Sonic Wings (Arcade) - MaoMao 1ALL / ソニックウイングス - 真尾まお 1ALL - 2-5 (1440p 60fps)

Score: 905,100
Player: ec2151
mameui248 with 20hz autofire (2 on, 1 off)

I really wanted a no-miss for the first loop so I bombed a little more than I should have. But after dozens of chokes on 1-7, can you blame me? This run showcases some more unique strategies I've been developing to cope with Mao Mao.

This has possibly the worst stage order too... Sweden as stage 1-3 boss. At this setting the boss is only a hair less dangerous than its loop 2 variant, and has health to match. It's a wonder of luck that I managed to get through without bombing. Not having the more lucrative New York as stage 3, or Britain even, cost me somewhere between 10-15k points, for those who are keeping count!

It's taken a lot just to get a few stages farther in the second loop. MaoMao's shot weakness and lack of recovery options really rear their ugly heads in the second loop. Some bosses simply require bombs or you will not do enough damage before their RNG inevitably kills you.

But it's progress, I suppose! The next stage is hell, but the boss is unchanged from loop 1. It's getting there that's the hard part.

00:00 - First Loop
13:27 - Second Loop

#shmup #aerofighters #ソニックウイングス