Has someone been able to....

[Nuke]

clear GigaWing without using the deflector?
Finish Ikaruga without changing polarity?
One lifed Battle Garegga?

When are shmup feats beyond the hardest of hardcore?
Make suggestions and share your tales!

[Super Laydock]

Very interesting question...if these challenges are even feasible...

If someone HAS done so (especially the GW part) I´d really love to see a superplay of that.

[nZero]

Finish Ikaruga without changing polarity?

If you could even make it to the end, I don't see how you'd clear the 2nd to last guy...

[mainpatr1]

1LC on the first try?
Finish Batsugun without bombs?
Beating Titanic Lance on the first try?

[P_HAT]

1cc Mushi 2 Ultra without dodge?

[JJG]

Yeah for Ikaruga you'd have to switch, parts like level 3 where the lazers come horizontally across the screen.

[Ganelon]

Finish Batsugun without bombs?

Err, I've done this a few times, on both the normal and Special Ver. (yes, I miss out on all the point milking in Special Ver.). I don't think it ranks anywhere near the other challenges listed here though.

[RyanDG]

clear GigaWing without using the deflector?

I'm interested in firing up Giga Wing tonight to give this a shot... I'm a deflector whore in that game and begin to abuse it pretty much right from the get go. I never even considered not using it.

[kengou]

I doubt it's possible to 1cc Mars Matrix without using the reflector but it would be interesting to see if it was possible.

Ikaruga is impossible to clear without changing polarity, that has been proven in many parts of the game. Chapter 1 can be passed with 1 polarity, but every other level requires both to survive.

I'd also like to see some Radiant Silvergun stuff, like using only one weapon for the entire game, or clearing the game without levelling up at all with at least one weapon.

[JBC]

I'd also like to see some Radiant Silvergun stuff, like using only one weapon for the entire game, or clearing the game without levelling up at all with at least one weapon.

Sometimes i find myself overusing the sword like this which usually results in my death. It's just so fun to get up in the enemies face with it.

[tada]

One abnormal way of playing I sometimes like to do is low-score attacking in the Giga Wing series. It's especially awesome in 2 where your multiplier will stay at 0 if you avoid all medals.

[JJG]

I wanna see a Shikigami no Shiro 2 1CC with huge bullets, that'd be really funny if possible.

[iatneH]

Yeah for Ikaruga you'd have to switch, parts like level 3 where the lazers come horizontally across the screen.

I think it's possible to avoid these if you are right at the top of the screen.
The homing lasers of the last boss though...

I think somebody already did a 0-point superplay of GigaWing, probably achieved without using the barrier at all.

[Zebra Airforce]

Ikaruga is impossible to clear without changing polarity, that has been proven in many parts of the game. Chapter 1 can be passed with 1 polarity, but every other level requires both to survive.

This isn't totally true. It's possible to beat levels one, two and three without changing polarity (it's even possible to do so without firing a shot.) The level four midboss, on the other hand, is impossible without changing polarity. And, as was mentioned before, the second-to-last boss is impossible as well.

[bsidwell]

I think somebody already did a 0-point superplay of GigaWing, probably achieved without using the barrier at all.

Super-play.co.uk has a 0-point video of Giga Wing 2. If there's a similar run for GW1, they don't have it.

[thewestexit]

GW without the reflect force... now THAT would be interesting...

[Motorherp]

There's a video knocking around somewhere of a gradius V 1cc without using options. Probably on super-play.

[tada]

GW without the reflect force... now THAT would be interesting...

Half the challenge is restraining yourself from using it. I just tried...

[landshark]

1LC on the first try?

An arcade game? I doubt it. But there have been 2 or so doujins that I've 1LC'd on the first try.

[neorichieb1971]

I think I did harmful park on 1LC on first try.

[BulletMagnet]

Sometimes i find myself overusing the sword like this which usually results in my death. It's just so fun to get up in the enemies face with it.

IIRC there is at least one sword-only superplay out there, though I've never watched it myself.

[Rob]

I doubt it's possible to 1cc Mars Matrix without using the reflector but it would be interesting to see if it was possible.

I'm sure it is possible. I'll try this. It'll give me an excuse to make a new video if it is somewhat interesting.

The last boss would be really brutal in Giga Wing.

[zinger]

One lifed Battle Garegga?

There's a MAME replay of this. I think Icarus has it + the emulator used, he should upload it but doesn't seem very interested in doing so.

[-Bridget-]

I doubt it's possible to 1cc Mars Matrix without using the reflector but it would be interesting to see if it was possible.

I'm sure it is possible. I'll try this. It'll give me an excuse to make a new video if it is somewhat interesting.

The last boss would be really brutal in Giga Wing.

The game's true last boss would probably be a pain in the ass indeed.

The actual "Giga Wing" ship (stage 6) wouldnt be QUITE that bad, though.


I should give this a shot..... could prove amusing......

[BiQ]

... 1LC of hibachi's 3rd form in DOJ? In every single video I have seen player loses at least one ship. (including the dvd that comes with PS2 version)

... Without using a single bomb?

It does not seem fundamentally impossible, (like Ikaruga w/o switch) just freakishly hard.

[kengou]

Ikaruga is impossible to clear without changing polarity, that has been proven in many parts of the game. Chapter 1 can be passed with 1 polarity, but every other level requires both to survive.

This isn't totally true. It's possible to beat levels one, two and three without changing polarity (it's even possible to do so without firing a shot.) The level four midboss, on the other hand, is impossible without changing polarity. And, as was mentioned before, the second-to-last boss is impossible as well.

Level 2 has the alternating lasers during the crate section that I don't think is possible to get past without changing polarity. Level 3 might be possible actually, I just thought about it and you might be able to get through the boss by hiding behind the rotating walls while the multi-polarity lasers rotate around. I'd love to see evidence in the form of a video of someone getting through these stages with one polarity but I really doubt it's possible.

[P_HAT]

... 1LC of hibachi's 3rd form in DOJ? In every single video I have seen player loses at least one ship. (including the dvd that comes with PS2 version)

... Without using a single bomb?

It does not seem fundamentally impossible, (like Ikaruga w/o switch) just freakishly hard.

I think i saw 1LC on youtube =\

[sikraiken]

... 1LC of hibachi's 3rd form in DOJ? In every single video I have seen player loses at least one ship. (including the dvd that comes with PS2 version)

... Without using a single bomb?

It does not seem fundamentally impossible, (like Ikaruga w/o switch) just freakishly hard.

I think i saw 1LC on youtube =\

You probably saw the tool assisted video.

[Kaiser]

... 1LC of hibachi's 3rd form in DOJ? In every single video I have seen player loses at least one ship. (including the dvd that comes with PS2 version)

... Without using a single bomb?

It does not seem fundamentally impossible, (like Ikaruga w/o switch) just freakishly hard.

I think i saw 1LC on youtube =\

You probably saw the tool assisted video.

Oh my god, you saw the video of the guy who programmed the stick to do the moves......

[P_HAT]

I think i saw 1LC on youtube =\

You probably saw the tool assisted video.

Oh my god, you saw the video of the guy who programmed the stick to do the moves......

OMFG