Power Strike II

[Thunder Force]

8-bit shooting, SMS style...



POWER STRIKE II

Rules: Full defaults, 1 credit play.
Submit format: your name - score - stage reached

Normal (Rank 2):
1. tinotormed - 3,516,530 - ALL
2. The Coop - 3,429,460 - ALL
3. jp - 3,397,110 - ALL
4. Turrican - 3,248,480 - ALL
5. PlasmaBlooD - 3,200,430 - ALL
6. Thunder Force - 3,153,910 - ALL
7. RiverRaider - 3,151,270 - all
8. SFKhoa - 681,870 - Stage 4
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10.

[SFKhoa]

This game is so difficult. Especially the fact where I just slam into a bullet.

SFKhoa - 681,870 - Stage 4

[Turrican]

Turrican - 3,248,480 - ALL!

Playing on a MD + Power Base, game set to 50hz (which I believe to be the way it's intended to play, despite the bars).

TRG. PAUSE set to ON (ain't know when you'll need WC or phone rings )

[CIT]

Well, the game was also released in the US, and was developed for NTSC (hence the bars), so I think it's intended for 60Hz.

But anyway, who wants to sell me this game? I've been looking for it for ages, but somehow it always slips through my hands...

[Turrican]

Well, the game was also released in the US,

It wasn't to my knowledge. Any evidence of this?

and was developed for NTSC (hence the bars), so I think it's intended for 60Hz.

Super Aleste is a 1992 game by Compile, and they already were "adjusting" properly to PAL format: what I mean is that PAL Super Aleste is correctly adjusted: music is identic to the Japanese counterpart and the gameplay runs at almost comparable speed. If you try to play that PAL cart on 60hz, you'll get an innatural velocized "70hz" game.

Now, Power Strike II is a later game and the music just doesn't sound correct to me when I play it 60hz. Therefore I believe the european version to be adjusted to PAL format correctly.

edit: also see this thread about S.Aleste speed issue:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=430

But anyway, who wants to sell me this game? I've been looking for it for ages, but somehow it always slips through my hands...

by the way, if a "cart only" is fine for you, I can redirect you to a seller.

[CIT]

It wasn't to my knowledge. Any evidence of this?

I remember reading once that it was available in the US through mail order from Sega, and that the cover was entirely black & white. I'll try to find more info on that.

by the way, if a "cart only" is fine for you, I can redirect you to a seller.

Thanks, but I only buy complete games.

[Turrican]

I remember reading once that it was available in the US through mail order from Sega, and that the cover was entirely black & white. I'll try to find more info on that.

Oh, you mean that. You're confusing this game with Power Strike 1 / Aleste, which was indeed available in the USA with the bw cover.

Thanks, but I only buy complete games.

I had figured so.

[RiverRaider]

RiverRaider - 2,101,970 - Stage 8

[The Coop]

The Coop - 3,166,770 - Complete

[jp]

Got the game tonight. And I totally have a high score!!!!


jp - 3,312,440 - ALL





Yay!

[The Coop]

The Coop - 3,229,000 - All

Edit: The Coop - 3,292,850 - All

[PlasmaBlooD]

PlasmaBlooD - 3,200,430 - All

Score from last Week

[The Coop]

The Coop - 3,317,390 - All

[jp]

jp - 3,397,110 - All

[The Coop]

The Coop - 3,429,460 - All

[RiverRaider]

RiverRaider - 3,151,270 - all

[tinotormed]

After a day of milking points out of bullets with the rolling shield, I have managed to get this high score.

tinotormed - 3,516,530 - ALL

Played on Normal Difficulty.

Image:
http://tinotormed.webs.com/apps/photos/ ... =100241460

[tinotormed]

Please LOCK thread. Taken over by Despatche.