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Edit: Alright, let's expand this thread a bit more so that we can have all the Macross games in one place! I'll also add boards for Macross Plus and the Famicom game (and whatever else there might be floating around) by request or when my fancy strikes me to do so. All the regular rules apply for these games, of course.


Please post your scores like in this example:

Game (- Difficulty/Course in the case of II or if you play with non-default settings elsewhere)
Name – Score – Stage (– Pilot; in case of Scrambled Valkyrie and II)


Macross I



Macross II

Beginner


Medium


Expert


Scrambled Valkyrie

Normal


Macross 2036

To get the ball rolling:



Perikles - 1,350,260 - ALL - Hikaru

Kino - 1,251,740 - ALL - Hikaru

Perikles - 1,372,900 - ALL - Hikaru

What a great game! I don't play it too often, but every time I do, it's a blast.

Outstanding SNES game this one!

Kollision - 1,308,070 - ALL - Max

Added another table for Choujikuu Yousai Macross 2036 on the PCE! If you want any of the other Macross shooters (Arcade, Famicom) to appear here I'll gladly append them.

Macross 2036



Perikles - 663,300 - ALL

You get 100,000 points for finishing the final boss off, but it is nigh impossible to get a picture of that - it stays like that for half a second, the game can't be paused after dispatching the boss and that's the last you see of your score.

Alright, added everything to this thread. I'll probably try to get better scores for II myself, a 2-ALL in the first game might also not be a bad idea (even though it is surprisingly aggravating - there's so much to like, the clunky Thunder Dragon hitbox is just infuriating, unfortunately).

What determines how many extra points you get from the final boss in Macross II, by the way? With how much time left you've killed him? Whether you used a bomb? Something else?

Macross II (Arcade)
Medium Course:

EmperorIng - 3,004,880 - ALL - Necks



This really is one of the most approachable NMK games. Up there with Thunder Dragon 2 as some of their best (or er, my favorite) work! It's too bad that it might have some of the most forgettable/irritating music out of any NMK game, which usually shine. I only like the final boss tune.


I HATE this!!! I can't even remember what my score was from my clear because the game is so intent on whisking you away to another overlong cutscene. 2036 is a fun and well-made game but it's clear that they cared more about showing off the Haruhiko Mikimoto designs and Shoji Kawamori mecha designs than the game itself!

How well does the expert mode in Macross II fare in MAME? There's plenty of old posts saying that it's broken, so i'm just wondering if this is still an issue or if this is just a thing of the past with old versions of MAME.

Also, video of my clear.

It's fine now I think.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Macross II was part of "the NMK fix" that also fixed the sound, which used to not work in some games (Rapid Hero) and half-work in others (Gunnail). This was... 2013? It was a good while back.

Mission accomplished:



Perikles - 6,752,100 - ALL

Video

Skin-of-my-teeth clear, died out of mind-debilitating avarice in 2-6 and then some more all the way to the end, one bomb less and the final boss would've overwhelmed me. I only had to tweak my strategies a little bit, I do enjoy the game considerably more now, though. The Macross series in general was graced with several great shmups now that I think about it, the Famicom game looks rather pitiful nonetheless.


Where are all the tournament Macross II scores, by the way? And why couldn't anyone answer my question regarding the bonus on the final boss in the selfsame game yet? Lazy bums.

It's 10k per second remaining up to 10 seconds, at which point it maxes out at 100k (i.e. there's never any extra bonus for beating him earlier than that). He always becomes vulnerable again after his final laser blast with just on 9 seconds remaining. I'm still debating whether or not it's better to finish him before it or ASAP afterward and get in as much extra ground spawn milking as possible.

Chou-Jikuu Yousai Macross
Square_Air – 3,364,400 – 8

Clear #50, wew! Just dropping off a basic 1-ALL score to keep Perikles company on the board. This came from a 2 day session of curiosity in between other clears while I'm feeling too sick to focus on anything too challenging . This is a neat little game despite the shoddy hitboxes, questionable visibility, and cruel all angles assault in the last stage. Macross feels very much like NMK's step in the right direction towards their quality games that would follow. I was hoping to get further in the second loop since I cleared with an extra life in stock, but the suicide bullets of 2-1 had other plans for me.

Chou-Jikuu Yousai Macross
Square_Air – 4,847,400 – 11

Small update. I wasn't satisfied with my last score and decided to push further, though I unfortunately ran straight into the 2-4 boss like a fool!

Chou-Jikuu Yousai Macross
Square_Air – 6,193,400 – 13

I keep trying to move on from this game, but I just keep playing it. With how close I am now to either the 2-ALL or the top score I'm feeling like it would be a shame to quit at this point. First loop went terrible, lost 2 lives to stupidity on the 1-6 eye and the rest to 1-7, but I no missed to 2-6 which really beefed up my score.