SOTM March 2022: Shikigami No Shiro ("Castle of Shikigami," "Mobile Light Force 2"

[skate323k137]

Let's do this!

Shikigami No Shiro (ORIGINAL, not 2 or 3) / Mobile Light Force 2

Platforms: Arcade / G-Net / PS2 / Original Xbox / Windows (Steam)

NOTE Regarding stupid naming, if you are looking at Mobile light force, you need moblie light force 2. The 1st is actually gunbird. Per below post
The original reason behind the 1st Shikigami being called Mobile Light Force 2 is dumb, per wikipedia:

When localized, publisher XS Games re-titled the game as a sequel to Mobile Light Force, but in reality the games are unrelated. Mobile Light Force is known as Gunbird in Japan, and was not developed by Alfa System.

Strategy / Guide :
https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=350 (covers the whole series, but that's the one linked from the main guide index).

Shikigami no Shiro – Hardcore Gaming 101

www.hardcoregaming101.net

As always in the interest of participation if you need help obtaining the game I encourage you to post up; if I can't help you (I can do freemcboot cards, g-net modbios chips / cf cards at the least) maybe someone else can.

Please try to use this format when posting your score: USERNAME - SCORE - CHARACTER - REACHED STAGE - GET ITEMS - CLASS (optional) - TENSION AVERANGE: (optional) - System/Platform

HIGH SCORES:

egg_sanwich  - 162,078,420 - Kuga    - Stage 3-3 - MAME
Dogg         - 147,553,100 - Kuga    - Stage 3-1 - 3100 - PS2 
Jeneki       - 132,812,180 - Kuga    - Stage 3-3 - 2122 - Steam
ShootTheCore - 107,316,360 - Kuga    - Stage 2-3 - 1938 - Mobile Light Force 2 PS2
skate323k137 - 94,161,980  - Kim     - Stage 2-3 - 1683 - G-NET
opt2not      - 92,660,840  - Kuga    - Stage 2-3 - 243 - GNET
Roker        - 89,691,890  - Kuga    - Stage 2-3 - PVM CLUB
Ralfakick    - 62,375,710  - Kuga?   - Stage 2-3 - PS2 Mobile Light Force 2
Gremlin      - 59,531,250  - Gennojo - Stage 3-1 - 1299 - Steam
ShootTheCore - 44,494,010  - Kuga    - Stage 2-3 - 371 - G-Net PCB
Ralfakick    - 35,411,390  - Sayo    - Stage 2-3 - 337 - Mobile Light Force 2
Lachlan      - 19,642,740  - hatdude - Stage 2-3 - 106 - E - x2- mame

 

[smokey]

No gamecube?

 

[skate323k137]

No gamecube?

#2 is on gamecube, not the original AFAIK

The original reason behind the 1st Shikigami being called Mobile Light Force 2 is dumb, per wikipedia:

When localized, publisher XS Games re-titled the game as a sequel to Mobile Light Force, but in reality the games are unrelated. Mobile Light Force is known as Gunbird in Japan, and was not developed by Alfa System.

 

[smokey]

#2 is on gamecube, not the original AFAIK

Riiight. I do have the original on PS2 I guess. I can join in

 

[opt2not]

Great timing on this. I just got my PS2 hooked up to my Aero.

Never played the first one, so I’m looking forward to messing with this.

Here’s a pitiful score to get us rolling.

opt2not - 11175520 - Kohtaro Kuga - 243 - 1-3 - PS2

 

[wataru330]

*makes plan to send CF card to Sk8 before month is out*

Thanks for offering this up! MP sento!!

 

[egg_sanwich]

Great timing on this. I just got my PS2 hooked up to my Aero.

Never played the first one, so I’m looking forward to messing with this.

Here’s a pitiful score to get us rolling.

opt2not - 11175520 - Kohtaro Kuga - 243 - 1-3 - PS2
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What's involved in a jamma ps2?

 

[opt2not]

What's involved in a jamma ps2?

PS2 SCART cable, MC Cthulhu, and a JAMMAizer : https://arthrimus.com/product/console-jammaizer-pre-order/

 

[skate323k137]

Power supply in my vertical net city appears to be on the way out. Might have to wire in a new/different PSU, this gnet is making it max out at 4.9v, and it will not run. Runs fine on my recapped blast... Just my luck

 

[Ralfakick]

Ralfakick PS2 Mobile Light Force 2
Stage 2-1 21555820 Sayo

 

[Ralfakick]

Decided to play one more time

Ralfakick 35411390 Stage 2-3 Sayo Mobile Light Force 2

 

[skate323k137]

Good news: found a Sun PSU in the basement.
Bad news: it was there because I forgot to order a new fan for it.

Amazon Primed a fan... with any luck maybe I can play games instead of operator tomorrow night

 

[opt2not]

Good luck @skate323k137
One day I should pick up a G-Net. It’s got some bangers on that hardware.

 

[egg_sanwich]

PS2 SCART cable, MC Cthulhu, and a JAMMAizer : https://arthrimus.com/product/console-jammaizer-pre-order/

Seems straightforward enough, thanks for the breakdown

Good luck @skate323k137
One day I should pick up a G-Net. It’s got some bangers on that hardware.

I've been tempted many times, plus the CF Card hack makes the entire library accessible.

 

[skate323k137]

Good luck @skate323k137
One day I should pick up a G-Net. It’s got some bangers on that hardware.

Thanks man, I'll get it sorted one way or another. I don't care if I have to wire in a 2nd psu temporarily just for the gnet itself lol.

And yes, a very great library if you can get a motherboard for a fair price. Some day, I would love to learn enough to make a bank switchable CF card so to speak or otherwise accomplish a gnet multi. The games are 64MB a piece at most so fitting them all on a CF card is trivial space wise.

Anyway keep posting those scores fellas, glad to see the interest

 

[egg_sanwich]

I'm struggling to get this going in mame, I've got the g-net bios and everything. Slide into my inbox if you can help a brother out.

 

[Ajax]

I just copped on Steam earlier this evening, and that's what I'll be jamming on this month. Planetemu has a pretty useful diagram on the pages for games that require a bunch of other shit to run. This is what they show for Shikigami no Shiro:

 

[egg_sanwich]

I just copped on Steam earlier this evening, and that's what I'll be jamming on this month. Planetemu has a pretty useful diagram on the pages for games that require a bunch of other shit to run. This is what they show for Shikigami no Shiro:

View attachment 56076

Thanks Ajax, that was super helpful. I'm all sorted now.

By the way, who won the raffle from last month?

 

[Ajax]

Oh, nice, glad that helped out!

I haven't run the raffle just yet. I'm slacking, I know!

 

[NERDtendo]

I should have this on the PS2…time to bust out the Brook Retroboard HRAP V3-SA!!!

 

[skate323k137]

Updated the OP just to be clear re Mobile light force vs Mobile light force 2. If you are playing with us this month and plan on using a MLF (giggity) you want MLF2.

My new fan showed up, so I am now the proud owner of a Sun PSU with a quiet fan. What a novelty. The caps are nichicon and look OK, I have kits but I'd rather not do that this month. The G-Net is a power hungry bitch, so here's hoping...

 

[ShootTheCore]

Here’s my first pass at it from trying out each of the characters last night.

ShootTheCore 44494010 Stage 2-3 Kuga G-Net PCB

 

[skate323k137]

skate323k137 - 60240120 - Kim - 705 - Stage 3-1 - G-NET

Spoiler:

Updated OP!

 

[Neodogg]

Dogg - 116,830,470 - Kugo - 2,003 - Stage 2-3 - PS2

I wish you could Tate this..

 

[skate323k137]

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Dogg - 116,830,470 - Kugo - 2,003 - Stage 2-3 - PS2

I wish you could Tate this..

"The North American and European releases of the game removed the screen rotation mode"

Do you have the ability to try the JP ver?