Gunbird 2!

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Originally posted by Triple Lei
I died at that dog, ugh. There was this time he seemed invincible... when exactly is that?

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According to aphrodite, it's when he fires his laser from
his trumpet. I tried this out--I snuck in a yo-yo during
this attack, but I didn't defeat the boss any sooner than I
normally would.

Err, is this the trademark Psikyo dog? And does he fire
the same attacks as the elephant?

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Originally posted by Triple Lei
1-7 midboss (first form): I absolutely CANNOT dodge that X-like wave... so I guess I'll need to bomb. (help!)

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The one with only almond bullets? The openings are on the
sides of the screen, where the two waves do not intersect.
You can widen the gap between these waves by moving to the
boss's side of the screen beforehand. You should easily see
these openings on the other side.

1,164,800 - Triple Lei / Marion 2-1 [Verified]

A huge thanks to everyone on this board (some more than others ;) ), but especially to wEEman33, who brought me here from GameFAQs.

2-1... wow, I died in about 5 seconds. :lol: Maybe I'll just work on that zero-bomb game with Tavia instead. Still, I'm thinking of making my own capture guide of sorts... "Gunbird 2 for the rest of us." Might be fun. :)

Oh, if only my coin chaining was one coin more... :jest:

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Originally posted by Triple Lei
1,164,800 - Triple Lei / Marion 2-1 [Verified]

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Congrats, Triple Lei! Are you planning on returning to the
arcade to show your friends?

Congrats.

Most definitely! Almost everyday, I make it a habit of playing two games, just in case I make some stupid mistake (though if I do well enough on my first try, I come back at lunch and wait for the crowds to form :evil: ). Luckily, my marathon gaming sessions at home have eliminated virtually all of them (you wouldn't believe how long I had to bomb at that last part of the battle ship boss in 1-3!), and I can only play better at the arcade, so that's good.

The arcade actually has a lot of shooters, some of which I don't remember:

DoDonPachi (25 cents)
Zero Gunner (25 cents)
Zero Gunner 2 (75 cents!!! :mad: )

and some Raiden and Strikers games, and at least two I've never even heard of. However, it's always Marvel VS Capcom 2 and that new Initial D game that draw the crowds, but Gunbird 2 is by far the most played, so I'm just going to stick to that (plus I got totally rocked when I tried DoDonPachi). It's too bad the 2nd player stick is unusable - you can't even move down! I also had to envision breaking wooden boards with a Karate chop to be able to bomb for a while... :sweat:

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Eh... still dead last. I'm gonna take down Rob sometime... http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies...it_all_out.gif

Still, I think I'll announce my Gunbird 2 site (still heavily under construction): Gunbird 2 - for the rest of us! Right now only the 1-1 stages are up, except for Britain (drawing that stage first is curiously rare), but at least you might find the "Personal Bests" page mildly entertaining... http://64.207.13.28/mysmilies/cwm/cwm/ohplease.gif

I lack experience with Marion, so I find your strategies
very interesting, Triple Lei. I'm looking forward to your
future stage captures. May I link to your web site?

Your commentary about Alucard irked me, though. The Bat
Drill's shortcomings can be overcome easily, because the
large enemies take too long to do anything threatening.
Many of the large enemies refuse to fire for a long time,
and bosses usually have safe spots close to them or leave
their most threatening attacks until the end of their
pattern cycle. Once this is realized, the Bat Drill's
short range and long recovery time no longer become a
problem, because it's still powerful enough to eliminate
these threats. Once they're eliminated, there's still
plenty of space and time for Alucard to move away to
safety. And in the second loop, Alucard's speed can whisk
me away to safety very quickly, before the nearby little
guys and their random messes of bullets get to me.

As for Valpiro, I find that the Atomic Punch doesn't make
up for his slow speed--I rarely use it because his shot is
wide and powerful enough to destroy the lesser enemies
anyway. But is Valpiro Punch does make it up for the same
reasoning I gave for the Bat Drill--it eliminates threats
before they become problems. He's good for the first loop
because of this.

But I'll agree with you on this: he's best left for the
maniacs who want to clear the second loop. Unlike Alucard,
he's too slow to evade the random bullet mess from nearby
smaller enemies.

I'm probably underestimating Marion's strengths, so Triple
Lei, I hope your capture guide can expose this for me.

So-so scoring game, but I still beat it. Yay.

1,219,500 - Rob / Morrigan 2-1

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Originally posted by Rob
So-so scoring game, but I still beat it. Yay.

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You, too? Congrats!

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Originally posted by Bern-D
I lack experience with Marion, so I find your strategies very interesting, Triple Lei. I'm looking forward to your future stage captures. May I link to your web site?

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Why yes, yes you can. :cool:

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Your commentary about Alucard irked me, though.

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Well, I'll probably end up re-typing this on my page, but Alucard's weak strength in general (IMO!) is just a huge setback. With Marion, if I attack closer to the enemy, I can fire the sub shots much faster, destryoing the enemy faster - just like almost every other shooter I've played. I don't experience this phenomenon with Alucard or anyone else, and if I have to eke out one more close attack to destroy an enemy I would have otherwise destroyed with close regular shooting... well, yuck. :o I think I do use the yo-yo pretty often, so I'm just going to stick to this... :confused:

Also, do you go for the gemhead in 1-5? I'm experimenting with a way to stay in the safe spot in the middle while collecting most of the gems, but it's still pretty risky.