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    MAME ROW #112- Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting

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    • Lyle_JPL
      Lyle_JP
      last edited by

      Wow. Three really solid games to choose from this week!

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider
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        This week's winner is Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting

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        • thelostsoulT
          thelostsoul
          last edited by

          The stage is set, the green flag.
          Let the carnage begin!

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          • AndersHPA
            AndersHP
            last edited by

            This is an excellent game! ...but it's not because of the music XD

            My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
            My Gameboy

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            • pjftP
              pjft
              last edited by

              First shots fired. Not a great score at all, I believe - I think I had passed the first level in the past - but it will hopefully motivate others to share more. :)

              15,145,900 it is. First level, I believe I lost at the first level boss.

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              Best of luck everyone!

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              • pjftP
                pjft
                last edited by pjft

                Actually, another addenda, as I had been struggling with the mosquito and bomb mechanics, coming from DoDonPachi and even Giga Wing. I just read this in a FAQ (just the basics, didn't read more as I find it kind of defeats the joy of discovering the actual game) and wanted to share:

                NORMAL SHOT VS. PIERCING CANNON

                Typical of the sober and purely functional outer set up of the game, it
                has assigned all weapons to just one button. So here you have it, the
                chief among shooters, and all you need is one joystick and one fire
                button. Tapping the A-button will enable normal shooting. Normal shot has
                an unlimited range and for this reason is the main weapon to use in
                attack. As you gain levels the shot will get more powerful and spreads
                out a little.

                Interrupted tapping (with minimal a one-second interval) will enable the
                piercing cannon. It works sort of the other way around as in DonPachi.
                The piercing cannon is a powerful short-range attack that equals about 10
                single shots, depending on how close you are to the enemy. The closer you
                are, the more damage it will do. Use it for big crafts to save time on
                the kill. It is absolutely essential to know when to use which type of
                weapon, especially when dealing with gold mines. More about that later.

                CAPTURE BULLETS

                Pushing the A-button and holding it for at least a quarter to half a
                second, will bring out the 'Mosquito'. It is sort of a black hole that
                surrounds your ship and sucks in bullets. It is very useful if you want
                to pass through a wall of enemy fire, because you will be invulnerable
                when it is activated. The GHB meter will slowly drain and the Mosquito
                ends when the meter is finished, or when you release the A-button. An
                essential aspect of this function is that you will be invulnerable for
                exactly one second after you have released the A-button. So you can
                release the Mosquito even if you are only half way through a curtain of
                bullets, and do the rest on invulnerability, while the meter is
                reloading. When the meter is reloading you will be vulnerable, without a
                last means of saving yourself, for at least another 1 second or more
                until the GHB meter is full again. The reaction time of the Mosquito is
                not good enough for a split second rescue, because the Mosquito just
                takes more than a split second to activate. It requires anticipation if
                you want to rely on it. A good way to get a feel of the Mosquito and the
                refill time is to try to pass a few stages without shooting. You do not
                get points for sucking in bullets.

                REFLECTING

                There is another aspect to the Mosquito that makes it very valuable as
                well. If you release the Mosquito before the meter is empty, the bullets
                inside the Gravity Barrier will spin off and form gold cubes wherever
                they hit steel. The direction in which the bullets fly off is a resultant
                of the centrifugal force of the rotation of the barrier and that caused
                by the movement of your ship. You can actually see the bullets trace
                along the barrier when you move your ship. To reflect bullets to your
                right, you have to move to the left first, before you release the
                Mosquito. The move to the left will make the bullets trail to the right
                of the barrier, from which point they will shoot off once they are
                released. This function feels very natural and responds well. Always try
                to reflect bullets in a direction where they will encounter some
                artillery or other objects, and to a place where the cubes can be
                gathered without too much difficulty. Reflecting does not give any points
                other than the damage done to the enemies that are hit by the reflected
                bullets.

                GRINDER

                The grinder is a term for a weapon functionality that is related to the
                Mosquito bullet capture. The gravity barrier will do damage to any
                opponent it touches. In most cases it is not strong enough for an
                immediate kill, but slowly grinds down your opponent. However, small
                enemies can be taken down by it almost immediately, which can help a lot
                in keeping an xp chain alive while you are in Mosquito-mode. Big enemies
                can't be destroyed by it, but since you can't use normal shot or the
                cannon in Mosquito-mode, you can use it to do some modest damage in the
                meanwhile.

                GRAVITY HOLE BOMB

                Holding down the A-button for 3 seconds until the GHB meter is completely
                drained will result in a gravitational explosion which will destroy
                pretty much every visible enemy and all bullets, giving you some space to
                breathe again. Experienced players will hardly use the GHB. Instead they
                reflect just a fraction before the GHB kicks in. If you have captured
                enough bullets this will do even more damage, and more importantly, yield
                a lot of gold.

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                • thelostsoulT
                  thelostsoul @pjft
                  last edited by

                  @pjft Thanks for this how to play, it will come in handy when i play more. What I am most impressed is, that it needs only a single button. Some may not like the overloading buttons and want a single purpose button. It is weekend now. :-)

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                  • obsidianspiderO
                    obsidianspider
                    last edited by

                    The "one button for everything" definitely takes some getting used to, and I'm still not able to get past the first boss, but it's been fun figuring things out. One thing I noticed is that it seems like you don't die/take damage from touching enemies themselves, only their projectiles. Once I figured that out it helped quite a bit as I didn't have to avoid as much.

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                    22,696,500 for now

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                    • pjftP
                      pjft @obsidianspider
                      last edited by pjft

                      @obsidianspider Well done, great to see you picking it up as well :)

                      I took some more stabs at it today and the scoring system still baffles me a bit, as well as the mosquito power. It’s not natural to me that killing bad guys does not add to the score but only what you pick up, as well as the fact that the power cannot be immediately triggered when you’re in a bind.

                      I still lost the same place where I died the other day (beginning of level 2), but this time around I got 68,317,120. I think those very large golden cubes are the ones that make the difference.

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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider
                        last edited by

                        MAME ROW #113 is now live

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                        • thelostsoulT
                          thelostsoul
                          last edited by thelostsoul

                          I hope there is still time. Had to solve some problems here and wasn't very motivated to play anything.
                          Got 2'9109'2310
                          If someone still want play it, then lets do.

                          1. Use the shield to collect bullets and try to hit enemy with it. If they die from this counter attack, they split into many of those gold collectibles.
                          2. Second advice, try to collect as many of those gold. I think they will raise the score multiplier for killing enemies.

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                          • pjftP
                            pjft @thelostsoul
                            last edited by

                            @thelostsoul Oh, wow, congratulations!

                            I'm off this week, traveling for work, but I'll try to submit a new score next week if I have the chance :)

                            Well played! :)

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                            • thelostsoulT
                              thelostsoul @pjft
                              last edited by thelostsoul

                              @pjft Thanks, I was a bit surprised myself imagine a Pikachu suprise meme here.
                              Good idea, we still can play after the "official" competition is over. I think this wouldn't hurt anyone.

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                              • pjftP
                                pjft @thelostsoul
                                last edited by

                                @thelostsoul Deal!

                                Hope all is well with you. :) I'll get back to you next week. For context, what stage did you make it to?

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                                • thelostsoulT
                                  thelostsoul @pjft
                                  last edited by thelostsoul

                                  @pjft The score is from stage 2 early phase. I make progress, 3'5... now. ;-)

                                  I think the key is to counter enemies with that block thing (release the block early, before it explodes). If you hold the button and collect bullets, then you can release it to shoot enemies. It will shoot in opposite direction of where you fly. That creates a lot of collectible gold. This is highly risky, but rewarding too. Edit: And thank you, everything fine here now.

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                                  • thelostsoulT
                                    thelostsoul
                                    last edited by thelostsoul

                                    LOL, I had a good run.
                                    Once you get it and don't play safe, you get a lot of points. I died in stage two, maybe midpoint. Collecting the gold will get you exp. and that makes you stronger (I think). Some special enemies will spawn again, if you kill them fast enough. These are the one shooting a lot in a clockwise. You can get a lot of gold there. I had a row of 4 of them in stage one. Shoot fast enough, before they disappear. I also play with that blue ship.

                                    8'8777'3560

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                                    • pjftP
                                      pjft
                                      last edited by

                                      Wow.

                                      So, here I was, giving it my best, thinking I was having a fighting chance against your previous score (the 2,XXXX,XXXX) and was going to post my 2,3432,3580 when I see that your latest one was 8,XXXX,XXXX :P

                                      I give up for now :D

                                      The blue ship is indeed better for my play style, I feel, thanks for the tip!

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                                      • thelostsoulT
                                        thelostsoul @pjft
                                        last edited by

                                        @pjft :D I have a big grin now, feels good.

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                                        • IanDaemonI
                                          IanDaemon @thelostsoul
                                          last edited by

                                          @thelostsoul I play and I die. I play and I die. I play a lot, but that doesn't mean I get any better. XD

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                                          • IanDaemonI
                                            IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                                            last edited by IanDaemon

                                            @IanDaemon Shooting for 0008,8800,0000. Got it.

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