Shmup of the Month Club 2012

[ExedExes]

Would love to have an input as to voting but have no clue what developers did what,so Im here for the learning xp.Unfortunatly sitting out on Truxton thought it would be availble on one of Taito collections.

Sadly, Taito only licensed and distributed it. Didn't even know it was Toaplan until years ago with Dead Serious' toaplan.com site (is it still around?)

PCE port all the way! the enemies actually shoot bullets

They shoot bullets on the arcade version! That's why my score sucks there -- props to mjmr25

Remember, Dodonpachi is on the Together Retro this year for December. So quitcher bitchin about no Cave month.

Yes, and it's a great Cave example.

so Genesis version... what's the deal on going for score? Am I keeping it set to NORMAL and then using all (3?) lives?

On the Gen I don't think difficulty affects anything but the credits -- but I am NOT using continues. Normal is fine. As for bombs, hell yes! You NEED them in the arcade version, and they give you 2/3 pickups in the first stage alone.

[mjmjr25]

I am doing nothing today - hitting 80-90K over and over again.

Wife wants to know "why I keep doing that?" (dying at the same spot). She called me a 30-test rat :/

[brunoafh]

Shit, maybe I should play the arcade version. Starting to feel like a cheater or something.

[ExedExes]

Shit, maybe I should play the arcade version. Starting to feel like a cheater or something.

It will break you, and break you GOOD -- the Genesis is quite the cakewalk

[mjmjr25]

This game is ridiculous, seriously. Hi-score today, 108,570. Lame.

[EllertMichael]

I am doing nothing today - hitting 80-90K over and over again.

Wife wants to know "why I keep doing that?" (dying at the same spot). She called me a 30-test rat :/

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results

I got the next three days off.
I'm hitting this game HARD.
full speed ahead! (literally)
zoom zoom zoom!

[EllertMichael]

Got a new highscore: 82370

I just keep getting my ass kicked at the first level when there's three of those big ones shooting lasers straight down at ya... Any tips on how to not get killed there?

I also hate the fastest speed, goes too fast for dodging bullets, but you need the powerup's for score...

Try the blue weapon. Move to the top left of the screen and as the 1st one comes down focus all 3 beams on it. As the 2nd and 3rd ones come down, wait for them to shoot & then lay a bomb right in the middle of those fuckers. After you kill the 1st enemy, go all the way down at the bottom of the screen and tap dodge side to side to avoid the laser beams. Try and stay in the center of the screen, because if you go too far over to one side they will switch to shooting bullets.

Yeah, the fastest speed is hard to get used to. but as you know the game is meant to be played at full speed for the bonuses...
:tap tap tap:

[dsheinem]

116,830 on MAME - a VERY slight increase. I can see hitting 200 by the end of next week if I work at it some...

[mjmjr25]

116,830 on MAME - a VERY slight increase. I can see hitting 200 by the end of next week if I work at it some...

My very first run has been my best (weird), i'm stuck right in the 90-100K range right now.

On the rom your using, does the blue gun do anything? My blue gun goes 1" and stops? It seems totally useless?

[ninjainspandex]

116,830 on MAME - a VERY slight increase. I can see hitting 200 by the end of next week if I work at it some...

My very first run has been my best (weird), i'm stuck right in the 90-100K range right now.

On the rom your using, does the blue gun do anything? My blue gun goes 1" and stops? It seems totally useless?

are you using turbo?