Operation Quickening - Second Wave

[Jonst]

ACSeraph - Akai Katana - Arcade Mode - Young Girl - Stage 3 Boss - 12,102,100 - 27C

I still have no idea how to play this game...

Arcade/origin mode is the hardest mode IMO and is the shortest,you don't get as much green energy items from enemy's unless you use the type c ship,there's some kind of shot/laser tap mechanic with that ship that the others don't have (which is why most top arcade mode replays use it) it's has the potential for the highest scores.Try zetsu or shin modes with botan (type b). I'll get around to doing those notes and get to work on a guide...
Basically,arcade/zetsu mode play the same,zetsu is easier,it gives you much more energy from enemy ships;normal shot popcorn,they will leave energy on screen,hold laser to suck them in with your option,'evolve' the energy in enemy bullets,hit ninja mode wade in to a ton of enemy's use a bit of shot to create extra (pink) bullets,then laser to cancel them into gold score items,they grow in size around your ship.Bigger the size,more they're worth.Try to end ninja mode near a lot of enemy's and bullets,when you come out,bullets will be pushed back create a ton of green energy,suck it onto your option,hold there then 'evolve' it on the bullets you pushed back,build your energy meter and switch back to ninja mode and repeat.Hint:clipping an enemy laser will give you just under a quarter on your energy meter.

EDIT: hope this brings bigger scores!

[Volteccer_Jack]

VBG - Vasara 2 - Mitsuhide - 3 - 1,733,490 - 7C

Should really learn this better sometime. Taking names is the best thing.

[LordHypnos]

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Lord Hypnos - Xexex - Stage 1 - 64,200 - 26C

Not actually sure what killed me...

[ACSeraph]

ACSeraph - EspGaluda II Black Label (360) - Seseri - Stage 4 Boss - 15,140,77 - 28C

Another Cave game I don't really understand. It's fun though. Thanks for the tips Jonst, I'll try that stuff out. My main interest right now is learning Shin, since it's the version on Nesica (I think).

[Jonst]

Ok,here's a couple of small tips for a shin,the first one also works in all modes.Try and leave bombs on screen for while,try and wait until there's a lot of bullets on screen and then collect it.The bullets will cancel in to score items.
Second one,when you kill a boss or mid boss,again,wait for lasers and bullets and finish it off.If you're holding down shot they cancel in to steel orbs,if you're holding down laser,they will cancel in to green energy.Clipping enemy lasers to give a little energy boost still works in shin.
Finally,if you unleash max katana's against as many bullets and enemy's as possible,try and follow in just after you've launched them,seems to give you more score, but watch for stray bullets!

[Volteccer_Jack]

VBG - Kamui - Hard - 3 - 4,817,670 - 8C

Tried out Hard mode. Lotta fun except that I predicted Yellow Spider would kill me even from the start.

[Yazphier]

decided to join this crap

first roll: Valkyrius - not gonna bother find it
second roll: Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night
randomized difficulty and team

died quick... using the freebie when dying on first stage
showing my skills...

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Yazphier - Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night - Lunatic - Yuyuko and Youmu - 1 - 16886980 - 1C

[LordHypnos]

Lord Hypnos - Fantasy Zone (X68000) - Stage 1 - 4600 - 27C

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This one I really don't get why people think its easy. The awkward movement controls alone make it hard as balls. I find it surprisingly addictive, though...

EDIT: Also hurray for more than two people playing the quickening again!

[ACSeraph]

ACSeraph - Gofer no Yabou Episode II (MSX) - Type 1 Force Field - Stage 2 - ? - 29C

This is what it feels like to have a video game stab you directly in the eyes. If my parents had bought me this game for my birthday as a child I would have assumed they were trying to tell me it was my fault they were getting a divorce.

[Yazphier]

first roll: Eden's Edge - Downloaded, but wouldn't work for me in wine (quartz.dll?) - that list (restartsyndrome) only contain windows games?
second roll: Fantazy Zone

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Yazphier - Fantazy Zone - MAME - Stage 3 - 62,180 - 2C

[LordHypnos]

@Yazphier: if you think restart syndrome has too limited of a list as compared to what you can actually play, I recommend you make a list of what games you can play and use a RNG to select one for you.

Lord Hypnos -XOP Black Ultra - Stage 3 - 18,217,370 - 28C

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This really felt like more that 3 levels, but wtv. Pretty enjoyable game that I might want to try playing more in the near future.

[ACSeraph]

ACSeraph - Eschatos - Advanced Mode - Area 17 - 5,851,610 - 30C

Second ever credit of Advanced, I think I prefer Normal.

[Yazphier]

@LordHypnos Was thinking of doing that if this continues... just thought it odd to have 3 windows games in a row when the list is not windowsdominant..
Even got another windows game this week

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roughly at the first boss i realize that there might be a third (not binded) button to attack ground units..
at the second boss i realize that there wasn't.. and it might have a rayforce style point system... :hooo:

Yazphier - Kamui - Easy - Area 3 - 2,542,810 - 3C

edit: was appearntly playing easy :/

[LordHypnos]

Lord Hypnos - Summer Carnival '92 Recca - Stage 2 - 865,948 - 29C

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The critical mistake here was that I forgot to mash the select button before the end boss to slow down my ship, and therefore ended up getting powered down which usually leads to constant death (most notably when you lose the seeker subweapon).

[ACSeraph]

ACSeraph - Super Star Force (FC) - DA 820 - 31C

As far as I can tell this game doesn't have scoring. It's a pretty strange game, I haven't quite figured out exactly what I'm supposed to be doing or how to use the items you buy from the store.

[Yazphier]

damn i suck at playing games blindly, even used a freebie credit

really confused about the special weapons being so shortlived, doesn't even look like they are in the demonstration.. what a ripoff
seems to be really nice otherwise..
edit: oh, seems i should have played one of the 'new' versions instead... instead of deciding version by fair throw of dice

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Yazphier - Viper Phase 1 - HK - Stage 1 - 88,904 - 4C

[Volteccer_Jack]

VBG - Aero Fighters - Hien - 3 - 180,000 - 9C

Crazy score. I got it and even I don't believe it. Died really lamely on third boss. I choose to blame the game for not holding my attention.

[LordHypnos]

I suppose with 3 XOP games I'm bound to get them relatively frequently

Lord Hypnos - XOP Black Ultra Special - Stage 1 - 328,033 - 30C

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This one is way harder than Black Ultra, btw. Also having to use keyboard for input (Cheap Saturn knock off pad is cheap, and now also broken) which is not my preferred input method

[Yazphier]

Oh, a game i actually played before.. :/, not that it's going that well, died twice during the second stage :/

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Yazphier - Sexy Parodius - MAME - Option - Semi Auto - Stage 3B - 240,500 - 5C

[Eno]

Thought I'd take a break from sucking at Andro Dunos. Where are my credits?

Eno - Gun Frontier - 2 - 65030

[LordHypnos]

Lord Hypnos - Eden's Aegis - Nanathy - Stage 3 - ? - 31C
Fucking default-continue. gets me every time. Not a big fan of the CAVE-size bullet hitboxes or the bullets that occasionally come from the bottom of the screen, but there's some really interesting bullet patterns to be found in Eden's Aegis. Gotta hand it to X.X for quality-in-free-game

Where are my credits?

When we had a few rules changes, one of them was "players keep track of their own credits." The "good" news is that credits were reset also, so you don't have that many to count, probably. started somewhere around here: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... &start=360 (That's where my first credit earned was, anyway)

[Yazphier]

Another windows game.. hummz..

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Yazphier - Reflection - Stage 1 - 317,300 - 6C

[Eno]

Eno - Gradius - 1 - 19,700 - 2C

That didn't go too well...
Hope I'm counting the credits right.

When we had a few rules changes, one of them was "players keep track of their own credits." The "good" news is that credits were reset also, so you don't have that many to count, probably. started somewhere around here: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... &start=360 (That's where my first credit earned was, anyway)

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Volteccer_Jack]

VBG - R-Type Leo - 5 - 662,700 - 10C

Died at almost the same moment that I killed the stage 4 boss. Losing all my speed right before the only level where I want speed was tragic.

[LordHypnos]

Lord Hypnos - Gradius (NES) - Stage 1 - 17,000ish? - 32C
Forgot my score. either in the 17000 or 19000 range. Should have taken a screenshot, but thought it would be weird to screenshot the attract mode for some stupid reason. Not a big fan of keyboard play with this one.

Hope I'm counting the credits right.

Looks fine to me.

[Yazphier]

... plipp..

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Yazphier - Gunbird 2 - Marion - Stage 2 - 143,900 - 7C

edit: corrected title

[Eno]

Eno - Sexy Parodius - Mission 2 - 91,500 -3C

Dat Konmai streak.

... plipp..

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Yazphier - Gunbird - Marion - Stage 2 - 143,900 - 7C

Isn't that Gunbird 2?

[ACSeraph]

ACSeraph - Mushihimesama Futari 1.5 (360) - Original - Reco Normal - Stage 4 - 45,618,874 - 32C

First credit of this in a very long time.

[Yazphier]

Isn't that Gunbird 2?

Yes it was

Yazphier - Strike Gunner STG - MAME - Homing - 1st boss? - ? - 8C
forgot to take a pic... tarded game

[LordHypnos]

Lord Hypnos - Tumiki Fighters - Stage 2 - 120,100 - 33C

For some reason I can't screenshot fullscreen stuff anymore. Some games let me exit fullscreen, but when they don't I've got nothing.