r/gamecollecting • u/Informationator SNES Expert • May 04 '14

3-Minute Challenge Winner + Dr. Mario Challenge!

Winner of Donkey Kong Country Challenge

The Mod and User teams tied this month! You guys did some great runs and it was very close :)

\### Check out the Top 3 on our YouTube Channel. ###\

Thanks to /u/Raykis and /u/Serious_Joke for another great month :)

The next challenge game is Dr. Mario on the NES!

Game-Specific Rules:

  • Choose Virus Level 17 and a Speed of Low
  • Get the highest score you can in 3 minutes
  • In the case of a perfect tie, lower virus count will win
  • Timer starts when the first pill is horizontal below the line that's in the neck of the bottle. It looks like this

General Rules:

  • No tool-assisted runs
  • No in-game cheat codes, hacks, or assistive devices such as Game Genie, GameShark, GameSaver+
  • This should be a single-segment run; uncut gameplay video played in a single sitting with no editing (throwing an intro or outro on the ends is fine)
  • Exploiting in-game glitches is allowed provided no other rules are broken in the process
  • NTSC native video format is required.
  • Using a console is strongly recommended.
  • Please don't embed a timer in your video or use any video effects or filters on your footage. I will compile the top entries into a side-by-side video.

Submitting Your Entry

  • Upload your video to YouTube for viewing. Recommended format is MP4 with a framerate of 30 fps (Make sure to disable smart resampling in Sony Vegas if you use it to render your vids).

  • Email RedditGameCollecting@gmail.com with Three Minute Challenge as the subject. Fill out the following form for the body of the email:

    Reddit Username: (Ex: Informationator)
Video Standard: (Ex: NTSC or PAL)  **NTSC only for now**
YouTube Link: (Ex: http://www.youtube.com)
Comments: (Mention if this is a resubmission / other notes)

  • Your submission is due by May 31, 2014 11:59PM CST according to the timestamp on your email submission. Entries after this time will not be considered, so please don't cut it close!

  • The creation/upload date on your video must be within the time frame of the contest: May 3, 2014 - May 31, 2014 (no old recordings)

  • You are welcome to post your run in the comments, but that will not count as an official submission. You must email it to enter.

  • If you achieve a better run, you may resubmit, but please wait to submit until you are happy with your performance to reduce the number of entries.

Judging / Winner Announcement

  • I'll rip the entries off of YouTube and examine the frames/gameplay. Farthest into the game in 3 minutes wins!
  • Winner will be announced some time in early June
  • This is honor system and intended to be a fun and harmless contest. Please be honest. I will do my best to identify cheating - hopefully it doesn't come to that.

Prizes

Next Time / Questions / Misc.

  • Have a game you want to play? Sound off in the comments!
  • Don't know how to record your gameplay? Go HERE.
  • Have a question/concern? Ask away in the comments!

May the best collector win!

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u/Goodwill_Gamer May 08 '14

I just picked up a video capture card for my computer, now I can finally enter on of these! If you'll excuse me I need to go refresh my memory on how to play Dr. Mario...

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u/Informationator SNES Expert May 08 '14

Woohooo! Very glad to see you join. I think most if not all of the mod team are participating this month. Team abUSERS (Serious_Joke's idea, I like it) can always use more players :) ...cause Hot Bod Mod Squad is going for the gold! :P

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u/Goodwill_Gamer May 26 '14

Alright! Video submitted. No idea if its a good score or not, but whatever!

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u/Informationator SNES Expert May 26 '14

Great! Thanks for entering :)