Game:

Groove on Fight (1997)

Duration: 12:49

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A 1-credit clear of the arcade game Groove on Fight [groovef], played with WolfMAME 0.255. Score: 767,700. I used a team of Solis, plus Solis again, because I didn't want to learn two characters. I didn't even need to learn a lot of moves! The basic strategy is: Jump + strong punch, then duck+strong punch after it connects. Do that over and over with the right spacing and timing and the CPU keeps falling for it pretty consistently. There are other workable ways to win with Solis (LordBBH shows off an infinite in 1CCBBH).

The last boss is a huge difficulty spike. First, instead of you and your partner fighting 2-on-2 or even 2-on-1, it's a 1-against-2 battle where you have to defeat your partner-character first. Second, the boss has a terrifying toolkit of highly damaging moves. Check out 7:49 for an example of some of the crazy damage the final boss can dish out just from normals. Finally, he sometimes blocks the jump + strong punch attack. I'm not sure if the blocking comes down to timing/spacing or pure luck; it does seem if you manage to jump just over him the punch reliably connects. In the end I made attempt after attempt until the RNG gods smiled upon me and you get a clear.