I DID IT! Share your latest 1CCs/other triumphs here...

[Shepardus]

Doesn't Rate affect rank in Original? Hm. Maybe I'm confusing it with the rank in Simple mode or the timer in Boost.

Stuff gets faster when you're in Break and Double Break, and also as you fill up the bar in Simple Mode or stay in Break in Boost Mode, but I don't think it depends on break rate itself in Original.

This is correct; Original's only rank implementation is increased bullet speed and firing rate when in Break and Double Break.

I thought so too until just now, but it turns out there actually is a rank system that increases the speed of bullets, and it depends on the number of stars you've collected. Here's a video demonstrating this, but it's much easier to notice if you just load up a stage in Training mode and compare the difference between 0 stars and 2000000 (the maximum you can set in training). This also applies to Boost Mode.

To answer the original question, no, break rate itself does not affect the rank. If you've got a high break rate though then chances are that you've got a lot of stars, which does affect rank. Either that or you're in break/double break, which also (temporarily, as far as I know) affects rank.

[Obscura]

Does this hold in the doujin version? I don't recall the doujin version even keeping track of how many stars you have, or letting you set that at the start of levels in training mode, and I never noticed any difference between training mode vs. in game in the doujin.

[Shepardus]

The doujin version does keep track of how many stars you've collected and displays it in the left column, but I don't know if it does anything to rank since I can't set it in stage practice.

[pegboy]

D-Force 1CC on Hard. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kh7SAfTNhA

Dear god what a terrible game. This is seriously one of the harder games I've cleared, but for all the wrong reasons. It doesn't look that hard, but holy shit those hitboxes are enormous and collisions are hard to avoid unless you absolutely have the game fully memorized, and fully understand all the safe spots. Great opening music for stage 1, but that is about the only positive thing I can say about the game.

[Smraedis]

Darius Gaiden Extra, 28 stages mode, 1CC

[Icarus]

\o/

[BIL]

D-Force 1CC on Hard. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K...

Great comedy, thanks for enduring so others can enjoy. I couldn't get the link in your post to work, the one on your channel seems fine though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kh7SAfTNhA

Love the all too literal take on sniper tank decaps with those st2 triceratops, rofl. Potentially horrific scene averted by lack of budget/talent/both!

[pegboy]

Great comedy, thanks for enduring so others can enjoy. I couldn't get the link in your post to work, the one on your channel seems fine though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kh7SAfTNhA

Love the all too literal take on sniper tank decaps with those st2 triceratops, rofl. Potentially horrific scene averted by lack of budget/talent/both!

Lol thanks, I fixed the link in my post.

There are some serious WTF moments in that game. They make it seem like a straight forward military themed shmup for stage 1, then all the sudden you're decapitating triceratops and fighting a horribly pixelated T-Rex.

They actually try to justify all this insanity in the manual. Apparently, there is an "oil rich dictator in the middle east" (direct quote from the manual) with a "chemical biologist" creating all these monsters.

[nasty_wolverine]

made it to black heart. considering i dont get much time to play, its a big personal achievement for me.



next goal, defeat this guy and make it to black heart MKII

[Shepardus]

next goal, defeat this guy and make it to black heart MKII

Those should be two separate goals, Black Heart 1 is actually pretty easy once you're familiar with what it can do, but Stage 6 is where Garegga starts to show its true form and actively tries to end your run. =P

[nasty_wolverine]

Those should be two separate goals, Black Heart 1 is actually pretty easy once you're familiar with what it can do, but Stage 6 is where Garegga starts to show its true form and actively tries to end your run. =P

Yeah, I know. I continued from there, black heart went down in a few more shots. Stage 6 handed me my ass.

I got caught in the sweeps black heart does, plus I should have at least 1-2 lives as back up. Stage 6 turret wall is a fucking huge wall. But, I ll continue making my slow progress...

[chempop]

Congrats on getting to Blackheart mk1 NastyWol!

I haven’t played much outside of Batrider in the last 6 months, got a few more advance course clears (Police Team, Strawman solo) and a slightly improved Car-pet solo run ending stupidly on one of the mini-discharge dudes at B.7million (argh, should have been a +C).

In honor of all this DOJ hype lately between Fufufu, iconoclast, and cagar’s accomplishment I decided to give white label another whirl today after watching STGW. Took a handful of practice runs but I managed a 1-Alled with Type1-Exy for the first time (a life to spare too). Definitely more challenging than BL which I have more experience with. I’m happy to finally have this one in the bag.

[LordHypnos]

Not really an accomplishment, but that's never stopped me before. Just cleared Green Wind easy mode on my first credit (I have played it before, but I didn't remember much). This is actually a pretty sweet game, though.

[ACSeraph]

Worked hard for this one:



all up, ABDGKPZ'

[Blinge]

Grats man, which darius tho?

[ACSeraph]

Darius II 2-screen

I've beaten it before via an indirect course, but Z' is way harder than what I had beaten before. Really intense stuff. Probly the most difficult clear on my entire 1cc list.

[Das igloo]

My first 1cc, even though this game is pretty easy (not easy for my standards) it felt very satisfying! Also I bombed the last phase of the last boss on accident when trying to clear some bullets but it turned out ok in the end thankfully!

http://www.twitch.tv/mr_igloo/c/6101463

[Stevens]

My first 1cc, even though this game is pretty easy (not easy for my standards) it felt very satisfying! Also I bombed the last phase of the last boss on accident when trying to clear some bullets but it turned out ok in the end thankfully!

http://www.twitch.tv/mr_igloo/c/6101463

Congrats! Feels good right?

What's next for you?

[Das igloo]

Congrats! Feels good right?

What's next for you?

I kinda want try and play something on console next time. Even though most of my games are not with me atm I still have Ketsui laying around that I want to fiddle around with again.

[Jonst]

^ congrats on those clears guys!

Espgaluda is satisfying clear eh?! Nice one!

[xxx1993]

I beat Thunder Force VI on the hardest difficulty without losing a single life!

[Jonst]

^ congrats! I've yet to clear any thunder force other than 3.

[xxx1993]

^ congrats! I've yet to clear any thunder force other than 3.

Thanks! I had to use the Over Weapon Wave on the ORN Emperor's final form, though, because I didn't wanna risk getting hit after losing my shield.

[shmuppyLove]

Prismatic Solid



726,880 - 2-5

Came soooooo close to clearing the 2nd loop, not sure if there's more after that but there probably is.

Kind of mad because the game takes away all of your extra lives after the 1st loop (I had 6!!), and you start 2nd loop with only 2 stock. If I had started 2nd loop with 6 lives I would have cleared it for sure ... but I did have a couple of stupid deaths, so clearing 2nd loop should be no problem.

Stage 4 music hnnnnnggggg

[Stevens]

Nice work on Prismatic Solid! I never play it regularly, but every once in a while I get the urge when nothing else is doing it for me. I think my best is 2-3, but not near your score.

First two Mars Matrix runs this morning saw me reach the first stage of the final boss. I hit 546 billion, I'm hoping a clear will put me over 600. I would be very happy with that.

I remember finishing it on 10 credits almost two years ago, and then being thrilled when I got that number down to 5 or 6. I never thought a 1 CC would be within my grasp.

However now it is.

[CStarFlare]

Darius Gaiden Extra, all stages mode. Cleared! Should have finished with more lives in stock but I got cocky on the zone Z boss... I cam very close to not clearing it.

But it's nice to have it out of the way. I don't really like hour and a half shmups.

[chempop]

I’m happy, finally got the D.D clear and Maria letter clear.

The D.D 1CC was surprising because I didn’t get the 2nd special extend since my flame turret destruction was horrible timed not dropping a single full bomb. Then I lost my 1 spare life before discharge, but somehow managed to no miss him.

The maria run was amazing, medal chained until deep into the last stage, all the suicides and extends were dropping in perfect harmony.

[Jonst]

Congrats again chempop!

[Stevens]

Amazing what happens when you play a quick credit for the hell of it just to screw around:





Still want that clear..

[ProjectAKo]

Welp after 5 months of routing and muscle memory building I finally 2-ALLed sonic wings 2, score 2.445 million and as far as I know the only english speaker to do so so far. I already had a heart attack so I'll upload the video some other time.