It was merely a rhetorical question, but yeah, it's my favorite of the three.copy-paster wrote:DFK, more accessible to play imo.
No NTSC-J 360, no Black Label. The DLC version would cost as much as the game did (€10), and it would also lack Ketsuipachi. And I don't want to spend that much for its music (and Reddo Modo, and Zatsusa, who I'd never reach, anyway), no matter how amazing.copy-paster wrote:Have you own the Black Label version?
I know that DFKBL's OST is the best thing ever alongside SDOJ's, while DFKWL's is painfully average and in my opinion the worst of the DoDonPachi series, but I can "change" the music by simply using Youtube.com. That's what I'm going to do, actually. Using headphones for best results.Bananamatic wrote:BL is worth it just for the soundtrack alone
That's a creative solution, but also a little absurd. I like 1.5 music more than BL, I know i'm in the minority there.but I can "change" the music by simply using Youtube.com.
Frankly, I'm not going to do that, yet, at least. First I'll savor the soundtrack by doing a few runs, and by runs I mean playing very badly and always losing at the end of stage 4 / beginning of stage 5 (just like I did on MA-ybe I need to practice more), or Novice runs, while the sound effects are turned off.chempop wrote:That's a creative solution, but also a little absurd. I like 1.5 music more than BL, I know i'm in the minority there.
Thanks!chempop wrote:Congrats on the games though, Futari and Galuda2 should be next
I'm with you, it's really anime-ish soundtrack.chempop wrote:I like 1.5 music more
Solunas wrote:How to Takumi your scoring system
1) Create Scoring System
2) Make it a multiplier for your actual score
). After savestating every other second I managed to get to the boss and... well, I put up a little compilation. Looks like the game expects you to pick up a red bell somewhere (don't ask me how you're supposed to do it) and toss the beams out at the perfect time and spot since you can't really time out the boss nor shoot him. This is the new Copenhagen interpretation: you don't have to observe the ship to know that it is destroyed and every suitable assumption about the quantum state of the ship will inevitably lead to the conclusion that it is destroyed.
The game will annihilate you for playing with more than one, it's uproariously funny.
There is one 2-ALL with Twinbee on nicovideo, at least. And it looks like my suspicion is right, the player picks up a red bell which allows you to shoot out three beams which'll grant invincibility if you stay inside them. The problem with that solution is:pegboy wrote:I wonder if there are any superplays out there of the second loop. Perhaps there is some silly trick you can exploit? I must confess to never playing any of the Konami cute em ups so I have no idea what is even going on in that game.
Every version with the exception of the Famicom port gets insanely hard by 2-3, including the 32-bit one, of course. Enemies do have the courtesy to leave (small) gaps in their stream of fire, however, and the game doesn't react as idiosyncratic to a second speed-up. But there's no doubt that a 2-ALL of every version would be a tremendously impressive achievement (the PCE port is the easiest since they cut both the Moai ship stage and that darn underwater cavern, the SFC version is a bit easier than the PS1 version, but I'd imagine the new stage being highly problematic on the second loop, too).BIL wrote:How does the 32-bit Deluxe Pack port behave with regards to the loop, out of curiosity? I'd always heard it'd been toned down but from a glance at the HS thread, its loop seems pretty impenetrable too.
The question is, how did you reach the 2-3 considering the second loop is full of BS?Perikles wrote:Every version with the exception of the Famicom port gets insanely hard by 2-3
Solunas wrote:How to Takumi your scoring system
1) Create Scoring System
2) Make it a multiplier for your actual score
Strikers1945guy wrote:"Do we....eat chicken balls?!"
Just wait until you get to Black Heart II, now that's something you'll really need to practice!cave hermit wrote:Still chipping away at Battle Garegga.
I tried playing this morning for a change (usually play late at night after studying) and I did much better than usual, getting past black heart without a scratch and making it all the way to the first laser cannon on the base stage.
To be fair I was also save state practicing cloud stage the day before so...
Hopefully the 1CC is in sight!
But keep at it, I'm sure you can do it! What ship are you using - I assume Golden Bat? 
Then later I got to the boss in a single credit and no-missed it. Same for the next time I got to it too.X-Multiply is by far and most the easiest Irem arcade shooter I've played so far if you ask me. I had to spend some time developing strategies and suitable back-up plans for every other title in their portfolio (R-Type I & II, Image Fight, Gun Hohki; Mr. Heli is also not easy when the PCE port is any indication, and while it technically might be the easiest game I find Dragon Breed to be a bit awkward, but I'll have to investigate both of them in more depth later) I was able to clear both loops of X-Multiply in five hours without studying it much at all outside of one safespot in the second loop. I'd be surprised if there were another Irem game that has such a lenient checkpoint recovery, even the second loop is downright shockingly merciful. That's not something you'll see in the first R-Type - if you don't have both bits for the final boss you need an entirely different approach altogether which I was never able to pull off, a death after stage 4 would mean an immediate game over for me. R-Type also has a couple of stages that require a methodical approach (particularly stage 6) to be conquered while you can mostly improvise in X-Multiply and still be fine. I'd rank the difficulty of the Irem games I'm familiar with as follows:Shepardus wrote:To those of you with experience with Irem, how would you say X-Multiply's difficulty compares to R-Type? I'm not sure if one would be a better choice for me to get some experience with horis.
You should play Parodius Da!, select a second speed-up and see what happens by stage 4.Shepardus wrote:The Parodius games were surprisingly fun and accessible to someone like me who really sucks at horis thanks to their wackiness and the "auto" mode, which helps me familiarize myself with the stages before worrying about what upgrades to get.
Haha, I'll have to see that for myself later. I've heard about how ridiculous the game gets in the second loop, but don't know much about how brutal the first loop is.Perikles wrote:You should play Parodius Da!, select a second speed-up and see what happens by stage 4.
You'll get it in no time at all, I'm sure of it.Shepardus wrote:I'm not nearly as skilled as you at these games but I think a 1-ALL would be a pretty reasonable goal for me.
You might also enjoy Gun Hohki as it's the most "modern" horizontal shooter of theirs (stronger emphasis on scoring, no checkpoints, more execution-heavy, slightly less memorization-heavy), it's decidedly more playful and buoyant both in terms of gameplay and art design. It depends. I'm currently trying to pull off a 1-ALL without any breaks in the bell chain and it's proving to be pretty darn difficult. I might have to drop a handful of them (especially in the eight stage) in order to survive and sacrifice all my excess lives on the final boss for massive bonus points. If you're "just" playing for survival, maybe even using the "!?" field and suiciding in order to keep the rank low I don't think the first loop is all that hard. You cannot under any circumstances select a second speed-up too early (I'd say before the eight stage), though, for some reason the game will go berserk if you do. The fourth boss drops little enemies from the ceiling which are harmless at normal rank, but if you got yourself a second speed-up at the beginning of the game they spew out suicide bullets and kill you in a snap.Shepardus wrote:I've heard about how ridiculous the game gets in the second loop, but don't know much about how brutal the first loop is.
