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Did you get past him? If not, who are you using? I might be able to help.

Sacred continues to get better and better, but my Battlemage has anger management problems. I tried to use (but failed, of course), another class’s skill item for him to learn, and he was all but outraged, telling me angrily that he’s a FUCKING MAGE, DAMMIT, and that HE WOULDN’T USE NO SISSY WOOD ELF ARROW SKILL! FOOLISH USER, PLAY THE GAME GOODER! These weren’t his exact words, but it was pretty close. I only tried once. Geez.

The Sonic Heroes emblem hunt continues. Slow and steady. I don’t think there’s an all rank-A emblem (someone PLEASE correct me if I’m wrong), so I’m taking things easy. The easiest second emblems seem to be Team Rose and (surprisingly) Team Dark. The other two teams will be near impossible for me, I know it.

I finally finished the Wind Waker. Nothing beats them light arrows; one hit kill on just about anything in a huge explosion of light. Too cool. Now to finally finish Metroid Prime.

Despite the fact that I suck at it, I’m trying to find MvC2 for the DC. I’m looking for an excuse to hook the damn thing up again. Oh, does anyone know if there are component cables for the DC?

I’m done…

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Turned out that I lost the memory card that had most of my RPG data saved, so I gotta go through BoF 3 again. Aah, BoFIV is the beast too. Nice graphics and the story is engaging.

I burned myself out on Ninja Gaiden and now I’m in the mood for sommore RPG love. Started another game in Xenogears. <3

I’m also considering buying Symphony Of The Night as well; I know its old, but I heard it was a grand game.

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No I didn’t get past him. The one time I have to fight that punk and Capcom makes him nearly impossible to kill. I use X with the Blade Armor because Zero doesn’t have a chance with his crappy low health.

Well since MMX6 ticked me off so much, I played some WipeOut Fusion with cheats. Man, have infinite shield and infinite weapons rocks.:smiley:

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X + Ultimate Armor = High Max owned.

But if you don’t use it, then it’s tough as hell. I recall having to alternate your X-Buster with Z-Saber slashes once the damn shield is down, but I’m not totally sure since I only rented the game.

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Ah. Since you described him having shields I’m assuming you’re fighting him in the last stage, and not in one of the initial eight levels.

Blade Armor X can delay his air dash. Stick to the opposing wall as high as possible, and when he prepares to charge you, jump off and delay an air dash forward. Dash the moment he charges; you should get above him.

While waiting for his charge, you can either pepper one shield with single shots or charged shots. Once it goes down, charge-shot High Max then hit him with a special weapon (I find the flame saber easiest). Repeat until dead.

Rarely, High Max will break his pattern, go to the middle of the screen, and start firing orbs at you like mad until you die or he does. At this point, he’s VULNERABLE; finish him quickly.

ZERO: Zero can beat High Max without taking damage. Zero has to do things in reverse; first hit with a Special attack, then a normal slash. HOWEVER, the rapid spin-slash move (which I THINK is down+the saber button) counts as BOTH. Jump VERY SLIGHTLY off the ground (like Air Hyper Viper Beam “slightly”) and use the rapid spin slash twice quickly. You’ll have to position yourself so High Max doesn’t fall on you, but you should have this down in no time. Seriously, High Max is a joke to Zero once you discover this.

HOWEVER, note that you CANNOT save until you beat the stage following High Max and a (potentially) much more infuriating boss, Gate…

EDIT - Oh, yeah, and don’t pick normal X or Shadow X for this stage either. Shadow X can punk High Max easily but thanks to Capcom’s lazy game design, X/Shadow X CANNOT clear a jump in the following stage…

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Whoa. There’s Ultimate Armor in MMX6? I had no idea. I thought there was only Shadow, Blade and Falcon. :eek:

specs wrote:

-Ah. Since you described him having shields I’m assuming you’re fighting him in the last stage, and not in one of the initial eight levels.

Blade Armor X can delay his air dash. Stick to the opposing wall as high as possible, and when he prepares to charge you, jump off and delay an air dash forward. Dash the moment he charges; you should get above him.

While waiting for his charge, you can either pepper one shield with single shots or charged shots. Once it goes down, charge-shot High Max then hit him with a special weapon (I find the flame saber easiest). Repeat until dead.

Rarely, High Max will break his pattern, go to the middle of the screen, and start firing orbs at you like mad until you die or he does. At this point, he’s VULNERABLE; finish him quickly.

ZERO: Zero can beat High Max without taking damage. Zero has to do things in reverse; first hit with a Special attack, then a normal slash. HOWEVER, the rapid spin-slash move (which I THINK is down+the saber button) counts as BOTH. Jump VERY SLIGHTLY off the ground (like Air Hyper Viper Beam “slightly”) and use the rapid spin slash twice quickly. You’ll have to position yourself so High Max doesn’t fall on you, but you should have this down in no time. Seriously, High Max is a joke to Zero once you discover this.

HOWEVER, note that you CANNOT save until you beat the stage following High Max and a (potentially) much more infuriating boss, Gate…

EDIT - Oh, yeah, and don’t pick normal X or Shadow X for this stage either. Shadow X can punk High Max easily but thanks to Capcom’s lazy game design, X/Shadow X CANNOT clear a jump in the following stage…-

Thanks for all the advice, specs. But X6 has ticked me off som much to the point where I just wanna throw the game out the window. And I LOVE Mega Man games!!:eek:

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Yeah Ultimate Armor’s in X6. After you beat the game, it’ll give you a code after the credits roll.

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That’s one of the reasons I don’t play X6, and I love Mega Man games…there’s a lot of blind jumps in which you can’t see what is below you, and certain jumps that X can’t clear, and that is TOTALLY unforgivable.

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I beat the first Pious Stage last night, and I chose a tome that changes him into a zombie - I didn’t go back and reload and choose another one, so I don’t know if that’s a part of the story I can change.

I just started on the Ellia level, and I’m going to try to finish that tonight (just got my broken sword repaired).

Raiden Project - I’m able to get up to the 5th stage on “Colonel”. They throw some crazy shit at you, but once you get the purple toothpaste laser maxed, it’s over for them. :slight_smile: I wonder what it’s like on “General”. :eek:

Gradius Gaiden - I’ve made it to the 3rd Stage so far. If anyone has a chance to pick this up, do so! Classic arcade play, and you can select from 4 ships.

Does anyone here still play Thunderforce III, or IV (Lightening Force) on the Genesis? I’m thinking about trying to go back and beat those also.

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SuperPunch Out

Name: ippo
weight:180
type: HeavyWeight
style: Button mash/counter
colors: (dont know! only can see his torso)

After blazing through the minor league, with a 4 - 0 record, I started to get a little cocky. I mean 2 TKO and 2 knockouts i was beggining to feel myself. The minors were a joke at best. with my crazy button mashing skills combined with my last second counter knock outs i was sure i was going straight to the top with out a loss.
The matches of the major was average, the guys fight really shady, Combinations are really weak but they all seam to have some cheesy ass moves. I took down the rasta in under a minute in the first round. I end up completeing the majors with a 4-2 record.
But my path comes to a screeching hault when i remember my next opponent is a beast. Fucking Kagero, this guy is so broken its ridiculous. Ive gotten my ass beat by a tranny all week with no hopes of even getting a TKO and i refuse to cheat. Kagero has way to many combinations to remember plus the added bonus of his/her shadow technique into random combo, plus the double whip hair move and finally i swear to god that his throwing feints into his combinations. Its started to piss me off cause as soon as i think i know what he is coming with he changes up on me and when he is low on life he repeatedly abuses the shadow shit and pummels my champion.
But i will never stop trying to whip his gay ass, i will be champion and the rode to a title match will be conquered.

EL (any help would be greatly appreciated)

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I cannot believe I forgot Super Punch Out. Best rental game ever.

The hair freak pummeled me too. I don’t remember exact strats but I know that if the hair gives you trouble you’re going to have a rather tough time later against Super Macho Man.

EVERYTHING in that game, though, gave you some advance warning. The fastest OHKO move the CPU throws out is still preceded by a twitch or change in their appearance. Watch carefully, then react. Since I don’t remember the exact patterns too well, that’s all I can say.

Note that you cannot get the “true” ending (which isn’t all that great) without a 16-0 PERFECT record. But don’t do it; it’s not worth the effort, believe me…

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Currently playing through GTA: Vice City for ps2. Started playing it way back when it came out and never finished. Probably cause Metroid Prime came out.

Honestly, aside from the bikes being in Vice City, I think I like GTA3 better. Like the no-personality main character better, the actual city better, and the people you worked for better. shrug

-9

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Hell I thought Super Punch Out was a worthy buy back in the day. I played that game a lot.

Kagero is a pretty weird character, the one move you should really look out for is his hair move. You gotta remember to dodge to the left on the inital start of it and Duck when he comes back around. After that hit him with a right jab to stun him and punish that asshole for trying that freaky move on you. His ‘special’ combinations of jabs is exactly the same every single time. I can’t remember if he has 1-2 of these diffrent combinations, but just remember what gesture he does before he does the move and memorize his punches. Next time he does it, you can easily block it and punish. No character on SPO has random ‘rush downs’ from what I remember.

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I am playing:
Halo
Ninja Gaiden(best action game since Castlevania:SoTN.)
Contra3
Final Fantasy: CC( great game when you have other ppl to play with.):slight_smile:

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Ah I love Super Puch-Out!! I actually got it for free from a friend back in 2001. Mr. Sandman STILL irks me to this day. He’s always been a pain for me even in the original Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! i had the hardest time beating him in both games. :bluu:

Back to X6… I don’t know if I can go back and play that game. Seriosuly, I’m so ticked off with it. And the amount of cheap hits regular enemies can score on you is ridiculous. I like X6 but is has some serious flaws, which for a Company like Capcom, is just inexcusable.

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There has to be a counter to that shadow shit he pulls, im just to impatient to wait for an opening. I wish NIN would come out with a sequel to this game. Its a classic!

Im also playing the suffering right now and i am suprised on how good this game really is. Im tellin you this game is gold and everyone should check it out.
And another game to look out for is Fight Night 2k4. Comes out this week and has some sweat new controls, im lookin forward to kickin roy jones cocky ass.

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All of the artifacts turn him into a zombie. The artifact you choose only determines a later boss and who the big bad is.

EDIT: and it also determines a few other types of monsters.

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Devil May Cry 2: Get rid of it.
Suikoden III: I suggest you play this one first cuz this is a long one to finish
Chaos Legion: should be able to beat within a week

But to be honest how will you find time?
As for myself, I am playing Beyond Good and Evil ($20), Jak II (very funny), Ninja Gaiden (those dayum tanks). and SC2. Occasionally I play CvS 2 but since i got my ass handed I may wind up play it as well. At the same time though, I am trying to finish college and I stored my consoles and games in my closet so I wont be distracted I guess.

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Thank you. :smiley:

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Well I never played Devil May Cry 1, and just happen to recieve Devil May Cry 2 as a christmas gift (which I didnt ask for) =P

so I thought I’d give it a try

anyways, I’m not really trying to complete all these in one sitting or anything. I’m just taking it 1 game at a time (so far, I’ve completed Onimusha, Onimusha 2, Zone of the Enders, Medal of Honor Rising Sun, Dot Hack Infection, XIII, Metal Gear Solid 2, with alot more to go)

I did abit of cleaning around my room and found my Gallop Racer PSOne game, and also Gallop Racer 5 on PS2, so I was pretty happy about it :o