Thanks Davy, it is without doubt the most difficult video game thing I've ever bashed my head against.

I don't know what I'll play next, probably try Dangun Feveron or Garegga as I have them on PS4 and have barely touched either. I've 1cc'd Mushi Futari original with Reco and I'm not sure I want to dig the 360 out. M2 PS4 port pls, for everything.

It's no miss, no bomb and 120m, very easy to make the score requirement because you get decent end of stage bonuses from all the lives and bombs you're not using.
1st loop is usually ok until the Stage 4 boss, where randomness can make it tough. Goes both ways though and sometimes a boss will move so high off the screen that the bullets don't spawn.
The start of 2-2 looks crazy but it's really consistent, second half not so much but I just force myself to chuck the bombs because dying with 6 bombs is a crushing mental blow. I actually find it harder to use the bombs because you spend so much time playing the first loop and avoiding pressing that button at all costs. I tend to mash it a bit during the loop transition just to remind myself.
Pleased with Stage 4, especially the two big ships at the end which usually require a bomb, just managed to get the bullet cancel in time.
It was a poor TLB fight but yeah the 2-5 boss fight went quite well. Although the patterns in the TLB's final phase were a bit mean, most of my mistakes came from nerves. Easy to see where I should've moved now I see the footage but tunnel vision and shaky hands were in full effect.

Reminder to myself to watch that vid when I'm back from holiday. Congrats and huge props, Dubs. Put your feet up and have a beer for an evening.

nick_md wrote:

Reminder to myself to watch that vid when I'm back from holiday. Congrats and huge props, Dubs. Put your feet up and have a beer for an evening.

Watched the vid, fucking props Dubs, phenomenal achievement. Not sure many folks in the world would've done that let alone UK. Top tier.

Thank you my friends. I think I'll try to clear it with a slightly better score just so I can get a 2ALL on the PS4 leaderboard.

Level 4 boss run tonight. Just getting smoother at the bosses and making less mistakes now. Level 3 used to be terrifying but I can handle it pretty well and am annoyed if I take a hit.  Have been playing with a rotated monitor this last couple of weeks - makes those gaps look a bit bigger.   Took a wee while to adjust as things feel faster.

I've begun to start a session with a couple of runs of Maniac mode. Can get to level 3 of that. It makes going back to Original feel easier. The enemy patterns are the same so it doesn't hit my route memory. Maniac feels a lot more fun - I'm hoping to get Original out of way soon and get stuck into it.

Got a Hori Stick for PS1/2. I already have a stick for PS games but it's a mini HORI and as nice as it is, it's just a bit small for me.

That's the most Japanese thing I've ever seen.

Talking of 1CC, I'm getting competent-ish at Gradius II. Having said that, I don't know how many stages there are so maybe I'm shite. Anywho, I'm abusing the save states on the PC Engine mini so I can practice individual levels.

Dat music!

I love Davy’s dedication to the genre.

After a weekend of drinking and no playing I returned to Mushi again yesterday. Got another no-miss run up to level 4 but then folded like a house of cards. 

...and another run to level 5 with 3 lives. Spent the rest of the evening practicing level 5..

On the boards then? Sweet. Nice jump in score...+45m

You must hear that OST in your head quite a bit!!

Diminishing returns though isn't it? Once you are at that level....unless you are super into scoring runs....  1CCs are enough for me.     Pretty sure once I do Original Mushi I'll tackle Maniac instead of score chasing.

I went back to Darius Gaiden after getting the 1CC until I got a no miss run, and there's plenty of alternative routes. I'll go back to that at some point.

I also keep playing with the idea of going back to Raiden III at normal or arcade level because it has a level based score attack mode. Breaks the challenge down nicely. But that bullet speed and slow ship speed means too much memorisation for it to be enjoyable perhaps.

Too many games I haven't 1CCed that I want to though.
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Aye. Heard about the power issue. One of those things I'd love to have bought for me but wouldn't shell out for myself.  I'd really only get one for the paddle games as I have Taito Legends for PS2 with a decent arcade stick.

The paddle - the twat wasn't even using it properly. You are supposed to hold from above using all fingers.

Decided to buy Darius Burst on PS4 because it was (is) on sale.

Fun game.

Do SHMUPS on Switch let you play with the screen vertically where appropriate?

ChopperByrne wrote:

Do SHMUPS on Switch let you play with the screen vertically where appropriate?

From what I have read most of them do. Pretty close to being a mandatory requirement if playing undocked.