Hodgepodge wrote:Can someone suggest which entry to play first as a relative newcomer to the series? I vaguely remember playing the Mega Drive one for a short burst at a friends house with I was a young 'un, but cannot remember anything about the mechanics.
JonB wrote:It amazes me now but I used to do the whole game and only lose a life on the final level every time. The key to success seems to be in finding the hidden stuff.
Liveinadive wrote:Ok cool. It looks lovely from that vid, framerate is sharp.
Still seems an odd release. Guess it must have been a 10 year anniversary. (Wow that makes me feel old, I am the same age as the game we are discussing.[og not Saturn port])
Moot_Geeza wrote:Seems like a bit of a swizz that they didn't include the other ports/sequels as a proper Sega Ages collection.
Have you got a link? I couldn't find it on the site.davyK wrote:shmups.com states that you get (lives*1m) + (gold*10) as a loop bonus. - So not spending too much helps score too. (FZ1) There are guys there tracking "no shopping" + "no rapid shot" hi-scores too. Hardcore. shmups.com also talks about a "good ending" in FZ2 by using something called the tear drop on the final boss. There are also loop conditions in FZ2.
retroking1981 wrote:Moot_Geeza wrote:Seems like a bit of a swizz that they didn't include the other ports/sequels as a proper Sega Ages collection.
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