/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>that cat

Sums up my SA attempts perfectly.

Just 1cc'd MoF now all i've got left is UFO and SA then onto the extra stages.

>>9895002
>get help to problematic spots

I got one troubling spot right here, if you know what I mean.

>>9895030
>all i've got left is UFO and SA

Best of luck, leaving the two hardest for last.
Grats on the MoF clear!

>>9895137
There can only be one "hardest", which is it?

>>9895146
For me, UFO was harder to clear on normal than SA.

>>9895146
Not this again.

>>9895157
Not what again?

>>9895146
I really don't get how some people can say SA is harder.

UFO is the hardest Touhou, no contest.

I was so close to 1cc/normaling PCB but Yuyuko killed me with about two more spells left. I used a continue and saw that she had a final final spell which would have killed me anyway...

>>9895197
You didn't get to the final final final spell, did you?

>>9895197
Her final one isn't all that bad on normal, the one before it is much worse.

>>9895187
UFO vs SA difficulty shitstorm. It's bound to brew up.

>>9895221
Discussion is fine though

I'm trying to 1CC UFO on normal and I can make it to Shou with a decent amount of resources, but I can only beat Shou if I pretty much bomb every spellcard and even most of the nonspells. How does one dodge curvy danmaku?

>>9895146
Some people find SA harder than UFO on normal, but on hard and lunatic UFO beats SA in difficulty hands down.

>>9895235
Actually, that's how you beat Shou. You're going to be using this strategy with the next boss as well. Or just dodge everything, which is relatively easy on normal. But I'd still go with bombing everything, especially the second-to-last spell, if I were you. Watch a replay or two, they'll help a great deal.

>>9895146
On normal, SA was hardest.
I guess the first one you will play will be the hardest and once you clear it, the other one will seem more normal.

>>9895146
Since everyone on #pofv says UFO is the hardest then I have to agree ^_^

>>9895146
I find SA to have the hardest Easy, Normal, and Extra modes, with UFO having the hardest Hard and Lunatic modes.
>>9895235
Practice and watch replays. Bombing also helps. Curvy lasers are my favorite danmaku.
You might like this: http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=24431
>>9895417
I'm glad you see it our way.

>>9895705
You're streaming tonight, right?

>>9895417
You just now see that IRC actually knows what they're talking about?

>>9895798
#pofv is dead.

>>9895806
It must be if Riz is the best player there.

Does anyone do any sort of ritual before playing to psych themselves up to play better?

Please, I can't be the only one. ;_;

>>9895823

>>9895823
I watch an IRCfag who is really good play the game.

Then I realize that he's ten times better than I am with half of my playtime. Mother fucker.

>>9895823
What is it exactly that you do? I'm curious now.

>>9895823
I read some NTR doujins of the bosses i'm going to fight so i can have enough rage to beat them.

>>9895823

Rituals don't work for me. What I need is the right atmosphere for heroic determination to kick in. It's easier for some games than in others though. I can't do it in SA because it depresses me, while it'll kick in a lot in MoF and UFO because I adore both of those games quite a bit.

>>9895823
I listen to a good arrange of whatever happens to be the stage 6 boss theme, to remind myself of what I'm aiming for.

But this
>>9895908
seems incredibly effective

>>9895705
>UFO having the hardest Hard and Lunatic modes.
Because it's the game you play the most? Despite being average at every other game? Sounds like your ego talking again. But then again, when is it not?

>>9895947
Very nice counterargument.

>>9895981
It's not a counterargument if there is no argument being countered. Very nice fanboyism.

>>9895947

Do you disagree? I cleared some Lunatics before UFO Hard and it's Lunatic is the only one in the series I haven't cleared. I don't see what playtime has to do with it, but cool callout homeboy

>>9895989
It's not fanboyism if I don't even like Riz at all.

>>9895705
you aren't part of #pofv. you left months ago and never came back

but please don't take that the wrong way; you aren't missed

>>9895947
Heh, looks like this scrub is just mad because Riz is better than him. Everybody point at him and laugh.

>>9896077
yeah, nobody likes riz, he sucks. :V

>>9896083
Heh, impostor.

>>9896083
>trying to imitate naut

you are worse than the naut wannabe on #iamp. fuck off.

>>9895731
Unfortunately not.
>>9895816
Too bad I'm not.
>>9895823
I start by calming myself down and trying to concentrate as much as I can. I adjust the environment and try to bring myself into my Touhou-zen. This sometimes happens after a long time or not at all. Being able to play well is largely based on your mindset, which varies based on the goals that you do. You have to know which moods to avoid and which to seek. This can only be acquired through experience. How hard I play usually depends on my mood. I sometimes play just for the sake of playing, and not to win. Other times, the stars align and I get very motivated. It usually depends on how much free time I have.

Also, I look at some #pofv-certified imagery such as >>9895850.
>>9895852
How much time do you have?
>>9895947
>Because it's the game you play the most?
I have played some games several times more than I have played UFO.
>Despite being average at every other game?
Funny.
>Sounds like your ego talking again.
Nobody has achieved greatness without an ego. It's part of what makes somebody great.
>But then again, when is it not?
When I'm talking to peers and not scrubs.
>>9896019
How can I make you like me?
>>9896077
It's like you're talking in opposites. I know my way around #pofv.
>>9896078
Let's not start fighting.
>>9896083
The real Naut is the friendliest Touhou played I've ever met. :V

>>9896181
>How much time do you have
About 800 hours played in UFO. Nothing other than a pathetic Hard 1cc and 500mil score.

>The real Naut is the friendliest Touhou player I've ever met :V
He isn't to me. Maybe he's friendly to you because you're actually good at the game and not a learning disability piece of shit scrub like I am? Or maybe I caught him in a bad mood, I dunno.

>>9896181
>Nobody has achieved greatness without an ego. It's part of what makes somebody great.
but T has an ego so small that its practically an innie

>>9896181
Ehh, I can't believe I used to respect and support you.

>>9896181
>It's like you're talking in opposites.
being a part of something means more than never talking. or, rather, talking to only one person and ignoring everyone else

>I know my way around #pofv.
not for the better part of the year, you haven't. you're a non-entity there

but again, that's fine with me. in fact i suggest sticking to /jp/ since apparently a few people here don't know that you're a shitbag

Playing for score sucks - http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41394
Scoreless shooter mods: "Scoring" for survival - http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41427

>>9896370
as if Flanfly is not enough for us

>>9896318

The entire channel is a non-entity. Why do people keep bringing it up here? All these kids that keep getting namedropped haven't said shit in ages. Nobody has. You guys are weird.

>>9896419
It's just people trying to start drama in an otherwise very friendly /jp/ STG community.

>>9896220
>About 800 hours played in UFO. Nothing other than a pathetic Hard 1cc and 500mil score.
Post your score.dat.
>He isn't to me. Maybe he's friendly to you because you're actually good at the game and not a learning disability piece of shit scrub like I am? Or maybe I caught him in a bad mood, I dunno.
Perhaps you talked to one of his billion impostors? Anyways, I don't think that Naut judges people on their skill.
>>9896259
T hides his ego.
>>9896268
That's too bad. If you want to talk about it in person, you know where to find me.
>>9896318
Who have I talked to and who have I ignored?
>not for the better part of the year, you haven't. you're a non-entity there
That can go for a lot of people. In case you haven't noticed, the channel has lost a lot of activity. Many of our top players have quit, gone inactive, or moved on to greener pastures. I moved away from the channel because I was hurt. I also started to use a trip for that reason. I have seen players come and go, I have seen the channels change, and I have gotten many friends and experiences there. It used to be that all the activity was in the IRC and the threads were deserted, but now it is the opposite. I want the old times back, and I'm hoping that some of the new players will be able to fulfill this.

>>9896468
So i should avoid this game like the plague? Got it.

>>9896468
>and I'm hoping that some of the new players will be able to fulfill this

What new players? You act like people are picking up Touhou constatly, 90% of the fanbase has never touched a game

>>9896476
Have fun not playing the game.

>>9896477
There are new players, they just don't talk much because they think nobody wants them to hear them talk about how Patchy drained four of their lives again.

>>9896482
Of course, the new players I'm talking about are horrendously unlikely to take up shop in #pofv.

>>9896468
Stop talking like your some kind of oldfag, it's painful seeing you whining for some "old times" as if you have any history past mid 2011. You must have some nerve to refer to the IRC as "our" as if it or its players belong to you.

>>9896496
>You must have some nerve to refer to the IRC as "our" as if it or its players belong to you.
/jp/ is our board, but disappointingly, it doesn't belong to me.

>>9896482
I don't think anyone want to read my daily failures of scoring attempts either. And the new players normally would make a new thread instead of using this one.

so much DRAMA today

>>9896468
>T hides his ego.
Now you're talking for others.

>I moved away from the channel because I was hurt. I also started to use a trip for that reason.
You started using the trip long before the channel became really dead.

>>9896476
No, I want you to play.
>>9896477
I'm talking about the players in these threads, not ones that just started. A lot of them have hundreds of hours in the games and an impressive library of achievements.
>>9896492
It doesn't have to be #pofv by name. In many ways, the live shows have replaced #pofv as our out-of-site hangout place.
>>9896496
>Stop talking like your some kind of oldfag, it's painful seeing you whining for some "old times" as if you have any history past mid 2011.
As if #pofv has any history past mid 2011.
>You must have some nerve to refer to the IRC as "our" as if it or its players belong to you.
Since when does "our" imply "mine"?

When I was first invited to #pofv, it was Hearbeam's, dot_asp's, and T's fun house. The former two didn't even speak for the first months that I was there. After that, a lot of new faces started to show up. Most were friends of the owners. That was the golden age of the channel. It started to go downhill after that. I still consider those three to be the true owners of the channel.
>>9896518
>Now you're talking for others.
T is lurking this thread. He can speak for himself.
>You started using the trip long before the channel became really dead.
I started using a trip for a different reason than the channel dying. I don't think a lot of people remember the drama.

I want to play Marisa in SA but all of her attack patterns suck ass.
The first one's stupid because the attack spreads when focused, as opposed to focusing like it should and spreading when unfocused.
The second one's pretty dumb because it does significantly less damage than all the others and switching attacks mid-game is a bitch.
And the third one has too much of a delay. The missiles travel way too slowly to be really useful against anything other than stationary enemies.

Is there a third party patch or something to improve Marisa's suckiness?

>>9896548
>The first one's stupid because the attack spreads when focused, as opposed to focusing like it should and spreading when unfocused.
You just need to get used to it.
>The second one's pretty dumb because it does significantly less damage than all the others and switching attacks mid-game is a bitch.
I think she does a lot of damage. You will be limited to her water shot most of the time, and sometimes her fire shot. Anything else is only for a handful of places and is usually not necessary. She also has a great bomb, except that you need to be close to the boss for it to do any damage.
>And the third one has too much of a delay. The missiles travel way too slowly to be really useful against anything other than stationary enemies.
She doesn't have this problem as much as some of the shots in the other games do. You should try following the enemies and predicting their patterns.
>Is there a third party patch or something to improve Marisa's suckiness?
There is a patch to change MarisaB's attacks with the C button, but I can't think of anything else that is Marisa-specific. Either way, you should be weary about using patches to give yourself an advantage.

>>9896548

That's part of why I hate that game. Every single shot type is weird besides Reimu A, but don't even manage to be nearly as effective as it. Part of why I'll never bother with the extra again.

>>9896543
>T is lurking this thread. He can speak for himself.
I can't really speak for my own ego. Outside perspective from you or anybody else wouldn't be any less credible than my own assessment.

>>9896543
Oh, its history is much longer than your Touhou history. Ironic to see you longing for the times when you were new there, and after all the effort you went through inviting other new players to #pofv, you want them gone. GJ!

>>9896619
>As if #pofv has any history past mid 2011.
Are you kidding me.

>>9896593
I find all of the shots to be weird, including ReimuA, but I like them that way.
>>9896619
>Oh, its history is much longer than your Touhou history.
I never said it wasn't, and I wouldn't call it "much". Who are you, anyway? You can only be of a few select people if you can remember that far.
>Ironic to see you longing for the times when you were new there, and after all the effort you went through inviting other new players to #pofv
You can be new at one point and still be old in the future. When did I go out of my way to invite people to #pofv? I don't think I've ever done it before directly. I have the link to the channel on my Livestream page, but that's it. I think that most people know about the channel either way. It's not a secret club.

>>9896709

I just think Reimu A is the least weird since it's pretty much just the forward focus shot type, but the fact that it rolls around is offputting to say the least. I don't mind strange shot types, but it annoys me when every single shot is something I that takes way too long to get used to for no real reward. But then again I just say that because the shot types is one reason I put off trying to 1cc the game. None of them ever clicked with me.

>>9896733
I have nothing to say but reinforce your opinion, for I'm the same way. ReimuA is not completely useless and the other shots are just plain unwieldy.

>>9896181
>Nobody has achieved greatness without an ego. It's part of what makes somebody great.
Ha.
Ha ha.
Ha-ha-ha.

>>9896709
>Who are you, anyway?
No. There is a huge reason I'm posting this here as anonymous instead of anywhere else.

>When did I go out of my way to invite people to #pofv?
Back in late 2011 and early 2012, you would often offer help to new players by suggesting them seek contact on #pofv. You even invite people from here to make personal contact with you. Don't act like you have never directed several people to #pofv, be it direct or unintentional.

>>9896744

Well, I used to use Reimu B. She's not really tough to use though, she just sucks. She lacks damage and her homing is so bad you can't really call it homing. Only think she has going for her is the piercing effect.

>>9896579
>There is a patch to change MarisaB's attacks with the C button
Got a link for that?

>>9896733
I never liked the idea of having one shot be the main one. It's important for me to be able to use all the shots equally. That's just my preference.
>>9896769
>No. There is a huge reason I'm posting this here as anonymous instead of anywhere else.
It would help for us to settle our differences if we met in person. We are discussing the politics of a channel on a board that has nothing to do with it, and this wouldn't be the first time this has happened.
>Back in late 2011 and early 2012, you would often offer help to new players by suggesting them seek contact on #pofv.
Okay, now I remember. Yes, this did happen, although they rarely came. I thought that it would be easier to guide someone through a game with the help of IRC, and I wanted to be friendly. Even so, I never told anyone to leave. It doesn't matter to me if someone lurks #pofv or not.

Does anyone know of any decent STG/Touhou news feeds/places for latest info?

>>9897473
There are a few variables. You could follow some players on the twitter, and if you speak Japanese, or have access to some translators, that'd probably be a good way to follow people.

You could also register to the RSS feeds of Royalflare, and visit the western replay archive and scoreboards on a daily basis.

I am doing a combination of these things, and it is working somewhat well. I could also follow some blogs, but I'm too lazy for that. And I guess I'm skipping some information for personal reasons. Maybe there's a better way to keep a track of the things, I don't know too much.

I think that even Streaming/General was better than dramashit. Please change back, /jp/.

>>9897891

Please... don't bring the cancer of System11.org

and let's stream <3

Merlin is not as bad as people say. Her shot is ok. Her scope is annoying but still useful on some occasions.

>>9897473

Shmups twitter.

>>9897954
>Her scope is annoying
Only annoying? Did you ever happen to find yourself in a hairy situation and you had to focus at bottom of the screen, then 4 or 5 spirits run into you scope at different times and finally turn in a nice stream that comes from behind and ends killing you in one way or another?
Lets be honest, she's a horrible shot and there's no mercy for ZUN for allowing it, and it's hard to say for me because I genuinely like her and I'd love to use her in the game if it wasn't for the mongolic shot type.

>>9898017
>Did you ever happen to find yourself in a hairy situation and you had to focus at bottom of the screen, then 4 or 5 spirits run into you scope at different times and finally turn in a nice stream that comes from behind and ends killing you in one way or another?

Her charge shot shoots to the side, you know.

Trying to stop the spirit right in front of you is a different matter.

>>9898017
I think the point of the Prismriver sisters having strange shot types all around is that they were meant to work together. Just like they did in PCB.

I may just be looking into it too deeply.

Streaming now. Planning to defeat koishi. Or at least, get used to her spells.

>Dat feel when you can perfect all of Marisa's spells and non-spells on IN with no-focus in practice but you allways have to bomb 1 or 2 times in an actual run.

> Dat feel when you make an awesome run and you mess up 1 or 2 of Kaguya's last spells making you miss the HUGE full night bonus.

Pic... the face I wanna see on Marisa's face the day I can finally milk her completely.

*sigh*

>>9898080

forgot your channel pirate.

>>9898080

http://www.livestream.com/notapirate

oops, stupid me

streaming some IN While trying to score

http://www.livestream.com/oskarvanbruce?t=261226

This is a clear right? I deserve some congratulations, right?

Or am I to 100% this?

>>9898267
Congratulations.

>>9898091

Ok, Pirate's done and Oskar seems to have disappeared. Over to me.

http://www.livestream.com/andradiffxi

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (or at least, I hope it is.)

>>9896468
I don't think it was an impostor. I had asked him for advice shortly after he uploaded his DOJBL 2-ALL. His advice to me was basically, "suck less, this game is easy as balls."

I'll just describe him as the guy who talks some shit, but is actually a sweetie pie at heart and the guy that people love to impersonate.

>>9898405
>this game is easy as balls
>still doesn't have a good score

lel

>>9898272

I couldn't even see if my post was done... suddenly, 4-chan was offline so I didn't streamed.

>>9898554
I would say that 1.3BIL is at least on the same level as some low-mid level Japanese players. Western players really can't compete with Japan since they can't actively go out to arcades and copy the best of the best superplayers day in and day out.

But that's really no excuse for being so bad at most video games to begin with.

Someone give me download links for all 2hu and the english patch.

>>9898643
No. Google it.

>>9898689
fuck you give me the links

>>9898698
Learn to 4chan. This isn't your Neoseeker, where you get served everything on a silver platter because the retards there don't understand the value of learning.
Learn it yourself, you fucking spod. Do it, learn it and make it a habit, so you won't have to beg again. You'll be grateful.
It's a matter of simple Google-fu. This is the Internet and not the IT room at the spec-ed school. You'll have to do it yourself.

>>9898638
Top Western scores tend to be at least 75% of the world record if it's a game that anyone cares about.

>Western players really can't compete with Japan since they can't actively go out to arcades and copy the best of the best superplayers day in and day out.

Buy or download the superplay DVD and you'll be able to watch the best of the best whenever you want. Or if the game is on the XBox, you can download the top replays from the scoreboards.

This might sound crazy but you can also try figuring some things out on your own. :V

>>9898780
When you watch superplay DVDs, you only get the most of the metagame in the time frame in which the DVD was released. People find out new tactics and scoring routes every day. You can't get those unless you physically go out to arcades and tournaments on a daily basis.

Finding out things on yourself is also pretty fun, but how are you supposed to become competent in anything without the help of superplays? :V :V :V Without anybody to teach you, you revert back to peon status. You cannot be a refined scoring warrior unless you learn from others.

>>9898780
>>9898811
>superplay DVD

You guys are joking, right?

>>9898825
It's uber1337 gamer sp33k. Stay free xD

>>9896779
It's all a matter of getting used to it. SA can be cheesed with any shot if you know how to manage your power.
>>9896814
Unfortunately not. It wasn't released for a few reasons.
>>9897473
I think >>9897653 and >>9897988 are good answers. That's just about what I use.
>>9898267
Good job. Are you going to clear it with Hatate next?
>>9898272
Congrats on UFO Normal 1cc. It was totally worth skipping a class to see.
>>9898405
I don't think he was trying to be mean.
>>9898643
http://pastebin.com/VQCXzQMv

Please stream /jp/.

>>9899086

Yeah, I know about the whole SA giving you tons of bombs like MoF so you can bomb a lot more. I just never really liked it that much. I did manage a 1cc but then the extra tore me to shreds. I hoped it'd at least be a crazy and interesting destruction but it wasn't very fun.

Finally 1cc'd MoF on hard leaving me with SA and UFO out of the Windows games. Any opinions on whether it would be easier to start with one of those two or start trying to complete EoSD/IN/whatever lunatic?

>>9899153
Lunatic 1cc of games you are familiar with should be easier than a Hard 1cc of a game you are unfamiliar with.

So in what order should I play them?

>>9899248
Why are you asking us? Do whatever the hell YOU want to do.

Streaming at http://www.twitch.tv/eldestructoe.
No mic.

Playing some TD Hard, 1CC Attempts.
twitch.tv/exxelent

>>9900156
Disregard that, I'll be playing in a little bit.

>>9900169

Nice new trip.

>>9900156
Alright now we're on for real~

What is the hitbox of Koishi's hearts ?

>>9900704
Stop going inside bullets.

>>9900704

Streaming some EoSD:
http://www.livestream.com/touhougameplay

Can you resize the window in embodiment of scarlet devil?

>>9900867
You can, google ShiftWindow

>>9900867
You need to use an external program such as Sizer.

Hello, I really suck.

I'm playing IN, but Marisa takes most of my lives/bombs and Udonge finishes me off.

I'm playing normal. Is there any special trick I need for Marisa?

>>9900950
Either do it over and over again in stage practice or bomb everything. Marisa is hard in general, I don't know what else to suggest.

>>9900950
You gotta trust your hitbox when it comes to Marisa, those star bullets have a really strange hitbox and they're smaller than they seem. Other than that, practice.

>>9900950
Don't get overwhelmed at the stars and focus your sight at gaps made by them.

>>9900867
Since I assume you already use vpatch anyway, just set the resolution of the window in the .ini. That won't work if you need to dynamically resize it while in game.

>>9900958
>>9900965
>>9900982

Thanks for the pointers, It's usually non-directional laser that gets me.

>>9901175
http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=24626

I went ahead and captured a replay for you, those big stars are really the only thing you have to worry about, and they're not too hard to slip through once you get the hang of it.

>>9901221
Thanks, I manged to beat Marisa without a death, and I actually got past Udonge for once.

>>9901384
http://mediafire.com/?sveso35w9o4192a
Some anon made this a while ago. dunno if he made one for stage 5 too.

Hey Destructoe, you there? Let's have an early stream (?)

All the hits I took were completely retarded. I'm not sure if I earned this.

>>9902355
>All the hits I took were completely retarded.
That just means you should be able to pull off a better run easily. How long did this take you?

>>9902424
Took me around 6:20 I guess, give or take 30 minutes.

Still. Dying to Aura of Justice with bombs in stock, ramming into Shou on her last nonspell, getting lasered by Byakuren's 2nd non AFTER bombing it, bombing the next non a second before clearing it, missing on banana lasers AFTER bombing it, eating Superhuman a second before capturing it, dying to LFS with bombs in stock. Probably the worst failures you can have in one run.

http://www.livestream.com/notapirate

Streaming more koishi madness.

>>9900950
PMP and stop sucking.

>>9902355
Well, with a score that low... I guess it's acceptable if it was your very first UFO Lunatic. 1cc.

Streaming some IN on normal while trying to score

http://www.livestream.com/oskarvanbruce?t=728387

prepare for a whole hour of pure rage.

>>9898272

Now for some more business as usual. Except in this case business has moved onto to SA.

>>9902469
Sounds like my first Lunatic 1cc. Nerves get to you like that. Don't worry.

>>9903495
Is the stream over?

>>9903607
His computer just crashed. Back online.

hey I'm bored so going to just play some dim dream, I'm streaming but not really, feel free to waste time if you want. Not even sure it will work or if I will keep playing for any amount of time.

http://www.livestream.com/cutefcchannel

>>9902469
that doesn't account for "all the hits", smartie. and six hours for that 1cc is really, really fucking good, so if you're miffed about those deaths then get back to work! i expect you to be obliterating the game shortly... or putting on your man-pants and 1cc-ing with mari-b

and grats, obv

qualifying >>9904512
just realized you'd already 1cced with another shot type. still fast though

I 1 bombed no deathed yuuka on LLS, feels pretty awesome. Def my fav of the pc98 bosses to fight.

When to know it's time to give up at Touhou?

>>9904931
Never.

So.. I've just defeated Byakuren on Norman while drunk (really drunk, but still lucid).
Results:
Died twice during the first two minutes of the stage
Suffered seven stupid deaths during the boss.
Casually captured Flying Fantastic.

Has anyone tried playing while drunk?

>>9905294
Basically, I'm slow as fuck, but can stilll focus if I try hard enough.

>>9905294
And it's Flying Fantastica of course...

>>9905294
I tried capturing some of the higher cards in STB while drunk once.

I captured none of Eiki or Komachi's cards that night.

/jp/, I have a bit of a quandary. I recently recalled an STG game I played a long time ago by the name of Castle Shikigami II for the US PS2 (Shikigami no Shiro II is the Japanese title, I believe). I know it was produced during the time ZUN was working at Taito, and I vaguely recall a name similar to his real one popping up in the credits, but I can't seem to find anything on the credits for that game (or even the first one) to verify it. Does anyone know if ZUN had anything to do with that game while working at Taito? I'm just really curious is all. Thanks!

>>9905394
the wiki only lists those games for him and Taito

International League Soccer (2000) (Known as Greatest Striker in Japan)
Magic Pengel (2002)
Bujingai (2003)
Graffiti Kingdom (2004)
EXIT (2005)

>>9905394
I don't have a source, but I never heard ZUN working on Castle Shikigami II even if he worked for Taito in the past.

>>9905422

I know it only listed those, which is why I was digging around last night. It's bugging me because I really do vaguely recall a name similar to his, if it actually isn't.

Oh well, I'll be able to play it again and find out in a few weeks while I'm visiting friends and family. I'll report any meaningful findings, but I'd figure on a game like this they'd surely want his expertise on-board.

Stream some Touhou for a lil' bit, open to requests!

http://www.twitch.tv/nindella

>>9905294
Playing when I'm drunk is the only time I can play. I feel too inferior to IRCfags and tourneyfag friends when I'm sober, so I lose motivation very quickly. Otherwise, I usually quit before I even get to Stage 5 Lunatic because of stupid scoring mistakes or very, VERY stupid misses. Or, my personal favorite, bombing when I clearly didn't need to.

I previously thought that Touhou was a test of reaction and dexterity, but I'm starting to think that it's more about concentration and focus. Perhaps it varies with goals and skill levels? All of my LNBNV runs feel more like a mind game than a bullet-dodging one. I have been attempting these runs for close to a year and it is starting to take a toll. SanaeB makes the first four stages very difficult. It seems like she is very unbalanced towards LNBNV. I'm even considering skipping her and doing MarisaA/B, but I still have SanaeB fresh in my mind and I'll have to do her eventually.

What do you guys play on? I use my keyboard

>>9905961
>I use my keyboard

I use this: http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,fullsize&pid=fc500rrabn
And this: http://www.superwarehouse.com/Proview_PS720f-1s_Silver_17_CRT_Monitor/PS720F-1S/p/247633
I really wish I could try out Black switches.

>>9905947
Shooting games do not require much reactionary skill because almost everything plays out in the exact same way every time you play. Dexterity (or the skill in performing your routes) is important, though.

>>9905961
SK-8115

Streaming some Yousei Daisensou - Touhou Sangessei

http://www.livestream.com/oskarvanbruce?t=654109

>>9898272

/jp/ live, broadcasting around the clock. Regular programming, TH11.

>>9905961
Saturn pad and Stick for certain arcade STGs, keyboard for Touhou. In a game which requires microtapping, keyboard is the best for that. I don't think I've ever seen a good Touhou player who uses pad.

>>9906263
Still have that WR, huh? I miss the days when you would post your TD WR.

>>9908929
Yasu uses a PS1 pad, a few other WR holders use pads too.

/jp/ - streaming culture

I found a glitch in Fairy Wars. I 1cc'd route B2, but received ending for C1 and the stats show I completed C1. The replay I saved also states it's C1, and if I try to play it, the game freezes. Did that happen to anyone?

>>9909044
Congratulation. You have found a bug that has been listed on touhouwiki for a few years.

>>9909050
Oh, OK then, it is indeed there.

http://www.livestream.com/stouhou

>>9909017
What, you don't like gaining knowledge from watching us tourneyfags stream?

Streaming some Touhou for a bit!

http://www.twitch.tv/nindella

>>9909389
Quit posting your lewd cats

anyone streaming?

streaman :--D
scoran :--D
blayan dat duhu :--D

>>9912418
Get the fuck out.

>>9912378
I'll play some boring IN if you don't mind waiting a while for me to finish some assignments.

>>9912592

Yayyyy :D

>>9912592
http://www.livestream.com/seppostream/
It's a bit cold over here and I'll play very badly, so this probably won't last for long.

>>9912592
Why is IN such a boring 2hu game?

Like really, no matter what I'm doing in that game, I always get the urge to quit before Stage 5. This also happens in Donpachi, but I have good reason for that. Staying awake during the first two stages is an impossible feat.

>>9898272

Continuing the show.

>>9912788
Because you can't score.

>>9912788
Why are you asking it from the guy who couldn't make it past easymode stage 2? He probably wouldn't know the answer to your problem.

>>9912788
IN is my favorite game. Must be the setting, plot, characters, music and game mechanics.

>>9913096
:V I prefer the scoring system of DoDonPachi. :V

Restarting on Stage 1-1 because of dropped chains on 1-4, or worse, 1-6 is my favorite. It's not like it matters, my highest score in DDP is 94M and I'll always fuck up 2-5 like a retard somewhere along the line anyway.

>>9913383
You're from #pofv too? ^_^

>>9913418
mebe ^_______^;;

>>9913383
All right, we get it, you scored 94m in DDP

Streaming some Touhou in 5 mins with commentary
http://www.twitch.tv/denpa2hu

Playing some more TD hard, going for that 1CC.
twitch.tv/exxelent

>>9913383
>>9913418
asl?

TD, UFO, and maybe more.

http://www.twitch.tv/rizth/

>>9915114
Conformist.

>>9895908

And I though vanilla are more effective than NTR. Experienced it myself.

>>9900958

Use Marisa only if you already have good control over danmaku, try to use Reimu first. Same goes for all 2hu danmaku beside IN.

>>9915643
They were talking about Marisa as the stage 4 boss, not the playable character.

Attempting to provide you with 24/7 streaming entertainment!

PCB 1cc Normal Attempts
http://www.twitch.tv/lawlium_

i'd wish someone would stream immaterial and missing power without fucking skipping the dialogues

fuck you dialogue skipping faggots

>>9916113
Are you an idiot?
http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Immaterial_and_Missing_Power/Story/Prologue

Or better yet just play it yourself.
No one's going to stream and wait for your sorry ass to read all the dialogues.

Could someone stream?

>>9917374

Wait a moment.

Why is there a difficulty setting for player vs player in PoFV? More bullets spawned and nastier boss attacks?

>>9917491

why do you ask for something you already know the answer?

- More bullets
- More spirits
- Nastier boss attacks
- Everything is faster.

>>9917434
Are you still there? I'm still waiting.

>>9917641

maaan... let me have my morning anime time -_-.

I'll be streaming shortly

Tried PCB (after playing EoSD only). Man, that was a lot of bullets. The patterns are less chaotic, but still.

ok, streaming PCB

http://www.livestream.com/oskarvanbruce

Oskar seems to have gone, any other streams?

>>9917652

I've managed hopefully to solve the controller problem so I'm streaming again

Could some nice person stream a bit of Touhou gameplay?

>>9918389
I think I saw a lot of that on Eeewtube...

>>9918389
Why do you need to watch streams? Couldn't you just play the damn game yourself?

>>9918399
Not him, but I watch them for the social interaction.

>>9918399
Sometimes it's helpful to see how people clear a particular spellcard...just saying.

>>9916113
Who the fuck plays IaMP for the fucking story mode? What are you, some kind of fucking scrub? I bet you don't even go on #IaMP @ irc.mizuumi.net, you little pussy bitch. Have you ever considered using training mode for once in your pathetic life? Or maybe even looking at high-level match videos? Or better yet, circlejerking with me and my IRC tourneyfag posse about how bad most players on /jp/ are?

That's right, you've never done any of those things. And you never will.

>>9918411
Then watch a fucking replay, no need to wait for a stream... ``Just fucking saying.''

>>9918446
What do you have against streams? It's nice to hear what the player has to say about dodging the spell.

>>9918462
How is it "nice'`? Oh, the mysteries of people.

>>9918417
post scores kid ;)

>>9918486
You sound quite frustrated

How do you get the solo teams on IN again? I don't remember and I needed a fresh install that didnt have it

>>9918462
There's nothing nice about ``hearing people'' saying anything. In the first place STG shouldn't be anything social, except when comparing penis lengths. >>9918486 is not me, by the way. No fucking way would I misplace the grave marks and apostrophes. Doing that is way more infuriating than streams, fuck you.

>>9918508
And you sound even more frustrated

>>9918503
You must've cleared the game with all 4 teams on both FinalA and B I think, not sure if there's a requirement on the difficulty though, but probably best to do it on normal just to be sure.

>>9918519
Yeah I found out, although last time I downloaded IN they already came unlocked and I just thought it was like that

>>9918489
I can't post scores for IaMP. But I can tell you that I'd probably destroy you with my Marisa. I was taught by the almighty KamiG and YASU, so my style is unstoppable.

>>9918538
keep dreaming scrub

>>9918546
no you, I bet you don't even go on #IaMP or #PoFV. \[ '~' ]/

>>9898272
>>9918389
Here you go.

>>9918551
haha, if it weren't for me one of those place wouldn't exist right now. but it's okay, keep telling yourself that you are important

>>9918508

>Have never gone to an arcade to watch other people playing and learn from their tactics.

Dis Nigga.

>>9918570
Heartbeam, you are such a jerk.

You always complain about there being no competition, but you always drive off new players by writing paragraph-long essays about how much they all suck instead of actually helping them out.

>>9918570
I would not tolerate any slander about Heartbeam. Leave him alone, >>9918570
isn't Heartbeam.

>>9918587
Do you tolerate slander about Magister, Shy, Naut, and all those other people that don't even come here.

>>9918600
Naut's case has been solved hopefully, and he does visit this thread. I don't know who is Magister and Shy, so I can't speak up for them.

>>9918600
Not him, and I don't tolerate the entirety of namedropping.

Stop doing it. If you have something against these people, man yourself up and go to say it into their faces instead of posting the same shit into these threads over and over again.

>>9918600
They're all jerks.

That's all that needs to be said about them.

Good argument, without giving any example. Good thing everyone in this thread would rather trust some random anon judgement, who may want to just fish up attention.

>>9918617
Celebrities will get namedropped by the public all the time, get over it. Can't take it? Then quit, or continue bitching about it as if it will change anything.

>>9918640
As if you have no morale. What can I expect from shithead like you.

>>9918638
As somebody who has hung out in multiple IRC channels with said players, I think I know more about them than you do. I'm not going to namedrop or anything, but quite a few of the people that were mentioned are pretty big jerks.

Being a jerk isn't exactly a bad thing, it's not like they can help it. Perhaps they're only jerks to the people they don't personally know, or maybe they're only friendly to people who are at a certain skill level. But in any case, this shit is stupid.

Hello, Touhou fans.
I finally succumbed to my curiosity and started playing Touhou 6, with no prior experience in this genre except Jamestown.
It's pretty good, so far. I still gotta get used to this gameplay.

>>9918867

Touhou is all about grazing bullets (except 2 games and 3 spin-offs).

I'd recomend you IN or MoF for starters.also, get in here if you want to watch some gameplay.

http://www.livestream.com/andradiffxi

it's stream so you can ask and learn

>>9918880
Now, who'll take over and continue from where he left?

>>9919217
I might stream some Touhou, if nobody else wants to.

>>9919480
http://www.twitch.tv/denpa2hu
In a couple minutes.

>>9918880
let him play whichever one he wants

i mean it's not like he needs rescuing from td

anyone wanna stream?

Somehow TD doesn't work on windows 7. Crash and thats it. Nothing ever fucking works.

>>9920468
maybe give us a description of your problem?

>>9920468
Try disabling Aero.

I had to reformat recently so I have to reinstall the games (didn't back them up like the idiot I am). I've got TD installed, but I'm having trouble getting the 1.00c patch installed. Since both installers simply have the text as question marks for me, I have no idea what the 1.00c patch installer is trying to say. I have to give it a directory, and I give it the game directory, but it comes up with only this.

Thanks in advance.

>>9921930
Japanese locale

Any streams?

>>9922566
Please stream, someone ;__;

>>9922799

In an hour or so, perhaps, assuming no-one else starts.

Eh, was gonna play some dwarf fortress but if someone wants it I'll stream.

http://www.livestream.com/notapirate

playing some Perfect Cherry Blossom

http://www.livestream.com/oskarvanbruce

>>9918880
MoF will give you really bad bomb habits. IN will give you bad deathbombing habits, but that's just about it.

I'd actually recommend starting with EoSD or PCB, really. They both give a shitload of bombs and lives, but can still manage to be challenging for a beginner. IN is great for people who like to micro-memorize everything because it has spell practice. Also good for people who only have five minutes of free time a day. I'm bad at these games though, so take this with a grain of salt.

>>9923122
>They both give a shitload of bombs and lives

EoSD doesn't really give that many. Although I'd agree with PCB as a good one to start on.

>>9918867
Yeah, earliers touhous are only about grazing bullets, they are boring.
Try UFO (touhou 12) instead. It's funny, there is added gameplay: you have to catch UFOs and make combinations and stuff.

>>9923176
Everyone wants to be a touhou, but don't nobody wanna graze no bullets.

PCB da most boring touhou game.

Normal PCB attempt time

http://www.twitch.tv/lawlium_

>>9925579
Would not watch again

Anyone streaming? I could watch some Touhou gameplay.

im going to bed

u guys r fugers

Goodnight Jaype

>>9927622

how about you do some Touhou gameplay and stream it.

>>9927685
I'm somewhat of an awful player. I'd rather watch other people play.

Someone please stream ;___;

>>9928188

hahahahaha

Cry some more...

>>9898272

Here we go.

>>9928188
>>9927622

>>9927791
Practice makes perfect ^___^

Signed - DA #PoFV GAWD

>>9928352
You're making a streaming lenght record or something, dude. Going for 10h over there?

>>9929312

6.5 hours in the end, it seems. Not really, just going for that SA 1cc. It is so fucking close, I can taste it.

But not now. Too worn out.

What fingers do you guys use to push the buttons for touhou?

I've been using my middle and ring finger for shift and using my index for both Z and X. It's starting to fuck me over a lot since I can't bomb as quick, and I just realized I might be placing my fingers retarded all this time.

>>9929737
Pinky - Shift
Middle - Z
Index - Bomb

>>9929737
I use my ring finger for shift, my middle finger for Z and my index for X. It's a pretty sweet setup.

>>9929737
Shift - ring
Z - middle
X - index
C - index

How do I get past this whore in Touhou 6? I'm on hard, and because of the bloody second phase with the pointy things everywhere I can't do shit.

Also, what the fuck does 1cc actually mean?

>>9929781
1 credit clear.

>>9929778
Watch replays if you don't know what to do or play on lunatic to get used to it.
>>9929781
1 credit clear.

>>9929781
Clear the game in ONE continue. As in, don't use any continues; if you lose all your lives, you're done.

>>9929737
square: shoot - thumb
cross: slow - thumb
triangle: bomb - thumb
I only have to move my finger when I use a bomb.

>>9929781
Oh boy, another obnoxious cunt who hasn't bothered to lurk. I suppose in a week from now you'll be blogging about tough spell cards and how your graze score was so good even though you can't beat stage 4, while Riz fondles your balls so you become emotionally attached to him.

When can we move these threads to /vg/?

>>9929790
Lunatic is hard as shit sometimes.

>>9929791
Oh, that's how I try to play anyway, that's good then

After my DS clear (not 100%, just the clear screen), I've managed to hoard enough resources to XXC my way through TD Hard.
I can feel my improvement, before Extra stage looked rather hopeless, but after my first decent try past the stage I got to Seventh Duel on Mamizou, only 3 spellcards after that.
It didn't feel that easy a month ago.
Maybe I have hope to get good at this game.

Nue just needs to stop killing me with the fire orbs of unknown trajectory.

>>9929798
You might as well get used to it if you're going to clear lunatic in the future.
>>9929797
You should take it easy.

>>9929797
"I'm so angry, please care"

>>9929737
Ring Shift, Index Z.

>>9929797
Why don't you move yourself to /vg/ or /v/, mister butthurt 14 year old. I'm sure you'll feel at home there.

>>9929798
Also default lives. 1cc IN with 7 lives is not a 1cc.

>>9929857
still counts as 1cc, but the score will be babby tier

>>9929870
No, no it doesn't.

>>9929784
In the games in which you can set the number of lives, it that a total of three lives? Or as many as you want?

>>9929876
Game cleared without continues? - Yes
It counts, but the score would be embarrassingly low due to the number of lives, so people who want to brag about it won't bother.

>>9929883
In EoSD, PCB, and IN
Don't use more than default(3), please.

>>9929737
Pinky - Shift
Ring - Z
Middle - X
In games that use C, I use my index finger, although I don't feel comfortable with that.
For the arrow keys, I have my index on left, ring on right, and my middle switching between the vertical keys.

I've been pondering whether I should get or make a keyboard that has the directional keys in a straight line. This would mean that I wouldn't have to constantly switch my middle finger, but it might be awkward hard to get used to, and not worth the trouble.
>>9929778
Practice and watch replays. Also, use bombs.
>>9929781
One credit clear. In other words, you must use no continues.
>>9929797
You need to take a break from the Internet and work on your self-control. Your post emanates nothing but sorrow and hysteria. You are clearly too stressed to have any use for this board.
>>9929804
It's always a good feeling to see oneself improve.

Would someone stream?

>>9929737
Who else here uses a controller? I have an xbox controller that I use for touhou:

Fire | (A) | Thumb knuckle
Focus | (X) | Thumb tip
Bomb | [RB] | Index finger

>>9929925
I don't like using the xbox controller for Touhou since the D pad is pretty shitty.
If I had to use a gamepad I'd use a sixaxis controller.

How do you normally play STGs other than Touhou? MAME?

>>9929967
I actually use the left stick, not the dpad, for movement.

>>9929797
Hah, nice one.

>>9929925
I only used the 360 controller when I was playing Strania. For some reason I never felt the need to use my stick.

>>9929774
>C
for a moment there i thought we were talking about shmups

>>9929781
whatever /jp/ says it means

Streaming some Touhou for a little bit, probably either PCB, TD or SA, requests are welcome!

http://www.twitch.tv/nindella

1000 attempts later and I'm just about ready to give up on capturing Seamless Ceiling. Fuck, if I can't do it after 1000 attempts, there's no other way to describe me except as a failure, right? Might as well kill myself.

>>9931460
One /jp/er had 3000+.

>>9931460
Take a break and come back to it later. It's not the end of the world.

>>9931460
Plenty of people took longer than 1000, I myself took 1148. Just take a break, perhaps move on to other scenes, and come back later.

>>9931460
>>9931736
Holy shit, you guys suck.

>>9931460
Only took me 100 photos and i'm not even on lunatic level. I just got used to 90 FPS and when i was trying that card on 60 FPS, it's like easymodo.

>>9931460
I got it on my 5th try, Satori's version took me 50 though.

SanaeB LNBNV is not going well at the moment.

Although I haven't spent an extreme amount of time on SanaeB, she feels like the hardest shot I have played so far. She is good at the later stages, but the early ones are much harder with her. I could skip her and do MarisaA/B, but then I would have to relearn a lot of strategy and get used to the different controls. Sanae's dodging abilities are still fresh in my mind, and I will have to do her eventually to get 6/6 shots.

The sheer amount of time that I have spent on this goal is starting to take its toll, but I'm not about to give up after I have come this far. I know where I stand, and I know what I need to do to beat this game, but I'm still in a tough spot.

If you don't play for score, you're no better than a secondary.

>>9932423
If you don't play for fun, you shouldn't be playing at all.

>>9931460
>>9931460
>>9931537
/jp/, you so free.

Someone, make a new thread.