Star Soldier

I've never put one of these up so yell if I'm omitting anything important. Gauging popularity of the game the charts will be expanded to 10 slots if needed. Also of note, the game employs a internet ranking board like Ikaruga and Cosmic Smash.

Normal Game

1 credit, default settings. Intials and stage you reached are optional.

Rank/name (int.)/score/stage Updated: 8/21

1.Dave SS (DAV)-6,322,380-final stage
2.Kenshin Himura (765)-3,104,820-stage 8
3.piyo-2,615,540-stage 7
4.alpha5099(NIK)-2,390,410-stage 6
5.Kinopio (JJE)-1,528,450-stage 6



2 Minute Game

Rank/name (int.)/score updated: 8/21
1.Dave SS (DAV) 795,230
2.NEOGEOman 748,480
3.alpha5099(NIK)-672,950
4.neoalphazero (LOW)-572,580
5.Kenshin Himura (765)-480,940




5 Minute Game

Rank/name (int.)/score Updated: 8/21

1.Dave SS (DAV)-1,790,280
2.neoalphazero (LOW)-1,304,020
3.Kenshin Himura (765)-1,105,970
4.piyo-640,650
5.

A few things worth mentioning. There are no gaps in this game. As soon as a wave of enemies is destroyed the next ones appear, no matter how fast or slow you are. This is especially important in 2/5 minute games where there are infinite (?) enemies, and bosses to take out with precious little time. Also in addition to bonuses for taking out a wave of enemies pay attention to special yellow blocks that appear when a bullet strikes them. These double everytime you find one til you die or pass to another stage (Ex: 500, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, etc).

*-neo

I've just ordered this at VGD- I'm jumping off the fence and getting a GameCube. Hopefully I'll be here sometime next week with a score. :)

Kenshin, looking forward to it. If you like Zanac Neo this game is right up your alley :) . *-neo

JJE-1,259,470-stage 4

Died 3 times on the 3rd boss. what a waste. I gotta take a break cause that shit d-pad is giving me a blister. I gotta get that hori controller.

I hear ya. My finger tends to mash the entire d-pad, resulting in alot of kamikaze deaths. *-neo

JJE-1,528,450-stage 6

Managed to barely get by the stage 5 boss, and then promptly died on the first enemy in stage 6.
Anyone manage to find the laser upgrade anywhere other than stage 1? That weapon is crucial.

Fantastic game, Star Soldier is.

My best 2 minute score: 654,580
See the replay here

Normal game
Kenshin Himura (765)- 1,132,270 - stage 4

2 Minutes
Kenshin Himura (765)- 339,390

5 Minutes
Kenshin Himura (765)- 1,105,970
This was done using the D-Pad on the GameCube's stock controller. A stick would be better, definitely. BTW, here's the Zeg Bonus breakdown:

1st- 500
2nd- 1,000
3rd- 4,000
4th- 10,000
5th- 40,000
6th- 80,000
7th & all additional- 100,000 each

Now we're rolling.

Updated list for Kenshin and NEOGEOman's scores. Updated my normal score to 1,413,010 stage 4.

Normal Game:

(NIK) - 1,503,140 - Stage 5

2 Minute Mode:

403,560

I have a few questions:

1) How many stages are there.

2) Does anyone have the URL to the online competition site? I can't find it anywhere in the instruction manual.

3) What;s in the Omake? How is it unlocked?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by alpha5099

Normal Game:

(NIK) - 1,503,140 - Stage 5

2 Minute Mode:

403,560

I have a few questions:

1) How many stages are there.

2) Does anyone have the URL to the online competition site? I can't find it anywhere in the instruction manual.

3) What;s in the Omake? How is it unlocked?

---

1. Someone on the main board said 10 stages.

2. Don't know

3. Two TV commericals, a art gallery and that's all I know so far. I imagine the original Star Soldier is there too. I unlocked a commerical by playing 5 minute mode, can't say what triggered the others. *-neo

I unlocked the 2nd omake by playing all three modes. Someone else unlocked the first by beating the normal game, and he was rewarded with the rest by playing all three modes. Draw your own conclusions.

About "beating" the normal game, do I have to do it in one credit or can I credit feed?

It would appear you can credit-feed.

I'll credit feed it later. Right now I'm obsessed with 2 Minute Mode:

(NIK) - 562,900

With some more work, I bet I could break 600,000, but it's gonna be tough because I use speed 2, because anything higher makes me move around jerkily. I can't dodge bullets with finesse if I can't control my self.

Are you sure there are levels with more than 7 Z blocks? Maybe in 5 Minute mode, but from what I've seen in the normal game and 2 Minute mode, there are only 6. Of course, I've only seen the first five levels and I haven't found all the Z Blocks yet.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by alpha5099

I'll credit feed it later. Right now I'm obsessed with 2 Minute Mode:

(NIK) - 562,900

With some more work, I bet I could break 600,000, but it's gonna be tough because I use speed 2, because anything higher makes me move around jerkily. I can't dodge bullets with finesse if I can't control my self.

Are you sure there are levels with more than 7 Z blocks? Maybe in 5 Minute mode, but from what I've seen in the normal game and 2 Minute mode, there are only 6. Of course, I've only seen the first five levels and I haven't found all the Z Blocks yet.

---

5 Minute definitely has more than 7 Zegs (Z blocks). I remember there being about 8 or 9. Dunno about the Normal mode in this regard though.

alpha5099 showed me to these forums, so I'm posting my scores:

Normal: 2,615,540 (Stage 7 death)

A little bit more about it: my post at the Shmups Forums m2k Hi-Scores

This is after 5 hours of non-stop blasting, and then (!) a hour of rest. Hm. Rest is good. Oh and I want to say that I use speed 3 almost all the time, and speed 2 for precise movements for bosses only.

My other scores are mediocre:

2 minutes: 399,500
5 minutes: 640,650

I guess I couldn't find the laser in there. :sweat:

Come on people, let's get this competition going! ;)
---
piyo // "Are you a turtle?" --- fortune file strikes again

This ought to heat things up. ;)

Normal game:
* Kenshin Himura (765)- 2,601,310 - stage 7

2 Mins:
* Kenshin Himura (765)- 480,940

Nothing new from me for the 5 minute game, yet.

If you can blow up Lazarus (that blue cyborg head) before it forms totally, you get 80,000. When you see a group of the eyeball things (Deraira), you have another shot at an 80K bonus if you take these out at the same time.

Well, that settles it. No more laser for me. A new high score for myself:

(NIK) - 2,390,410 - Stage 6

I died once on the fifth boss and then everything went to hell in level 6. Lost about 5 or 6 lives. But it was my first experience with that level, next time, I'll be prepared.

Well, I've got a new top score for the two minute game: 660,840

It was a tough game, I lost my top level powerup right before the two eyes, but managed to do the rest of it without taking a hit. Watching the replay I dunno where I'm gonna pick up more points, just doing it faster next time I guess - I finished the boss with 13 seconds left on the clock, and I know there's a tunna points to be picked up after the boss if I can do it better...

I did do a stompin' run after that - 21 seconds on the clock after I beat the boss and still had my full powerup - then those stupid circular f**kers hit me, and I died, so I missed out on some scoring opportunity there. I reckon if I can only combine the fast run with the scoring run, it'll be amazing. =)

Ladies and gentlemen, may I submit my new 2min top score: 748,480

And the replay

Normal game-
* Kenshin Himura (765)- 3,104,820 - stage 8

Stage 8 gets rough- the P icons start to thin out somewhat here, and it's easy to lose your ships in a New York Second especially if your powered up ship goes kaput.

Man. i leave the board for a few days and my score is dwarfed. I'll have to play this tomorrow.

While I'll have a lot of work to do to catch up with NEOGEOman, I've gotten myself a very respectable score in 2 Minute Mode:

672,950

My wife would like to post her normal game score:
Zumi: 1,497,250, level 4

You guys should be playing with the hori pad (i'm sure some of you are). My scores literally doubled when I switched to it.

I have two hori pads, one was gutted to make the neo stick adaptor, the other is unused since I got this:
http://nfg.2y.net/grafx/scstick.jpg

I'm probably going to get that scII stick, even though i have about 4 other good sticks. Does the DC agetec stick have sanwa parts? If so, are they the same as the ones in the scII stick? Does the ps2 scII hori stick with the the ps2 adaptor for GC?

You're latest video is nice- a big improvement over your first. I didn't realize until watching your video that you need to have the ship speed at 4 in order to collect as much stuff as possible. It's so obvious, but it didn't occur to me for some reason.

I don't use speed 4 to collect more stuff (tho that is a side effect), I do it to kill more baddies. Right at the start with the right-then-left columns of green ships it's REALLY hard to make any kind of timing error and still make the left side if your speed is set to 3.

I just wish the game would remember to set the speed, I often forget and it throws me way off trying to reach the button later.

Also, the SC stick has a weird button arrangement, no doubt to suit the buttons of Soul Calibur.

AYX
BLR

I recently picked one up for someone who wanted this changed to a more friendly SS/Ika arrangement, and it's easy to do. If you want info I can provide pics.

It's a good stick, same as hori's other stuff, but prettier. As for PS2 adaptors, I've never used it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NEOGEOman

Also, the SC stick has a weird button arrangement, no doubt to suit the buttons of Soul Calibur.

AYX
BLR

---

It's a shame there's no key config in SS. :(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NEOGEOman

I just wish the game would remember to set the speed, I often forget and it throws me way off trying to reach the button later.

---

Not just that, but if L would speed down and R would speed up- that way you could jump back and forth easily.

I never liked my Hori pad. Just hate how it feels. I don't mind the WaveBird, it's just what I prefer to use with my GameCube.

That is, until Matt is done doing a controller mod I've asked him to do. Gonna scrap my Hori pad and a spare Saturn controller, boom, Saturn controller for the GameCube. I'm gonna need to send the controllers off soon, too. Don't know why I keep putting it off?

finally my SC2 stick is going to get some use! LOL I love manic shooters, managed 400,000 on the 2 minute mode with this terrible D-pad :(

does anyone have the address of the online rankings?

default settings score.....
2,200,110 reaching the 6th stage.
wish i could find maps of the Z locations.

normal mode
DAV 2,646,000 stage 7

2 minute
619,400

5 minute
1,074,960

normal mode....
DAV 3,599,860 stage 8 boss.


really tough on the hands/arms this :(

can someone update the tables? LOL

normal
3,599,860 stage 8 boss

2 minute
619,400

5 minute
1,412,110

nearly completed it with one credit :)
got to the final boss, felt like i was tripping! LOL

DAV 4,784,490 final stage

also new 2 minute>
685,810

DAV 5,262,040 final stage

hmmm, last boss is tough :O

Damn dave your kicking this threads ass. I'll have to get this game.

2 minute mode>
711,920

normal mode>
DAV 6,099,250 final stage

got to the second stage of the final boss, or at least i assume its the final boss ;)

normal>
DAV 9,140,660 completed

2 minute mode>
DAV 810,640

5 minute mode>
DAV 1,976,110

Boss on Parade mode>
2,721,530 completed

anyone care to update? ;)