STGT 2k6 Week #1: Blazing Star

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:10 am

Collect second score multipling angel during lull before boss fight. Kill boss ASAP, without causing second power up angel to appear

Activate second power up angel.... ???? sometime during first part of level two?

Nope. The count resets after the level.

EDIT: Also, even if you happen to be holding a charge when you pick up the multiplier, as long as you don't discharge your weapon for the duration of the angel's effect the next angel you activate will be a power angel.

EDIT2: Dunno whether the value of the score multiplier you get for shunning angels carries over to the next level or not. I'd guess not.

EDITredux: The shun multiplier does carry over!

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:36 am

Shatterhand - Team Old Schoolers - 16,527,250 - 1-6 - Peplos (MAME)

Ok, it's enough for today. Time to go to bed, tomorrow is a new day

Let's see if I can beat that score, it will be hard

Got a Rank B at this run

How the heck the game ranks you anyway?

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:53 am

3rd credit ever plunked into this game - I have a feeling autofire makes this game incredibly easier.

Landshark - Super Buffet - 5,370,560 - 6 (boss) - Peplos

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:55 am

If you are playing with Peplos, yes, it makes it a lot easier indeed

In the other hand, try to just fire the "rapid fire" of Peplos without autofire.. you need to smash the button like crazy. For some reason, the rapid fire of Peplos is a lot harder to do than of the other ships.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:34 am

Arg...so much to love about this game, but I HATE when it decides to suddenly go "memorizer" on you, especially in the later levels, and toss stuff at you which you have zero chance of dodging if you haven't seen it before...I had enough of that in Pulstar. Oh well, here's another entry for Team Loser:

BulletMagnet - Team Loser - 2,228,170 - 4 - Aryustailm

No autofire on my version of MAME, so the Peplos is more or less off-limits for me...hopefully I'll be able to improve on this with the other ships.

Marcodlb · Post by **Marcodlb** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:30 am

Marcodlb - Team Bargiggia - 11'375'170 - 5 - Windina (MAME)

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:47 am

ED-057 - Team Old Schoolers - 1,385,790 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

mou sukoshi ganbarima~su

neocps2 · Post by **neocps2** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:11 am

team stranger
neocps2 9782250 stage4 boss

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:05 am

Zakk - Team Cowboy - 5,520,870 - 3 - Aryustailm

neocps2 · Post by **neocps2** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:05 am

neocps2/team stranger/9 782 250/stage 4/dino 246

Sword · Post by **Sword** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:17 am

Sword - Team Stranger - 3.569.550 - 4 - Peplos (MAME)

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:29 am

just popping in to say ive improved my score a bit, not done yet tho

http://onfinite.com/libraries/973994/6e7.jpg

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:55 pm

Skyline - California Dudez - 19,720,090 - 6 - Windina - WolfMAME

Killed the Stage 4 boss too early!!! AGH!

MrMonkeyMan · Post by **MrMonkeyMan** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:02 pm

MrMonkeyMan - Team Cowboy - 14,336,960 - 6 - Aryustailm - MAME

We'll see if I can be bothered to put this game back on or not.

msm · Post by **msm** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:21 pm

msm - Undredogs - 2,638,220 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

managed to milk the stage 3 boss a little bit and get to stage 4

Cannibal · Post by **Cannibal** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:35 pm

Cannibal - Team Bargiggia - 3.297.110 - 3 - Windina (MAME)

My first attempt...

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:58 pm

PlasmaBlooD Team Germany 16'225'510 6 Peplos (MAME)

I was at the Stage 6 Endboss.

1up · Post by **1up** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:26 pm

when is the deadline for posting a score?

msm · Post by **msm** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:29 am

msm - Undredogs - 4,228,360 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

edit- from the other thread it sounds like the deadline is sometime on sunday but will be different depending on where you live

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:00 am

Not much improvement here, but at least I'm off dead last.

RFP - Windina - 1 306 900 - 3 - MAME

Zigfried the Trizealot · Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:13 am

IGNORE THIS SPACE, I decided to keep playing tonight.... (see later post)

//Zig

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:11 am

Whoops

RFP - Windina - 4 - 2 458 040 MAME

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:19 am

After some practice, I gave it another go with a different ship. Took a while to get adjusted to the slower speed, but I did get a bit better at milking some of the bosses (especially stage 3's). I have no idea how to milk stage 5's boss though, assuming you can.

The Coop - Team Old Schoolers - 18,083,450 - All - Dino 246

This little ship made stage 6 a hell of a lot easier. It didn't make it easy, but it made it easier than the helacious dodging-fest I had to endure with Peplos.

By the way... what's up with the unseen killers at the end of stage 6's boss? I was blown up by literally nothing. The violet star-like shots weren't near me, and the little nossle that launches a bunch of pods for milking wasn't firing. My ship just simply... exploded.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:24 am

The Coop wrote:I have no idea how to milk stage 5's boss though, assuming you can.

You just shoot the missiles and enemies for three or so rounds. Not very lucrative.

By the way... what's up with the unseen killers at the end of stage 6's boss? I was blown up by literally nothing.

I know, this is bs. Makes it really hard to milk, key spot as it is.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:45 am

Rob wrote:
By the way... what's up with the unseen killers at the end of stage 6's boss? I was blown up by literally nothing.
I know, this is bs. Makes it really hard to milk, key spot as it is.

As I stated before, there's a sprite limitation with Neo hardware that can only support a certain number of objects on screen at once - any more and stuff either flickers like crazy, or vanishes completely. For example, doing the yumechan trick on the first boss, and letting the screen fill up with powerups causes the bullets to vanish. Same thing with the stage6 bit at the end - too much stuff wanting to be on screen, and as a result some of it is invisible.

At least in Garegga the bullets don't automagically disappear, unlike Blazing Star. ^_-

Galdur · Post by **Galdur** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:53 am

Icarus wrote:For example, doing the yumechan trick on the first boss, and letting the screen fill up with powerups causes the bullets to vanish

So that's why I keep dying on that stupid boss! Bah >=|

Also, does anyone know how to predict/control rate-up angel appearances? It would save a lot of headaches.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:30 am

Icarus wrote:At least in Garegga the bullets don't automagically disappear, unlike Blazing Star. ^_-

You'll use ANY excuse or occasion on this one, won't you?

You really ought to see a therapist or something...

Anyways, bit of an improvement for my score...

BulletMagnet - Team Loser - 3,407,770 - 4 - Dino 246

Stage 4 really is where the game gets cheesy as heck...I can one-life the first 3 stages with few problems, but once I get to 4 I end up wanting to break a controller (and the lack of extends doesn't help either). Oh well, for the rest of the week I won't have access to a computer with MAME on it, so this is probably my last shot at this round...though something tells me Team Loser will be alright without me.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:37 am

BulletMagnet wrote:...though something tells me Team Loser will be alright without me.

Ya think?

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:44 am

We haven't even seen the other 50 or so players' scores yet, so who knows. ^_-

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:47 am

Are you holding out, Icarus? I hope I can keep a top 5 spot for my poor ol' team.