MiSTer FPGA - Bullfight (ザ・闘牛) [PB 184,780] / Sega System 1 Arcade
91920x1440. I really didn't think much of this game at first, with its awkward controls and simple design. It gets fun as you learn to interact with the AI. The best score likely involves mastering a quick-kill strategy on the bulls to farm the bonus stages. There is predictable AI when the bull comes out which can be exploited & this helps with the ridiculous bulls on the later stages. Looking to get into MiSTer FPGA? Great quality kits, parts & support at https://www.MiSTerAddons.com/
My recipe for victory in this one is:
1. Throw all showmanship and finesse involved with bullfighting out the window.
2. Go for the quick kill like a ruthless bastard right out the gate, and master this pattern.
3. Wave your cape around like an a-hole.
4. Farm the bonus stages.
The quick kill pattern is performed by instantly moving diagonally down-towards the bull and then straight left when your players head is level with the bottom of the gate you come out of. As soon as you pass the bull and it turns down & right, move up & left and hit attack at the perfect moment for a reliable kill-shot that often will keep the bull from getting up for some reason. After some practice this becomes relatively easy & consistent, and most notably works on the tougher bulls you face as you progress in the game.
Every 4 stages you will get a bonus round for an easy 28000 points once you master avoiding the bull. I do this by juking it at the beginning by moving down and then back up towards the entry gate to stun it when it rams the wall. This gives you time to move left and start the up-down pattern to avoid its charge, moving perpendicular to the bull when it turns around each time.
Maybe someday a person will use these strats to set a record in this game, but I'm done with attempts for now. The slower bulls at the beginning can likely be farmed for points also. I stuck with using them for quick-kill practice to try and perfect the pattern.
There are some rather odd things you can get the bulls to do at times, for example if you wave your cape in front of them when they get back up from a takedown, it will make them charge around with the sword still in them, instead of the normal delay. Something to keep in mind is that you cannot be gored by the bulls if you are knocked down, so it may be beneficial to keep moving yourself towards them in close-quarters especially with multiple bulls out.
The flyers for this game are quite hilarious too, with the casual side-eye from the matador and repeated "penetrate" and "thrust" language used in the description. Seems somebody had a bit of fun writing that one up.
Sega System 1 core by Mister-X. Thank you for your work in bringing us so many arcade classics to MiSTer FPGA! Thanks to the many devs who have helped to maintain & update the core over the years as well.
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Sega System 1 arcade core 2024-06-02 build - Bull Fight
a.k.a: ザ・闘牛 , The Tougyuu
Final score: 184,780
Filter Hori: Gaussian Sharp 70 // Filter Vert: Scanlines - Adaptive\40_70 (Old)
Shadow Mask: PVM Subtle (https://pastebin.com/LmjcmG38)
Gamma: Poly 2.3
Played using a Razer Panthera Evo arcade stick w/ 1ms USB polling.
Video: Integer scaled to 1440p // HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card
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00:00 - Boot
00:11 - Demo / Title
01:05 - Game Start
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