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Aleste / Aleste 2 / Power Strike (new thread)

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Taking over from jp's previous thread. Thanks for maintaining it.

Update 1/15/2011: Adding details by Despatche's request!
Update: 3/19/2011: Despatche now holds the new GG Aleste 1 & 2 thread.

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This is the brand-new thread for Aleste and Aleste 2 for the MSX2 , and Power Strike for the Sega Master System. 3 awesome games, all developed by Compile!

Please give scores in the following formats:

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Port (SMS / MSX2) - Game 
(Name & Score & Stage) 
UPDATE: 8/16/2013 - Starting today, a dynamic scoreboard will now be implemented for the tables, so a new format will be needed to be accepted.
Note: Aleste 2 is exclusive to the MSX2.

Rules:
- No continues, 1 credit play only!
- For those going 1st place, I require you to take a pic of your best current score. Note that for the MSX version, the high score isn't displayed on the main menu so if you manage to get killed on the spot or ALL-ed the game, you better take one immediately!

[table]R= Aleste / Power Strike MSX2[/table][table]R=Rank & Name & Score & Stage
R=01 & PlasmaBlooD & 6,077,580 & ALL
R=02 & tinotormed & 5,970,660 & ALL
R=03 & kozo & 5,396,680 & ALL[/table]

[table]R= Aleste 2[/table][table]R=Rank & Name & Score & Stage
R=01 & N/A & N/A & N/A[/table]

[table]R= Aleste / Power Strike SMS[/table][table]R=Rank & Name & Score & Stage
R=01 & Kollision & 5,157,680 & ALL
R=02 & The Coop & 5,131,840 & ALL
R=03 & PlasmaBlooD & 4,746,760 & ALL
R=04 & tinotormed & 4,684,730 & ALL
R=05 & Edge & 4,617,670 & ALL
R=06 & jp & 4,614,700 & ALL
R=07 & gatsu25 & 4,537,620 & ALL
R=08 & RFP & 4,450,330 & ALL
R=09 & Sonic R & 4,389,470 & ALL
R=10 & Sensato Kurai & 4,362,160 & ALL
R=11 & Imhotep & 4,218,660 & ALL[/table]
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I am also including scores from the previous thread, as the tables remain unchanged when the maintainer of that thread left.
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tinotormed - 5,809,070 - ALL - MSX2
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Just finished playing this game in one try. My a** was kicked in stage 4 when one weapon carrier crashed on my ship while dealing with the mid-boss. And like most Compile games, your weapon rolls back to normal and you'll have one hell of a ride. I paid it back on stage 7 but it pushes me back again on final stage. Unlike the Master System version, the bullets can be destroyed for points. And like that version, the circle blocks which drop off from some turrets or some orange fighters give you 300 pts. Well, the final boss can be milked for points either, and whether there is a boss time-out or the final boss is destroyed, you're still given an end-bonus of 2 mil. Planning to record one. Oh, and thanks to jp for noting that weapon 1 is always the best weapon!
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Re: Aleste / Aleste 2 / Power Strike (new thread)

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Boxes.

I recommend that you check out/allow scores for GG Aleste I & II (the second is also known as Power Strike II) and Aleste Gaiden, they're all fairly related games.
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Sure, but for Aleste Gaiden, no, becuase it dosen't have a score!

EDIT: Done, but still no Aleste Gaiden!
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I played this game again for score, and I am planning on posting one when I have uploaded a video of the full run.
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tinotormed - 5,970,660 - ALL - Aleste (MSX)
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Damn, so close to 6 million pts! Oh well...
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Power Strike: Master System

4537620 - ALL
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gatsu25 wrote:Power Strike: Master System

4537620 - ALL
Pls. use score submission format.
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Master System (gatsu25- 4537620 - ALL- Power Strike)

I apologize. That's what I get for not reading. Anyway, I believe this is my first submission, and also excited I finished without losing a life.
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Master System

Kollision - 5,157,680 - ALL - Power Strike (US)

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May the next one milk the last boss a bit further! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Kollision wrote:Master System

Kollision - 5,157,680 - ALL - Power Strike (US)

May the next one milk the last boss a bit further!
Looks like we got a new leader for Power Strike SMS after 4 years! :shock:
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Master System

Sensato Kurai- 4,362,160 - ALL - Power Strike (US)

Here's a video of my run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utp_f8g_6rw

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I was plretty happy of clearing the game in a single credit but I feel a bit a asahamed of my score, might replay this sometime to get a better one. For now I'm trying to 1cc all Compile console shmups. Power Strike 2 is next.
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Sensato Kurai wrote:I feel a bit a asahamed of my score
Please don't.
It's just a matter of how long you can milk the last boss...

I also want to play Power Strike 2, hopefully the scoring system is better than the first one.
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Kollision wrote:
Sensato Kurai wrote:I feel a bit a asahamed of my score
Please don't.
It's just a matter of how long you can milk the last boss...

I also want to play Power Strike 2, hopefully the scoring system is better than the first one.
Ah, milking hey? I see. I'm not really into that. Can you milk indefinitely?

I could definitely have had a better run though. I could've tried to die less often although this game is a bit hard/chaotic (maybe more than most if not all Compile shmups?).
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Sensato Kurai wrote: ...I'm trying to 1cc all Compile console shmups. Power Strike 2 is next.
I may suggest you try MUSHA. It's way awesome game for the Genesis/Mega Drive.
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tinotormed wrote:
Sensato Kurai wrote: ...I'm trying to 1cc all Compile console shmups. Power Strike 2 is next.
I may suggest you try MUSHA. It's way awesome game for the Genesis/Mega Drive.
Yeah, I will get to MUSHA. I've already played most Compile shmups in the past, I just didn't bother trying to 1CC them. Now I'm working on Blazing Lazers, after that I'll do Super Aleste, both GG Aleste and then MUSHA Aleste. I'll also do Dennin Aleste, Serei Senshi Spriggan and I'll finish with Zanac Neo. I might also add Sylphia to that list but I doubt I'll put my hand on this one anytime soon...
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Master System
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Good game. Finally had the Master System out and decided to put some time in. Certainly gets tough on 5 and 6, without red bullet cancelling. I went through the game with 1 since it doesn't expire and cancels on the highest level. Died on the 2nd last boss and managed to end up with 19 extra lives.
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New scoreboard has been updated. Please see first post.
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 SMS  - Aleste 
Imhotep & 4,218,660 & ALL 
I stayed on the first weapon until I accidentally picked up a 4 in Round 6 and things started to fall apart.

Sticking to the first weapon is definitely easy / boring mode. It's ok for a clear, but the game is more interesting and fun to play with extra weapons and a bit of weapon management.

Picking up an extra weapon or P item makes you invunerable for a moment, which is very handy for getting back into position after a pickup.

This seems to have been influental for the Recca / Pink Sweets lineage of Yagawa games at least.
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Aleste MSX

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My replay had a better Score !!! ;-) I saw this today after 7 Years :-)

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I'm about a week into playing and practicing this game. It's brutal, more difficult and frustrating than its sequel. Power ups are royal pain in the butt. They fly upwards and away and don't last forever. I understand one technique is to get weapon 1 since it doesn't have limited ammo but that isn't my favorite. I like weapon 6 the best. Hope I don't quit and succeed in the coveted a one credit clear.

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Finally did my one credit clear today, after about 2 1/2 weeks of consistent almost daily play. In my opinion, this is one of Compile's more challenging shooters. Even using weapon 1 which has unlimited ammo, it doesn't give the advantage of canceling bullets unless you have it fully maxed out (need to pick it up 3 consecutive times). I struggled quite a bit whenever my ship gets shot down, especially at later levels (rounds 3 to 6). It becomes extremely difficult to recover with the barage of enemies, some that kamikaze and shoot insane amount of bullets. There seems to be no difficutly setting so by default it is probably "hard." So much going on that slowdown is the norm.

It's interesting some weapons require more consecutive pick ups to fully upgrade than others. For example, weapon 6 (angled blade shot) seems to get fully maxed out only after two simultaneous pick ups while weapon 8 needs four. It's quite fun trying to upgrade your secondary since you really need weapon management. You can't just aim or shoot senselessly, otherwise you'll most likely miss your chance or run out of ammo. And sometimes, the opportunity comes to you but many weapons are available at the same time. This may lead to inadvertently picking up another weapon and downgrading your existing one.

To the moderator, please add my score to the list:

SMS - Aleste
(azmun 4,366,250 ALL)

I hope to update this with a higher score sooner than later while memory is still fresh. Some notes, there was no milking and I kinda messed up in round 6 when after beating the plant looking boss, I let go of my joystick thinking I had completed the game. Big mistake as my ship was destroyed. Good thing game is generous with 1ups after every succeeding 100,000 points. After loosing a number of ships, I luckily and eventually picked up weapon 2 (requires no upgrade to be effective) and survived till the true and final baddie. It's easily one of best weapons going against bosses. Nice ending and nice BGM to go with it.
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