hey so ive been wondering since ive been playing the game about the highscore if it affects the game in any sense. if nothing has been looked at to do with this I would like to have some help figuring out if the value will affect gameplay/speed/ framerules etc.
Coin amount does affect outcomes in some way, since it seems to affect whether or not you get the "lag frame" with bbg. That being said, every one of the eight stages had been extensively studied to find extra framerules, and nothing had been found other than 8-1 and 4-2... Both of which are extremely hard for humans to do
@Darpey Coin count does not directly affect lag frame. Score does directly affect it. (coin count affects score, so coin count indirectly affects lag frame)
Here's how to avoid lag frame, per sockfolder
"to avoid getting the lag frame ever: add 500 to your score before hitting the bullet bill. If the number under the R is 0, 1, 2 or the number under the I is 0, you won't get the lag frame"
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