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Just want to point a couple of things out:

- We are 2 months away from this restarted project's aniversary
- We need 6 more games to be completed (for the SMS version) to reach 50 games covered by this project.
- We need to complete 2 "G" games, 1 "J" game, 2 "T" games and 1 "U" game to get every game to 50% complete or above. Combined, this would be enough to get the SMS project reaching 50 games complete by this restart


Also, is this project allowing people to claim games that already have a bounty on them? As I understand the bounties, they are used to try and get a quick, complete guide for the game. Allowing claims for these games would (in a sense) remove the rush to complete the guide to get a bounty.

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Take me off Alex Kidd. The bounty was stolen from the same guy that took my Yu-Gi-Oh! Bounty. Damn him.

The same dude jacked both my Alan Wake and recently my Pulstar bounty from me, let's burn him at the stake.
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From: IceQueenZer0 | #001
The same dude jacked both my Alan Wake and recently my Pulstar bounty from me, let's burn him at the stake.

You serious?! What a ******. It was my LittleBigPlanet one, and I'm glad he did because I won FOTM with that guide. Still, I hate him. Let's burn the witch! XD Hilarious.

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So, Cool Spot, turns out I don't actually need to write a guide for it, which is nice. Here's the thing: the Master System version contains the same exact levels as the Mega Drive/Genesis version, admittedly not always in the same order (I was like: “wuts up wit dat? yo, homes, to bel air”), and they're as ugly as sin, but still.

I'll let someone else submit whatever form it is that needs submitting in order to get it cross-linked, because I don't have a clue. Ooh, and while I was at it, I submitted the correct code for the cheat menu.
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^ Why don't you at least write a guide that notes the differences between the 2 versions? I know that if I was reading a guide for a game and there is a level skipped, I would try to get that guide unlinked/removed.

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Well, how about that, it turns out I must have been asleep when I posted that. So, yeah, ignore the previous post. Okay, let's see, now I'm awake:

The Mega Drive version has:
1) Shell Shock
2) Pier Pressure
3) Off The Wall
4) Wading Around
5) Toying Around
6) Radical Rails
7) Wound Up
8) Loco Motion
9) Back To The Wall
10 Dock and Roll
11) Surf Patrol

The Master System Version has:
1) Shell Shock
2) Pier Pressure
3) Off The Wall
4) Radical Rails
5) Wading Around
6) Back To The Wall
7) Dock and Roll
8) Surf Patrol

But, the levels they do share are identical, apart from the a couple of groups of Small Spots replaced by a Large Spot, and a couple of ground spikes being absent. That only took 106 words, I'm not sure how I could make a differences guide.
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*apart from a couple of groups
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Why not ask permission to use the levels wrote in the Mega Drive guide and you list the differences in a separate section of the FAQ.

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Probably you could make it a really short differences guide (more like a list) and hope it gets accepted. If this is the case a cross-link would work fine.

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Why not ask permission to use the levels wrote in the Mega Drive guide and you list the differences in a separate section of the FAQ.

Or pass that information onto the author of the Genisis guide and hope (s)he includes it in his/her guide. While I am almost certain SB would accept a guide that takes almost all the written information for another guide (because he has, several times), you will get someone whine about the similarities and try to get it off the site (even if you do give credit).

Without identifying the differences between the games one way or another, a cross-link would not work well for this game (and games like this is the reason why I wanted to identify every cross-linked game when we started the project, much to some user's annoyance).

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Just curious, how would you get SB to change the status of a guide on this site that you do not own?

I have just read through the Strider II guide and it is a complete beginning-to-end walkthrough of the game and want to get that marked as complete (if possible).

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I suppose the only thing you could try is a problem report. However, I wouldn't hold out much hope of this being successful. I would have suggested contacting the author but since the FAQ was written 10 years ago the idea is almost laughable.

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Well, I've sent the author of the Cool Spot guide an email asking him if he'd be willing to include a section detailing the differences between versions.
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I got a response, and he's glad to help. I've sent him a couple of paragraphs detailing the differences, and he's going to include them.
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Aztec Adventure taken by notofanotice (is that his name?)
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Mento has updated his Cool Spot guide with the list of differences I sent him. I still have no idea what form to fill in to request a cross-link, so that still needs doing.
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Just submit an update with no changes and ask it in the notes, give the gameid.

Usually we just submit a problem report and explain the situation.

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Actually, he could have had it cross-linked himself, with the ticky box... wonder why he didn't.
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Can anyone confirm me if AfterBurner is the same as the NES version? I've seen several videos and they look the same. I'd test it out but my computer is ****, so **** that I can't even run an emulator XD

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Haven't played the NES version, but reading a FAQ, it seems a bit different. Think there are 18 levels in the SMS version, with refuelling after every third stage, flying fortress enemy after 6 and 12. Seems to be a limit to your missiles in the NES version too - you have unlimited on SMS. Can also get through the first 11 levels by just holding either left or right too, as nothing hits you until Stage 12.
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That being said I'm not 100% sure on the 18 levels - never finished the SMS version. Used to have it as a kid though, from memory the manual said it was 18.
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Thanks for that Eternal! Then I claim AfterBurner

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Total Files/Complete FAQs: 48/22
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I'm making a quick guide of TransBot. This piece of crap is only 2 levels then it loops on and on.
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Ya'll don't know me, my record can't tell ya. I'd be afraid if I was just another failure.

^ Didn't realise it kept looping after to levels. Good luck with the guide anyway.

@ selmiak, I am going to be taking down my SMS CP Site next weekend. Just thought to let you know, due to the link on your SMS CP Site.



I wish I could say that I was going to claim a guide, but I have found nothing that interests me so far, coupled with work and another board interested with my Summoner 2 guide, will probably not see me claim a guide for any CP in a while.

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I can't really see any more games that interest me. I don't think I'll be claiming any more for a quite some time, but y'know where I am if you need me. Ooh, and I see you're taking down the SMS CP page on your site, Games - would it be too much bother for you zip it up and email it to me? A bit of work was put into it, and I'm daft about keeping copies of stuff like that.
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Sure, but I should tell you it hasn't been updated in a while.

I will probably do it over the weekend as I have little time during the week.

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I'm about to finish AfterBurner, which is good. Don't think I'll be able to do Nekyuu since I thing it uses kanji, which I know nothing about >_>

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Total Files/Complete FAQs: 56/23
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Claiming Air Rescue. Just played it and got to the 5th level. I think I could make a good, quick guide out of it.

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Can anyone give me any tips on how to write for After Burner? The worlds are so alike and have the same enemies, so I'm running out of ideas for the guide. Also, it's kinda fast paced so listing the waves of attacks is nearly impossible.

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I was interested as to what you would be including for the game, as I wasn't even sure if the waves of enemies were the same in every game (think they might be). It is too fast paced really to read through a guide as you are playing anyway, so I'd probably just give a brief description of the appearance of each level, maybe a bit of a comment on what sort of number of enemies to expect etc. Up to you to include what you think is necessary to cover the game.

I will beat the game one day. Maybe. Was never able to get past level 13 or so as a kid.
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Actually, that's what I'm writing. The game is also kinda tough, so that's a plus!

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Total Files/Complete FAQs: 56/23
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Just over a month to go before this project reaches it's 1 year anniversary. 46 Games already covered for the SMS while this project is running and I am hoping for 4 more games to be covered before the anniversary of this project begins.

I am currently passed about a 1/6 of my way through my Air Rescue guide and know that Round 2 and Round 4 will be easy to write for. I am unsure about Round 3 and Round 5 will take time as I need to complete it first. The other sections (considered 1/6 of the guide) should be simple to complete, so I am hoping for this to be completed before the start of October. After that, I am unsure what my next SMS guide will be and unsure if I will start another SMS guide this year.

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When your Air Rescue guide and my After Burner guide are complete, only 2 more will be needed to have 50 completed guides for the first anniversary.

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so, back from vacation =)
@Games: if you should take down your site just post here and send me the files (html+css+images) via mail and I will add it to the archive on my site.

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Might get Tennis Ace done by the 1 year anniversary, the game is a bit of a grind though. Up to the Itary Open (Not my typo there), the poor English used is probably the highlight of the game.

Not sure what I'll contribute after that, something one day. Got other priorities right now.
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I changed my mind, and have kidnapped Terminator 2: The Arcade Game. It seems simple enough, and I actually didn't notice it before.

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So, do we have 4 people (including me) that still believe they can get a guide completed before 10th October [1st year anniversary]?

I have my Air Rescue guide at 50% completed and am only worried about the final round. I am hoping to get it completed for next Monday, but round 5 will be the only problem in my attempt to complete this guide before or on 8th October. 10th October [the anniversary] is on a Sunday, so the guide needs to be finished on the 8th October to be counted for the statistics of this project's 1st year after being revived.


@selmiak, still planning to take down that portion of my site. Should have time next week, as I am on holiday. Will make sure to send the site to you & MikePenance when I do remove it.

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I can complete it today if I wanted to. I'll see how the rest of my day develops!

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Total Files/Complete FAQs: 56/23
Looking for co-writer to finish my guides: DQ8 and KH 358/2 Days

The game I am writing for is a challenge, I'm 1/3 of the way through Grand Slam mode in Tennis Ace, that's only 12 matches BTW. Not a huge fan of sports games really, but they are easy to write guides for anyway. Just finding out what happens at the end of this mode so I can write the FAQ. Haven't started it yet, but it'll only take a day or so to write once I'm done with this mode, I don't expect a FAQ much over 15K, if that. Trying to get through 3 matches a day - each takes about 15-20 mins.

It's surprising, I find the doubles more fun than the singles. Usually the opposite in a tennis game.

Yeah, I'll get it written by 10 October though, probably by the end of this month.
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Since this is a special occasion, I will try to get a guide out by the 8th. Although I'm not all that deep into FAQing atm.
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^ Good luck TD.

Here's something that might encourage some people into getting a guide completed before the 8th October:


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Yes, I have completed and uploaded my Air Rescue guide. However, it was too late to be accepted within today's updates.

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The Air Rescue guide has been accepted. Only 3 more games to go for the target of 50 completed games.

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Man, I need to get my ass in gear and finish my After Burner guide!

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Terminator 2: The Arcade Game has been accepted. That was quick.
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I have taken down the website I was hosting and placed a new webpage to warn others of the "new" location of the site. selmiak, I have sent you everything to do with the website, so you can do whatever you want with it.

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If Selmiak wants, I can send him an error-free version of the site. I honestly don't know how so many errors found their way in there. Embarrassing. -_- Optimised for IE9 and FF3.6+.
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I was away for a week, but now I'm back again. So please, send me the bugfree version. I will then remove the link from my website.

my current SMS guide is still somehow on hold, even though I'm done with more than 50%. Dunno if I'll make it to the deadline. I have a lot to do atm and even more from october on.

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