SydLexia.com SNES Championship - 2008

The first official SydLexia SNES Championship!

SNES Championship Trophy

Notices & Updates

• Sign-ups are closed. Results should be finished within the next 48 hours.
• Anyone absent from 2 straight challenges without giving Douche McCallister notice will be removed from the competition.

The Contest

Official Thread: SydLexia Forums Thread

All winning videos will be posted on the following account. NESChallenge

Ways to Sign Up!

• Make a post in this thread saying that you want to participate.
• IM Douche - Zerodivide54
• Email Douche - djf187 (Insert @ thing here) psu.edu
• Private Message Douche - Click Here!

Rules

1. Everyone MUST use the same emulator. It has been discussed and that emulator is SNES9X version 1.51
2. Every week a challenge will be posted. This challenge will either come from Syd or myself.
3. Any game in the North American library is fair game, so yes there might be a challenge for Barbie. (Doubtful, but you never know.)
4. All rules regarding a specific challenge will be described on the date of the challenges.
5. Save states and cheat codes are not allowed. Anyone found to be using either will be disqualified from the entire competition.
6. A movie file must be submitted to me or my cohort, yet to be determined, by the deadline issued.
7. The winner of this set of challenges will win $1,000,000 if after winning they can find and capture Osama Bin Laden.
8. The competition will start on December 15th. Since Dec 15th is finals week for most college students, the first challenge will span 2 weeks.
9. Some challenges may require you to use a save file that I will provide. It is not my fault if you accidentally erase any save files you already have for a specific game. Take the proper precautions.

Requirements

• SNES9X Version 1.51

SNES9X Instructions

Windows XP Users

1. Install the Application
   1. Download snes9x for Windows
   2. Create a folder called snes9x
      • You can make it anywhere, but easiest would be on the desktop
   3. Unzip the snes9x files into the snes9x folder
   4. Run snes9x.exe
   5. Quit the snes9x application
2. Prepare for the challenge
   1. Download the Rom file
   2. Place the .smc file into the \snes9x\Roms folder
      • If the Roms folder does not exist, you will need to create it.
      • All roms will be delivered in a .zip file. It is not neccessary to unzip the file but you can unpackage the file (just double click it) if you would rather the rom show up as a .smc file.
   3. Download the save file (It will usually have a .000 extension)
   4. Place the .000 file into the \snes9x\Saves folder
      • If the Saves folder does not exist, you will need to create it.
3. Starting the Game
   1. Launch snes9x.exe
   2. In the File menu select Open Rom Image…
   3. Browse to the \snes9x\Roms folder and select the .smc file you previously downloaded
   4. The game will immediately begin to launch. Press the F1 key to load the first save state. Subsequent save files can be launched by pressing F2, F3, ... F9.

Mac OS X Users

Mac OS X 10.5 Instructions

1. Install the Application
   1. Download snes9x for OSX
   2. Create a subfolder in the Applications directory called snes9x
   3. Place the snes9x application file into the newly created snes9x folder (before running it)
   4. Run the snes9x application once
   5. Quit the snes9x application
2. Prepare for a challenge
   1. Download the Rom file
   2. Place the .smc file into the \Applications\snes9x\Roms folder
      1. It is common that the Rom will be delivered in a .zip file. You must unpackage the file (just double click it) prior to gaining access to the .smc file.
   3. Download the save file (It will usually have a .000 extension)
   4. Place the .000 file into the \Applications\snes9x\Freezes folder
      • If the Freezes folder does not exist, you will need to create it.
   5. Rename the .000 save file by adding “.frz” after the three zeros in the file name
      • The file name should be similar to: Example.000.frz
3. Starting the Game
   1. From \Applications\snes9x launch the SNES9X applications
   2. In the File menu select Open Rom Image…
   3. Browse to the \Applications\snes9x\Roms folder and select the .smc file you previously downloaded
   4. The game will immediately begin to launch. Click the Emulation menu and select Pause…
   5. In the Option menu select Defrost State…
   6. Press the #1 on your keyboard

You are ready to play!

Questions

• Douche McCallister Click Here to Contact Douche
• Syd Lexia Click Here to Contact Syd

The Games

Challenge #1

• When: December 15th
• Due: December 28th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Challenge: Beat all 3 bosses from the save files distributed. Fastest time wins. In case of a tie most health left wins.

• There are three parts to this challenge. The total time from all three parts will be combined as the challenge time. Start time for all three parts is when the Boss music begins. End time for all three parts is when the boss begins to explode.

• Part 1: Using what you have in your inventory you must dispatch Helmasaur as quickly as possible.
• Part 2: Using what you have in your inventory you must dispatch Arrghus as quickly as possible.
• Part 3: Using what you have in your inventory you must dispatch Blind as quickly as possible starting the fight without full health.

In case of a tie the winner(s) will be determined by how many hearts they retain after Blind is defeated.

• Winners: Click Here

Challenge #2

• When: December 29th
• Due: January 4th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
• Challenge: The given save file will start you at Balrog. Your mission whether you choose to actually complete it in its entirety or not...You are Ken. Ken knows two things...kicking ass and taking names. However one thing Ken needs practice on is his Dragon Punches. Apparently when they were filming Street Fighter the Movie he forgot how and now he needs a refresher course.

• When you start the challenge there is no stipulations on how you must fight, only on how you must win. Every opponent must be finished with a Dragon Punch. They also must be finished each round with a Dragon Punch. If you finish them off with a different move the run is over. You CAN lose rounds, but there are no continues.

Winners: TBD

Challenge #3

• When: January 5th
• Due: January 11th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #4

• When: January 12th
• Due: January 18th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #5

• When: January 19th
• Due: January 25th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #6

• When: January 26th
• Due: February 2nd - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #7

• When: February 3rd
• Due: February 9th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #8

• When: February 10th
• Due: February 16th - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #9

• When: February 17th
• Due: February 23rd - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Challenge #10

• When: February 24th
• Due: March 2nd - 11:59 P.M.
• Game:
• Challenge:

• Winners: TBD

Participants & Results

Below is a list of the participants as well as their results.

Point System - The point system for this challenge will be as follows.

• 1st - 10 points*
• 2nd - 9 points
• 3rd - 8 points
• 4th - 7 points
• 5th - 6 points
• 6+ - 5 points
• NE = No Entry Submitted - 0 points

(*There may be challenges where multiple people will get first place points.)

Name	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Total
aherpesoutbreak	9
Andrew Man	NE
Bluey	5
Burt Reynolds	NE
Char Aznoble	NE
Cpt. Fantastic	5
Decoy	NE
diligentme	NE
DJ Pat	5
docinsano	5
DoctorOrpheus	NE
Douche McCallister	5
DR SHERMAN	NE
Dr. Jeebus	5
drewbocop	NE
dummies_ch2	NE
Econo	NE
Eliminator	7
Ermac	NE
Fernin	8
FNJ	NE
ged1928	NE
Geno	NE
Ghandi	5
GPFontaine	5
I'm Feeling Lucky	NE
JESmith	5
jockye	NE
joshwoodzell	NE
lavalarva	5
Lemurman	5
McScurvy	5
MegaManPDA	5
mejarema	5
Mitch	NE
MonsterOfTheLake	5
Mr. Bomberman	NE
mtgrnwdstar	5
Necro Critic	NE
Nekkoru	NE
nintendork	5
Not Sure	10
Pandajuice	5
Paradox	NE
Paramount	NE
Penguin_Doomsday	NE
perpendicularain	5
Polter	NE
Quantinuum	5
Ralphrius	5
Ranboob	5
Rycona	5
Ryosis	NE
scrantonicity	NE
serotoninzero	NE
ShadowViperX	5
Slayer1	5
specktheimp	NE
SSNintendo	5
ThatGuy	5
Troy RULES	6
UsaSatsui	5
wunstar	NE
zarcone	5