2011 shmups goals thread

Deca · Post by **Deca** » Sun May 01, 2011 5:01 am

-clear first loop of DDP and then never play it again (pretty close) EDIT: CHECK!
-break 5mil in Batrider Normal Course (very close)
-clear Batrider Advanced Course
-clear Garegga (reasonably close)

ChairTax · Post by **ChairTax** » Sun May 01, 2011 5:18 am

Here are mine:

-Purchase NTSC-J 360 (very close, as in it'll be here Wednesday)
-1cc Espgaluda 2 BL (so close, so far)
-1cc Futari 1.5 (not even close)
-Break 100 billion in Mars Matrix (81.9 billion is my current high)
-Accumulate more shmup merchandise (fackofffff)?
-Finish multi-console modding a stick (gotta order dem parts)
-Find fellow shmup players in my area

ShmupSamurai · Post by **ShmupSamurai** » Tue May 03, 2011 10:43 pm

Beat Thunder Force II(first though credits, and then 1CC)
1CC Thunder Force III( almost had it once)
Play Thunder Force 1 and review it
1CC Hyperduel
Beat Bari Arm
Beat Gate of Thunder

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Tue May 03, 2011 11:18 pm

mesh control wrote:1cc Mushi Futari with a respectable score.
1cc Giga Wing 2 and Mars Matrix with awesome scores.

Progress check!
Futari: Quit playing this and fucking hate it now.
GW2: Doesn't appeal to me anymore, but GWG is great. I'll probably change my mind in a few months.
MM: I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO ADDICTED TO A SHOOTING GAME LIKE THIS EVER BEFORE.
Anyways, I'm not going to 1cc it, but I'm inching my way to a respectable score.

What's everyone else's goals looking like this far into the year?

RNGmaster · Post by **RNGmaster** » Tue May 03, 2011 11:26 pm

Something to do with Hellsinker, but I can't think of anything specific.

Oh, and more 1cc's under my belt.

apple arcade · Post by **apple arcade** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:35 am

1CC any mode of DFK (or first loop) besides Novice.

I'm pretty close on 1.5, 1.51, Arrange A ...problem is I'm always playing Black Label. lol not even close on BL.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:39 am

1CC Fast Striker in Original. But I'm getting pretty close, so then I will 1CC it in Maniac.

CptRansom · Post by **CptRansom** » Wed May 04, 2011 1:17 pm

CaptainRansom wrote:My only goal is to lrn2play.

I have not reached my goal. I've honestly spent the last few months swamped in girlfriend stuff, kid stuff, and work stuff. I was ready to collapse in a chair and just play mindless shit more often than not. All I've managed to do this year is 1cc eXceed3rd on Normal and Hard (working on Extra - fucking annoying), 1cc Gradius Arcade, and 1cc Hellsinker finally. All of it easy shit.

Thankfully, the drama is finally starting to die down a little bit, and I'm about to kick it back into high gear for summer vacation. Tired of sucking. Time to do something about it. =D

marus · Post by **marus** » Wed May 04, 2011 4:43 pm

May update:

1CC Espgaluda II with at least 350mil:
Haven't even touched it yet. I'll start after I finish goal#2

Break 240mil in Touhou EoSD Normal:
Just broke 240mil, even though that run wasn't even a clear (but I think I'm on the road to unlocking the secrets of drunk shmupping!). I'm going to keep playing and see how high I can get - over 260mil is doable if I play well and push myself, but unfortunately I'm a very inconsistent player. I think for the moment 250mil is a good goal to set.

1CC Espgaluda using only one hand:
Been messing around with techniques to play with one hand, but haven't put much dedicated practice into this yet.

Play some Shmups outside of CAVE and Touhou:
I have Shikigami no Shiro 2 and Mars Matrix, though I haven't played them a whole lot. Also, it's a CAVE game but Pink Sweets is high on my to-do list.

Keep meets alive in Seattle:
Unfortunately the last meet we all planed fell through. It seems we're all busy right now, but hopefully we can all get together at least once in the Summer!

RNGmaster · Post by **RNGmaster** » Wed May 04, 2011 7:10 pm

marus wrote: Keep meets alive in Seattle:
Unfortunately the last meet we all planed fell through. It seems we're all busy right now, but hopefully we can all get together at least once in the Summer!

Hell yeah!

BPzeBanshee · Post by **BPzeBanshee** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:57 am

ShmupSamurai wrote:Beat Thunder Force II(first though credits, and then 1CC)
1CC Thunder Force III( almost had it once)
Play Thunder Force 1 and review it
1CC Hyperduel
Beat Bari Arm
Beat Gate of Thunder

Good luck with II, it's a bitch regardless of which platform version you're running. At least the Megadrive version didn't have silly useless weapons in it. III is more than plausible, I've done it with the Megadrive and AC version. AC is easier since the real hard stages like Haides have been switched. Also note secret upgrades and extra life sections in the game too and this should be easy to do.

Also good luck with Hyper Duel. I gave up on that one.

And don't even think about 1CCing TF1 -

On topic, and I thought I'd posted here already but it seems I haven't so I'll get my absolute confirmed #1 goal I'd like to do:

1CC ESPRade.

I love the game, I'd kill for a decent port that's as least as good as the Guwange port, and I want to 1CC this game but get stuck surviving through Stage 4 and 5. I can see it being possible though. I'm stoked about having 50th place on the highscore board for it too.

Battletoad · Post by **Battletoad** » Thu May 05, 2011 10:25 am

mesh control wrote:What's everyone else's goals looking like this far into the year?

Battletoad wrote:Giga Wing 1 & 2 - 1CC with new personal high score
Zero Gunner 2 - 2-ALL (Will this ever happen? And how much time will it take... )
Mars Matrix - get some practice on the Arrange Mode
Dragon Blaze, Homura, Fast Striker - get respectable scores

EDIT: And get rid of my lousy skills at Crimzon Clover.

Yippie a third of the year has already passed and I've only touched Homura and Fast Striker so far. The scores are definitely respectable, but can still get a little better. Crimzon Clover also wasn't too bad, masses of unintended slowdown included though which led me to quit playing it for now.

It doesn't look like I'll start to play one of the other mentioned games until July, to say the least...

tinotormed · Post by **tinotormed** » Thu May 05, 2011 12:11 pm

Aside from my New Year's Resolutions, here's what I plan to do:

- 1cc-ing Giga Wing, W-Ring, Raiden III.
- 1-ALLing Gradius I and II and Raiden DX Novice Course. (finished)
- Beating that 5-minute record in Lunaria. (yet to post)
- Getting that PCE-CD working for other games. (finished)

and many others, since it's a very long story.

ShmupSamurai · Post by **ShmupSamurai** » Fri May 06, 2011 12:04 am

Post subject: Re: 2011 shmups goals thread

ShmupSamurai wrote:
Beat Thunder Force II(first though credits, and then 1CC)
1CC Thunder Force III( almost had it once)
Play Thunder Force 1 and review it
1CC Hyperduel
Beat Bari Arm
Beat Gate of Thunder

Good luck with II, it's a bitch regardless of which platform version you're running. At least the Megadrive version didn't have silly useless weapons in it. III is more than plausible, I've done it with the Megadrive and AC version. AC is easier since the real hard stages like Haides have been switched. Also note secret upgrades and extra life sections in the game too and this should be easy to do.

Also good luck with Hyper Duel. I gave up on that one. And don't even think about 1CCing TF1

While aleast now I can check one goal off my list(well...half of it), for I now have Thunder Force 1 at my fingertips! Boy, and it's one hell of a toughie. Quite addictive too, and twitchy. Gotta watch out for those ORN flavered nachoes form Hell though...force me to ditch a bombing run everytime.

As for 1CC'ing it, that's the only way to beat TF1, because you get NO CREDITS, period.

Now I've just got to prepare to write my review.

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:46 pm

mesh control wrote:
mesh control wrote:1cc Mushi Futari with a respectable score.
1cc Giga Wing 2 and Mars Matrix with awesome scores.
Progress check!
Futari: Quit playing this and fucking hate it now.
GW2: Doesn't appeal to me anymore, but GWG is great. I'll probably change my mind in a few months.
MM: I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO ADDICTED TO A SHOOTING GAME LIKE THIS EVER BEFORE.
Anyways, I'm not going to 1cc it, but I'm inching my way to a respectable score.

What's everyone else's goals looking like this far into the year?

My dreamcast is dead and I can't play MM or GW2. Maybe I can go for a counterstop on the PCB before I sell my cab, but some days I'm feeling really into the game other days i could care less. It's really hard to stay motivated for anything in my life at the moment even my sketchbook is filled with half-drawn cartoons.

Gunbird 2 and Pink Sweets are the only other games I play seriously. I wasted 20 hours of my life during finals week playing Ketsui. Made it to stage 5 with a decent score, but i never put it on the scoreboard since it's already too large.

Anyone make any progress?

Deca · Post by **Deca** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:06 pm

Oh hey I forgot all about this thread, I got the top goal on mine a while back

BPzeBanshee · Post by **BPzeBanshee** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:14 am

I got as far as the house with Garra on the couch in ESPRade and moved on to other games. I'm an idiot for falling to my bad habit of stopping after getting close.

Battletoad · Post by **Battletoad** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:08 pm

Battletoad wrote:
mesh control wrote:What's everyone else's goals looking like this far into the year?

Battletoad wrote:Giga Wing 1 & 2 - 1CC with new personal high score
Zero Gunner 2 - 2-ALL (Will this ever happen? And how much time will it take... )
Mars Matrix - get some practice on the Arrange Mode
Dragon Blaze, Homura, Fast Striker - get respectable scores

EDIT: And get rid of my lousy skills at Crimzon Clover.
Yippie a third of the year has already passed and I've only touched Homura and Fast Striker so far. The scores are definitely respectable, but can still get a little better. Crimzon Clover also wasn't too bad, masses of unintended slowdown included though which led me to quit playing it for now.

It doesn't look like I'll start to play one of the other mentioned games until July, to say the least...

2-ALL in Zero Gunner 2 just achieved. Fast Striker and Homura went really well, too. My attempts and score in Dragaon Blaze were very half-hearted though. The Giga Wings and Mars Matrix are also collecting dust, probably until next year at least.

Drachenherz · Post by **Drachenherz** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:33 pm

Cool, thanks for the thread-resurrection.

I managed to get the Mushi Futari BL Original clear, twice, actually, with a score of something around 440 Millions...

EspRa.De. on the other hand... Made it to sofa-garra twice and gave up on that... Maybe next year. Maybe next life...

ratikal · Post by **ratikal** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:05 pm

ratikal wrote:Ketsui 1-ALL with score above 100M or 2-ALL Tsuujou with score about 200M
DFK 1.5 2-ALL
Ketsuipachi ALL

First goal completed w/ 124M
Second goal I completely forgot but I'm actually working on it right now.
Third goal dropped for now.

Unplanned completed goals:
Batsugun Special 85M ALL Clear
Deathsmiles IIX 10.7B TLB ALL Clear
1944: The Loop Master 17M ALL Clear (5th place in STGT)
Random Dragon Blaze 1-ALL

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:53 pm

Done:
- Last Resort: 2-ALL (535700 pts. score)
- Giga Wing Generations: 1CC, 1095-kei

In Progress:
- Viewpoint: 1CC or preferably 1LC. I've gotten to stage 6 and 1.2M on one credit so far. It would probably have been a little higher if not for a stupid death in stage 5 (not caused by one of the bosses).

MrChiggins · Post by **MrChiggins** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:27 am

-Clear Jamestown on Divine without dying (sooooooo close)
-1-ALL Souky
-Buy Cotton Boomerang for Saturn

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:46 pm

Skykid wrote:1LC DDP DOJ Black Label.

So where's the 2012 list already?

Sapz · Post by **Sapz** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:29 am

Sapz wrote:Reach Hibachi in DDP, and to get off my ass and beat my old score, and learn that god damned 1-4 chain. Ideally 120m+. (current best 2-5, high score 92m)
DDP DFK Ura 2-All, and to get... some kind of high score. I dunno what exactly, but 100b+. (current best Tsuujou 2-all, high score 30b)
Make some kind of progress with DOJBL. (current best is 2-4, high score 240m)
Break 180m+ in Ketsui. (current high score 131m)
Battle Garegga 1cc. (current best is reaching Black Heart 2)
ESPGaluda 1cc in Overheat mode. (current best is stage 5-2)
1cc the first loop (at least) of X-Multiply. (current best is 1-6)
1cc the first loop (because ha ha no chance I'm surviving the second) of Strikers 1945. (current best is 1-8)

Probably some other stuff will also come up and I likely won't manage everything, but those are the main goals.

Progress check time, it seems.
Done: DOJBL - improved high score of 441m, Ketsui - improved high score of 203m, Strikers 1945 - reached 2-1.
In progress: DFK - currently up to 95b with A-S and got some Hibachi tactics down, so it's just a matter of getting a good run.
Unlikely to happen: DDP, Garegga, Galuda, X-Multiply - I don't really get the urge to play these games anymore.
Notable bonuses: 411m Futari 1.5 Original 1LC, 2.5m Strikers 1999 2-ALL.

I'll be pretty pleased with this year's turnout once I get my DFK goal; the successes were very satisfying and I feel I've improved a lot as a player. I'll try to go for some more ambitious targets in 2012.

RNGmaster · Post by **RNGmaster** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:43 am

None of my goals completed (except to keep meets alive in Seattle - you guys rock!).

I did, however, manage to loop another game, and I think I may have found my true shmup calling. So that's nice.

Bananamatic · Post by **Bananamatic** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:01 am

I forgot to set goals, do I win?

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:20 am

I didn't set goals either. When I started the year I had never even tried playing for score and my best accomplishment was a DDP C-S 1-ALL.

RNGmaster · Post by **RNGmaster** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:32 am

Bananamatic wrote:I forgot to set goals, do I win?

I think that was a wise move.

iconoclast · Post by **iconoclast** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:51 am

I think the only goals I had heading into 2011 were to 1-ALL Daioujou Black Label and Ketsui. Mission accomplished.

AuraDRGN · Post by **AuraDRGN** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:24 am

1CC Gekioh shooting king before christmas