Unrelatedly, I'm starting to close in on a Maniac 1cc of Mushihimesama (using S-type shot) which is probably going to be my first clear of a Cave game. It's gonna be a bit, still; I'm missing some answers for the stage 4 boss, the stage 5 boss, and the section around 3/4 through stage 5 where it just goes absolutely apeshit on you. I checked out Kiwi's survival strats video, but I can't use his approaches directly because he's using the supershot exploit, and I've committed to avoiding that for this 1cc. (Short story: there's a programming oversight that lets you do way more damage and counter-gain by setting autofire up in a particular way. Most players consider it legitimate in score play, but I want to see if I can clear the game the way the developers thought they were balancing it. Kiwi's video shows that there are several boss patterns you can just not deal with because the supershot damage lets you skip to the next phase too quick, so I'm definitely causing problems for myself…
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