Two new scores since I realized that the Japan rom has differences vs the World rom ( although I think that's because the former cooresponds to the New version, while the latter is for Old version)
After getting a very dicey 1cc, I've found a few differences w/ the Revision F JP rom compared to my previous clears on the Revision C World rom:
- After completing the first 2 stages, the helicopters that spawn in the stages afterwards will start firing bullets aimed at your direction
- As you complete more stages, the frequency of helicopter spawns increases ( possibly more than the World version)
- In addition, you have a few new enemy types, such as a black/grey plane that take a few hits to destroy (canal zone/cross fire iirc), & a twin blade helicopter that fires a four bullet spread ( canal zone). There might be more differences; will have to check later, but I can defenitely say that the New version is a tougher clear than Old version.
- I also found out that there's also an extend at 12,000 points, but based on the replay I've seen, you need to be efficiently speedkilling turrets and clear the stage with as much time as possible using auto for your main & ground bomb shots. Link to said replay ( 13,781 ALL at Mikado; player: Zn-T) :
https://youtu.be/5-VF2hBiLzk
Japan:
maximo - 10405 - ALL - Yes - Shmupmame v4.2 (Japan, Revision F)
World:
maximo - 10922 - ALL - Yes - Shmupmame v4.2 (World, Revision C)