Mars Matrix (new thread)

[Rob]

My Dreamcasts barely work. Part of the reason I switched over to MAME.

[Battletoad]

Very weird, my Dreamcast works as usual today, no problems... I hope it stays that way, but I don´t really believe it.

I know I said that I would play Giga Wing 2 first, but somehow Mars Matrix is more addicting at the moment. It´s just such an awesome game. I made some better chains today in Arcade Mode, but died too often and early. Then I tried the Arrange Mode again... which to me is really equal to the main game, absolutely great designed. Chaining seems to be a bit easier here... I played maybe 3 runs and got a quite good score on my last try.

Elite Mode is also very cool because I can use Mosquito 1 with better speed. M1 makes things a bit easier. I tried it in Arcade Mode too, but it´s too lame there (I don´t like slow ships in shooters at all...)

DC Elite Mode A
79,066,716,990 - 625,049 - Battletoad - 1 - 3 - 4

[bsidwell]

CPS-2 (JP 000412)
[edit] 4,675,318,800 - 76,339 - BDA - 2 - 3

Games are hard

[Battletoad]

How about an update of my Elite Mode Score, Rob?
It´s not a really great effort of course, but it´s #1 for now

DC Elite Mode A
79,066,716,990 - 625,049 - Battletoad - 1 - 3 - 4

And you may update a slight improvement of my DC Arcade Mode score (I wouldn´t post it, but it´s already some months ago, so no better scores in sight yet...)
164,458,728,220 - 770,679 - Battletoad - 2 - 4

[Rob]

Not sure how I missed it, but all updated now.

[Battletoad]

Finally some improvement, I started playing MM again. (During the last months just some single runs...)

211,576,734,730 - 1,164,063 - Battletoad - 2 - 4

I still can´t manage the stage 4 boss, but I hope to get better chains in stage 2 and 3.

EDIT: Sorry for using the german number system, changed now...

[Rob]

All updated for DC day. Congrats on joining the million exp club.

[Battletoad]

Thanks! This shall not be the end
I´ll have to concentrate on practicing single stages to get better plans for chaining. Doens´t work very well in Arcade Mode.

By the way, I´ve noticed that there are two aventus' in the Dreamcast table...

[SFKhoa]

I suck at this game, but goddamn, I'm proud of this score (somewhat)
CPS2 version.
60,474,184,140 - 874,008 - SFKhoa - 2 - 4

[SFKhoa]

It's about damn time.

137,371,349,730 - 1,076,630 - SFKhoa - 1 - 6

[Rob]

First orange ship score in the arcade section. Nice.

[SFKhoa]

This might be my best run yet.

145,872,889,520 - 1,867,796 - SFKhoa - 1 - 5

[SFKhoa]

I think I'm done with this damn game.

330,058,027,160 - 2,188,487 - SFKhoa - 2 - 6

[Rob]

I think I'm done with this damn game.

tsk

[SFKhoa]

tsk

Or not.

396,732,060,860 - 2,609,149 - SFKhoa - 2 - 6

[Rob]

Going for the counterstop then? ;)

[SFKhoa]

Chances are looking grim since I can't consistently do decent chaining in stages 2-4. :/
Eventually, I'll counterstop it. Eventually. I swear it.

[third_strike]

34,031,279,870 - 493,248 - Third_strike - 2 - 4 [JP]
Cool!

[SFKhoa]

THIS GAME DRIVES ME NUTS.

502,720,193,740 - 2,917,569 - SFKhoa - 2 - 6

[Rob]

THIS GAME DRIVES ME NUTS.

Why's that?

[third_strike]

63,159,657,850 - 702,817 - Third_strike - 2 - 4 [JP]

67,152,792,720 - 718,277 - Third_strike - 2 - 4 [JP]
Cool!

[SFKhoa]

Keep up the good work!

[SFKhoa]

The thought of counterstopping is too much for me.
HOWEVER, I finally all'd it and I'm happy enough.

686,674,447,880 - 3,418,602 - SFKhoa - 2 - ALL

[Rob]

That's good. You have about the EXP I've seen in other counterstop scores (oseiaswgi has less), but I also haven't been able to do it with that amount. Might be able to pick up some scoring tricks from videos and bring it up without increasing the EXP.

[Enhasa]

Been playing this off and on for a long time. Finally got a mil exp, feel like I should have more points though.

CPS-2 US
111,756,040,280 - 1,014,800 - Enhasa - 2 - 6

[SFKhoa]

So close yet so far...........

922,064,308,890 - 4,451,407 - SFKhoa - 2 - ALL

Perfect stage 1, 2, 3, and 5. Got out of stage 2 with about 700k EXP, got out of stage 3 with about 2.3M EXP

[third_strike]

Great, I have played this game for years and I never could reach the 5 stage!
Can you replay this?
Cool!

[SFKhoa]

Is stage 4 giving you trouble or stage 3? Or both, maybe?

[third_strike]

Stage 4, mainly the boss and that section before the huge ship (this thing is impossible).
Cool!

[SFKhoa]

For survival try to abuse very small mosquito absorbs (use like less than 5% of gauge) and abuse that small 0.5sec of invincibility every time you absorb.