April, 2024

30

0h 11m

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Painfully mediocre.
Made it to the second stage, didn't realize dying wipes out the AF stock. Could probably 1CC this without too much effort by actually using the AF more frequently, but eh.

0h 6m

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Ran out of time j u s t before the time extension on Route 5. Bah.

29

0h 2m

2885
I think I prefer Berzerk.

0h 22m

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Seems okay. I think I'm just not too fond of roguelites as a concept.

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2h 4m

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Unlocked the Topaz tree. Didn't die until Immemorial Woods. The hitscan weapons proved too difficult to use reliably without crosshairs.

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0h 6m

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Lost my first two balls pretty fast because I didn't realize how to use the left bumper at first, jej. 1,294,700. Really cool game.

0h 3m

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The smooth scrolling is nice, but the board feels more punishing for the first few balls until the safety castle appeared for some reason. 1,326,500.

2h 1m

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Finished

Completed the first 15 stages, attaining A ranks on all sans the second. 54m
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Cleared the campaign with 12:09 remaining.

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Damn, 9 ship choices, potentially randomized stage progression, and medals everywhere. Sensory overload.
Haven't managed to make it past stage 2 yet.

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0h 17m

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Looks great. Very difficult. I don't think I have the patience right now to commit to clearing it properly. Lost all of my lives against the first boss and wiped on Mission 2 right after.

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28

27h 2m

Finished

Finished the streamed campaign.

Finished

27

19h 49m

Attained gold on the second Barracuda A time trial, narrowly failing diamond. Dammit.
Completed Alice Mountain Knockout after two attempts. First attempt I lost the lead in the final lap. Annoying.
I already hate Stunt mode.

26

0h 15m

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Completed Bronze cup on Beginner with Pico. Took first place by taking second place every race. Much better than the other two GBA titles.

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33800
Died shortly after defeating what I think was the first boss. Cool xevious clone kinda. There's no dual layer action, but the ship-combo powerups are cool. There's also ... dinosaurs?

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NES

0h 6m

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Actually pretty cool. I dig the full power jingle. I don't like the layering mechanic that removes your ability to attack. I'll definitely be returning to clear this one.
NES

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Boring and frustrating.

25

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I think I'll need to get an actual trackball if I want this to feel "correct".

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0h 39m

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Quit my first attempt at the pawn cup. Read up on how to actually play the game and tried again, taking first place in 4/5 and 3rd in the 5th.

0h 18m

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Died over and over and over again on the third course of the Knight cup. At least this actually feels like a functional video game unlike Mario Kart.

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1h 21m

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The third person gameplay revolving around lock-on feels like shit to control. I spent an hour in the training mode, and promptly scored negative one million points and died in the first boss fight. How are you supposed to dodge incoming fire?

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5h 36m

I'm going to be annoyed if Sulha is the only viable pick for the best times. I prefer how Asera looks.

0h 2m

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Oof, yeah this practically requires a flight-stick to be playable. Definitely want to track this one down IRL, seems awesome.

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0h 4m

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Really cool gimmick. Weird perspective too.

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0h 7m

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Made it to stage 5 on my first credit. I imagine this one wasn't particularly popular with the arcade operators. 347500

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0h 5m

115910 A-31

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These Toaplan outings seem much more stylish than Capcom's offerings.

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0h 3m

62330
I've definitely played this before.

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I already forgot what my score was. Failed to destroy the battleship.

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0h 5m

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Placed 3rd on the default score table. Actually pretty neat.

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24

2h 36m

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Idled for 24 minutes by accident lol. Completed Adventure and Echoes of the Past.

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