to access the computer once every two weeks, if I can get more organised and get enough challenges worked out, then I may be able to reduce the time between each challenge, but for now, it will have to remain 2 weeks for each challenge, but be prepared for this to change in the next few weeks
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 25, 2012, 06:16:02 am
anyone gonna do this challenge - or is it a bad challenge?
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Bilan on October 25, 2012, 06:25:58 am
Does it end tomorrow, or in 8 days?
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on October 26, 2012, 05:25:24 am
8 days, sorry for the confusion
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on October 26, 2012, 02:06:31 pm
I shall be attempting this later. Don't worry, you still have my attention.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: romanemul on October 26, 2012, 03:55:09 pm
anyone gonna do this challenge - or is it a bad challenge?

Im doing it.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 03, 2012, 11:44:06 am
I got 02:48.97 and collected 38 rings so my final time is 03:26.97 - watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFvBkFmLU9A&lc=eOqkuK-3BE2SbcCl6lLkzBqMT_QfRnsK7ZiOjU5x3UM&feature=inbox
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 03, 2012, 08:07:47 pm
End Of Challenge 1
Results:
1st Ajavalo - 02:46.00 - 10 points
2nd SonicBoom737 - 03:26.97 - 8 points
3rd -
4th -
5th -

See the Top for The Overall Standings
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TSC Challenge 3
Name: Bouncy Blue Ball
Game: Sonic Generations
Level: Chemical Plant Act 1
Requirements: Complete this level with the fastest time. You have to bounce all the time though with the bubble shield. You may not stand on the floor unless with any of the exceptions found in this video, the video tells you the rules etc so watch it before you do the challenge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf5vVdR176I
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on November 03, 2012, 08:16:13 pm
WEll, Shit. Guess I forgot to do it afterall.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 03, 2012, 08:18:09 pm
lol, it put me to the top of the leaderboard so im happy :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Ajavalo on November 04, 2012, 07:28:48 am
Did someone know about the hidden spring to reach the higher path of the 2D temple without running on the wall? By the way, I don't think I deserve so many points, since it was me who suggested this challenge, but yeah... :P
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 04, 2012, 09:38:43 am
2:20.85 is my best for this challenge
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 09, 2012, 04:09:31 am
anyone doing these challenges?...
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: DarkAura on November 12, 2012, 06:18:15 pm
I'm trying but I think I'm breaking the rules every time I run.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 13, 2012, 06:10:52 am
I'm trying but I think I'm breaking the rules every time I run.
i think it'll be ok, submit the time and if it's unbelievably fast then i'll ask you how you got the time, but i think it'll be ok :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on November 13, 2012, 05:26:10 pm
^ but she's breaking the rules, so there'd be no point >__>
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 14, 2012, 05:09:19 am
^ but she's breaking the rules, so there'd be no point >__>
I doubt that the rules are being broken, just tell me where you think you are and then I'll tell you if it's allowed
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on November 15, 2012, 11:28:34 am
She said so in her post
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: DarkAura on November 15, 2012, 12:15:39 pm
I said I -think- I am. So eave me alone. I get home tomorrow for a good ten days so I can try once more. I'll give the locations of where I was on the ground and SonicBoom737 can figure it out.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: Werey on November 15, 2012, 12:16:49 pm
You have 1 day left to submit iirc.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 21, 2012, 06:18:54 am
End Of Challenge 3
Results:
1st SonicBoom737 - 2:20.85 - 10 points
2nd -
3rd -
4th -
5th -

See the Top for The Overall Standings
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TSC Challenge 4
Name: Chemical Plant Runless
Game: Sonic Generations
Level: Chemical Plant Act 2
Requirements: Complete the level wihtout using the left stick, so that means the analog stick or the d-pad, you can use anything else except for quickstep. So to reiterate that you can't use the d-pad, the left analog stick or quick step. It is possible.
Example: for an example look at BrianuuSonic's Video On Youtube, I'll add a link soon.

It has also come to my attention that people don't seem to be doing these challenges, despite there being two weeks to do them. Are the challenges too hard? Not very good? or any other reason? I would reduce the time but I'm not going to unless there is alot more participation in them, if people don't do them with 2 weeks time, then it's even more unlikely that people will do them with two weeks time. After this challenge I'll try and make them a bit easier and quicker to do. But please let me know what the problems are. :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: DarkAura on November 21, 2012, 09:59:08 am
Tbh, I think we need a bigger game variety.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 22, 2012, 06:14:37 am
Tbh, I think we need a bigger game variety.
do you mean like do different games each week?
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: DarkAura on November 22, 2012, 12:36:49 pm
Doesn't have to be each week. It can just be like for example:
Generations
Sonic 2
Sonic 3
Sonic 3
06
Generations
Generations
Sonic 2
Just not generations every time.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on November 23, 2012, 04:46:59 am
I've added a schedule to the top post, if there's any games you woulod like to see played then let me know, and say what you think of the schedule.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on December 04, 2012, 07:19:17 am
Challenged Over - No Entrants

I can tell that no one is doing these challenges, So I'm not going to do the next challenge, can I ask if there are people who will try and regularly participate in these challenges, can anyone who will participate say so, the next challenge will be a sonic 2 one, lots of people have that game, I'll try to make it easy, fun and not too time consuming :), noly Lucario is saying what she thinks so can I have a few more people saying please :)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SpanielWare on December 04, 2012, 11:36:39 am
If the next challenge is a Sonic 2 one (or one for any other Sonic title that I own), I'm in! :O
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on December 05, 2012, 04:01:34 am
If the next challenge is a Sonic 2 one (or one for any other Sonic title that I own), I'm in! :O
ok, the next few challenges are sonic mega drive titles as you can see in the schedule in the top post
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on December 30, 2012, 07:47:27 pm
Sorry that this is a little late, but here it is now, we'll see how these challenges go to see whether we'll continue doing these challenges.

TSC Challenge 6
Name: Don't Forget Your Sidekick!
Game: Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Level: Oil Ocean Act 1
Requirements: Be Sonic and Tails. Complete Oil Ocean with Tails remaining on the screen at all times, you can take any routes you want, but from the point that the level starts Tails must be seen on the screen, this means that Tails won't respawn at all so he won't be in his flying form. So Tails must remain on the screen from the moment you start the level to the moment you cross the finish goal.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on January 08, 2013, 03:07:20 pm
I got 1:18 (http://youtu.be/KuViIt6oipQ)
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on January 12, 2013, 04:47:56 pm
This challenge will be postponed for one week, I am giving everyone till Friday 18th January to do it.
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SpanielWare on January 13, 2013, 01:50:43 pm
Give it up for danieldude with an astonishing time of 2:16!
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on January 14, 2013, 05:49:31 am
Wooooohhhh *Clap* *clap*
Title: Re: TSC Sonic Challenges
Post by: SB737 on January 22, 2013, 10:14:27 am
should have done this earlier, but internet was too slow -
End Of Challenge 6
Results:
1st SonicBoom737 - 01:18 - 10 points
2nd danieldude - 02:16 - 8 points
3rd -
4th -
5th -

See the Top for The Overall Standings
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I'm gonna postpone the challenge to start on Friday, otherwise eberything will get confused, and it may be too short a time for some people.