(ATLUS / CAVE 1997)


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power 		1up bee medal aerial
star 		ground
star 		big
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COUNTER
 
Conditions

If you destroy multiple targets within an very short time range (indicated by a green colored bar), a hit counter starts and after 10 hits it will be visible in large letters. Once your hits are too slow, the counter stops and disappears.

Needless to say that getting these counter combos is a very important condition to receive high scores in Do Donpachi.
Credits: the Sheep


FINDING & UPGRADING BEE MEDALS
Refered Items Bee Medal
Conditions There are 13 bee medals hidden in each stage. If you cross the location of a hidden bee medal with your bullets or your laser, it starts to blink. Only the head of the laser weapon frees it, so you can capture it after.

1st medal is worth 100 points, 2nd medal 200, 3rd 400, then 800, 1000, 2000...
If you miss a medal, the chain breaks and counting restarts.
In case you manage to collect all bee medals of a stage, the 13th medal increases it's value stage by stage up to 1'000'000 points.
Credits: Bernard Doria, the Sheep


STAR MEDAL BONUS
Refered Items Aerial StarGround Star
Conditions

By the end of a stage, all collected stars are calculated as mentioned below. Please note, that if you loose your live in a stage, the star counting restarts.

Aerial Stars: x 500 points
Ground Stars: x 1000 points
Credits: Bernard Doria, the Sheep


DISMANTLING BOSSES
Refered Items Aerial Star
Conditions

The most bosses in consist of multiple parts and aiming your attacks you can dismantle them piece by piece. This is not only more fun than just blowing them up with a couple of bombs, the game will also reward you with valuable items !

The bosses of stage 1 and 2 for example, release big stars when you destroy them part by part. Stage 3 boss comes up with bee medals.
Credits: Bernard Doria, the Sheep


STAR-CARRIERS : TAKE THEM LATE !
Refered Items Aerial StarAerial Star
Conditions

In some stages you will meet those green spaceships releasing stars when you destroy them. Maybe you also noticed that amount and size of the stars may vary. This depends on when you destroy them. Hitting them in the upper playfield, only a couple of small stars will be released. In the middle of the field there might be a few more, but only if you destroy them right before they attempt to leave the screen again, you will be rewarded with a big 10'000 point star medal !
Credits: Bernard Doria, the Sheep