Shadow Fire Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Gamemaster: Shadow Fire REMAINING TIME You are all hereby challenged to play Tetrisphere for the Nintendo 64. Developed by H2O Entertainment, a Canadian company, this game gives a fresh approach to the classic Tetris that we are familiar with. Unlike other Tetris titles, the goal in Tetrisphere is somewhat different. You must free your robotic friends from within the spherical core. As time counts down, the sphere will start moving towards you. In order to successfully remove the blocks away from the core, you must perform successful drops of blocks. An unsuccessful drop, or having the sphere touch you will result in a penalty, and once you have incurred three penalties, it is game over. There are a variety of game modes, but this challenge will have you playing Time Trial. Instead of being required to free your companion from within the core, you must uncover a picture of your respective robot avatar. You will have five minutes to score as high as you can, and reach the highest level you can. With each passing level, the difficulty will increase. Good luck! CONTENTS The download pack will contain the following: A copy of the rules and some info A text file, titled after the game game, for you to record your score and final level achieved, as well as the date of completion, and any comments you may have for the game Please note: The game file will not be provided for this challenge, however, it can be found easily.You may need an emulator that can run N64 games. I'd expect that a majority of you would have at least one. RULES There will be a few rules in place to allow for a fair go: You must score as much as you can, and reach the highest level you can in one full run. No save states are to be used. You must play TIME TRIAL Mode, however, you can select whichever robot you like. For those of you with the ability to do so, you may record footage of your play. Either use a capture card, PC recording software, or even Livestream Procaster (provided you have a livestream.com account). However, inability to do so will not necessarily penalise you. If you are not sure how to play, you may use TUTORIAL mode, as well as looking for the instruction manuals, which can be found online. You can select which music plays during the game, or simply let the game automatically choose for you. External controllers are permitted, to make things easier (or harder, depending on your setup). Likewise, if you own it on the original console (N64, lol), you may play it on that system. Otherwise, you should know where to find the appropriate emulator. Do not post your records here. Instead, send me a PM with the provided text files, subject name being Tetrisphere Challenge. Ensure you do so by the deadline, as specified in the topic. The community challenge will have a deadline: 10:00PM on July 1, 2013 (Australian Eastern Standard Time). You can use an online timezone converter to find out when exactly that is in your timezone, or simply look at the provided countdown timer above. PRIZE The person with the highest overall score and highest finishing level will be awarded with a prize, an item under $20 from the official GCN Spreadshirt Shop, as well as being awarded with the Achievement for winning the challenge. CONTENDERS Strati DOWNLOAD To download the pack and get started, click here. Download, and enjoy! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Count me in. I'll get to it in about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spire Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Holy mackerel, I remember this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giadrosich Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 OMG Tetrisphere! I have that on my N64, I had fun with it, I might have to dig out the capture card for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 OMG Tetrisphere! I have that on my N64, I had fun with it, I might have to dig out the capture card for this one. That would be awesome. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Nice. A contender already. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I'm confused, how exactly do I get in the list of contenders? I already said I'd be in this. Sent from my cell phone, because ancient satellites from across the cosmic web are lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I'm confused, how exactly do I get in the list of contenders? I already said I'd be in this.Sent from my cell phone, because ancient satellites from across the cosmic web are lame. Fairly certain that as soon as you submit a score, you're part of the contenders list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Then it should be stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Then it should be stated. It is stated. The topic marked CHALLENGE GUIDELINES has it listed within. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Then it should be stated. It is stated. The topic marked CHALLENGE GUIDELINES has it listed within. Woman, I'm so lazy. You're expecting too much of me here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Any other participants for this challenge yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netsrac Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I might participate this time, not sure though since I have to study quite a lot lately and I want to use my free time to just chill and listen to music... and write stuff in the fourms :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Just under two days remain. Will anyone else compete, or will it be a win by default? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I had forgotten about this challenge, but now that I'm reminded of it, I have a hell of a lot of time on my hands and can't spend it -all- on the Final Fantasy XIV beta, so I'll definitely be getting you my score soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Meh, don't want to do it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 20 hours to go. C'mon people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 TIME EXTENDEDDue to circumstances beyond my control, I've decided to extend the competition by a week. In a way, it's a plus, as more people can enter if they so wish.The countdown timer has been updated to reflect this extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Fire Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Winner AnnouncedI am pleased to announce that Strati has won the Tetrisphere Challenge, along with the Bricklayer achievement.Level Attained: 3Final Score: 572100 Stay tuned for the next challenge, coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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