DoDonPachi

[Click_Stick]

Click_Stick - 29,362,860 - C-S - 1-6 - MAX: 245 Hit

Sweet lord... That was such a rush. I almost took out the last boss with 5 bombs in stock... Damn...

Some pretty killer zen moments...

[Cowutopia]

I am a goddamn retard. I died twice at the end of stage 4 on an otherwise unscathed run, then died again near the end of 6 because I didn't want to use my last bomb...I then got the final boss with

9 BOMBS!!! 9!!! That's 3 bombs and an extra life. AND DIED WITH 2 BOMBS LEFT IN STOCK and that goddamn boss was IN THE RED because I am a RETARD who thinks he's a SLICK SHIT. So anyway, the only reason I played at all is because Click got a high score, and I can't have him beating me ever...
So Bern-D, Lookout because I was damn close to your score, and now that I'm into the game I'll probably be after your score next.

Cowutopia - 35,137,060 - C-S - 1-6 - MAX: 276 Hit

Also, my top combo is only 285, but it's 9 better than that one, and I hate how my personal best combo isn't up with my personal best run. Click thinks I'm a dumbass for that, but hey, everyone's got his piccadillos.

[BER]

Originally posted by Cowutopia
I am a goddamn retard. I died twice at the end of stage 4 on an otherwise unscathed run, then died again near the end of 6 because I didn't want to use my last bomb...I then got the final boss with

9 BOMBS!!! 9!!! That's 3 bombs and an extra life. AND DIED WITH 2 BOMBS LEFT IN STOCK and that goddamn boss was IN THE RED because I am a RETARD who thinks he's a SLICK SHIT. So anyway, the only reason I played at all is because Click got a high score, and I can't have him beating me ever...
So Bern-D, Lookout because I was damn close to your score, and now that I'm into the game I'll probably be after your score next.

Ouch, tough luck. But you should be able to surpass my
score sometime. I haven't been playing DDP since late
August, and I'm no longer interested in playing it.

[Cowutopia]

TX for the good luck. I'm trying to make myself reputable on this server, but so many threads are filled with mindless junk I either get sucked down into it when I post, or try to avoid it completely.... Just want you all to know (if anyone reads this at all) that I'm not really an asshole, I love video games, and I'm looking to make friends, not ostracize X-box fanboys. Think I'll stick to the records board most of the time...

Bern, it seems like your score could easily be a million bajillion points...

Anyway, I could use some videos...Namely chians. I'm having a brain fart right now so I can't remember what I need exactly....I'll ask you later, bleh.

About the stage 2 boss...that thing has slain me too many times to count. It took about 20 games in a row (restarts included) to come up with that score this Tuesday, mostly because I couldn't kill him.

What I found to work the best was I kill the panel on the left, just the one, then move through the pink crud to the right, kill that panel, and the missile-shooting thing (so two big starts come out) If you do this quickly and efficiently, he'll still be shooting blue thin bullets. If you haven't died at all yet, you have enough power-ups enough to take him out before he goes crazy. If you attack him that way, he will shoot his spread shot with LARGE OPEN PATCHES. Do not dodge these to the sides, you can circle in the middle and keep on him at this point. Also, I'm pretty sure the center bit doesn't shoot large streams of bullets if you hit it with your Aura, only the side panels, but I'm not sure. I only did it once in a brash slovenly charge, and lived, so you might want to give it a shot during that wide spread sequence, as it's so easy to stay in the middle. Then he'll shoot blue bullets again, but by having the right missiles gone your laser doesn't get frustratingly stopped, and it makes it easier for me to dodge them. He typically dies before he shoots the fast spread shot if I attack him in this manner.

I do it this way because I HATE the MISSILES, but sometimes I am slow and the fast shot whips out, and while I used to be able to dodge it quite well this Tuesday I got reamed every time. Give it a shot if you like. I'll ask you guys later about chaining the later stages...is there any decent way to chain ANYTHING in Stage 3? Should I just go for all the bees to get a score boost? I always forget the one on the left when the big purple disc shooting crapper comes down...

[Cowutopia]

I also know you can get more points killing stage 2 boss completely, I used to, but it's been tearing me so much..I described the easiest way that I found. And the center part DOES shoot a long line of bullets, so it's not safe to use your aura anywhere.

[BER]

Originally posted by Cowutopia
Bern, it seems like your score could easily be a million bajillion points...

Hehe, maybe. I just needed put it all together. I think my
declining interest for DDP stems from playing other
shooting games in their actual form--in the arcade. I was
always playing DDP on the emulator. But after playing Giga
Wing 2 and Gunbird 2 in their actual forms, it's tough for
me to play seriously on an emulator. All I have left are
my memories...

Originally posted by Cowutopia
is there any decent way to chain ANYTHING in Stage 3?

You can make 3 small chains here. You can get about 110 at
the beginning of the stage to before the midboss, 36 from
the two blue battleships, and over 60 from the big red
battleship at the end. The first and third chains have
lots of chain breakpoints, though. I doubt these chains
would give you any score boost, so I recommend you focus
your efforts elsewhere.

Originally posted by Cowutopia
Should I just go for all the bees to get a score boost?

The bees aren't worth much. The real score boost here is
your multiplier. Don't use a bomb, don't die, and you can
see your score at around 20 million to 30 million by the
end of the stage.

Even in my best performances, I die in the third stage. So
if you can clear that stage without dying or using a bomb,
you're in good shape to beat my score.

[Cowutopia]

I'd love to see a video of that 110 chain, just to see how it is possible, because I've tried coming up with ways and it's baffled me.
Also, if you can do it, I'm convinced that you can chain the ENTIRE stage 2. I can 134 the beginning and 124 the middle, and there's got to be a way to link the middle part together. I just saw Click chain what would be the end of my 124 to the 160-161 I always end the stage with, so if I can just sew up that beginning part you've got the whole stage chained. Can you do it? Can you make a vid?
If you can, thanks...BTW Click tried showing me your high score on a Japanese board, but he didn't find it. Could you link me to it, if you know what I'm talking about?

And one little tip, maybe, if you don't already use this, to not dying on the Stage 3 boss. Kill only the outer two of the tiny pink bullet turrets, as the big blue circles space a bit more, you get more time on target, and the pink bullets are spaced much farther apart giving you lots more room to dodge...
Or kill them all, and don't worry about preserving your combo. The hardest part is when the center turret spits the blue circle shots in a spiral pattern, right towards the end there's a very tricky bit. Don't be afraid to let go of your laser and dart all the way to the side. Good Luck.

Heh, just noticed you said stage 3 and not stage 3 boss...I think it's one of the rather easier stages...except for 2 bits, when all the little red dart shooting ships appear, i run to the front of the screen (slightly to one side) and use rapid fire shot to clear most of them, and I have room on one side to dodge adequately. The other is the purple turrets on the big red ship, but I deal with that variably, and I've been doing it well lately. It's the boss that kills me the most.

[BER]

Originally posted by Cowutopia
I'd love to see a video of that 110 chain, just to see how it is possible, because I've tried coming up with ways and it's baffled me.
Also, if you can do it, I'm convinced that you can chain the ENTIRE stage 2. I can 134 the beginning and 124 the middle, and there's got to be a way to link the middle part together. I just saw Click chain what would be the end of my 124 to the 160-161 I always end the stage with, so if I can just sew up that beginning part you've got the whole stage chained. Can you do it? Can you make a vid?

All right. They'll be without sound, though. You want me to
use the C-S?

Originally posted by Cowutopia
If you can, thanks...BTW Click tried showing me your high score on a Japanese board, but he didn't find it. Could you link me to it, if you know what I'm talking about?

Yeah. Actually, I have two I want to share:

http://www16.cds.ne.jp/~anmitsu/score/dodonpachi
http://page.freett.com/hatty/donpachi/score.html

The first web page is a scoreboard of self-reported scores.
The second is the top scores taken from Arcadia magazine
issues. The first table is DonPachi scores, the rest are
for DoDonPachi.

[Click_Stick]

I just got a 149 HIT at the start of Stage 2 but it ended in a with single pink sprite straight through my ship... And then at the mid-boss area I got another 120 or 130+...

As for this blasted game in general, I've settled on the "it's not that hard, it's just hard to be consistent."

Originally posted by Cowutopia
Click thinks I'm a dumbass for that, but hey, everyone's got his piccadillos.

Bah. I never said such a thing.

[BER]

http://www.shmups.com/beepreying/BE..._stage2_c-s.avi
http://www.shmups.com/beepreying/BE..._stage3_c-s.avi

(EDIT: Ask me if you want the videos again.)