When the game starts, press
and change difficulty to Level 1. Pick Moriya (red-haired samurai). Basically I used the following moves :
,
+
or
+
. The best move, in my opinion is
+
, but you need to keep the proper distance and pay attention to timing. Also, try to alternate between aerial and ground attacks. When the enemy is too close, I try to do some weak attacks with
.
There is a bit of luck involved to. Sometimes the CPU is tough, sometimes easier. You can use save states.
At 02:35 of this video I started Original Mode and did 1.216.500 points: