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    MAME ROW #141 - Cyvern

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    • G
      gomisensei
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      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...

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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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                                          • quicksilverQ
                                            quicksilver @IanDaemon
                                            last edited by

                                            @IanDaemon I can usually get through the first level without using any lives but the second level boss always mops the floor with me lol

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