asponge Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) The game for round 9 is Star Soldier. They key to this one appears to be shooting the "P-Mark" to release a capsule. You can capture up to four capsules to power up your ship. The manual for this game is a bit sparse. If anyone has any good tips for this one please post them. Game Rules: None Manual How to Play Score Post Deadline: Sunday March 24 at 11:59 PM CDT. Scores so far: asponge 690,700 empsolo 157,200 S.BAZ 150,700 Floyd Turbo 49,600 roadrunner 41,200 mbd30 40,700 jblenkle 23,300 mr_intv 10,400 Season Standings:48 mbd30 41 asponge 34 S.BAZ 25 empsolo 17 jblenkle 17 roadrunner 12 mr_intv 6 Mister-VCS 5 bubufubu 1 agb General HSC Season Rules: To participate, just post a score to the thread. Anyone can join in at any time. A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required. The season is 15 rounds long. Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. No point pressing. Round points are awarded according to the number of participants. Every player earns 1 participation point plus 1 point for every player they outscore. For example, if there are 8 players, the player with the highest score earns 8 points, second 7 points, third 6 points, etc. down to the last player who earns 1 point. Edited March 24, 2019 by asponge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 The stupid gimmick where you sometimes go under the background almost makes this unplayable. I haven't experienced this in any other shooter so I guess it didn't catch on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 This is a GREAT game for high score contests! Many hidden bonuses and many challenging ways to boost your scoring. The diving under platforms can be very annoying, and it's the main complaint this game gets. However it does add more to the scoring potential as some bonuses and I think powerups are only found under a platform. Here is an excellent guide for Star Soldier: https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Star_Soldier/Walkthrough IMO one of the best shooters on the NES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 IMO, there should be a rule about your run ending if you fail to defeat a boss so that you can't keep looping a level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Star Soldier - 23,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 IMO, there should be a rule about your run ending if you fail to defeat a boss so that you can't keep looping a level. I'm not familiar enough with this game to comment in depth, however if a player is purposefully looping a level, that's point pressing and against the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) 166,800 690,700 This game is starting to grow on me. Edited March 16, 2019 by asponge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empsolo Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 157,200 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 41,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 10400, definitely need practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Turbo Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Late to the party. Star Soldier - 49600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 My internet was down from Sunday through Thursday. I'll try to post a decent score by Sunday but I suck mightily at this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Late to the party. Star Soldier - 49600. Not late at all. We've still got the whole weekend left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 150,700 btw, the looping thing is not a problem, iirc it only allows you to go back once. Edited March 23, 2019 by S.BAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 40,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Another round done. Points Awarded: asponge 690,700 +8 empsolo 157,200 +7 S.BAZ 150,700 +6 Floyd Turbo 49,600 +5 roadrunner 41,200 +4 mbd30 40,700 +3 jblenkle 23,300 +2 mr_intv 10,400 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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