SDA SSS Tournament Results Thread (All Clear!)

2009-05-30 11:51:18 am

destroy them with lazers

I'm stuck in a rut with this game at the moment. I've had about another 30 goes and can't get anything over 950. Need more springs!

dex

2009-05-30 12:10:21 pm

Invisible avatar

[img]http://dex.thps3.net/temp/images/bsnes_v046 2009-05-30 20-08-10-25.png[/img]

dex - 1266

Blargh. What a shitty try. Was one spring away from a smartbomb, but it was buried behind blue and green... I owned blue, found another blue, but before I could get back to the spring a column advanced twice in a row and I died :(.

ZenicReverie

Edit history:

ZenicReverie: 2009-05-30 07:54:49 pm

2009-05-30 04:18:02 pm

Waiting hurts my soul...

So, after watching Normand's replay I thought to myself, "this looks like something I could do." I decided to fire it up this morning and got this score my first attempt at a new strategy:

ZenicReverie - 1524

ZenicReverie - 2096

mike89

Edit history:

mike89: 2009-05-30 08:24:11 pm

2009-05-30 06:43:12 pm

SEGA Junkie

~~mike89 - 1436~~
mike89 - 1707

I had a fifth spring open and didn't see it at all Sad

Normand Nubcake

2009-05-30 07:23:42 pm

Normand - 4259

AquaTiger

2009-05-30 08:45:54 pm

Never give up!

AquaTiger - 295

Might pick this up tomorrow after some rest and see if I can break 500.

X

2009-05-30 08:57:07 pm

destroy them with lazers

1634 - X

Unless I fall to at least 6th place this is it for me on this game.

ColonelFatso

2009-05-31 03:35:26 am

ColonelFatso - 555

I give up, this game is DAMN frustrating.

moooh

2009-05-31 10:51:32 am

Exoray

Getting tired of doing the slow beginning all over again which motivates me to exactly one attempt at a time. Always seem to fail around the same parts.

moooh - 520

mike89

2009-05-31 06:28:13 pm

SEGA Junkie

mike89 - 1784

Oh forget it. I'm done.

Breakdown

2009-05-31 10:00:50 pm

Haters gonna hate

Week over!

Some impressive scores this week guys, good job.

Week 4 is ready to roll.

ZenicReverie

2009-05-31 11:52:53 pm

Waiting hurts my soul...

Alright, let's kick this week off with some too early to consider times Smiley

ZenicReverie - 2:15 - 1

Mickey_Mage

Edit history:

Mickey_Mage: 2009-06-01 12:55:54 am

2009-05-31 11:55:05 pm

Glitching EB 1 flying man at a time

This game plays a whole lot like Pocky and Rocky to me, for some reason.

Edit: Also, what's a good way to time this?

Edit2: Mickey_Mage - ~~~~~2:25~~ - 1~~

Mickey_Mage - ~1:43 - 1

This is the best I can get manually timing. I might be off by a few seconds either way...

Enhasa

2009-06-01 01:13:42 am

everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music

Quote from moooh:

Getting tired of doing the slow beginning all over again which motivates me to exactly one attempt at a time.

nomltest syndrome

Good game, but my reaction was the same to both, which was to quit playing somewhat early IIRC. Nice scores and I'm about to watch at least part 4 of that replay.

HELL YEAH TWINKLE TALE

Yeah, it plays a lot like Pocky and Rocky because it's in the same genre. Wink

This is what I said in the first speedrunning tourney: "I was going to include Twinkle Tale but axed it at the last moment to spare it the ignomony of losing this week." I love both games but anyway you guys just wish you were manly enough to handle Granada.

X

2009-06-01 05:49:23 am

destroy them with lazers

Nooo were not playing the ooze Angry

dannnnn

2009-06-01 06:06:42 am

dannnnn - 16.54 - 4

Might as well put this up for now, only had a few goes and I'll obviously edit with improvements. Can expect to at least cut this time down by half no problem, stage 2 alone took almost 7 minutes due to deaths Cheesy

Seems a fun game though, another good choice. Anybody know how many stages there are?

Mickey_Mage

Edit history:

Mickey_Mage: 2009-06-01 07:46:55 pm

2009-06-01 06:46:58 pm

Glitching EB 1 flying man at a time

Mickey_Mage: ~~~13:05~~ - 4

This was also with a lot of deaths. So, expect a lot lower time sometime.

Mickey_Mage - ~24:05 - 6

AKA

2009-06-02 10:12:32 am

He's back!

Quote from dannnnn:

Seems a fun game though, another good choice. Anybody know how many stages there are?

There are 9, the last stage consists purely of a boss battle.

Going back to breakdowns post on the first page, Saria is a magician not a witch. The stage names are...

Stage 1 = Talon Plain
Stage 2 = Olof Castle
Stage 3 = Vine Revine
Stage 4 = Dohla Castle
Stage 5 = Rield's Cave
Stage 6 = Elan Castle
Stage 7 = Zard Mountain Range
Stage 8 = Diamond Palace

I wouldn't mind having a shot at this game if only I was allowed to use a turbo controller, as it would help greatly for the bosses.

ZenicReverie

2009-06-02 01:43:24 pm

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quote from AKA:

I wouldn't mind having a shot at this game if only I was allowed to use a turbo controller, as it would help greatly for the bosses.

You can just hold down the shoot button and it's a continuous fire rate. Button mashing isn't that much better since there's a limit on the number of bullets on the screen.

mike89

2009-06-02 04:09:15 pm

SEGA Junkie

This game is way too manly for me. I've only beaten one level so far.

However I have a new, equally important stat.

Flex count - 6 Cheesy

AKA

2009-06-02 05:46:34 pm

He's back!

Quote from ZenicReverie:

Quote from AKA:

I wouldn't mind having a shot at this game if only I was allowed to use a turbo controller, as it would help greatly for the bosses.

You can just hold down the shoot button and it's a continuous fire rate. Button mashing isn't that much better since there's a limit on the number of bullets on the screen.

Holding down the shoot button gives a continous fire rate but it's nowhere near as fast as button mashing. If you stand close to a boss you can do Mega Man style turbo fire and take them out very quickly.

ZenicReverie

2009-06-02 07:14:17 pm

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quite a few deaths, especialy in the autoscrolling level and the one before it. The last level actually seemed a little easier than the rest of the game, and the end boss's pattern is one of the easiest to follow. This is the first time I've actually beaten the game, so hopefully I can manage a better time if I can find the time to get through it again... I kind of have to start looking for a job more seriously than I have been.

ZenicReverie - 44:00 - ALL

I really like this game, except for the auto-scrolling level.

Mickey_Mage

2009-06-03 12:24:45 am

Glitching EB 1 flying man at a time

Yea, that autoscrolling level is the only thing keeping me down right now... Also, what caught me by surprise was the two forms of that boss.

ZenicReverie

2009-06-03 07:08:14 am

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quote from Mickey_Mage:

Yea, that autoscrolling level is the only thing keeping me down right now... Also, what caught me by surprise was the two forms of that boss.

Yes, that was surprising. The first form is actually pretty easy, although a little time consuming, if you figure out how to avoid the lance attack. For the dragon alone I use bombs when it uses its breath attack and fly behind it when it claws. You should be able to get away with no, or little, damage. I needed two bombs for clear two breath attacks before it went down, although after dying quite a bit on that level I think I had saved up 3.

It should be all down hill from there though.

Breakdown

2009-06-03 10:42:33 am

Haters gonna hate

Updated.

Quote from AKA:

Going back to breakdowns post on the first page, Saria is a magician not a witch.

You say plantain, I say little banana. Tongue

Quote from AKA:

I wouldn't mind having a shot at this game if only I was allowed to use a turbo controller, as it would help greatly for the bosses.

No turbo controllers this week as they do really break the game in certain parts. Of course if you can mash faster than the regular autofire that's perfectly fine.

Quote from mike89:

Flex count - 6 Cheesy

You're doing well to limit yourself. Wink