SOTM February 2022: Batsugun Special - Raffle Underway!

[Ajax]

Welcome to SOTM 02/22 everybody. We're checking out Batsugun Special this month.



Some mechanics in Batsugun Special are different enough from regular Batsugun that, to me, it's essentially a different game. Additions which constitute Batsugun Special:

- Much smaller hitbox than regular Batsugun
- You can (sometimes?) take two hits before dying

These two seemingly simple changes have a massive impact on the experience. There may be other changes from regular Batsugun, but these are the big ones. I've mentioned it before, but Batsugun Special is the game I recommend to people who want to get into shooting games, but who feel that the genre is too tough.

You can play this game the following ways:

- Saturn (be sure to pick Batsugun Special)
- Mame/ShmupArch (I'm happy to help you get ShmupArch set up on your PC if you need help. It's great)

Apparently prototype PCBs of this game exist, but it sounds like there are just a handful. If you happen to have one, let 'er rip.

Finally, Schneider, the character from Flying Shark was apparently frozen after that game, and is a selectable character in Batsugun:

 

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Scoreboard

Player	Score	Stage	Platform	Notes
egg_sanwich	12,595,660	8	Mame
Neodogg	6,140,950	8	Saturn
FredyFired	5,495,190	8	Mame
ShootTheCore	5,431,350	8	PCB
Ajax	5,068,360	8	Mame
Gremlin	4,655,460	7	Mame	ICEMAN BABY
_rm_	3,961,410	7	PCB
Atro	3,839,580	5	Unknown
kuze	3,445,160	7	Mame
FREEMAN	3,234,640	5	Fightcade
Mmsadda	2,808,730	5	PCB
daskrabs	2,051,820	5	Saturn
Ralfakick	1,976,250	4	Saturn
lachlan	1,824,160	4	Mame
Beelzebub	1,709,110	4	Fightcade
gusmoney	1,459,480	4	Saturn

 

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Notes

 

[Ajax]

Also, I want to do some kind of raffle related to this month's SOTM. Like one entry per score post (no shenanigans), plus maybe additional entries for every loop you clear. Open to ideas on this.

 

[ShootTheCore]

Apparently prototype PCBs of this game exist, but it sounds like there are just a handful. If you happen to have one, let 'er rip.

You can also swap a regular Batsugun arcade PCB over to running Special by changing one socketed EPROM. I can program that EPROM for anyone that wants one.

 

[Ajax]

Oh, nice!

I'll take one myself. I'll also take a Batsugun PCB, if you could just drop that into the box as well.

 

[ShootTheCore]

I wish I had a hundred PCBs on hand to give away to people. Alas!

 

[Heinz]

Long time voter, first time scorer.
lachlan-721,800-Stage 3-GroovyMAME

 

[gusmoney]

gusmoney-697,160-Stage 3-Saturn

 

[Ajax]

Hell yeah, I dropped a cred last night. I popped out to the menu so I could go grab my phone and my daughter jumped back in and had continued, haha. I'll try to get some time in later today though.

Scoreboard created and updated

 

[Ajax]

For those of us playing on a PC, which version of the rom are you using? Mine says it's a Korean version.

 

[Heinz]

For those of us playing on a PC, which version of the rom are you using? Mine says it's a Korean version.

The warning screen says Europe for me.

 

[Ajax]

Would you mind sending it to me, by chance?

 

[Heinz]

Yep can do in a little bit.

 

[Neodogg]

Familiar with the name but have not spent much time with this or the normal version…


Colors are off, had tv on then rotated it but then it wouldn’t degauss…1st world probs

Dogg - 745,330 - Saturn - Stg3

 

[Ralfakick]

Ralfakick 1061120 stage 4 Saturn

 

[gusmoney]

gusmoney-833,660-Stage 4-Saturn

 

[FredyFired]

FredyFired - 1,558,560 - Stage 4 - MAME

 

[ggallegos1]

I booted up my Saturn last night to play via MODE, only to find out the rom I'm using has bad sound. Once I figure that out, I'll pop back in

 

[kuze]

kuze - 1,741,330 - Stage 4 - MAME

 

[gusmoney]

lol, glad I got my scores in early, I maybe tapped out already. You guys are too good.

 

[Neodogg]

 

[Ajax]

Daaaaaaaaaaaamn

Scoreboard updated earlier today, another update coming in just a min

Edit: Updated!

 

[gusmoney]

Shit got real.

 

[Neodogg]

It’s funny how it auto filled CNT on the 4 place. I swear I hit ABC+start to reset. I think the system called me a cunt! Must be a Roo system…