XOP Ultra

[Plasmo]

Holy shit that's an excellent score! I'll be a bit busy for the next few days, but expect this score to be beaten soon.

Now let's max this shit out, Plasmo!

Let's go!

[Plasmo]

One word:

100mill is possible.

[incognoscente]

@inc
Your Absorb replay desynchs for me...

After seeing your post, I let the replay play in the background. It didn't desynch but gave a slightly higher score at the end. This suggested to me that some necessary data is not included in the replay and/or the processor speeds for recording and for playback are assumed to be the same though they may not be in practice. So I benchmarked the replay of each score I've posted. Results as follows

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                avg fps
set1 absorb:     55.83
set1 chain:      56.62
set1 massacre:   56.56
set2 massacre:   57.13

The Set 2 Massacre framerate works out to 95% speed, the Absorb score a mere 93%. While MARP requires games be played at 90% speed or better, I think that's too generous. As the maintainer of this board, the decision is ultimately yours, but I'd suggest removing my Set 1 scores as all were achieved at less than 95% speed. The removal of the Set 2 Massacre score I leave entirely at your discretion and assure you that my feelings won't be hurt either way. It was not my intent to gain a higher score by playing an easier game. I simply didn't know that my computer couldn't quite keep up with XOP.

[Udderdude]

Frame rate dropping shouldn't be affecting scores at all.

I replayed your Absorb replay and it didn't descync, and I also got a slightly higher score. My PC is more than capable of running XOP at full speed.

This is a replay issue for sure. I am not sure exactly what is causing it, though.

I'd like to know how you benchmarked the replays, seeing as the frame rate intentionally slows down when there's a lot of stuff on screen.

The final score I got was 135,803,665

[Plasmo]

@inc

I won't remove any of your scores, over 90% is absolutely alright. It's nice to simply have more scores on the tables and yours don't seem impossible to beat or anything. Feel free to post more!

[Plasmo]

Set 1 - Massacre - Medium
Plasmo - 100,888,167 - ALL (TLB) - Spread Laser/Plasma - Replay

Haha, didn't expect it to happen that quickly, but there they are - 100mill in Massacre Medium. Enjoy the replay.

[Battletoad]

Damn, so fast!
My score attack scores also let me think that 100 is possible. Some slight strategy adjustments should help, too. But let me watch that replay first.

[Plasmo]

I've completely fucked up the secret stage, at least 103mill are easily possible.

[Battletoad]

Some diversion before I try to shoot for the 100 mill in Set 1

Set 2 - Massacre - Medium
Battletoad - 110,637,429 - ALL (TLB) - Spread Laser/Plasma - Replay

Still died in stage 3, it's like a curse. At least this time very early in the stage, so it didn't cost me nearly as much as before.

[Battletoad]

Set 1 - Massacre - Medium
Battletoad - 98,485,342 - ALL (TLB) - Spread Laser/Plasma - Replay

First credit in a while (in this mode/diff). Totally forgot my strategy for the stage 4 boss and died. Would have been 99 mill or at least close. I think I can do this.