THE 4CHAN CARAVAN PLAYS: STAR SOLDIER

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.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

[Anonymous No.6192054]

kek

[Anonymous No.6192062]

>>6192049
Bump.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192075]

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

[Anonymous No.6192083]

Do it fagets its a history lesson and a competition
Basic gist of scoring :
>Kill waves quickly so more enemies spawn
>Get to max power asap
>Uncover and destroy all the Z blocks hidden in the level (6 in level 1)
>Kill the face midboss before it joins together
>Kill the eyeballs at the same time
>Suicide right after eyeballs and continue from the checkpoint since it gives more points than the boss

[Anonymous No.6192119]

WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE MY SPRITE! WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE ITS WHAT I DO ALL DAY AND NIGHT!

[Anonymous No.6192130]

>>6192049
5 MINUTE
372300 - jarpig

I'll try again later and learn stage 2.

Star Soldier is pretty fun. Going under the terrain is annoying sometimes, but I still enjoy the game and like the idea of sharing scores on /vr/. Looking forward to more caravan games after this.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192134]

>>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

[Anonymous No.6192141]

>>6192130
Its pretty fun. Didnt like it very much at first because of the shot blocking terrain, annoying enemy movement and the gaps in your spread shot but its grown on me since. The terrain makes things a bit more unpredictable and the spreaf shot forces a lot of movement. For a game on a nes this ones quite alrite

[Anonymous No.6192153]

>>6192130
nice photoshop

[Anonymous No.6192154]

>>6192153
If I was going to fake a score, I'd fake something higher than that.

[Anonymous No.6192162]

>>6192134
There's one like that in stage 1 too. I think that element will grow on me after I get used to it more.

You can warp to stage 4 from stage 1, I wonder if it's any better for scoring. The Big Brain boss at the end of stage 4 gives more points anyway.

[Anonymous No.6192169]

>>6192162
Nevermind, the warp comes before the eyes and last Z tile in stage 1. Probably pointless then.

[Anonymous No.6192185]

>>6192154
no you wouldn't I have a fake score there and it's not the highest.

[Anonymous No.6192187]

>>6192185
Why would you fake a low score?

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192204]

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.

[Anonymous No.6192209]

>>6192204
I think I saw a "v" panel on stage 1 after the last z one time. I might have been tripping though and confused the z as a v one run.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192210]

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

[Anonymous No.6192223]

>>6192210
I think hes bullshitting and trying to cause some kind of infighting, or he is Feetsies which would be silly since you can easily get that score from playing a little bit

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192225]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.6192226]

>>6192210
New score
5 MINUTE
624000 - jarpig

You accidentally copied my score into the 2 MINUTE section too, that should still be 333100.
>>6192204
Nice. I'll try to get it next time.

It looks like you can get most or all the Z tiles in stage 3 too before the time runs out. Made a bunch appear but didn't grab them all.

[Anonymous No.6192229]

I would submit a score but my highest one is horrible so have a bump. Anyways I will follow this and try my hand at the next game.

[Anonymous No.6192232]

>>6192229
Just submit it to fill the scoreboard. Seeing more people participating makes other want to participate as well.

[Anonymous No.6192234]

>>6192225
Yeah, this is fun and a nice change of pace from usual shmup thread bickering.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192235]

>>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

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192246]

>>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

[Anonymous No.6192287]

5 MINUTE
484400484400 - jarpig

[Anonymous No.6192294]

>>6192246
2 minute - 27500
Denim

[Anonymous No.6192298]

>>6192287

[Anonymous No.6192302]

>>6192049
Two questions
Is it cheating to use run ahead?
What do you think the difference is between the average body weight of a shmup player vs a JRPG grinder?

[Anonymous No.6192305]

>>6192302
>Is it cheating to use run ahead?
It shouldnt be
>What do you think the difference is between the average body weight of a shmup player vs a JRPG grinder?
Keep that shit else where

[Anonymous No.6192318]

>>6192246
2 MINUTE
338900 - jarpig

[Anonymous No.6192324]

half these scores are fake btw

[Anonymous No.6192325]

>>6192324
Why must you turn /vr/ into a house of lies?

[Anonymous No.6192326]

>>6192324
Which ones

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192339]

>>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

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192431]

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

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192440]

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

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192441]

[Anonymous No.6192450]

>>6192339
>it's already really non-standarized to begin with
It's very standardized and it makes a huge difference. How many frames of lag should I be playing with? I get much higher scores with 1 frame of lag than with 3 frames.
>>6192305
>It shouldnt be
It's obviously cheating if I'm playing against anyone who's using original hardware.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192458]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.6192479]

Really fun idea! GIves me another fun idea:

Ever wondered how an absolute newbie would do? Well I do, so let's see. I haven't played shmups since a little bit of GB R-Type like 20 years ago, so I will download it, play it for like a minute just to get a feel how the ship behaves - and then directly see how much I can score surviving the 2 minutes without getting a game over. Obviously the score will be amazing!!!

brb

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192492]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.6192514]

And there we go.
Eat this score, eat my freakin score. So good!

2 minutes
27500 - shmup master

Well, on to 5 minute, which will probably take a bit longer to achieve because no Game Over rule

>>6192492

Yeah, that was one of the most important things to know.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192518]

>>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

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192547]

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

[Anonymous No.6192564]

Jesus, right now 5 minutes is not so much about score as it is about just survival. Getting 100000 seems like a wet dream...
But yeah, I already learned indeed the powerups are EVERYTHING.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192570]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.6192572]

any special bonuses on stage 2 other than the z's and hidden face?

[Anonymous No.6192574]

>>6192572
There's the eyes at the end of the stage like stage 1. Destroy them at the same time for another 80k bonus. Otherwise I think it's just the Z tiles and Milon.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192576]

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

[Anonymous No.6192578]

>>6192576
>full power flyunder
this is useless if you already have full power right?

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6192580]

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

[Anonymous No.6192967]

>>6192450
>It's obviously cheating if I'm playing against anyone who's using original hardware.
Dont be that guy. 2 frames isnt changing your score. And no I won't argue with you about it because your wrong and everyone here knows it. Either have fun and join in or fuck off.

[Anonymous No.6193178]

>>6192547
2 MINUTE
341900 - jarpig

[Anonymous No.6193235]

>>6193178
I was testing out recording last night, so I got a video of the previous 338900 score. Might as well share it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsiVWEa8Gk8

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6193256]

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

[Anonymous No.6193261]

>>6192967
>2 frames isnt changing your score. And no I won't argue with you about it because your wrong and everyone here knows it.
What does this mean? I don't think anyone would argue 2 frames doesn't make a huge difference. Do you have any idea what you're talking about?

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6193273]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.6193284]

>>6193273
Thanks for the tip, I'll have to try that. I also don't kill myself after the eyes in that video, but I did for >>6193178. It helps, but you have to do it immediately after the eyes are gone.

[Anonymous No.6193294]

>>6193256
Reread the OP and found out autofire is allowed.
2 minute
121900 - Denim

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6193390]

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

[Anonymous No.6193398]

I thought OP was talking about the N64 Star Solider, then I was disappointed.

[Anonymous No.6193515]

>>6193261
Your reading comprehension has failed you again. I was responding to >>619245

Do you know how 4 channel works?

[Anonymous No.6193519]

>>6193515
Sorry, fucked that up.
>>6192450

>Inb4 do you know how 4 channel works
Eat dicks

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194402]

Stay down, Jarpig.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
342600 - Character O
341900 - jarpig
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

[Anonymous No.6194498]

>>6194402
>Stay down, Jarpig.
2 MINUTE
343300 - jarpig

[Anonymous No.6194504]

>>6194402
rapid measure 10 secs
79 - Denim

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194531]

>>6194498
It's treason, then.

>>6194504
There we go, motherfuckers. Another steel thumb rises to the challenge.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343300 - jarpig
342600 - 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
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6194558]

>>6194531
rapid measurement 20 secs
159 - Denim

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194565]

>>6194558
Will you go all the way?

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343300 - jarpig
342600 - 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
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194658]

Jarpig, I'm warning you. Just walk away.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343500 - Character O
343300 - jarpig
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
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194661]

Yo, fuck button mashing. Thank god the industry came to its senses and made everything autofire.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343500 - Character O
343300 - jarpig
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
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194772]

There's another 40k hidden panel in stage 3, except this time your 1000s digit has to be even. It's almost immediately after the second Z panel.

[Anonymous No.6194786]

>>6193515
I do, but you don't reddit spacer.
>>6193519
>Sorry
I bet you are, super cuck.
>fucked that up.
Yeah you did faggot! LMAO
You can't even use the internet but want people to believe 2 frames of lag doesn't matter, while non-autistic people can feel a difference of 5ms (.25 frames).
How embarassing. Completely BTFO.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6194828]

Now I really see why 5 minutes was the actual "competition" compared to the 2 minute qualifier. There's so many things that you need to make go right or else you're just falling down a flight of stairs. It's kinda crazy how legit nervous I started to feel once I hit the third stage and had to put everything I was practicing to work. Once I started missing panels I was getting fuckin furious, and then I just about screamed when I fucked up the eyes at the very end. Holy shit. That's all for tonight for me.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343500 - Character O
343300 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6195829]

I suggest Macross II for the next /vr/ caravan tourney, only takes about 10 minutes to clear and has good scoring potential.

[Anonymous No.6195865]

>autofire in the one game KNOWN for button mashing
Way to be a fucking retard, OP.

[Anonymous No.6195879]

>>6195865
Nobody's going to mash like a crazy cunt for a /vr/ contest hosted for fun you absolute dipshit

[Anonymous No.6195884]

>>6195879
>let's ruin game balance because tapping buttons is hard apparently

[Anonymous No.6195909]

>>6195884
This is a competition with agreed criteria, if everyone's using autofire then it's balanced between players which is what matters. Continual high speed tapping for long periods of time fucks with your performance and is potentially dangerous due to RSI, it's not worth it for a casual competition. The button mashing element is preserved for the Rapid Measurement mode either way so if you want to flex your button mashing skills you can

[Anonymous No.6195980]

>>6192049
Rapid Measurement: 10 Seconds
82 - kirb

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6196028]

>>6195829
It's already hard enough to get people to play the 5 minute mode here, 10 minutes will barely get any biters.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343500 - Character O
343300 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6196382]

Is it cheating if I put my controller on the table and mash the button there for the rapid measurement? Sorry, I don't know about any autistic shmup rules.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6196518]

>>6196382
I don't know of any limitations either. Do whatever you like with your hands.

https://youtu.be/4r7hJ01G1U8

[Anonymous No.6196636]

>>6196518
Well here goes. Got 98 earlier but I no longer can use that same technique because my arm is actually getting exhausted here. Will try again tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.6196637]

>>6196636
Oh yeah, and that's
Rapid Measurement: 10 Seconds
96 - Doctor Oo Ling

[Anonymous No.6196639]

>>6195909
Guess I'll save state my next score. Thanks.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6196675]

>>6196637
https://youtu.be/DV1fUwKMdAI

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
343500 - Character O
343300 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6197005]

>>6194658
>Jarpig, I'm warning you. Just walk away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhYI-Btyu5g
2 MINUTE
344600 - jarpig

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6197191]

Forgive him Lord, for he knows not what he does.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
346500 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
344600 - jarpig
343500 - Character O
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6198185]

2 MINUTE
348100 - Cave owns bitch

This tiny gap will be pretty hard to close

[Anonymous No.6198190]

RAPID MEASUREMENT : 10 SECS
112 - Cave owns bitch

Mashing on keyboard >>> mashing on pad

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6198318]

>>6198190
Will this be the quantum leap that leads /vr/ to new mashing heights?

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
348100 - Cave owns bitch
344900 - shmupg gang
344600 - jarpig
343500 - Character O
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6199374]

Come, Jarpig. Lay down your weapons. It is not too late for my mercy.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
348900 - NLM
348100 - Cave owns bitch
346800 - Character O
344900 - shmupg gang
344600 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6199380]

>>6199374
Damn, nice work. I don't know if I'll top that one.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6199384]

>>6199380
If I had to keep trying I may well have burst a fucking blood vessel.

[Anonymous No.6199392]

Fuck yea got a good run! I don't remember getting this end text, is it just my memory messing with me?

2 MINUTE
350800 - Cave owns bitch

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6199430]

>>6199392
Holy fuck! 35k is a hell of a score even with autofire - I can't even imagine how someone would have been expected to get it just mashing like crazy. Outstanding work.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344900 - shmupg gang
344600 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
762600 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6199443]

>>6199430
Is there a list with scores people got during the competitions? Someone getting 350k with no autofire would be crazy impressive, gotta appreciate them putting their wrist on the line

[Anonymous No.6199469]

>>6199443
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BPtYnHMIrs
I couldn't find scores from the competitions, but this video is good. A former champion of the competition apparently playing the 5 minute mode and getting 1 million. There's a link to more videos in the description.

[Anonymous No.6199471]

>>6199469
>"This video is a verification video showing that when Hudson Shooting Caravan champion Fine challenged for 5 minutes on a live stream held on May 10, 2019, he successfully achieved 1 million points in 5 minutes. Uses a blaze pad.
Because it is full for 5 minutes, you can enjoy it as a reference for playing!
Click here for the live distribution archive: https://youtu.be/x9zuGw6UdyQ

>#NES #Hudson Shooting Caravan #Star Soldier"

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6199479]

>>6199443
I can't find anything searching around. Even footage is a little hard to come by.

Also, here's where I admit that I'm a dipshit and didn't do my homework: Star Soldier was the second Hudson Caravan competition game. Star Force was the first. Whoops.

[Anonymous No.6199502]

>>6199392
Interesting, I've never seen that screen or seen it in any videos. I was curious, so I checked the original rom and the romhack in a hex editor and it looks like that text was added for the romhack. Maybe it triggers if you get over 350,000. I can't find any scores higher than yours online, so I'm guessing a little over 350,000 is about as good as you can do.

Congrats anon.

[Anonymous No.6199505]

>>6199502
>>6199469
Yes seems like 350k is the trigger, based on this guy's 1 million video, 352k or even 353k is possible but beyond that I'm not sure

[Anonymous No.6199516]

>>6199502
There's also a nice message hidden in there by one of the original programmers.
"I love M.Akakura"
and "Madwoman Megumi"

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6199552]

It's too bad that the 5 minute didn't light people up as much as the 2 minute did, seeing that it only took a few days before the 2 minute was effectively solved. I imagine having a leaderboard where the top 6 scores are all within 6000 points of each other with the 7th being 14000 away from the 6th from the makes people less willing to try their hand. 5 minute has a lot more room for optimization and error, meaning it could have some real competition, but I guess the amount of learning and training to put in 5 straight minutes of good play is asking a lot from people who just want to hop into a game for a silly competition. At the same time, Star Soldier is still a 1986 game - maybe just having a more modern shmup could do a lot. I gotta start thinking about what the next caravan will be. Maybe a PC Engine one?

I not only fucked up getting the 40k whale in level 3, but took long enough on the boss fights that I didn't get level 3's set of eyes in time. Just a couple seconds delay makes 80k points of difference. Brutal.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344900 - shmupg gang
344600 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
804000 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6199838]

2 minute - 352700 shmupg gang

[Anonymous No.6200213]

>>6199469
Based Dads. This makes me feel better.

[Anonymous No.6200251]

Is it still possible to make it for someone who's not a shump autist?

[Anonymous No.6200257]

>>6200251
>shump autist
what do you mean

[Anonymous No.6200270]

>>6200257
Those weird people that obsess over absolutely mastering a game, 1CC, memorizing everything, no fun allowed.

I'm just a regular guy :(

[Anonymous No.6200272]

>>6199838
Goddamn lad, good score. How much more do you think it's possible to push it?

[Anonymous No.6200276]

>>6200272
maybe another 2k-4k

[Anonymous No.6200279]

>>6200251
It's a 2 minute long game

[Anonymous No.6200370]

Here add me. god i fucking hate mashing

[Anonymous No.6200375]

[Anonymous No.6200376]

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6200415]

>>6199838
The hell have you been?

>>6200270
The entire reason I chose not only a caravan game, but a NES game, is so it'd be easy for anyone to jump in. It's 2 or 5 minutes of a game that only uses one button and a d pad and has at most 4-5 enemies and 1 or 2 bullets on screen. I don't know how much lower the bar of entry can get.

>>6200370
Need a name for you, hotshot. Use the submission format I mentioned in the OP with your screenshot.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
352700 - shmupg gang
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344600 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
804000 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
116 - Anonymous
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6200447]

>>6200415
here
t. anon with bad mashing

[Anonymous No.6200468]

Bump, nice idea.
I'll try it out this weekend.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6200523]

>>6200447
Please use the submission style from the OP of what the category is, your score, and your name so I can more easily copy and paste stuff around the boards.
>>6200468
Don't forget that the deadline is Saturday.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
352700 - shmupg gang
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344600 - jarpig
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
804000 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
116 - Anonymous
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
214 - anon with bad mashing
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
313 - anon with bad mashing
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6200547]

>>6199552
5 minutes is quite a bit more than it seems when you are optimizing, 2 min is really good for a casual competition on the other hand. I don't think 2 minutes was solved, if you look at it the biggest score gains were from the easy stuff you learn early on like the bonuses, while all of the game's depth comes from quickly killing waves and timing spawns, it's just hard to tell for someone who isn't playing because the bonuses give so many points.

[Anonymous No.6200624]

Wtf you can't go past 200k points in this

buncha fucken cheaters HOW

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6200636]

>>6200547
I said "mostly solved" because the broad strokes for getting within a few thousand of the highest score are known by most of the people playing. The differences between the first 6 spots seem to be just dedication to the details like you're getting at, making new PBs harder to get and scaring off people like >>6200251. 5 minute has so much more going on that it's easier to get new PBs and it would take longer for the board to tighten up, which could inspire less detailed types to at least want to get a place in the middle of the board and maybe even try to grind up a higher score by fixing the clearest mistakes.
My hope is to have people of all stripes at least want to lay a score on the board.

[Anonymous No.6200643]

>>6200624
read :
>>6192083

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6200654]

>>6200624
135k for all 6 Z tiles, 60k for fast midboss kill, 80k for destroying both eye panels = 275k minimum. Watch >>6192075.

[Anonymous No.6200657]

>>6200643
>Kill waves quickly so more enemies spawn
did with savestates
>Get to max power asap
did
>>Uncover and destroy all the Z blocks hidden in the level (6 in level 1)
yeap
>>Kill the face midboss before it joins together
yaap
>>Kill the eyeballs at the same time
was attacking at the same time no bonus
>Suicide right after eyeballs and continue from the checkpoint since it gives more points than the boss
did too early and was spawned at the beginning

this is some nerd shit fuk dis

[Anonymous No.6200675]

>>6200657
git gud

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6200687]

>>6200657
>Kill waves quickly so more enemies spawn
>did with savestates
Heh.
>Kill the eyeballs at the same time
>was attacking at the same time no bonus
Then you didn't kill them at the same time. You probably were hitting an enemy at the same time you were hitting one of the eyes, putting them off balance.
>Suicide right after eyeballs and continue from the checkpoint since it gives more points than the boss
>did too early and was spawned at the beginning
You don't get spawned at the beginning, it's just that they clear a bunch of the area at a checkpoint when you die so you start out flying from open space.
>this is some nerd shit fuk dis
Post your score so I can put it on the board, faggot.

[Anonymous No.6200689]

>>6200657
>was attacking at the same time no bonus
The jig is up boys, /vr/ scientist has determined that the bonus everyone but him can get doesn't actually exist time to clear the boards

[Anonymous No.6200693]

>>6200689
lmfao i was just sharing my experience game's to fucking gay to go on

[Anonymous No.6200702]

>>6200687
my score is 0 bc i was feeling game up with savestates bro

[Anonymous No.6200705]

>>6200693
It grows on you, I didn't like it either at first but once you get used to the shot blocking terrain and get a feel for the spread shot it's pretty fun

[Anonymous No.6200710]

>>6200705
just play star force, this shiz is fking gay bro hudson fked up w gameplay in this

[Anonymous No.6201441]

>>6192049
2 MINUTE
256300 - 4N0N

[Anonymous No.6201453]

Trusting screenshots.
What a joke.

[Anonymous No.6201458]

>>6201453
This. Post webm videos, faggots.

[Anonymous No.6201606]

>>6201453
>>6201458
Here's a run that's pretty close to my 350k pb : https://streamable.com/lca90

But requiring videos for a casual competition just needlessly raises the bar of entry and makes it annoying for everyone involved, and it doesn't stop potential cheating either because it's easy to fake videos especially if you're decent at the game

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6201665]

>>6201453
>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.
>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.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
352700 - shmupg gang
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344600 - jarpig
256300 - 4N0N
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
804000 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
116 - Anonymous
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
214 - anon with bad mashing
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
313 - anon with bad mashing
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6202542]

2 minute
357500 - Hideo Kojima

note im not really hideo but i dedicate to the best player

video proof: https://streamable.com/vi7an

gg ez (you won't beat me)

[Anonymous No.6202609]

2 min
113600 - fug

:(

[Anonymous No.6202680]

2min
256200 - fug

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6202732]

>>6202542
I guess you've had a lot of time on your hands since Death Stranding came out. Outstanding work.
>>6202680
That's a pretty big increase. Good job!

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
357500 - Hideo Kojima
352700 - shmupg gang
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344600 - jarpig
256300 - 4N0N
256200 - fug
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
804000 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
116 - Anonymous
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
214 - anon with bad mashing
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
313 - anon with bad mashing
245 - Character O

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6202748]

THE BOARDS WILL BE CLOSED (or at least, I'm gonna stop updating them) ON FEBRUARY 15TH AT 12 PM EASTERN. SHMUP NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE.

[Anonymous No.6202760]

>>6202748
any ideas for the next game?

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6202801]

>>6202760
I was thinking about putting a couple or so games up to a vote, but I have to do some research to see what would be good choices. I'm thinking either a later NES shmup like Recca or a PC engine game like Final Soldier. I want something that's in a sweet spot where shmuppers will be interested but newbies won't be discouraged. Stay tuned for a straw poll when I've looked around enough.

[Anonymous No.6203132]

>>6202542
cheated

[Anonymous No.6203136]

next time pick a game that isn't consoleshit/dadshit

[Anonymous No.6203141]

>>6203136
/vr/

[Anonymous No.6203178]

>>6203132
>video proof is cheated but posting screenshots not
mad because you can't beat kojima (duh)

[Anonymous No.6203198]

>>6203178
desu both can be cheated easily, and your video's got weird garbled sound and other things that make it a bit suspect like you not caring about rng enemy bullets and getting in point blank range all the time. Faulty emulator + luck + silent grinding with no progress posts, or cheating? I don't know but Jesus does

[Anonymous No.6203205]

>>6203198
>can be cheated easily
you cant with video
>your video's got weird garbled sound
thats on your end scrub
>not caring about rng enemy bullets
no need to care if you can react or know they wont shoot
>getting in point blank range
strats bitch its 2 minutes

[Anonymous No.6203209]

>>6203205
>you cant with video
Not saying you are but there are tons of cheated runs of various games with video. Splicing or making a TAS and then recording it are what usually happens.

[Anonymous No.6203212]

>>6203205
>you cant with video
Cringe, bro nearly every emulator lets you record a replay with savestates, slowdown or frame advance
http://www.fceux.com/web/help/fceux.html?MovieRecording.html
With this kinda response you've definitely cheated lmao. Are you the same guy who was complaining about the eyes?

[Anonymous No.6203213]

>>6203209
ok go accuse the guy with screenshot then

[Anonymous No.6203215]

>>6203212
>i cheated because i responded to your bs
loser cope detected

[Anonymous No.6203217]

>>6203213
Those guys with screenshots have been progress posting for a week and have built up trust, they didn't pull out a nearly optimal score outta nowhere last day with no precedent. Ok lemme ask you this, what's your strategy for manipulating the X enemies? How do you know when the enemies will shoot and when they won't?

[Anonymous No.6203220]

>>6203217
>progress posting
lmfao why waste time posting when you can play
>what's your strategy for manipulating the X enemies
kill asap chase down when theres no time to do anything else
>How do you know when the enemies will
theyre slow and you can react but when you cant you yolo its 2 minutes

[Anonymous No.6203225]

>>6203220
So you just yolo flailed until you got the perfect run, which took you a day? Are you by any chance Brazilian?

[Anonymous No.6203227]

>>6203225
>perfect
LMFAO
>yolo flailed
how is following route yolo flailing? go copy my superior strats maybe youll git gud and believe scrublord

[Anonymous No.6203232]

>>6203227
>go copy my superior strats
Sure bro let me just get my F5 and F7 keys ready

[Anonymous No.6203236]

>>6203232
ok but ill laugh when your vid looks obviously spliced

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6203267]

>>6203136
Nothing stopping you from running your own thread and tables. Be the change you want to see in the world.

[Anonymous No.6204193]

ok guys i admit hideo cheated, my video is a tas

i tried playing to see how believable it is and its waaay too good

lmao sorry it was fun making it tho

[Anonymous No.6204460]

>>6192049
2 MINUTE
251200 - EGG

Sneaking this in here. Pretty fun experience, though getting stuck on the bottom layer sucks, and too large % of the score is hidden behind very finicky bonuses.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6204558]

>>6204193
Thanks for being honest, I guess. I'll remove it from the board.
>>6204460
Having those sorts of hidden bonuses was just the design of the time. Sega's Astro Blaster had a whole 25 secret objectives for score bonuses. I'd say the most finicky bonus are the eyes because it's surprisingly easy to end up losing sync with the spread because of enemies flying around, causing one eye to be blown up first. Everything else is just kinda "if you know it, you'll do it."

Final hour, gentlemen. I was gonna try to get another 5 minute score, but I'm gonna take a nap instead.

>CURRENT BOARDS:
>2 MINUTE
352700 - shmupg gang
350800 - Cave owns bitch
348900 - NLM
346800 - Character O
344600 - jarpig
256300 - 4N0N
256200 - fug
251200 - EGG
205900 - Ricardo
121900 - Denim
42700 - Feetsies
27500 - shmup master
>5 MINUTE
910400 - shmupg gang
804000 - Character O
624000 - jarpig
227500 - Ricardo
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 10 SECS
116 - Anonymous
112 - Cave owns bitch
96 - Doctor Oo Ling
88 - higgins.jpg
87 - Character O
82 - Kirb
79 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 20 SECS
214 - anon with bad mashing
162 - Character O
159 - Denim
>RAPID MEASUREMENT: 30 SECS
313 - anon with bad mashing
245 - Character O

[Anonymous No.6204631]

>>6204193
its okay it was kind of obvious.
it was nice to have the perfect replay

[Anonymous No.6204659]

>>6204631
dumbest was when i started playing and realized even the 2nd wave was bs, like it just doesnt work naturally after a reset

also yeah

tho the rapidfire is sketch, skulls don't die fast enough if emu has slow rapidfire

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6204686]

TIME! Put down your controllers and lift your hands away from the table! The 4chan Caravan Star Soldier competition is officially over. After one week of discovery, determination and dueling on the charts, we have our winners.

In the 2 minute category, first place goes to shmupg gang, who held the top spot at the beginning, became slowly overtaken by the pack, but dramatically struck back and decisively reclaimed his throne. Trailing a mere 1900 points away is cave owns bitch, who also displayed valiant effort during the entire contest and held the the top spot, if only for a moment. Third is NLM, who came, swiped the top spot, and left as silently as he came.

In the unfortunately unpopular five minute category, shmupg gang held an uncontested first, as few rose to challenge him. I tried to close the gap, but tried as I might, I just didn't have the time, skill, or patience to make a dent. Jarpig places himself squarely in third.

Among the finger blistering tests of endurance in the Rapid Measurement, we had a sudden and shockingly high showing from an anonymous player claiming a record of nearly 12 presses per second! He holds that lead across all three boards - nearly 11 presses per second across 20 and slightly over 10 presses per second across 30. In the 10 second category, Cave owns bitch takes second place in the 10 second using his keyboard and Doctor Oo Ling gained third by having his controller on the table. In the 20 second category, Denim took a respectable third after me, but it was only the anonymous masher and me in the 30 second category.

That does it for Star Soldier for this trip of the 4chan Caravan! It took a little while to have people warm up to its "charms", but in the end, it proved its case of being a classic. Thanks to the 16 players who came out. I'll have to do a little research to see what the next game the van will have in its cabin next time, but feel free to make suggestions.

Thanks for playing! See you next mission!

[Anonymous No.6204765]

>tfw missed the deadline
fuck it, im posting anyway. never really got into shmups but this was pretty fun bros

fug - 337500

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6204960]

>>6204765
I'm not really into proper shmups either, to be honest. But I do like arcade games and scoring systems enough that I figured my interests were pretty strongly shmup adjacent, which partly inspired me to try this. Glad you liked it.

[Anonymous No.6205038]

>>6204686
Nice
i could get more points in 5 minute, but it's all about uncover just one secret

[Anonymous No.6205392]

>>6204686
Thanks for hosting this event!

[Anonymous No.6205502]

>>6204686
Good times anon, thanks for hosting. Got me to try out a style of shmup I largely ignored

[Anonymous No.6205505]

>>6204193
Cheeky cunt, good that you spilled the beans before end of contest at least

[Anonymous No.6205738]

>>6204686
Thanks for this, was lots of fun.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6206129]

I gave Recca a try to see if it'd be a good fit, but that shit is fucking hard. I suspect it'll just alienate most people. The search continues!

[Anonymous No.6206169]

Newsflash
Epstein is memory holed.

[Anonymous No.6207212]

>>6206129
this thing maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CYTF6uO_6Q

https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20173

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6207312]

>>6207212
I've been using that thread and a page on Hudson caravans as a guide.

I suspect people wouldn't be too happy with two old school NES shooters in a row, especially one that seems as slow as Hector. At the same time, people started to like Star Soldier more as time went on, so maybe. I've been looking at TurboGrafx games (if only because I've never actually played TG16 stuff before), and Soldier Blade seems like it'd be up the alley - it has an easy and normal mode. I'll probably put it up to a vote to see.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6208141]

What will we play in the next 4CC? You decide!

I've narrowed down the options to 3 choices, each indicative of a different era or philosophy of shmupping. Your choices are:

1. Hector 87 (NES, 1987): The third of the Hudson Caravan series, Hector plays the most differently compared to the other games on the list: it not only has a Xevious-style bomb, but a health system rather than lives: there are certain enemies that can let you regain health, but once you're out, the game is over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CYTF6uO_6Q

2. Final Soldier (PC Engine, 1991): The seventh Hudson Caravan game, Final Soldier still has the blood of Star Soldier pumping through its veins, including its secret bonuses and focus on destroying terrain and enemy waves. But this is a much more modern (and manic) approach to the idea, with customizable weapon loadouts and no more flying under shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzBzUY4AyU4

3. Soldier Force (PC, 2006 (shhh!)): For all you guys who just cannot get enough Star Soldier, this is a doujin version of the original, but with far, far more features: no less than 4 different ships, 7 different caravan levels to choose from, more powerups, and a super meter that lets you overdrive your ship after destroying enough objects and enemies. Also, autofire is standard and the timer doesn't keep going after you kill a boss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2nY5X6iD58

Voting ends whenever it seems like there's enough info for me to decide. Make your voice heard!
https://strawpoll.com/ex5sg1xk

[Anonymous No.6208146]

>>6208141
ALL OF THEM

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6208158]

>>6208146
I really wanted to find other stuff that wasn't so Star Soldier oriented, but Hudson really dominated the field for caravan/score attack shooters, and Star Soldier was what they iterated on the most. Naxat also had their own series of caravan shmups (Recca being one of them), but they're for expert players, and may be a little much for our demographic.

I actually was considering Warning Forever as a choice too, but I figured it might be too weird for people, even if it's really easy to hop into.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkMrpUCw6o

[Anonymous No.6208163]

>>6208141
Final Soldier seems fun. Where did you get Soldier Force? It looks pretty fun but seems like it's been wiped off the internet. If you want more options, we could just do single stages of non-Caravan games, either first stages, or later stages through stage select (or you can upload a savestate at the beginning of a level which everyone will use)

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6208165]

>>6208163
Found Soldier Force here. Ran it through Virus Total, came up clean.

https://doujingravity-remaster.blogspot.com/2016/11/soldier-force.html

[Anonymous No.6208183]

>>6208165
Thanks, think I'll get this to play it on my own time if it doesn't win the poll. This contest got me to check out some newer Star Soldier games like Vanishing Earth, R and the GC remake but they don't quite hit the spot. GC game is easily the best but without autofire it's hard to fully enjoy, and autofire completely breaks it because the game doesn't cap it in any way.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6208185]

>>6208163
I also admit that I don't know much about shmups in general - I'm pretty much an outsider to them beyond watching Xoxak reviews and what I've been picking up doing research for this. I'd be a little out of my element trying to find a good game and stage for it. But that is a good idea.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6208218]

>>6208183
There's also Super Star Soldier on the Turbo that's got autofire by default. All of the Soldier games are part of the same series (though Soldier Blade was almost not), so there's a common DNA through them.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6208691]

3 people have voted so far and all three are for Final Soldier, and it only took two or three people to show interest when I started this, so that sounds like a consensus to me.

[Anonymous No.6209108]

>>6208141
If we *have* to go with caravan games there's at least Dangun Feveron for something more different.

[Anonymous No.6209209]

>The truth is… I actually drafted up, in secret, a whole set of plans for a Soldier Blade II (of course I would have wanted to change the title) on the off-chance it would get made someday. Sadly, that dream never came to pass.

Feels bad, lads...

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6209225]

>>6209108
I took at look at Dangun while I was trying to find another game. I do love disco, but there's only a 3 minute caravan rather than a 3 and 5 minute, and I'd prefer to have that kind of variety so people (well, especially me) don't get bored just running a single 3 minute game, even if most people were content with only running a 3 minute. Not to mention Dangun is a Cave game and looks hard as fucking shit. I'd like this to be a more open, amateur hour competition rather than something for the core shmuppers, (particularly because I'm not one of them).

But if you're interested, I'd be open to someone running parallel boards for other games they want to see run. I'd certainly at least give DF a shot, even if I'd just get smoked.

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6209297]

Alright, I have some preliminary scores for Final Soldier, so I'll start up the new thread and link it here. See you guys there!

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6209356]

Here's the new thread:
>>6209351

[Character O !BuPVnQV6QM No.6209369]

Whoops, I had forgotten to sage. Anyone new seeing this thread, disregard it and click the post here >>6209351. Sorry for clogging up the front page.