Posted: 6/3/2018 11:14 PM
Post subject: I made my first TAS
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e6x
Joined: 6/2/2018
Posts: 2
Hey guys! I finished my first TAS (if you can even call it that) on Saturday and thought I'd share it here to get some advice and opinions about it. A little bit of information about it: I learned about what TASing is while I was sick last week and watching Youtube, so I decided to make one just for fun, using a dump of some DS games I found on Reddit. This TAS of New Super Mario Bros. was made with no specific goal in mind, just to get through the game using the "normalest" route. It's about 1 hour and 10 minutes long, so it isn't horrible, but I didn't do nearly as much revising as I could have as I just wanted to finish it. So, here are some links- let me know what you think! Video or Download on Mega.nz (mp4) DSM file on Microstorage Thanks!
Posted: 6/4/2018 12:09 AM
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ViGadeomes
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Hello and welcome, Thank you to show us you run on the forum before doing anything x). More seriously, I'm sorry to tell you that but we can't do a TAS in one week x). And here, hum, I know you didn't put a lot of work into this but it's more like a good casual play which do not beat the human World Record (https://www.speedrun.com/nsmbds#No_Secret_Exits). I saw some mistakes here and here but I can't watch the all run because for me it desyncs :/. I know you didn't watch addresses of the RAM to your speed because you just watched TASes on Youtube, it's ok. How to make a proper TAS : learn everything about TASing (there are guides on the site and we are here if you have questions ) and the game you want to TAS (videos, speedruns, informations on the site etc). If there is no TAS on the game (here it's not the case : [3320] DS New Super Mario Bros. "warpless" by Hartmann in 39:39.95, [3512] DS New Super Mario Bros. "warps" by Hartmann in 20:23.85), figure out RAM addresses and RNG if there is one. Make your routing for you TAS not only in the level menu but in levels (if you can go to the upper way or the downer way : which one is faster ?). After, begin your TAS and level by level or part by part, you'll try every single possibility you think to save the faster way and do it for all next ones ! I hope I helped you.
Posted: 6/4/2018 1:35 AM
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e6x
Joined: 6/2/2018
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Awesome, thank you! I'm still trying to absorb everything and I feel like it would probably take me several years to learn all this. I'll try to keep you updated!
Posted: 6/4/2018 7:18 AM
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ViGadeomes
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You can ask questions about New Super Mario Bros on its topic : http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3933&start=325 , be sure your questions didn't have been asked before x) (if you do you are banned ! "joke"). I'm sure learning all this will take you less than a year or few months don't worry :). Good luck !