STGT 2k6 Week #1: Blazing Star

Belmont · Post by **Belmont** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:25 pm

I started playing again..i know i can do better but for some reason i just cant get into this one so much.

Belmont - Team Looser -2,570,820 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

javel · Post by **javel** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:31 pm

Javel - Team Sweden - 20,280,570 - 6 - Windina

xipe · Post by **xipe** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:38 pm

Got some time to play this today, and made a pretty good impovement on my score.

Xipe - Team Sweden - 17,541,840 - 6 - Windina (MAME)

Gemant · Post by **Gemant** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:56 pm

Gemant - Team Bargiggia - 38126480 - 7 dino 246 (wolfmame)

my last score for this contest...

sorry, but for problems I'm retired

see you next time

MrMonkeyMan · Post by **MrMonkeyMan** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:03 pm

Gemant wrote:Gemant - Team Bargiggia - 38126480 - 7 dino 246 (wolfmame)

Woah, I don't think I'll be topping that one.

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:22 pm

Special thanks to malcolm; the only reason I knuckled-down.

DJ Incompetent - Drink & Fly - 18,366,450 - 6 - Peplos (NeoRAGEx)

I still hate emulation

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:31 am

I'm not sure I'm going to get the chance to play tomorrow. As such, this may be my last try for this particular game before the deadline. If it is, at least it's my best score yet

The Coop - Team Old Schoolers - 22,689,240 - All - Dino 246

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:36 am

Davey - Super Buffet S. T. - 15,144,090 - 5 - Windina - (MAME)

More to come? Probably not.

DarkWolf7 · Post by **DarkWolf7** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:49 am

DarkWolf7 - Feka USA - 15'804'890 - 6 - Windina (MAME)

coffeejoerx · Post by **coffeejoerx** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:19 am

coffeejoerx - Team Old Schoolers - 9,824,190 - 4 - Dino 246

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b347/ ... h=imgAnch1

shiftace · Post by **shiftace** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:23 am

shiftace - Team Loser - 2,882,580 - 3 - Aryustailm - (MAME)

Posting just to say that I tried. What a freaking grind. There is an embarassing amount of work behind this score. Anybody else have trouble with the stage 3 background being too bright? I'm tempted to keep playing to the deadline, because it feels like I'm close to huge improvements. But, on the other hand, I really hate the game.

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:26 am

I wonder how it won the vote when most of the players so far have said they hate the game.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:32 am

Icarus wrote:I wonder how it won the vote when most of the players so far have said they hate the game.

20+ italian IPs registered for the forums

most of the votes by other members of the forums were on sexy parodius

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:43 am

Icarus wrote:I wonder how it won the vote when most of the players so far have said they hate the game.

Hate is too harsh. It angers me. It would anger me less if there was an extra life (or two).

Galdur · Post by **Galdur** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:07 am

Galdur - Team Canada - 22,083,920 - 6 - Windina - (MAME)

Relatively tiny improvement, but I guess it's the best I can do. I'm pretty happy with it, but I'm even happier that tomorrow is the end of this round. I tried, Canada, I really did, but I can stands this game no more!

Blazing Star, prepare to meet the Recycle Bin =p

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:46 am

crithit5000 - SBST - 2,801,370 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:21 am

Rob - Feka USA - 31,768,680 - 7 - Windina (MAME)

-died at the very end again
-messed up the 6 boss milking

Also, wouldn't it be nice to get the 5-6 million point bonus on 6? You know you can get it from two places, but one takes a life (and is easier, but I still can't control the angel bonus appearance).

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:40 am

Grah, done with this game.

crithit5000 - SBST - 3,226,720 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:59 am

I'd like to inform the following teams that they don't have 3 players on the board yet and therefore would lose on score:

Team Cowboy
Team Canada
Team Skandinavia
California Dudez

and namakoteam, but I guess they are just waiting till the last minute to post their scores...

Please try to convince your teammembers to help you out.
And if you are on one of those teams and haven't submitted a score yet, you are on a team and your teammates are relying on you. Even if you post a lower score will it help them.

bVork · Post by **bVork** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:21 am

bVork - Team Canada - 10,467,860 - 6 - Peplos (FBA-XXX)

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:30 am

Randorama - Cowboy team - 10,111,010 - 6 - Windina (MAME)

The favourite hori by people that don't know what an hori is, definitely.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:46 am

Just wait until you get to the bosses with collision sizes bigger than their sprites

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:50 am

Edge wrote:and namakoteam, but I guess they are just waiting till the last minute to post their scores...

And what's wrong with that?
Just co-ordinating our efforts and making sure we have our best records submitted.

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:16 am

Icarus wrote:
Edge wrote:and namakoteam, but I guess they are just waiting till the last minute to post their scores...
And what's wrong with that?
Just co-ordinating our efforts and making sure we have our best records submitted.

There isn't really that much wrong with it.

As long as only a couple of guys do that. Because if people's scores get stumped the last minute they "might" hide their scores on the next compo too and so the number of hidden scores increase. Making the current highscore table more and more useless. Though seriously it makes perfectly sense to hide the scores till the end, it gives a little strategical advantage. I am just a little bantering because this behavior "may" upset a few player's who felt pretty happy with their good scores.

Anyway, I am not seriously pissed or so and you don't need to defend yourself to keep that doing. It is absolutely legit.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:20 am

Icarus wrote: Just co-ordinating our efforts

Serious Business Team here!

Feka Team: anarchy.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:27 am

Team Loser: The three players who'd rather have different team names are giving the rest a hand-up

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:28 am

bVork wrote:bVork - Team Canada - 10,467,860 - 6 - Peplos (FBA-XXX)

Uhm sorry, but what is FBA-XXX ?

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:33 am

Edge wrote:As long as only a couple of guys do that. Because if people's scores get stumped the last minute they "might" hide their scores on the next compo too and so the number of hidden scores increase. Making the current highscore table more and more useless. Though seriously it makes perfectly sense to hide the scores till the end, it gives a little strategical advantage. I am just a little bantering because this behavior "may" upset a few player's who felt pretty happy with their good scores.

I don't think players should rest on their laurels in a score competition anyway. If you stop playing just because you have a table-topping score, you're more likely to get owned by someone. ^_-

Especially if that someone has seen the upper level of scores submitted and has a target to work with. ^_-

Isn't it better to play to the best of your own ability and ensure that your score is the best you can get it?

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:34 am

Dennis - Team Stranger - 16'670'960 - 6 - Windina (MAME)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:38 am

Icarus wrote: Especially if that someone has seen the upper level of scores submitted and has a target to work with. ^_-

Yeah, cute.