SOTM SEPT: Armed Police Batrider

[Chempop]

Forcing this upon everyone since I can. I hope some of you give it a whirl.

Strategy guide: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=26814

Keep in mind:

Spoiler:

PLAYER SELECTION SECRETS
At the player select screen, your fighter's capability is determined by which button(s) you press to pick your craft:

A Button - Strong shot, weak option
B Button - Strong option, weak shot
C Button (or A+B on a 2-button cab) - Strong option & shot, slower speed
Start Button - Weak option & shot, faster speed

- Select either Normal or Advanced course by pressing buttons A+B to enable Stage Edit mode.

- At the title screen, press U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, A, B, Start. The Garegga and Mahou characters will now be available in "team edit" mode. This can also be enabled by setting DIP switch #3-6.

- At the title screen, press U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, Start. Now, you will be able to select all 3 of the same player. This can also be enabled with DIP switch #3-7.

- At the title screen, press U, D, U, D, L, R, L, R, A, B, Start. This will enable a fourth "Boss Attack" game mode. You can also enable it with DIP switch #3-8.

courtesy of Icarus on shmups forum

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SCOREBOARD
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NORMAL COURSE
1. Chempop - 6,626,610 - Stage All-6 - Car-Pet X3 - B/JP
2. jepjepjep - 4,424,770 - ALL-6 - Car-Pet - B/JP
3. K-2 - 3,854,610 - ALL-5 - Strawman x 3 - B/ JP
4. Kidpanda - 2,629,020 - Stage 5 - Strawman B - B/JP
5. codecrank - 2,304,030 - Stage 5 - TAG-T x3 - B/EU
6. KGB - 2,056,960 - Stage 4 - Strawman x3 - B/JP

ADVANCE COURSE
1. Chempop - 8,173,780 - Stage 7 - Car-Pet X3 - B/JP
2.
3.

SPECIAL COURSE
1. Chempop - 2,755,560 - Stage 11 - Car-Pet X3 - B/JP
2.
3.

PLEASE POST SCORES IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:

MODE
NAME - SCORE - STAGE - CHARACTER/S - VER/REGION

example:

Special
Rot - 0,000,000 - Stage 1 - Golden/Shorty/Silver Sword - verB/JP

 

[andsuchisdeath]

Welcome to violent suburb.

 

[Jeneki]

Yeah! Armed Mallcops Segwayrider!

 

[Chempop]

The goofy pink haired turban girl is overpowered, naturally.

 

[FOMOCO&CO]

Someone want to send me this pcb, so I can post something for it this month?? :P:P

 

[Chempop]

I’ll start

Normal
chempop - 5,217,580 - 6 (All clear) - Car-Pet/Flying Baron/Miyamoto - B/JP

 

[K-2]

Maybe I'll all clear Normal this month... But for now,

K-2 - 2,764,610 - Stage 4 - Strawman x 3 - B/JP

 

[Kid Panda]

Kidpanda - 556,400 - Stage 2 - Strawman ? - B/J

 

[Chempop]

Nice K-2, close to that 2nd extend! There is also a 1UP in the highway by letting the big blue tank thingy leave. Then when you arrive to where he’ll be parked, kill him off and he drops the 1UP. it’s hard to judge how much damage you need to do to it when you first see him without killing it by accident.

 

[Chempop]

Panda don’t be lazy.. whip it out

Get in there OMFG, Crank!!!

 

[bartre]

My anus is unprepared, but i'll be sure to give it a whirl.
i'll get to stage 4, that's my goal.

 

[Jeneki]

Next time I'm hanging out with Aquas, am I allowed to take a pic of his score?

 

[codecrank]

normal mode

codecrank - 2,304,030 - Stage 5 - TAG-T x3 - B/EU

need to readup on the game, think I've figure out about 1/2 of the scoring system.

is there a problem using the EU version? It's the one that one romlister chose for my mame xml, I can change it if needs be

 

[Chempop]

There’s an EU ver? I don’t really care man, but you should have extends be set at every 1,500,000 and probably as dropped items (I think I remember reading that in one version they are automatic).

 

[K-2]

My playtime was plagued by dropped medals tonight.

Anybody have tips for for not getting murdered by the first stage 5 boss in his opening salvo. Every time that green bastich shows up he burns me with that charging twin chain gun attack.

 

[Chempop]

Nope not really Have bombs ready, or try to only fight Blunt

 

[Kid Panda]

There’s an EU ver? I don’t really care man, but you should have extends be set at every 1,500,000 and probably as dropped items (I think I remember reading that in one version they are automatic).

Koreo version has auto extends. That's the one I play as everything is unlocked.

 

[Chempop]

I’m not too concerned which version, even though auto extends are a pretty big advantage.

 

[Jeneki]

Anybody have tips for for not getting murdered by the first stage 5 boss in his opening salvo. Every time that green bastich shows up he burns me with that charging twin chain gun attack.

I seem to recall that twin chain gun attack. Isn't that one one where if you stand perfectly still it will only shoot around you? Give it a try the next time you see it.

 

[K-2]

Jeneki you beautiful son of a bitch that was just the trick!

I just came so close to fucking clearing this thing until it spit the third red robot at me. Do you always have to fight all three at the end or it just trolling me?

New Original Course score:
K-2 - 3,550,060 - Stage 5 - Strawman x 3 - B/ JP

 

[Chempop]

Nice dude! I did not know that myself, extremely useful knowledge! As for fighting all three bosses, there are all sorts of weird situations that change which bosses you fight. I’ll dig up the links that explain it eventually.

[edit] Here we are:

Highway Stage: Sobut, Blunt, Envy
Listed in increasing order of difficulty, these three are the "default" bosses of the Highway stage. You'll always fight at least one of them; which one(s) you meet and how many will depend on your actions during the game.

To begin with, each boss corresponds with a different stage:

Sobut (green) - Sewer System
Blunt (yellow) - Sky High
Envy (red) - Airport

To fight more than one of these bosses, you must have a surviving Batrider character in your team, and fulfill the following conditions:

Bosses for levels 2 & 3 - Get a shot Special Level Up
Bosses for levels 2 & 4 - Get an option Special Level Up
Bosses for levels 2, 3, & 4 - Get both option and shot Special Level Ups

 

[Shivan128]

Looks like I'll have to give this a few runs tonight.

 

[Kid Panda]

Kidpanda - 2,629,020 - Stage 5 - Strawman B - B/JP - Normal
PCB

 

[Chempop]

People love their Strawman huh?

I was getting my ass handed to me in advance course tonight.

 

[jepjepjep]

It's all about the homing options! I personally like Shorty the best.