That's a nice run. The best I've done so far is right at 60k going into stage 4. 

This could be your week Brock! 
 

That is awesome, loves that shirt when he wore it. big respect to the best black box game of them all

BAM!

Damnit, didn't earn participation after all, as this isn't level 2

Stage 1 (Near end)- 41,400 



 

Damn, finally got another round completed, but it was my worst pace of the night. And I got sucked into the mouth on level 5 like an idiot. So there went 14,000

Bold prediction for final standings

Bert - 77,000
skinny - 81,000
Toxie - 87,000
Brock - 92,000
Stryphos - 96,000

Idk I think that 76k lvl 5 is on pace for podium. And I think this might be decided by 1-3k

gonna be a slobber knocker boys!!! Wooooooweeeeeee!!! 

That lvl 5 "danger" cave is tricky to get past  
 

Literally the only time I've been sucked into it all week. And it was the very. last. tornado.

Called into work.....going to put some serious time in.

Anyone else suffer from back pain? It is starting to piss me off.

Running a 10K every week should help with that.
Biking 10K every day too!

All easy stuff to do.

 

394,700 (Stage 3 Boss Fight)



Once I put the low score aside figured out how to get a bit further into the game.  Not sure I will play anymore, got frustrated and lost 5 lives on stage 3 alone.


 

I have been waiting for the warm weather to get consistant and was going to start going on a nice bike ride every day.

Been awhile since I excerised, I am not completely out of shape or anything but man my back is starting to kill me.
 

You can do yoga at home to help with it.
Push ups and squats too. No excuses to not exercise will be accepted.
 

I usually go through phases with it so I don't completely go to shit....I just wouldn't be able to live with myself letting let go that badly.
 

Disregard. I suck and have not yet participated.
14,400 Beginning of level 2



Hooray for participation!

How is that the beginning of level 2? Looks like the halfway point of level 1 to me!

Phew, pressure's off now that I'm predicted to be down at the bottom!

 

Yeah, the stages are somewhat long. The flame spitting dragon is just the mini-boss of stage 1. You have to defeat another boss in the horizontally scrolling section and then it's stage 2.
 

The stage layout is confusing. I think that you actually made it to the last part of stage 1. There's more! This is stage 2.





 

...damnit! Participation is rough this week.

Yeah, people seem confused

Level 1
Vertical shmup -> Dragon mini-boss -> Horizontal shmup -> Eyeball boss

Level 2
Vertical shmup -> Dragon mini-boss -> Horizontal shmup -> Eyeball boss

Level 3
Vertical shmup -> Dragon mini-boss -> Horizontal shmup -> Eyeball boss

Level 4
Vertical shmup -> Dragon mini-boss -> Horizontal shmup -> Eyeball boss

Level 5
Vertical shmup -> Dragon mini-boss -> Horizontal shmup -> Eyeball boss -> Final boss

Here's a FAQ. Each stage culminates with with the horizontally scrolling palace and you have to destroy the giant mechanical core.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/58740...

"Shoot the core!"

Fine by me if you get first!  I can afford to lose ground with you
 

I don't know what it is with this game but sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't. The repetitive boss battles are kind of crappy but at least there is enough normal enemy variety.

Still enjoyable enough to play though regardless, the low score makes it more enjoyable without a doubt since I always try that stuff in shoot em ups messing around dodging stuff anyway.