STGT 2k6 Week #1: Blazing Star

malcolm · Post by **malcolm** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:55 pm

Here's my score for Team Drink And Fly.

Malcolm-Team Drink and fly-5,965,890-6-Aryustailm-MAME

I thought I kicked ass until I saw 26,000,000 on the high score board.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:01 pm

malcolm wrote: I thought I kicked ass until I saw 26,000,000 on the high score board.

Some people have played the game before. 26 million will be nothing by the end of the week.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:09 pm

Herr Schatten - Old Schoolers - 2,922,360 - 4 - Peplos (MAME)

Not bad for day one, I guess.

Tychom · Post by **Tychom** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:17 pm

Tychom Team Stranger 2,466,520 3 Windina (Kawaks)

its almost 26mil

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:20 pm

Twiddle - Team Loser/Shitty/Kusoteam - 8,472,470 - 3 - Peplos

ahahah how do i dodge bullet

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:35 pm

Rob - Feka USA - 14,722,430 - 5 - Windina (MAME)

Lame score.

Post by **Ghegs** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:45 pm

Booyah.

Ghegs - Team Skandinavia - 10,859,160 - 6 - Peplos (MAME)

Tychom · Post by **Tychom** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:46 pm

Tychom Team Stranger 4,087,220 4 Windina (Kawaks)

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:46 pm

having som issues emulating this..

sven666 - team sweden - 1.360.760 - stage 3 - windina (MAME)

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:09 pm

Herr Schatten - Team Old Schoolers - 8,668,510 - 5 - Peplos (MAME)

I think I'm slowly starting to get the hang of it.

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:12 pm

crithit5000 - S.B. Sitting Turbo - 1,782,930 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:50 pm

What is the "break" stat? I get "00" so I figure I might be missing something there.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:06 pm

Twiddle - Team Loser/Shitty/Kusoteam - 13,182,340 - 5 - Peplos

guess who didn't pay attention to backward

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:06 pm

Rob wrote:What is the "break" stat? I get "00" so I figure I might be missing something there.

During performing a charge attack, press B to fire the "defensive" weapon.

Marcodlb · Post by **Marcodlb** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:12 pm

Marcodlb - Team Bargiggia - 3'845'360 - 4 - Windina (MAME)

score made after two day of pratice.

hope to increase it......

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:02 pm

PlasmaBlooD Team Germany 11'159'6000 5 Peplos (MAME)

KennyMan666 · Post by **KennyMan666** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:39 pm

This game doesn't like me.

KennyMan666 - Team Sweden - 1,297,180 - 3 - Windina

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:40 am

My best so far...

The Coop - Team Old Schoolers - 7,552,340 - Stage 6 - Peplos

Somehow I just can't get the combo multiplier system to work for me. The increase in score has always been marginal at best. I'm obviously missing something, but...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:21 am

I wish this was automated Victoly-style so I wouldn't feel bad about posting multiple scores a day.

This game is great. Not too hard, either. Anyone have a decent strategy for that ambush in the middle of stage 6? Near the hardest part in the game.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:25 am

Rob wrote:I wish this was automated Victoly-style so I wouldn't feel bad about posting multiple scores a day.

This game is great. Not too hard, either. Anyone have a decent strategy for that ambush in the middle of stage 6? Near the hardest part in the game.

Stage 6 is where they put all the hard parts they forgot to put in the past three or four stages.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:32 am

If you're refering to the section that follows the rotating blades you have to carefully move through, yeah, that spot's a pain.

By the way, am I the only one having trouble finding the "Y" in stage 3?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:36 am

The Coop wrote:By the way, am I the only one having trouble finding the "Y" in stage 3?

I think it's from an enemy in the ground hatch before the boss. I think I've got that once, so can't be sure.

_Bnu · Post by **_Bnu** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:26 am

Team Apes reporting in another score! But this time it's actually half decent.

_Bnu - Team Apes/Loser - 16,989,730 - Stage 6 - Windina (MAME)

Managed to keep the BONERS chain up this time, but I still get horribly slaughtered in stage 6. I swear those little buttheads that pop out of the holes and shoot bouncing bullets remind me of an old classmate of mine, and he was really annoying. And I still can't get used to the autofire crap in MAME Plus. :( My fingers hurt.

GET IT MORE

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:27 am

Never played this game before. But after this all I can say is "Awww yeah." You guys are gonna have a hard time topping this one!

Landshark - Buffet - 663,010 - Stage 3 - The square made up of little squares

I suppose you want proof too? It's the only screen that shows up properly. See that? Top Player! I win!

Wow, this game's graphics suck

Ok, when the big spark shoots wedges of cheesecake at you, move.

Apparently the game knows I'm playing on luck.

And in level 3, something covers the screen in little yellow crackers.

Level 2 endboss is interesting. Especially when the big square made up of little squares bounces around the screen changing size and letting out little pink squares =)

_Bnu · Post by **_Bnu** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:36 am

You're using the old ROM set that was introduced back when NeoRAGex showed up. Get NeoRAGEx and it'll work properly, or go look for a set that's actually compatible with newer versions of MAME. :)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:02 am

Rob - Feka USA - 18,680,090 - 6 - Windina (MAME)

I like how the loser team has two of the highest scores now. More like false-modesty team.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:49 am

Rob wrote:I like how the loser team has two of the highest scores now. More like false-modesty team.

I expected a sizable number of people to actually read the strategy forums and learn how to make mad scores but I was wrong

Edge · Post by **Edge** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:53 am

Rob wrote: I like how the loser team has two of the highest scores now. More like false-modesty team.

Yeah, i was thinking the same...

Edge - Team Germany - 16'102'650 - Windina (MAME)

BTW, I think the difficulty increasing level is a bit messed up in this game. I think Stage 5 is one of the easiest in the entire game, and right after you beat it stage 6 suddenly just wakes you up with enemies from everywhere. And I didn't know Blazing Star was so much fun, I always avoided this game because I thought it's only about chaining.

EDIT:

Twiddle wrote:I expected a sizable number of people to actually read the strategy forums and learn how to make mad scores but I was wrong

The week has just begun, I have the feeling that more people will pop up with mad scores. They are still lurking and preparing in their shadows...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:53 am

Twiddle wrote:
Rob wrote:I like how the loser team has two of the highest scores now. More like false-modesty team.
I expected a sizable number of people to actually read the strategy forums and learn how to make mad scores but I was wrong

Well it's still Monday.

But yeah.

I remember being underwhelmed by the competition at the end of the Gradius V contest and there were prizes. Good ones.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:14 am

Got a little better. I can make it to stage 5 usually before I lose a ship. Stage 6 is kicking my ass with that weird section that makes your ship look like it's moving sideways...

The Coop - Team Old Schoolers - 8,835,220 - Stage 6 - Peplos