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| Season 5, Week 4: Star Force, MAME; romulan 'starforc' | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 8 Oct 2006, 11:16 AM (2,401 Views) | |
| Elgin_McQueen | 11 Oct 2006, 11:15 AM Post #51 |
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156600 Can't stand vertical schmups |
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| RS200 | 11 Oct 2006, 11:24 AM Post #52 |
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vroom vroom !
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I know what you mean, I get 370,000+ almost every time now but just getting that bit extra further is eluding me ... I think if my score is beaten I will not be able to beat it again I love the game though, I think it is very well thought out and well executed - the enemy patterns I think are very cool - each one sooo different ... Maybe we should have a competition who can get the most score on level 1 ! .. that would be fun, I feel I have "failed" if I don't get more than 58,000 !! .. Have you managed to get the 50,000 bonus yet ? .. I remember this game well, It was one of the games in Video Vault in Glossop, They had this, Jackal, Pacland, The Speed Rumbler, Double Dragon and Skykid - maybe more which I don't remember but every saturday for around 2 years I would walk the 5 miles it was from my house to this mecca .. I could of got the bus but that would mean less cash for the machines - so I chose to walk .. I had some of the best times of my life in this little 12m by 12m place !!! If I had a JAMMA cab, this would be one of my first purchases ... then Jackal and Pacland :-) |
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| a.j.green | 11 Oct 2006, 11:58 AM Post #53 |
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Its not easy...
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329900 Whizzed through level 6 first time! Probably won't again. What I like about this game is that there seems to be a sense of randomness to the levels, and each game is different. Or is that just me? :huh: |
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| RS200 | 11 Oct 2006, 12:14 PM Post #54 |
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vroom vroom !
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No, your dead right - each game IS different because if you die the next "wave" of enemies appear however it takes you *back* in the level - so it is shuffling the level between the ememy waves .. VERY clever way of keeping everything fresh if you ask me :-) |
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| tk421 | 11 Oct 2006, 03:28 PM Post #55 |
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it does go from easy to impossible in seconds one minute you got loads didgery doo's flying at you which are easy to take out next minute them triangle heads that don't explode until you shoot em and twangers the ones the fly at you and the zip across the screen at you all at the same time :angry: |
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| RS200 | 11 Oct 2006, 04:35 PM Post #56 |
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vroom vroom !
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Sooooo eloquent TK - love the discriptions !!!! |
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| Antiriad2097 | 11 Oct 2006, 06:27 PM Post #57 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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SHMUPS! Tapper is still pinned because I like to leave the previous game up for a day so everyone can see who won and offer congrats. I forgot to unpin it last night. I can see you getting more than me... 142600 ![]() [size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size] |
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| zaphod79 | 11 Oct 2006, 09:37 PM Post #58 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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320000![]() Have managed to get the extra life thingies a few times now but its more luck than anything else (and its a pain to shoot things on the 2nd row - your bullets keep hitting the first row face which you have already turned over). Also one of those games where you have one life and you sail through screens full of bullets missing them all by pixels only , and the very next 3 lives just go splat as the enemys bullets just seem to home in on you / you swerve the wrong way :-( |
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| fairziff | 11 Oct 2006, 09:48 PM Post #59 |
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296100 A tiny improvement after many hours trying. |
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| SirClive | 11 Oct 2006, 09:49 PM Post #60 |
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Curious
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395800 Getting the hang of this now. It is much easier with a joystick than with a pad by the way. |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 11 Oct 2006, 10:12 PM Post #61 |
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I apologise, it's the German I learnt at school coming back to me.
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| Elgin_McQueen | 12 Oct 2006, 12:14 AM Post #62 |
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Here!! I wouldn't even be on the board. |
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| SirClive | 12 Oct 2006, 06:10 AM Post #63 |
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Curious
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They are playing o the easiest setting. Is that the same as the Default? |
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| Antiriad2097 | 12 Oct 2006, 06:32 AM Post #64 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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Its right up there :rolleyes: RS200 in the top spot would just squeeze onto their chart
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| Elgin_McQueen | 12 Oct 2006, 07:09 AM Post #65 |
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271000 |
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| RS200 | 12 Oct 2006, 07:13 AM Post #66 |
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vroom vroom !
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I have no idea how they got such high scores .. however the guy who did that guide mentions that halfway into the game it is much more serene and relaxed for a few levels - with no bad guys shooting back ! ..
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| a.j.green | 12 Oct 2006, 08:19 AM Post #67 |
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Its not easy...
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This can't be right - something we agree on!!!
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| tk421 | 12 Oct 2006, 09:45 AM Post #68 |
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what the ships that fly at you and then zip across the screen are called twangers ?
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| a.j.green | 12 Oct 2006, 01:00 PM Post #69 |
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If they aren't they should be. B) |
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| Sureshot | 12 Oct 2006, 02:21 PM Post #70 |
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Test your might
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Well, I'll keep trying, but silly bits of randomness do spoil the game a bit. Why should I carry on playing when I shoot 6 of the bloody question marks and don't get an extra life, when I can get it first go on another try? Why does it sometimes give waves of impossible amounts of enemies in a section on one run, and not in the next? I don't mind some diversity, but when your whole game hinges on what you're dealt by the AI then it's a lot less enjoyable. |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 12 Oct 2006, 04:53 PM Post #71 |
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286000 |
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| a.j.green | 12 Oct 2006, 05:00 PM Post #72 |
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Its not easy...
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What is interesting about this game is that even the scores at the lower end of the scoreboard are decent scores. I like a game which lets you in gently before unleasing the onslaught! However, I suppose it does make it quite boring to have to trudge through "easy" levels every time for those of you that have got good scores. |
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| tk421 | 12 Oct 2006, 06:08 PM Post #73 |
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320400 :ph43r: ![]() top score on level 1 64400
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| fairziff | 12 Oct 2006, 07:01 PM Post #74 |
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Has anyone managed to get the 50K bonus yet? |
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| RS200 | 12 Oct 2006, 07:40 PM Post #75 |
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vroom vroom !
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I have - twice - but it was more luck than skill ... hmmm ... considering I have played nothing else for the last 5 days and spend more hours on this than possibly the *entire* time I spent playing last seasons games combined, I suppose I had to do it sooner or later ... I can't tell you how I did it, I just knew it was coming on screen so I went right up close to it and pressed that fire button as fast as I could !! - when it flashed - it then exploded .. a nice little ditty was played and a 50,000 special bonus text was displayed ... and me = happy man ! My thumb - by the way - is absolutly killing me ... and I thought Speedball 2 was bad for thumbs !! But Fairziff, I am SO glad you chose this .... |
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| RS200 | 12 Oct 2006, 07:41 PM Post #76 |
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vroom vroom !
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nice going TK ! .. I will have a go tonight at beating that
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| Elgin_McQueen | 12 Oct 2006, 07:48 PM Post #77 |
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I was playing that just yesterday, SMS version, sat down till half way through div 1 and the frickin screen froze on me. I'd actually lost a game too so was really enjoying the challenge. Loaded up a save file and won the cup instead. |
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| fairziff | 12 Oct 2006, 09:28 PM Post #78 |
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309400 I am off with the kids to see Rory the Tiger, Anxious the Elephant and Bradley Bear at a Haven site in North Wales this weekend so, this is my last effort for the week. I'll be dreaming of shooting 'twangers' as I am watching the 'Tiger pops showcase', Have fun folks!!! |
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| tk421 | 13 Oct 2006, 10:09 AM Post #79 |
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get in ! took 18 attempts of starting and re-starting until i did it then took the pic and died ! lol bloody twangers
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| tk421 | 13 Oct 2006, 11:04 AM Post #80 |
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here's a inp. file of it being done not done one before so hope it works
http://download.yousendit.com/68151B4B552A9E5F |
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| a.j.green | 13 Oct 2006, 11:20 AM Post #81 |
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You've been twangoed!
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| Sureshot | 13 Oct 2006, 12:07 PM Post #82 |
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I think you need to change your forum quote to something twanger related, tk. |
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| tk421 | 13 Oct 2006, 12:31 PM Post #83 |
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can't find a pic of the little bleeders
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| ghostbiscuit | 13 Oct 2006, 01:53 PM Post #84 |
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Not soft
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Quite enjoyed this, but not had much of a chance to play it. Oh well... time for my single-window-of-opportunity to post during the week: 116300 |
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| madroXounds | 13 Oct 2006, 09:31 PM Post #85 |
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Turned out nice again...
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134900 I just cant get the hang of these games :angry:
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| tk421 | 13 Oct 2006, 10:09 PM Post #86 |
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370500 :ph43r:
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| tk421 | 14 Oct 2006, 09:30 AM Post #87 |
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410200 :ph43r: got two 50,000's but killed by you know who
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| RS200 | 14 Oct 2006, 12:24 PM Post #88 |
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vroom vroom !
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you know, I logged on this morning with my heart in my mouth when I saw there was an update in this thread ... and especially when I see TK's name as the last one who updated it ! .. I feel as if I am hanging on for dear life now !!! |
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| RS200 | 14 Oct 2006, 12:25 PM Post #89 |
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vroom vroom !
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wouldn't be them twangers would it ?
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| Sureshot | 14 Oct 2006, 01:21 PM Post #90 |
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![]() Everybody get your twangers out! Seen that episode?
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| tk421 | 14 Oct 2006, 01:32 PM Post #91 |
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it was funnily enough i would of took a pic but i was too busy bashing the joypad against the table cause i knew how close i was to your score
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| madroXounds | 14 Oct 2006, 02:12 PM Post #92 |
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And if you havent got a twanger, ask a friend, if you can play with his.......... Fecking classic |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 14 Oct 2006, 02:22 PM Post #93 |
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Heard of that ep' and read a transcript but never seen it. |
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| Sureshot | 14 Oct 2006, 02:51 PM Post #94 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ7N1ai3GRs |
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| merman | 14 Oct 2006, 03:14 PM Post #95 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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276100 First glimpse of level 5 for me. |
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| Sureshot | 14 Oct 2006, 04:47 PM Post #96 |
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379600 Slight improvement, totally knackered today though after 2 days of drinking. |
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| madroXounds | 14 Oct 2006, 07:48 PM Post #97 |
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Is there a specific strategy to this damn game, (other than not being shit as i seem to be lol)? i am barely able to get above 100k now lol. I mean, i know i said i suck at shmups, but people are getting over 400k ffs, HOOOOOOW?!
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| RS200 | 14 Oct 2006, 08:18 PM Post #98 |
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lots and lots and lots and lots of practice .... ... and swearing and throwing joypads against the wall - the buying of said new joypad and then wanting to throw against the wall again but thinking better of it and instead twating your hand against the wall until it damn well hurt ... .. that's my way anyway ... |
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| zaphod79 | 14 Oct 2006, 11:08 PM Post #99 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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355600 After playing this for a long time tonight i wonder if there is some kind of stratagy in : 1) Losing a life in the right place to get rid of some of the nastier enemies 2) Leaving one of an enemy group alone .... I *always* try and wipe out the whole wave when they come in , part of me is looking for the 'bonus' as i hit the last one - but sometimes when i've been trying to hit a B or an H on the screen i've ended up missing one and letting it drop off the bottom of the screen. So while its traveling down i'm not getting any other enemies out .....
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| Elgin_McQueen | 15 Oct 2006, 01:32 AM Post #100 |
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LMFAO, brilliant. "I've got a bid red one" "we played with our balls yesterday" Can't believe they let them film it.
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