(Arcade) Chuka Taisen | Cloud Master - No Death Clear, 1CC 1080p60

After trying the recent re-release of this game on Nintendo Switch (titled "Monkey King: Master of the Clouds"), I wanted to check out the original arcade version and see what differences I could find.

I would definitely say the arcade version is more forgiving than the re-release. A few changes I noted: bosses are now invincible until they being their first attack pattern and also seem to have more vitality. Also, the scoring system is changed, and probably for the better. If you take a death in any level in the re-release, the end of level bonus is cut in half from 100,000 points to 50,000 points. This makes checkpoint "milking" for high scores not really work, as it does in the arcade release.

As for the game itself, it's pretty enjoyable. It has a very generous in-game autofire after you pick up the "A" powerup, which helps preserve hands/wrists. It's also pretty short, with the whole game taking about 15 minutes to complete and no second loop to worry about. The difficulty picks up at a natural pace but spikes at the 4th boss. The last boss is also a challenge, as it should be.

Gameplay was recorded with WolfMAME v.216 using default difficulty. As with all my runs - no TAS (tool assistance), cheats, hacks, or save states are used. INP file available on MARP: http://replay.marpirc.net/r/chukatai

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