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    MAME ROW #7: Air Duel

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @pjft
      last edited by mediamogul

      @pjft

      I assume you made it past the first stage then?

      I thought I was almost to the end of the second stage, as I was approaching a large mechanical object that I thought was the boss. I played a bit more later where I got further, albeit with a lower score, and it was just some sort of twin turret that you fly right over after destroying it.

      @meleu

      I smelled a rat here.

      No, you didn't. ...Wait, you are here for an argument, right? ;)

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator
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        I almost forgot, I discovered a tip I thought I'd share. Believe it or not, there's a safe spot you can settle in at the level one boss and take as many normal shots as necessary without retribution. This allows you to go into stage two with more explosion shots where they are arguably more needed. It also gives you a chance to rest your fingers a bit if you like.

        Edit: Don't rest your fingers to long. Safety only lasts until the wave of tanks leaves the hangar and a new top-side gun appears. This is still more than enough time to defeat the boss without wasting your bombs, but not enough time to read 'War and Peace'.

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        • pjftP
          pjft @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul Oh, thanks for sharing! That sounds great!

          On my first - and only - encounter with the first level boss I do have to say I didn't find it extremely difficult, as there were locations that seemed to be "safer" than others. I was still hit, though, and lost my credit there :P

          That being said, I was far from imagining there would be a 100% safe spot as you describe it. Thanks! Now that you suggest there is one such location, I have an idea of where it may be located, so I'll search for it and let you know how it goes.

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          • pjftP
            pjft
            last edited by pjft

            Ok, so I kind of gave up and ended up resorting to auto fire, so feel free not to count this score. I played some more without it first, but playing on a ps3 pad, it's just tiring to constantly hammer the shooting button :/

            Playing with auto fire makes the game a lot more fun actually! It is quite impressive for the time indeed. I tried the plane some more and it just seems that it has more upgradable weapons, but other than that it's slower it seems.

            With auto fire I scored twice below/around yesterday's score (29k and 36k), and then on one occasion managed to defeat the first stage boss, and scored big with the end of stage bonus. The second stage is brutal, though!

            So, with auto fire I scored 62400 points. I'll upload picture during the weekend if necessary. Better than the first score from yesterday :)

            One tip I find us that the bomb also acts as a shield, so if you're able to get hit, using a bomb should save you, provided that the bomb hits the enemy's shot at you.

            How's everybody else doing?

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @pjft
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              I can now get a bit further into level two by sacrificing some potential kills for a clear path, but always at the expense of my score.

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              • pjftP
                pjft @mediamogul
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                @mediamogul Yeah, that second stage is tricky - very fast, and somewhat crowded.

                Here are my score tables - the 37k score was from the first day, no auto fire.

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                The second screenshot, with a few different scores and the 62.4k score, that's with auto fire. The game is a lot more enjoyable with auto fire, for what it's worth. I imagine that in a standup cabinet, where you're actually just pushing a big button with your entire palm/hand makes the experience different and less painful, but just thumb-mashing the X button on a PS3 pad is a recipe for long-term wrist/hand injuries :)

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                Have a great weekend. Might take a stab at it later today, and may perhaps play with a few more continues just to see how long I get in it. 1-shot-kills feel brutal in this day and age, so I'll see how it goes. The wikipedia page isn't too inspiring:

                "Losing a life resets your power and bomb count to the amount you start with. "Air Duel" is a challenging game, and later levels can become nearly unplayable if a single life is lost."

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                • meleuM
                  meleu
                  last edited by meleu

                  Score: 109k
                  Always using the helicopter
                  Played on RetroPie
                  Controller: 8Bitdo NES30 (no autofire/turbo)
                  Only one credit

                  Game Over when reach the two big twin planes, what I imagine that is the stage 2 boss.

                  0_1478962200721_airduel.png

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @meleu
                    last edited by mediamogul

                    @meleu said in MAME ROW #7:

                    Score: 109k

                    Very impressive!

                    what I imagine that is the stage 2 boss.

                    Hah, I like that! I also imagine it take three licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, but it's just too darn difficult to find out, so the world may never know. I'm gonna let my score stand and take a cue from @pjft by playing it a little more casually this evening to get the full effect. It's a really fun game. It's just that it was unabashedly designed to be a quarter muncher.

                    Score: 81100
                    Using the helicopter
                    One credit
                    Played on RetroPie
                    Controller: Logitech Rumblepad 2 (no autofire/turbo)

                    81100

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @mediamogul
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                      I forgot to mention: I use the helicopter everytime.

                      @mediamogul You have been enriching my English vocabulary. I didn't know the term quarter muncher, now Google helped me. :-)

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @meleu
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                        @meleu said in MAME ROW #7:

                        I didn't know the term quarter muncher

                        It's also a sex thing, so be careful where you repeat it. I was using the helicopter as well.

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @mediamogul
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                          @mediamogul Hummm... I think I'll search this term on other sites too...

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                            pjft @meleu
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                            @meleu Incognito windows are your friends. :)

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                            • GtBFilmsG
                              GtBFilms
                              last edited by GtBFilms

                              Sorry guys I haven't been able to take part this week as I twisted my shoulder and it's all frozen up. I am therefore currently unable to enjoy any sort of quarter muncher entertainment.

                              :-(

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                              • pjftP
                                pjft @GtBFilms
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                                @GtBFilms Sorry to hear that :| Get better soon.

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu
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                                  Looks like wi'll have a week with no shooters/quarter muncher:
                                  https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5155/mame-row-8

                                  :-)

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                                    VictimRLSH
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                                    Yes, those twin planes are a pain to take out, but the real death knell comes from the heavily armored boats on round 3. Your game essentially ends after your first life is lost on this round because you won't even be able to defend yourself without full firepower. One of my all-time favorite games, Darius, also suffers from this. While I have cleared the game before, I had to do it on a single life, because once you die, the game is essentially over.

                                    The helicopter is definitely the best choice because you can 'waggle' in place and spread fire over about half the screen.

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