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Welcome to this TAS of Linux.

Game objectives

  • click click click
  • Simulate a plausible workflow on a computer without an internet connection

Techniques

Keyboard Input Buffering

It's possible to press two or more keys at the same time. Contrary to popular belief, keyboards don't collide typebars together causing a jam. This is due to keyboards not being typewriters.

Multi-Dimensional Mouse Movement

By using horizontal and vertical motions simultaneously, you can move along a 3-dimensional hyperplane. Be careful of space curvature messing with Euclidean geometry making it harder to position the mouse correctly.

Encode Trimming

The SSD wasn't invented yet, so instead the almost 2 minute boot was shortened in the encode by removing duplicate frames.

Tricks

Boot Optimization

We save frames here by skipping the memory test and utilizing the Hard Disk Detection Skip.
This trick was found in the early 1980s, and has saved a lot of time during the decades.

Mouse Precision

Reducing the mouse speed increases the precision we need for pixel perfect clicks. With a maximum movement of 255 units per frame, this comes at the price of not being able to reach the whole screen in a single frame. However, this is rarely needed, so the increased precision is worth it.

Terminal Stacking

By using the & button, it's possible to combine commands. By using a trick called concurrent computing it's possible to complete multiple tasks at seemingly the same time. Opening a second terminal window makes this even more effective.

Typespeed Speed

Increasing the speed of typing causes the speed of characters appearing on the screen to increase. This can be used to increase speed.

Timetravel Glitch

If you played around with timetravel before, you have probably noticed how easily errors in causation can appear. By carefully manipulating time we can jump to 1933, preparing the timeline so that time saving tricks are discovered earlier.

Solitaire Shuffling

You can move cards by dragging and dropping them. Due to the dragging and dropping, this drag and drop motion was fittingly named "swipe".

Minesweeper Origins

Minesweeper is a game about navigating blocky terrain while dodging explosive dangers. It was named after a similar game called Minecraft.

Mahjong Taipei

This version of the game is for people who decide the four-player game "mahjong" has three players too many.

Grandmastering Chess

Chess is the game where you know the rules until you don't. The opening used was the true version of the Queen's Gambit, where instead of sacrificing a pawn, you sacrifice the queen piece itself.

Prime Strategy

Prime numbers are primarily known for their factorization purposes. The lesser known feature is their ability to slow down chess computers due to them stealing computing time.

Kernel Commands

The sdfsdf command is well known. Its effects are variable due to the permanent state of confusion in the system at every point of time.

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Noxxa: Claiming for judgment.
Noxxa: As enjoyable as this movie is, I noticed one major flaw. The movie does not actually beat Minesweeper. Therefore, instead of giving it a Star, I can only give it a SadTux.


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This is absolute art.
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meh, it has super mario world
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Mothrayas wrote:
This is absolute art.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
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feos wrote:
Mothrayas wrote:
This is absolute art.
WebNations/Sabih wrote:
+fsvgm777 never censoring anything.
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dekutony wrote:
meh, it has super mario world
At ~5fps tho.
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Yeah it's alright I guess but why didn't you TAS programming SMB and then TAS that?
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Yeah it's alright I guess but why didn't you TAS programming SMB and then TAS that?
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Spikestuff wrote:
feos wrote:
Mothrayas wrote:
This is absolute art.
Yes. Thank you for making this.
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i was about to make a super mario joke but then you beat me to it but also voting no because it don't start from a clean SRM
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TASVideoAgent wrote:
<a>Mothrayas</a>: Claiming for judgment.
What the heck you aren’t allowed to judge your own submissions.
[14:15] <feos> WinDOES what DOSn't 12:33:44 PM <Mothrayas> "I got an oof with my game!" Mothrayas Today at 12:22: <Colin> thank you for supporting noble causes such as my feet MemoryTAS Today at 11:55 AM: you wouldn't know beauty if it slapped you in the face with a giant fish [Today at 4:51 PM] Mothrayas: although if you like your own tweets that's the online equivalent of sniffing your own farts and probably tells a lot about you as a person MemoryTAS Today at 7:01 PM: But I exert big staff energy honestly lol Samsara Today at 1:20 PM: wouldn't ACE in a real life TAS just stand for Actually Cease Existing
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He is partially allowed.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
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I guess it’s fine if he does it under his other identity?
[14:15] <feos> WinDOES what DOSn't 12:33:44 PM <Mothrayas> "I got an oof with my game!" Mothrayas Today at 12:22: <Colin> thank you for supporting noble causes such as my feet MemoryTAS Today at 11:55 AM: you wouldn't know beauty if it slapped you in the face with a giant fish [Today at 4:51 PM] Mothrayas: although if you like your own tweets that's the online equivalent of sniffing your own farts and probably tells a lot about you as a person MemoryTAS Today at 7:01 PM: But I exert big staff energy honestly lol Samsara Today at 1:20 PM: wouldn't ACE in a real life TAS just stand for Actually Cease Existing
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Post subject: Re: #6699: Masterjun's Linux Linux "Linux" in 04:22.05
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EZGames69 wrote:
TASVideoAgent wrote:
<a>Mothrayas</a>: Claiming for judgment.
What the heck you aren’t allowed to judge your own submissions.
screw the rules, its april 1st
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa <dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects. <Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits <adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
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Spikestuff wrote:
feos wrote:
Mothrayas wrote:
This is absolute art.
My homepage --Currently not much motived for TASing as before...-- But I'm still working.
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That was nice. Why TC version 4.7.7, though?
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Dacicus wrote:
Why TC version 4.7.7, though?
It had more optional applications to choose from.
Warning: Might glitch to credits I will finish this ACE soon as possible (or will I?)