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Tealc · 22 Sep 2024 at 20:09

A few more tries, new high 25,100. Only one lucky shot this time.

cheesyboy · 22 Sep 2024 at 23:43

28,100

Got lucky with hitting two star bonuses which came up as points. I actually missed on the bonus stage, so could have been even higher!

I'm pretty sure I played this game once in the arcades as a kid. Did it have a wheel control, a bit like Arkanoid? In any case, I think it was a case of missing a pot every shot and never wasting another 20p on it

mcwildcard · 23 Sep 2024 at 00:10

Can I add the following to my list please:

Salamander
Shadow Warriors (aka Ninja Gaiden)

Tealc · 24 Sep 2024 at 22:12

26,400. No luck with star bonuses but did manage a really good first rack and got a 10k+ bonus on that. Threw it all away after a bad break in the 2nd though.

cheesyboy · 26 Sep 2024 at 00:01

42,000

Managed to get to the third rack. It was another 6 ball triangle, like in rack 1, but it broke totally differently and left me with not much to work with.

Tealc · 28 Sep 2024 at 09:27

31,300. No bonuses again but did get within 3 of the 3rd rack. Sometimes the balls just lie so awkward after a break.

Spacedeck · 30 Sep 2024 at 22:06

cheesyboy · 30 Sep 2024 at 23:41

136,400 after a quick few goes trying out a few of the planes.

The 3.5" screen on my anbernic handheld is NOT suited to bullet hell games, even moreso when they're portrait orientated

mcwildcard · 1 Oct 2024 at 11:00

167,400

cheesyboy · 1 Oct 2024 at 23:29

173,900, now. Think I like the grey plane in the middle the best

Zatoichi.uK · 2 Oct 2024 at 12:22

405'400.

Tealc · 2 Oct 2024 at 21:19

Managed 188,400 using the first plane , 180,000 using the second one.

Tealc · 5 Oct 2024 at 21:26

190,100

Tealc · 8 Oct 2024 at 21:11

New score 223,000. Cleared the first two levels, got mauled on the third.

Spacedeck · 14 Oct 2024 at 07:24

*NAME CORRECTION: It should say Pit Fighter. Accidentally input the wrong word.

mcwildcard · 14 Oct 2024 at 17:16

Another of mine!

Score: $104,360

cheesyboy · 14 Oct 2024 at 17:27

I've never actually played Pitfighter. Am I right in remembering it was quite a high profile game, but was widely regarded as being crap? Or were the home ports just bad and the arcade version was good?

mcwildcard · 14 Oct 2024 at 17:42

cheesyboy said:
I've never actually played Pitfighter. Am I right in remembering it was quite a high profile game, but was widely regarded as being crap? Or were the home ports just bad and the arcade version was good?

I was always fond of it. I think it pre-dated Kombat for digitised character models, so back in the day it had a real wow factor. It's a bit clunky to play, but actually still pretty good fun.

Tealc · 14 Oct 2024 at 21:48

This game did take a few of my 10p pieces back in Porthcawl fair in the 90s.

First attempt at this game in probably 30 years.
$43,400

cheesyboy · 16 Oct 2024 at 16:12

Had a quick go and did very badly scored about 12k.

Is it best to just mash buttons?