Topic: Arcade SHMUP High Score Thread

Final day for round 4!

What? I thought it was the 16th LOL.

I'm going to rush then, but tonight I was planning on playing Cadillacs and Dinosaurs in order to do a podcast soon.

@Moroboshi876 Oh nice! What podcast is that for? Will it be in English? My foreign language skills are non-existent ☺️

@Lroy No, they're in Catalan, and I highly doubt any of you guys is learning this specific language LOL

But I'll play it after all. The challenge ends at 11.59 PM and I won't be free until after that deadline. I'll have the post my Final Fight beat stage 1 "achievement".

Well, my Final Fight results

And Alpha Mission

Round 4 results time! Again thanks to all of you for participating. And @morobishi876 thanks for managing to post those two score just before the deadline

PUZZLE BOBBLE
5,971,730 1st @meppi64
3,309,500 2nd @bushidosnail
3,222,310 3rd @danb
2,890,540 4th @retrogamerandrew
1,414,160 5th @moroboshi876
1,363,310 6th @corneel
374,310 7th @lroy
187,250 8th @mauhlin12

ALPHA MISSION
91,860 1st @cw13
76,790 2nd @agent721
62,170 3rd @corneel
58,440 4th @lroy
36,370 5th @moroboshi876
30,090 6th @bushidosnail

FINAL FIGHT
Complete the slums: @agent721 @corneel @lroy @bushidosnail @moroboshi876
Complete the park / subway: @mauhlin12

GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES
Beat 3rd stage: @corneel
Beat 4th stage: @lroy
Beat 7th stage: @binus

And the final total standings for this round:

Wow! A 4th place! I'm proud of myself! It was worth it to play a little yesterday evening, and as you guys can see I edited the post (in order to add Alpha Mission score) at 11.58 pm! Well done, everyone!

@Corneel Cheers buddy, couldn’t remember if i’d posted pics of my scores/survival progress here as well as on the Adult Switch Gamers Discord but clearly you got what you needed. Surprised to take second what with my terrible performance in PUZZLE BOBBLE but hey, I’ll take it 😂

Shame only 3 of us played GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES. That is one of the most beautiful and accessible 1 on 1 arcade fighters I have ever played. Up with the very best SF titles.

Thanks to @Corneel and these challenges for giving me the opportunity to actually play the game a bit more.

And now for the final round of this season! Afterwards we will take a short summer break. So let's make it count!

SEASON ONE | FINAL ROUND | starts today! | ends 8th of June 23:59 CET

HIGHSCORE CHALLENGE 9 | TENGAI

3 LIVES | 0 CONTINUES | 600,000 EXTEND | LEVEL 5 NORMAL

The sequel to Samurai Aces released in 1996 for arcade machines. A home version was released later that year for Sega Saturn and in 2004 for Playstation 2. I will leave you with the perfect description from the Google Play Store

The king of famous shooting game, Tengai the second episode of Sengoku Ace.! Tengai confirmed the popularity and interested by beta test, is officially released! Enjoy Tengai, you loved at arcade shooting game your smartphone. Experience a fantastic adventure to save your princess in the age of war! Fall into a fantastic war adventure to save your princess!

Enjoy this amazing shooting and post a screenshot of your highscore to be put on the leaderboard.

• To select the secret character Ayin, move to the random select box, press up 3 times, down 3 times, up seven times and then press Start

HIGHSCORE CHALLENGE 10 | DONKEY KONG 3 (arcade archives)

HIGH SCORE MODE

Donkey Kong 3 is a shooting game released by Nintendo in 1983. Take on the role of the hero Stanley, and use your Sprayer to drive away Donkey Kong and exterminate the various flower-stealing bugs that appear in the botanical garden. Get high scores with a perfect bonus by chasing off Donkey Kong and having no flowers stolen!

Just post a picture of your high score to be put on the leaderboards.

SURVIVAL CHALLENGE 9 | METAL SLUG 2

ORIGINAL MODE | 3 LIVES | 3 CREDITS | LEVEL 4 DIFFICULTY | TIME 60

Metal Slug 2 is an action game released by SNK in 1998. Players can choose from Marko, Tarma, Eri and Fio, with the aim of defeating Morden’s Rebel Army which is plotting a coup once again. In addition to the Heavy Machine Guns and Shotguns from the previous games, new weapons such as laser guns have been added for even more battle variations.

Pop in 3 virtual credits on the title screen, press start and play until you have no more continues left. Please post a picture of the game over screen to show how far you got.

2 Points - complete mission 1
4 Points - complete mission 2
6 Points - complete mission 3
8 Points - complete mission 4
10 Points - complete mission 5
15 Points - complete final mission

HIGHSCORE CHALLENGE 10 | VULCAN VENTURE (GRADIUS II)

3 LIVES | NORMAL DIFFICULTY | 3 CREDITS

Originally released in 1988 in arcade in Japan and is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the Gradius series, memorable for its beloved music and top-notch level design.

Pop in 3 virtual credits on the title screen, press start and play until you have no more continues left. Please post a picture of the game over screen to show how far you got.

2 points - Complete stage 1 (Artificial Sun, boss Phoenix)
4 points - Complete stage 2 (Alien, boss Big Eye)
6 points - Complete stage 3 (Crystal, boss Crystal Core)
8 points - Complete stage 4 (Volcano, boss Death MK II)
10 points - Complete stage 5 (Revenge of Moai, boss Jumping Moai & Big Moai)
12 points - Complete stage 6 (High Speed Maze, boss Big Core MK II)
14 points - Complete stage 7 (Boss Rush)
16 points - Complete stage 8 (Gofer Ship Interior, boss Demos, Crab and Gofer I)

For those interested, here are the results from the voting for this round: https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-FT7T7ZWHV/
Scorebook for this round: https://www.rise.global/arcade-challenges-season-1-final-round
And as always, the leaderboards can be found here: https://www.iscored.info/?mode=public&user=Corneel

Have fun with this fine selection of games!

@Morobishi876 I didn't even see you edit the post one minute (!!) before the end time. That shows some devotion. Amazing. Fourth place is not bad indeed, it's going to be fun when we combine all rounds together for the final standing the season.

@Lroy I got your screenshot that you posted before, so it's fine. And really a shame only three players for Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Such a fine game, but I have to admit also from me it didn't get the attention it deserves this round.

And to get things started:

TENGAI - 362,600

DONKEY KONG 3 - 25,600

METAL SLUG 2 - Cleared Mission 1

VULCAN VENTURE - Finished stage 1

Hi, I would love to join in on this month's challenge! I already have Tengai and may purchase that Konami Collection to get Vulcan Venture.

Never really played Tengai for score chasing so will be interesting to see how it plays.

@Shmupsnstuff Great to have you join! Also, many of us are also on the adult switch gamers discord where we have our own little arcade corner. Be sure to have a look there also. https://discord.gg/dE9ab6V

Oh! The voting results are nothing like what I voted, just DK3. So that's the game I will be playing, the only one I have. Unless I found the others on my MAME list.

Donkey Kong 3

@Corneel Thanks! I'll try to check it out.

Nice score on Tengai, by the way. I played for quite a bit and have only just managed to break 300k. Will post a picture when I'm more satisfied with my score.

I'm using Katana, by the way. Lots of great, in-depth tips here for anyone interested: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40721

Dammit! My score is nothing now, tied with another player LOL

By the way, some of the ACA Neo Geo games are on sale on Xbox One. It looks like I will be taking part on Metal Slug 2 challenge after all. But why wasn't it Metal Slug X instead? Isn't it supposed to be the corrected version of 2?

Decent start in Gradius II/Vulcan Venture