I'm sorry if this topic is mostly speculative, but I'm wondering what it might be like to TAS a wii game. I've been thinking about this for a while and this is what I think:
-The whole control aspect would be too complicated, so most likely, instead of guiding the curser via a wii remote, you can do so with a co-ordinate system. Basically, each frame, you can move your cursor exactly where you want on the screen.
-Another theory is perhaps it takes 1 frame per unit of distance travelled (whatever such a unit will be).
-I am just crazy and this is way too hard to even do since we haven't TASed beyond the N64.
Anyway, I'm just thinking of the applications of the first idea, in that you can move your cursor anywhere you want in a single frame. In particular, I could only imagine what a TAS run of Trauma Center: Second Opinion would be like. In case you're not familiar with the game, here's a youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIBcmOVhf2M
So let's focus on suturing. Normally, suturing takes around a second I'm guessing. However, once you move your cursor from point A to B, you probably only have to hold it there for 5 frames for a line to form. Thus, stitching could be done in as little as 18 frames. At this rate, you could suture about 3 wounds per second, which would just flat out be exhilarating to watch.
Then there's something like removing bones. Usually, you have to remove a bone carefully like you're playing operation, but with a TAS, it can be done in a mere 2-3 frames. Just imagine seeing 5 bones lodged in someone's body one second, the next second they're all gone and you see 5 cool messages besides the tray.
Last point I'll make is how fun it would be to screw around when the player is forced to wait for something but still has controls. Using the healing touch controls, you can choose to make all sorts of elaborate shapes or just cover the screen in green as fast as you can, or you could do the same with suturing, or even do perfect figure 8s with the cursor. The possibilities are endless.
I'm sorry if I focused too much on Trauma Center as my wii example, as it may be hard to grasp what I'm saying without actually playing the game. Nevertheless, my point is really just speculating about how awesome wii TASing would be.
