Colonel Longhena wrote:Good evening men, it's been a while. Did you think I was dead? I've merely been observing; seeing how you fare without my leadership. I am sorely disappointed. You are all nothing but dogs of war! Caring for nothing but higher payouts and personal glory. In your greed you have forgotten the face of Death. I am here to teach it to you once more. I am your salvation! There is No Refuge in life... only in Death.
Death Roulette: -----No Refuge-----
Intro:
Hey everyone! I've been wanting to restart this thing for a while now, but since getting married my life has been a bit crazy with work and travel. Things have finally calmed down now though, so it's time to bring this back.
Like the ---URA--- this loop will have a special rule set and require registration. Hopefully there is enough interest to warrant running it. DR has always been meant to be a more casual everyday competition on here, so this won't require a ton of dedication like STGT, just a single credit per day of whatever we are playing. Think of it as an experiment of sorts to see how far shmups forum can take it. Obviously players of all skill levels are welcome, so don't hesitate to sign up. The winning player will recieve a prize from me in the mail. Nothing huge, just some very small Darius swag from Taito Hey!, but I think you'll like it.
Rules:
This time around we will be doing a true survival tournament. Your goal is to be the last man standing, and as such the tournament will continue until that happens.
Each day I will roll a shmup that is properly supported in MAME. Everyone participating will play this same shmup. Your goal is to pass a certain stage benchmark in the game. Initially these benchmarks will be low, but they will get higher as the tournament continues. For example if the benchmark is "reach stage 3", then you would play the game and attempt to make it that far. If you fail you will lose 1 life, pass and you are safe. Each player has 3 total lives and when all of them are depleted you are considered dead and are removed from the competition.
The catch is, as in normal Death Roulette, you get
only one attempt. You cannot restart your credit for any reason whatsoever! Do not lie or you will spend your eternal afterlife being sodomized by Dark lord Yagawa.
If you miss playing one of the games you are not automatically booted from the tournament, but you will automatically lose a life, so be careful. I also understand it may be difficult for the more busy among us to play a game daily, so I was thinking one roll per two days. The rules are not yet set in stone, so feel free to make suggestions.
All players must pre-register, and no one may join once the tournament has started. I would like to start the tournament in exactly one week on Friday October 9th (Japan time). If you are interested in participating, please post here, and leave any comments or suggestions you want.
The Colonel is looking forward to your Death.
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