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Deathsmiles

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Deathsmiles & Mega Black Label

Rules
  • Default settings, one credit only. Rapid-shot and lock-on shortcut buttons are fine if you prefer to use them.
  • Photos/replays are encouraged but not required aside from exceptional circumstances, which will be at my discretion.
  • Scores from the PCB, MAME, or the Xbox 360 and PC ports are allowed, but any others -- such as the iOS version -- are not.
  • Each character-specific table is currently capped at 40 entries.

Submission Guidelines

Submission format:

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Version - Character
Name - Score - Stage* - Platform
* include EX stage status, or # of EX stages played in MBL
  • Deathsmiles & DS v1.1: If you completed the Canyon/Gorge, be sure to note that.
  • Deathsmiles & DS v1.1: The Canyon/Gorge stage is "EXTRA" and Hades Castle is "4-1" and "4-2".
  • MBL & MBL v1.1: The EX stage(s) are "4-1" and "4-2" (in the order that you play them) and Hades Castle is always "5-1" and "5-2", even if you skip the EX stages altogether. Also, be sure to note the number of EX stages you played, if any.
  • If you game-over on a boss, you can add "Boss" to your stage notation, since the game tracks that. For the Castle, denote Jitterbug as "Boss", Tyrannosatan as "Boss2", and Bloody Jitterbug as "Boss3".
  • If using the Xbox 360 or PC ports, please specify if you played in "Arcade" mode (as opposed to "Xbox 360"/"Normal" modes), because there are some differences in slowdown behavior. In the table, "[AC]" denotes Arcade Mode scores.
  • Character tables that currently have zero scores on them have been omitted to save space, but by all means submit scores for any character.

Resources:


Deathsmiles

Windia - Deathsmiles

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EX ON
 1  TonK            268,310,712  ALL  360
 2  powersoul       208,324,110  4-1  PCB

EX OFF
 1  wit             309,230,634  ALL       360
 2  endoKarb        226,628,551  ALL       360 [AC]
 3  TonK            201,859,414  ALL       360
 4  qhoang85        187,399,343  ALL       PCB
 5  powersoul       169,296,907  ALL       PCB
 6  Trevor spencer  161,945,993  ALL       360
 7  Wishworm        156,953,682  ALL       360
 8  frux            119,946,962  ALL       360 [AC]
 9  Kai             109,117,206  ALL       MAME
10  Toastyohs        98,172,003  ALL       360
11  dmauro           96,339,715  ALL       360
12  AngryHina        87,759,098  ALL       360
13  GaijinPunch      86,283,648  ALL       PCB
14  Pixeljunkie      81,206,241  ALL       PCB
15  SLC              79,404,931  ALL       360
16  yayako           71,921,592  4-2 Boss  PC (2016)
17  Rebel Ninja      61,305,801  ALL       360
18  Prickly Angler   60,167,884  ALL       PS4
19  Abandoned Witch  42,659,772  ALL       MAME
20  shmuppyLove      41,662,550  4-1       MAME
21  Chris            37,008,383  4-1       MAME 
22  PlatinumHawke    31,164,828  3-2       360
Casper - Deathsmiles

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EX OFF
 1  Dr Infy        298,560,818  ALL  360
 2  powersoul      175,436,681  ALL  PCB
 3  MR_Soren       153,524,415  ALL  360
 4  hzt            137,081,156  ALL  PCB
 5  Yazphier       116,355,202  ALL  360 [AC]
 6  SFKhoa         102,615,693  ALL  360
 7  firestorm       96,870,939  ALL  PCB
 8  AngryHina       94,516,160  ALL  360
 9  Deca            72,522,733  ALL  360 [AC]
10  EmperorIng      61,802,903  ALL  PC [AC]
11  Prickly Angler  59,683,632  ALL  PS4
Follett - Deathsmiles

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EX ON
 1  iconoclast      530,316,653  ALL  360
 2  powersoul       388,923,276  ALL  PCB
 3  Kiken           295,826,978  ALL  360 [AC]
 4  GaijinPunch     263,961,842  ALL  PCB
 5  Aliquantic      224,940,839  4-2  360
 6  Aquas           110,049,867  4-1  360 [AC]
 7  Koma             98,255,861 EXTRA PCB
          
EX OFF
 1  iconoclast      452,763,225  ALL  360
 2  CRI             323,791,441  ALL  360
 3  deexor          308,024,731  ALL  360 [AC]
 4  dannnnn         306,040,809  ALL  360
 5  StayHigh        300,556,786  ALL  360 [AC]
 6  dan76           269,975,021  ALL  360
 7  antares         268,083,167  ALL  360 [AC]
 8  PsychoGun       263,613,246  ALL  360
 9  Kiken           235,031,155  ALL  360 [AC]
10  powersoul       213,936,428  ALL  PCB
11  Aliquantic      195,811,208  ALL  360
12  CStarFlare      182,648,435  ALL  360
13  ookitarepanda   177,229,731  ALL  360 [AC]
14  Alaska          175,403,287  4-2 Boss  PCB
15  CHI             172,764,383  ALL  PCB
16  DOM             169,868,862  ALL  360
17  BBH             165,796,837  ALL  360
18  Trevor spencer  162,234,145  ALL  360
19  Smraedis        150,479,364  ALL  360 [AC]
20  JOW             148,503,619  ALL  360
21  Taylor          141,968,910  ALL       360
22  Prickly Angler  126,755,351  4-2 Boss  PS4
22  TVR             125,175,400  ALL       360
23  sven666         123,870,800  ALL       PCB
24  araraSPAMWitch  106,468,181  4-2       360 [AC]
25  jpj             105,491,941  ALL       PCB
26  AST-NEV         101,609,974  4-1       PCB
27  Engineer        100,579,867  4-1       360
28  agustusx        100,045,468  ALL       360 [AC]
29  VixyNyan         95,352,255  ALL       360
30  Tug              88,966,869  4-2 Boss  PCB
31  Illyrian         86,000,000  ALL       PCB
32  AngryHina        78,978,143  ALL       360
33  Kenchan          77,017,276  ALL       PCB
34  xavierjesus      75,027,339  4-1       360 [AC]
35  Robert Garcia    65,777,449  ALL       PCB
36  fuse             59,658,943  ALL       360
37  chempop          54,359,616  ALL       360
Rosa - Deathsmiles

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EX ON
 1  fab              444,410,257  ALL  PCB
 2  HUU              362,388,075  ALL  PCB
 3  øS.Back          307,214,086  ALL  360
 4  powersoul        284,698,254  ALL  PCB
 5  GaijinPunch      263,961,842  ALL  PCB
 6  JBueno MD        213,362,450  4-2 Boss  PCB
 7  Kollision        175,608,607  ALL  360
 8  TonK             168,811,177  ALL  PCB
 9  chempop          152,908,195  ALL  360
10  Kagami HiME       87,941,142  4-1  360 [AC]
11  CAR               69,004,251  ALL  PCB
         
EX OFF
 1  BLU              306,979,058  ALL  PCB
 2  729              217,315,427  ALL  PC
 3  Trevor spencer   216,115,347  ALL  360
 4  powersoul        202,530,255  ALL  PCB
 5  the allett       201,396,520  ALL  PCB
 6  Radyum           198,036,018  ALL  PCB
 7  Weak Boson       197,304,639  ALL  360 [AC]
 8  MJR              184,804,893  ALL  360
 9  phillv85         183,812,380  ALL  PCB
10  dmauro           178,607,450  4-2  360
11  spadgy           167,451,560  ALL  360
12  smx              151,352,616  ALL  360
13  Fireshark        147,964,403  ALL  360
14  fogelmir         143,194,005  ALL  360
15  ALE              143,057,355  ALL  360
16  Neith            138,588,028  ALL  360
17  Chateaucoussin2  134,117,627  ALL  PCB
18  Koma             133,842,038  ALL  PCB
19  msm              130,729,146  ALL  360
20  hipgnosis        130,085,276  ALL  360
21  lowemark         129,394,650  ALL  PCB
22  ZGK              129,122,657  ALL  360
23  Necronopticous   128,016,089  ALL  PCB
24  GaijinPunch      126,949,501  ALL  PCB
25  Ransom           122,868,603  ALL  360 [AC]
26  xris             121,938,643  ALL  360
27  Rupert H         121,839,148  ALL  PCB
28  Sapz             119,310,899  4-1  360 [AC]
29  blotto           118,605,198  ALL  360
30  Shepardus        118,261,504  ALL  MAME
31  Geekman1222/DMC  116,353,568  ALL  PC
32  SIK-07           113,556,648  ALL  360 [AC]
33  FEB              112,978,679  ALL  360
34  ftc              112,348,421  ALL  360 [AC]
35  Chirpy13         111,485,188  ALL  MAME
36  agustusx         110,474,106  ALL  360 [AC]
37  Henry Dark       109,021,408  ALL  360
38  hzt              108,382,430  ALL  360 [AC]
39  Rebel Ninja      107,016,014  ALL  360
40  Annoyboy         106,346,940  ALL  360
Plumeria - Deathsmiles

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EX OFF
 1  Prickly Angler  89,544,639  ALL  PS4
Cattleya - Deathsmiles

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EX OFF
 1  Prickly Angler  75,673,390  ALL  PS4
Rosalie - Deathsmiles

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 1  Prickly Angler  75,988,661  ALL  PS4
Souffle - Deathsmiles

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 1  Prickly Angler  95,038,777  ALL  PS4
Ranun - Deathsmiles

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EX OFF
 1  Prickly Angler  85,508,977  ALL  PS4

Deathsmiles v1.1

Windia - Deathsmiles v1.1

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EX ON
 1  Tyjet Poison  10,103,409,395  ALL  360
 2  CStarFlare     8,277,125,113  4-2 Boss  360
 3  Hoopy3D        6,612,231,685  ALL  360
 4  Phoenixma      4,028,321,765  4-2 Boss  360
 5  KYO            3,332,750,612  4-2 Boss  360
         
EX OFF
 1  Aliquantic     5,565,556,502  ALL  360
 2  CRI            4,951,842,273  ALL  360
 3  Elixir         4,780,723,204  ALL  360
 4  BP42069        2,884,278,124  ALL  360
 5  PurpleTheGuy   2,362,247,235  ALL  360
 6  chempop        1,608,776,798  4-2 Boss  360
 7  PlatinumHawke    424,978,765  4-1  360
Follett - Deathsmiles v1.1

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EX ON
 1  GaijinPunch  8,139,192,187  4-2 Boss  360
 2  Kenchan      2,833,347,242  4-2       360
 3  Xavierjesus  1,229,355,526 EXTRA      360

EX OFF
 1  GaijinPunch  6,100,125,567  ALL       360
 2  antares      5,042,725,688  ALL       360
 3  Kenchan      1,521,996,311  4-2       360
Rosa - Deathsmiles v1.1

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EX ON
 1  ALE       2,478,227,909  ALL       360
 2  Sapz      1,574,386,507  4-1       360
         
EX OFF
 1  Radyum    4,546,287,328  ALL       360
 2  chempop   2,411,304,535  4-2 Boss  360
 3  Engineer  2,080,168,808  4-2       360
 4  Sapz      1,209,642,071  4-2       360
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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Deathsmiles Mega Black Label

Windia - Mega Black Label

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EX ON
 1  Ravid        5,186,557,175  5-2 Boss2  EX x2  PCB
 2  Smraedis     2,298,289,132  ALL        EX x1  360
 3  Taylor       1,911,532,727  4-2        EX x2  PCB
 4  windex         879,362,750  4-1        EX x1  360
 5  PlatinumHawke  695,958,070  5-1        EX x1  360

EX OFF
 1  thamasha69     719,506,127  ALL    360
 2  endoKarb       342,420,744  ALL    360
Casper - Mega Black Label

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EX ON
 1  Dr Infy  1,740,177,329  4-1  EX x1  360
 2  Akraten    240,897,950  4-1  EX x1  PCB
Follett - Mega Black Label

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EX ON
 1  CloudyMusic  4,375,606,143  5-2 Boss  EX x2  360
 2  powersoul    3,642,141,758  ALL       EX x2  360
 3  CHI          2,827,434,140  5-1       EX x2  PCB
 4  CRI          2,221,945,206  5-2       EX x2  360
 5  PsychoGun    2,167,945,728  5-1       EX x2  360
 6  antares      2,084,404,331  5-1       EX x1  360
 7  Aliquantic   2,072,256,101  ALL       EX x1  360
 8  TUG          1,095,302,081  4-1       EX x1  360
 9  Mero         1,083,120,663  5-1       EX x1  360
           
EX OFF
 1  PsychoGun    1,480,987,306  ALL    360
 2  spadgy         361,213,919  ALL    PCB
Rosa - Mega Black Label

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EX ON
 1  Gwyrgyn Blood   3,615,683,527  5-2       EX x?  PCB
 2  Trevor spencer  1,761,507,636  5-1       EX x1  360
 3  Mero              612,811,483  4-1 Boss  EX x1  360 [AC]
 4  TonK              543,946,745  5-2       EX x2  PCB
           
EX OFF
 1  Weak Boson      1,051,355,780  ALL    360 [AC]
 2  Exarion           388,254,256  5-2    360 [AC]
 3  n0rty             353,148,592  ALL    360 [AC]
 4  KindGrind         320,677,279  ALL    360
 5  Skykid            189,869,613  ALL    PCB
 6  Rupert H          121,839,148  ALL    PCB
Sakura - Mega Black Label

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EX ON
 1  Tyjet Poison   8,400,258,918  ALL  EX x2  360 [AC]
 2  STG            8,229,702,034  ALL  EX x2  PCB
 3  dan76          3,714,352,175  ALL  EX x1  360
 4  powersoul      3,691,055,992  ALL  EX x2  360
 5  CStarFlare     3,352,872,771  ALL  EX x1  360
 6  BRendZ         3,102,590,917  5-2  EX x1  PCB
 7  sven666        2,722,042,545  5-1  EX x1  PCB
 8  Balloid        2,614,118,632  5-1  EX x1  360
 9  CloudyMusic    2,309,135,722  5-1  EX x1  360
10  TonK           2,101,765,853  ALL  EX x2  PCB
11  evil_ash_xero  1,943,701,929  5-1  EX x2  360
12  TVR            1,810,844,056  5-2  EX x1  360
13  SFKhoa         1,722,028,923  5-1  EX x1  360
14  Ransom         1,313,091,178  5-2  EX x1  360 [AC]
15  Airtas         1,193,214,785  ALL  EX x1  PC
16  pozerwolf      1,114,527,251  5-1  EX x1  PCB
17  chempop        1,008,355,413  5-1  EX x1  360
18  Chi_Ryu          809,676,935  5-1  EX x1  PCB
19  BIT              422,966,471  4-2  EX x1  360
20  agustusx         235,347,115  4-1  EX x1  360
           
EX OFF
 1  cobrakai22      581,632,248  5-2 Boss    360 [AC]
 2  CDexWard        409,658,689  ALL         360
 3  Prickly Angler  336,338,102  ALL         PS4
 4  mr_m0nks        299,643,657  5-2 Boss    PCB
 5  AngryHina       211,312,102  ALL         360


Deathsmiles Mega Black Label v1.1

Windia - Mega Black Label v1.1

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EX ON
 1  Tyjet Poison  253,171,308,051  ALL        EX x2  360
 2  Hoopy3D       227,817,927,560  5-2 Boss3  EX x2  360
 3  CStarFlare    220,031,269,638  5-2 Boss2  EX x2  360
 4  Elixir        211,878,468,104  5-2        EX x2  360
 5  Wes112        155,603,256,042  5-2        EX x2  360
 6  TonK           53,742,383,990  5-2 Boss   EX x2  360
 7  The Soxo       49,910,365,531  4-1 Boss   EX x1  360
 8  PlatinumHawke  44,691,540,672  4-1        EX x1  360
Follett - Mega Black Label v1.1

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EX ON
 1  antares      118,004,415,560  ALL       EX x1  360
 2  howmuchkeefe  39,489,020,856  5-2 Boss  EX x1  360
           
EX OFF
 1  VixyNyan       3,994,509,978  ALL    360
Rosa - Mega Black Label v1.1

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EX ON
 1  Radyum  152,565,046,026  5-2 Boss  EX x2  360
Sakura - Mega Black Label v1.1

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EX ON
 1  Tyjet Poison    191,532,366,539  ALL       EX x2  360
 2  Raelcun         155,186,312,590  ALL       EX x2  PC [I+II]
 3  Adebis          109,445,574,708  5-2       EX x2  360
 4  dan76           109,445,574,708  ???       EX x1  360
 5  deexor          104,805,442,662  ALL       EX x2  360
 6  SuperSoaker360   73,685,458,462  5-2       EX x2  360
 7  TVR              73,321,477,702  ALL       EX x1  360
 8  Wes112           71,494,238,601  5-2       EX x2  360
 9  PurpleTheGuy     60,255,345,430  ALL       EX x1   360
10  Casper❤         41,852,420,476  5-1       EX x1  360
11  TonK             34,309,324,515  5-2       EX x2  360
12  xris             33,875,006,278  5-2 Boss  EX x1  360
13  Exarion          24,465,829,410  4-1       EX x1  360
14  PinkSweets       22,100,632,791  4-2       EX x2  360
15  apple arcade     21,835,901,861  4-1       EX x1  360
16  StreamOfNath     12,996,698,820  4-2       EX x2  360
           
EX OFF
 1  Raelcun          57,284,596,312  ALL    PC [I+II]
 2  PurpleTheGuy     13,501,769,686  ALL    360
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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Thank you.

-Split by character every time.
-I want to say split MBL by EX (just any use of EX, not every combination), but I have no idea why EX is never split in MBL. Might have to do with Level 999.
-I don't think it's worth it to split for MAME. PC version is just as worthy to split as MAME version. Either is nothing worse than a slight handicap.
-Agree with cap. The Rosa threat must be contained.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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OK, I've done the following for now:
  • Each board has been split by character.
  • Deathsmiles has been split by EX/no EX. I was going to do the same for DS 1.1, but the board's pretty small as it is. Since I don't play 1.1, I'll wait for opinions from some people who do before deciding what to do about it.
  • MAME scores have been merged in.
  • Individual character sub-boards have been capped at 40. This currently only affects Rosa (no EX).
Let me know if anyone has any issues with this, or other opinions to offer. Otherwise, let's get some more activity going!
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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The only other thing I'd add is a note for which mode was played on the 360 version (and PC?). Deathsmiles' low-res arcade mode has more slowdown than the hi-res 360 mode, and there are also some differences in MBL. The last thread did that with "360 (arc)" so it should be easy to add back in.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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iconoclast wrote:The only other thing I'd add is a note for which mode was played on the 360 version (and PC?). Deathsmiles' low-res arcade mode has more slowdown than the hi-res 360 mode, and there are also some differences in MBL. The last thread did that with "360 (arc)" so it should be easy to add back in.
Sure, I can add that back in. My understanding is that at least in MBL, the slowdown in each mode varies at different parts of the game, with no clear "better" overall choice except in very specific circumstances. The main reason I removed it was because the notation was really inconsistent, but I'll see about making a new column for it, maybe. EDIT: Done.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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If you want to keep things consistent like the actual online leaderboards, split all modes in DS and MBL for ex-on and ex-off. There is a scoring difference if you do not go through the extra stages. 1.1 especially have some noticeable differences (assuming you maintain a no-miss).

For MBL, you can consider removing the (Ice Palace, Canyon) label. I don't remember why this is needed unless the player is doing both extra stages at lvl999. I would think knowing the route of the first 6 stages is more important than the extras stage.

CO-OP is another thing to add, but nobody seems to be playing like that so I wouldn't worry.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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Tyjet wrote:If you want to keep things consistent like the actual online leaderboards, split all modes in DS and MBL for ex-on and ex-off. There is a scoring difference if you do not go through the extra stages. 1.1 especially have some noticeable differences (assuming you maintain a no-miss).
Wow, I didn't even notice that the port's leaderboards actually split between EX on/off. I guess I've just been viewing the EX On boards this whole time and not noticing :lol:

I suppose you're right, we might as well just do it for everything. It seems like relatively few people actually play MBL non-EX, but we still ought to accommodate it.
Tyjet wrote:For MBL, you can consider removing the (Ice Palace, Canyon) label. I don't remember why this is needed unless the player is doing both extra stages at lvl999. I would think knowing the route of the first 6 stages is more important than the extras stage.
I tend to agree. Should we have some sort of indicator for whether 1 or 2 EX stages were chosen, at least, since the port already does that? "EX1"/"EX2" or something, maybe?

All else being equal, noting the route of the first 6 stages would certainly be very informative, but A) that information is missing for the 98% of the existing entries, and B) we'd need to devise some sort of very compact notation so it would actually fit without stretching the table too much. I'm open to ideas if people feel strongly about it.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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Mega Black Label
CloudyMusic - 2,309,135,722 - 5-1 EX - Sakura - 360 Replay

Going to work on getting to 100k counter faster; right now I'm only barely getting there by the end of the 6th stage, which I know is costing me a lot of points.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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Keres wrote: I tend to agree. Should we have some sort of indicator for whether 1 or 2 EX stages were chosen, at least, since the port already does that? "EX1"/"EX2" or something, maybe?

All else being equal, noting the route of the first 6 stages would certainly be very informative, but A) that information is missing for the 98% of the existing entries, and B) we'd need to devise some sort of very compact notation so it would actually fit without stretching the table too much. I'm open to ideas if people feel strongly about it.
The game labels ALL CLEAR EX1 if you go through only one extra stage. ALL CLEAR EX2 if you go through both. Then you have the "ALL CLEAR EX2" in a red color if you manage to defeat bloody jitterbug (so EX3?).

I think it's fine without listing the stages. There's already too many factors going on in the score table. If the player wants to state the route, they can when they post.
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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Fair enough. For now I'll just note "EX" if the player went to at least one EX stage, and leave it at that, I guess?
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Keres wrote:Fair enough. For now I'll just note "EX" if the player went to at least one EX stage, and leave it at that, I guess?
It will be fine for DS and DS1.1 to label it that way. But for MBL and MBL1.1, it isn't because you can't tell how many extra stages were chosen.

I would suggest this:

DS and DS1.1

-If the player All Clears and goes through the extra stage then put "ALL EX".

MBL and MBL1.1

-If player All Clears and goes through 1 extra stage, then put "ALL EX1"
-If player All Clears and goes through 2 extra stages, then put "ALL EX2"
-If player does the canyon, ice palace, castle, and ballroom at lvl999 and defeat Bloody Jitterbug, then put "ALL EX3"
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Tyjet wrote:-If player All Clears and goes through 1 extra stage, then put "ALL EX1"
-If player All Clears and goes through 2 extra stages, then put "ALL EX2"
-If player does the canyon, ice palace, castle, and ballroom at lvl999 and defeat Bloody Jitterbug, then put "ALL EX3"
What would you suggest if the player doesn't All Clear? The game records do still differentiate between "EX x1 Castle" and "EX x2 Castle", after all.
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Keres wrote:
Tyjet wrote:-If player All Clears and goes through 1 extra stage, then put "ALL EX1"
-If player All Clears and goes through 2 extra stages, then put "ALL EX2"
-If player does the canyon, ice palace, castle, and ballroom at lvl999 and defeat Bloody Jitterbug, then put "ALL EX3"
What would you suggest if the player doesn't All Clear? The game records do still differentiate between "EX x1 Castle" and "EX x2 Castle", after all.
Simple,

-If the person goes through 1 extra stage (ice or canyon) but gameovers during that extra stage, "4-1 EX"
-If the person goes through 2 extra stages (ice and canyon) and completes the 1st extra stage, but gameovered on the 2nd extra stage, "4-2 EX2"

-If the person goes through 1 extra stage (ice or canyon) but gameovers during the castle stage, "5-1 EX" or "5-2 EX (for gameover in ballroom)"
-If the person goes through 2 extra stages (ice and canyon) but gameovers during the castle stage, "5-1 EX2" or "5-2 EX2 (for gameover in ballroom)"

-of course you will label the score with "BOSS" if the player gameovered during the stage's boss. So, if you completed one extra stage and gameovered on the 2nd extra stage boss, "4-2 BOSS EX2". Label "4-1 BOSS EX" if the player pick one extra stage and lost to the stage's boss. Same goes for all beginning and castle.

(ok not that simple, but that's the gist)
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Re: Deathsmiles (Arcade/Xbox 360/PC)

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OK, that's sort of what I was originally thinking, I guess I just wasn't very good at communicating it. :lol:

Thanks for all of your feedback, guys. :)

EDIT: I've combed through both previous threads and made a variety of additions and corrections to the board, mostly adding some alternate-character scores. I've also corrected a number of minor issues and filled in some additional information where it was available (such as Boss status). Please let me know if anything seems to be in error.

And before anyone says anything, no, that shared #1 spot for MBL 1.1 Sakura doesn't appear to be a mistake, at least assuming both of those submissions are actually correct.
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You could add a + between stage and EX count if that would look better.

Wow, I totally forgot the port also splits MBL by EX. Which makes Arcadia's omission of the split all the more odd.
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I think I'm happy with the way things are laid out right now. I'm fine with making more adjustments if there's some pervasive discontent among the players, but for now, the improvements I wanted to see happen have all been accomplished.

One theory I've heard about the EX splitting is that in regular DS, the Extra stage was an unlock on the PCB, whereas in MBL both stages were obviously there from the start. No idea if that's the actual reason, though.
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I've always assumed that the EX not being split in MBL was because it doesn't really change how the game is played for score - in vanilla, going through the EX stage brings the rank up enough that riding a 10k counter and absorbing suicide bullets is a viable scoring strategy, while skipping it means you have to rely on the power up mechanic. In MBL suicide bullet scoring doesn't work that way, and you'll play the game the same regardless of how many are generated - just with more or less success based on extra suicide bullets and a higher counter. Skipping or taking the EX stages is just a risk/reward call like supergrazing in Touhou - you'll always do it when you're good enough to.

But the real reason is that while a lot of people don't like the gorge, everyone loves the ice palace and no one wants to play a credit where they skip it. So no one really wants a split board. :P
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A system mechanic/exploit is very different from being able to add or remove certain stages as you see fit. With the former, you have to go out of your way to limit yourself; with the latter, you can play the entire rest of the game however you want. If you want a Touhou comparison, it's more like Imperishable Night Final A/B.
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Despite Sakura's easy-mode suicide bullet handling, I think I have an easier time with Follett. :lol: Her lock shot, damage, recharge rate, etc. are all too good.

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Didn't originally want to bump the thread so soon, but screw it. Maybe it'll get someone else to play. :lol:

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Wasn't even a particularly smooth run, so I'm sure I'll raise it again soon. A little bit of Ice Palace practice goes a long way.

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No-missed up through 5-1 for the first time! Somehow still managed not to clear, though :lol:
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Route: Forest(3), Volcano(3), Lake(3), Swamp(2), Port(2), Graveyard(3), Ice Palace, Canyon, Castle

So damn close to getting that #1 spot. Lost a life in stage 3 which would normally be an instant restart for me, but I decided to stick it out. As everyone always says, I guess playing on a "dead run" lets off some of the pressure so you do better. :) My score after stage 6 was about 200 million lower than it normally is and I didn't even hit 100k counter until the Ice Palace, so 4 billion seems pretty realistic with a clean run of my current route.

I'm still avoiding the Death2 EX stages (and Death3 castle) because the prospect of reliably no-missing them with characters other than Sakura seems pretty daunting. I've been working on some Lv999 stages, but it's the same deal; it doesn't really seem worthwhile until you can consistently no-miss them.

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Deathsmiles (arcade) (EX/off)

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I want to post a scrub score to show that scrubs too can contribute to a scoreboard.

Not sure if I like playing as Casper or Windia more (i've cleared with both), but I much prefer the familiar staying put when I focus-shot. I still need to check out the other two characters and maybe play around with the other game modes on the Steam port.
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Congrats! Casper's definitely a bit awkward. You want to point-blank things with her laser for max damage, but she's extremely slow while lasering, and as you mentioned, her familiar takes getting used to.
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Since my 360 is already hooked up:

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Nice one! Where's that sitting on the leaderboard?

I've wondered how much I could improve my scores now that I've got another several years of play under my belt. Pity I don't have access to the game anymore.
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CStarFlare wrote:Nice one! Where's that sitting on the leaderboard?

I've wondered how much I could improve my scores now that I've got another several years of play under my belt. Pity I don't have access to the game anymore.
It's at #9. I think I can get 12 bil if I simply no miss the entire run.

Would it help to get the absolute highest score for both V1.1 and MBL1.1 from the leaderboards and list them here? I mean technically, highest #1 on the modes are WRs and I don't see them reference anywhere.
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I could put them in the OP somewhere if someone would find it useful. I don't have a JP copy, though, so someone else would have to provide the data.
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A lot of screen flickering later, bumped myself to #7 on the JP leaderboards

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