Ego question - my shmup abilities

[captain ahar]

i apologize in advance for the absolute vanity of this post.

for an average player with Gradius 3 (arc) on normal, how is getting to the boss of stage 3 as a current best? as far as getting further, its a bit of a pain to play through the first three stages just so i can get to him and practice. but i can't complain, stupid fun when i am in the mood.

EDIT: now i feel like a complete idiot (as i should), but i'll leave the question up as a testament to that... and also if you feel like answering.

[SheSaidDutch]

Grab an emulator
Get Gradius 3 rom
Play till level 3
save state at level 3 boss and reload

[captain ahar]

emulators + me = no the only point at which i see myself emulating is when i get into the arcade scene and i want to make dead sure a game is going to be worth the hundreds of dollars.

and besides, i don't have a computer to run that sort of thing on.

[MovingTarget]

would anyone like to comment on my shump abilities?

Been able to 1cc shienryu 3d version on 4th or 5th play

Can get to the first of the stage 6 bosses in Souky on 1 credit(most recent)

played many other shmups but not for much time compared to souky

[SheSaidDutch]

emulators + me = no the only point at which i see myself emulating is when i get into the arcade scene and i want to make dead sure a game is going to be worth the hundreds of dollars.

and besides, i don't have a computer to run that sort of thing on.

I've got the computer just not the money for the PCB experience


I cant rate you MovingTarget, I'm just a newbie myself

[MovingTarget]

I just wanna know if i have the ability to 1cc your average shmup i can imagine partying for three dys after 1ccing soukyu

[aurang]

Seems about average, I've always been an average shmup player too.

Shmups where you don't instantly continue where you die used to give me trouble to no end. Especially the Gradius, Toaplan and Rtype games.

The worst part of those games has always been that if you die and lose your powerups, you're screwed, so if you don't beat the bloody things on one life, you have a heck of a time.

I think on average per Rtype/Gradius/Toaplan game I usually get this far on 1 credit.

Rtype Level 3
Gradius Level 3 boss or 4 boss
Toaplan Level 3 or 3 boss

[iatneH]

Holy crap... I'll make it to stage 2 of Hellfire or Truxton on a GOOD day O_________________________o;;;;;;

[landshark]

Gradius 3 arcade woops me. On the JP version, I can't pass level 2. On the US version, I've made it to around level 4 or 5 once. Usually don't make it past level 3's boss.

There's just something uniquely difficult about that game. I have 1LC'd parts 1, 2, and 5. But 3 just destroys me.

[captain ahar]

how does the PS2 difficulty settings compare to the arcade releases (jp and us)?

anyway, love gradius 3 (even though i can't get close to the Mark III boss again ). gradius 4 i won't play again for awhile. its so boring when i have 3, 5, and Gaiden to keep me company.

also finally beat the Maoi stage in Gaiden, and got to the boss of the Organic Fortress but didn't beat him (might i just say, if i die in this game, i am happy to do it here... so many power-ups to recover with).

awhile back i made a really stupid topic post saying i had cleared G5 on very easy using 6 credits (wow, good for me). anyway, started playing this on normal and i am a big cheater. it is big fun now. that is all.

one more thing. Jade Knight rules.

[adam76]

Holy crap... I'll make it to stage 2 of Hellfire or Truxton on a GOOD day O_________________________o;;;;;;

No shame there mate- IMO these are two of the hardest MD shooters ever! I recently played Truxton again after what seemed like eons as i'd seen the high score thread and could'nt remember just how hard it was...biiiiiig mistake! It took me all afternoon to get to stage-bloody-3 whereupon i recieved what can only be described as a grade-A spanking!

Don't even get me started on Hellfire...