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MAME ROW #141 - Cyvern

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    gomisensei
    last edited by 10 Jul 2019, 04:44

    Mat Mania all the way.

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      obsidianspider
      last edited by 10 Jul 2019, 10:38

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

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        quicksilver
        last edited by 10 Jul 2019, 12:37

        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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          quicksilver
          last edited by quicksilver 7 Oct 2019, 19:20 10 Jul 2019, 18:15

          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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            IanDaemon @quicksilver
            last edited by 10 Jul 2019, 19:24

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

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              IanDaemon @IanDaemon
              last edited by IanDaemon 7 Dec 2019, 19:57 10 Jul 2019, 19:52

              [incorrect information was here originally]

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                quicksilver @IanDaemon
                last edited by 10 Jul 2019, 21:22

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

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                  IanDaemon @quicksilver
                  last edited by IanDaemon 7 Nov 2019, 14:52 11 Jul 2019, 13:51

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

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                    quicksilver @IanDaemon
                    last edited by 11 Jul 2019, 15:06

                    @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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                      IanDaemon @quicksilver
                      last edited by 11 Jul 2019, 20:07

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

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                        quicksilver @IanDaemon
                        last edited by 11 Jul 2019, 21:20

                        @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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                          b3k
                          last edited by 12 Jul 2019, 11:39

                          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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                            quicksilver @b3k
                            last edited by quicksilver 7 Dec 2019, 13:21 12 Jul 2019, 12:20

                            @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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                              IanDaemon
                              last edited by IanDaemon 14 Jul 2019, 23:25

                              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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                                b3k @IanDaemon
                                last edited by 14 Jul 2019, 23:36

                                @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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                                  IanDaemon @b3k
                                  last edited by IanDaemon 15 Jul 2019, 01:21

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

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                                    AndersHP
                                    last edited by AndersHP 15 Jul 2019, 11:08

                                    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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                                      quicksilver @AndersHP
                                      last edited by quicksilver 15 Jul 2019, 12:38

                                      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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                                        IanDaemon
                                        last edited by 15 Jul 2019, 14:07

                                        Yeah I'm just using three lives.

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                                          quicksilver @IanDaemon
                                          last edited by 15 Jul 2019, 14:24

                                          @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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