Response to Anyone got a replay of Ghosts and Goblins completed?

I haven't yet seen one on MARP and I've watched several inps. It is irritating to see people going for points and not finish the game. I can only appreciate points maximisation when the person is good enough to go on and finish the game as well. Thankfully there was a cleanup recently that has removed the more outrageous points leeching abuses of this game.

I have finished the game a few times but never on one credit - came close one time. You have to play the game through twice to get the good ending - the first time is called an illusion and you are sent back to level 1 just like in Ghouls & Ghosts. You also have to get the shield or cross (depending on what variant you are playing) before killing the two large devils at the end of stage 5 or you can't enter the boss room and will be sent back to a previous level. The difficulty picks up the 2nd time through. After the 2nd time through the game repeats.

You can find a recording on a japanese site http://www.mamenavi.com/ showing a successful 2 cycle run through game with the good ending. Click on the first link in the left frame under the Replay section. Look for the game 'makaimur' which is the japanese version of the game. The game appears to be either an easier variant than 'gng' which I usually play or is set to an easier dip switch setting - I suspect the latter. The recording shows no points leeching which is a 'breath of fresh air' after the ones I've seen on MARP. The apparant leeching in stage 4 the second time through is actually an attempt to get the shield which eluded the player for a couple of lives. The player shows a neat way of getting the shield by repeatedly going up and down a ladder near the end of the stage to trigger an enemy each time. The player finishes the 2 cycle good ending with 438,500 points and then abandons the game and his remaining lives - so he could have got a much higher score. An excellent effort indeed.

Now I want to see a competitive, respectable gng replay on MARP. Surely this is within us. We have many excellent players out there but I honestly feel that gng is under represented on MARP. Let's get some runs on the board here guys! I think this is going to be the next inp that I submit on MARP (the first for a long time too). I know it will take me a few weeks to 'skill up' though.

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