Mars Matrix

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:49 pm

Yeah, this is all I'm playing. I finally hit 2m on stage 3 once. Made a few breakthroughs on 4 (1,600+ before big ship, and the tip on the ship part - destroy central part quick - helped, hadn't ever tried that sadly).

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:01 pm

Ok, how goes on stage 5 btw? This should be the best source for exp, and it's relatively easy...2k are doable, for 1,7M, even if very hard. Ah, just to be nitpicky: Stage 6 has a few chains, but they're somewhat irrilevant.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:13 pm

Stage 5 is decent. The max I've got is maybe a 1,700 chain (exp in my score attack record says just over 1m). It's pretty easy to keep the chain going due to the bullet cancelling enemies, but I need to maximize the reflections as well. I keep dying a few times at the pre-ship section of 4, so I'm not making it to 5 often.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:49 pm

Uhm, you should always wait to the very last moment before cancelling bullets, especially in the sections in which this grants an easier life for your chain (lull before the plethora of divers, when you have balls from the left shooting streams at you). Also, you should reflect all bullets from the floating balls with the pods (hell, all enemies are balls in this stage. Designers were lazy, uh?). In general, this is the only stage in which you have to play a bit on the defensive, or in general wait before reflecting.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:36 am

Rob - 914,869,644,310 - Exp 3,088,048 - Stage 5 - M02

Gotta practice 5 now.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:58 pm

Randorama wrote:as a general rule, stage 2 is 2 chains. I don't know if oing one chain is even possible at all, as the critical point (the spinning turret and the drones before that) seems not to be chainable, given the too long hiatus of bullets before that.

I finally did it. Not a very thrilling result (666,000 exp), but I did do it. Final chain was 1470 something. Lost some during the spinning turret part since I didn't have too long until the +1 cube expired. I thought it'd be closer to a million, considering the usual 550/1000 is worth 400,000+ by the end of the stage. Damn, but I suppose I can forget about that one.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:19 pm

Rob wrote: I finally did it. Not a very thrilling result (666,000 exp), but I did do it. Final chain was 1470 something. Lost some during the spinning turret part since I didn't have too long until the +1 cube expired. I thought it'd be closer to a million, considering the usual 550/1000 is worth 400,000+ by the end of the stage. Damn, but I suppose I can forget about that one.

Amazing! Can you pull it off without too many crazy manouvers, or it's a bit of a leap of faith? I don't think it's too big though, as you can obtain a similar result without the early part (the spinning tower is worth roughly 300 cubes). Beside that, you should squeeze some more points from the giant green ships in the last part...by doing quick reflections, you can squeeze some more cubes (about another 150 or so). In case you can do consistently this chain, you should be the first one around

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:40 pm

Luck was definitely involved, as it took 3-4 quick tapping reflects, where you have to hope something hits in a relatively close proximity (or not inside of a packed cluster of bullets). Not very practical.

Rob 1,178,214,598,510 - Exp 2,988,289 - Stage 6 - M02

Hope to finish with 3.5-4m exp (blew 5 in this game, 300 thousand).

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:47 am

Uhm, your score is still somewhat low, though. I doubt you can do another billion or so by the last stage alone, even if i should check ( 2 B being roughly the equivalent of a max out on the arcade version). As a general note, a max-out (or 2B) is doable once you enter the last stage with at least 3,6M exp and you blow up everything. Same discourse goes for the fourth stage bullet field: since the green ships will spawn as long as you destroy them, you can get a lot of points if you can destroy them as soon as they appear.For the rest, i think that's all...will beat you in the afternoon

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:17 pm

It won't be low when I clear it with 4m exp.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:21 pm

Rob - 1,480,463,814,270 - Exp 2,873,681 - Stage 6 - M02

Better scoring, not so much exp. Just had a much better game exp-wise (3.7 mil), but no getting to 6.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:10 am

Rob - 1,879,123,932,720 - Exp 3,586,415 - Stage 6 - M02

Had 3.2m exp going into 5, blew the stage again.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:19 am

Uhm, 3,2M exp after stage 5? If so, excellent, how was your progression?You're close to the virtual max-out, complete the game

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:20 pm

550,000 > 450,000 > 1,550,000 > 700,000 > 350,000 (ugh) > ...

I hope to complete it before my newest DC d-pad turns to mush.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:21 am

Bought two new DC controllers. It's war.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:55 am

Rob, I think you and I are the only ones that use a DC pad.

I have three new ones in reserve, and seven total.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:14 am

Eh, what's more amazing is that you use the DC pad

Beside that, i wonder how you got such a low score with 4,1M exp

MrMonkeyMan · Post by **MrMonkeyMan** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:43 pm

Not getting to stage 6 was probably the problem (I also played with a regular DC pad).

Rob, your scores are amazing by the way. I could never consistently hold a chain in this game. What are the top scores for the Dreamcast version of this game anyway?

kawaijb · Post by **kawaijb** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:51 pm

I have a DC replay, the score is 999999999990, well full 9 score, but I don't remember the exp (yes 3.9mil)

NB : the scoring system is different on DC, and some boss attacks too

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:35 pm

Randorama wrote:Eh, what's more amazing is that you use the DC pad

I considered posting this fact in the oddball feats thread in the main forum. IlMrm knows it's a great pad. Or at least I can't stop using it.

I have a DC replay, the score is 999999999990, well full 9 score, but I don't remember the exp (yes 3.9mil)

That's an arcade score max out. I'd guess the DC scores are in the 3-4 trillion range. I don't know.

kawaijb · Post by **kawaijb** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:28 pm

perhaps in effect Rob

but there is an "official appreciate" arcade replay of 96..........pts too, so I don't know too

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:34 pm

Rob - 2,032,214,082,320 - Exp 3,611,962 - ALL

stage 7 at last

I hope the clear doesn't kill my interest too much because I think I can go about 900,000 more exp ("lost" 300 and 600 thousand on 4 and 5 respectively).

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:10 pm

Well, i apologize for the delay (thought the score was already up, honestly), in case: i've done a bit better Rob, is it motivating enough?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:06 pm

I did feel too satisfied with the clear & score, which eliminated my drive to continue. Maybe next year.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:43 am

Fine then, see you on the next annual Mars Matrix advanced seminar then

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:50 am

Cowboy-NOA - 422,661,767,680 - Exp 1,529,401 - Stage 5 - MO2 (DC)
got this game 3 days ago and im loving it.Im definitely going for an ALL.

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:32 pm

Cowboy-NOA - 678,980,356,370 - Exp 2,035,162 - Stage 6 - M02 (DC)

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:45 pm

Ah, the cowboys trying to colonize Mars, nice

Well, good job so far, but there's room for much improvement, no?

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:28 pm

Cowboy-NOA - 912,368,902,700 - Exp 1.998.642 - Stage 6 - M02 (DC)

Got through the whole madness that is stage 6 and even killed all the bosses no miss and THEN I DIED ON THE VERY LAST BOSS!!!Is it even possible to die there?WHY??GOD WHY????This is so embarassing and depressive at the same time.
bye bye my mars matrix 1cc within the first week.....

Salem Witch Trials! · Post by **Salem Witch Trials!** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:53 pm

Hey guy above me, I did that exact same thing yesterday. It sucks.
Got it today though. Had a life left too.

JTW--77,741,270,380--480125--ALL

MAME Version, w/ the blue ship. Does anyone have lots more trouble with the MAME version than the DC version? I usually play DC, but someone's borrowing my DC so I downloaded the MAME version cuz I was in one of those "must play mars matrix" moods, and it seems a bit harder. I may just be imagining it b/c I haven't played the game in awhile, or it may be b/c there's no auto-piercing cannon

. Anyways, here's my 1CC with a horrible score. I forgot how awesome this game was.