Wes112 wrote:I don't have a score yet but I've started playing this game again after a long break and I'm coming real close to a 1cc. I can one 1 life it up until I get to the stage six boss but I always die there and use all my lives. After I use about 10 continues to beat him I can go through the rest of only losing 1 or two lives in the last level. I've watched alamone's vid on youtube millions of times trying to figure out a good strat for that boss but nothing works. Is anyone able to beat him with any consistency?
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I've been around these boards for about 6 years but I've too been lazy to make an account.
I don't want to come off as some random person ( Even though I probably do)
I don't think there is a strategy that always works. You just have to learn to dodge his attacks really fast. However, there you can bring some calculability in the battle by following these steps:
- When he first opens his mouth, bring in some shots and fly inside the mouth. Stay there until the tentacles move away and let you out. Alamone uses that too.
- When the mouth opens another time, shoot at the core, however be attentive as it will fire a fast horizontal laser shot in your direction.
- Now the tentacles AND lasers from the core will fire at you like crazy. Try to dive behind the first series of green tentacle bits and bring in some shots. Now while this phase persists stay in th eopposing part of the screen where the core is and concentrate only on evading the green tentacle shots. When he is about to stop firing, move to the bottom of the screen to gain an advantage for the next phase.
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If you scored really many hits until this point, the tentacles will shoot their heads on you. They will shoot both heads 3 times. Dodge them by moving in the opposite direction of the curvature of their trajectory.
- The boss will now give you curtain fire from 3 sources. Try to stay at the bottom of the screen at the beginning so you get into the lower compartment. Concentrate on dodging the green bits while the boss moves up. Once he moves down fly close to the core and shoot. If you made enough hits, the center beam will stop which gives you some space to move.
- The upper and lower spawns (that assisted in the curtain fire from before) will now fly towards you shooting. Kill at least one of them or the lasers will surely overpower you.
- Phase 3 repeats. Try to score as many hits as possible, or you will get caught in another curtain fire that is much harder to evade since the green bit spitting tentacles will now directly aim at you.
- If you did everything right, the boss will now self destruct. Move to the upper or lower left corner of the screen. He will spit 2 circular series of lasers at you. One series can be dodged by simply staying in the corner while for the other one you need to move to a little bit to one side.
Use boss rush to train evading his shots. I cannot give a better advice at the moment.
I'd believe Desperado's strategies, since he's much better then I at this game--hope you 1cc soon!
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