Mach Breakers - Sophia 1CC True Ending (beat Sharon)
61 credit clear of Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 (Arcade) played on January 1st 2025. using RetroArch/FBNeo core. Default settings, dip switches shown at the end.
Played using Hori Pokken Fightpad. Buttons 1/2/3 mapped to: Y/R/A.
Emulator settings - preemptive frames: 2
Decided to use Sophia since I find her audio cues for Monster Drag game better than the rest and I really like her Hyper Glider animation.
No save states, no cheats, no turbo/autofire, no macros, no spoon mash (lol)
1CC challenge difficulty: 8/10 (heavy mashing)
The most difficult games (1CC killers) are: Future Gate, Rapid Jump, Bombs Away and Beast Hole.
Funny thing is that I tried playing this game on an arcade stick. Turns out my mashing is much more consistent on a controller.
The first and only time I got a 100%/NICE jump on Hyper Glider.
This was the first and only time I beat the extra game (VS Sharon race).
Very fun game, a while ago I had the chance to play it via RetroArch in 3 players. I wish there were more arcade games using this format.
Credits are muted because YT tends to strike the music played there.
Timestamps:
0:00 Insert Coin
0:38 Maximum Speed
1:49 Monster Drag
3:24 Ice Crusher
4:32 Hyper Glider
6:33 Future Gate
7:53 Bomb's Away
9:31 Beast Hole
11:18 Super Stunt
12:46 Rapid Jump
14:18 Block Buster
15:23 Deep Diver
17:45 Ground Spike
18:58 Exhibition Stage (VS Sharon)
19:40 Final Results / Ceremony
22:06 Sophia's Ending