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#71
I cleared Arrange L (Type B) on my second try, with 188mil. Pretty easy thanks to the DFK-style autobomb. I was down to my last life on Hibachi, though, so I just barely got the 1CC. It seems you get 10mil for each spare bomb, probably a lot more for each spare life (50 or 100mil, perhaps?).
You also get the bullet cancels in Arrange L with a max "Tensei" gauge, though unlike Arrange EX, you still have to pick up the hyper bee items. Also, in Arrange L the hypers are pretty short in duration. I tried a level 1 and a level 4 and they were both pretty short.
You also get the bullet cancels in Arrange L with a max "Tensei" gauge, though unlike Arrange EX, you still have to pick up the hyper bee items. Also, in Arrange L the hypers are pretty short in duration. I tried a level 1 and a level 4 and they were both pretty short.
#72
Here is a good post detailing the different Arrange modes and other features of this port:
https://cohost.org/gosokkyu/post/3624943-oh-and-this-is-how
https://cohost.org/gosokkyu/post/3624943-oh-and-this-is-how
#73
This is out in Japan now. I bought the digital version on PSN. So far I've played each of the three Arrange modes and explored a few other parts briefly.
Arrange S (Shotia) is sorta like Mushihimesama Original Mode. No chaining, no bombs, no laser. Shot is always hyper shot. Rank increases with each life you receive. You get an extra life at the 10mil mark, and one life after every midboss and boss. Bullet patterns get faster and more dense with higher hyper rank. So, high scores involve getting as many lives as possible and not dying -- note that the game only shows up to six lives in stock on the in-game screen, but if you have the M2 gadgets active you can see your lives increase beyond this. When your shot is on a large enemy the "Rinne" gauge on the bottom fills up. When you defeat enemies with a full Rinne gauge you get large star items.
Arrange L and EX have chaining and bombs. Arrange L is the first loop, Arrange EX is the second loop. These modes have autobomb and autohyper. Like S, you get a new life after every boss and midboss. EX mode has bullet cancels on large enemies, sorta like DFK BL.
All of these are interesting, but so far I think DOJBLEX's X-Mode is better.
The game looks great and controls really well in all the modes, so that's good. Having DDP III in here is a nice bonus as well, though I'm not familiar with the gameplay differences.
Arrange S (Shotia) is sorta like Mushihimesama Original Mode. No chaining, no bombs, no laser. Shot is always hyper shot. Rank increases with each life you receive. You get an extra life at the 10mil mark, and one life after every midboss and boss. Bullet patterns get faster and more dense with higher hyper rank. So, high scores involve getting as many lives as possible and not dying -- note that the game only shows up to six lives in stock on the in-game screen, but if you have the M2 gadgets active you can see your lives increase beyond this. When your shot is on a large enemy the "Rinne" gauge on the bottom fills up. When you defeat enemies with a full Rinne gauge you get large star items.
Arrange L and EX have chaining and bombs. Arrange L is the first loop, Arrange EX is the second loop. These modes have autobomb and autohyper. Like S, you get a new life after every boss and midboss. EX mode has bullet cancels on large enemies, sorta like DFK BL.
All of these are interesting, but so far I think DOJBLEX's X-Mode is better.
The game looks great and controls really well in all the modes, so that's good. Having DDP III in here is a nice bonus as well, though I'm not familiar with the gameplay differences.
#74
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/12/05/an-update-on-twitch-in-korea/
Pretty big news. There are some great Korean STG players on twitch, I hope they will be able to continue on a different platform.
Pretty big news. There are some great Korean STG players on twitch, I hope they will be able to continue on a different platform.
#75
I implemented several more updates/improvements today, including avatar display integration on the topics of each board.
#76
I finished Super Mario RPG (Switch) recently. It only took me 10 hours, but it was fun. Currently working through Soul Hackers 2 (PS5), which should take me a week or two to finish.
#77
Lots of new features in 2.1.4. I enabled the "likes" function today.
#78
I upgraded the site to SMF 2.1.4 (from 2.0.19) today. Pretty big upgrade! I will have to see if there are any bugs/glitches. Please let me know if you encounter any issues.
This new version is also mobile-compatible, so we can finally view the site properly on mobile devices (and tapatalk is no longer needed).
This new version is also mobile-compatible, so we can finally view the site properly on mobile devices (and tapatalk is no longer needed).
#79
I'm starting to familiarize myself with the MAME CV1K code base and surrounding modules, as well as Buffi's ck1k_research repo, with the goal of attempting to inject higher bitrate and possibly even stereo audio into the ROMs. I'm going to start with seeing if I can just get higher bitrate audio to work first, as that seems like the easiest first step.
It's funny that this post showed up near the top of the Google results when searching for "Yamaha YMZ770". I had completely forgotten I'd posted this over 10 years ago, before I knew how to program or even how the underlying hardware worked in any way shape or form. It was a surprise to see my handle pop up.
It's funny that this post showed up near the top of the Google results when searching for "Yamaha YMZ770". I had completely forgotten I'd posted this over 10 years ago, before I knew how to program or even how the underlying hardware worked in any way shape or form. It was a surprise to see my handle pop up.
#80
Yes, so far the evidence suggests 100 were made.