greenween Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 It's all good Justin. I'll just play an NES emulator on PS2 or the PC. 🙂 RickR 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, greenween said: It's all good Justin. I'll just play an NES emulator on PS2 or the PC. 🙂 Sounds good bud. If you run into trouble with that let me know and we'll play it by ear. I want you to be able to join in. greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, greenween said: It's all good Justin. I'll just play an NES emulator on PS2 or the PC. 🙂 I'm doing emulation on the PC using a program called "JNES". Because I'm too lazy to go upstairs and find a real cart. But I totally agree...join in with an emulator and play the SNES version if that doesn't work out for you. Edited April 18, 2020 by RickR greenween and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 I'm using JNES too. I'd like to avoid an asterisk if possible. LOL Justin and RickR 1 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Justin said: I LOVE IT!! Thanks @RickR I think I'll be competing with him more than anything, as I don't see any way I'm getting a 70k score like @kamakazi20012 For now, I'm trying to break that 10k barrier. Justin and Atari 5200 Guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 43 minutes ago, RickR said: I think I'll be competing with him more than anything, as I don't see any way I'm getting a 70k score like @kamakazi20012 For now, I'm trying to break that 10k barrier. It's okay if you get a score of 42 as long as you're having fun RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 I'm trying to set up an emulator so I can play the game. 🙂 Justin and RickR 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 48 minutes ago, TrekMD said: I'm trying to set up an emulator so I can play the game. 🙂 This will be the first time for most of us playing Dr. Mario with a real Doctor 👨⚕️ TrekMD, RickR and Atari 5200 Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Justin said: This will be the first time for most of us playing Dr. Mario with a real Doctor 👨⚕️ Hopefully Dr. Eugenio doesn't casually flick pills like this quack Dr. Mario. Justin, TrekMD and Atari 5200 Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 13,200 TrekMD, Atari 5200 Guy and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 15 hours ago, RickR said: I think I'll be competing with him more than anything, as I don't see any way I'm getting a 70k score like @kamakazi20012 For now, I'm trying to break that 10k barrier. Geez...I didn't mean to make a score that was impossible for others to reach. I'm use to seeing scores higher than 70k...I'm use to my score barely making a list. I'm sorry guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 7 hours ago, kamakazi20012 said: Geez...I didn't mean to make a score that was impossible for others to reach. I'm use to seeing scores higher than 70k...I'm use to my score barely making a list. I'm sorry guys. Oh no! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that at all. My bad. Please go for it and go as high as you can. I'm a beginner. This game is a challenge for my slow mind. Hopefully, someone else here can give you some good competition! A story: For several years, I have been a volunteer at the big Portland retro gaming show. I usually get a front-row seat to the Tetris World Championship competition, and it's incredible. Watching those people who have mastered the game is an amazing sight. Even though that's another game I stink at, I sure do learn a lot and enjoy watching the best play. So please, pour it on. Get some video if you can (I may learn something :) ) Atari 5200 Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 3 hours ago, RickR said: Oh no! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that at all. My bad. Please go for it and go as high as you can. I'm a beginner. This game is a challenge for my slow mind. Hopefully, someone else here can give you some good competition! A story: For several years, I have been a volunteer at the big Portland retro gaming show. I usually get a front-row seat to the Tetris World Championship competition, and it's incredible. Watching those people who have mastered the game is an amazing sight. Even though that's another game I stink at, I sure do learn a lot and enjoy watching the best play. So please, pour it on. Get some video if you can (I may learn something 🙂 ) Nothing to be sorry about. That's just me. And I've seen those competitions on YouTube. I've also seen some Halo and other competitions from more modern games and am dumbfounded by how well those gamers play. I guess one of my mother's boyfriends was wrong...you can get paid to play games. I just have never tried to play at that level. Very impressive. I've tried to play Fornite and before I could even figure out where I was and where I wanted to go I was taken out of the game with a single shot. So I don't play those games for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 10,400 to get on the board. I'm going to try and get a few more attempts in before 4/30. Stay safe and healthy everyone! Justin and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I'm set up but I need to read the instructions. I tried it without reading them and my score was pathetic. LOL Justin 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: I'm set up but I need to read the instructions. I tried it without reading them and my score was pathetic. LOL I'm glad it's not just me. You'll get the hang of it I'm sure. Wipe out the viruses by getting 4 of the same color in a row. Horizontal or vertical. Justin and TrekMD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Hopefully this short video I made will help you guys out. You only get points for matches made on the viruses. This video is NOT a score submission. It's only for reference. TrekMD, RickR and Justin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 That was helpful to watch. Thanks! Justin 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: That was helpful to watch. Thanks! You're Welcome. Now, practice and let's see those scores beat mine 😉 I know y'all can do it! Edited April 23, 2020 by kamakazi20012 TrekMD and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 43,200 RickR and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 17,200 Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 38,800. Getting better... Justin and RadioPoultry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Well, here is my first and, rather pathetic, score. Let's see how much I'm able to improve it! LOL Justin and RickR 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Dr. Mario is like Tetris and Tetris 2...it's a mix of strategy with endurance. It helps to plan ahead. During the early levels pay attention to the pill Mario throws and take a peek at the one Mario is holding. Try to see where to use these 2 in advance. About like Chess or Checkers; plan your moves at least a few moves ahead. It also helps to mentally draw a grid so you know how your pills are lining up with the viruses. Try a few slower stages first to get a feel for the game before trying faster levels. You guys are doing great! I'd really like to see you guys put me at the bottom of the scoreboard...and I'm not being sarcastic or or anything. I'd really like to see you guys bump me down the list. I know you guys can do it! Justin, RickR and TrekMD 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Practice helps a lot. @kamakazi20012 is right. You have to take a peek at the pill that's coming next and mentally plan ahead. I think it helps to wipe the viruses at the top of the screen first to give yourself more time and space to think. TrekMD and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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