Donkey Kong Online Open #3 - CRAZY KONG!

[krehztim]

It's time for the Donkey Kong Online Open (DKOO) 2016 #3. In a slight twist, this iteration will be Crazy Kong, available and playable right here on Retro Uprising. This IS an online contest, so streaming is required. Over $700 in bounties is available this time. Tessler is again overseeing this 1-week showdown of the best Crazy Kong players around:

Donkey Kong Online Open 2016 #3: Crazy Kong!!!

Welcome to another Donkey Kong online tournament: Crazy Kong !!!!

IMPORTANT NOTE: For anyone who is submitting a score for one of the top prizes or bounties, you must submit a valid stream as per the rules below. I will not accept pictures, photos, witnesses or anything else like that to take the place of a valid stream. It is your responsibility to make sure your stream is working properly and is available for me to review. Thank you for understanding.

Start Time: October 3, 2016 12:00 AM Pacific Time
End Time: October 9, 2016 11:59 PM Pacific time (7 days)
Entry Fee: FREE!

Prizes
1st: $250
2nd: $200
3rd: $150
4th: $100
5th: $50

Bounties
- $250 to the player who breaks the world record score on arcade (667,600 - Wes Copeland)
- $250 to the player who breaks the world record score on MAME (738,100 - Phil Tudose)
- $50 to the first player to reach the kill screen (22-1) on their first life
- $50 for the first person to claim their first kill screen who has not had a kill screen before
- $50 to the player who beats the most boards on their first jump man
- $50 to the player who beats the most boards on their last jump man
- Mystery bounty #1
- Mystery bounty #2
NOTE: Ties always go to the first person who claimed the bounty
NOTE: Contestants who place in the money are not eligible to win a mystery bounty
NOTE: Prizes and bounties might change in the future

The current rankings for the contest will be posted in a shared google document located at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...sE/edit#gid=0.

IMPORTANT: The rules for the contest are laid out below. Please read through all of the rules carefully. Eric has the right to immediately reject any score submission if these rules are not followed as outlined below. ***NO EXCEPTIONS***

Registration
- Any contestant may register for this contest, it is open to any person on this planet that plays Crazy Kong no matter what your skill level may be!!!
- All registrations must be received prior to the start time of the competition.
- In order to register, simply click on the following link and submit your information: Tournament Registration

Stream Setup
- All contestants are required to stream their games on twitch.tv or hitbox. (NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASON).
- Contestants are solely responsible for setting up their stream. Eric Tessler will not be involved in any contestant’s stream setup for any reason.
- Contestants may enlist the help of anyone except Eric Tessler to setup their stream.
- Contestant’s stream quality must be sharp enough to read the level and score at a glance (as well as the rest of the game play). If there is ANY question of score and level due to bad quality stream, that submission will be rejected, instantly, with no exceptions. I suggest that you test your streams and check them from time to time to make sure they are working correctly.
- Streams which are partial, glitchy, edited or manipulated in any way will be rejected.
- Streams must have sound enabled. We must be able to hear the contestants voice and the CK sounds.
- Streams must be available for review on the contestants registered streaming channel. If for ANY reason the stream is not available for review on the contestant’s registered channel, the submission will be rejected. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Game Submissions
- In order to submit a score, simply click on the following link: Score Submission
- Contestant is solely responsible for submitting their own scores.
- CK arcade or CK MAME (Falcon Part II set 1, official arcade version) can both be used for score submissions (must use TG settings of 3 lives and a bonus life at 7000 points, *all* tricks allowed).
- Score submissions can be for any non-zero score.
- At the start of EACH new stream, contestant must state their full name (you no longer have to state your name before every single game).
- The entire game must be played only by the registered contestant who is identified at the beginning of the game.
- Bounties
* Contestant is solely responsible for specifying which bounty they want to claim when they submit a score.
* A contestant can only be paid for a maximum of 1 bounty for any one contest.
* If a submitted game qualifies for more than 1 bounty, the contestant is solely responsible for specifying which bounty they are claiming and they can only claim a single bounty (and the refs will consider only the specified bounty for the score submission). For example, if I have a game where I am the first to a million points and a kill screen, I claim the million point bounty and the kill screen bounty remains open for other contestants to claim.
* If a contestant tries to claim a bounty however is not awarded that bounty for some reason (i.e., they were incorrect about the bounty or another contestant's score submission invalidates their bounty claim), the contestant may try to claim another bounty on one of their next score submissions.
* Bounties are considered in the order in which the score submissions are received.
* Please remember that the bounty system was introduced for fun and to spread around some extra money to the contestants. Any disputes over the bounties will be settled accordingly by Eric.
- If any player is at Eric's house on the days of the contest, I will act as a referee (as such, they do not need to submit their score via email, but the game will still be broadcasted on twitch.tv for everyone to see).
- Eric will be validating all scores and reserve the right to reject any score for any reason.
- Games started before the official contest start time (no matter how close to the official contest start time) will not be eligible.
- Games started after the official contest end time (no matter how close to the official contest end time) will not be eligible.
- Last game can be started any time before the official contest end time (no matter how close to the official contest end time).
- Scores can be submitted up until 4 hours past the official contest end time.
- You cannot use save/load states, continues or any other types of emulator-related cheats/tricks.

Prize Payouts
- Prize money will be issued in the exact amount stated, ONLY to the registered contestant.
- Prize money will be sent via PayPal or sent via U.S. post in the form of a registered money order, or check ONLY to the registered contestant.
- If the contestant rejects the prize acceptance guidelines, listed above, or chooses not to accept the prize, that prize will be dropped.

Clarifications
- CK kill screen: any game forced death on any level 22 board

Closing Remarks
- Please remember, at the end of the day, this is for fun and to keep the community together. Anyone who does not follow the rules, cheats, etc, will be removed from the contest, and possibly banded from all future contests.
- Get practicing and good luck to all contestants !!!

[simpsons99]

I do not know if i am playing in this

[Slime Slayer]

So for an non-DK aficionado... How badly does Crazy Kong mess up regular DK players?

[krehztim]

Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

So for an non-DK aficionado... How badly does Crazy Kong mess up regular DK players?

I didn't care for it at first, but I kind of like it the more i play it. In many ways it's much easier. The code limits the number of barrels on the barrel screens, and limits the number of fireballs on the conveyor levels. Same with the springs on that level. There's been a lot of debate, but in some ways, the rivets are harder, I think, though some would say there's really no difference. There are only the 4 boards on every level, and it looks like difficulty caps out after level 5. Most good kill screeners are getting 600k. On Donkey Kong Forum, just the top 14 scores are over 600k. In some ways, that makes it more competitive - you don't have the crazy grouping and point pressing of the DK players who get over 1mil.

Play-wise it's a little different. The hammer sprites seem a little off, as do Pauline's hat, umbrella, and purse. Sometimes you think you're right under the hammer and jump, but you're really not. It's like DK ROM Set 2, in that if you're on a ladder and are touching the girder above, rolling barrels will not descend the ladder onto your head. Most of the other physics - response and jumping - are pretty much the same.

[simpsons99]

yeah I have 9 kill screens on crazy kong . it's easier .. There is a different feeling to the game from Donkey Kong . I like hearing the different sounds from time to time

[Krendall]

Just to clarify, if we use RU's score mode the settings will be fine by default, right?

[krehztim]

Originally Posted by Krendall

Just to clarify, if we use RU's score mode the settings will be fine by default, right?

As long as you're streaming live, follow the stream rules, so your stream is available, that should be fine. Crazy Kong, Donkey Kong, and DK Jr scores achieved at RU are accepted at DKF's High Score lists.

[Slime Slayer]

So despite the differences, is it safe to say the top scorers in DK, will also be the top scorers of CK?

[Barra]

Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

So despite the differences, is it safe to say the top scorers in DK, will also be the top scorers of CK?

Yes since its largely the same game, with some quirky differences only people who have played DK a bit will notice (other than the obvious stuff). Although some of the best DK players don't like CK.

Phil Tudose is the outright champion for Crazy Kong, no one else really comes close to him in the game. In fact I think hes the only person to break 700k? Could be wrong here. The HSL suggests so.
He was top 10 in DK at one stage High score is 1.08m something before he retired. One of the greats.

Either way its a welcome break from the monotonous torture that is DK high scores.

[simpsons99]

why does it say on the title of this post Donkey Kong? yes the very same players that are good at donkey kong are good at crazy kong also .

But there are a few players that love crazy kong more then donkey kong .

[krehztim]

It says "Donkey Kong" because it's "Donkey Kong Online Open". It's another instance of an existing contest (DKOO). In this case, the variance is doing Crazy Kong.

Originally Posted by simpsons99

why does it say on the title of this post Donkey Kong? yes the very same players that are good at donkey kong are good at crazy kong also .

But there are a few players that love crazy kong more then donkey kong .

[krehztim]

Bumpitty-bump. This is going to be a world-record setting tournament, no doubt. Don't miss out on the action.

[simpsons99]

Yeah the same people will win that win the donkey Kong opens.

I am signed up for this but I might not play in it. For the reasons listed earlier.

[krehztim]

Probably so, but this is at least a game other people stand a decent chance of competing. Not so with Donkey Kong. It's Wes, Robbie, and Dean, and that's really it for DK.

Originally Posted by simpsons99

Yeah the same people will win that win the donkey Kong opens.

I am signed up for this but I might not play in it. For the reasons listed earlier.

[simpsons99]

wes , Robbie , Phil . not much of a change

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my best hope is 5th

[krehztim]

Originally Posted by simpsons99

wes , Robbie , Phil . not much of a change

---------- Post added at 07:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------

my best hope is 5th

6th if I keep practicing...

I forgot about Tudose. Haven't seen much of him lately.

[simpsons99]

yep wes and Robbie are getting rich off these events

[Barra]

Originally Posted by simpsons99

yep wes and Robbie are getting rich off these events

Don't talk like you haven't had a chance at $

[simpsons99]

Originally Posted by Barra

Don't talk like you haven't had a chance at $

I should have 500 . *Space Fire Bird*

They just happened to have that 900k thing with Allen on my busy time of the year .. When they started that event I told them I would hardly have any time to play in it. Plus I had a hurt hand for some of it .

But no one cares or listens to me .

I was looking forward to a DKO . But it's crazy Kong .. I have no chance at the DKO Or this event really . If good scores happens I will just take the time off .

[Slime Slayer]