Ibara (Cave, 2005)

[Cell247]

Just bought this game!

[Cell247]

I know most of you guys are on the Shmups forums also, but do you guys ever use the "Special Version" built into the game for practising levels and what not? Here is the info if you dont have it:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29670

[kernow]

yeah, we know of that, you should post some scores if you just got that board, instead of farting about with the secrets

[Cell247]

Wont be here for a few days. And I have to tate the monitor in my Astro. Never done it so that should take me a min. By the end of the week Ill post up. Going to be super bad though. Just excited to play and get better.

[geotrig]

Can't be as bad as my scores!! i'll eventually getthe hang of this avoid the bullits thing

[kernow]

It didn't save my 3.51 hi score

[yosai]

[cools]

It didn't save my 3.51 hi score

I've had scores that didn't save either. I'm guessing the PCB doesn't save them immediately, but does so every so often instead.

[kernow]

I think its because I went into the test menu for a quick geometry check before exiting and then turning it off.

Tried for 2.5 hours to get it back last night, to no avail. This games going to give me angina or something.

[yosai]

It's probably because you were playing in special mode, tbh.

[throneofwolves]

I know most of you guys are on the Shmups forums also, but do you guys ever use the "Special Version" built into the game for practising levels and what not? Here is the info if you dont have it:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29670

Thanks for the info man. I had no idea it was possible to do this.

[Cell247]

No problem.

[kernow]

nice work!

[Cell247]

Thanks Kern! I have to be honest. It was mostly reading your posts about this game that made me want to play it. It is really hard. But this is one of the best games ever! Ive read all the "its not a real cave game" and "its more a raizing game." Thats all fine, I wouldnt know, but the game is so tight. Maybe people just dont want to really PLAY? Besides maybe one of the Gradius series 10 years ago, Ive never completed a shmup. Ive never even seen the end of Ikaruga using continues. Since getting into cabs this past year, Ive only been playing SF3 3s, SF4, and basic console games. I grabbed the FBA Cave roms for Donpachi, Dodonpachi, Guwange, Esprade, and what not to play while I waited for Ibara to arrive the other day. And I would love to own any of those. But Ibara is so good. I love playing the different ships and just the mayhem. I want to play right now. It does f*** with my eyes a little. And my hands are kind of hurting. But being my first arcade jamma pcb shmup, this will be my fav for a long time I think. Day 5 and I just keep getting better. I can feel 2mil coming soon. I think. I didnt want to start a whole thread for my rant so I hope its ok here. I have a few questions:

1. I do not speak Japanese and understand the whole story of the game but Im pretty sure the 3 dolphins that swim by at the start of the game are very important. Does anyone know their names?

2. How do I trigger my hadou, or whatever special weapon? You need 1 full bomb and hold down B for a bit and then release. Ive done it once. The rest of the times it just shoots my normal bomb. Shouldnt you be able to do it right when you start the game? I want to be able to make the beams come out of Dyne's ship when he holds the hadou before launching.

3. What stage can I actually increase my score by getting out of my ship and partying? I mean there are all these hot chicks, surely there is some time for a drink with the ladies. Im expected to dodge all this craziness and blow s*** up, but I think my pilot could use a little down time.

4. There is a pot on the board you can turn I assume for audio? What should it be at?

[kernow]

This link will help you.

http://world-of-arcades.net/Cave/Ibara/Ibara.htm
http://world-of-arcades.net/Cave/cave.htm

Those dolphins are just for effect really. Funny you say that because I admired them earlier

I fail to see why so many people hate the game to be honest, but I hate it sometimes too I guess, in a good way though, I literally had to take it out today and put espgaluda in because it was driving me insane. I am so inconsistent in it compared to other shooties.