CGQuarterly Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Welcome to round 7 of the 12th season of the Atari Age NES High Score League! This round we are playing the NES homebrew game "Blade Buster" which was developed in Japan and released in 2010. This game is freeware and may therefore be downloaded legally. See the download link below.This round ends on Sunday, February 22nd. http://youtu.be/cTLkk2eHGUwTitle: Blade BusterDeveloper: High Level ChallengePublisher: N/AReleased: 2010 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ROM.Rules: Play 5 minute mode!!! Scores So Far Current Standings1. darthkur 1052. DonPedro 943. S.BAZ 864. asponge 555. roadrunner 506. Jibbajaba 467. Mangia-Boy 358(t). Lid 268(t). jblenkle 2610. bubufubu 2511. Ashkin2002 2212. LarcenTyler 8 Edited February 3, 2015 by Jibbajaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Blade Buster - 623,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 885,600 Points This was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 1,159,100 Points Managed to clear the stage this time. Decent score, but I know I could do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 1,337,300 Points I recorded this attempt. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvO70fFgIus Sorry if anyone feels I spammed score entries for this one. In my defense, this short game is quite fun & addictive. Good luck to the rest of you. Cheers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That's a good first day score, bubufubu. Mine's slightly better: 1,433,400 Sorry if anyone feels I spammed score entries for this one. Absolutely not. Keep posting 'em, man. Looking forward to an interesting rivalry in this round By the way, i noticed you were playing with the slow movement speed. You can change it with select button. The fast speed is a bit over the top, but using the middle one certainly improves scoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Yo, Don. Great score! I was not aware of the fact that you could change speeds. Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure how much of a rivalry I can give you. I'm surprised I managed to beat the final boss on two separate occasions. This is probably about where my limit is as far as how many enemy sprites I can handle on the screen at once. Perhaps I'll give it another shot tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 1,438,100 Points I guess my impatience and competitive nature are showing because I couldn't wait until tomorrow for another attempt. Thanks to DonPedro's advice, I was able to cover a bit more ground. Talk about "slightly better". Don, this one betters your score by the tip of a nose hair. I really don't think my limit is much higher than this. Perhaps if I knew all the ways to get bonus points and sped up my boss fights, then maybe I could pull a 1.5 or better. Your move, Don. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 This is the best replay of Blade Buster I found on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_5A7jDlm0o This was done with the original 2010 release of the game. Some of the bonuses are worth more points in the 2012 revision we're playing, so this score would be even higher. Looking at the stuff that I missed or didn't even know it's there: There's an easy 100,000 points at around 3:00 mark in the replay - first destroy one row of green tiles, then the other. Much more tricky stuff at 4:02 - you need to damage those circular things when they appear first, then destroy them simultaneosly. Don't think I can do this. I also missed 90,000 points from hidden pink tiles. That's just something I need to memorize. Analyzing all this I believe a score of 1,550,000 - 1,600,000 is within my reach. I'll have some attempts later today. Great game, almost as crazy as Recca at times. If only it also had a normal, at least 20 minute of length, mode of similar quality, I'd consider it the best shoot 'em up on the system. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 688,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Not having a good day for shmupping, but I almost got 1.5 million. 1,495,900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 1,506,800 Points Look, Don, you need to just go ahead and blow me out of the water already because I can't keep nudging past you like this. My right thumb is going to fall off from overuse. Get with it, man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 928,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 My right thumb is going to fall off from overuse. ? Are you tapping the fire button for this one? It has in-built autofire... It's not that easy for me to blow you out of the water, just like that. I feel this round is going to be a close one, unless you lose interest. The next step for me is learning the locations of all hidden bonus tiles and that's gonna take a while. Most likely I'll do it after the weekend as I might be rather busy till sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm really glad to see all the activity in this thread. I was feeling pretty dejected when we were playing Recca... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) ? Are you tapping the fire button for this one? It has in-built autofire... No, I haven't been tapping the button. It's a combination of having a pc controller whose face buttons are not ergonomic and having tendon issues in my right thumb from a lifetime of gaming. Unfortunately, I have to use the face button here for a better reaction time. So, it doesn't take many attempts with this controller before my thumb starts to feel the stress. Just in case you aren't aware, that comment was tongue and cheek, Don. I haven't lost interest. This is fun for me and I'm glad for the site getting more attention because of it. I'm just surprised that I got in on this game so there's just not much confidence in my attempts. I've gotten a bit better with memorizing where bonus point areas are located. I had a big screw-up toward the end of this last attempt that cost me quite a few points. We'll see how it goes. Edited February 6, 2015 by bubufubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 878,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 585,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 577,700 finally got around to having a go at this great game! feels similar to Recca but actually reminds me more of games like Star Soldier & Alpha Mission etc. but way better. good to see you here bubufubu you guys are rockin' it! agreeing with Don, I totally thought there would be an "endless mode" & was a little disappointed with that. oh well I still love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 great game! feels similar to Recca but actually reminds me more of games like Star Soldier & Alpha Mission etc. but way better. It's mostly influenced by Star Soldier series (especially Super Star Soldier for PC Engine), with totally badass, Recca-like boss fights added on top of that. I'm glad people are posting scores and enjoying the game. I'm back in action too: 1,685,900 Think I got all possible bonuses for this run, except the trickiest one, which I'm not even trying to get. So if I'm going to post a better score, it will only be a cosmetic improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubufubu Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Nice work, Don. I won't be able to beat that, so I'm done. It was fun while it lasted. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks, bubufubu. I briefly pondered teasing you with a lower score but decided it's only fair to reveal my hand right now. Looking at the scores you posted for some games here it's most likely one of very few NES games I can beat you at. See you next round then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 1,150,600 my first time finishing it. question for DonPedro: you mentioned about adjusting the speed to increase score -- do you mean it rewards you with higher point values if you're using a faster speed? or is there another reason it gives you an advantage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 1,150,600 my first time finishing it. question for DonPedro: you mentioned about adjusting the speed to increase score -- do you mean it rewards you with higher point values if you're using a faster speed? or is there another reason it gives you an advantage? Very good score Higher speed doesn't directly increase the score (no higher point values), it just allows you to destroy more blocks and more importantly more enemies, by moving faster around the screen. Each wave of enemies killed immediately triggers the next wave, so you should prioritize killing them quickly over destroying more blocks (unless they are bonus 'pig blocks'). It's possible, by destroying enough enemy waves, to get a third 'ring' enemy, resulting in another 50,000 bonus, if you kill it before it assembles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 oh, cool thanks! I'll get back on the attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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