Topic: Arcade SHMUP High Score Thread

Just a note for our new pilot recruits. If your name on the Global Leaderboards is different to your forum name can you let us know. Helps to pick out co-pilots from all the randoms when score chasing and compiling our community Leaderboard. Cheers.

I'm sure this is really old news, but just went into Zero Gunner 2 and an update has downloaded. Gotta get back into.

Yeah, ZeroDiv managed to fix quite a few if not all of the issues this game had. All in all, having had to rebuild the entire game from scratch they've done a good job. Need to play it more myself.

@OorWullie I have Gunbarich but I don't remember being able to play it for 5 minutes?

Good work fella. Well done. That puts you ahead of both me and @agent721 ☺️

Just had a quick go at caravan mode on Blazing Star and got 428910 (232nd), so I'll presumably be bringing up the rear! I'm not likely to get another go before the deadline, I just wanted to participate!

I'm just Ste on the leaderboards, I had no idea the Switch just uses your profile name. Annoying as my Nintendo ID is much closer to my forum name!

I can't see how to post an image. Do I need a certain amount of forum posts to post an image or something?

@Lroy there's time for you to knock me back down that leader board haha. Will be going on later to see if I can get nearer that million

Just the motivation I needed @Jbs-Dad 😉

I'm up to 44th on the Global Leaderboards with a score of 976, 790. So close to the million. Not sure there's time or luck left for me to beat that milestone though.

@monkeyspasm Stick your Switch code and Switch name in your forum signature. See @oorwullie 's posts. That will mean we can add you as Switch friend and see you on the Leaderboards. If you are able to post a pic that's great too. I never remember to do that myself, lol!

@monkeyspasm Also. If you get another run. Make sure you use the third ship with the sword-like charge shot. That's the one you need to use to get high scores. Go back through the thread and you'll see some Pro videos giving tips etc.

@Lroy well done 😎. When does blazing star challenge end?

The challenge ends at midnight tonight (UK time). Right @oorwullie ?

We started playing it last Friday. Basically, the weekly challenge runs from 12:01 Friday morning to 12:00 midnight Thursday.

Added my Switch code to my sig. Also changed my profile name from Ste to monkeysp.

I've had a look at that vid, will have another go, cheers

The challenge ends at midnight London time. So a few hours left. I’m about to hop on on my lunch break to see if I can squeeze out a higher score.

Good luck all. I've been playing Outlast but it's time for me to do some chasing instead of being chased. 1 million here I come.

I'm signing off for this week's challenge - BLAZING STAR - with a personal best of 1, 014, 620. Delighted to break the million mark and currently sitting at 40th on the Global Leaderboard.

Good luck everyone and I'll be keen to hear what next week's challenge game is.

817,530. I’m out of time, I know I could do better.

@Agent721 Well, there's always those 'ongoing lifetime game NL Arcade Community Leaderboards' @oorwullie is going to set-up. Correct? So any of the recent new recruits, do let us know if you go back to any of our previous weekly challenge games and set a score.

To date we have done: PULSTAR, AERO FIGHTERS 2, SHOCK TROOPERS, MUTATION NATION and BLAZING STAR.

@Lroy I'm not sure the best way to go about that. Probably just to keep the ones we have done so far from the weekly challenge open for anyone who wants to take them on. If they beat them and let me know then I can edit the post and make a separate leaderboard under the weekly challenge one.

666250, and that's me done, 119th on the board.

Not a great score, but I've learnt a lot about the game and really loved it. What a great risk / reward mechanic this game has. I'll keep playing for sure

Thank you for setting this up, OorWullie - it adds so much value and enjoyment to these great games.