Shmup of the Month Club 2012

[dsheinem]

191,730 - Area 43 - MAME

So fucking close to 200K. The damn green ball-shaped ships after the tank boss did me in. The tank boss with one speed-up and no powered up gun was intense. I am enjoying the thrill this game gives, it is such a great example of Toaplan's work!

I just know I can break 200,000 - but once I get over 150K my wrist really starts to hurt! I think once I hit my goal on MAME I am going the Genesis route with its sweet, sweet auto-fire!

bah. 192,210 is my new MAME best as of 2 minutes ago. Fucking A.

[dsheinem]

I spoke too soon!

We have a new MAME leader!

259,900 - AREA 69 - MAME



Now to go after Hobie's Genesis score

[fvgazi]

Nice job day! Now I have to try and match that before the RB meetup next week!

[Hobie-wan]

Now to go after Hobie's Genesis score

And I need to give the arcade version a shot.

[ExedExes]

I spoke too soon!

We have a new MAME leader!

259,900 - AREA 69 - MAME

Now to go after Hobie's Genesis score

Finally, a score worthy of a challenge! Good job

Will have to re-attempt it. I too, will also give the Genesis port a go, again!

[brunoafh]

Updated scores.

Should I make separate tables going forward per version?

[dsheinem]

Updated scores.

Should I make separate tables going forward per version?

It depends if it is a straight port/same scoring. For Truxton, it is different enough that seperate tables are warranted.

[dsheinem]

212,230 is my new Genesis personal best after 2-3 tries. The differences between the games:

Genesis version
-seems slightly faster
-the larger ships (bosses/mid bosses) are weaker/much easier to kill
-bomb clears whole screen
-bullets are slower/fewer

those are my thoughts comparing the two thus far, having gotten just about as far in each (slightly further in arcade).

One thing that makes the Genesis version a pain is that the slightly faster speed makes seeing/dodging the enemies that spawn behind you incredibly difficult, which is killing me once I get to the part with the exploding bulbs. I need to memorize here, as twitch reflexes aren't going to cut it...

[ExedExes]

Re-attempt score (MAME)



Notable achievements

-- Green balls in stage 2 -- no problem with blue gun/max speed/bomb
-- Light bulbs -- still tricky but with blue gun x 5 its easier
-- Do not like 2 ships from top and bottom with 8-way fire. Especially when dead.

I like this score for now

[dsheinem]

Very nice Exed! Hot on my heels!

So are we ready to start voting on the Compile game?