Donpachi (new thread)

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:36 pm

Current best that I have a replay file for is now 20.41 million, far into 2-5. Used MAMEPlus106, forgot to load the WolfMAME version it seems.
If anyone wants to see this, then where should I upload it to?

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:51 pm

how about some random masshoster?
Can you please host it including the suitable mame version?
That'd make things more comfortable

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:13 pm

I wouldn't release it just now. Keep playing for an ALL and/or 25mill points. Your 20.4mill vid would be very similiar to zlk's one on super-play.co.uk, I guess?

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:30 pm

Yeah, my score matches zlk's in his replays, but I feel like I am not as good.

I intend to upload to Superplay/Youtube once I do get a good ALL score. 25 million would be good enough for me

Isn't MAME version 106 quite common?

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:46 pm

Upload the replay SJK! You can always PM me if you want to send it to me directly.

GO SJK!

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:58 pm

Okay, I'm confused now - which ROM version is being used?

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:22 pm

Hi

Smraedis - 23,137,180 - 2-5 - Max Hit: 81 - Type C

inp file recorded, will be happy to share. Played on MamePlus106, donpachi US rom version.
I thought I had the ALL this time.. got slightly distracted at 2-4, and missed too early on that stage, was even more unhappy with the mistake on 2-5, which is just painful to watch.

toki · Post by **toki** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:26 pm

60 Get!

toki - 3,253,260 - 1-4 - max hit: 39 - Type C

(another lengthy score table I can scrape onto!)

Neo Gold · Post by **Neo Gold** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:36 pm

Neo Gold : 3,726,150 1-4 Max hit - 30 Type-A.

Thanks...

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:24 pm

spongdangly - 4,576,440 - 1-4 - Max Hit: 46 - Type C

edit: new hi score

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:17 pm

Tried playing with type C after a several month hiatus, did surprisingly well (if you don't count the fact that pretty much all my deaths in this game are very stupid).

moozooh - 3,457,360 - 1-3 - Max Hit: 55 - Type C

I'll try again, though, I have to clear 1-4 at least once. :\

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:22 pm

How the heck did you do that in stage 3? You were at the boss, weren't you?

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:28 pm

Well, I get 850-900k by the start of stage 2, and over 2M by the start of stage 3, so it's no big deal. Just set up chains and collect bees and stuff.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:22 pm

I guess I just miss bees and stuff. Normally I collect them all on stage 2.

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:55 am

I've been working on the 1CC for this game for the last couple of weeks on and off, and I refuse to post a score until I get it, but I'd just like to say right now that the final stage of this game is the most frustratingly cheap piece of shit that I've ever experienced.

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:39 am

I have to agree on that too

actually I don't like 2-4 more than 2-5, as messing up in 2-4 makes the rest of a game a lot harder.

I'm sure I can 2-ALL it here, but I lack a lot of time, and I just want to score instead... but I'll do it!

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:33 pm

Just wait till you get to the TLB and the hiding spot in the upper left corner stops working.

After that, sometimes the last attack can get annoying and kill you.

good memories....

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:05 pm

Yes, that alone will be painful, 50+ minutes just wasted in seconds

I have no idea on how to dodge that last attack, you have to go upwards at times or something?

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:05 pm

spongdangly - 5,617,520 - 1-5 - Max Hit: 39 - Type B

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:30 am

Woah, woah. Let's not get too hasty, guys. I was just talking about getting the 1CC on the first loop! The last couple stages of this game are cheap enough without bullet swarms tracking me from every explosion on the goddamn screen.

Anyway, I finally killed the first loop today. No breakthroughs or anything, just didn't die as many cheap deaths as I usually do on stage 4 and 5. I even had a life in stock; not bad. Second boss tore me up on the second loop, though. Didn't know what to expect, and my strategy of point-blanking him with the laser didn't work so well on his upgraded form. ;[

Necronopticous - 10,970,360 - 2-2 - Max Hit: 57 - Type C

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:25 am

oops

Yeah, I do remember when I thought 1-4 was really hard, but now it just part of the long process to get to 2-4..

Anyway congrats

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:41 pm

spongdangly - 6,771,440 - 1-5 - Max Hit: 67 - Type C

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:42 pm

To dodge the last attack, stay at the bottom of the screen. You have to make sure that the after dodging one swarm of bullets, you are moving closer to the center of where the next swarm starts. The bullets will crash into the side of you if you are too far away from them to the left or to the right. The will just drop down and plow into the side of your ship. The only way to save yourself is to dodge away and up as they get close and this doesn't always work.

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:07 pm

A slight increase. Game ended on the boss of 2-3, due to not anticipating the ridiculous speed of those homing shots in loop 2.

Necronopticous - 11,859,140 - 2-3 - Max Hit: 59 - Type C

Aof · Post by **Aof** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:05 pm

HI!

New to this forum, but with some background in "strategic" shooters (R-Type). Been playing since the 80's all kind of games. I must admit that I neglected shmups a little, it was shmups.com that made me remember my interest in these games.
Also, new to this kind of shooters, been playing Donpachi a few days, totally different beast from what I have played before!.
I really thought I sucked at this, but from what I see, the game is difficult for everybody!.
Well, here is my score so far:

AOF - 5,820,240 - 1-5 - Max Hit: 40 - Type B

PS: Hey Smraedis, how long did it take for you to start winning 1-4 relatively easily? I still can't feel comfortable in it.

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:30 pm

Well, I made it through 2-3, but I didn't last long in 2-4. I need to stop being so unreasonably conservative with those full stocks of bombs. I may just 1cc both loops of this game, yet.

Necronopticous - 13,804,380 - 2-4 - Max Hit: 48 - Type C

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:51 am

Finally in the top ten!

The biggest accomplishment of this playthrough, though, was getting a 1LC on the first loop! As you can infer, I did awful in the second loop. Thought for sure I was going to at least make it to 2-5, but 2-4 is really rough.

Necronopticous - 14,396,220 - 2-4 - Max Hit: 52 - Type C

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:30 am

Hey congrats again, see you can go for the 2-ALL

I'm going to get some free time, and just go for the ALL and not care about score until I get that..
The first loop is really easy if you aren't playing for score.

the allett · Post by **the allett** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:53 pm

Saturn port
9,342,810 - THE ALLETT - 2-2 - TYPE C - MAX CHAIN 64

cheers mark

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:25 am

I've been concentrating a little more on chaining, and conserving bombs for the bomb capacity bonuses. Still haven't made it to 2-5, but I'm quite pleased with my score increase.

Necronopticous - 16,769,840 - 2-4 - Max Hit: 129 - Type C