This is the second time Mr. Driller max score Arcade version using TAS input. Almost impossible to do in real arcade without cheats and autofires. Not all the double air capsules collected but only 4 double air capsules collected. This time, it was improved to 22s 3ms better than my previous time.
Objectives
- Emulator used: BizHawk 2.11
- Get all the air capsules and at least 3, 4 or 5 double air capsules
- Avoid getting crushed or running out of air
- Reach max score at 800000 and bonus 200000
0ft - 500ft range
At the starting point from 0ft, dig down color blocks until the X-block and move left and get the air capsule. Then dig down until 90ft and left for second air capsule. Continue further from 120ft until 465ft and wait until the air capsule drops down then drill it to get the first double air.
500 - 1500ft range
Keep getting the air capsules (not waiting the air capsules drop for second double air; since it will gives more time and more score). Until 1025ft move to the right and down to drill the X-block. Drill the green block and move left for 28th capsule, drill down 5 times, move right, and then drill green block and X-block to move right for 29th capsule (Drilling 5 X-block will consume 100% of air and lose a life, so I will avoid doing that). The speed moment varies depending how deep, it will speed up as the depth goes up.
1500 - 2000ft range
This might be tricky though, so moving down, left, down, right, down 3 times and then move left then drill; move down to drill X-block for 38th capsule. Doing this without following the pattern will always make mistake, so this needs to practice until it is better. Continuing from 1600 - 1965ft, I had to wait for it until the air capsule dropped then get the second double air.
2000 - 3000ft range
From 2000 - 2500ft, there are two color blocks: yellow and green; brown X-block. Third double air capsule not get until 2965ft range. Some reason is that the moment of two color blocks, keep falling down and disappeared for increasing high score, causing Susumu Hori fall through 2000 - 2465ft then drill giant block for 2500ft range.
3000 - 5000ft range
This area, meaning level 7 to 10, the speed movement is fast or very fast. If standing here too long from the color block and the color or X-block falls and crushes the player, you will lose a life; be very extremely careful for avoiding the falling blocks. I might to continue from 3000 - 4965ft from drilling left, right, up and down for getting all 84 air capsules and then holding until the last air capsule drops and got 4th double air capsule with 1% air remaining. At the end of the game, the final result is 4m 24s 6ms, which means I beaten my previous TAS video by 22s 3ms, so it's the maximum score.
Conclusion
At the result screen, the score is 1,000,935 pts, but it countstops the score because the game's score has reached to 999,999 pts. That is because the score won't go any further.
Special Thanks
くろみや, NAYOTO, 紫野L, Pablo Bert & Pearl | ASE-PRL
Ku_Zheng_Kai: I submitted the wrong thing instead of Mr. driller added, so I will try again using the Mr. Driller added in the game list.