STG of the Month (September 2012) - Gradius III!

[Aquas]

...I should probably make a full write up on the rank system for the strategy section.

While you're at it please write a guide for the cube section so I can pass this god forsaken game.

[Seahawk]

Better score, and I didn't even get any farther. Crystal stage is starting to give me nightmares again, all of my deaths were on it :/.

Seahawk - 691,780 - 1-9 - Type B


Gradius III rank

While you're at it please write a guide for the cube section so I can pass this god forsaken game.

A random seed sequence is created either when you start the game, or exit the plant stage.
On each death the next seed is pulled to give you a new pattern.

The only clue I know is this photo from a Konami event in Japan for Gradius' 25th anniversary, presumably running on a new PCB version of the game?


It looks like 5 values on the y-axis are chosen (based on the seed), and cubes are spawned mostly on these 5 lines (order again determined on the seed).
This is all invisible, and there's no way to manipulate the randomness.

[CptRansom]

Scores updated.

This month feels like a total bust, lol.

[trap15]

That's because you picked a fucking shitty game.

[CptRansom]

That's because you picked a fucking shitty game.

[Ed Oscuro]

Next month's shitty game chooser can select another shitty game for the following month.

Honestly I will probably have enjoyed this month more than I will the following months - not that I have anything against the games on offer, I'm just not feeling the love at the moment. I'll try to get another score in here sometime.

[saucykobold]

saucykobold & 1,164,520 & 2-9 & B

This month feels like a total bust, lol.

Well I'm having fun. GIII has its flaws, to be sure, but I still find it an uncommonly satisfying game to make progress in.

[CptRansom]

DAMN. Nice improvement! Going to try and get to loop 3 before the weekend's up?

[Seahawk]

Geez saucy you da man!

GIII has its flaws, to be sure, but I still find it an uncommonly satisfying game to make progress in.

I feel this same way, for me there's no feeling like blasting through this game to some of the best music the series has to offer.

[saucykobold]

Thanks! I plan to keep playing until I reach 3-1. I'm far from consistent at 2-2 or 2-7 (to say nothing of 2-9), so it'll probably be a case of throwing lots of mud at the wall until something eventually sticks.

[Zerst]

Just a couple credits here...I don't care much for this game.

Zerst & 249,570 & 1-3 & B

[Op Intensify]

Posting my shit score, if it's not too late. I've been spoiled by the SNES version, so attempting to seriously dive into this one was a rude awakening.

Op Intensify - 62,900 - 1-2 - A

Played on Gradius Collection with default arcade settings.

[CptRansom]

Updated and done! Thanks for playing.

I'll get October's board set up as soon as I tally votes. My internet connection at home went splat, and I wasn't about to try and edit things and tally votes on my stupid phone.

[Seahawk]

You seem to have listed me twice on the scoreboard by accident.

[CptRansom]

Fixed. =)