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NintendoAge 2017 Weekly Contests Presents: Life Force Contest ends Sunday, 3/12/17 at 11 PM NA time

Mar 5, 2017 at 7:32:59 PM
gutsman004 (126)
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Originally posted by: Gloves

Huh. Didn't expect to beat the entire game on my first attempt lol.

Overconfident are we?

Don't make me have to join in on this "new guy" business.  


Edited: 03/05/2017 at 07:37 PM by gutsman004

Mar 5, 2017 at 7:34:29 PM
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Go Guts, go!!! *pom-poms*
I am not even sure I will make participation this weel.  

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Mar 5, 2017 at 7:38:16 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

Originally posted by: Gloves

Huh. Didn't expect to beat the entire game on my first attempt lol.

Overconfident are we?





Underconfident I'd say.

I like shmups a lot, that's all.  

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Edited: 03/05/2017 at 07:38 PM by Gloves

Mar 5, 2017 at 7:40:01 PM
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Originally posted by: Bea_Iank

Go Guts, go!!! *pom-poms*
I am not even sure I will make participation this weel.  

Pfft,whatever.  

I'm not sure what the winning score will be. I have an idea in my head what it could be,but not sure. If I can do what I hope to do,then it should be enough. But that's a big if.
 

Mar 5, 2017 at 7:42:01 PM
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Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Gloves

Huh. Didn't expect to beat the entire game on my first attempt lol.

Overconfident are we?



Underconfident I'd say. I like shmups a lot, that's all.  

Well to be fair it's not a hard game. It does suffer from the Gradius syndrome a bit but it's much,much easier to recover with the exception of a few areas.
 

Mar 5, 2017 at 7:53:48 PM
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Just throwing this out here,there's a spot in stage 5 of loop 2 and 3 where you could potentially point rack indefinitely if done correctly,so.....yeah.

Chances are your missiles will make this a moot point,but it's possible.


Edited: 03/05/2017 at 07:57 PM by gutsman004

Mar 5, 2017 at 7:55:21 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Gloves

Huh. Didn't expect to beat the entire game on my first attempt lol.

Overconfident are we?



Underconfident I'd say. I like shmups a lot, that's all.  

Well to be fair it's not a hard game. It does suffer from the Gradius syndrome a bit but it's much,much easier to recover with the exception of a few areas.
 





I really look forward to seeing some big scores. To be honest I'm sure I don't know near enough about scoring in the game to take advantage of the good spots. Such as the spot you mentioned before, and not killing the heart (which I realize is against the rules, and will not do). I'm sure I can only get so far on pure general shmup talent.

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Mar 5, 2017 at 8:00:12 PM
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Made an update to the rules regarding the point racking spot in stage 5 that gutsman004 pointed out.

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Edited: 03/05/2017 at 08:00 PM by bimmy_lee

Mar 5, 2017 at 8:03:39 PM
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Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: Gloves

Huh. Didn't expect to beat the entire game on my first attempt lol.

Overconfident are we?



Underconfident I'd say. I like shmups a lot, that's all.  

Well to be fair it's not a hard game. It does suffer from the Gradius syndrome a bit but it's much,much easier to recover with the exception of a few areas.
 



I really look forward to seeing some big scores. To be honest I'm sure I don't know near enough about scoring in the game to take advantage of the good spots. Such as the spot you mentioned before, and not killing the heart (which I realize is against the rules, and will not do). I'm sure I can only get so far on pure general shmup talent.

If you are good at shooters and put in enough time I'm sure you will put up a great score.

Full disclosure,I expected a one loop run for the contest so I really only practiced the first loop. But I have experience playing all three difficulty loops,so it's not a huge deal. I've just been practicing the second and third loops all day today (with a little Transformers Devastation mixed in) to get used to those. Loop 3 has some very tricky spots.
 


Edited: 03/05/2017 at 08:04 PM by gutsman004

Mar 5, 2017 at 9:00:52 PM
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I'm just going to stop my score at 5000!

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:01:51 PM
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ive never played the second loop.

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:05:53 PM
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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

ive never played the second loop.



SURPRISE, LMAO!

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:06:24 PM
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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

ive never played the second loop.


It's not much harder than the first loop overall although there are a few tricks the game throws at you. Loop 3 is a different story. It's not like brutal insane hard,but it's definitely a step up from the first two loops.

Mar 5, 2017 at 9:20:24 PM
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Originally posted by: guillavoie
 
Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

ive never played the second loop.
SURPRISE, LMAO!
  ya you got me! but i think ill still be able to make it by on "pure shoot em up skill"   

 

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:24:35 PM
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Speaking of which, if you have a PS4 and are into shmups (guts!) check out Jamestown. It's one of my favorite shmups of all time.

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:29:31 PM
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At least I got participation. This is about as far as I've ever gotten in Life Force.
 

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Edited: 03/05/2017 at 09:30 PM by mbd39

Mar 5, 2017 at 9:35:58 PM
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Originally posted by: Gloves

Speaking of which, if you have a PS4 and are into shmups (guts!) check out Jamestown. It's one of my favorite shmups of all time.


Cool,I'll check it out! Thanks! I still need to add you on the psn!

Mar 5, 2017 at 9:37:12 PM
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So it begins!  

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:40:51 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

ive never played the second loop.
It's not much harder than the first loop overall although there are a few tricks the game throws at you. Loop 3 is a different story. It's not like brutal insane hard,but it's definitely a step up from the first two loops.
ya, ill be playing the 2nd and 3rd loops.

 

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Mar 5, 2017 at 9:53:18 PM
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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny
 
Originally posted by: gutsman004
 
Originally posted by: skinnygrinny

ive never played the second loop.
It's not much harder than the first loop overall although there are a few tricks the game throws at you. Loop 3 is a different story. It's not like brutal insane hard,but it's definitely a step up from the first two loops.
ya, ill be playing the 2nd and 3rd loops.

 


Yeah I'm sure you'll post something great when you get those loops down. I promise you there will be a few "wtf" moments that take you off guard.

Mar 5, 2017 at 10:18:01 PM
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Skinny offered me head for the top score.

And he thought he had seen a 42 foot tapewoRm before........Try a 42CMtapewoRm.

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Edited: 03/05/2017 at 10:18 PM by Uncle Meat

Mar 5, 2017 at 10:29:50 PM
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Update.


Edited: 03/06/2017 at 11:08 PM by gutsman004

Mar 5, 2017 at 10:39:35 PM
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Updated my score on page 1. Turns out those bastards get some friends in loop 2 lol.

Looks like I have some catching up to do. Soon...

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Edited: 03/05/2017 at 10:40 PM by Gloves

Mar 5, 2017 at 10:50:34 PM
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Originally posted by: gutsman004

Okay,I'll start with the serious scores. I'll premise this run by saying it was going great until I royally F-ed up early on stage 1 of loop 3. It was a totally moronic death. I pretty much played stages 1-3 completely stock and my lives dwindled from the high 20s to 6. I was able to recover in stage 4 and power up quite a bit,then fully power up in stage 5 (where you really need it) until I got careless and crashed into the floor trying to kill one of those ship sprouting pods. With the stock ship,you don't last long in loop 3 of that part of stage 5. So pissed. A great run that turned into garbage. Ugh. Anyway,the first gauntlet has been cast.

924,990 Stage 5,Loop 3)



Aww. The NES Classic sitting on top of the big NES is adorable.

Nice scores you and Gloves. I might just practice DD2 this week. I doubt I can compete at Life Force. I dunno.


 

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Mar 5, 2017 at 10:51:23 PM
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Originally posted by: Gloves

Updated my score on page 1. Turns out those bastards get some friends in loop 2 lol.

Looks like I have some catching up to do. Soon...

You'll get there. Lots more enemies in stage 5 in the latter two loops. You can really point rack (legally) in that stage on both loops. I'm really not sure what theoretical max scores are on loops 2 and 3 but they are definitely much higher than loop 1. Maybe 10k-20k on each? I'm not sure.