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Tapper is a game where you serve drinks (kind of depends on the port of the game, this one is pepsi) to customers who come to Tapper's. This is the ZXS port, if that wasn't already obvious.
(side note: the movie looks long, but the ZXS load time for this game is ~5:02.)

Game objectives

  • Emulator used: BizHawk 2.3.1 with TAStudio
  • Completes a game loop
  • Default Difficulty (if that's what it is)

Comments

I was trying to look for a game to TAS, because Super Pang II just got ridiculously hard to TAS because the shot distance got cut by a bunch after the first level, and C64 Doc Cosmos just didn't work at all. So, when I noticed there was wishlists for virtually all the systems, I started to take a look at them. I took a look and decided that the ZX Spectrum didn't have many TASes for it, and took a look at a few games. Came across Tapper by looking through the long list, was like "Hey, I know that game, and I've played it before."
There is no longplay of ZXS Tapper, only the Arcade one, and it has the same amount of "rounds" (if that's what they are called) as any of the other ports.
In this port, we don't serve Budwiser or Mountain Dew, but instead we serve Pepsi. Drink Up!
Also, after every round, Tapper does a little dance.

Why does it look slower at some parts?

Lag frames. Tried to get rid of them, It didn't work. Multiple tried to remove them, too. Nope, Nothing.

Why didn't you avoid getting sprayed?

Same as the A2600 port, it doesn't save any time. It takes the same amount of time to do either.

Why did I do it on the first bandit round?

Just because.

How was the one that's not shaken up the first Pepsi on the one bandit round?

Luck.
This TAS took ~2 days to make, draft made without TAStudio, this TAS made with TAStudio (after I figured out how to add the keyboard buttons into TAStudio)
That's about it.
Goodnight.
Darkdevil: Setting this to cancelled because...
1. Found a way to manipulate the customers to leave earlier 2. This could probably be taken down to 8:3x or even 8:2x.
Will make an improved version later, and once that's done I'll upload the file and set this back to new.


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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #6367: Darkdevil's ZXS Tapper in 08:45.24
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Please do not link roms in your submissions.
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3 Things. 1. Are you sure it's just 1 loop of gameplay not more? 2. You should be able to manipulate not receiving any more customers from showing up after clearing the board. 3. Are you able to manipulate that minigame position to be infront of you? b. You state it doesn't waste time but the first round you're already not the far right. Are you sure about that? --- Skill: Easy You're using Easiest Difficulty there. Also this hints towards a loop being a thing. Also nice DEMONSTRATION you have there.
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Found some improvements, will upload the file later once I finish looking for them in all stages.
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Post subject: Replace movie file
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Would I have to submit again or could someone replace the movie file with http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/54659237188147476 and I'll set it back to new?
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Since the improvement is 714 or so frames of improvement, absolutely it should have a new submission.
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EZGames69 wrote:
Since the improvement is 714 or so frames of improvement, absolutely it should have a new submission.
Alright. Thanks.
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