Posted: 4/29/2011 1:55 PM
Post subject: Aero the Acro-bat
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AKheon
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Wasn't familiar with this game until trying it out earlier today... seems nice candidate for TASing. After a little bit of playing, I found two glitches which (according to quick tests) are only possible on the GBA port of the game. For one, it's possible to jump as high as you want by crouching at the same time you jump (a few frame window to do it). The game thinks you are still on the ground although you are in air, allowing another jump (and it can be repeated indefinitely). However, as you cannot crouch if you have any horizontal speed, this trick can only be started when standing still. The second thing I found was strange, and at first I wasn't sure if it was a glitch or some broken "feature". Have over 7-10 stars (in my game I had 15). While running, turbo B and then turn abruptly. Sometimes Acro gets this effect around him and he becomes completely invincible for the rest of the level. I hear the game's invincibility power up only allows invincibility for "a few seconds" (quoting a FAQ), so this most definitely seems to be a game breaker of sort.
Posted: 4/30/2011 2:50 PM
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Sticky
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Yeah, invincibility is only for five seconds or so. I see the infinite jump coming in handy for the third stage, if I remember correctly. The problem is that Aero cannot jump through platforms other than the ones he must make disappear. Without the forward movement there are very few places he will be able to shortcut to.
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Posted: 4/30/2011 3:38 PM
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AKheon
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It seems he can infinite jump through rope floor, at least. And it's not like you can't follow up the string of non-moving jumps with a normal forward jump, wings glide and upwards dash. The invisibility thing I described is most definitely a glitch. I just tried out what happens if you turbo B with even more stars: camera and graphics become totally glitched. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZv7OlQ1zHQ .VBM