STG THREAD 5 WAS PREPARED WITH MUCH TROUBLE. YOU DO WHAT.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Died with bombs in Stage 4 as well as several times there. Derped and bombspammed stage 5. Died while heading up to get the 1up since I had no bombs in stock(wasn't revealed yet either) and then it went off screen after I tried to get it.  Lose my last life with 3 bombs in stock while on the way to Larsa.

I hate Stage 4. It's the hardest one for me on Original followed by Stage 5, then Stage 3.

[Azinth]

We should probably start nominating stuff now so that we can actually start on time next week.

Nominating Giga Wing since it's pretty damn shameful that we still haven't played it after 17 weeks.

[shadowbringer]

We should probably start nominating stuff now so that we can actually start on time next week.

Nominating Giga Wing since it's pretty damn shameful that we still haven't played it after 17 weeks.

Once, I thought of the possibility that we would play Giga Wing. Then, I had a dilemma. There's someone I know who apparently enjoys this game and would probably like to participate too. However..

1) he might ask me why I've not called him for the previous weeks, or my/his other friends. The reason being..
2) ..if I call too much of them, the voting for the next games could be potentially affected

tl;dr: so far, I decided to not contact him about it, if it looks like this game's gonna win. But I had an urge to do so :p ( and would feel a bit bad if he missed that week )

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Just game overed on 1.5 Original Larsa's final attack phase. If I had not died with 2 bombs in stock right at the start of Stage 4 or with 3 bombs in stock right after that, I would have 1cc'd.

[lumber_of_the_beast]

Also:


:*

* Lumby high-fives! Shit's gonna be so cash

[Formless God]

You have to fulfil certain requirements in order to see it. I don't know exactly what they are, but you have to do better than barely scraping a 1cc at any rate. :V Probably something to do with few bombs/deaths.

And is DOOM any different in X-Mode ? I just fought it this afternoon in Arcade Practice. It's freaking merciless :getdown:


So at the end of my Mushihime Ultra 24cc run, I'm tossed against the TLB. How did that happen ? :V

[Sapz]

And is DOOM any different in X-Mode ? I just fought it this afternoon in Arcade Practice. It's freaking merciless :getdown:

The Doom you get in X-Mode is easier than the regular one, but still very challenging... usually. I've heard that if you trigger the Ura (uncancellable) suicide bullets and still no-miss up to the end, you fight the real Doom. Because that's likely to happen, right? :getdown:

[Bananamatic]

IIRC mushi ultras always have their TLBs regardless of continues

only spiritual larsa requires no miss

[Matsuri]

IIRC mushi ultras always have their TLBs regardless of continues

only spiritual larsa requires no miss

correct

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

I thought you just had to 1cc the URA loop. Or are you allowed to credit feed it but game overing to Doom ends the game.

Also, if only it were that simple to fight it in Futari's Ultra.

[Jaimers]

1DNB the 1-5 boss in DOJ.

I think I know where my hitbox is at now.  :V 
Also, I'll never 1cc this if I keep dying with bombs in stock. :<

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Also, I'll never 1cc this if I keep dying with bombs in stock. :<

That's pretty much my situation with Futari.

[Sapz]

1DNB the 1-5 boss in DOJ.

I think I know where my hitbox is at now.  :V 
Also, I'll never 1cc this if I keep dying with bombs in stock. :<

This is why you use Exy. Almost no bombs in stock to worry about.

[Jaimers]

Just got to the final boss in a somewhat terrible Exy run. Keep in mind that I've never even gotten far into stage 5 before.

...I might just take you up on that, Sapz.  :V

On a different account, I've almost managed to do the BEEhive section without bombing! \o/

[Bananamatic]

for some reason, Daioujou doesn't look that hard to me :V

[Erppo]

It's funny how you improve during breaks. I just got back from a trip to a friend so no shmupping at all for several days. I tried Dodonpachi, which I haven't played for a month or so, and made by far my best score (35M) and somehow made it to the 2nd loop for the first time ever!

All this talk is making me want to play more Daioujou. I think I have only made it to the last stage once, but I once did a run where i savestated in the beginning of each stage and kept retrying until I was happy, and determined that i should theoretically be able to 1cc the game if I just improve my consistency a little bit.

[Matsuri]

It's funny how you improve during breaks.

Tell that to my Mushi/Futari performance. :ohdear:

[KOA]

So I fought Doom for the first time (In Practice Mode @ Stage 2-5 URA).
JESUS CHRIST. The danmakufu replication and the DS version at its hardest is nothing compared to the real thing.

[Bananamatic]

DOOM mode hardest? harder than that?

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

I thought it was Extra mode Doom that was considered the hardest TLB, but then that's mainly because you only get 1 spare life and no extends for the stage.


Can't say about the Arcade version since I obviously can't play it, but it seems about the same as the script until the final.

[Sapz]

DOOM mode hardest? harder than that?

I have to say, having watched Doom mode it really doesn't look as difficult as the real thing. It definitely seemed slower/sparser bullets in general, though I haven't played the DS version for myself. Replications of Cave TLBs being easier than the real thing seems to be a trend. :V

[KOA]

I thought it was Extra mode Doom that was considered the hardest TLB, but then that's mainly because you only get 1 spare life and no extends for the stage.

Oh wait, this is true as well.

[Formless God]

I absolutely hate having to spend 12 credits on that long-ass stage every time to get to DOOM :colonveeplusalpha:

How is anything from Ura loop even humanly possible anyway. Memorizing the enemy pattern doesn't seem to work, they instantly fill your screen with suicide bullets. And the bosses ... :V

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Well, you do have to No Miss No Bomb the first loop to get there, so that leaves you with I think 9 lives after getting the secret extends assuming you got the ones in the first loop and a lot of bombs to spam. It'd still be fucking hard though.

[Bananamatic]

I have to say, having watched Doom mode it really doesn't look as difficult as the real thing. It definitely seemed slower/sparser bullets in general, though I haven't played the DS version for myself. Replications of Cave TLBs being easier than the real thing seems to be a trend. :V

How is the final DOOM easier than the one in Ketsui

[Formless God]

Wait what's that thing at 3:36 ?

[trancehime]

I have to say, having watched Doom mode it really doesn't look as difficult as the real thing. It definitely seemed slower/sparser bullets in general, though I haven't played the DS version for myself. Replications of Cave TLBs being easier than the real thing seems to be a trend. :V

Re: DOOM MODE Final
Certain parts of DOOM MODE Final are easier than the real thing but the entire thing is just... Well, it's not blatantly easier. They're both really hard. For example, if you see the video by SFKhoa linked by Bananamatic, by the time he gets to the penultimate DOOM, the second barrage with the fast circular is a real death trap, whereas the second mini-life bar of the boss with MISSILES is still not the biggest deal, at least it is the source of at least one death out of ALL the DOOM fights... Still, it's hard to say for certain if one is easier than the other

[KOA]

Wait what's that thing at 3:36 ?

Autobomb. It's a feature in the DS version where if you get hit, it autobombs, but you lose ALL of them instead of just 1.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Mars Matrix for next week's nomination

[Matsuri]

Y'know why don't I just keep the poll from now on, and just add suggestions as we go, resetting it every week?