Master of Weapon

[Ruldra]

Welcome to the Master of Weapon highscore thread! An oldschool shmup by Taito, it's a short game - the arcade version only has 6 stages and no loops - but very intense and challenging. Consider yourself very skilled if you can beat this one, few will be able to do so.

Rules:
- Default settings
- One credit only
- Autofire allowed

Post in the following format:

NAME - SCORE - ACT REACHED

Arcade:

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1. Kollision  - 2,656,400 - ALL
2. Ruldra     -   683,900 - Act 4
3. Mero       -   359,470 - Act 3
4. Bloodreign -   333,340 - Act 3
5.

Mega Drive:

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1. Kollision   - 796,300 - ALL
2. coffeejoerx - 652,800 - ALL
3. Bloodreign  - 129,500 - Act 3
4.
5.

[Ruldra]

This is a very difficult shmup, but if we all start attacking this game together and share strategies, an ALL will surely come.

Cheers to DEL for mentioning this game, I wasn't aware of it.

My first contribution:


Ruldra - 683,900 - Stage 4

The PLAY in the picture means how many credits you used in your run. You'll have to memorize which stage you died.

[Kollision]

Tks for starting this, Ruldra!

My high score, playing on the PS2 (Arcade version):

Kollision - 2,656,400 - ALL


I guess I can throw some notes because I suffered a lot with this game recently...

- There's no autofire when you start playing, but when you get the 1st "F" power-up autofire is enabled.
- Extends come with 500.000 and one million points.
- The best special weapon by far is G.
- Some ground enemies release specific special weapons. Knowing their location is good to recover if you die.
- Aggression from ground enemies becomes crazy if you get to stage 5 with no deaths.
- PS2 version has TATE and as far as I could tell is identical to MAME.

I uploaded a failed run until stage 5 (the huge battleship). This level is definitely one of the worst shmup nightmares out there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3MJP5TVVO0

[PlasmaBlooD]

i bought the MD-Version :)Score Follow.

[Ruldra]

Whoa, someone beat it already! Good work Kollision!

I like the initials in your picture

[Kollision]

Tks!

I bet by now you can imagine how frustrated I was when I input those initials!

[DEL]

Congratulations Kollision!

EDIT:- I've watched some of the replay and the spread firepower and most importantly the charged-up bomb makes the game a lot easier. I'll have to play my Xbox Mame arcade version again to check if there's any difference in the bullets coming down. Maybe none. Maybe its down to 1 life survival with the correct firepower and charged-up homing bomb.
Thanks for uploading the replay Kollision.

[third_strike]

I like the initials in your picture

Eita porra qq isso!
Ed e Lipe sempre mandando bem em tudo!

[xris]

Kollision, the reflection on the screen in your pic doesn't make sense. Are you strapped onto the wall to play tate? You are right side up, but everything else in yor room is sideways..

[Kollision]

Kollision, the reflection on the screen in your pic doesn't make sense.

No, I don't tate (not yet, but I plan to do it soon).

In this case, I "tated" the game briefly so I could get a better picture of the high score.

[Gemant]

secret Bonus: +500.000

[Bloodreign]

Bloodreign- Mega Drive version- 129,500 Act 3


I suck at this game, didn't feel like firing up MAME or the Taito Memories version, so I figured why not play the MD version as I actually like this game. Some of the regular enemies in this game can take a punch before they go down. The MD version seems to be in acts, there are 9 acts in the game, bosses seem to perhaps be every two acts, I lost my last life not too long after the first boss.

[tinotormed]

Planning on giving this game a try. Saw the Genesis replay on YouTube and I think it's much easier compared to the arcade version.

[Bloodreign]

Bloodreign - MAME Act 3- 333,340


I still suck at this game, but I managed to survive a bit longer. Enemies still get cheap though with their bullet speed, but still love this game.

[coffeejoerx]

Mega Drive Version
coffeejoerx - 267,700 - Act 5

[Mero]

I hate this game, but since people are posting scores I thought I'd play a few credits

Mero - 359,470 - Act 3



Credits to Kollision for putting in the effort to clear this game, if I played this game for very long It'd drive me mad

[coffeejoerx]

Mega Drive Version
coffeejoerx - 430,100 - Act 6

Raped by 3rd boss.

[coffeejoerx]

Mega Drive Version
coffeejoerx - 449,700 - Act 9

[coffeejoerx]

Mega Drive Version
coffeejoerx - 652,800 - All

[Kollision]

Mega Drive port

Kollision - 796,300 - ALL



no miss
[missing before the last boss is out of the question ]

[DocHauser]

ARCADE

DocHauser - 1,162,060 - Act 4

[gamsic]

Arcade Version
LZD - 3,614,140 - ALL (2 miss)
Playing at MIKADO (takadanobaba,shinjuku,tokyo,japan)

Settings:
Bonus - 500,000 and 1,000,000
Player - 3

[Perikles]

MD version



Perikles – 653,000 – ALL

This was played on the Normal difficulty (Easy being default).

[gamsic]

Arcade Version
3,782,260 - ALL (no miss)
Playing at MIKADO (takadanobaba,shinjuku,tokyo,japan)

Settings:
Bonus - 500,000 and 1,000,000
Player - 3

[belcrane]

This game is really fun specially playing with friends, lol, although I really suck at it but I'm getting good at it :3.