Border Down - DC & Arcade

[gameoverDude]

Keep in mind- if you blip the Break Laser, it costs 1/2 a power level and ceases after 2 seconds.

I've heard about some conditions for which stage 6 you'll be playing if you make it there. Thanks to oxtsu for the info.

6A- All Border survival times under 50%

6B- Must have over 50% survival time in Border Green

6C- Over 50% survival time in Yellow

6D- Over 50% survival time in Red

There are 2 stage 6 bosses- one for 6A & 6B, and another for 6C & 6D.

[Shinya]

Yeah, the red border is insane. I've been messing around with it and managed to get 10M on the first stage. And that's not even trying to get a huge hit counter.

So I went back and tried to replicate, as well as getting 500+ hits, and I do everything right except right at the end of the boss battle... I can't evade the bullets while it shoots its second break laser, so I have to waste the thing early. My best was +5 seconds.

Shinya, how the fuck did you get 19mil? Does finishing a boss with a break counter give you a huge bonus?

Oh, I also played "normally". As in, I started on green, and bordered-up whenever possible. Looks like I move up a notch in the chart:

OmegaFlareX - 11,291,250 - 3.3

The second half of the stage 3 boss is nasty. It pwned me.

You can only net high scores in the red border, meaning, starting on red. It's very difficult, and some times plain frustrating. A big key to it is to know exactly when the screen is gonna be clustered with crazy shots. This is the best time to use your break lazer. Example, the mid boss in 1.2. If you avoid his first wave of shots and dodge for a few secs, his wave will change, change your speed to fast, and eat up those shots without hitting him and quickly following the wave of the bullets to get the maximum break. It takes some patients, but you'll see what I'm talking about.

[blueskied]

blueskied - 20,929,230 - stage 4.1 [bp: Y-Y-Y/Y-Y-YR/Y-Y-YR/R]

This is all you'll see from me until next weekend probably, I have no time to play games during the week.

[oxtsu]

oxtsu-- 16,740,760-- Stage 2.1 [bp: R-R-R/R]

[OmegaFlareX]

OmegaFlareX - 20,895,300 - Stage 2.1 [RRR/R]

This took many, many tries before I finally beat level 1 on red. I mainly just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. Whee!

[cigsthecat]

cigsthecat - 12,014,830 - Stage 3.3

Forgot some of the border path, I'll make sure and get it next time.

I made some odd decisions at the stage 2 boss, leaving me on the red border for stage 3. Surprised myself and made it to the boss though.

[Frogacuda]

I stopped playing 1 credit and lost track of my scores. I've actually almost broken this score on level 1 green border (like 11.5 mill), but I wasn't really going for score this time. I'm just proud because it's the farthest I've gotten on 1 credit.

12268840, level 3.3 (boss)

I'll get back to serious scoreplay after I beat the game. I can break 20 mill on levle 1 red, now, but it takes alot of tires for me to do it,

[Mode7]

Mode7: 32,154,280 -- 3.2 -- R-R-R / YR-R-R / YR-R

Ate it on a piece of scenery. Embarassing.

[cigsthecat]

cigsthecat - 18,309,720 - Stage 4.1

I wish it'd log your border path for you along with your score because when things go wrong I can't always be bothered to keep track of it.

This is my current border plan until I take it like a man and go all red:

[G G G/Y] [G G G/Y] [Y Y/R R] [Y...]

[oxtsu]

Mode7: 32,154,280 -- 3.2 -- R-R-R / YR-R-R / YR-R

Ate it on a piece of scenery. Embarassing.

When you went from yellow to red in Stage 2.1 did your score start flashing and lock-up?

I'm guessing it's something to do with bordering up between stages and then going back down...like some sort of penalty for dying on an easier-than-before border. Anyone else have this happen to them?