+asponge Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I know nothing about this game so if there are any special rules we need to enact please let us all know. Game Rules: Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday June 5 at 11:59 PM CDT. AtariAge High Score: 1,559,070 by bubufubu posted on 1/14/2015 Scores as of 6/5: Razzie.P 325,950 jeremiahjt 226,420 wongojack 150,150 asponge 85,450 fakecortex 69,450 Frozone212 67,970 mbd39 35,140 RuySan 25,830 Season Standings: 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. Do not exploit game glitches, take advantage of 1-up loops or intentionally die in order to replay a level. If "point pressing" is not specified in the game rules you should be moving forward in an attempt to complete/loop the game and not "camping" for points. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. Season points are awarded according to the following chart: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 best advice I can give is shoot and dodge. The bombs have a wide arc and can block one shot. If you can get to the level end with the red plane, your score multiplies. Best of luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Am I allowed to post a score not from the contest? (50,170) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Be aware that on certain emulators (FCEUX, Nestopia) the game has a tendency to bug out and in the case of the former, corrupt entirely. There is no setting to fix this sadly. You can also see the scanlines even if they are set to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 35,140 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuySan Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 25830 This isn't very good...and I have a very high tolerance for subpar shmups. It feels jittery, lacks proper excitment and the hitbox feels wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 42 minutes ago, RuySan said: 25830 This isn't very good...and I have a very high tolerance for subpar shmups. It feels jittery, lacks proper excitment and the hitbox feels wrong. The NES port was reveloped by Micronics which explains everything. But they developed another helicopter shooter for NES called Twin Cobra which is great. Go figure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Yeah, not as good as I remember. Only advice I can give is, don't die, have bombs and planes to get the bonus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 35 minutes ago, mbd39 said: The NES port was reveloped by Micronics which explains everything. But they developed another helicopter shooter for NES called Twin Cobra which is great. Go figure. Maybe we can do that next...could be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 10:58 PM, Frozone212 said: Am I allowed to post a score not from the contest? (50,170) I see you already beat your personal best, but fyi, nope, only scores obtained during the round period are accepted for the contest. New highs posted afterwards will be considered exhibition and added to the website (like wongo’s awesome tmnt3 score!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 damned heat wave is making it impossible to post new scores. I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razzie.P Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 The music in this game makes me feel like this -- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razzie.P Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 325,950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Great job. I admit the game has not aged well. Are you playing on the OG model or the top loader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razzie.P Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Depends on where I play ? Top Loader in one room (all my retro stuff and 32" CRT). OG Model connected to 13" CRT in my office. Emulator (usually Mesen) when playing at my PC. And Mister when playing on the HD/Flatscreen. So, all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 what is mister? I keep hearing about it but don't what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuySan Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 what is mister? I keep hearing about it but don't what it is?It's a system based on a processor that can do emulation on a hardware level. It's way more efficient, and could be more accurate, although not necessarily. Depends on the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razzie.P Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/23/2022 at 12:52 PM, RuySan said: This isn't very good...and I have a very high tolerance for subpar shmups. I On 5/27/2022 at 1:00 AM, Frozone212 said: I admit the game has not aged well. Yeah, it's not a great game -- nothing I'd get excited about playing on my own -- but competitions like this helps squeeze a bit of extra fun out of these mediocre games, in my opinion. So long as it ain't broke and unbearable, there's usually some fun to be had, with the right mindset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 16 hours ago, RuySan said: On 5/27/2022 at 11:12 AM, Frozone212 said: what is mister? I keep hearing about it but don't what it is? It's a system based on a processor that can do emulation on a hardware level. It's way more efficient, and could be more accurate, although not necessarily. Depends on the system. any screenshots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I vote twin bee for the next game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahjt Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I usually do not debase myself by participating in the NES High Score Club on AtariAge, but seeing as how you all were playing one of my favorites from childhood I decided to join in. Pretty good score of 226,420, but I was not able to loop it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razzie.P Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 "debase myself by participating..." ??? ah, well. Welcome! and thanks for playing along 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuySan Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/29/2022 at 1:15 AM, Frozone212 said: any screenshots? There are plenty of youtube videos explaining it, and showing it working. Here's one from Digital Foundry: It doesn't attract me as much as it once did. Retroarch is so advanced and tight nowadays that I doubt I would spot any difference. Besides, my favourite system, the Commodore Amiga, has the same inaccuracies both on winUAE and MISTER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Razzie.P said: "debase myself by participating..." ??? ah, well. Welcome! and thanks for playing along 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 @mbd39 This had me loling this morning. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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