Challenge: Max Rank One Life Clear on Battle Garegga.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:31 pm

Can it be done?

Rules are simple.

1) select a type B+C ship. any ship ok. YOu'll need it. (if you have trouble getting B+C to work, then simply let the selection time out)
2) go out of your way to increase rank.
3) don't die.

TO maximize rank, fire when not needed, collect as many powerups as possible, collect uneeded powerups, use special formations, etc.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:56 pm

.. and record it so the rest of us can gawk over it

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:38 pm

[never mind]

jp · Post by jp » Tue May 31, 2005 10:55 pm

Good idea, though get rid of the 1-life and the All Clear aspect and you could have a fun little score board going.

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:54 am

Let's not clog this board up with stupid topics, that's what the main board is for.

Tomtom · Post by **Tomtom** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:28 am

I'd like to see someone do this at 1% speed, like the Aichi Ken DDP replay. It would be quite an awesome thing to watch. As for me, I can't even beat stage 5 in a credit, and that's with keeping rank as low as I can.

Arcatech · Post by **Arcatech** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:32 pm

afxisatwin - 5098260 - stage 5 - Golden Bat

I was surprised I got as far as I did with these "special" rules. The midbosses on stage 5 had some insane patterns. I had to panic bomb the whole time. Got really close to beating black heart.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:15 pm

Nice. yeah i'd accept a mame replay at 1% speed in this case. i wat to know if it's even possible. besides i'm sure there's already a regular thread. if not it can be started easily enough. i just want soeone with more skillz than me to prove that the game is a legitimate shmup (possible to one life clear) i now wthout dying rank will max out eventually, and makign it happen earlier just helps you get better.

anyway sorry for putting int in the wrong place. I just on't have the skillz to even hope to try (madball mk ii seems really cheap to me)

SOmetime i will start a high score thread... when i can get up to nuff again. i used tobe able to one credit clear thunder force IV, (had to to keep the ending form glitching on my test copy!) and now I can't imagine how i ever did it. (heh)

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:21 pm

my bad. i screwed up on my terminlogy. i meant B+C. you need that smaller hitbox. will correct the first post.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:50 pm

Moved to Shmups Chat.