TOM-STGT SuperFestival: Gaiapolis (EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE)

[Macaw]

Gaiapolis


ARCADE
ALL DEFAULTS
SINGLE CREDIT, DO NOT USE PASSWORDS

MONUMENTALLY AWESOME ACTION GAME DEVELOPED BY KONAMI.

You think Shadows Over Mystara is epic for an arcade game? That is NOTHING compared to Gaiapolis.

The game is just too damn awesome, and gets awesomer as it goes on. The set piece stages that solely consist of incredible boss fights are a particular attraction, and there are many spectacular scenes at various points in the game, especially towards the climax. The game has a very stylish and mysterious use of modern day civilization/technology mixed with the fantasy setting.

Graphics, music, direction, everything about this game is superb.

Remember that using passwords is NOT ALLOWED, all high score runs must be done starting from the beginning on a single credit.

SCORING SYSTEM & HINTS

- Lots of hidden areas and secrets in this game in order to find better equipment for your character, enjoy finding them!
- Holding the attack button raises your shield, essential for certain encounters such as the 2nd boss


PLAYING ENDS ON 12:00AM GMT MONDAY 28th APRIL


MAIN TOURNAMENT THREAD: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... 299#334299


THIS IS THE SUPER FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT.

THIS IS AN EXHIBITION, EVERYONE FROM THE FORUM IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT

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SCORE OF MACAW

Dragon - Stage 8 - 4132

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SCORES OF PARTICIPANTS

Format = Name - Character - Stage - Score

1: Ruldra         - Prince - Stage 4 - 1325
2: shoe-sama      - Prince - Stage 3 - 1211
3: Zebra Airforce - Prince - Stage 3 - 1159
4: The Coop       - Dragon - Stage 3 - 1154
5: Worstplayer    - Prince - Stage 2 - 558
6: Ed Oscuro      - Fairy  - Stage 2 - 460 

[Ed Oscuro]

Everybody can participate?

Even the Harlem Globetrotters?!

[Macaw]

If they are registered to this forum, then yes!

[Shatterhand]

I tried to run this on mame, my computer freezes on the intro. It COMPLETELY freezes, not even CTRL+ALT+DEL can save it. It only happens on this game, weirdely enough.

[Ed Oscuro]

Ed Oscuro 460 Stage 2 (boss) Ver. JAF

I ran ver. JAF, it seems to work well enough although the background colors went gold (wrong) after dying during the second boss.

[Macaw]

The game is emulated properly apart from the map screen which has some issues.

And Ed Oscuro, you forget to say which character you used...

PRINCE!?
FAIRY!?
DRAGON!?

[Ed Oscuro]

Damnit, knew I forgot something

Ed Oscuro - Fairy - Stage 2 - 460 - ver. JAF

[shoe-sama]

is this game liek castlevania?

[worstplayer]

Worstplayer - prince - 2 - 558

I suck

[Ruldra]

Had a few runs to get the hang of things, got to the stage 3 boss.



Ruldra - Prince - 3 - 1192

Personally I didn't like this game much, Shadow over Mystara is much better. But I'll play it some more.

[sven666]

gotta say you picked some really bitchin games for your tourney.. thisone takes the cake tho, amazing game!

[Zebra Airforce]

Zebra Airforce - Prince - Stage 3 - 1070

Can somone please explain that mysterious room when reach level 8?

EDIT: The 0s look like 8s to me.

[Zebra Airforce]

NVM, I just happened to walk in a door the second I gained a level.

Zebra Airforce - Prince - Stage 3 - 1159

[Ruldra]

Ruldra - Prince - Stage 4 - 1325

Stage 4 boss has a nice surprise for you

[Randorama]

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Big cheers to Macaw, plz sign me up. Do you know/remember how to trigger the special attacks (not the dashing move, the 'super-hits' like the flaming sword for the Prince?!).

[Enhasa]

You think Shadows Over Mystara is epic for an arcade game? That is NOTHING compared to Gaiapolis.

This better be the best fucking game of all time!

[Macaw]

TIPS OF MACAW

1: Double tap a direction then release for running attack. Move quickly in a circle 360 degrees for the spinning attack.

2: Attack a certain area of the stone wall in stage 2 to reveal a weapon upgrade

3: In stage 3, hit the doors to open them and then enter for awesome stuff.

4: To defeat stage 3 boss, strike him a single time then immediately move down out of range of hit counter slash. Continue doing this until your cornered at the bottom of the screen, then move up and to the left or right to lead the boss back up to the top of the screen, then repeat the attacking process. If he starts attack to the side while your leading him back up then just move out of the way, his attack is quite slow.

5: To defeat the stage 4 boss:
Form 1 (Knight) If you haven't used any magic by this point you will have saved up enough for Dragon Laser. Unleash it on him.
Form 2 (Tank) Attack from the sides and block the blue rings with your shield.
Form 3 (Huge Mech) Stay between his legs and attack
Form 4 (Flying Mech) Stay in the center underneath him and madly attack to destroy him pretty quickly

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Do you know/remember how to trigger the special attacks (not the dashing move, the 'super-hits' like the flaming sword for the Prince?!).

Thats the critical strike. Its random.

[spadgy]

Brilliant - something to soften the blow of the tournament being over!

[captain ahar]

Everybody can participate?

Even the Harlem Globetrotters?!

so the contest will never end right? it'll just keep going until the losing team says, "fuck you," and walks out.

i'll try and throw something together for this. i was sorry i missed the competition.

[Ruldra]

To defeat the stage 4 boss:
Form 1 (Knight) If you haven't used any magic by this point you will have saved up enough for Dragon Laser. Unleash it on him.
Form 2 (Tank) Attack from the sides and block the blue rings with your shield.
Form 3 (Huge Mech) Stay between his legs and attack
Form 4 (Flying Mech) Stay in the center underneath him and madly attack to destroy him pretty quickly

WHAT HE HAS A MECH!?!
Holy shit and I thought a tank was bizarre enough!
This game is starting to get interesting

[captain ahar]

anyone know when this was properly emulated. the controls on the version of mame i'm using suck. problem is, newer versions i've tried have slowed down like a mother.

[it290]

Oh man, this is going all week? I might have to give it a shot, unfortunately it's finals week, but hey, vertical action games are few and far between.

[shoe-sama]

shoe-sama - 1168 - Prince - 3

sux

shoe-sama - 1211 - Prince - 3

[The Coop]

The Coop - 817 - Fairy - 3

[Ed Oscuro]

anyone know when this was properly emulated.

Never, apparently.

But for the revisions that added the various clones:
.67 for JAF ROM
- 0.97u4: Brian Troha added Gaiapolis (Europe ver EAF). Renamed (gaiapols) to (gaiapolu).
- 0.96u2: Corrado Tomaselli added Gaiapolis (US ver UAF). Renamed (gaiapols) to (gaiapolj).

If you want to know when something was specifically updated, get ahold of history.dat (or Mash's MAMEINFO, forget which), and it'll show the update in that artwork/screenshot tab to the right.

[shoe-sama]

The 5th and 7th boss are incredibly lame

They're like wussy versions of the 3rd boss

8th boss is unpossible

also it's awesome how enemies don't do contact damage (unless contact triggers an attack)

[The Coop]

The Coop - 1,154 - Dragon - 3

[Macaw]

Oh man, this is going all week? I might have to give it a shot, unfortunately it's finals week, but hey, vertical action games are few and far between.

Its going longer than just all week !


Anyway, scores updated. Also added CURRENT SCORE OF MACAW in order to MAKE YOU ALL FEEL SHAME FOR YOU CURRENT SCORES!

HO HOA HO!

[Ruldra]

Ruldra - Prince - Stage 5 - 2120

I disagree, Stage 5 boss is a pain in the ass. I have no idea how to deal with him.

[Macaw]

Hit twice, run away, hit twice, run away, etc.

Just don't be standing around his upper-half after the 2nd hit.