2011 shmups goals thread

[Hair]

-Beat all levels in all modes in rRootage
-1cc Mars Matrix (can only 1cc up to the level 3 boss, almost 1cc him, then fail constantly in level 4)
-1cc Ikaruga on normal (have 1cc'd easy mode twice, but I get punked on normal mode in level 3, level 4 on is way beyond my skill right now)
-Beat Border Down using given continues (I can get to the last level but can't beat it)
-1cc Guwange on MAME (I am close!)

[antron]

spend more time playing than on shmups forums.

[xris]

I really have to finish up my clear in Shikigami No Shiro. I was so close the last few times I played right before stgt.

[borislaw]

- 1cc Esp Ra. De. on MAME. (pretty close already)
- Break 25M in Ikaruga (very very close)
- 1cc DoDonPachi 1st loop (MAME) (not very close)
- Buy Xbox 360 and Radiant Silvergun; play.
- Get better at Battle Garegga, Guwange, Gradius V & Thunderforce III
- 1cc at least one of the above
- Beat Astro Boy: Omega Factor (GBA) (not actually a shmup, but close enough)

[spadgy]

spend more time playing than on shmups forums.

My weakness!

[RNGmaster]

Screw everything I've said (besides Vasara). I'm going to spend the foreseeable future playing Crimzon Clover. Every bit of news about the full version is akin to a glimpse of flesh while a stripper is teasing you.

[ratlhead]

1CC a Cave game.

[Skykid]

1LC DDP DOJ Black Label.

[Vyxx]

not suck at shmups

[Drachenherz]

1LC DDP DOJ Black Label.

You gotta be kidding me... Both loops?

This seems just so... inconceivable... at least for me, not in a lifetime will I manage to complete such a thing...

[Plasmo]

-Dominating both scoreboards for Pink Sweets and Muchi Muchi Pork here at shmups.com
-1-ALL Ketsui with 100mill
-Getting better scores at Fast Striker, 1CC Omake

[mesh control]

500+ million in Futari BL Original and make my way on to the scoreboard here.
1cc Giga Wing 2 or Mars Matrix while slowly working up to a scoring run possibly next year.
Stop buying Cave games.

Fixed.

[Icarus]

-Dominating both scoreboards for Pink Sweets and Muchi Muchi Pork here at shmups.com

BRING. IT. ON.

[DragonInstall]

I'm currently rank 12 in esp2. Almost reached my goal of top 10 for my new years

Then the harder goal.. Ura loop.

[toastyohs]

1cc Ketsui
1cc DFK

15 million in Guwange. Though this one will be hard, considering I can't stand the game.

[RNGmaster]

-1CC Crimzon Clover
-Determine if it can be counterstopped
-Achieve 1000 oku+
-Do not die until Stage 4

[Anesthetize]

-1CC Crimzon Clover
-Determine if it can be counterstopped
-Achieve 1000 oku+
-Do not die until Stage 4

What kind of progress are you making so far? Are you mostly playing Original?

[Despatche]

My goal is to find time to play a shmup for more than one credit. Terra Cresta, Ibara, and Raizing shmups are the most likely candidates for more serious play, but I haven't even had time to think about what I would play if I had time.

Dragon Blaze. And check the thread.

[RNGmaster]

-1CC Crimzon Clover
-Determine if it can be counterstopped
-Achieve 1000 oku+
-Do not die until Stage 4

What kind of progress are you making so far? Are you mostly playing Original?

480 oku on Original, close to Stage 4 boss. Lots of mistakes, so I can definitely see a 1cc in the future. However, I highly doubt it can be counterstopped.
And now I made 1300 oku. I love Stage 5!

[DragonInstall]

Already did my new years goal of getting top 10. Well looks like I cleared that lol...

[TrevHead (TVR)]

15 million in Guwange. Though this one will be hard, considering I can't stand the game.

Why torture yourself mate? Play a game you do like, its not as if theres a shortage of good shooters out there

As for me aswell as ive already posted. Im also gonna spend more time actually playing the games. Imo the largest drawback of playing games on a PC is the fact your hooked up to the internets aswell. So when i boot up in the purpose to play some games ill browse the net first and before I know it 3 hours of past and its too late to play any games.

I really should turn my old PC isto a mame machine with a hyperspin front end on it so I cant web browse on it and only play games. Before I do that though I need to get a bigger desk as my current one is too small for 2 PCs and 2 monitors. My tatable CRT is usually unplugged and on the floor as ive now room. I know not having that plugged it ultimatly stops me from playing true verts as much as I should)

Question is a intel P4 HT 640 with 1Gig ram / 1st gen 64bit / PCI express) fast enough to be a mame machine? Also do mame machines always need windows or linux in them? Or can I get rid of any coventional operating system and have a mame frontend auto boot as soon as i turn the pc on?

[Anesthetize]

Already did my new years goal of getting top 10. Well looks like I cleared that lol...

Grats! Very nice run! I've seen you on a lot lately, so figured you'd meet your goal soon. I still have a looong ways to go.

[Kazuya]

Finish the shooter collection from some systems and take a breath for play with him

[DragonInstall]

Already did my new years goal of getting top 10. Well looks like I cleared that lol...

Grats! Very nice run! I've seen you on a lot lately, so figured you'd meet your goal soon. I still have a looong ways to go.

Yeah thanks. I really wanted to reach that goal before doing something else. Managed it some how.. getting 6th also when I was thinking I'd probably just get 9th on the leader board.

Though if I didn't make a couple crucial mistakes in my run... I would of been 3rd, but its tough to keep on point with Esp 2 BL scoring for half and hour.

[Aguraki]

congrats on already reaching one goal.

I say quote your goal too when you get it otherwise people would have to go through too many posts to see what was your goal

gonna have to find time to play everything I want lol,since I'm aiming for some platformers too.
Mahou daisakusen on my list now.(maybe garrega too).

[Shuurin]

not suck at shmups

I'm looking at the same goal as well. Hang in there Vyxx.

[1234 i abn]

came late to this thread but, 1cc these games

Espgaluda
Espgaluda II
Mushihimesama Futari
Pink Sweets
Muchi Muchi Pork
Ikaruga
Deathsmiles (there is one section were I screw up done a 2cc of it)
Ketsui
dodonpachi dai ou jou
dodonpachi (donpachi and dodonpachi resurection I already 1cc'd)
guwange

[chempop]

Learn to install (solder and wire) buttons and sticks so I can make custom mods to my ever-growing console joystick collection.

Actual gameplay goals include

1-All a Psikyo game
1CC a Takumi game
1-All a Konami game
1CC Futari Black Label God Mode

[Siren2011]

In order of importance:

-1CC Ketsui (I'm very close).
-At least get to stage 5 of Ibara.
-1CC ESPrade.
-1CC DoDonpachi Daioujou

And overall, I gotta quit dicking around in my favorite shmups and push myself harder. I mean Christ, I've been playing DOJ since freaking 2008 (I'm at the fifth stage now). It's time to finish the damn game. It drives me nuts that I haven't already. I gotta obtain some piece of mind, here.

[Aconcit]

1cc Ketsui 1st loop
Beat Doom using the save state to get to him
1cc Futari once it gets here.
Design a simple amateur shmup to teach self how to program games.