Slap Fight - Revision history

Dreamroad: added staff credits

2025-11-20T23:09:10Z

added staff credits

NullNotBub at 21:16, 23 January 2024

2024-01-23T21:16:37Z

Frostyryker at 17:48, 23 July 2023

2023-07-23T17:48:01Z

NMS: /* Upgrade Bar */

2023-06-04T21:32:53Z

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NMS: /* Scoring secrets */

2023-06-02T19:34:47Z

Scoring secrets

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2023-06-02T18:43:16Z

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 |imagecaption = Title screen
 |developer = Toaplan
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 |releasedate = 1986

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	As the game loops infinitely, scoring mainly comes from clearing several loops, but there are many scoring secrets to take into account in order to reduce the number of loops needed to reach certain score thresholds. A loop with optimized scoring can earn roughly twice as many points as a loop with no scoring effort. As such, it is possible to reach the counterstop (9,999,990 pts) after around 16 loops by scoring, which could take around 30 loops otherwise.		As the game loops infinitely, scoring mainly comes from clearing several loops, but there are many scoring secrets to take into account in order to reduce the number of loops needed to reach certain score thresholds. A loop with optimized scoring can earn roughly twice as many points as a loop with no scoring effort. As such, it is possible to reach the counterstop (9,999,990 pts) after around 16 loops by scoring, which could take around 30 loops otherwise.

		+	==Ports==
		+	===Sega Genesis/Mega Drive===
		+	The only console port of the game was released exclusively in Japan in 1993 and developed by MNM Software. It is an incredibly faithful version of the game which features and an enhanced soundtrack and a new, enhanced game titled ''Slap Fight MD'' with it's own soundtrack composed by Yuzo Koshiro.
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		+	===PC===
		+	A Windows, Mac, and Linux version of the game is available on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2022980/Slap_Fight/ Steam], released by Bitwave Games. It is only a direct port of the original arcade version, featuring various additional features such as savestates, rewind, and other gadgets.
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	As the game loops infinitely, scoring mainly comes from clearing several loops, but there are many scoring secrets to take into account in order to reduce the number of loops needed to reach certain score thresholds. A loop with optimized scoring can earn roughly twice as many points as a loop with no scoring effort. As such, it is possible to reach the counterstop (9,999,990 pts) after around 16 loops by scoring, which could take around 30 loops otherwise.		As the game loops infinitely, scoring mainly comes from clearing several loops, but there are many scoring secrets to take into account in order to reduce the number of loops needed to reach certain score thresholds. A loop with optimized scoring can earn roughly twice as many points as a loop with no scoring effort. As such, it is possible to reach the counterstop (9,999,990 pts) after around 16 loops by scoring, which could take around 30 loops otherwise.
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 [[File:Slap Fight Upgrade.png|center|800px]]
-The game geatures an upgrade bar similar to [[Gradius]]. By collecting stars, the player advances the upgrade bar, and can press the second button to activate the corresponding upgrade. <br/>
+The game features an upgrade bar similar to [[Gradius]]. By collecting stars, the player advances the upgrade bar, and can press the second button to activate the corresponding upgrade. <br/>
 If the player collects a Star while the last upgrade is highlighted, the selection rolls back to the first upgrade again.<br/>
 If the player dies while one upgrade is highlighted, or pressed '''Up+Right+A+B''' upon respawning, they start their next life with the '''Speed''' already highlighted. Otherwise, the player resumes with no upgrade.

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 The '''Shot''', '''Bomb''', '''Laser''' and '''Homing Missiles''' are mutually exclusive, and activating one will deactivate the one that was active before.
-Activating any shot type or the '''Wing''' power-up will move the ship close to the middle of the screen and award the player around 2 seconds of full invincibility. However, probably due to a glitch, activating another power-up while the invincibility timer is still running won't reload it. <br/>
+Activating any shot type or the '''Wing''' power-up will move the ship close to the middle of the screen and award the player around 2 seconds of full invincibility. <br/>
-This means that, for an example assuming the timer is 2 seconds, if you activate an upgrade, then 1.5 seconds later upgrade again, you will only have 0.5 seconds of invincibility left instead of another 2 seconds.
+However, probably due to a glitch, activating another power-up while the invincibility timer is still running won't reload it. This means that, for an example assuming the timer is 2 seconds, if you activate an upgrade, then 1.5 seconds later upgrade again, you will only have 0.5 seconds of invincibility left instead of another 2 seconds.
 * '''Speed''': Increases the ship's speed. Up to 5 Speed Ups can be stacked. There is no way to lower the ship's speed to a lower level without dying, aside from the small decrease when activating the first Wing upgrade.

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 [[File:Slap Fight SI.png|110px|center]]
-* If the player has the '''Shot''' weapon equipped at specific spots, an enemy from Space Invaders will appear on screen. The player can earn points by shooting at it repeatedly.
+* If the player has the '''Shot''' weapon equipped at specific spots, an enemy from Space Invaders will appear on screen. The player can earn points by shooting at it repeatedly. With a good autofire frequency, and by staying close to it all the time, it is possible to earn around 80k points from each, making them a very good source of score. Having options can greatly help connecting as many shots as possible.
 <div style='text-align: center;'>[[File:Slap Fight Roof.png|160px]] [[File:Slap Fight Plant.png|160px]]</div>
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 <div style='text-align: center;'> [[File:Slap Fight Flower Before.png|80px]] [[File:Slap Fight Flower After.png|80px]] </div>
 * The player can bloom flowers by repeatedly firing their '''Laser''' at them. It is possible to earn around 15,000 points per flower. Keeping the button pressed rather than using fast autofire is more efficient. The optimal rythm for points appears to be around 15 frames ON and 2 frames OFF, while being as close to the flower as possible.
 [[File:Slap Fight Missiles bonus.png|center|110px]]

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 * '''Shot''': Activates the starting shot again. Limited range, but can deal decent damage to every type of enemy.
 * '''Side''': Activates a secondary weapon fired from each side of the ship. Can be stacked with any other weapon.
-* '''Wing''': Can be stacked up to three times, increasing the firepower each time (and, for H. Missiles, the missiles' speed). The first upgrade will make the ship wider and a little slower, while the second and third upgrade will made two options appear each time, one on each side of the ship. Options can be destroyed by enemies, and the upgrade can be activated again after this happens.
+* '''Wing''': Can be stacked up to three times, increasing the firepower each time (and, for H. Missiles, the missiles' speed). The first upgrade will make the ship wider and a little slower, while the second and third upgrade will made two options appear each time, one on each side of the ship. Options can be destroyed by enemies, and the upgrade can be activated again after this happens. Whenever one option is destroyed, the one on the other side of the ship is also destroyed.
 * '''Bomb''': Fairly powerful weapon, but with range similar to Shot, and terrible reload time.
 * '''Laser''': Long-range weapon. The player has to keep the button pressed for the shot to hit long distances, otherwise the ray will disappear. It is inefficient against the rail and diamond enemies.

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 * '''Wing''': Can be stacked up to three times, increasing the firepower each time (and, for H. Missiles, the missiles' speed). The first upgrade will make the ship wider and a little slower, while the second and third upgrade will made two options appear each time, one on each side of the ship. Options can be destroyed by enemies, and the upgrade can be activated again after this happens.
 * '''Bomb''': Fairly powerful weapon, but with range similar to Shot, and terrible reload time.
-* '''Laser''': Long-range weapon. The player has to keep the button pressed for the shot to hit long distances, otherwise the ray will disappear. It is inefficient against the rail tube and diamond enemies.
+* '''Laser''': Long-range weapon. The player has to keep the button pressed for the shot to hit long distances, otherwise the ray will disappear. It is inefficient against the rail and diamond enemies.
 * '''H. Mis''': Will fire one homing missile for each enemy present on screen, with a few exceptions for some midbosses. If no targets are on screen, the ship will fire many missiles in all directions. Cannot be fired again until all missiles hit their targets or left the screen, but the '''Side''' secondary weapon will keep shooting normally. It is almost useless against the rotating turrets in the second half of the game.
 * '''Shield''': Limited duration shield that can withstand a few hits. Getting hit will decrease the shield's timer.