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After 5 months of testing Sonic Advance 2, it's finally finished. Collecting all Chaos Emeralds with Sonic The Hedgehog
Game Objectives
  • All Chaos Emeralds Collected
  • Aims for maximum score
  • Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
  • Takes damage to save time
  • Uses a game restart sequence
Level Time
Leaf Forest 10:28.20
Leaf Forest 20:22.92
Egg Hammer Tank II0:05.62
Hot Crater 10:31.13
Hot Crater 20:35.78
Egg Bomber Tank0:06.55
Music Plant 10:55.97
Music Plant 20:39.90
Egg Totem0:05.50
Ice Paradise 10:39.85
Ice Paradise 20:39.42
Aero Egg0:05.50
Sky Canyon 10:37.60
Sky Canyon 20:55.88
Egg Saucer0:07.08
Techno Base 10:53.02
Techno Base 20:45.87
Egg-Go-Round0:06.35
Egg Utopia 10:47.83
Egg Utopia 21:11.83
Egg Frog0:08.52
XX Zone0:49.05
Qwerty's Comments Of All Stages & Bosses
Leaf Forest Zone Act 1: In this level i'm collecting all SP Rings, it improves more than 3 seconds than the previous TAS
Leaf Forest Zone Act 2: I used Mukki's input so i can beat this level fast as possible
Egg Hammer Tank II: No Improvements
Hot Crater Zone Act 1: I used Mukki's input so i can beat this level fast as possible
Hot Crater Zone Act 2: Collecting All SP Rings in this level, i was very lucky
Egg Bomber Tank: No Improvement
Music Plant Zone Act 1: Collecting All SP Rings again, this level was really hard to TAS and it's still improveable
Music Plant Zone Act 2: I used Mukki's input till he jumped really high and landed on the ring box, i jumped high aswell but i was rolling to the ring box so i can use the jump dash. I saved 14 frames on this level
Egg Totem: No Improvements
Ice Paradise Zone Act 1: Used Mukki's input
Ice Paradise Zone Act 2: Collecting the SP Rings, It was difficult to TAS this level
Aero Egg: No Improvements
Sky Canyon Zone Act 1: Used Mukki's input
Sky Canyon Zone Act 2: Collect All SP Rings Again, i also have a alternative ending of this level. Timeline: 0:56.12. it's 14 frames slower
Egg Saucer: No Improvements
Techno Base Zone Act 1: Used Mukki's Input
Techno Base Zone Act 2: Enter Special Stage Again, this level was a real pain. I had troubles with this level, but at least i'll finished it
Egg-Go-Round: No Improvements
Egg Utopia Zone Act 1: Used Mukki's input
Egg Utopia Zone Act 2: Collecting SP Rings for the last time, This level was one of the hardest to TAS, but it is done
Egg Frog: Still No Improvements
XX Zone: Used Mukki's input
Before i start TASing this video, i made a lot of testruns. Here is the time table
LevelTime
Leaf Forest 10:31.95
Leaf Forest 20:37.00
Hot Crater 10:58.18
Hot Crater 20:36.82
Music Plant 10:58.10
Music Plant 20:58.47
Ice Paradise 10:56.18
Ice Paradise 20:40.23
Sky Canyon 11:16.73
Sky Canyon 21:00.88
Techno Base 11:14.67
Techno Base 20:48.48
Egg Utopia 11:26.77
Egg Utopia 21:13.99
Screenshot Frame: 89987
Thanks To
  • Nitsuja for making a amazing Any% TAS
  • Zeupar for watching my second SA2 WIP
  • Everyone who likes Sonic Advance 2 TASes
Apologies For
  • My English
  • Waiting so long
  • TASing this instead of Sonic Advance
Enjoy this amazing TAS, Qwerty

GoddessMaria: Judging!
GoddessMaria: Hello Qwerty. Unfortunately this movie fails to meet entertainment standards and does not qualify for Vault either. The main problem being the lack of activity going on during the Special Stages after collecting the required rings to pass and the fact that it takes up most of the movie causes it to fall apart. Also the category itself is rather arbitrary in the sense that there isn't a clear-cut way to really make it stand out from either the any% published on the site already or a movie that were to strive for 100% completion. For those reasons, I am rejecting this movie.


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Weegeechan wrote:
Isn't this category pointless? It's almost identical to the Sonic run but stages with SP Rings are less entertaining. Then there's a lot of added time due to the mini games (which add no entertainment value) and you stand still in them for about 60 seconds each. AND THERE'S 8 OF THEM. It's not like you unlock anything when you collect the emeralds so what's the point? People have already pointed out that the true ending requires collecting the emeralds then beating the game with all the characters so this isn't even a 100% run. It would be like having a SM64 TAS where you get 87 stars. It doesn't unlock anything and it's still not 100% but it's done anyways.
This is exactly how I feel about it as well. The category's in a weird gray area between any% and 100% where it's neither one nor the other, so entertainment plays a huge factor in whether or not it gets published, since it can't go to Vault... And of course, the biggest drawback to this TAS is the fact that the special stages are just plain boring to watch, not just because they're boring in general but because no effort was made to make them entertaining to watch... not that there'd be much you can do to make them entertaining in the first place, but making an effort can go a longer way than just standing still for minutes on end.
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