I just did my very first shmup 1cc!!!

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:17 am

I've been playing shmups on and off for about two years... first of all I don't think I have that much skill to begin with, secondly I hardly have time to practice much...

Anyway, I finally did my first one-credit today! I'm so proud! Even though it was only Elemental Master on my Genesis, I'm sure a lot of you will say it's a freaking easy game (and it must be if even I can beat it)...

But at least this gives me a big confidence boost to try something more advanced :)

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:27 am

good work. see, it's 95 percent a factor of how much time you put into it.

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:50 am

GG!
now you got to 1CC DDPDOJ next.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:05 am

Elemental Master is a fair challenge...I would never say that its "easy". You did play on normal defaults though, right?
Anyway, with some pattern memorization and decent dodge-a-bility, it can be done without too much of a fuss.
Still, far easier than the newer modern manics!

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:30 am

Thanks for the encouragement, guys :D

Yeah I was playing on default settings..
DDPDOJ... I wish!!! Maybe someday... Everytime I watch those super replays, it just leaves my jaw on the floor O_________o

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:35 am

Grats man. Any 1cc is worthwhile.

the2bears · Post by **the2bears** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:09 am

Congratulations! I'm still waiting for my first time...

Bill

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:17 am

Congratulations.

Now if I could ever get around to 1CC'ing a game...

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:45 am

Congrats to you.

And just as a quick suggestion to anyone looking for their first 1CC, I'd suggest Space Megaforce/Super Aleste for the SNES...on Normal difficulty even I can 1CC it. It's about the only one I can, heh heh.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:08 am

Congratulations!

First shmup 1CC is one of the great joys in life.

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:20 am

Oh yeah, congrats. That's a great feeling. Ah, I remember my first time...I was so young, so inexperienced...luckily, TFV was a gentle lover and after we had "gone all the way" I felt like climbing the rooftops and shouting out "I'm the king of the world!"

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:08 am

I did Gradius 1 on the Saturn. First loop only though. I was pissed it went round again, I wanted some gigantic firework display or something

Gradius 2 ate me alive

DantesInferno · Post by **DantesInferno** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:16 am

Congrats! My first 1cc was Twin Cobra..and my most recent was the first loop of Sengoku Blade. I think one of the craziest superplays has to be that Dragon Blaze one with the 2-loop no hit no bomb clear. My next 1cc is hopefully going to be Ketsui or Blazing Star. Keep up the good work!

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:23 am

OOooohhh...Blazing Star eh?
Good luck on the "mandatory death" level, ugh, I mean stage 6.
The fetus is a total bitch...I cannot figure out ANY safe pattern there!!!

DantesInferno · Post by **DantesInferno** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:34 am

TwitchDoctor wrote:OOooohhh...Blazing Star eh?
Good luck on the "mandatory death" level, ugh, I mean stage 6.
The fetus is a total bitch...I cannot figure out ANY safe pattern there!!!

I have only made it to that level once, and I had to put down the controller and force myself not to stomp it out of frustration.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:26 am

Congrats! If you want to raise your 1cc percentage fast, I suggest Super Aleste... I came close to do that with one life.

Gun Nac is another one "gentle lover" as Ghegs put it

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:58 am

Turrican wrote: Gun Nac is another one "gentle lover" as Ghegs put it

There are gentle lovers...then there are total sluts that give it up on the first date.

scunge · Post by **scunge** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:30 pm

I managed to 1cc Harmful park for the first time last wednesday..

i was quite chuffed with myself until i realised the the game's default difficulty was on easy.... Dooohhh!!!

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:59 pm

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:OOooohhh...Blazing Star eh?
Good luck on the "mandatory death" level, ugh, I mean stage 6.
The fetus is a total bitch...I cannot figure out ANY safe pattern there!!!

Twitch, if you're referring to "The Wall" attack (the one with the cross-up green lasers), the safe spot is in the lower right corner of the screen, beneath the boss.

druuna · Post by **druuna** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:18 pm

congrats...this is a nice game!
I love it

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:25 pm

Genny exclusive shmups are often easy, I don't know why. Then you have Gaiares...

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:00 pm

Is it true that the difficulty level of the US version of Elemental Master has been toned down a bit from the Japanese one?

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:12 pm

I'm still after my first 1cc, I'm wanting to make it a saturn game. Any suggestions for what I should go for? Is it worthing trying to 1cc a game on easier dificulty modes first or does that only get you used to the easier bullet patterns etc and put you at a disadvantage on normal?

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:32 pm

have to 1CC a game. way things are going with me now it will be either Steel Empire, Curse, or Gate of Thunder. i came damn close on Elemental Master after a few plays, then i put my genny away for awhile and lost interest in it.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:46 pm

I 1cc a game before, Lords of Thunder for the TG-16 CD. It's was kind of hard, but the music kept me going.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:10 pm

What the..? I thought this topic was dead, haha...

...I still haven't 1CC'ed anything else since making this topic :(

MovingTarget, you might want to give Blast Wind a try.
I got up to the end of stage 3 on my first try (don't laugh..!)
But then after that I couldn't make it past stage 2...

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:02 pm

Thats the same with me, the very first time I play a game I normally get further than I do on the next 5 times

blast wind looks fun... is it just me or does videogameimports always push their prices to the absolute limit?

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:52 am

Herr Schatten wrote:Is it true that the difficulty level of the US version of Elemental Master has been toned down a bit from the Japanese one?

I've heard this, but I have both versions and I didn't notice any difference on default, perhaps extreme is harder. I should do some more research. I'll say one thing though, the last time I played the JP version the music sounded a lot better than what I remembered in the US version.

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:05 am

Try for Thunderforce 3. The amount of lives it gives you is obscene, over 20 stocked if you 1LC it.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:23 am

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:OOooohhh...Blazing Star eh?
Good luck on the "mandatory death" level, ugh, I mean stage 6.
The fetus is a total bitch...I cannot figure out ANY safe pattern there!!!

Blazing Star i can handle on one cred...

It's PULSTAR that's the real bitch. Especially level 2 - the water cave place with the hundred BILLION pieces of shrapnel and giant worms and maggots and acid and AAARRRRGHHHHHH!!!!!