Pink Sweets ~ Ibara Sorekara (arcade)

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:44 pm

please submit scores in this format (with picture):

name - score - stage reached - ship

Arcade:

Shasta:
1. Kai - 5,076,490 - Stage 6
2. Korzca - 4,867,880 - Stage 5
3. jpj - 4,595,390 - Stage 5
4. Enhasa - 3,610,200 - Stage 4
5. Acid King - 3,229,570 - Stage 4
6. Bloodflowers - 2,676,710 - Stage 4
7. AWE - 2,544,960 - Stage 4
8. AKRATEN - 1,544,270 - Stage 3
9. brumma - 1,541,160 - Stage 3
10. Wanderer - 1,321,290 - Stage 3

Lace:
1. Icarus - B,578,630 - Stage 6
2. Zerst - A,137,350 - ALL
3. EBR - 9,795,580 - Stage 6
4. Plasmo - 9,542,650 - Stage 6
5. STG - 5,617,730 - Stage 5
6. DEL - 5,472,750 - Stage 5
7. Kai - 5,467,010 - Stage 5
8. Y'om - 5,108,720 - Stage 5
9. Gakidou - 5,053,350 - Stage 5
10. EOJ - 4,751,870 - Stage 5

Midi&Meidi:
1. EBR - 2,617,950 - Stage 4
2. Aquas - 2,219,050 - Stage 5
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Kasumi:
1. Mimiroru - 4,846,500 - Stage 6
2. marus-MPO - 4,437,090 - Stage 5
3. KAI - 2,874,450 - Stage 5
4. Mero - 2,530,270 - Stage 4
5. mrtie - 2,108,330 - Stage 3
6. brumma - 1,021,290 - Stage 2
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Score Attack:
1. Plasmo - 5,649,760 - Lace (A)
2. jpj - 4,651,950 - Kasumi (start)
3. CRI - 2,606,680 - Lace (A)
4. EOJ - 2,423,150 - Lace (A)
5. Wanderer - 749,100 - Shasta
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Harder:
1. EBR - 4,795,560 - Stage 4 - Lace (A)
2. Plasmo - 3,726,120 - Stage 4 - Lace (A)
3. MHK - 3,514,960 - Stage 3 - Lace
4. STG - 2,818,920 - Stage 3 - Lace
5. EOJ - 2,026,210 - Stage 3 - Lace
6. Dave_K. - 1,481,680 - Stage 2 - Lace
7. jpj - 1,382,800 - Stage 3 - Shasta
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10.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:45 pm

opening gambit:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2540/imag0017sx3.jpg

jpj - 3,129,350 - Stage 4 - Shasta

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:05 pm

so how do you trigger those extends?

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:48 pm

how are you liking the game, jpj? I'll probably pick up a kit in the spring and join you on the high score ranking, after I play mushi futari to death.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:56 pm

i like it, and while i'm making quicker progress than i was with ibara, i actually think this is the tougher game. i'll post some thoughts in the thread in the shmups chat section.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:34 am

I was playing as Shasta and Kasumi all day, then I switch to Lace for a couple credits and:

TWE - 2,084,450 - Stage 3 - Lace

Made it to the 3rd boss. I really like Lace's bomb.

EDIT:

TWE - 2,460,680 - Stage 4 - Lace

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:42 am

Normal mode:
1,321,290 - Stage 3 - Shasta

Score Attack mode:
749,100 - Shasta

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:33 pm

Score Attack mode:

TWE - 852,460 - Shasta

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:56 am

scores updated. i've left the the score attack top-spot blank till i take a pic of my score

if you're getting to stage 4 already twe, that's pretty good going

i find the main problem is from about stage 3 onwards, 1 death (and subsequently losing all weapons) can result in the end of your credit

contrary the to raizing-fan rank conspiracy theorists, i think this might be a game that needs to be 1-lifed really..........

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:10 am

Thanks for the score update. I think you have Wanderer and I flip-flopped on the Score attack ranking though.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:32 am

sorted!

before you ask, i'm not gonna bother with a harder or extended mode table...

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:33 am

Well extended would be pretty silly at this point but Harder is not a bad idea. I'd be up for some Harder mode scores. It's pretty fun!

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:44 pm

man, it's damn hard to get a good picture of your scores with the way the numbers move about.....

okay, newer arcade mode score:
jpj - 3,488,670 - Stage 4 - Shasta
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4999/imag0022cj7.jpg

i've only had 1 run where i got to stage 5, but i think 4+mill is definitely do-able before the end of stage 4, and the stage 4 boss is pretty easy compared to some of the others. funnily enough the stage 3 boss, in it's last form where it drops the slow bombs with green explosions, those explosions were shooting out blue suicide bullets last time i played it

and score attack mode:
jpj - 1,574,970 - Kasumi
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3039/imag0023lt9.jpg

p.s. i will include a harder mode table once you get over 1 mill. the gauntlet has been laid down

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:17 am

NORMAL MODE
TWE - 3,200,560 - Stage 4 - Lace (A-Type)

Made it to the 4th boss for the first time! This game is rad.

PS- I discovered if you bomb a set of enemies towards the end of Stage 4 they spew out a stream of medals. There are lots of hidden medal fountain-type places in this game.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:57 am

jpj wrote: p.s. i will include a harder mode table once you get over 1 mill. the gauntlet has been laid down

No problem.

Only took me 2 credits today to get this:

HARDER MODE
TWE - 1,025,450 - Stage 2 - Lace (A-type)

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:08 am

wow... you're making fast work of this game! so where are you typically losing lives...? my main problem areas are middle of stage 3 (the tanks that shoot ibara style bullets) and 2nd form of stage 3 boss - if i die on the boss i got no chance for stage 4

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i'm surprised you're using lace as well, i thought she was the worst character to use...

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:11 am

I usually die at the end of the stage 1 boss fight, or the beginning of stage 2 with the hopes this lowers ranks (I hope it does). I then get the 1up on Stage 3 and usually no-miss into Stage 4. I seem to die often on the stage 4 midboss.

And Lace is probably the best character in the game, but she's hard to control at times. The current Arcade mode world record was done with her (20.6mil).

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:18 am

jeezuz... i tried her the other day, and her shot is very strong, but you can't accurately shoot with it (ie taking off a midboss limb-by-limb), and i hate the way her bomb takes a split second to fully come out. but i was thinking the other day that character-choice in this game affects the way you play probably more than any other cave game because they all have such different shot and bomb styles.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:21 am

Once you get used to the timing of her bomb, it's not bad at all. I find it more useful than any other character's bomb.

She has less accuracy on her shot, but her shots give you more points than any other character's shots. Perhaps they made it this way to compensate for her lack of accuracy? I usually end stage 1 with her with close to 500,000pts and I'm just shooting everything.

I haven't gotten as many points with any of the other characters, not even close.

I still like Kasumi A-type quite a bit, and I plan to keep playing as her as well.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:03 am

Score Attack:

TWE - 1,350,720 - Kasumi (A-Type)

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:49 am

HARDER MODE
TWE - 1,882,300 - Stage 3 - Lace (A-type)

Finally made it to stage 3!

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:34 am

HARDER MODE:
TWE - 2,026,210 - Stage 3 - Lace

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:51 am

ARCADE MODE:
TWE - 3,601,580 - Stage 4 - Lace

Bleh. I could have gotten well over 4 mil if I didn't mess up the snakes in the middle of the level.

Oh well, it's enough for first place for the time being.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:07 am

Yeah I made it into the top 5!

Just got the board, and sat down for a few rounds. Lace seems to get the most points, but Midi&Meidi are fun to pick apart bosses (damn does that flying head thing afterwards get pissed!).

ARCADE MODE:
Dave_K. - 1,885,000 - 3 - Lace

I guess I'd get farther if I didn't keep wanting to medal, and pickup everything I see.

And what the heck is up with harder mode? Those aren't suicide bullets, its more like an Espgaluda2 reswarm of aimed bullets whenever you kill something!

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:05 am

Nice start, Dave K. I find Meidi&Midi to be the hardest to score with.

So how do you like the game? Remember to try out Score attack mode (hold A+B at the title screen, and press start).

Yeah, harder mode spews suicide bullets that sorta track you. I think it's a lot of fun to play once you get the hang of it. You pretty much have to bomb your way through the levels though.

Radiant · Post by **Radiant** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:14 am

ARCADE MODE:
AWE - 1,909,110 - Stage 3 - Shasta

no miss & all medals until the 3rd boss, but the boss killed me

Edit:
Arcade:
AWE - 2,544,960 - Stage 4 - Shasta

I hate the 3rd Boss

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:56 am

ARCADE MODE:
TWE - 3,776,840 - Stage 4 - Lace

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:15 am

SCORE ATTACK
TWE - 1,667,820 - Lace

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:22 pm

harder:
jpj - 1,382,800 - Stage 3 - Shasta
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3787/imag0025jt0.jpg

you're right, harder mode is pretty fun

welcome aboard radiant and dave k

and congrats TWE

i find the problem with stage 4 is one death will completely fuck you up

mega-update completed!!!

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:02 am

Another improvement!

ARCADE MODE:
TWE - 4,751,870 - Stage 5 - Lace

I medalled all the way through the game, and nearly made it to the 5th boss!

Sorry the score is hard to see, believe it or not this is the best shot I got out of 6 tries. As jpj noted it's a pain in the ass to take a pic of your score as it bounces up and down pretty fast.