STGT 2k6- Week #5 Air Gallet

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:39 am

Chinese Laser: Made in Taiwan?

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:14 am

ED-057 - Team Old Schoolers - 1,535,830 - 4

After aborting many runs on stages 1 and 2 I get all the way too #4 and guess what happens. I pick up the dreaded hunter and then run into a bullet while I'm trying to aim it in a useful direction. Then the extend appears but it's no use

because not only did I have the hunter but now it's at the lowest power level

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:25 am

Icarus wrote:I want to know why the announcer says "its too big!" when you pick up the Extend. Out of all the weird things he says in the game (Energy Fart!), that has to be one of the weirdest.

ahaa.. its the extend.. i always thought he was refering to the fountain in stage 4 (which is roughly the area i pick it up).. i was: wtf, too big? but i cant destroy it? zipping around madly trying to shoot the fountain for some desparate points

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:48 am

Icarus wrote:Chinese Laser

I keep hearing that too, aswell as "crazy missile", "camping fire", "lightning farce" and"thunder cry".

I couldn't make out what he said when I got the extend, something about it being too big...

EDIT: http://midnightsleazy.se/agallet.mp3

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:22 am

Herr Schatten - Team Old Schoolers - 816,010 - stage 3 (MAME)

Twiddle wrote:Dude, they're plenty visible!

As a Raizing player you are obviously trained to see all sorts of invisible bullets.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:02 am

I also like it in stage 3, when he says "it's not so easy!" I'm always like, my thoughts exactly!

zinger wrote:EDIT: http://midnightsleazy.se/agallet.mp3

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:36 pm

Edge - Team Germany - 2'176'790 - 5 (MAME)

Hey DJI, I am waiting for a score from you. I wanna see how my rival is doing so far.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:15 pm

Herr Schatten - Team Old Schoolers - 910,820 - stage 3 (MAME)

I know I can do better.

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:09 pm

landshark wrote:
Twiddle wrote: >~50% golds and no missed medals as well as getting through the stage without dying
I don't think this one is right. I've gotten ~75% golds in the 1stage as well as gotten all the medals (30) and I still did not get the bonus (didn't die either).

?

I might be going crazy, but from my testing...

Get all medals = perfect bonus. There are 30 medals in the first stage. [edit: 30, not 28]. Nothing else has been a factor.

This is just from my experience. Maybe there is a difference between regions (Hong Kong - English version here)? I'm using factory defaults as well, quite naturally (difficulty = normal).

[edit: checked some Gamest back issues, didn't find anything explicitly stating the perfect requirements, but I think this pic sort of backs up my findings. Note: "miss" tally is for medals, not lives]

SFKhoa wrote:I noticed once in a while, my ship would RANDOMLY boost speed. What's going on?

It's not random, my friend. Tap and then hold a direction (left or right...lightning quick) for a couple seconds...similar to a run command in fighting games. There's some recharge time though. Seems to be about 10 seconds before you can do it again. It's good for the later stages where there are screen wide sections of medal boxes.

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:18 am

Edge wrote:Hey DJI, I am waiting for a score from you. I wanna see how my rival is doing so far.

awww shite. A call-out.

erm....

DJ Incompetent - Drink & Fly - bp962a.u45

?...um...I guess that's my high score...until... I can gather why my rom only has three of the nine-somethin' little chip file thingers the emulator says the zip file don't have...and another download only has six....

But don't you fret now....first this rom-fixing bullshit...then the world...

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:37 am

Got a lot better today, finally saw the extend, and felt like posting my score.

Shatterhand - Team Old Schoolers - 1562420 - 4 (Mame)

One life up until the 3rd stage. Lost a life there, but one lifed the 3rd boss in spite of seeing it for the FIRST TIME (well, I tossed FOUR bombs at it

). died at 4th stage, saw the extend, BOMBED to get it (I thought "Shit if I die now I'll get so pissed.... so I bombed, hehe) , but died twice in a row, with a stock full of bombs... GRRRRRR.

Who the heck said this game was "mediocre"? For me it's being the best game in the whole competition so far.

And I should had stayed shut... FEKA Usa is kicking our ass so far

I feel I still can do a lot better... saw stage 3 just a few times, and saw 4 only once. I can perfect Level 1 and 2 without much hassle now. Nailed Boss 1 and Boss 2 patterns too. I still screw up sometimes though (Mainly when I miss out my own timing and end up getting a wrong weapon or waiting too long to get the weapon I want).

Awesome game so far

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:54 am

Zakk - Team Cowboy - 1,063,220 - Stage 3

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:59 am

Shatterhand wrote:Who the heck said this game was "mediocre"?

I stand firm.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:06 am

Shatterhand wrote: Who the heck said this game was "mediocre"? For me it's being the best game in the whole competition so far.

Me, for one, and I guess it can be upgraded to above average. I guess.

ARMED POLICE BATRIDER.

And I should had stayed shut... FEKA Usa is kicking our ass so far

I wasn't intending on playing, it's all your fault. Haven't played yesterday or today, though. Probably will wait until the weekend when the chart starts shaping up.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:11 am

of course Armed Police Batrider is the superior game, but I am have more adrenalin rushes with Air Gallet, not to mention feeling less frustrated

and like I said, I should had stay shut.

. But well, it's good to have you playing, more competition is always better

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:13 am

I get the urge to play Batsugun after a session on Air Gallet.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:17 am

Ha, Marp is holding out a tournamet on Air Gallet this week too!

http://forums.marpirc.net/viewtopic.php?t=12956

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:24 am

Shatterhand wrote:For me it's being the best game in the whole competition so far.

Same here. It's really addictive! Plus it looks and sounds great. I wonder if the PCB his hard to get a hold of.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:27 am

CIT wrote:Same here. It's really addictive! Plus it looks and sounds great. I wonder if the PCB his hard to get a hold of.

LOL, no.
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u5947804

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:28 am

Icarus wrote:LOL, no.
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u5947804

Sweet! Let's see how high it goes. Is that you bidding on it?

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:30 am

Naah, I'm not interested in it, would rather have Batsugun Special. ^_-
Given two bids already with two days left, I'd say it'll be around 12,000Y when it ends.
You're quite lucky too, looks like it comes with the extra bits and pieces. There's none on eBay at the moment, for your info. Took me ten seconds to find the listing on YAJ (and its the only one there).

Its a Rinkya user with the current bid, though, so its either someone here, or an overseas collector.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:51 am

That's why I thought it might be you.

I think I'll pass on it for now. Since it's rinkya it might turn into a bidding war, plus I'll likely be in Japan in December anyway, so I'll have plenty of chances to hunt for it there.

As for Batsugun Special, it'll probably be easier just to get a regular and then have the Eproms burned yourself, no? For that matter, what's wrong with the Saturn port?

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:59 am

CIT wrote:That's why I thought it might be you.

I prefer SMJ. Rinkya is murder on commission when it comes to PCBs.

CIT wrote:As for Batsugun Special, it'll probably be easier just to get a regular and then have the Eproms burned yourself, no? For that matter, what's wrong with the Saturn port?

I like the Saturn port, but it'd be nice to have the PCB for when I eventually get another cab. Eventually. ^_-

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:02 am

He lies, he's just too much of a wuss to play the later loops without any slowdown.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:32 am

Just having some goofy fun with this game at the moment.
Its pretty difficult to:
1) get 100% Gold in any one stage (never it done yet, always one off)
2) break 400k in stage1 (only done once)

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:45 am

And the two million mark falls at last...

The Coop - Team Old Schoolers - 2,074,820 - Stage 4 (MAME)

I was at the boss too. I was dodging alright, but I ran out of bombs when it sent eight (I think) little square things into the water. They got me

BBH · Post by **BBH** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:45 am

Shatterhand wrote:Ha, Marp is holding out a tournamet on Air Gallet this week too!

http://forums.marpirc.net/viewtopic.php?t=12956

I was watching the poll on the weekend and was thinking "Please, oh please vote in Vasara instead of Air Gallet". Now it looks like we copied you guys, haha.

Nobody's who left in the MARP Knockout tournament is in the one here too, so it shouldn't be a problem... but yeah.

mulletgeezer · Post by **mulletgeezer** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:39 am

Icarus wrote:Just having some goofy fun with this game at the moment.
Its pretty difficult to:
1) get 100% Gold in any one stage (never it done yet, always one off)
2) break 400k in stage1 (only done once)

yeah, 1) is tricky, but not so hard to do on stage 1 if you give it some Chinese

I managed it and scored 407k. as there are no extra bonuses it's a bit of a waste of time, as long as you make a fair effort to score you'll probably be getting 380 - 400k on the first level. they really should have stuck a 100% gold bonus in.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:22 pm

I havent managed to get 100% in any level either, but on level 1 I managed to miss only one 2k medal. At this run I made 410k points, and it's the only time I broke 400k at level 1. Then I proceeded to screw up at level 2

I wish I could take a day off work just to dedicate some proper time to this game....

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:53 pm

Shatterhand wrote:I havent managed to get 100% in any level either, but on level 1 I managed to miss only one 2k medal. At this run I made 410k points, and it's the only time I broke 400k at level 1. Then I proceeded to screw up at level 2

mulletgeezer wrote:yeah, 1) is tricky, but not so hard to do on stage 1 if you give it some Chinese I managed it and scored 407k. as there are no extra bonuses it's a bit of a waste of time, as long as you make a fair effort to score you'll probably be getting 380 - 400k on the first level. they really should have stuck a 100% gold bonus in.

Yeah, its tricky to get all Golds. Not long after posting the last message I went back to the game and did it twice, and at best managed 402k, so I'm guessing the extra points are from weapon impact (not surprising, since I speedkill the first boss).

And yeah, I agree that there should have been a 100% Gold Bonus as an extra incentive.

I've been playing this with the different weapons, usually after I make early mistakes, and I'm thinking that the top-end scores are made with use of the Hunter weapon from the start of the game to the end. Mainly because its so weak that you get a lot of extra points for damaging enemies and bosses with it.