ThatBuffGamer

Awesome challenge!! I already see a lot of great attempts 😅
I’ll definitely have a crack at this. The Master System was my second console after the 2600 and shinobi was one of my favorite games back then! Never managed to beat it though, curious to see how I’ll do now 😄
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allright here’s my first try:
139050. Only 1 bar left when I got to tha choppaaa!

97,400. Just 50 points behind @nosweargamer!

Awesome challenge!! I already see a lot of great attempts 😅
I’ll definitely have a crack at this. The Master System was my second console after the 2600 and shinobi was one of my favorite games back then! Never managed to beat it though, curious to see how I’ll do now 😄
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allright here’s my first try:
139050. Only 1 bar left when I got to tha choppaaa!

97450.
I did this on a live stream tonight, around the 8:00 mark. First time I've played this game in a long time! Gave the site some shout outs too.
 

New score: 154,000
I played a pretty good game until I got to Black Turtle. Once there, I had no idea what strategy to employ. I definitely got past it when I was 12! 🙃
 
 

Not much better but moving in the right direction. 63600
 

Must quit playing. 🙃😁🙃
New score: 142,050
 

119,500.  

97,500
 

A slight improvement thanks to the bonus stage. I couldn't activate my magic so I lost Ken Oh. 
61,400

Great pick for the squad challenge!  This is my first time playing this version of Shinobi since at least 1991! My childhood best friend had an SMS and I loved this game.  
First time out: 54,900 on Mednaffe with a USB controller.

Nice! i will start this one with 43850
Open Emu USB game pad
 

SINGLE LIFE RUN:
This Squad Challenge allows ONE LIFE to achieve your high score.

 

Shinobi
Sega Master System
Controller: CONTROLLER / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE
Difficulty Level: Default
SINGLE LIFE: Achieve high score using only one life to win challenge
Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔
Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST May 31st, 2019
 
 
OBJECTIVE: Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between May 15th through May 31st, 2019. Screen captures are not allowed as they are easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor!
 
ELIGIBILITY: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!
 
PLAY RULES: Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.
 
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Default. There are no difficulty options in Shinobi. Press Start to play.
 
SINGLE LIFE RUN: You are only allowed ONE LIFE to achieve your high score in this Squad Challenge.
 
FAIR PLAY: Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that no use of cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, Photoshop, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage is allowed. Everybody hates a cheater.
 
MORE: To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: https://forums.atari.io/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/
 
MESSAGE: Welcome to our 60th Squad Challenge! This will be our FIRST Squad Challenge for the Sega Master System and for one of the system's pillar titles: Shinobi! This is a SINGLE LIFE RUN Challenge, and you are only allowed ONE LIFE to achieve your high score in this Squad Challenge. ROM and Instruction Manual are provided below. Good luck to everyone playing!
 
NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be for Atari Lynx. Be there!
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Shinobi.pdf Shinobi.sms

YES!  I win!  We're playing by golf rules, right?  Lowest score = winner. 

Nice scores, everyone.  What a great game.  I can't believe I've never played it until now.  I also hear that Super Mario World 2 is even better. 

Congratulations RadioPoultry!
 
Congratulations @RadioPoultry on an excellent run! Super Mario Land is possibly one of the most important killer aps of all time, which along with Tetris helped launch the Game Boy to stratospheric dominance. For many of us this was the first Mario sequel we got to play, and we really loved joining Mario in a new adventure of ancient ruins, giant crabs, flying stone heads and strange creatures! I can never see the stone heads of Easter Island without thinking of playing this game out by the pool. 
Super Mario Land was our first GameBoy Squad Challenge, as well as our first Single-Life Run. I wasn't sure if we'd have a good turnout for our first Game Boy game, it was great to see so many of you jump in on this Challenge! @RadioPoultry won the Squad Challenge with a high score of 198,500. @Kid A was right on his tail with an incredible 181,390. @atarilbc brought his A-Game with his Lunchtime Unwinds, posting a high score of 87,510. @ThatBuffGamer posted an impressive 69,340. I showed up with @kamakazi20012, @Atari Creep and @RickR to post our best! Congrats to everyone who played! I'd encourage RadioPoultry to post his new high score on the Scoreboard, and maybe this Challenge can continue on! 
Our next Squad Challenge will be for the Atari ST. 2019 will be changing it up in High Score Squad with new challenges for Lynx, SNES, Genesis, Master System, Atari ST, Jaguar, 5200, TurboGrafx-16, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Game Boy and much much more, in addition to the usual lineup of video game systems. We may even have an Arcade challenge! Be ready to play all of these game systems, we'll be breaking new ground with more interesting Squad Challenges coming up very soon and throughout the year, and we hope to see you there. Way to go everybody!
 
 
SUPER MARIO LAND
SINGLE LIFE RUN FINAL STANDINGS
 
1   RADIO POULTRY             198,500
2   KID A                                 181,390
3   ATARILBC                           87,510
4   THAT BUFF GAMER          69,340
5   JUSTIN                               52,410
6   KAMAKAZI20012             46,610
7   ATARI CREEP                    38,200
8   RICKR                                 15,680
 
 

Score: 94,880

I managed to beat the game after this! That ending music is as great as everyone says it is.

Lunchtime unwind: 87,510.
 

My final attempt this nightshift:
I’m off to bed now, have a great day you all and keep playing! 😄

JUSTIN!  Why did you pick this game?!?!  The issues I had with this game from decades ago are returning.  I am finding it very difficult to the game off for any reason.  I'm not sure if this was a good thing or not LOL.  I've got the tunes playing in my head when I sleep.  

178010
 

Lunchtime score: 77,240. 

My final attempt this nightshift:
I’m off to bed now, have a great day you all and keep playing! 😄

My final attempt this nightshift:
I’m off to bed now, have a great day you all and keep playing! 😄

3rd attempt, this time I got to 36040 points. So far I haven’t gotten past level 1-3 but I believe I can do better! 💪
I’m playing the original cart, this time on my Gameboy pocket.