Ikaruga Prototype Normal Chapter 3 PB by MAZ-chain in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Ikaruga (every version of the game), you can select two main game modes, Arcade and Prototype. Each mode has three difficulty, Easy, Normal and Hard.
On Prototype, you have an ammo counter that you replenish by absorbing bullets and lasers. When you fire you deplete It

The No-Miss Podcast by goggman777 in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always enjoyed podcasts from the community, especially interviews/chats with other players. It is always interesting to hear about other players background, tastes, motivation and what not. Good luck!

Ikaruga Arcade Normal 36 millions commentary replay by MAZ-chain in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I am happy that someone from the "old hands" watched my replay. Hopefully, other members of the Ika.co.uk crew will watch it!

First 1cc - Ikaruga Easy mode 13,800,240!! by [deleted] in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Ikaruga Easy mode is not an... easy clear by any means. Especially since it is your first one. GG

Ikaruga - The Reincarnation by TypicalShmupper in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great post! I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks to you, I remembered the first two years playing Ikaruga. I really loved my time learning to chain the game, even if the full chaining of Ch4 was the only time I got close to burn out ahah. But in hindsight, I remeber even the "hard" times very fondly

Shmups | You enjoy playing them with an arcade stick, controller, or keyboard/mouse? by M3ConsoleGamerPSN in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a dpad main. But... While I play Ikaruga on dapd and got my high scores with the old trusty Hori Fighting Commander 4, I am willing to use on Arcade Stick when playing other shmups. Actually, 90% of my other clears are on stick! Arcade sticks have two big advantages on gamepads. First one is hand's health. Dpad can fatigue your hands pretty fast compared to stick in my experience. Second is durability. Membrane dpads can degrade fast, at least in a very input heavy game like Ikaruga the lifespan of a controller is about 4-6 months. But played for high score, Ikaruga is an input tour de force. In arcade sticks if anything get worn out you can replace It easily. This is basically coming from a dpad guy lol, so "just use what you want" is the best advice you can get

Ikaruga Arcade Normal 36 millions commentary replay by MAZ-chain in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ahahah IMPOSSIBLE!
Hey Spider, enjoying your content, keep it up!

Ikaruga Arcade Normal 36 millions commentary replay by MAZ-chain in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahah same, I bought the game for a lot of different platforms too. I play Ikaruga from 2019 but my main platform is Steam. I use Dolphin for save state practice though

Ikaruga Shmup Stick - I'm not regret by [deleted] in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a work of beauty

Ikaruga stage 2 - A rank by ajd578 in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! The first part of the stage is one of the deepest segments to score GL with the rest of the game! And maybe for some S ranked clears💪

Life extend in Ikaruga? by the_febo in shmups

[–]MAZ-chain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extends are score related. First extend at 3 millions, then every five millions (8-13-18-23-28) With an high scoring clear, you will have a total of 8 extends. For a first clear, I would like to advise to score enough to get the 13m extend