MiSTer FPGA - Salamander [Normal 1cc] / PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)
12Edit - Scored a 1cc on Expert difficulty with a much better run than this one, two days later.
Check it out here: • MiSTer FPGA - Salamander [Expert 1cc]...
Another Konami shooter 1cc, and my first that was done live on stream! It was a short one since I got this on the 2nd try during that stream, with that being my third session with the game since trying it this week. I thought memorizing the final stage would take more time, but it's not so bad after a couple tries really. That being said, some parts of this game can be really frustrating when first learning them! In particular the enemies who spawn around you on the asteroid stage, the walls on the volcano stage, and general recovery tactics when ranked-up on the final stage. Overall the bosses are pretty tame on the first loop, with the stages themselves being the main challenge here.
Like my previous Gradius Gaiden video, I got the urge to play this one from ShmupJunkie's recent Konami Shooters overview video- check it out here: • Every Konami Shoot Em Up REVIEWED!
Now that I've played the PC Engine port, the next stop is the Japan-only "Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus" on PS1 which has the arcade original, JP version of Life force and Salamander 2 which I still haven't played. The goal is to work towards the hardest games in the series for 1cc clears- Gradius 2 on PC Engine/X68000 and Gradius 3 SA-1 on SNES & the arcade original. Slowly but surely. Folks that have watched my streams since the beginning got to see the progress I was making on Gradius 2 early on, but the crab enemy at the end and crawlers shooting from every direction on the walls when ranked-up, always seemed to stop my best runs. Those were painful sessions, knowing how close I was to the end. The announcer says "You need some practice!" when dying in Gradius games, and I took it to heart and decided to tackle multiple entries in the series before returning for another attempt at 2.
MiSTer's PC Engine core was transformed into the most accurate way to play this console besides original hardware, largely in part thanks to efforts by srg320. He also created our SNES, Sega CD and Sega 32x cores, and is currently working on a Sega Saturn core for MiSTer.
You can support these efforts at his patreon: / srg320
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TGFX core 2022-03-26 - Salamander
A.K.A: 沙羅曼蛇 , Life Force
1cc Loop 1 // Normal Difficulty // Final Score: 821,500
Palette: Original // Overscan: Hidden // Extra Sprites: On
Filter Hori: Gaussian Sharp 70 // Filter Vert: Same as Hori
Shadow Mask: Off // Gamma: Pure 100
Played using a Hori Real Arcade Pro VX-SA (with Seimitsu LS-62 lever) arcade stick & 1ms USB polling. 20hz turbo-fire toggled during gameplay.
Video: Fullscreen scaled to 1080p / HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card
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00:00 - Boot / Settings
00:37 - Title / Intro
01:58 - Game Start / Stage 1
04:27 - Stage 2
07:25 - Stage 3
09:19 - Stage 4
12:08 - Stage 5
14:52 - Stage 6
22:04 - Ending / Credits
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Twitter: / walrusfpga
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None of this would be possible without the constant hard work of Sorgelig. It cannot be overstated how much he has done and continues to do for this project, since its beginning. You can support him either at his Patreon in the link below, or on Paypal, depending on your preference. MiSTer is a paradigm shift in how we can experience these classic games. This is a long-term preservation project that will continue to grow so that gamers today and in the future can experience these excellent systems as accurately and lag-free as possible. Donating what you can will help keep the updates coming. Thank you.
Patreon: / fpgamister
PayPal: https://paypal.me/FPGAMiSTer
NOTE: I am not affiliated with Sorgelig and am only sharing these links as a fan of the project who wishes to see it continue to grow rapidly.
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Github link for this core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Turbo...
MiSTer Forum: http://MiSTerFPGA.org
MiSTer Documentation: https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs...
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