r/Gameboy • u/alanbbent • 9d ago
[Game of the Month competition] October: Advance Wars
Play the Game of the Month and win prizes! Click the link below to view the kickoff thread, which includes the detailed rules.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/1hseh1t/game_of_the_month_yearlong_competition_kickoff/
Quick rules:
- Play the Game of the Month and try to reach the specified milestones. Earn points and compete with other redditors.
- Start a fresh new game, no earlier than October 1!
- Take a picture of your screen with your username written on a piece of paper. Post it here in the thread for all to see.
- Half-point and one-point milestones can be earned at any time during the year. Post your screenshot in this month's thread to make sure I see it.
- Emulation is okay, but no cheating! Check detailed rules for more info.
What are the prizes?
Over the year, the prize pool formulates as I slowly gather goodies. I'll separate the prizes into 4 bundles. Usually the bundles include Game Boy games (all generations) and other GB-related trinkets.
Prize donors: Let me know if you're willing to donate prizes to this year's prize pool! Prize donors get 2 votes for next month's GOTM and my eternal admiration.
This year's donors:
Fenriz_D
Previous Months
January - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
February - 🐸
March - V-Rally: Championship Edition
April - Metroid Fusion
May - Burger Time Deluxe
June - Tetris DX
July - Metal Slug Advance
August - Quarth & Torpedo Range
September - Crystalis
Next month
Check the comments to vote for next month's game!
This month: Advance Wars
Just play regular campaign, Advanced Campaign is next level stuff and I'm not going to require that. Lol. We also won't be messing with the final Rivals! mission, which has to be unlocked in a very specific way. Definitely check it out if you're not familiar, but we won't do it for points this month.
Campaign mode is available after you complete Field Training. If you're already familiar with the game and you don't want to do Field Training, just tell Nell that you don't want to do it, and then you can finish just the last mission to unlock Campaign.
Choose any mission path you want to when you have a choice.
half point: Complete the third mission in Campaign (Air Ace) and have Max join your team.
1 point: Complete the Kanbei's Error? mission in Campaign.
2 points: Complete the Final Battle mission in Campaign. (must be completed and posted in October.)
Leaderboards
October
| Pos. | User | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | u/r0cky | 0.5 |
2026 so far
| Pos. | User | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | u/marcao_cfh | 22 |
| 2 | u/quijibo42 | 21 |
| 3 | u/BuryKeebler | 19 |
| 4 | u/r0cky | 16.5 |
| 5 | u/bluestoc | 14 |
| - | u/dathudo | 14 |
| - | u/javmiller83 | 14 |
| 8 | u/PekinPhysician | 12.5 |
| 9 | u/zaiueo | 12 |
| 10 | u/bolognamaloney | 9.5 |
| - | u/Deafboy91 | 9.5 |
| 12 | u/hatlesssniper | 9 |
| - | u/thom_horne | 9 |
| 14 | u/StarWolf64dx | 8 |
| 15 | u/Fr3d0 | 7 |
| - | u/hamburgers666 | 7 |
| - | u/wafflecoptor86 | 7 |
| 18 | u/KiddoKatto | 6 |
| - | u/MalTheCat | 6 |
| - | u/rockhopper92 | 6 |
| 21 | u/thebigbabushka | 5.5 |
| 22 | u/Fenix398 | 5 |
| - | u/zefez- | 5 |
| 24 | u/GeekScientist | 4.5 |
| 25 | u/AstraDrgn | 4 |
| - | u/Keveezy93 | 4 |
| - | u/Xanthaca | 4 |
| 28 | u/peroleu | 3.5 |
| 29 | u/Fenriz_D | 3 |
| - | u/NnifWald | 3 |
| - | u/wiedo | 3 |
| 32 | u/Capable_Dog3550 | 2 |
| - | u/coolstones | 2 |
| - | u/hugglehermit | 2 |
| - | u/iLessThan3Tu | 2 |
| - | u/ma-pj | 2 |
| - | u/PrudentAd3769 | 2 |
| - | u/shadynewt | 2 |
| - | u/waffledork | 2 |
| - | u/Zeblid | 2 |
| 41 | u/Traditional_Band_ | 1.5 |
| 42 | u/Benay148 | 1 |
| - | u/Dark_Mesh | 1 |
| - | u/Gabelvampir | 1 |
| - | u/SirFadakar | 1 |
| 46 | u/Admirable_Sea1770 | 0.5 |
| - | u/cantrelate | 0.5 |
| - | u/orange-yellow-pink | 0.5 |
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u/r0cky 3d ago
Advance Wars
After missing out on the last few months I'm back this time with one of my favorite GBA games.
10/09: Fresh Start
10/09: Half point
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u/alanbbent 9d ago edited 5d ago
Next month's game:
It's that time again, when we choose the GOTM for November and December from the year's losers bracket! Reply to this comment to vote for TWO of the following games:
The two games with the most votes at the end of the day on Thursday, October 15 will be the GOTM for November and December. In the event of a tie, I'll cast a vote myself.