Oh, and I should probably mention that I had to reinstall the emulator today so I'm now (by accident) using the newer version 1.36, which Tuss also had to use because of compatibility problems with the previous one.

However, I just found out you can still download the older versions from ZSNES.com, so now either we can go back to whatever the previous was (1.35 I guess?) or we all update (seems the most logical to me, but maybe you'll think I'm just a lazy bastard)... Just tell me which it'll be so we remain 'compatible'.

Well, at least when you played against me, your version was compatible with 1.36, as I've been using it quite long (and still do). But anyway, if we start another tournament someday, I think it's better we all have the latest version.

I just raced against Creo and apparently this wasn't my day... 3-0 in favor of Creo

The ranking
1. Mr Creosote - 4 Points - 11:1 Races
Tapuak - 4 Points - 11:1 Races
3. The Mole - 2 Point - 6:6 Races
4. Pada1 - 2 Point - 5:7 Races
5. Tuss - 0 Points - 3:9 Races
(6. sterge10 - 0 Points - 0:12 Races)

Now to the final round. Since Tuss is not actively involved in this anymore, he can choose the courses (three, not previously taken) and announce them.

The lineup:
Mr Creosote - Tapuak
Pada1 - The Mole
Tuss - sterge10: 3-0

edit: Recounted everything and it turned out The Mole actually had won one more race (I forgot to add the extra one against sterge10). He's now alone on the third spot of the ranking - in front of Pada1! Sorry for the confusion.

Edited by Mr Creosote at 18:26 on April, 28th 2003

Possibly stupid question: how come Tuss has 13 races already instead of 12 like the rest of us? Furthermore, why did he/she already have 12 races last round when we had only 9? Just wondering...

Oops..... it was 2-7 after the third round and 3-9 now. Will edit the ranking.

Since the race for first place is tied, and third place is very close, this is arguably the most important race of the whole tournament.
I vigerously tested each track we haven't raced at.. and I found all the dragster ones were really dumb, and garage games is just an advertisement for some Micro Machines product.

So, they shall be played in order listed:
Ball Chase
Crossing Chaos
Frosty Reception

Oh, and I see that I gave Mr Creosote his only race loss

Race Report:

Tapuak - Mr Creosote: 2-1

Ball Chase was very close, took all the three rounds to find a winner. Crossing Chaos didn't even last one round with me falling down constantly. Frosty Reception was the reverse - Tapuak always got stuck on the some stones. In the end, Tapuak is the deserved winner. He was always in the lead on Ball Chase, even if I could prevent an untimely victory. My congratulations

Thanks! Actually, I was was hoping that the other races would be as close as Ball Chase. The others were way too short, not even a single round!

Pada1 - The Mole 0 - 3

Not that anyone was still waiting for these results, except for me that is... Poor race, terrible connection but I got tired of waiting, so there you have it.

The final ranking

1. Tapuak - 5 Points - 13:2 Races
2. Mr Creosote - 4 Points - 12:3 Races
3. The Mole - 3 Points - 9:6 Races
4. Pada1 - 2 Points - 5:10 Races
5. Tuss - 1 Point - 6:9 Races
(6. sterge10 - 0 Points - 0:15 Races)

Once again, congratulations to the winner and thanks to everyone who participated. I enjoyed it in spite of all the temporary frustration in the middle

Edited by Mr Creosote at 20:46 on May, 03rd 2003

It was fun (easy to say that as a winner ), and I will be ready for any other tournament if we start one.

Oh, and I just wanted to mention that I'm always up for a 'just for fun' challenge in case anyone's interested

Sure, I'll contact you when I'm back in Bremen, presuming you want revenge.

Not that it'll work, considering how you always won most races against me also when we played on the same computer

We could take random tracks, so that we're both equally bad.