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    MAME ROW #141 - Cyvern

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    • b3kB
      b3k @IanDaemon
      last edited by

      @IanDaemon I think we are missing each others points.

      I believe your larger point is some games don't play well (or at all) without the right peripheral (wheel, spinner, light gun). I agree.

      My point was RC Pro-Am didn't have a wheel in the PC10 arcade cabinet. If you prefer a wheel that's cool, but it's by no means necessary. A purist may even say you should only play it with an arcade stick as the game/hardware designers intended, but I'm not a purist.

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      • G
        gomisensei
        last edited by

        Mat Mania all the way.

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider
          last edited by

          The winner is Cyvern. We'll play this through next week.

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          📷 @obsidianspider

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          • quicksilverQ
            quicksilver
            last edited by

            I discovered cyvern some months back and got pretty good at it. Just be aware it pushes a pi 3 to the limit. Expect a bit of slow down here and there.

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            • quicksilverQ
              quicksilver
              last edited by quicksilver

              Unfortunately the game doesn't record the highscore until you break 1000000 points. I have gotten a little over a third of the way there on one credit so far but I don't know if I can get that good.

              Edit: scratch that, just got to 650,000 points on the first level alone. Not sure how this game calculates points...

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              • IanDaemonI
                IanDaemon @quicksilver
                last edited by

                Here's some insight: http://www.shmups.com/reviews/cyvern/index.html

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                • IanDaemonI
                  IanDaemon @IanDaemon
                  last edited by IanDaemon

                  [incorrect information was here originally]

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                  • quicksilverQ
                    quicksilver @IanDaemon
                    last edited by

                    @IanDaemon I think this a description of a different game...

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                    • IanDaemonI
                      IanDaemon @quicksilver
                      last edited by IanDaemon

                      @quicksilver Oops 29901fed-518e-4aa5-9b41-e112cf68c295-image.png

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                      • quicksilverQ
                        quicksilver @IanDaemon
                        last edited by

                        @IanDaemon this was very useful! To get a good high-score you must use the banish attack to finish off ground targets to get the extra points medals/ribbons (make sure to pick them all up otherwise their value resets). Also by not using any bombs or lives on the first level unlocks the secret green train boss which is worth a lot more points (though is considerably harder).

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                        • IanDaemonI
                          IanDaemon @quicksilver
                          last edited by

                          @quicksilver I didn't know if outside links were OK, but the info seemed like it would be of interest.

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                          • quicksilverQ
                            quicksilver @IanDaemon
                            last edited by

                            @IanDaemon with the info you provided I was able to break 1000000 points twice now. But both times I ran out of lives on the 2nd level's end boss.

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                            • b3kB
                              b3k
                              last edited by

                              What is everyone's preference for the dragon to use? I've mostly used the green one, but it's firing is narrow (but stronger?) until you get some powerups. I feel I need to stick to one before I can start making progress.

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                              • quicksilverQ
                                quicksilver @b3k
                                last edited by quicksilver

                                @b3k I'm consistently better with the blue dragon. It's standard attack and banish attack cover a wide area and hit multiple targets at the same time. The green dragon is definitely more powerful with it's concentrated fire but I have a much harder time clearing the screen of multiple enemies. The red dragon is also more powerful but it's banish attack has a limited range so I find it the least useful.

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                                • IanDaemonI
                                  IanDaemon
                                  last edited by IanDaemon

                                  The second level end boss is the farthest I've gotten. In four tries (with the blue dragon) I was able to get 532,670. :( cyvern-190714-191455.png

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                                  • b3kB
                                    b3k @IanDaemon
                                    last edited by

                                    @IanDaemon you're doing much better than me!
                                    This is the type of game where I think it could definitely help to have a player 2. Even if they aren't very good, they could help you tee-up some big points by grinding away at the bosses with you.

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                                    • IanDaemonI
                                      IanDaemon @b3k
                                      last edited by IanDaemon

                                      @b3k I agree wholeheartedly with the "player two" thing.

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                                      • AndersHPA
                                        AndersHP
                                        last edited by AndersHP

                                        Wanted to give Cyvern a go, but my system really suffers.. Sound is studdering and framerate very low.
                                        I'm using FBA version 0.2.97.43.

                                        How do you play it, any tweaks or something to get it rolling?

                                        Edit: just switched to mame2003, and now my arcade is bricked. Well, damn...

                                        My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                                        My Gameboy

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                                        • quicksilverQ
                                          quicksilver @AndersHP
                                          last edited by quicksilver

                                          works fine for me using mame2003. By fine I mean that it mostly plays full speed with some minor slow down when there is a ton of action on the screen. I'm using a 3 b+.20190714_205834.jpg

                                          Here are my top scores so far. I'm not sure I can do too much better than this. I can't get past the second level end boss without adding a second coin (or third and fourth for that matter). The games difficulty curve really ramps up at this part of the game.

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                                          • IanDaemonI
                                            IanDaemon
                                            last edited by

                                            Yeah I'm just using three lives.

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