Justin Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Space Harrier II Sega Genesis Controller: CONTROL PAD / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Normal Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST November 14th, 2022 Nominated by @btbfilms76 Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between November 1st through November 14th, 2022. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level We're playing Space Harrier II on the "Normal" difficulty level, which provides for a moderately difficult level of gameplay suitable for adults. Additional settings for Rapid Fire and Direction are open to Players' Choice. Select what works best for you and have fun! Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 138th Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're playing one of the greatest launch titles for the Sega Genesis, Space Harrier II! Space Harrier II was a launch title for the Sega Genesis, and was extremely impressive at the time. It remains very fun to play today, and was a direct sequel to the original 1985 Space Harrier arcade game which had also been released on the Sega Master System. Like with the original Space Harrier, Space Harrier II was also designed by the legendary Yu Suzuki. Space Harrier was one of Sega's famous super-scaler games that used scaled 2D sprites to approximate 3D graphics, and despite the Genesis's comparatively weak processing power, Space Harrier II did a solid job at recreating the look and feel of the iconic coin-op shooter. The controls are tight and the gameplay feels faithful. Your hero nimbly zips across the screen ready to blast everything to kingdom come, and the speed with which the game moves creates some intense moments - it can be thoroughly exciting to weave through the rows of pillars and trees that regularly get in your way. You can choose to play the stages in any order you like, but all twelve of the main stages have to be finished before you can head into the final boss-rush area. Once every few stages you'll also get to play a bonus round in which your hero takes to a hoverboard to blast stuff for points and 1-Ups, and not being able to die in these segments makes for a nice diversion from the main game. Space Harrier II shows a few of the Sega Genesis quirks, as you are limited to just four shots on-screen at any time. The fix here is simple - don't miss when you shoot - but that can be difficult! Another quirk is the frame rate, which is not ideal. Space Harrier II was an absolute blast to play when it was first released, and was a real showcase for the power of the new 16-bit Sega Genesis. Space Harrier II.md Space Harrier II.pdf RickR and Marco1019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 @nosweargamer has a fantastic review of Space Harrier II for Sega Genesis! It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Please remember to TYPE OUT YOUR HIGH SCORE when posting to High Score Squad! We want to get your score right, and prevent mistakes. Scores can be blurry in photos, tricky on the eyes, or hidden deep within play-through videos. Claiming your score 100% prevents confusion. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Good luck to all of the participants! While I was big Genesis guy WAY back in the day, Space Harrier 2 wasn't really my bag. Good title and all, but I never got into it personally. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 My screen is bigger then your screen. RickR, Sabertooth and Justin 2 1 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 2748500 First quick run Justin and RickR 2 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 6 hours ago, btbfilms76 said: My screen is bigger then your screen. Very cool! Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 I think the real contest is to know who is the hairiest person in space. Sabertooth, Justin and Atari 5200 Guy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 3 hours ago, RickR said: I think the real contest is to know who is the hairiest person in space. It's definitely me. 😅 RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 1,871,600 via the Genesis Classics Collection on PS4. Normal mode, rapid fire off, normal controls. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 My first time ever playing this game. I was surprised to find I have it on PS4. Very fun and impressive for the Genesis. 1,876,600. Working a lot the next 4 days but I'll be all over it after that. 🙂 Justin, Sabertooth and RickR 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 3 hours ago, greenween said: My first time ever playing this game. I was surprised to find I have it on PS4. Very fun and impressive for the Genesis. 1,876,600. Working a lot the next 4 days but I'll be all over it after that. 🙂 The Genesis Collection on PS4 is really such a great value. That's how I'm playing too! greenween and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 2,312,900 Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Playing on my phone with a Backbone one. 8,846,100 Justin, Sabertooth and RickR 3 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Ill be joining soon. An easy classic on the Genny. Justin, Sabertooth and RickR 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: Ill be joining soon. An easy classic on the Genny. Glad to hear it! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: Ill be joining soon. An easy classic on the Genny. Me too. I have this Friday off work and plan to spend some time on this and also VCS Gravitar. Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) 1280700. That participation trophy 🏆 has my name on it. I also have never played this game until now. It's fun! I think I would have been blown away by the speech, 3d gameplay, and fast action back in the day. Edited November 12, 2022 by RickR Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 12 hours ago, RickR said: I also have never played this game until now. It's fun! SO AWESOME to hear that @RickR!! High Score Squad is all about sampling different retro games, discovering great classics that we somehow missed and rediscovering common games and enjoying them in a new light, all in an environment of friendly competition among friends in Squad. I only ever had Space Harrier on Sega Master System, and a Squad Challenge like this is a good opportunity to try something I never got to play back in the day. Glad you enjoyed this one! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 I'll play some more, as this feels like the type of game where it's easy to get into a flow and get better. Justin and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 9,953,900 Justin 1 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 Let me repost my last picture. I’m playing on my phone on this… Backbone one Justin and Sabertooth 1 1 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 (edited) 16,226,100 Edited November 13, 2022 by btbfilms76 Justin and Sabertooth 2 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in a Sega Genesis Squad Challenge!" btbfilms76 was awarded the badge 'Genesis Squad' and 10 points. Ok I’m done for today. Got to the boss rush and died at the Dark Harrier. 21,192,200 Sabertooth and Justin 2 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 One more for the road. Had to use my daughters phone to take a pic of my phone. Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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