I got my highest score on DDP after a couple of beers!

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I got my highest score on DDP after a couple of beers!

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It was only 11173000 or something like that. But saying that I have never done it again without drinking.

Budweiser is the king of beers :lol:
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budweiser is donkey piss and stole its name from the legitimate czech budweiser, but yeah a few beers can help (not more than 2/3 though)
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And so, to commemorate:

Went to a shmupmeet
I played all night
I drank 16 beers
And I started up Slap Fight

But now I am jaded
I'm a real balls-up
I'm crashing into power-ups
Too drunk to shmup
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Drinking makes you forget the horrible.
Like credit feeding
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WTF dude. You're English... I would strongly reconsider what I admit in public...even if it is a forum.
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Re: I got my highest score on DDP after a couple of beers!

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neorichieb1971 wrote:It was only 11173000 or something like that. But saying that I have never done it again without drinking.

Budweiser is the king of beers :lol:

Cool. Ironically enough, I was drinking the same exact beer when I 1CC it! Which was the only time I ever did. I guess I let up on it a little afterwards.
Still, I would like to be more proficient at it though.
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So what is advised then?
1 1/2 beers then play and conquer........
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Yeah something like that, I think it loosens the senses a little. :lol:
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GaijinPunch wrote:WTF dude. You're English... I would strongly reconsider what I admit in public...even if it is a forum.
Well I used to drink Red Stripe and Mcewans in the UK.

Its just hard to find good beer in the Gas station, so I just buy bud.
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first time i broke 14 (or somewhere around there) mil on ikaruga i was absoluteley shitfaced, passed out shortly after and i didnt even get my initials right on the HS table... :roll:
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yea that happens to me sometime after a few vodka's you play better.
it must be your more relaxed and not so tense so you do abit better strange in it. to meany tho and you go to shit
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To reach new heights, try: two cups of coffee + two beers. Please allow for bathroom breaks.
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More research on this subject is needed. If anyone else gets a particularly good run at a shmup when combined with a drink,

-post the name of the shmup
-post the drink you were using (and optimal quantity... estimated)

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Post by Danny »

Well I tend to do much better when I'm chilled out after a couple of coca-cola's or cups of tea. I guess acholl is a way of relazing the body, if you are tense then you are bound to be jumpy and jumpy is bad when the slightest twich can result in you flying a you're aircraft of choice into a near by bullet or projectile.
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I love shmupping on a Saturday or Sunday morning, hungover and drinking coffee. I do well at those times.
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I tend to shmup a bit better (sometimes far better) after 3-4 drinks. Any more than that though, and I'm horrible. Buzzing is good for the shmup. Drunk is bad.
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professor ganson wrote:To reach new heights, try: two cups of coffee + two beers. Please allow for bathroom breaks.
it's true, i do best with 1 strong trappist (say one Rochefort 10/Westmalle), 2 coffees and a few bowls. drink the coffee after the beer.
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Tar-Palantir wrote:And so, to commemorate:

Went to a shmupmeet
I played all night
I drank 16 beers
And I started up Slap Fight

But now I am jaded
I'm a real balls-up
I'm crashing into power-ups
Too drunk to shmup
ROFL Awesome!!
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Tar-Palantir wrote:And so, to commemorate:

Went to a shmupmeet
I played all night
I drank 16 beers
And I started up Slap Fight

But now I am jaded
I'm a real balls-up
I'm crashing into power-ups
Too drunk to shmup
Ahhh...man. That's hysterical.:)

Although now I have a feeling that I'll have the Dead Kennedys playing in my head all day...
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Tar-Palantir wrote:And so, to commemorate:

Went to a shmupmeet
I played all night
I drank 16 beers
And I started up Slap Fight

But now I am jaded
I'm a real balls-up
I'm crashing into power-ups
Too drunk to shmup
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Post by mirkvid »

thats funny, i thought a lot of you guys would be down on high scores achieved while drinking...or other such activities. i beat my ddpdoj high score by over 3 million while under (the very slight!) influence.
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I don't drink, but I have found that having a smoke before gaming can help. Makes things easier when you're feeling real relaxed and not concentrating too hard.
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3 shots Grey Goose + 1 Red Bull = Amazing shmuping abilities unlocked (AKA selling soul to devil for increased shmup skill)

This is the only way I can break 40 million on DDP DOJ. After the drinks, it seems that the Psikyo shooters play in bullet time; it's great. :D
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Bhang>alcohol for shooting games.
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The only time I do better in games when I've been drinking was the old Virtua Fighter 4 arcade frenzy days. I generally used Shun, Lion, or Aoi -- all tricky characters, rather than brute force, so being wasted kind of worked. For anything that requires more finess (like Dodonpachi or any other Cave game) I simply play like a bag of dicks if I've had 2 or more beers.
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GaijinPunch wrote:... I simply play like a bag of dicks if I've had 2 or more beers.
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sven666 wrote:first time i broke 14 (or somewhere around there) mil on ikaruga i was absoluteley shitfaced, passed out shortly after and i didnt even get my initials right on the HS table... :roll:
First time I broke 25mil in Ikaruga (over 2 years ago, in Japan)
I had about 3-4 beers before I started to play, late at night after
my work shift ended. It will always been a lovely memory. :D
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Ramus wrote:3 shots Grey Goose + 1 Red Bull = Amazing shmuping abilities unlocked (AKA selling soul to devil for increased shmup skill)

This is the only way I can break 40 million on DDP DOJ. After the drinks, it seems that the Psikyo shooters play in bullet time; it's great. :D

You're a fucking dork!...But, I'll still hang out with ya. :lol:
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Post by MadSteelDarkness »

I tend to play my best after just a smidge of ganja, or a cup of coffee.

After a couple of beers/drinks, my skills roll steadily downhill, but I still have a good time... :D
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Post by Marc »

budweiser is donkey piss and stole its name from the legitimate czech budweiser, but yeah a few beers can help (not more than 2/3 though)
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Myself, I find that a few beers takes the edge off a little, as I tend to get a bit anxious and over-stimulated during a good run. Any more than a few and it's downhill all the way. The decrease in ability is truly frightening, makes me wonder how people ever seriously think they can drink and drive and be OK.
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