I've never 1cc'ed a shmup

zro · Post by **zro** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:39 am

And I don't think I ever will!!!!!!!!

After 3 or 4 years of playing them obsessivel you'd think I'd be able to do this!!!! Oooaauuuuuggghh!!!

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:07 pm

You're not alone

But the most important thing is that you have fun.
I still manage to kill myself on the single bullet flying on the screen when I've just cleaned the screen of enemies.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:32 pm

Yeah, if you're having fun, definitely don't give up. If they just frustrate and piss you off, find a different genre or hobby or something ^_^ It's a freaking video game, if you're not having fun, then why bother, and if you are having fun, who the fuck cares if you're good or bad at it?

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:33 pm

Why, which shooters have you been playing? Stuff like Dodonpachi Daioujou and Battle Garegga?

You know, there are several easier shoot 'em ups that everyone should be able to 1cc. For instance Magical Chase [PCE], Harmful Park [PS1], Gaia Seed [PS1], Gatchaman the Shooting [PS1], some of the Compile shmups like Sylphia [PCE] and Super Aleste (aka Space Megaforce) [SNES]. And those are just the first that come to mind.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:37 pm

I got a couple of 1ccs that were mostly easy. Even my personal accomplishment (Gunbird) is seen as an easy 1cc on here by some though.

I dont play too many *so hard my ears bleed* anymore so 1ccs tend to come with time and patience.

Arznei · Post by **Arznei** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:54 pm

Just.. play for fun. Gaming isn't meant to be a chore which you feel obligated to do until you've reached a goal.

As long as you're having fun (am I really dishing out the "games are fun" thing here? I think I am.) with what you're playing, who cares? You get better the more you play regardless of whether it's concentrated gaming or just random. If you're after the 1cc specifically, just stick to a single shooter and nothing else. Although I don't really see much fun in doing that.

I've 1cc'd two shooters, but I couldn't care less. It's just some bragging rights.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:02 pm

I've only 1cc'd Musha Aleste and that's one of the easiest shmups ever made. I can also pass the first level of Mars Matrix without dying which doesn't make me a complete n00b.

DBH87 · Post by **DBH87** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:17 pm

only one ive done is steel dragon and i own over 35 across ps1 and ps2

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:23 pm

A week or two of storm blade should get you a 1CC (first loop), it's one of the easiest I've played and it's a decent game.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:15 pm

Battle Bakraid. Ignore scoring and just go for the clear. You should pick up enough points to get an extend or two and normal course is pretty easy. It was my first 1cc followed shortly thereafter by a normal Batrider clear. Both games are about the same as far as difficulty goes.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:03 pm

PS2 Shienryu and Psychic Storm (PCE) should take you no more than 3 playthroughs to 1CC (honestly, it could be done in 1 for intermediate players).

If you're upset when you're playing, you might act irrationally though, and should probably take a break.

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:17 pm

Tumiki Fighters is an easy 1cc, lol.

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:51 pm

1 crediting something is a waste of time, just have fun.

D · Post by D » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:42 pm

recommended: VGA for 3D shmups and RGB for 2D shmups (and RSG and Souky)
Good controls. Saturn pad or even better a stable joystick or even better a stable cab with good sticks.
Erm, I've never 1cc a shmup either. But I ussualy play on hardest settings just to see what the game can throw at me.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:54 pm

Shienryu Explosion, Zanac Neo (with the unlockable ship), and Harmful Park are all super easy to 1cc. I've cleared these and maybe 1 or 2 others, but I tend to focus on games that I'll never 1cc (Psikyo and Raizing). I just enjoy improving my score and getting to the next level on one credit.

Imhotep · Post by **Imhotep** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:36 pm

even if you try a harder game: the important thing is to focus on just one game and to memorize the stage layout, patterns etc.

Reactions, instincts and such things will make just about 20% of your success, it's much more important to know what to do.

This takes discipline and is not always pure "fun", but much more rewarding in the long term.

jp · Post by jp » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:51 pm

Play Blast Wind, or Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth, or... Bomber Raid on Sega Master System.

There's a lot of really easy shmups out there.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:56 am

If I can go through Ikaruga up to Chapter 4 without continuing....and I can dot-eat Stage 3's boss....then you can too.

And I consider myself crap at said game.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:45 am

Nice, hearty, challenging 1cc > easy, quick 1cc

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:49 am

Moved to Shmups Chat.

Monk 0 Nuggets · Post by **Monk 0 Nuggets** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:37 pm

I haven't either, but I've only been playing for a little over two months.

Kaiser · Post by **Kaiser** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:17 pm

Twiddle wrote:Nice, hearty, challenging 1cc > easy, quick 1cc

Seconded. my first 1cc was thunder force V years ago but it's too easy now, my second one was armed police batrider on normal course, Yep i did 1cc that game though of it's very high difficulty

yep it was more enjoyful 1cc

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:26 pm

Ceph wrote:Why, which shooters have you been playing? Stuff like Dodonpachi Daioujou and Battle Garegga?

You know, there are several easier shoot 'em ups that everyone should be able to 1cc. For instance Magical Chase [PCE], Harmful Park [PS1], Gaia Seed [PS1], Gatchaman the Shooting [PS1], some of the Compile shmups like Sylphia [PCE] and Super Aleste (aka Space Megaforce) [SNES]. And those are just the first that come to mind.

I was going to pose the same question. Try some easier shmups. A couple examples I can think of are Legendary Wings (NES) and the Sega CD version of Lords of Thunder. Those were 2 relatively easy 1CC for me.

Dandy J · Post by **Dandy J** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:57 pm

Twiddle wrote:Nice, hearty, get-to ~final stage but never 1cc > easy, quick 1cc

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:44 pm

I feel your pain! I have a few almost-1cc'ds-- but when I get to that point, I usually go and find another game

Try 1ccing games that aren't made for the arcade-- it'll be easier.

heurhface · Post by **heurhface** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:29 pm

The only 1CC I have (actually a 1LC) is in Gunbird 2... on baby mode.

I'd turned the difficulty down while my sister was playing and decided to give it a go.

Cyarc · Post by **Cyarc** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:43 pm

Over spring break, if I don't 1cc ESPGaluda I won't be able to look at myself in the mirror. Haha, not really but I have been so close latley, but then these past weeks I have had so much school work that I haven't found time to play. So spring break will be my chance to finnally 1cc a game.

futurebiblehero · Post by **futurebiblehero** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:41 pm

There's always one arrogant ass out there that's more elite than thou, no matter what you accomplish. In my opinion, sticking to your personal goals is far more fun than trying to impress any group. While I'm a bit new to shmups, I have experience with fighters and know the way those cliques largely work: it's rarely a matter of outplaying your fellow player, but outdouching them with inane and often irrelivant data just to prove how hardcore you are. All bark and no bite, so to speak.

So, I guess in other words: who cares how you measure up to the pack? You'll have so much more fun if you never concern yourself with it. You may even come to dislike the genre if you do concern yourself with it. I certainly know that hanging around Shoryuken turned me off from fighters for a while.

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:54 am

futurebiblehero wrote:There's always one arrogant ass out there that's more elite than thou, no matter what you accomplish. In my opinion, sticking to your personal goals is far more fun than trying to impress any group. While I'm a bit new to shmups, I have experience with fighters and know the way those cliques largely work: it's rarely a matter of outplaying your fellow player, but outdouching them with inane and often irrelivant data just to prove how hardcore you are. All bark and no bite, so to speak.

So, I guess in other words: who cares how you measure up to the pack? You'll have so much more fun if you never concern yourself with it. You may even come to dislike the genre if you do concern yourself with it. I certainly know that hanging around Shoryuken turned me off from fighters for a while.

I find that isn't the case here at all. I've never seen any "look at me, I'm better than you" posts in the hi score section. Ask an obvious question in the hi score or strategy threads and all you get is help from other players - even if its been asked a shed load before.

Although, ask an obvious question in shmupschat and you get flamed to hell and back...

Dandy J · Post by **Dandy J** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:39 am

futurebiblehero wrote:There's always one arrogant ass out there that's more elite than thou, no matter what you accomplish. In my opinion, sticking to your personal goals is far more fun than trying to impress any group. While I'm a bit new to shmups, I have experience with fighters and know the way those cliques largely work: it's rarely a matter of outplaying your fellow player, but outdouching them with inane and often irrelivant data just to prove how hardcore you are. All bark and no bite, so to speak.

So, I guess in other words: who cares how you measure up to the pack? You'll have so much more fun if you never concern yourself with it. You may even come to dislike the genre if you do concern yourself with it. I certainly know that hanging around Shoryuken turned me off from fighters for a while.

The shmups online community is completely different from let's say, the bemani score community or the srk community.

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