Solo Shmup League #4 - Dimahoo (CLOSED)

Pick the game to play for SSL#5

Cho Ren Sha 68k (Famibe No Yosshin, 2005)
12
32%
Eight Forces (Tecmo, 1994)
3
8%
Flame Zapper Kotsujin *on Very Hard difficulty* (CO2-PRO, 1996)
3
8%
Raiden (Seibu Kaihatsu, 1990)
3
8%
Sexy Parodius (Konami, 1996)
10
27%
Super Space Fortress Macross II (Banpresto, 1993)
6
16%
 
Total votes: 37

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Solo Shmup League #4 - Dimahoo (CLOSED)

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If anyone is interested in nominating games to include in the poll for the next SSLs:
  1. send your choices to me via PM, in order of most to least preferred
  2. I'll just pick the nominees from those titles that I receive
  3. I'll give priority to those that are placed higher in the rankings and those that haven't had nominated games included in any of the polls yet
  4. In the event that I still have trouble filling up slots for the poll, I'll just pick the games to include myself.


Thanks! Just PM me if interested :D


SSL #4: Dimahoo

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Settings
  • all default settings
  • one credit only / no continue
  • no old scores
  • autofire is allowed
  • secret characters/ships are allowed (insert coin, up, up, left, down, down, right, A, B, A, B, A, Start)
The playing period ends on November 23, 2013, at 0200 GMT (refer to this site for GMT time)

Please post your scores in the following format:

Code: Select all

| SSL | <score> | <link to screenshot of score> | <stage> | <character> | <platform>
Example:

| SSL | 7,099,970 | some link | 5 | Karte | PCB

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General League Information (game choice, score computation, etc) can be found on the Solo Shmup League (SSL) General Discussion Thread

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Scores
R=Rank & Player & Score & SP & PP & FINAL & Stage & Char/Ship R=1 & Zerst & 36,495,730 & 100.00 & 100.00 & 100.00 & 6 & Golden R=2 & Jaimers & 24,435,560 & 66.95 & 94.12 & 80.54 & 6 & Solo Bang R=3 & Sakurei & 12,860,240 & 35.24 & 88.24 & 61.74 & 6 & Miyamoto R=4 & chempop & 11,242,070 & 30.80 & 82.35 & 56.58 & 5 & Solo Bang R=5 & saucykobold & 10,118,420 & 27.72 & 76.47 & 52.10 & 6 & Grimlen R=6 & Chaos & 7,109,130 & 19.48 & 70.59 & 45.03 & 5 & Golden R=7 & chum & 6,073,850 & 16.64 & 64.71 & 40.67 & 5 & Karte R=8 & WizardYuuka & 5,968,660 & 16.35 & 58.82 & 37.59 & 5 & Miyamoto R=9 & DocHauser & 5,369,940 & 14.71 & 52.94 & 33.83 & 5 & Golden R=10 & jepjepjep & 2,843,920 & 7.79 & 47.06 & 27.43 & 5 & Solo Bang R=11 & PAPER/ARTILLERY & 1,731,250 & 4.74 & 41.18 & 22.96 & 5 & Solo Bang R=12 & ciox & 1,605,730 & 4.40 & 35.29 & 19.85 & 3 & Solo Bang R=13 & Iori Branford & 1,540,660 & 4.22 & 29.41 & 16.82 & 3 & Karte R=14 & Pinehed & 1,529,950 & 4.19 & 23.53 & 13.86 & 4 & Karte R=15 & PedroMD & 1,283,400 & 3.52 & 17.65 & 10.58 & 3 & Miyamoto R=16 & heisenbergman & 1,117,550 & 3.06 & 11.76 & 7.41 & 2 & Gain R=17 & oboewan42 & 1,092,940 & 2.99 & 5.88 & 4.44 & 3 & Gain
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FYI: The poll for for SSL #5 will be included in this thread once the games have been nominated by the chosen players
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| SSL | 3,619,530 | Screenshot | 5 | Golden | Shmupmame4.2

Doing fairly well with survival; scoring, not so much.
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| SSL | 1,092,940 | Screnshot | 3 | Gain | ShmupMAME

First decent run of the day (and by "decent" I mean "beats the default high score")

34 items
i'm bad at video games
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FYI: I'm currently having trouble with gathering the nominations for the next SSL (either the people I'm waiting on are not coming online or can't think of anything to nominate), so let's just do it this way:

If anyone is interested in nominating games to include in the poll for the next SSL:
  1. send your choices to me via PM, in order of most to least preferred
  2. I'll just pick the nominees from those titles that I receive
  3. I'll give priority to those that are placed higher in the rankings and those that haven't had nominated games included in any of the polls yet
  4. In the event that I still have trouble filling up slots for the poll, I'll just pick the games to include myself.
Thanks! Just PM me if interested :D
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@oboewan42: holy shit man, your sig perfectly captures my relationship with shmups thus far :D
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Hey guys, what's the code to show the item list in-game? I can find it in the strategy thread.
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It is start+shot IIRC?
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Hold start for 1 full second, then press A.
Dimahoo is a fun game.
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| SSL | 36,495,730 | http://i.imgur.com/AYiGyKe.png | 6 | Golden | WolfMAME

Only had the energy for a couple credits, but let's get this out there.
Dimahoo is a fun game.
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| SSL | 4,459,370 | Screenshot | 5 | Miyamoto | MAME

Infernon :(
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| SSL | 2,843,920 | Screenshot | 5 | Solobang | CPS2
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| SSL | 4,963,890 | Screenshot | 5 | Miyamoto | MAME

Small update.
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Got a few credits in today, took a while to figure out how the mechanics work but i'm enjoying it now. Must stop running into bullets while over-reaching for items though, it's gone man, just let it go!

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| SSL | 20,291,980 | Screenshot | 5 | Solo-Bang | ShmupMame 2.2
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Updated the scores on the OP. Only 8 scores so far, but scores are still good until around the end of the week.

I myself have not had a lot of time to play yet, but I'll get one in eventually.

Oh, and people don't forget to vote on the poll ;) It's a two-game race right now, Cho Ren Sha 68k vs Sexy Parodius.
PAPER/ARTILLERY wrote:Must stop running into bullets while over-reaching for items though, it's gone man, just let it go!
LOL yes this :lol: The single greatest cause of me failing at this game is running after items.
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this game sucks and I hate it. The hatred is mutual though.

| SSL | 5,128,940 | http://abload.de/img/unbenannt50uo1.jpg | 6 | Dragon-dude | ShmupMame 2.2

it physically hurts me to play this game, and thus I shall never touch it again

also, dragon-dude because I don't know what he's called and I can't break my vow to never open it again 3 minutes after saying I wouldn't touch it again
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LOL, does this mean people have found something harder than Touhou? :twisted:

Here is my shit score, hopefully I have time to play more this week since it's less than half of my personal best.

| SSL | 7,653,400 | Image | 5 | Solo-Bang | CPS2
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| SSL | 6,073,850 | Screenie | 5 | Karte | Shmupmame 4.2

I don't understand Dimahoo.
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What's not to understand? Collect item sets for multiplier bonus, collect secret items, and win.
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Make a tutorial.
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"I've had quite a few pcbs of Fire Shark over time, and none of them cost me over £30 - so it won't break the bank by any standards." ~Malc
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Charge up your attacks to collect items. Watch the bar at the bottom to see the strength of the charge. A level 1 attack will produce level 1 items. A level 8 attack will produce level 8 items. If you do charge up a level 8 attack, this will gradually power-down, producing lower level items while it's doing so.

You complete a set by collecting all 8 items in that set (e.g. food or shoes, which are the easiest to get from the first couple of levels). Completing a set will give you a x2 multiplier on all future items, completing two sets will give you a x3 multiplier, etc.

If your attack power/magic/bombs are at a certain level, then you can obtain secret items from bosses, mid-bosses and some larger enemies.

e.g. lv3 shot and magic, lv5+ charge attack on the first boss will give you a Ruby (100k)

For the stage 2 mid-boss, you need four bombs in stock - a charge attack against it will give you a Legend Sword (100k)

That's more or less the basics. Not really sure what's not to 'get' about it.

I'm guessing the rank increases significantly when you have a high multiplier? I've made it to Stage 5 before, though it was only x2 or x3 for most of that run. I had a x5 multiplier in a recent run and got my ass kicked on Stage 4.
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When I said that I don't understand the game, I meant that I don't know how to obtain all the items or how to keep track of everything I've collected. I know that's not clear from what I said, but the score I posted should make it clear that I do understand the basics of the game. Well, at least you weren't being a twat about it, unlike chempop.

I think I got both the Ruby and Legend Sword in my run. That doesn't mean that I understand how to get every item in the game.
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Well, there's an item drop list in the Strategy section, if that's any help.

I don't think that lists what exactly makes up sets though.

Not sure if there's a way to keep track of what you've gotten.
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heisenbergman wrote:Well, there's an item drop list in the Strategy section, if that's any help.

I don't think that lists what exactly makes up sets though.
Well, it kind of does, e.g. for the first few enemies: Bladed Disk, drops Accessory, i.e. it can drop a lv1 to lv8 Accessory depending on the strength of your charge. Simple item sets can be completed just from popcorn enemies. Small tanks and planes drop Food and Shoes. There are enough of these on the first stage to complete both sets if you time your charges correctly.

Special items require a bit more planning and timing, but most stuff should be in that list. I see it only goes up to Stage 4 though - I think it might be possible to complete all sets by then, though?

EDIT: You can have at least 12 out of 15 sets completed by the end of Stage 4, based on this video:

http://youtu.be/AlLzoqD249o

Not sure if there's a way to keep track of what you've gotten.
The Stage Bonus screen will show you the table of contents for each set and are filled in depending on how many items you have in each set. It's also possible to press Start+A and cycle through the sets in-game, though this can be somewhat distracting...
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chum wrote:When I said that I don't understand the game, I meant that I don't know how to obtain all the items or how to keep track of everything I've collected. I know that's not clear from what I said, but the score I posted should make it clear that I do understand the basics of the game. Well, at least you weren't being a twat about it, unlike chempop.

I think I got both the Ruby and Legend Sword in my run. That doesn't mean that I understand how to get every item in the game.
Sorry, I assumed you probably knew the basics but I thought I'd post that anyway just in case other people hadn't figured it out yet. I had a bit of a Eureka moment when I realised, 'Hang on, level 3 attacks produce level 3 items. Why didn't I work that out sooner?'

Of course, after I realised that, I haven't had a decent run since... :)
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