It's a Knockout! 2015/16: Final and 3rd Place Play-Off - The Great Giana Sisters

Graham Humphrey · 10 January 2016, 11:05

It's a Knockout! 2015/16: Final and 3rd Place Play-Off - The Great Giana Sisters

Starts: 00:01 January 10 Finishes: 23:59 January 16

Here we go with this year's ultimate showdown. Who will end up with the big honour?

Rules

Rules are available here. Super League rules are here.

Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like.

No cheating (including save states) - anyone caught cheating gets disqualified.

Good luck to all involved - may battle commence...

Downloads

- ADF
- WHDLoad-installed

Extras

- Lemon thread
- Super League Round 6 threads: EAB - Lemon

Final Scores

Third/Fourth Place Play-Off

Graham Humphrey - 14,590 v. Joni - 32,214

Final

jPV - 78,970 v. capehorn - 83,477

S0ulA55a551n · 10 January 2016, 11:21

Sorry noticed these things over the years about time to get amongst it. I take these are the finals , when will the next all competitors welcome rounds be starting. Sorry if this wrong place to ask

Graham Humphrey · 10 January 2016, 11:26

Hello, welcome! Yes, this is the final of our current Knockout competition which started at the end of November. To take part in this particular tournament, you have to enter the qualifying stage first.

However, next week, our regular League season starts for 2016 - from next Sunday to be precise. This is open for anyone to play whenever they want, however often they want. Each round will last for three weeks and a few rounds will be 'double' rounds (i.e. we play two games instead of one). The season runs until the end of November, so plenty of opportunites to get involved! Feel free to come and join us - the start of a new season is a perfect time to start.

S0ulA55a551n · 10 January 2016, 11:35

Brilliant. Not done any serious amiga gaming in about 15 years so could be interesting

ransom1122 · 10 January 2016, 12:32

Good luck boys. May the best man win.

Graham Humphrey · 12 January 2016, 00:58

14,590

capehorn · 16 January 2016, 01:25

I can't seem to do better than this

66,002

Graham Humphrey · 16 January 2016, 11:18

But it's still enough to put you ahead on the final day of the competition

Need to try and get myself third place...

capehorn · 16 January 2016, 23:43

I may not have posted much in the thread but I've put a load of work into this game this week. I spent the first four days or so trying to learn it and the last couple trying to string runs together and think about where best to use up lives.

I agree with jPV on the Lemon thread, there is so much about this game to remember, just today I've accidently locked myself into an area that I couldn't get out of with those falling rocks blocking my path, and twice accidently activated warps that skipped me over high scoring levels(!), in addition to the usual act of losing lives at points I've never lost lives at before!

I was never a huge fan of those shoot'em-ups that remove the weapon you've built up over the course of many levels as soon as you die and this game is a lot like that, if you die at any point towards the end then you lose your weapons and crucially your fire-proof power. So my tactic was simply to not die and get as far as I could.

I didn't quite manage it, but I did manage one run where I only died once which was enough to get me to my life-milking point. I hope this is enough.

81,462

capehorn · 17 January 2016, 00:39

One last go, managed to find a few more points.

83,477

Graham Humphrey · 17 January 2016, 01:23

And it's all over for another year...

The Knockout champion for a second time is... capehorn! Both players posted high-quality scores but in the end capehorn edged out jPV and takes the title. Congratulations!

jPV still finishes second overall which is a fine achievement. Well done to Joni for securing a bronze medal on his competition debut, highly respectable. His score was too much for me in the end, although I did edge up to 17k in the final few hours. Nevertheless I'm happy to finish fourth.

So that's all done and dusted. Now it's time for a brand new League season.

vagrant · 17 January 2016, 03:36

Congrats on the win capehorn

capehorn · 18 January 2016, 00:02

Thank you!

I don't fancy my chances of winning the league though

10 January 2016, 11:05	#1
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	It's a Knockout! 2015/16: Final and 3rd Place Play-Off - The Great Giana Sisters It's a Knockout! 2015/16: Final and 3rd Place Play-Off - The Great Giana Sisters Starts: 00:01 January 10 Finishes: 23:59 January 16 Here we go with this year's ultimate showdown. Who will end up with the big honour? *Rules* Rules are available here. Super League rules are here. Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like. No cheating (including save states) - anyone caught cheating gets disqualified. Good luck to all involved - may battle commence... *Downloads* - ADF - WHDLoad-installed Extras - Lemon thread - Super League Round 6 threads: EAB - Lemon Final Scores Third/Fourth Place Play-Off Graham Humphrey - 14,590 v. Joni - 32,214 Final jPV - 78,970 v. capehorn - 83,477 Last edited by Graham Humphrey; 17 January 2016 at 01:19.

16 January 2016, 01:25	#7
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	I can't seem to do better than this 66,002 Attached Thumbnails

16 January 2016, 23:43	#9
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	I may not have posted much in the thread but I've put a load of work into this game this week. I spent the first four days or so trying to learn it and the last couple trying to string runs together and think about where best to use up lives. I agree with jPV on the Lemon thread, there is so much about this game to remember, just today I've accidently locked myself into an area that I couldn't get out of with those falling rocks blocking my path, and twice accidently activated warps that skipped me over high scoring levels(!), in addition to the usual act of losing lives at points I've never lost lives at before! I was never a huge fan of those shoot'em-ups that remove the weapon you've built up over the course of many levels as soon as you die and this game is a lot like that, if you die at any point towards the end then you lose your weapons and crucially your fire-proof power. So my tactic was simply to not die and get as far as I could. I didn't quite manage it, but I did manage one run where I only died once which was enough to get me to my life-milking point. I hope this is enough. 81,462 Attached Thumbnails

17 January 2016, 00:39	#10
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	One last go, managed to find a few more points. 83,477 Attached Thumbnails

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10 January 2016, 11:21	#2
S0ulA55a551n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Wales Age: 46 Posts: 934	Sorry noticed these things over the years about time to get amongst it. I take these are the finals , when will the next all competitors welcome rounds be starting. Sorry if this wrong place to ask

10 January 2016, 11:26	#3
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Hello, welcome! Yes, this is the final of our current Knockout competition which started at the end of November. To take part in this particular tournament, you have to enter the qualifying stage first. However, next week, our regular League season starts for 2016 - from next Sunday to be precise. This is open for anyone to play whenever they want, however often they want. Each round will last for three weeks and a few rounds will be 'double' rounds (i.e. we play two games instead of one). The season runs until the end of November, so plenty of opportunites to get involved! Feel free to come and join us - the start of a new season is a perfect time to start.

10 January 2016, 11:35	#4
S0ulA55a551n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Wales Age: 46 Posts: 934	Brilliant. Not done any serious amiga gaming in about 15 years so could be interesting

10 January 2016, 12:32	#5
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,813	Good luck boys. May the best man win.

12 January 2016, 00:58	#6
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	14,590

16 January 2016, 11:18	#8
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	But it's still enough to put you ahead on the final day of the competition Need to try and get myself third place...

17 January 2016, 01:23	#11
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	And it's all over for another year... The Knockout champion for a second time is... capehorn! Both players posted high-quality scores but in the end capehorn edged out jPV and takes the title. Congratulations! jPV still finishes second overall which is a fine achievement. Well done to Joni for securing a bronze medal on his competition debut, highly respectable. His score was too much for me in the end, although I did edge up to 17k in the final few hours. Nevertheless I'm happy to finish fourth. So that's all done and dusted. Now it's time for a brand new League season.

17 January 2016, 03:36	#12
vagrant Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Age: 44 Posts: 1,126	Congrats on the win capehorn

18 January 2016, 00:02	#13
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	Thank you! I don't fancy my chances of winning the league though

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