NG Game of the Month March 2018- Mutation Nation

radiantsvgun

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We had a pretty good turn out with Robo Army, so this month deserves another good turn; Mutation Nation!

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You know the drill, submit your scores, tips, thoughts, ect... but most importantly, get out there and play it! I'll have a score table up later.

Mutation Nation Skull Crackers:

1. The Chosen One- 779600
2. Radiantsvgun- 468800
3. Jenki- 152,800
4. Kidpanda- 134,600
5. Egg Sammich- 106,400
6. Lachlan- 56900
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Jeneki

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First try this month:

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Jeneki - 109,000 - Stage 2

I'm pretty sure I did better than that back when we used to do beatemup of the month. Definitely will need more plays.
 

Jeneki

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should have submitted your other score.

Haha, yeah. So I guess I have a goal this month.

Also switching to 2p side because he's way cooler.

Edit: found an interesting farm point on the first stage, with the part with the whip arms guy and dogs. If you avoid fighting the whip arm guy he'll summon more dogs to kill. He stops after 2-3 extra waves, but it's a nice score bump.

A bit better:

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Jeneki - 152,800 - Stage 2 - MVS
 
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Heinz

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I think this is still Stage 1... not sure

56900 haha

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The_Chosen_One

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3-1 254500

Midboss smoked me. Huge thanks to ASID, your tips are what got me through the stage 2 boss, she was my wall the past few days.

A bit more practice and I may be able to give Rich a threat for top spot.
 

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3-1 254500

Midboss smoked me. Huge thanks to ASID, your tips are what got me through the stage 2 boss, she was my wall the past few days.

A bit more practice and I may be able to give Rich a threat for top spot.

Stage 2 boss is a pain, I'll save the supers for that, and she can knock you out of combos. The biggest kick in the face with this game is you don't get health refills after the stage ends.
 

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Damn only made it to stage 2. I suck at beat em ups, just never put the time in to figure out the mechanics.
 

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383200 Stage 4-1

Finally cleared Stage 3, those damn flies are a pain.


Edit: I’m clearing Stage 3 on each run now, and Stage 4 seems very doable. Better get some more attempts in Rich, I’m gonna take that top score.
 
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383200 Stage 4-1

Finally cleared Stage 3, those damn flies are a pain.


Edit: I’m clearing Stage 3 on each run now, and Stage 4 seems very doable. Better get some more attempts in Rich, I’m gonna take that top score.

My neo candy should be up and running today. I've been on Galuda, but I've still been practicing on this. I highly doubt you're going to get this top spot from me that easily....
 

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My neo candy should be up and running today. I've been on Galuda, but I've still been practicing on this. I highly doubt you're going to get this top spot from me that easily....

I feel like it’s starting to click for me, started using supers instead of hoarding them and it’s made a world of difference.
 

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I feel like it’s starting to click for me, started using supers instead of hoarding them and it’s made a world of difference.

Not me, I’m still struggling on stage 2. I agree that more supers on the midbosses would probably help my case.

Minor improvement:
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RoboArmy

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For those who want MN tips, I wrote a mini novel on page 2 here http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?249725-Beat-em-up-of-the-month-Mutation-Nation!

This is just what worked for me, there are always other ways...

Holy shit, great tips, the "fast combo" is the truth, totally changed the way I play the game. Also nice to have a power ranking for the specials, thanks for that write up. I'm slightly surprised there isn't more to the fighting system than that.

I was able to make it a ways into Area 2 thanks to the tips (yes, I suck), but unfortunately my CRT's overscan crops out most of the score.
 

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Holy shit, great tips, the "fast combo" is the truth, totally changed the way I play the game. Also nice to have a power ranking for the specials, thanks for that write up. I'm slightly surprised there isn't more to the fighting system than that.

I was able to make it a ways into Area 2 thanks to the tips (yes, I suck), but unfortunately my CRT's overscan crops out most of the score.

High score table tho?
 

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High score table tho?

Unfortunately, my cart has some problems, it resets before you see the title screen/attract mode/high score table (see my other thread). Unless there's some other way to get to it. I'll try hooking it up to a different screen if I get a chance.
 

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779600 - Made it to the stage 5 boss and got destroyed. If you can get past the first part of Stage 4 it feels like it gets easier (except the boss fights)
 

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779600 - Made it to the stage 5 boss and got destroyed. If you can get past the first part of Stage 4 it feels like it gets easier (except the boss fights)

Well done, however I have 5 days off once I'm done with work today. Get ready!
 
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