Okay, perhaps I was a bit testy in my previous post. It had been a long day and the last thing I needed to see was Hisa's response. I had interpreted it as such:(posted 8451 days ago)he was definitely NOT "inviting" me to Team2Ch. No way. What made me so angry was that this wasn't the first time that someone has been proud of a score, only to have Hisa tell them their score sucks compared to the Gamest world record. I'm sure we all remember the "KING OF SOLDAM" incident too.
Am I proud of my current score on Shock Troopers? Fuck yeah. You see, you can be a total badass when it comes to games... even if you can, say, beat both loops on a Cave shooter, you're not going to be getting 25 million on Shock Troopers on your first few tries. Yeah, you might be able to finish the game with ease... but finishing the game is a cinch to me anyway. The real challenge is figuring out how to maximize your score on each level. It's taken me much, much playing to analyze each level inside and out to find out the best places to "stall" and draw out more soldiers. I've learned all of this on my own too. I used to consistently get 17-18 million scores in the arcade, then when MAME came around I started getting 20 million. It was then that I noticed how important stalling in certain areas was, and my score kept gradually growing. I'd been stuck at the 29.5 million mark for well over a year, so needless to say I was pretty happy when I broke 30 million.
I'm not sure how many people in the world know all the shit I know about that game. Maybe there are more hardcore players in Japan other than the guy who got that Gamest score, I dunno. But even then, it wouldn't surprise me if the total number of people who knew this shit as well as I do could be counted on two hands (maybe even one). So yeah, I'm cocky when it comes to Shock Troopers. But it's because I can't find anybody else who cares about the game as much as I do. So yeah, I take the game pretty seriously. Yes, if higher scores exist out there I definitely want to see how they're achieved. As much as I've played, I can't shake the feeling that there's something I haven't figured out yet that could lead to more points. I just don't like it when someone like Hisa delights in seeing other people's scores get destroyed, all because they were happy with what they could accomplish...
-BBH