Kuuga - Operation Code "Vapor Trail"

[zinger]

!! SCRAMBLE !!

The year is 1999, and a terrorist group has seized control of the world’s military communication vessels. Using the world’s satellite network, the group is holding the entire planet hostage under threat of total nuclear holocaust. A ransom demand has been issued, and the governments of the world must decide within 10 days whether or not to comply. That’s just enough time for you to sneak in and save the day if your calculations are correct. The President of the United States has summoned you, from your hideout somewhere on the Pacific Ocean, and enlisted you to wrestle back the world’s freedom. Are you up to the task? Let’s all hope so.

Player - Ship - Stage - Time - Score

Arcade version

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1. DEL    - ???   - 10 - ??:?? - 2,463,630
2. zinger - Sylph - 5  - 16:44 -   743,410
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Mega Drive version

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1. The Coop - Valkyrie - ALL - 1,964,500
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[zinger]

zinger - Sylph - 5 - 16:44 - 725,460 (Arcade)

Show me how it's done, DEL!

[DEL]

^Sure will Son :-

Vapor Trail - PCB - Default
DEL - 2,463,630 - ST10- Autofire NO. = 53% of Seylen Autofire NO WR = 85% of Valkirya Autofire ON WR

This score is just about as old as the game and I didn't write down which craft I used. Apart from that small omission, the score is exact and was scored in London's Trocadero arcade in the late 80s.

[zinger]

Nice! How many loops are there in total? Any milking involved?

I've been reaching stage 5 consistantly, but I'm still having lots of problems with stage 3 and 4 bosses. Random attacks and little space. Also, dying is a big no no in this game, speedups are essential.

[DEL]

Nice! How many loops are there in total? Any milking involved?

2 loops I think? But I'm only basing that on the small size of the WRs...
Credit feed a run and tell me, I'm interested .

No milking was involved with that special weapon. Stop rapid firing and its gone, so there's no luxury of milking.

Regs, DEL

[zinger]

Yep, two loops. There's a stage select in the test menu (though using it makes you invincible too, not very good for practice). The last boss of loop 2 is worth 500,000.

[The Coop]

The Coop - Valkyrie - ALL - N/A - 1,964,500 (Genesis 1LC)

[DEL]

zinger wrote;

Yep, two loops. There's a stage select in the test menu (though using it makes you invincible too, not very good for practice). The last boss of loop 2 is worth 500,000.

Cool, thanks. I'd like to have 2-ALLed this one, but like every other title in the arcades I had very little time before it was taken out. I should play it on Mame and see what occurs .

[zinger]

I stopped playing it. Gets cheaper and boring as you progress. Rohga seems like a much cooler game.

[the allett]

jap Megadrive

THE ALLETT - Valkyrie - ALL - 2,022,600

[UGO]

Hard - Valkyrie - ALL - 1,912,250 - 1LC - Japanese MD version

[Despatche]

zinger had been gone for a while, so I sent him a PM about this thread and he got back to me just now, told me to go for it. This thread can be locked.