Aypok
Sonic the Hedgehog
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Post by Aypok on Oct 5, 2009 21:51:10 GMT
My new high score is..... 356,700 :) I knew it wouldn't be long before you posted something good. :P I tried a few more times, but didn't manage to beat my score. I'm actually doing much worse than I was earlier... I did get 281,600, which is close... The most interesting thing about that score is that I died then got back up to full power three times in that run - which ended half-way through the second run of level two. I'll try again tomorrow and see if I can get to level 2-3 and break the 300k barrier. :)
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Post by playgeneration on Oct 5, 2009 21:54:23 GMT
I reckon I'll be able to complete it twice in a row, and I will be giving it a good go tommorow to try and regain my top spot!
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Post by ninjabearhug on Oct 5, 2009 22:35:10 GMT
I'm not going to be happy until I've beaten it AT LEAST twice . I'm going to have to stop playing until tomorrow now, my thumb is killing me ;D. Haven't managed to beat my last score, so here's the photo, I really need a CRT :
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Post by ian on Oct 6, 2009 19:37:20 GMT
Could only manage 241,800 after a few goes. This game is pretty good though, have had fun playing it so far.
But I vow to get a higher score. Surely Revive Ian!
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Aypok
Sonic the Hedgehog
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Post by Aypok on Oct 6, 2009 19:53:28 GMT
The start of level 2-2 is always my down-fall... I've given in a few more goes, but can't get past there again. I managed to beat my previous high-score by 800 points... It's now 289,900. I didn't bother taking a photograph.
I'll try more tomorrow.
EDIT: Seems like I beat my score by a few thousand. Still not good enough - must break 300.000! :)
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Post by ian on Oct 6, 2009 23:23:31 GMT
I'm getting better. Managed to get through nearly 5 levels without dying. Still only ended up with 332,100. You must be pretty brilliant at this game ninja.
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Post by Stan on Oct 7, 2009 0:35:56 GMT
I assume it wouldn't be too hard to rack up those points once you get past the second level on the second quest. It's a matter of getting past that first wave of those damn icicle freaking things.
Edit: And again it happens. I have it mastered up until that damn part, and I always get too swamped. I've been able to get past the first wave, but it's just too much. Too many bullets at once. Without those power-ups, you're finished. I was able to nab a score of 286,500, but that seems to be all I've got unless I get lucky next time.
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Post by ninjabearhug on Oct 7, 2009 11:37:34 GMT
I wouldn't say I'm particularly good at this game, I'm just a big fan of bullet hell shmup's . Stan: When you get to the blue icicle things, just concentrate on your ship. Don't worry about shooting them just concentrate on dodging the bullets. Start in the middle at the beginning of each wave and when the bullets start coming make your way to the edge, then get back to the middle quickly before the next wave starts. There's a short amount of time between each of the 4 waves when you just about have time to readjust your position. Whatever you do don't get stuck in a corner at the start of a wave or you've had it. Try practising going from the middle to the edge and back again without firing on the first run through whilst they aren't firing at you, the pattern doesn't change on the second run . I'm going to give this game some serious attention for the next few evenings and see if I can up the ante a bit before gaming robot ian catches up .
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Aypok
Sonic the Hedgehog
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Post by Aypok on Oct 7, 2009 12:10:08 GMT
I wouldn't say I'm particularly good at this game, I'm just a big fan of bullet hell shmup's :). Bullet hell shmups are a lot more forgiving in terms of collision detection, though. :)
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Post by ninjabearhug on Oct 7, 2009 18:44:24 GMT
So I just nearly reached the 3rd boss on the second run, quite a bit further than my highest scoring run, yet I got a lower score? I really can't figure out how to score maximum points in this game, I can do near perfect runs and score quite low, and do really badly and score quite high. Very strange game indeed. Still loving it though . Apparently, the NTSC release just keeps looping but the Hang On/Astro Warrior cart only does three loops. I wonder if there's a nice end sequence on that version?
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Post by Stan on Oct 7, 2009 19:46:42 GMT
One trick I've found is killing those UFOs that appear occasionally on the opposite side of the screen, shoot, and then quickly go back up. They're very difficult to kill, but if memory serves me right they're worth about 1,000 each.
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Post by ian on Oct 8, 2009 19:31:58 GMT
While looking into this game with Matrix-like code-reading skills, I worked out a definitive cheat code. The one previously listed which mentioned alternating between buttons 1 and 2 wasn't accurate but I have now worked out the actual code. It basically gives you 2 drone guns as the round starts. Check it out on the games database: www.smstributes.co.uk/getinfo.asp?gameid=94I'm guessing this should be banned for the high score contest though. I just thought it would be cool to share this with you guys. I'll also note that both versions of the game seem to have an infinite loop, so no ending I'm afraid
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Aypok
Sonic the Hedgehog
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Post by Aypok on Oct 8, 2009 19:32:11 GMT
348,000. I would have gotten a lot more, but I made a stupid mistake at the start of 2-3 and lost my power-ups. I was able to work my way back up to about half-way through the level before it was game-over. Only 8,700 from Ninja's score... EDIT: 487,300. Got to level 3-2, where I bottled it at the start (as usual). Man, that feels so good. Not only did I beat 300k, I beat 400k and got to the third loop. I can't stop smiling. :D
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Post by ninjabearhug on Oct 9, 2009 20:42:39 GMT
EDIT: 487,300. Got to level 3-2, where I bottled it at the start (as usual). Man, that feels so good. Not only did I beat 300k, I beat 400k and got to the third loop. I can't stop smiling. :D I just got to the exact same spot as you, and died in exactly the same way :D. The asteroid zone is by far the hardest area from loop 2 onwards, the rest are a piece of cake in comparison. Unfortunately I only managed 451,000, picture to follow if I can't beat that score. Out of interest, how many times did you lose your weapons and power back up again? I only lost my weapons once (stray bullet on 3-1) and didn't get a chance to power back up again, but I reckon powering back up from scratch must pile on those points. Edit:
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Post by Stan on Oct 10, 2009 2:20:55 GMT
Man, you guys are blowing me away! I'm going to try again tonight!
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