Big 20 #19
October 5th, 2024 at 1pm EST
Race Details
Goals
1. Nintendo World Championships 1990 (Any% 25 Lines)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on Controller 2 | Time Stop: Seeing 25+ Lines in Tetris -or- Time runs out |
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2. Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (Earth + bosses)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on New Game | Time Stop: When MARS appears after leaving Earth |
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3. Adventures of Lolo 2 (Beat Floor 4)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the title screen | Time Stop: When FLOOR 5 is visible after Floor 4 |
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4. A Boy And His Blob (Any%)
| Time Start: Press Start on the title screen. | Time Stop: After triggering the final textbox |
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5. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (Beat World 4 Warpless)
| Time Start: Press Start (Mario or Luigi) | Time Stop: Grabbing the axe in 4-4 |
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6. Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True (Restore Memory)
| Time Start: Pressing A on a new file | Time Stop: Seeing this textbox after restoring your memory. |
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7. NES Open (Japan Course)
| Time Start: Pressing A on the course name | Time Stop: When the scorecard shows after finishing Hole 18 |
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8. Adventure Island II (Beat World 4 Boss)
| Time Start: Press Start on the title screen. | Time Stop: Fadeout after killing the Octopus Boss in World 4 |
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9. Rainbow Islands (Beat Choppy)
| Time Start: Press Start on the title screen. | Time Stop: When the screen turns black after defeating Choppy finishes flashing |
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10. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Beat the game (Race ROM))
| Time Start: Pressing Start on 1 Player | Time Stop: After Freddy jumps off the screen to the right and you start throwing bones in the furnace |
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11. Final Fantasy (Wake the Elf Prince (Randomizer))
| Time Start: After selecting New Game, press Start after characters are created | Time Stop: Waking the Prince after giving the Herb to the assistant |
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12. Blades of Steel (10 Goals)
| Time Start: After your team and the computer team are selected, press Start to begin | Time Stop: When the scoreboard appears with 10 as your score. |
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13. Ghoul School (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the title screen | Time Stop: When the fire in the furnace in the final boss room goes out |
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14. Where´s Waldo (Easy)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on Easy | Time Stop: When the moon appears after the slot machine win |
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15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (Beat Shredder)
| Time Start: Selecting your Turtle by pressing A, then select stage 10 | Time Stop: When the screen transitions to the Technodrome exploding |
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16. Micro Machines (Cue Ball Circuit)
| Time Start: Press A to select your character | Time Stop: After the results of Cue Ball Circuit show. You MUST qualify in the race |
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17. Bucky O'Hare (Beat the Game, Cell Start)
| Time Start: Pressing A on the last character of the password MRX24 | Time Stop: Once your character flies off screen and this screen appears |
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18. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (Beat the Game)
| Time Start: Time begins when pressing Start on Start Game. Must be a clean file. | Time Stop: When seeing the Congratulations screen after getting the Amulet from WERDNA |
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19. Jackal (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the title screen | Time Stop: When the tank starts to explode on the final level |
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20. The Battle of Olympus (Beat the Game)
| Time Start: Pressing Start after entering the Heroine’s name | Time Stop: Timing ends after the Heroine appears after the hearts stop spinning. |
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Rules
- Finish all 20 goals as quickly as possible.
- Games must be played in order. Earned passwords can always be used.
- You must wait at least 30 seconds after completing a game before starting the next.
- After the 10th game there is a mandatory 3 minute wait before starting the 11th game. You can enter passwords during this wait period.
- Race will be streamed on Twitch.
- The race will be timed using https://racetime.gg.
- The games must be played live. Local recordings are suggested in case of power/internet issues. If you lose power/internet, continue the race.
- Save states are not allowed during the race. Be sure to disable the use of save states before the race begins. Using one may result in disqualification from the race.
- Note: Ends on screen transition” refers to the screen fading to black or switching to a different screen. The time stop on these will generally be when the screen transition finishes to black, unless otherwise noted. References to the next screen are just for clarification purposes.
Signup
How to Join
- There is no official signup. If you join us on https://racetime.gg on the day of the race, you’re in.
- To download game resources and get training tips, join the Discord and chat with the community.
- Start practicing! If you’re practicing live on Twitch, use the tag ‘Big20’ so other folks can find you.
- You can track your progress and others by using the community time tracker. To join the community time tracker, find a blank sheet (e.g., named SheetXXX), rename the sheet to your preferred user name, lock it, and start recording your practice times.
- On race day, the marathon will take place on https://racetime.gg. Make an account before race day so you are prepared! Links to the room will be provided prior to the marathon. First marathon? Visit this page on how to prep.
- Have fun! We’re happy to have you in the community!
Results
TBD!
Videos
Big 20 #19: Race VOD
Resources