STGT'09 Week 2 - Raiden Fighters Jet

[BulletMagnet]

BulletMagnet - Team Loser - 44,535,464 - 50 - Slave (Ixion) - RFA (US)

If they spent more time improving the planes' balance and bullet visibility, this would seriously be an all-time favorite of mine.

[Sandlegs]

sandlegs - Team Loser - 27,298,820 - 40 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME

I keep dropping medals in special medal mode!

[msm]

msm - Underdogs - 25,122,644 - level 40 - AEGIS IV (slave) - xbox 360

still not sure i have the ship right. and thanks to everyone who posted how to activate the big medal mode

[joystickchris]

joystickchris - Team Fremont - 9,565,652 - 15 - Slave (Ixion) - RFA


the scoring system of avoiding the floating medal is driving me nuts

[unsane]

unsane - Drink 'N Fly - 48,918,232 - Phase 1 - Slave (Chaser 2000) - MAME

[unsane]

z0rly - MANGO SENTINAL - 27,535,120 - LEVEL 30 - Slave (Ixion) - MAME RFJ-J

BTW that's not Japan version.

[deadward]

deadward - Team Fremont - 16,478,486 - Level 15 - Fairy - RFA(US 360)

I'd almost swear those bullets are reading my mind...

[Enhasa]

Rank preference and political position is a cute idea, but I've never been a fan of trying to force real-life meaning out of gaming preferences or concepts. It's one of those things that I'm sure the harder you look you'll find correlation for anything.

In general, neither am I, but you don't have to look very hard in this case. If you feel "it's so unfair I'm punished for superiority" that ought to apply to all contexts. Though it would be odd if you felt that way about games but not real life, since real life is more important and all.

But back to just gaming for a sec then. You think it's good game design that when someone uses skill or knowledge that not everyone has, they are rewarded with a powerup or extend that furthers their advantage and makes it even easier? And someone who is already worse at a game because they are new has the additional challenge of having to go through the game without any of these powerups? This thinking is pervasive and engrained throughout most games, e.g. anything as simple as a hard-to-reach 1up in Mario.

If you want to respond, maybe a PM would be best, although personally I don't have much more to say anyway.

[D3m0nZ]

dex, here is the pic to prove the Arcade Dif.


http://i30.tinypic.com/v5k8kk.jpg

[Zaarock]

BulletMagnet - Team Loser - 44,535,464 - 50 - Slave (Ixion) - RFA (US)

If they spent more time improving the planes' balance and bullet visibility, this would seriously be an all-time favorite of mine.

Ditto, though you can always try and play with the other planes as a personal challenge. I wonder if the ROM could be modified to change the bullet color or something... (pink, anyone? )

[sunburstbasser]

sunburstbasser - Team with No Name - 10,501,708 - Sim 15 - Ixion - RFJ JP MAME

Little better each time.

[ShadowWraith]

ShadowWraith - Team Hard Gay - 59,304,304 - Phase 2 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME (JP)

Fast bullets, fast ships, more memorisation than dodging skill for the most part, hidden shit essential for scoring... ugh. I don't like this game. This will probably be my last score for this.

[z0rly]

Died to a bunch of stupid shit but stretched out my last ship pretty good.

z0rly - MANGO SENTINAL - 35,974,846 - LEVEL 40 - Slave (Ixion) - MAME

[najzere]

najzere - The Team With No Name - 18,971,746 - Level 40 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME

[zakk]

Zakk - Drink N' Fly - 76,042,810 - Phase 1 - Slave (Ixion) - RFA(JP)

[charlieton]

third day, third increase:

charlieton - Team Sweden [Blue] - 43,514,502 - 30 - Slave (Ixion) - MAME

[Icarus]

If they spent more time improving the planes' balance and bullet visibility, this would seriously be an all-time favorite of mine.

Large, round, yellow bullets aren't visible enough for you? ;p

[charlie chong]

not on sim stage 30 especially not fun if your colourblind like me

[clp]

yeh for real the air stages bullets are a joke , pure invisible .

[dex]

z0rly: That is not the Japanese version. Get the Japanese rom.

Scoreboard updated

[Icarus]

not on sim stage 30 especially not fun if your colourblind like me

Hmm.. point taken. Sim30 does have some background blending, though if you're aggressive enough and have the right Slave formation, you can actually stop all the enemies from firing. The benefit being that you can hold a 9x chain all the way through the stage for an extra 15mil+.

[Zejiro]

Zejiro - Bröstlaser - 27,409,916 - Stage 40 - Slave (Ixion) - MAME

[cools]

not on sim stage 30 especially not fun if your colourblind like me

Thanks Charlie. I'll remember never to buy RFJ then

[Erodion]

Erodion - Team Mancos - 38,574,184 - Phase 1 - Slave (Ixion) - MAME

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[Zaarock]

Zaarock - Team Downrank - 42,637,461 - PHASE 1 - Ixion - MAME

I actually found Phase 1 to be a lot of fun as far as I got, crazy fast rhythm section + bomb timing. I think I almost got to the boss. I had a huge bomb stock on level 20 & 40 & PH1 because of the two sets of big bomb planes, twas nice.

Route: Sim1-Sim5-Sim15-Sim20-Sim40-PH1

I need to learn how to score & not die on level 30 next, I suck at scoring there... I do much better on level 20.

[CRI]

CRI - Gothloli Luftwaffe - 54,934,549 - Level 40 - Slave (Ixion) - Xbox 360

Edit:
CRI - Gothloli Luftwaffe - 60,139,064 - Level 40 - Slave (Ixion) - Xbox 360

[Herr Schatten]

Herr Schatten - Team Oldschoolers - 26,748,020 - Sim 30 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME

Playing this game without being able to see your own bullets is an experience everyone should try once in their lives.

[Ravid]

Awesome, got to ice stage for the first time (and promptly lost both my spare lives)
Ravid - Team Royale - 71,324,969 - Phase 1 - Slave (Ixion) - MAME

[Fu]

Fu - Team Free Agents - 21,800,046 - Level 15 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME
If only I had more spare time

Edit: Fu - Team Free Agents - 31,582,620 - Level 30 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME

[Otherworld]

Otherworld - Bröstlaser - 48,772,451 - Phase 1 - Slave (Judge Spear) - MAME