I'm liking what I've played of Biomechanical Toy. Seems to be an underrated Run'N'Gun, not quite as good as Demon Front and Sonic though
Sumez wrote:I actually considered bringing up Demon Front, it's really close to getting it right. It's got some good ideas, and at least at a glance, it looks pretty solid. Except from one major oversight.
I forgot the exact mechanics, but every stage has a secret item, as well as another item needed to pick it up. If you don't have the latter, you can just stand on top of the former, which will for some reason keep giving you massive points, and continue to tally up as long as you stand there.
It's obviously a glitch of some sort, and it's very centered on one item, so it's a little easier to say that "it's not allowed" than the boring pot shot milking of Metal Slug, but ultimately it makes it impossible to really compete in scoring in that game.
I found the first secret item, not super hidden, but in my defense, I wasn't really looking for it. Anyway, the real finding is that the rom dated 05/24/02 has that glitch you're talking about and later versions do not. I know I'm quite late with this and not sure how valuable of an information it might be, but there you go. Also, have you guys heard about climate change?