I've recorded a "decent" run on Vs. mode in Neo Bomberman, but I'm having the damndest time figuring out how to score it.

The scoring system was implemented to prevent ties on Bomberman, Bomberman World, and Atomic Punk... but I don't think ties would be much of a problem in Neo Bomberman, since it's considerably easier to rack up wins. The current scoring system rewards draws, which is a fair way to score on the other games since you have a limited amount of lives... but in Neo Bomberman, where a draw just prolongs the game since SOMEONE has to win two games to take the "set"... well, like Ashuime said, if someone can get "stalling" down they can get a lot of points when they're not getting any wins. And that's another problem, since the match isn't over until someone wins two games, winning one and then beginning to "leech" gives the player a little leeway... if they finally screw up, their game isn't over, they can win on the next game.

Therefore, for simplicity's sake, I feel that Neo Bomberman's Vs. mode should be scored by total number of wins/sets/crowns/whatever the hell you wanna call them. Not to mention it'll get rid of this headache I'm getting from trying to figure out how to apply this scoring when different CPU characters are winning games and prolonging the set....

-BomberBBH

-- BBH (lordbbh@aol.com), November 04, 2000

Answers

No kidding, although I think I'd prefer to have it done as follows:

2 points for a win -1 point for a loss 0 points for a draw of any sort

The scores would be lower, but the draw-leech trick wouldn't work, and you'd have less ties anyway.

King Of Soldam,

-- Ashuime Rainflower (peng@demongate.ath.cx), November 05, 2000.

Do you know the meaning of "KING"?
I beleave you are just joking.most of your score is selecting bonus.
so your real score is very little.any drunk guy can get 2,010,000 points at this game.
I know that not so bad player can get 10million at this game with ease.
"king" is not so cheap word. I know that my is too poor to be called "The KING".
If you really want to see the KING, let you download S.Krogman's galaga,joustgod's joust,crash's crash or Do-donpachi god's page's one or eclips's. mines are not enough.
P.S.
how to avoid decrease the time bonus at "bomber man world?".
It is very unfair (disadvantage for all clearable player)bug.
I could get 3 million easily but at this roms,2 million is not so easy.

-- Rank-59 (weavuspert@yahoo.co.jp), November 05, 2000.

Um, calm down Hisa. I'm pretty sure he was just joking. No need to start ripping on people.

As for the Bomberman World bug, I have no idea.

-King of Chimera Beast :P

-- BBH (lordbbh@aol.com), November 05, 2000.

I always calm down.but I am too poor reader,wrighter,and speaker of English.
my dictionary and translation system (cheap one)sometimes show me awful meaning.
I disturbed the word of "KING OF SOLDAM".
maybe my dictionary is not so good. actually "king" is much cheaper word.(at least weaker than Ace).
I recognized "king" as a "ABSOLUTELY,INVINSIBLE,STRONGEST."and had not better use at joking.but it is faulse.
very sorry.maybe I am also a king.of course you are,BBH. ---for millions of kings---

-- Rank-59 (weavuspert@yahoo.co.jp), November 05, 2000.

OK - I've gone back to basic number of crowns won scoring. BBH - I assume that's 12 for you, 7 for ashumie, and 4 for myself.

Seeing that I believe I've lost this vote now :(

GB9

-- Gameboy9 (goldengameboy@yahoo.com), November 05, 2000.

Hisa: Calm down, man. Yeah, I admit that I'm probably not nearly as good at Soldam as any of the people who play it all the time. But, at least, I'm better at it so far than anyone else who's submitted a recording. You're welcome to toss out a 3,000,000-point recording on it.

As for the rest of you: Hmph. I think I'm going to have to try a full-clear recording on vs. mode. I wonder what happens if you do that...

-- Ashuime Rainflower (peng@demongate.ath.cx), November 06, 2000.

Oh yeah, and one other thing on Soldam: 600k on it without a bonus (starting from scratch). Not too shabby, although I think I can get a million at least.

-- Ashuime Rainflower (peng@demongate.ath.cx), November 07, 2000.

DO NOT ESCAPE KING.beat me if you can.

-- Rank-52 (weavuspeert@yahoo.co.jp), November 11, 2000.

Geez Hisa-Chan, let it go already. Stop tormenting poor Ashuime. :)

And to get even more off-topic from the subject, good job on finishing Cadash (what's the advantage of not upgrading the armor?), even though that is a LOT of leeching. But you recorded the game on the Cadash (French) romset, which is cadashf. But you uploaded under cadash. Could you move the recording to that romname please?

-wannabe King of Shock Troopers

-- BBH (lordbbh@aol.com), November 11, 2000.

I BOW DOWN TO KING! geezus Hisa, can you tone down the arrogance level a tad? Yes, you are very good at videogames. You are a goddamn legend in fact. But must you rub it in so damn much?

- JSW, King nothing

-- JSW (usagi@dingoblue.net.au), November 11, 2000.

Goddamn..??
All difference between you and I is "know the WR or not".
I know all my recordings are much inferior than gamest record.
even do-donpachi god page's recordings are not enough!
so--I only pointing Total beginner calling himself as a KING.
Why am I so blamed??
KING OF SPELLMISS AND POOR LANGUAGE.

-- Rank-52 (weavuspert@yahoo.co.jp), November 11, 2000.

Bah, I'm not a "total beginner" at Soldam. (Either that, or everyone else sucks worse than I do at it... besides Hisa, obviously, but I don't give a flying Fudgesicle what he thinks.)

As for "tormenting"... yeah, right. I was waiting for someone to try and beat my score. I just wish it hadn't been so thoroughly.

And, once more, by "King" I didn't mean that I'm invincible. Check your world history, Hisa. Kings are rarely invincible. They're just dominating that area... which I was until you stomped my score into the ground.

Anyway...

King (sort of) of Money Puzzle Exchanger, vs. computer mode...

-- Ashuime Rainflower (peng@demongate.ath.cx), November 13, 2000.

This kind of comedy just can't be premeditated. :)

Brian

-- Brian McLean (bmclean84@hotmail.com), November 13, 2000.

Mr. Brian (heh): You're right. This can't be planned... the first time.

Of course, now that I know it torques Hisa so, I'll have to do it over and over again.

King of (insert game here that Hisa hasn't played yet and that I still have first place on)...

-- Ashuime Rainflower (peng@demongate.ath.cx), November 15, 2000.

king of deleted!!! whoo!!!

not even hisa can beat me (999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 on first life)

-- david oliver (davedude1414@yahoo.com), January 26, 2001.

Congratulations...
you should be proud of your king of deleted.
it is much more worthy than king of poor language.

-- Rank-54 (weavuspert@yahoo.co.jp), February 01, 2001.