MGLXXXVIII - Game 9 ~ Alien Syndrome (closes 3-Feb)

Finally!!!

 

Mission accomplished!!!!

 

Round 4 on the second loop.

 

That'll probably do for me. I've achieved what I set out to do and don't want to raise my stress levels into the stratosphere again. My joystick is very lucky to have survived this MGL and will enjoy a well earned rest. As will I :sleep

 

Nice work! I'm just a tad behind you.. hope to do the same sometime next week when I have time to play it more.

Nice photo, is that you on the right? Surely not on the left

 

I'm not that lucky :cry

 

I call that photo "In space.. No one can hear you shag"

Nice job, Rob. I'm glad to see there are people who are as big of babies as me. I scream all the time not at sucking but just watching myself make mistake after mistake over and over again. I don't hurl controllers but i have broken ps4 controllers by twisting them until they crack.

299200

 

I need a bit more practice on this level, and I don't know the boss at all.

323200

 

Minor improvement... I gotta practice the round 4 boss. :D

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Minor improvement... I gotta practice the round 4 boss. :D

 

The bosses in this game are definitely a big problem ... :021:

 

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Day 11 of 17 ...

 

 

Alien syndrome? What syndrome?

 

 

:)

 

 

 

That photo brings back a few old memories. The Alien Syndrome machine at Funspot right next to the Contra machine I set the WR on back in November 2008.

 

Time flies.....

Pessimeister: 499, 400

 

 

Got the zero time bonuses for level 1 & 2 but severely bollocksed it up on levels 3 & 4.

Pessimeister: 499, 400

 

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Got the zero time bonuses for level 1 & 2 but severely bollocksed it up on levels 3 & 4.

 

Save yourself the trouble on the first-loop. You needn't worry about 0 time bonus. You can get it just by rounding up enough men or ALL the men. The only level where you run into issues without being quick enough is level 6.

 

Second loop you have no choice if you want to play that way.

355100

 

I'm struggling with the round 5 boss, even after watching TIF's video.

You don't have to kill him how i do. After you knock out the bottom alien you can actually hit the boss diagonally just above left-most-bottom alien-hole. Let me know if that makes sense.

Day 13 of 17 ...

 

 

Alien mates ... brings tears to the eyes ...

 

 

Only 4 days to go until this game is closed.

 

:)

@TodayIsForgotten

You're probably right - but I don't have the skill level (like yourself and Rob) playing normally to even loop this game once. :) Like @Prow, I'm really struggling with the round 5 boss. Even getting to round 6 would be an achievement for me. So going for bonuses at this point is pretty much my only shot. 60,000 is a hard temptation to ignore!

 

Hopefully I'll sneak in a few games over the weekend and improve a bit more.

Day 14 of 17 ...

 

 

 

Only 3 days to go until this game is closed.

 

:)

 

Only 2 days to go until this game is closed.

 

:)

402400

 

... better scoring strats and I should be able to beat the stage 5 boss now... if I can get there in a run... I will probably revisit this game to 1cc it after Yolympics. :cool:

103,100

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... better scoring strats and I should be able to beat the stage 5 boss now... if I can get there in a run... I will probably revisit this game to 1cc it after Yolympics. :cool:

 

Now's the time ... ... because soon there will be no time ... :035:

 

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Day 16 of 17 ...

 

A very interesting and different game to play in the MGL.

 

 

If you have not done your best, well then that's what the scoreboard will show.

 

Only 1 day to go until this game and MGLXXXVIII are closed.

 

:)

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Bob

 

Sent from my LG-H900 using Aussie Arcade mobile app

326,900

 

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Still haven't managed to kill the 1st round boss :rolleyes

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I think that's it for me.

1) Stay in line with Asophy and wait for him to open his guts. Shoot at him at this moment; you'll know if you've been successful when he glows briefly.

 

2) Repeat a few times. No need to go overboard with the shooting, just try and time it as he opens up whilst avoiding what he spews at you. I find shooting once or twice just after the yellow shot comes at you works for me.

 

3) When you've hit him enough, he explodes. Avoid the green shoulder part. Now you have to wait for him to open up and dive at you. Shoot once, or better yet, dodge, wait for him to miss and shoot upwards as he reaches the edge of the screen. He'll change colour, eventually going red when you've just about got him.

 

Another potentially useful observation which I'd previously missed: If you complete a round with more than 100 seconds remaining, you'll also gain the 60 k bonus. This adds further depth to the approaches you can take with the game.

Edited February 3, 2019 by Pessimeister

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Edited February 3, 2019 by Homar

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