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Spacedeck · 8 Jan 2024 at 01:17

Excellent attempts guys! Some pretty competitive stuff at the top!

NEW GAME IS...

@cheesyboy you have two slots available for a game choice, as you didn't pick from the last game neither.

OP has been updated, including default DIP.

Good luck and happy gaming!

Metalface Mark · 8 Jan 2024 at 10:27

ive never played this before, looks like a vertical defender would that be an accurate guess?

Zatoichi.uK · 8 Jan 2024 at 10:34

Metalface Mark said:
ive never played this before, looks like a vertical defender would that be an accurate guess?

From the sound effects it certainly seems so!

Metalface Mark · 8 Jan 2024 at 11:11

Annoyingly Juno first isnt on mister so i dont think ill be playing this one, cant really be bothered to setup mame to play it.

cheesyboy · 8 Jan 2024 at 11:36

Metalface Mark said:
ive never played this before, looks like a vertical defender would that be an accurate guess?

Something like that.

I've never really played a lot of 'golden era' stuff, and tend not to really love the ones I have tried, but I'd heard this was good and on a brief try quite liked it.

This will be the 3rd game of the last 4 that has been one of my selections!

Spacedeck · 8 Jan 2024 at 12:23

Metalface Mark said:
Annoyingly Juno first isnt on mister so i dont think ill be playing this one, cant really be bothered to setup mame to play it.

You could probably easily find a version ready to play in your browser using Google search. I think rules prevent me linking a playable browser version in the OP.

Metalface Mark · 8 Jan 2024 at 13:04

ive actually got an 8tb external drive with it on, i just need to find the power supply for it, i just prefer playing things on my crt with my mister really though.

Metalface Mark · 8 Jan 2024 at 15:05

Was reasonably fun, after the first two levels it gets a bit bonkers, i was never a fan of defender its too frenetic for me so this is more of the same, but thought id get a score on the board anyway.

Tealc · 8 Jan 2024 at 20:40

After a few tries 83,860. I don't remember playing this one before.

Fast shots from the enemies always seem to catch me out. Not sure I have the reactions these days for this game.

Clearly getting the humanoid thingy out of the round thing leads to some scoring potential.

Have done some reading on this game and there are reports of people clocking this game.

cheesyboy · 8 Jan 2024 at 22:00

Spacedeck said:
@cheesyboy you have two slots available for a game choice, as you didn't pick from the last game neither.

Thanks, could I pick:
X Multiply
Rastan

cheesyboy · 8 Jan 2024 at 23:01

Alright, you guys are pretty good @Tealc @Metalface Mark. two goes in, my best score is 45,730. It gets a bit frantic on level 4!

E:
70,110 after a few more goes.

Metalface Mark · 9 Jan 2024 at 10:03

cheesyboy said:
Thanks, could I pick:
X Multiply
Rastan

you are a real glutton for punishment

cheesyboy · 9 Jan 2024 at 11:38

Metalface Mark said:
you are a real glutton for punishment

I quite like these tough platformers

I was tempted to go for Ghosts & Goblins, but I've already put quite a lot of time into that.

Have you ever played Volgarr the Viking? Its a modern indie game but heavily inspired by Rastan (and G&G a bit too). It's actually what got me interested in it: I'd never even heard of Rastan previously.

Metalface Mark · 9 Jan 2024 at 11:45

cheesyboy said:
I quite like these tough platformers I was tempted to go for Ghosts & Goblins, but I've already put quite a lot of time into that.

Have you ever played Volgarr the Viking? Its a modern indie game but heavily inspired by Rastan (and G&G a bit too). It's actually what got me interested in it: I'd never even heard of Rastan previously.

Yeah i did play it, it took me about 12 hours to pass the first level

cheesyboy · 9 Jan 2024 at 12:55

Metalface Mark said:
Yeah i did play it, it took me about 12 hours to pass the first level

Yeah it's tough. I did finish it, but not on one credit, and it took some practice.

By the way, as we're in the retro section, Volgarr got a Dreamcast port. It's approved by the devs for free distribution. I've played it, but my Anbernic handheld can only run some DC games at full speed, and Volgarr isn't one of them.

Metalface Mark · 9 Jan 2024 at 13:04

cheesyboy said:
Yeah it's tough. I did finish it, but not on one credit, and it took some practice.

By the way, as we're in the retro section, Volgarr got a Dreamcast port. It's approved by the devs for free distribution. I've played it, but my Anbernic handheld can only run some DC games at full speed, and Volgarr isn't one of them.

i think i got about half way through it, it was tough but i did enjoy playing it. You should just pick up a dreamcast and do the ODE mod for it its really cheap, ive got a dreamcast and lots of games but so much easier with the ODE, i think they are only like £20-30 now and it still looks amazing with the VGA output.

Played another few games of Juno at lunch in my browser, couldnt get past 45k, defo a fun game though. How about we have 2 x games on the go at any time? Would get us all playing more games since were enjoying the format, or switch to a weekly rather than bi-weekly?

cheesyboy · 9 Jan 2024 at 13:15

Metalface Mark said:
i think i got about half way through it, it was tough but i did enjoy playing it. You should just pick up a dreamcast and do the ODE mod for it its really cheap, ive got a dreamcast and lots of games but so much easier with the ODE, i think they are only like £20-30 now and it still looks amazing with the VGA output.

I've got a DC in the loft, though not modded, but I just really like the convenience of handheld gaming. Plus it suits my lack of spare time to just pick up and play.

I do fancy a steamdeck, which would provide the grunt I need for higher end emulation

Metalface Mark · 9 Jan 2024 at 13:18

cheesyboy said:
I've got a DC in the loft, though not modded, but I just really like the convenience of handheld gaming. Plus it suits my lack of spare time to just pick up and play.

I do fancy a steamdeck, which would provide the grunt I need for higher end emulation

Yeah i get that, the new retroid pocket 4 looks ideal for dreamcast/gamecube/wii era. My eyesight is terrible in the past 5 years so i cant really get on with handhelds anymore though i do keep almost buying the pocket with the mister cores which would be ideal for gameboy/lynx/neo geo pocket, wonderswan and stuff

Metalface Mark · 9 Jan 2024 at 13:36

new high score - 78640.

on the first few levels if you want for the alien to arrive you get a nice boost in score from the multipliers, gets a bit too hectic once the waves arrive

Tealc · 9 Jan 2024 at 21:38

I tried a few games on my phone at lunch time using a wired controller and a OTG cable. Couldn't get past level 4.

Tried a few games tonight on my PC at home and got a new high score, couldn't quite get to the 100k.

Managed 55k on the first life, then had wave 6 which is good for points as it is a bit like a challenge wave on Galaga. Think I got to Wave 8.

Bonus life at 100k so was pretty close.