Getting the 8x miclus in the first stage of raiden fighters jet. I’ve done this twice, including this time. I feel like I’ve seen the Loch Ness Monster or something…
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Finally reached the 120M mark, which means I would at least qualify for the URA loop, assuming the whole no-miss/no-bomb part. (hahah).
I went bomb crazy a bit. I’ve started bombing more in stage 4 when I get in trouble, because I think I need to see the later stages more. I could credit feed to them, but I always play differently when I know the HS isn’t on the line…
I’m not entirely happy with my stage 3.
- I’m failing to extract 5-chips from the first big stealth bomber most of the time. I should also consider redoing the approach to this ship; specifically lock-shotting the popcorn enemies instead of just normal shot.
- My path through the part between the two boats in the canal up to the midboss is not optimal. I’m dropping my multiplier too much here, likely due to stray small enemy lock-shotting. I’m not so concerned about this part; I should address point #1 first as it has quite a bit of effect on the multiplier.
- I’m considering switching to SYO’s method of using the first boat during the midboss fight as a way of bumping my chip level up to 5 in preparation for attacking the rear part of the ship. Currently I lock shot this with the 5-chip from the front killing still active; getting more chips. This means in order to get an active 5-chip for the rear, I need to dodge through the bridge’s pattern, and normal-shot one of the turrets in the rear. This is risky, it puts me in position to get point-blanked if i mistime the approach.
- I still have problems with the bonus enemies. They’re worth lots of points if killed with lock-on, especially if you’ve carried a high multiplier through the midboss. You also need to 5-chip level here, as they give quite a bit of chips when killed this way.
- I’m about 600 chips shy of SYO’s DVD run, and about 8 million points off his stage 3 point gain. I’m TWO MILLION off his point gain before the midboss.
Stage 4:
- That early death? What the fuck?
- I need to work on the entire latter half of this stage. I’m horrible at taking on the last two big ships, and it’s hurting my end chip count badly.
- The second pattern of the boss still totally weirds me out. I’ve done it perfectly before, but…
Stage 5:
Killed by Panzer Jager 
I wanted that 1-up.
Quick video I made a while back showing a technique for destroying the upper ‘fan’ part of the USA boss. There’s an alternative way to dodge the two aimed shots from the sides: Just move up a bit and then move left or right around the boss. No idea if either of these works if you get USA in the 2nd loop.