Mars Matrix

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:50 pm

New Mars Matrix high score thread is available here.

The Mars revolution has shadowy forces behind it...time to fly and crush before it's late, with the new mosquito vessels!

Please post scores in this format:

1. Randorama - 473,411,123,330 - Exp 802,102 - Stage 5 - M(osquito) 02

And blast off the Mars forces!

Dreamcast

Mosquito-1

1. Rob - 1,772,159,031,740 - Exp 4,549,980 - 6
1. Skyline - 330,420,779,960 - EXP 1,130,755 - Stage 4
2. MOSQUITO FIGHTER - 141,102,599,460 - Exp 614,693 - Stage 5
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Mosquito-2

1.Rob - 3,022,117,952,460 - EXP 5,877,456 - ALL
2.Randorama - 2,112,342,444,010 - EXP 3,701,100 - ALL
3. Ex_mosquito - 1,250,239,448,170 - EXP: 3,144,281 - ALL
4. Cowboy-NOA - 1,097,036,713,030 - EXP 2.582.356 - Stage 6
5. MrMonkeyMan - 824,710,729,710 - EXP 1,638,430 - Stage 6
6. Facilitypro - 733,034,794,660 - EXP 1,472,759 - Stage 6
7. jp - 359,024,212,230 - EXP 926,732 - Stage 6
8. aventus - 614,328,929,240 - EXP 1.494.163 - Stage 5
9. NTSC-J - 288,579,700,630 - EXP 628,114 - ALL
10. Acid King - 138,478,290,620 - EXP 599,686 - Stage 4
11.
Lupin - 123,796,639,880 - EXP 909,704 - Stage 4
11. IlMrm - 112,425,468,690 - EXP 469,639 - Stage 5

Arcade/MAME

Mosquito-1

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Mosquito-2

1. Randorama - 234,299,222,100 - Exp 670,130 - Stage 4
2. JTW - 77,741,270,380 - 480125 - ALL
3. whoisKeel - 73,842,899,500 - EXP 803,155 - Stage 4
4. dpful - 46,673,617,210 - EXP 521,663 - Stage 4
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BREAKING NEWS!

28-01-05

Added the arcade table and a few scores!

MrMonkeyMan · Post by **MrMonkeyMan** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:53 pm

MrMonkeyMan - 824,710,729,710 - EXP 1,638,430 - Stage 6 - Mosquito 02

Is your score right?? How did you get so many points with so few EXP?

I should go back to this game one day...

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:12 pm

Nope, i just had to recheck twice, sorry.And yes, you should get back to play this game

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:58 am

you should make 2 score tables, one for DC and one for ARC, scoring is not the same in both versions.

i remember having around 800 in red on mame a while ago, but now ill just wait to get the DC version to play it again (an expensive mofo tough :s)

whoisKeel · Post by **whoisKeel** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:22 am

whoisKeel - 73,842,899,500 - EXP 803,155 - Stage 4 - M02 (ARCADE)

I'll have to check for my DC score. If I could've only gotten past that 4th stage boss...there's so many points in stage 5. Snapshot

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:16 am

The lowest ALL score I've ever come across . However, I did this back in high school (when I had no skills) so give me props I got that far at all.

NTSC-J - 288,579,700,630 -EXP 628,114 - ALL - MO2 (DC)

Come on, Rando. You've got a score over a billion points higher than that. Beat us already.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:42 am

IlMrm - 112,425,468,690 - Exp - 469,639 - Stage 5 - M02 (Dreamcast)

NTSC-J - You can finish Mars Matrix when you had no skills? Man, you can probably 1CC Mushi.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:19 am

Ok, added the Arcade table (ehr, sorry about that), let the scores keep coming so i have an excuse to play the game again

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:36 pm

492,179,631,250 - Rob - Exp 1,960,406 - M02 (Dreamcast)

Facilitypro · Post by **Facilitypro** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:34 pm

Facilitypro - 733,034,794,660 - EXP 1,472,759 - Stage 6 - M02

EDIT: On DC version.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:13 am

I've finally been able to get in to this game after owning it since its release and never really playing it.

Acid King - 138,478,290,620 - Exp.-599,686 - Stage 4 - M02

Dreamcast version.

jp · Post by jp » Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:48 pm

jp - 359,024,212,230 - EXP: 926,732 - Stage 6 - M02

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:48 am

dpful - 46,673,617,210 - EXP 521,663 - Stage 4 - M02

Who hoo!

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:54 pm

dpful wrote:dpful - 46,673,617,210 - EXP 521,663 - Stage 4 - M02

Who hoo!

mine was arcade

Ex_Mosquito · Post by **Ex_Mosquito** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:16 pm

My 3 year old score from the old TNL score thread, should still count though

1,250,239,448,170 / EXP: 3,144,281 -- Ex_mosquito / MOS 2 / ALL

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:27 pm

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:36 pm

Sorry to bust in on this topic, but I couldn't help but notice that everyone who's submitted a score thus far has used the Mosquito-2...maybe a separate table for the Mosquito-1 would encourage people to try and use that ship instead? Just a suggestion though...I'm absolutely awful at this game (and this is "awful for BM" I'm talking about here, as opposed to "awful in general") and even I'm too embarassed to submit a score to this, heh heh.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:41 pm

No amount of encouraging could make someone use that ship.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:58 pm

C'mooooonnn! I'll be your best friend!

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:14 pm

Ok people, i'll add a separate table once i'll get at least a Mosquito01 score (read: once BM will try and make the table, as i'm too lazy to do it myself

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Rob: i think that you're missing one fundamental aspect, which is blowing up stuff. In order to score well, you should hit 2M exp by the end of stage 3, and 2,5M by the end of stage 4.Stage 5 can give about another 1,3M, and by that point, you should mind only to blow everything.If so, you can score about 40% of the total score on the last stage alone. What's your progression, exp-wise?

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:53 pm

believe it or not, this is my all-time high on this game.

Skyline - 330,420,779,960 - EXP 1,130,755 - Stage 4 - M01 - Dreamcast

The M02 beats the living hell out of the M01 in every aspect of the game, except subtle dodging. The slower speed helped me a LOT.

Is there enough interest for DC Arrange Mode A/B tables?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:00 pm

Randorama wrote:If so, you can score about 40% of the total score on the last stage alone. What's your progression, exp-wise?

450,000 (850) - 400,000 (550 / 1000) - 800,000 (1200?) - 400,000 (850 / ? / ?) - 1,000,000 (1500?)

Stage 2 I can't connect the chains. Stage 3 I miss the intro and ending. Stage 4 I pretty much have nothing after the midboss. I probably just need to finish stage 5 for once.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:12 pm

Heh heh heh, it seems I CAN occasionally be useful on a high-score thread or two!

Dreamcast

Mosquito-1

1. Skyline - 330,420,779,960 - EXP 1,130,755 - Stage 4
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Mosquito-2

1. Ex_mosquito - 1,250,239,448,170 - EXP: 3,144,281 - ALL
2. MrMonkeyMan - 824,710,729,710 - EXP 1,638,430 - Stage 6
3. Facilitypro - 733,034,794,660 - EXP 1,472,759 - Stage 6
4. Rob - 692,162,621,350 - Exp 2,287,320 - Stage 5
5. Randorama - 673,411,123,330 - Exp 802,102 - Stage 5
6. jp - 359,024,212,230 - EXP: 926,732 - Stage 6
7. NTSC-J - 288,579,700,630 -EXP 628,114 - ALL
8. Acid King - 138,478,290,620 - Exp.-599,686 - Stage 4
9. IlMrm - 112,425,468,690 - Exp - 469,639 - Stage 5
10.

Arcade/MAME

Mosquito-1

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Mosquito-2

1. Randorama - 234,299,222,100 - Exp 670,130 - Stage 4
2. whoisKeel - 73,842,899,500 - EXP 803,155 - Stage 4
3. dpful - 46,673,617,210 - EXP 521,663 - Stage 4
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I could easily cook up Arrange Mode tables too, if you wanted.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:19 pm

Have to say I don't see a point in splitting tables for ships in games like this. What's next, a Hei Cob table in GB2?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:24 pm

IMO for a game like this it's not too big a deal, since there are only two ships, and up till now one of them has been completely ignored...I'll leave it up to Rando to decide though. At least in GB2 the scoring potentials for the characters are at least relatively even (unlike, say, Shiki 2, which I suggested splitting sometime back, since the only scores were Kuga and Kim), and players are using at least a couple of different chars.

Then again, I always like some recognition for the underdog, so maybe I will suggest a Hei-Cob table.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:33 pm

Scoring potential is nearly even in most games (Psyvariar 2 an obvious exception that I can think of). I think it's a good idea to split tables when scoring methods are completely different (Shiki 2), but this is the same game for both ships. It's just one ship is slower and has a wider shot. The reason people don't use it is probably because it's more of a beginner ship (?) designed more for survival, but I'm sure the records would indicate that their scoring potential is nearly equal.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:54 pm

Well, again, if it turns out to be a bust then Rando can just fuse the two again. I still prefer not to see playable ships completely ignored if I can help it, but that's just me.

In any event, I'd definitely group MM under one of those games where scoring and survival are at least somewhat one and the same (though obviously there's going to be a big gap in score between those who can scratch out a 1CC and those who milk the game for all it's worth), since if you don't chain well you're gonna be left with wimpy weapons later on a la RSG (though here you also have the piercing laser to fall back on, to some degree), so I'm not sure if there'd really be such thing as a "beginner" ship in here.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:57 am

Rob wrote:What's next, a Hei Cob table in GB2?

I have a score for that.

I should get back to MM, and work on building chains. Furthest I got was the stage five boss, I believe the last form. I always have trouble seeing the bullets at that boss.

The replay player used the M01 at the last stage, and lost a life. I wonder why they did include that particular run, surely he can do it without losing a life. I wonder if he was near the dealine of something.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:55 am

New tables up (thanks BM!).

On chains: as a general rule, stage 2 is 2 chains. I don't know if oing one chain is even possible at all, as the critical point (the spinning turret and the drones before that) seems not to be chainable, given the too long hiatus of bullets before that. Stage 3...the chain can last until the boss, with excellent results (1,3-1,4M) if you can make a proper reflection on the spammers.Usually, the trick is to create a column of vertical bullets on the side you're moving to, as the spammers maye cut you off from the block of cubes you've created. Stage 4...after the mid-boss, you need to destroy as many green ships as possible, for scoring purposes.On the manowar, you need to destroy the central turret as early as possible, then the various sections, there's a +800 chain possibility.

At any case, i've covered the stages in the ST

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:00 am

Innocent self-spam but...

i've played the game a few times yesterday, and i seem to remember all main chains. Rob, are you mainly playing this? In case, we can "tag-team" a bit.