/vr/ - Retro Games

I put it in caps and everything.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
341900 - jarpig
341300 - Character O
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
644900 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O

>>6193235
At the first two powerups when the pink guys first appear, you can move fast enough after getting the first one to also nab the second if you zoom forward and get it the moment it appears on screen, meaning you can get to max power faster.

You bastard.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
341900 - jarpig
341300 - Character O
205900 - Ricardo
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
27500 - Denim
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
644900 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O

>>6192578
I believe so, yes. No bonus points.

>>6192572
Nope. Zs, full power flyunder, face, eyes.

>>6192564
Don't forget that if you get a powerup when the powerup music is playing, it'll clear the screen of enemies. Also, when you're under the level, you're invincible, so you may want to duck and cover when there's too much going on.

First time making it to level 3.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
341300 - Character O
338900 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
27500 - Denim
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
644900 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O

>>6192514
You scored exactly the same as the current bottom of the board, so at least you can take solace there.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
341300 - Character O
338900 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
27500 - Denim
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
624000 - jarpig
484400 - Character O
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O

>>6192479
I'm pretty much a shmup neophyte too, though nowhere near as much as you. I was playing a knockoff version of this game on Retro Game Challenge for the DS, and that's partly what inspired me to do this. I love arcade games, but I've never truly taken the plunge into true shmupping (with the exception of Space Giraffe).

Star Soldier is a weird one to jump straight into if you don't know that the ship will fly underneath certain scenery and that when you're under, you can't shoot. It's really easy to lose track of where you are and fly into something because you thought you would be shooting.

>>6192450
I meant that this competition is non-standardized. There isn't even shared controllers we're using, let alone emulators, displays, etc. Someone playing on a CRT would be cheating compared to someone playing on an LCD with more input lag. There's so many possible distinctions and no real way to enforce that it'd seem fruitless to try and draw the line on runahead. That said, given that this is using a romhack, it'd already be asking a lot to try and have this balanced for people with original hardware.

This is just a competition for funsies. If you feel the need to try and squeeze every possible advantage out so you can get high on a leaderboard full of anonymous players for a game that we'll stop playing in a week on a board that will delete this topic altogether, then that's between you and God.

And for shits and giggles, here's a couple more scores for the Rapid Measurement - 10 seconds and 20 seconds. I am not mentally prepared to mash for 30 seconds yet.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
341300 - Character O
338900 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - Denim
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
624000 - jarpig
484400 - Character O
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O

New 2 minute.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
341300 - Character O
338900 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - Denim
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
624000 - jarpig
484400 - Character O
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
86 - Character O

>>6192302
Runahead is counteracting input lag, right? I guess there's no real way to enforce, and it's already really non-standarized to begin with, so I can't stop you.

I haven't figured out how to put everything in a numerical list in excel yet, but here's the list:

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
338900 - jarpig
335500 - Character O
205900 - Ricardo
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - Denim
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
624000 - jarpig
484400 - Character O
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
86 - Character O

>>6192235
Wait, shit, still fucked the list up. I should probably put this in an excel file or something.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
1. 348900 - NLM
2. 346500 - Cave owns bitch
3. 344900 - shmupg gang
4. 335500 - Character O
5. 333100 - jarpig
6. 205900 - Ricardo
7. 42700 - Feetsies
>5 MINUTE
1. 910400 - shmupg gang
2. 624000 - jarpig
3. 484400 - Character O
4. 227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
1. 88 - higgins.jpg
2. 86 - Character O

>>6192226
Thanks for the catch.
>>6192229
What >>6192232 said. The more numbers there are on the board, the more other people will feel like they have a reason to try their hand at getting on there. And it's not like you have to be wedded to the score you have now - you can do better and update it.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
1. 348900 - NLM
2. 346500 - Cave owns bitch
3. 344900 - shmupg gang
4. 335500 - Character O
5. 333100 - jarpig
6. 205900 - Ricardo
7. 42700 - Feetsies
>5 MINUTE
1. 910400 - shmupg gang
2. 624000 - jarpig
3. 357300 - Character O
4. 227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
1. 88 - higgins.jpg
2. 86 - Character O

>>6192223
You're probably right. The shmup thread is weirdly hostile. But fuck it, everyone who's got a real score knows who they are, and it's fun enough just having a reason to play and get a higher score.

Here's my first attempt now that I know where all the panels are.

>>6192187
>>6192185
I admit that when I was first considering this, I was a little worried about cheating, but I figured "who the fuck would fake a score for a useless competition just to impress a bunch of anonymous boomers on the internet?" But I guess here we are.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
1. 348900 - NLM
2. 346500 - Cave owns bitch
3. 344900 - shmupg gang
4. 335500 - Character O
5. 372300 - jarpig
6. 205900 - Ricardo
7. 42700 - Feetsies
>5 MINUTE
1. 910400 - shmupg gang
2. 484400 - Character O
3. 372300 - jarpig
4. 227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
1. 88 - higgins.jpg
2. 86 - Character O

So there's a Milon panel in stage 2 that gives you 40k points for shooting it, but is only shootable if the 1000s digit in your score is an odd number. I admit that I looked it up when I accidentally got it on one of my test runs and had no idea how the fuck to do it again.

>>6192130
There's a panel in stage 2 that gives you full powerup if you fly under it, so I guess it's meant to be a little more than just a gimmicky way to take cover.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
1. 348900 - NLM
2. 346500 - Cave owns bitch
3. 344900 - shmupg gang
4. 335500 - Character O
5. 372300 - jarpig
6. 205900 - Ricardo
7. 42700 - Feetsies
>5 MINUTE
1. 910400 - shmupg gang
2. 372300 - jarpig
3. 357300 - Character O
4. 227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
1. 88 - higgins.jpg
2. 86 - Character O

Star Soldier was an important milestone in shmup history for a lot of reasons, but one of the most relevant in this case is its secret bonuses. Every level contains hidden destructible panels that are worth more points the more you destroy in a row, along with a miniboss that gives a bonus if you destroy it before it fully forms and a pair of panels that give a bonus if you destroy them at the same time. You won't be able to score big if you don't know where or how to look! Here's a replay one of the players made of the first level to get an idea.

https://streamable.com/jwy7u

Here's the standalone thread: >>6192049

ROLL UP AND PLAY SOME SHMUPS MOTHERFUCKERS

The 4chan Caravan is a score attack competition based around caravan shmups: shooting games that are designed to last 2-5 minutes. The caravan will select a shmup, and for one or two weeks, everyone can compete and submit their scores to get themselves on the leaderboards. There's no limit on submissions, so post a score the moment you've got one. Can you claw your way to the top?

In honor of this being our first edition, we'll start with the very first game Hudson ever ran in their caravan: 1986's Star Soldier for the NES. We'll be using a romhack that adds a 2 and 5 minute time limit (along with a button mashing minigame for you Takahashis out there). AUTOFIRE IS ALLOWED for this game (except for the Rapid Measurement, obviously). Get the game here: http://www.skrybe.net/stuff/Star%20Soldier%20Special%20Version%20(J).zip

Post a screenshot of the title screen with your score when submitting. For convenience's sake, quote the OP and format your post to have the category and score first and then your name, like so:

2 MINUTE
100000 - Anonymous

The deadline is February 15. Good luck!

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
1. 348900 - NLM
2. 346500 - Cave owns bitch
3. 344900 - shmupg gang
4. 335500 - Character O
5. 333100 - jarpig
6. 205900 - Ricardo
7. 42700 - Feetsies
>5 MINUTE
1. 910400 - shmupg gang
2. 357300 - Character O
3. 227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
1. 88 - higgins.jpg
2. 86 - Character O

>>6191987
Yeah, I might as well do that. I'll link the new thread in here.