Salamander arcade

gaje · 29th July 2010, 02:24

Does anyone have a method to destroying center core without contsant saving and loading savestates

kazuki88 · 29th July 2010, 23:22

If the Deluxe Pack for PSX is pretty much identical to this, destroy the barriers and the turrets before it activates. Line up your ship and the options so each core has something firing at them.

gaje · 30th July 2010, 04:00

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Originally Posted by kazuki88

If the Deluxe Pack for PSX is pretty much identical to this, destroy the barriers and the turrets before it activates. Line up your ship and the options so each core has something firing at them.

They fire too many cores before u are able to destroy the cores itself so by the time the cores opens up u already have a barrage of cores on the screen

**GOGS** · 27th August 2010, 21:14

I always found this a swine too just get lined up at the start and make sure you regrab as many options as you can if your killed.

MAXXEXTERMINATION · 28th August 2010, 03:10

To defeat center core, first you need to go forward before the boss apeears, but you must have all the options first, then youll need to put them in the right position to hit the cores, bue dont try to move or youll be sorry

**King Moai** · 28th August 2010, 23:41

There is a safe spot for this boss, though it is dangerous to position yourself without dying. Also, it may not work on all versions of the game.

The safe spot is the very bottom of the screen, all the way up against the right wall, as close as possible. No orbs will hit you, and you can time out the boss.

This trick is shown in the *Game Simulation Video Salamander* superplay vid, by Spy Yamato-

http://www.gamestone.co.uk/gradius/m...salamander.php

The safe spot is shown in the last pic!

deadmario · 29th August 2010, 18:34

Parking your ship in the position shown in the picture before the boss shoots the blue balls will make the blue balls get stuck - and then you can just destroy the cores safely. Works on both arcade and PSX version.

However you need to be quite precise about the position - if you get too close or too far, you'll be killed immediately.

Sinful · 6th October 2017, 03:01

Can we have that safe spot image uploaded again?

EDIT - nvm, found a better tactic. Destroy all the core gates ASAP then group all your options around you and right in front of center core so that most if not all missiles go down into the center and that should kill the boss before any blue balls come out (seems like missiles going down center hatch also reach side cores too). Just be sure to keep one option behind you enough as last few times I've tried this there's always a enemy coming from a left ground hatch.

29th July 2010, 02:24	#1
gaje Multiple Muncher Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: C++ and C# Programmer Age: 31 Posts: 974	Salamander arcade Does anyone have a method to destroying center core without contsant saving and loading savestates

29th July 2010, 23:22	#2
kazuki88 Apprentice Shooter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Doha, Qatar Age: 28 Posts: 92	Re: Salamander arcade If the Deluxe Pack for PSX is pretty much identical to this, destroy the barriers and the turrets before it activates. Line up your ship and the options so each core has something firing at them.

27th August 2010, 21:14	#4
GOGS Gradian Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Inside my imagination. Age: 45 Posts: 679	Re: Salamander arcade I always found this a swine too just get lined up at the start and make sure you regrab as many options as you can if your killed. __________________ You all laugh because im different, I laugh at you because your all the same. Xbox live gamertag METALI0N. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=METAL1ON

28th August 2010, 03:10	#5
MAXXEXTERMINATION Expert Shooting Star Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mexico Baja California Age: 24 Posts: 540	Re: Salamander arcade To defeat center core, first you need to go forward before the boss apeears, but you must have all the options first, then youll need to put them in the right position to hit the cores, bue dont try to move or youll be sorry __________________ Be GOOD or BAD mujajaja

28th August 2010, 23:41	#6
King Moai Gradian Specialist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ancient Planet Age: 43 Posts: 571	Re: Salamander arcade There is a safe spot for this boss, though it is dangerous to position yourself without dying. Also, it may not work on all versions of the game. The safe spot is the very bottom of the screen, all the way up against the right wall, as close as possible. No orbs will hit you, and you can time out the boss. This trick is shown in the Game Simulation Video Salamander superplay vid, by Spy Yamato- http://www.gamestone.co.uk/gradius/m...salamander.php The safe spot is shown in the last pic! __________________

29th August 2010, 18:34	#7
deadmario Bacterian Beater Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Korea Age: 29 Posts: 414	Re: Salamander arcade Parking your ship in the position shown in the picture before the boss shoots the blue balls will make the blue balls get stuck - and then you can just destroy the cores safely. Works on both arcade and PSX version. However you need to be quite precise about the position - if you get too close or too far, you'll be killed immediately.

6th October 2017, 03:01	#8
Sinful Expert Shooting Star Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Toronto, Onatrio, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 494	Re: Salamander arcade Can we have that safe spot image uploaded again? EDIT - nvm, found a better tactic. Destroy all the core gates ASAP then group all your options around you and right in front of center core so that most if not all missiles go down into the center and that should kill the boss before any blue balls come out (seems like missiles going down center hatch also reach side cores too). Just be sure to keep one option behind you enough as last few times I've tried this there's always a enemy coming from a left ground hatch. Last edited by Sinful; 7th October 2017 at 03:48.