Submission #9118: JHolleworth's DS Simple DS Series Vol.21: The Hohei ~Butai de Shutsugeki! Senjou no Inutachi~ in 23:55.34

• Emulator used: BizHawk 2.9.1 (melonDS)
• DSi Mode: False
• Use Real BIOS: False
• Firmware Start-Up: Auto Boot
• Uses easiest difficulty
• Keeping it Simple... DS Series
• SIR, YES SIR!

Introduction

Quirks

Cancelling the Weapon Cooldown

Normally when you fire a weapon, you have to wait a while before you can actually switch to a different weapon. You may even have to wait slightly longer if you're running.

Run Comments

1-5

I do 1-5 first for the sake of gaining enough EXP to get two rank ups in one mission.

1-3

A free mission where you have to bomb two gates with grenades. I shoot enemies in front of me so that they don't get the funny idea of shooting me from behind.

1-1

Another free mission, albeit one that suffers from lag when you can see too many enemies in the jungle setting at once. Firing your weapons also makes said lag even worse.

1-4

Another "walk from Point A to Point B" mission. I bring a "Ration A" with me beforehand so that I don't run out of stamina near the end.

1-2

I pick up two rations dropped by enemies because 2-5 really eats through your stamina.

2-2

Two enemies on the right near the start would've been problematic if I hadn't shot them. Thankfully, I didn't end up killing too many enemies otherwise the area where you have to blow up two radio towers and the tent would've been a pain.

2-3

Before I start, I take an extra clip for the enemies that need to be taken out with the sniper rifle.

2-4

Blowing up all three turrets with one grenade may be TAS only unless a human takes care to line it up just right? I also had a bit of trouble trying to throw the grenade without getting shot.

2-1

This mission is pretty meh. Just run up to three dying soldiers and that's it. Also, funny quirk to note: Your stamina replenishes during cutscenes since you're actually standing still.

2-5

Even with the two rations I picked up in 1-2, I end up having to stall a bit before I can approach the fifth and final tree. Kinda sucks. This is also probably the most offensive mission in terms of stamina consumption.

3-5

This mission is also kinda whatever, having up to blow up six tanks. I thought it would be funny to blow myself up with the last grenade, since this port likes to prioritise me clearing the mission objective as opposed to actually surviving.

3-4

Rolling practically negates the insta-kill damage I would've otherwise taken from being in the rocket's radius.

3-3

What a long way to go just to blow up a tank.

3-2

If I hadn't shot one of the guys near the gate that I need to blow up, they would've shot me in the leg, which really slows you down since you have to waste time watching your soldier pull himself back up.

3-1

Point A to Point B again. The two guys I shot would've been problematic had I just run by them with the knife in hand.

4-1

Finally, we get access to a rocket launcher, even though I still use grenades to blow up most of the tents. Getting shot by the enemies during my throw animations turned out to be a blessing, since the animation for taking damage is way shorter in comparison.

4-2

One rocket for every tank, plus we get to see more instances of how broken the roll is when it comes to rockets that are fired by the enemy.

4-3

Bringing another ration with me because this is another mission that eats through your stamina, although nowhere as bad as 2-5.

4-4

Easy and generic "kill them all" mission.

4-5

Same exact idea as the mission, only I have to bring along another ration because of how much this one makes you travel.

5-5

The N1918 machine gun I get for clearing Level 4 has a better firing range comparable to the sniper rifles at 50m, which I gladly take advantage of starting here.

5-4

Had I not stopped on the bridge for like a frame, I would've gotten shot by an enemy on the roof.

5-3

I'm glad the snipers up top had that Stormtrooper aim going on, otherwise this mission just feels like a drag.

5-2

Even though the rocket launcher doesn't insta-kill the boss, I use the sniper rifle to finish him off, and pick off the last two enemies before his cutscene can begin.

5-1

I use the rocket launcher twice in this mission. One is for a huge group of enemies where firing with the machine gun would've just lagged the game, and the other is for killing one enemy without having to get stuck on level geometry to take the shot.

6-2

Even though I had to reload, this mission was pretty fun to optimise, considering its objective of "just kill everyone."

6-3

Another "nuff said" kill everyone mission.

6-1

I have to retrieve some documents from a dying soldier then run all the way back to the starting point, so I naturally take another ration with me.

6-4

A short and sweet mission where I take out three enemy tents with a single rocket.

6-5

The machine gun was surprisingly accurate for enemies that were just spawning in. Pretty proud of my execution in this final mission too. Could've done without the final rank up though.

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