Race is on B1tches! - How many have you cleared?

Sinistron · 04/13/2009, 09:15 PM

lol- the games I cleared on this thread were pretty easy- some were just time consuming- in the case of skweek and power league II I've held onto my passwords and continued my games- the others I started from scratch- and I've been indoors last week due to a swollen foot and this weekend I came down with a cold- all that equals more gaming time. Keranu and Nat will have plenty of time to catch up in the next few weeks though as I have two upcoming weddings- one I'm in the party for and the second is my own.

nat · 04/13/2009, 10:40 PM

I was considering just forfeiting here and now considering I have a major move and other stuff happening over the next month, but if you're gonna back off again maybe I'll stay in it.

Sinistron · 04/14/2009, 08:51 AM

Yeah- this current week is pretty much the last week I'll have for gaming for a couple of months- and this week's actually not even that clear since I have a friend from North Carolina coming down... I wouldn't forfeit if I were you...

Keranu · 04/15/2009, 12:19 AM

We're all winners anyhow.

rag-time4 · 04/15/2009, 12:29 AM

Quote from: Keranu on 04/15/2009, 12:19 AMWe're all winners anyhow.

Blazing Lazers clear!! That's 9 nectarsis and guyjin!!!

Joe Redifer · 04/15/2009, 02:11 AM

Quote from: Keranu ReevesWe're all winners anyhow.

I made it to stage 2 in Legendary Axe once.

Turbo D · 04/15/2009, 03:50 AM

I had a brownie once

Sinistron · 04/15/2009, 09:02 AM

Ceti Alpha · 04/15/2009, 09:29 AM

Quote from: rag-time4 on 04/15/2009, 12:29 AM
Quote from: Keranu on 04/15/2009, 12:19 AMWe're all winners anyhow.
Blazing Lazers clear!! That's 9 nectarsis and guyjin!!!

!!!!!

Gratz Rags! Man, all that frustration worked out for you in the end.

Quote from: Sinistron on 04/15/2009, 09:02 AM

Sinistron · 04/16/2009, 08:20 PM

Clear #74 - Gomola Speed

I love this fucking game. There's 25 levels total- and you only receive passwords up until level 20- from then on you're on your own. Every five levels there's a boss to defeat- final level is one screen size room- just you and the final boss where the best method of attack is to shield yourself with your segments (they'll fall off when hit)- then recollect them (the more segments you have the quicker you can shoot) and shoot into the boss's center when he opens his guard, rinse, repeat, etc.

rag-time4 · 04/17/2009, 01:09 AM

JJ and Jeff clear!!! By God's grace that's 10 clears!! Ceti Alpha, you're next!!

Ceti Alpha · 04/17/2009, 07:21 AM

rag-time4 · 04/18/2009, 05:26 PM

Clear #11 !!! Bomberman 94!! This was supposed to be an easy clear but the last area and final boss were insane!

Sinistron · 04/19/2009, 01:07 AM

Clear #75 - Atomic Robo-kid...

Real happy to clear this one right after Gomola Speed- since they have things in common- same company- same number of levels with bosses every fifth level, similar graphics and music in spots, and I noticed that the worm boss in Gomola Speed is an enemy in Atomic Robo-kid- and also the password characters in Gomola Speed include Atomic Robo-kid and Ninja Kid (who appears in ARK as a bonus)... These are two of my favorite hucards for sure.

25 to go!

Sinistron · 04/19/2009, 03:58 PM

I was ready to give up on this on Field 6-4B - thinking the whole time there were 8 Fields. After Runin told me last night that 6-4 was the final stage- I knew I had to come back today to finish it.
Clear #76- JJ & Jeff...

I'm 10 away from the number 5 slot now- hkfan with 86...

rag-time4 · 04/19/2009, 07:43 PM

By God's grace, Clear #12! Ys III (jp version) clear!

Now Ceti and I are even, as of this post!

rag-time4 · 04/21/2009, 04:50 AM

Double post!

With the help of Allah, clear #13! Legendary Axe II clear!! This one was way way easier for me than the first. Got to the last boss on my first playthrough. Finished the deal today.

Sinistron · 04/21/2009, 09:35 AM

Quote from: rag-time4 on 04/21/2009, 04:50 AMDouble post!

With the help of Allah, Legendary Axe II clear!! This one was way way easier for me than the first. Got to the last boss on my first playthrough. Finished the deal today.

I find these games to be the complete opposite- with II having been a much tougher clear than I. You cleared the board with the berserk chickens- and the other board with the robots- on your very first play? Not saying you're lying- but I personally find that hard to believe.

Nazi NecroPhile · 04/21/2009, 02:04 PM

Quote from: Sinistron on 04/21/2009, 09:35 AMI find these games to be the complete opposite- with II having been a much tougher clear than I. You cleared the board with the berserk chickens- and the other board with the robots- on your very first play? Not saying you're lying- but I personally find that hard to believe.

Perhaps you should be praying to Allah.

rag-time4 · 04/21/2009, 03:22 PM

Quote from: Sinistron on 04/21/2009, 09:35 AM
Quote from: rag-time4 on 04/21/2009, 04:50 AMDouble post!

With the help of Allah, Legendary Axe II clear!! This one was way way easier for me than the first. Got to the last boss on my first playthrough. Finished the deal today.

I find these games to be the complete opposite- with II having been a much tougher clear than I. You cleared the board with the berserk chickens- and the other board with the robots- on your very first play? Not saying you're lying- but I personally find that hard to believe.

Those chickens are easy to hit and easy to keep safe from. When they jump, you can jump and whack'em and they'll fall back down. The fire is easy to avoid because it's in a predictable pattern. The robots were irritating at first but I only died maybe once in each of those stages on my first run, and the checkpoints make it so you start in the middle of the level. It lets you backtrack a bit and powerup if you want too.

Sinistron · 04/21/2009, 03:37 PM

Yeah I beat the game- I know how it works- just really have a tough time believing you got that far your first game- for not only are those robots a pain in the ass but if I remember right there's some maze bits as well (and a timer?). Axe 1 I still say is much easier- maybe I have it mastered from back in the day- but who knows. Maybe you eat your Wheaties- or maybe you're the be-all-end-all master of the form or something- kind of like the power fucking master metal shooter or whatever Zeta said he was.

rag-time4 · 04/21/2009, 04:35 PM

Quote from: Sinistron on 04/21/2009, 03:37 PMYeah I beat the game- I know how it works- just really have a tough time believing you got that far your first game- for not only are those robots a pain in the ass but if I remember right there's some maze bits as well (and a timer?). Axe 1 I still say is much easier- maybe I have it mastered from back in the day- but who knows. Maybe you eat your Wheaties- or maybe you're the be-all-end-all master of the form or something- kind of like the power fucking master metal shooter or whatever Zeta said he was.

I did die once on the chicken level my first time through, but I didn't find it that hard. I ran out of time on my first life in the last stage (futureistic maze) but then I decided to drop down to the bottom and see if there was anything and it turns out that's what you need to do. There's a checkpoint along the way. I noticed Axe II seems pretty liberal about enemy drops.

Sorry if the details of my adventure are only making your agony worse Sin!!

Sinistron · 04/23/2009, 09:18 AM

Came thisclose to clearing Alice in Wonderdream last night- at least I'm assuming so. Stage was called The Nightmare and I made it to the second form of the boss- and I'm not using codes or any of that crap. Anyone beat this (no one at PCEDaisakusen is listed as)? I plan to bust it up good next time I play- but I'm not sure that I'll be able to fit it in tonight- and my weekend is shot. Stages so far were The Forest, The Falls, The Vegetables, The Palace, The Nightmare. I see some review pages incorrectly say that bosses are reused- those two bosses- the ghost and the alligator- are just mini-bosses used for the first two parts of the first three stages- and they get tougher each time (though they're pretty damn easy). The ghost starts off with an attached link of two ghosts and adds one each time you see him, and the alligator gets an additional bouncing ball each time. The real bosses are Pinocchio, a dog with a tuba, the Big Bad Wolf, the Palace king, and a lady who turns into a flying creature and then into some giant monster- maybe there's another form- who knows. Reason I'm assuming this is the end is because no other boss had several forms and because the cutscenes in the beginning show Alice having a nightmare- so yeah it's probably the final stage.

Overall this game is much better than I initially thought- first time I played it I wasn't impressed at all- but the difficulty curve is good and I like how essential the spells are to mastering the game.

rag-time4 · 04/29/2009, 04:18 AM

Getting near the end of Shape Shifter! playing it only a little at a time since spring break at my work is over. Just got the last form today! Ceti once this one is nailed maybe they'll start falling for me like Dominoes!!

Ceti, have you made any progress with Valis III?

Arkhan Asylum · 04/29/2009, 08:32 PM

I beat every game ever made for everything already, so

YOU ALL SUCK!

MWAHAHAAAAAAA

quoth09 · 04/29/2009, 09:55 PM

Quote from: rag-time4 on 04/21/2009, 04:35 PM
Quote from: Sinistron on 04/21/2009, 03:37 PMYeah I beat the game- I know how it works- just really have a tough time believing you got that far your first game- for not only are those robots a pain in the ass but if I remember right there's some maze bits as well (and a timer?). Axe 1 I still say is much easier- maybe I have it mastered from back in the day- but who knows. Maybe you eat your Wheaties- or maybe you're the be-all-end-all master of the form or something- kind of like the power fucking master metal shooter or whatever Zeta said he was.
I did die once on the chicken level my first time through, but I didn't find it that hard. I ran out of time on my first life in the last stage (futureistic maze) but then I decided to drop down to the bottom and see if there was anything and it turns out that's what you need to do. There's a checkpoint along the way. I noticed Axe II seems pretty liberal about enemy drops.

Sorry if the details of my adventure are only making your agony worse Sin!!

Just now coming across this thread and reading through it.

Good games being beaten here, but sorry I had to comment on this one. Legendary Axe II is pretty damn easy, but then again I used to beat it when I was a kid and played it a lot. I actually popped it in the system last week for a quick play and it pulled me in as usual, so I actually tried to find the nudity in the game (supposedly in the PCE version) and still didn't spot it. Either way, got all the way to the last boss and shut it off when I could have beat him easy. I have beaten the game too many times is why, and I got to the last boss without dying. Wouldn't be the first time and won't be the last. If I had the capability to make a video of me stomping the games ass, I would, because those chickens are a joke. The key is to hit them and go after them so they don't have a chance to shoot anything. The only part in the game that ever gives me a problem is the last stage, and it's not a maze really, just one side or the other, and the boss entrance is on the far left, but there are tons of extra stuff all over the place. Lots of dead ends. Even an appearance by the gold robot boss on the lightning tower level, as a regular enemy, in the hallway to the right side of the level, which is where you don't want to be if you are going for a speed run.

Sinistron · 04/30/2009, 09:42 AM

Quote from: quoth09 on 04/29/2009, 09:55 PM
Quote from: rag-time4 on 04/21/2009, 04:35 PM
Quote from: Sinistron on 04/21/2009, 03:37 PMYeah I beat the game- I know how it works- just really have a tough time believing you got that far your first game- for not only are those robots a pain in the ass but if I remember right there's some maze bits as well (and a timer?). Axe 1 I still say is much easier- maybe I have it mastered from back in the day- but who knows. Maybe you eat your Wheaties- or maybe you're the be-all-end-all master of the form or something- kind of like the power fucking master metal shooter or whatever Zeta said he was.
I did die once on the chicken level my first time through, but I didn't find it that hard. I ran out of time on my first life in the last stage (futureistic maze) but then I decided to drop down to the bottom and see if there was anything and it turns out that's what you need to do. There's a checkpoint along the way. I noticed Axe II seems pretty liberal about enemy drops.

Sorry if the details of my adventure are only making your agony worse Sin!!
Just now coming across this thread and reading through it.

Good games being beaten here, but sorry I had to comment on this one. Legendary Axe II is pretty damn easy, but then again I used to beat it when I was a kid and played it a lot. I actually popped it in the system last week for a quick play and it pulled me in as usual, so I actually tried to find the nudity in the game (supposedly in the PCE version) and still didn't spot it. Either way, got all the way to the last boss and shut it off when I could have beat him easy. I have beaten the game too many times is why, and I got to the last boss without dying. Wouldn't be the first time and won't be the last. If I had the capability to make a video of me stomping the games ass, I would, because those chickens are a joke. The key is to hit them and go after them so they don't have a chance to shoot anything. The only part in the game that ever gives me a problem is the last stage, and it's not a maze really, just one side or the other, and the boss entrance is on the far left, but there are tons of extra stuff all over the place. Lots of dead ends. Even an appearance by the gold robot boss on the lightning tower level, as a regular enemy, in the hallway to the right side of the level, which is where you don't want to be if you are going for a speed run.

Yeah but playing it a lot when you're a kid makes it a different story- that's why I can run through Axe I so quickly- because I played the fuck out of it back in the day- playing Axe II though now for the first time and reaching the last boss first game is a completely different thing. If Rags really did it- I am impressed.

Played Alice in Wonderdream again last night- I can now get to the last guy on one game and with five heart containers- I know how I'm supposed to beat him now- you're supposed to jump on and then bounce high off of this Audrey II shit that pops out if his stomach and then on to his head- but I'm trying to figure out exactly HOW you bounce high- it doesn't happen all the time- seems to happen at random. I try pressing jump again exactly on impact, I try landing while holding down jump- same thing- only happens when it wants to (bad programming perhaps? Or is there something I'm not doing right?). As soon as I figure it out this game's in the can.

Nazi NecroPhile · 04/30/2009, 10:06 AM

Quote from: quoth09 on 04/29/2009, 09:55 PMI actually popped it in the system last week for a quick play and it pulled me in as usual, so I actually tried to find the nudity in the game (supposedly in the PCE version) and still didn't spot it.

Here's da boobies, courtesy of the The Old Rover.

Sinistron · 04/30/2009, 10:49 AM

Quote from: guest on 04/30/2009, 10:06 AM
Quote from: quoth09 on 04/29/2009, 09:55 PMI actually popped it in the system last week for a quick play and it pulled me in as usual, so I actually tried to find the nudity in the game (supposedly in the PCE version) and still didn't spot it.
Here's da boobies, courtesy of the The Old Rover.

Damn I didn't realize that the US ending was censored...

rag-time4 · 05/01/2009, 05:19 AM

Got to the final boss in Shapeshifter tonight but he did me in! GRRR

I notice it's easier to dodge his three spread projectiles if you stay a bit closer. I'll take another shot at him soon.

Arkhan Asylum · 05/01/2009, 05:31 AM

man now I am itching to put that game in and play

rag-time4 · 05/01/2009, 03:10 PM

By God's Grace: Clear #14! Shape Shifter Clear!! This one took me quite a while! Had a lot of fun going through it. I really enjoyed the panther and it's unique control scheme. Getting comfortable with the panther was easily the highlight of the whole game for me.

I like how this screen from the ending ties in nicely with the axe games. I should have listened to runinruder and just not bought armor to maintain continuity with the Axe games.

Let the credits roll:

rag-time4 · 05/02/2009, 03:57 AM

Double Post!!

With the help of Allah: Clear #15! Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball clear!!

Played through two rounds of world tournament as well as the quest mode! Once I figured out the distance for kunio's running shot this one was pretty easy. I still haven't mastered the jumping super shots. It's different from the NES version, where you could run any number of steps and do a jumping super shot with every character except paul from the All-Stars. The catching is far less forgiving in the PCE version than it is in the NES version, so the difficulty is a bit higher overall than it was on the NES.

World tournament: (sekai taikai)

Quest mode:

rag-time4 · 05/02/2009, 05:47 PM

Triple post!!

With the help of Allah, Clear #16! Ninja Spirit PC-Engine Mode and Arcade Mode Clear!!!

For me the increase in difficulty in Arcade mode was quite significant. I cleared PC-Engine mode in about 2 hours (stage 5 taking about 5 minutes), but Arcade mode was much tougher! All in all an excellent action game. Deserves every bit of the praise it receives!

PCE Mode:

Arcade Mode:

jperryss · 05/02/2009, 08:55 PM

On Ninja Spirit arcade mode:

I can get through PCE mode without using a continue

but I haven't completed arcade mode yet. The one-hit kill makes for a BIG difficulty jump and I always get stuck around the second-to-last stage.

Sinistron · 05/03/2009, 05:17 PM

Clear #77- Alice in Wonderdream

Once I figured out the high bounce this game became pretty jokey...you have to quickly press the jump button twice as you bounce off an enemy- a sure way to do it too is to quickly put turbo jump on and press when you're about to land on an enemy.

Sinistron · 05/04/2009, 09:18 AM

I had Blazing Lazers back when it first came out- and I only NOW realized that blasting the changing bonuses into flash bombs also gives you a respawn at death. Always figured it was some random thing.
Anyway- stayed home today- waiting for the dentist to call me back- figured I'd bust up Blazing Lazers- LOOOOONG overdue- this time did it with three deaths- no continues- and ended the game with 67 lives- I'm guessing you get fifty after beating the final boss.

Clear #78 - Blazing Lazers

rag-time4 · 05/04/2009, 03:05 PM

Quote from: Sinistron on 05/04/2009, 09:18 AM I had Blazing Lazers back when it first came out- and I only NOW realized that blasting the changing bonuses into flash bombs also gives you a respawn at death. Always figured it was some random thing.
Anyway- stayed home today- waiting for the dentist to call me back- figured I'd bust up Blazing Lazers- LOOOOONG overdue- this time did it with three deaths- no continues- and ended the game with 67 lives- I'm guessing you get fifty after beating the final boss.

Clear #78 - Blazing Lazers

That's awesome that you discovered the secret of the respawn! I bet it's the same in SSS. I don't think Laurent at videogameden.com knows about this. In his SSS or Gunhed review he says he doesn't know what causes the respawn.

nat · 05/04/2009, 06:38 PM

Yeah, it's the same for both games.

Sinistron · 05/04/2009, 07:25 PM

Clear #79 - MotoRoader (normal circuit)

I actually beat this before- but I never marked it as clear. Wasn't about to mark it as clear without beating it again

- just for the hell of it...

See what happens Rags?

You clear three- I clear three...

Seriously though- thanks for feeding my fire over here. Too bad you only have 16 clears...

rag-time4 · 05/04/2009, 10:23 PM

Quote from: jperryss on 05/02/2009, 08:55 PMOn Ninja Spirit arcade mode:

I can get through PCE mode without using a continue but I haven't completed arcade mode yet. The one-hit kill makes for a BIG difficulty jump and I always get stuck around the second-to-last stage.

A few of the enemies were extremely aggravating. The swordsmen in stage 4 were a pain, as well as the area with the first appearance of the riflemen.

Quote from: Sinistron on 05/04/2009, 07:25 PMSee what happens Rags?
You clear three- I clear three...

Seriously though- thanks for feeding my fire over here. Too bad you only have 16 clears...

Not bad, but you didn't triple post!

Ceti Alpha · 05/05/2009, 07:30 AM

Quote from: rag-time4 on 05/04/2009, 10:23 PM
Quote from: jperryss on 05/02/2009, 08:55 PMOn Ninja Spirit arcade mode:

I can get through PCE mode without using a continue but I haven't completed arcade mode yet. The one-hit kill makes for a BIG difficulty jump and I always get stuck around the second-to-last stage.
A few of the enemies were extremely aggravating. The swordsmen in stage 4 were a pain, as well as the area with the first appearance of the riflemen.

Yeah, those guys can be a pain in the butt. I'll be putting a charge on soon.

Sinistron · 05/11/2009, 11:30 PM

Clear #80- MotoRoader II (standard/normal circuit)

This one plays better than the first one- though it's definitely easier (not that the first one is hard- it isn't).

Sinistron · 05/12/2009, 10:24 AM

BTW Nat-
I know I said I was gonna hold off- and I fully intended to-
but I didn't count on one thing- my wedding favor-
I've been burning off myself (on custom printed blank CDRs) me and Sue's wedding favor which is a cover album we spent 9 months making (BTW shoot me your mailing addy again and I'll mail a copy out- also Mike Helgeson did the cover artwork which you might find interesting) - so it's got me sitting in front of my imac most weekday nights burning off discs (up to 110 for the wedding so far- looking to burn 140) and as it happens my old tv and my Turbo are now in the computer/studio room- so I've been getting some decent playtime in while burning these puppies. Don't throw in the towel though man- if I ran through all these games in a little over a month then I'm sure you could do at least the same if not better when you guys get yourselves situated- and I hope all that shit's going smoothly.

Sinistron · 05/12/2009, 09:21 PM

Clear #81 - Psychic Storm

This was the first time I played a full one player game- and it's much easier one player- a joke actually.

rag-time4 · 05/13/2009, 03:49 PM

Nice triple post Sinistron, but only 2 clears among the 3 posts....

You've got a lot to learn before you beat me.... try again kiddo!

I've got another clear coming soon, but forgot to transfer my pic to my usb drive...

Sinistron · 05/13/2009, 04:12 PM

Quote from: rag-time4 on 05/13/2009, 03:49 PMNice triple post Sinistron, but only 2 clears among the 3 posts....

You've got a lot to learn before you beat me.... try again kiddo!

I've got another clear coming soon, but forgot to transfer my pic to my usb drive...

trying to beat you? LOL.
Who's trying?
Get on the top ten board- then talk to me.

>SNAP<

Sinistron · 05/16/2009, 08:13 PM

Clear # 82- Super Star Soldier

This was a tough battle- got to last boss with all nine guys- all respawns and a halfway powered shot-
Lost a couple of guys on the ship with the front blown off-
then the brains ate up all of my lives- was down to last ship with no shield and two brains were still on the screen-
slid into one of the brains and popped it- then pulled back and blasted the last one to bits. Victorious.

BTW- noticed that geise slid into the top ten clear board on pcedai with 79 clears- I'll be looking over my shoulder.
5 more clears and I'll be ahead of hkfan for the five spot.

Sinistron · 05/17/2009, 03:25 PM

I feel pretty damn foolish because the whole time I had the PCE 1943 Kai I had no idea how awesome it was. I beat the arcade version with a friend on a Capcom collection but never played the PCE one deeper than a few levels. Just had a friend over and we totaled it- and I was taken aback at how awesome the bonus original levels are- it plays like a true sequel with a graphical and gameplay update- and there's a sweet tunnel stage with runaway gun trains. This jumped from being a so-so title to one of my favorite hus.

Clear #83- 1943 Kai

BTW I love how Dracula Boy appears on the fin screen- along with some other little booger who I can't place- probably from a Naxat game...

rag-time4 · 05/17/2009, 05:25 PM

With the help of Allah, clear #17!! Lords of Thunder clear!!

This game is really awesome. There's often a lot going on at once. The music finally grew on me also. The final form of the boss is a bit of a joke though, once I found out an easy way to beat him without getting hit.

Also by God's Grace, Clear # 18!! Final Soldier clear!

This one was a bit of a letdown after Super Star Soldier. There are some fun enemies, and generally more dexterity seems to be required than in SSS, but it was over too fast. The only stage that was hard at all was stage 6.

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