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Post by Ex on Aug 9, 2019 22:58:44 GMT -5
Survived the first round versus Mike without getting knocked down, on normal speed. Progress is definitely being made. Mike absolutely has patterns of attack based on round number and time. Gonna go at it a little while longer tonight...
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Post by Sarge on Aug 9, 2019 23:17:55 GMT -5
If you can make it through that first round without getting knocked down, you're well on your way. The first part is always the most brutal.
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Post by Ex on Aug 9, 2019 23:31:12 GMT -5
Yeah that first 1:30 of round 1 is the most dangerous part for sure.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 9, 2019 23:48:51 GMT -5
Honestly, you can still get through the fight even if you take one knockdown there. I've done it a few times; pretty sure I took a knockdown there in my first winning run. That fight was ridiculous, though. I wish I had a recording of it. I had a sliver of life, he did too, and the clock was ticking down in the last round. Nerves didn't get the better of me somehow, and I dodged his uppercut and put him to the mat.
Of course, you can also win by decision as long as score enough. I consider that a legit win, too.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 10, 2019 9:27:30 GMT -5
Got to the final level this morning on a casual Normal run on Gradius V. So might give it another run or two to beat this again! I was trying a different set of Options and the ripple beam in this one isn't as good as the thin laser, the ripple is weaker and slower. It hit me this time that when you're struggling to get your power ups back, it's sometimes best to get another Option instead of going for the shield. Even if you take another quick death right after, you've at least got a brief moment to recapture that new Option. The last two stages in particular seem almost impossible without them. On Normal, there's a few extra bullets here and there (usually when you take out big enemy/boss shields), beams and things move faster, and there are a few new enemies at points. But it seems very doable to me. Whereas on Easy I got to the point where I could get through stage 1-3 without dying, on Normal here I got my first game over on stage 4. Some of the new tricks from the bosses were definitely throwing me off. Normal still seems quite fun and intense for my skill level.
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Post by Ex on Aug 10, 2019 10:34:17 GMT -5
Well folks after fighting Mike a hundred times last night, then giving up in disgust. This morning I managed to beat him on my second try. Hilariously enough, I won by point decision, which is apparently a very difficult and rare way to win against Tyson:
I pulled this win at normal play speed, no cheats employed. I used the Mesen NES emulator and a Buffalo SNES USB gamepad, on a laptop with an LCD screen. I am normally a staunch defender of emulation, but in this particular game's case, the real thing would clearly be superior. Because of how infinitesimally tight the reaction time has to be while fighting Kid Dynamite. I do believe if I was playing this game on an actual NES with a CRT TV, I'd have an easier time getting a TKO on Tyson. The minuscule lag introduced via various elements like the USB controller, emulation, and LCD refresh, all add up to just enough delay to introduce an artificial layer of extra difficulty - on top of an already extremely difficult boss fight. All the same I cleared Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! from Glass Joe to Mike Tyson; this old whale has been harpooned.
I'll be revisiting my childhood for further White Whales to take down. Not sure exactly what yet. Probably some Master System stuff. Or maybe even Zelda II.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 10, 2019 12:07:24 GMT -5
When I hear people say "Souls is hard", I just laugh and think of Zelda II.
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Post by Ex on Aug 10, 2019 12:46:46 GMT -5
When I hear people say "Souls is hard", I just laugh and think of Zelda II. I made it pretty far in Zelda II back when I was a kid. I made it up to the part where you fight your own shadow. However far that is. I remember dying to Link's shadow and thinking "Yeah that's enough of this." Then never playing it again. That was probably around 1990. I'd had Zelda II for a few years by that point. Playing the game pre-internet, and having no guide/walkthrough, meant making progress was rather slow. I -might- play Z2 this month, but there are shorter games in my WW list I'm more inclined towards. I'm not looking to beat a whole ton of games for this theme. I'd like to get back to my play of Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition, to finish the remaining DLC, then complete the main campaign.
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Post by toei on Aug 10, 2019 13:24:39 GMT -5
Well folks after fighting Mike a hundred times last night, then giving up in disgust. This morning I managed to beat him on my second try. This happens to me all the time (just not with Mike). You don't really learn from all that practice until you have a good night's sleep sometimes.
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Post by Xeogred on Aug 10, 2019 13:40:40 GMT -5
^ Yeah... rest and meditate on it. I just tried Gradius V Normal again and did worse than my morning attempt. I mean I technically got further into the last level, but I *should* have been able to clear it this run. Took way too many sloppy deaths and was losing my composure at a lot of parts. I'll try it again tomorrow or later in the week. Think that's enough anxiety for the day. Ex: I won't lie I don't think I've ever beaten Zelda II legit without any aid. I finished it for the first time a few years ago on the Wii U, but I used that one save state you get with those versions. The final dungeon is an absolute nightmare. Difficulty aside, still a huge fan of it though. My only nitpicks are the huge setbacks when you take a death and lose so much HP/MP and I don't love having to grind out a few levels sometimes, it's just not very fun in that style. Maybe a few more side dungeons or caves with permanent Attack, HP, and MP boosts would have been cooler.
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