MiSTer FPGA - Finalizer - Super Transformation (ファイナライザー) / Konami Arcade

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Published on August 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMV7zwEmedA

Game:

L.S.S (2018)

Duration: 13:35

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I had never heard of or seen Finalizer in an arcade until repeat mentions/videos from LGR and am glad to have finally given it a try! It's a rather unique shooter with mecha transformations and L/R arm weapon pickups for a variable loadout. You also get a handy shield that is controlled by the right-hand weapon button when no other weapon is picked up in mecha form.

There are some unique powerups letting you freeze time or jet around the screen to rack up a bunch of points from enemies if you can shoot the weapons power-ups a certain number of times. Bosses seem rather similar when you encounter them, with a very narrow hitbox in their center and spread fire weapons that require constant movement. If you don't damage them quick enough they will run away like cowards. lol

Overall this is a fun game to learn with a heavy emphasis on scoring, though a bit repetitive with the enemy waves once you play it a while. Some of the enemies home in on you rather quickly so you'll need to identify those waves to take out those ones first. Try and get the crash powerup when asteroid fields appear to increase your score quickly! This is the only way to destroy asteroids and it's pretty fun to try and smash all of them up instead of having to avoid them like normal.

This recording was my first time breaking 500k points, so I think I'll go for a million on the next attempt. Pretty fun game.

Thanks to Ace for a majority of work on this core, Electron Ash and Arnim Laeuger for assistance with the Konami custom chips, and JimmyStones for adding high score saving & pause support as well. Please consider donating to the devs with the following links:

Ace's Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/ace9921

JimmyStones' Ko-Fi:
https://ko-fi.com/jimmystones

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Finalizer - Super Transformation arcade core 2022-05-11 build
a.k.a: ファイナライザー

Final Score: 666,700

Filter Hori: Gaussian Sharp 85 // Filter Vert: Same as Hori

Shadow Mask: Off // Gamma: Poly 2.4

Played using a Hori Real Arcade Pro VX-SA arcade stick w/ Seimitsu LS-62 lever & 1000hz USB polling.

Video: Fullscreen scaled to 1080p // HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card

Volume reduced 16%

⭐Scanlines and Shadow masks did not work well with youtube's re-compression here, even when integer scaled. Here are my recommended settings for using those (fullscreen scaled):

Filter Hori: Scanlines - Adaptive\30_70 // Filter Vert: Gaussian Sharp 65

Shadow Mask: MG Stripe 1x rotated // Gamma: Poly 2.3

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00:00​​ - Boot
00:18​​ - Title / Demo
02:13 - Game Start

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