I want to 1cc a game

[Enhasa]

Bakraid's not so easy if you play advanced course instead of normal course. It's just like Batrider, I don't really consider normal course a "real" clear, but clearing is kinda an arbitrary thing to get excited about anyway, so whatever I guess.

LOL just stage edit and cut out all the in-between stages right?

[Dave_K.]

Bakraid's not so easy if you play advanced course instead of normal course.

So hard in fact that NOBODY here has 1CC'd Advanced or Boss courses!

[Kaiser]

Bakraid's not so easy if you play advanced course instead of normal course.

So hard in fact that NOBODY here has 1CC'd Advanced or Boss courses!

Yeah, Bakraid's advanced course is seriously RUTHLESS. The farthest I could get is stage 7 with 4-6 milions. It's nuts!

[TrevHead (TVR)]

i class myself as a noob with underpar skills so you should beable to complete these games:

for free doujin verts play the cave like Blue wish resurrection and BWR plus (plus is easier)
a very easy game to 1cc is demolition gunner: isad (arrange mode is even easier then normal)
both are very good and fun freeware games

my best achievement is Recca which if you know how the game works and use the right weapon in whatever situation is alot more easier then most ppl think (the hidden hard mode is abit harder though)
I hear Blazing lasers is simler to recca but very easy.

Gekirindan (taito legends 2) is gonna be a game ill be playing soon and itll be my 1st arcade shmup 1cc attempt (only reason i havnt done it yet is that ive been too lazy to tate my monitor

[captpain]

If you can get to the point where you reliably clear DDP's stage 5, then stage 6 won't be a big deal. Stage 6 is as difficult or maybe even slightly less, and IMO the last boss is no real problem.

[gs68]

Thunder Force III. Depending on how often you play shmups, about 1-2 weeks should be enough practice to be able to 1CC it. If it takes more than 3 weeks of regular practice...then I hope horrible, horrible things happen to you and your games.

[Mero]

Sengoku Blade would be a good one to try, even i've cleared the first loop (my only one so far). Just make sure you choose the secret passage when given a choice of routes at the end of stage 5 and it shouldnt take too long

The bottom route is easier? I had the impression that the last boss in that route is much harder than the other one.

IMO the "secret passage" route is significantly easier once you hit level 7, yeah the boss is tough when he transforms into a Godzilla lookalike but as long as you reach him with more than one life and/or some bombs in stock he's definitely beatable. Regarding the boss of the other route, I always thought that his patterns were harder but then i haven't faced him that much as i always used to choose the secret passage

[StoofooEsq]

Thunder Force III. Sever is your best friend.

Couple of SNES games to mention:
Phalanx is quite easy to 1CC. Super Aleste is simple to 1CC as well, one of the few hurdles being the long length for one entire playthrough (standard with Compile games, of course).

[sjewkestheloon]

My only arcade 1 loop 1cc is Gunbird which I found challenging but manageable. I was stuck on the penultimate stage for a long time but with practise I managed it.

[apple arcade]

Raiden Fighters Jet was my first 1CC

However on normal difficulty not arcade :/

[doctorx0079]

Gekirindan (taito legends 2) is gonna be a game ill be playing soon and itll be my 1st arcade shmup 1cc attempt (only reason i havnt done it yet is that ive been too lazy to tate my monitor

Just one more time for the record, Taito Legends 2 does NOT SUPPORT TATE, at least not the PS2 version.

[The Coop]

Gekirindan (taito legends 2) is gonna be a game ill be playing soon and itll be my 1st arcade shmup 1cc attempt (only reason i havnt done it yet is that ive been too lazy to tate my monitor

Just one more time for the record, Taito Legends 2 does NOT SUPPORT TATE, at least not the PS2 version.

That's why you buy the PC version, zip up each game folder that's installed, and drop them into MAME.

[bkk]

Bakraid's not so easy if you play advanced course instead of normal course.

So hard in fact that NOBODY here has 1CC'd Advanced or Boss courses!

Skip a stage or four and it is quite doable This was the first time I reached the penultimate stage IIRC.

[The Eidolon]

Sengoku Blade would be a good one to try, even i've cleared the first loop (my only one so far). Just make sure you choose the secret passage when given a choice of routes at the end of stage 5 and it shouldnt take too long

The bottom route is easier? I had the impression that the last boss in that route is much harder than the other one.

I find the bottom route much easier too, for what it's worth. The boss is only vulnerable while his
brain is showing, I think, so you don't want to waste bombs or firepower when it does no good.
You can dodge his breath entirely by going all the way up or down next to his neck (usually). I just
one loop cleared that one, though not for real. (Set to 4 lives!) But I'm old and slow...

[themachinist]

I have no notable 1-ccs (or very many) but I think you should keep at one of the games you listed, like espgaluda. I made it to the first form of the last boss but then quit playing espgaluda all together because I got tired of it and now I regret it because to get back to that kind of level I have to do it all over again! AHHHHH.

[toaplan_shmupfan]

Gekirindan (taito legends 2) is gonna be a game ill be playing soon and itll be my 1st arcade shmup 1cc attempt (only reason i havnt done it yet is that ive been too lazy to tate my monitor

Just one more time for the record, Taito Legends 2 does NOT SUPPORT TATE, at least not the PS2 version.

Confirmed, the US PS2 version of Taito Legends 2 does not support TATE. Also, I tend to think that Gekirindan plays smoother in panorama mode (i.e, stretched/fit to screen) instead of the original aspect ratio letterbox mode, with the obvious tradeoff being less vertical screen space.

(I noticed a similar issue with Tokio for the US PS2 version of Taito Legends 1--TATE not supported, and letterbox seemed much more choppy while panorama mode was smoother even with the lesser vertical screen space.)

[gs68]

Thunder Force VI, if you're willing to blow $50 on the most disappointing game in the series. Only 15 minutes, and you get your choice of RVR-00 "Hi, I fuck with TF tradition" Phoenix, Rynex "Broken Over Weapon" -R, or Syr "Broken Wave Shot" inx.

[roker]

I finally 1cc'd my first real shmup (there's others, but I only count this) and it was Batrider. Maybe you should give that a shot since I convinced myself that I'd never do it, but did.

[TrevHead (TVR)]

Gekirindan (taito legends 2) is gonna be a game ill be playing soon and itll be my 1st arcade shmup 1cc attempt (only reason i havnt done it yet is that ive been too lazy to tate my monitor

Just one more time for the record, Taito Legends 2 does NOT SUPPORT TATE, at least not the PS2 version.

Confirmed, the US PS2 version of Taito Legends 2 does not support TATE. Also, I tend to think that Gekirindan plays smoother in panorama mode (i.e, stretched/fit to screen) instead of the original aspect ratio letterbox mode, with the obvious tradeoff being less vertical screen space.

(I noticed a similar issue with Tokio for the US PS2 version of Taito Legends 1--TATE not supported, and letterbox seemed much more choppy while panorama mode was smoother even with the lesser vertical screen space.)

and nether does the pc version tate, it just has that strech mode like the ps2 version, playing in that mode is what i first used to play it in since it didnt look that wierd and makes the game so much easier. Still i wanna play it in tate and thank god for mame.

[FIL]

I found Bakraid a pretty satisfying 1CC even if it's regarded as being easy and worthless by some people.

[sjewkestheloon]

I would recommend, above all, playing a game that you enjoy. No point in 1cc a game just because it's easy. That's like reading a crap novel just because it's short.

[Skykid]

I would recommend, above all, playing a game that you enjoy. No point in 1cc a game just because it's easy. That's like reading a crap novel just because it's short.

Sure, but everyone has to start somewhere. You could tackle the hardest of the hard and still do it, but it's much better to ease yourself in.

Thunder Force 3 was an early 1cc for me. Think I finished it with a ton of lives in stock too.

[monkeyman]

Gave Battle Bakraid another go recently and I have to say on normal it seems perfectly do-able. Gave myself a 5 credit limit and beat it on one of my 1st goes, with some practice I reckon I'll be able to 1cc as unlike a lot of other shmups I never felt any given boss was impossible.
Previous only proper 1cc was Omega 5, and I'm not sure that counts. (Also managed trigger heart excelcia but that was on easy so definately won't count).

I'll echo the sentiment of sticking with the games you enjoy however. Just make sure to mix things up a bit if it ever begins to feel like hard work!

[Voxbox]

Some tips on beating Bakraid is to use the "best" ship of course, train against the bosses in Boss Rush and to make sure to use those bombs. You get at least one bomb each level, allowing you to use at least one bomb against each boss (well, maybe not the last). So why take a chance when you can bomb pre-emptively

That said, Bakraid is only good for the easy 1CC, as Advance Mode and scoring is horribly brutal.
Armed Police Batrider is just as easy on Normal Mode, but way more interresting, and actually doable on Advance - making it a delicous, long lasting ice cream cone, filled with Raizing flavor

[Ruldra]

You guys should give Twin Cobra II a try. It's easy and it gives you a lot of bombs to save yourself. Stick with the green weapon and you shouldn't take long to beat.

1P and 2P ships are different so test them both and see which one is better for you.

[Slump]

Thunder Force III.

Great game, but painfully easy.

Indeed, pulled it off when I was a wee lad. Great game too, some of my favorite graphics both III and IV.

[indutrial]

Some relatively easy arcade shmups: 1941, 1943 Kai, U.N. Squadron / Area 88, Gradius, Fire Barrel,

Is there another version of Fire Barrel aside from the broken MAME version where the sound and video are trashed, or are you talking from the perspective of someone with the arcade board?

In regards to this thread, I still suck at shmups and am trying to 1-cc several of my SNES games (Super R-Type, Gradius III).

[Ruldra]

Fire Barrel isn't properly emulated yet but you can play it just fine. Just turn off the speakers and ignore the graphical glitch. You get used to it.

It's a very nice game and really easy.

[Skykid]

In regards to this thread, I still suck at shmups and am trying to 1-cc several of my SNES games (Super R-Type, Gradius III).

If you suck at shmups, I wouldn't go anywhere near Super R-type - it's soul destroyingly tough.

[Slump]

In regards to this thread, I still suck at shmups and am trying to 1-cc several of my SNES games (Super R-Type, Gradius III).

If you suck at shmups, I wouldn't go anywhere near Super R-type - it's soul destroyingly tough.

Haha yeah, I've quite literally cracked a T.V. over that one. I haven't even come close to 1cc-ing ANY R-Type let alone super R-Type. Then again I've never played r-type final and I pretty much blow at hori-shmups...