Induviel
He/Him
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Joined: 12/1/2023
Posts: 25
Kentilla, a text adventure. You can buffer every key before the game even loads, so the TAS would probably be done way before the game is finished, and you can do some extreme word shortening. "Unlock the red door with the small key" can become "UN RE W SM"
Joined: 1/13/2007
Posts: 343
Gumball. This game provides a unique opportunity to showcase superhuman skill, and is quite interesting, with the ability to control the gumball release rate. It also exists for Apple II, and should probably be TASed on that platform. Naturally, the TAS would raise the rate as high as possible to help meet the quota for each level. The multitasking requirements for each level increase. Level 1 is two colors plus rejects, and is fairly trivial for humans. quota is 8 Level 2 is three colors plus rejects, and a bigger quota. quota is 18 Level 3 is all four colors, and a bigger quota of 29, but you can still do it in one trip. Level 4 adds a quota of 40, too big to get all in one trip, and the explosive gumballs, which must be disarmed to avoid a game over by shooting them with a pair of crosshairs, which freezes up the rest of your controls. even if they are sent off the screen down the rejects tube, they will explode when the timer hits zero. if they reach the ground or a cart, they will explode. Explosion is instant game over. Level 5 has more bombs and a quota of 50. beat that and you win. If you send anything but a reject down the right garbage, or let any gumball hit the ground, the quota may be increased by 1. video of the apple II version, where someone gets to level 4, and then looses to an exploding gumball that's sent down the rejects area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myApVAyeRRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72a6kSTKCA beaten, but not perfectly.
Joined: 5/2/2015
Posts: 144
Tony - Montezuma's Gold, a new homebrew platformer. Sort of Montezuma's Revenge style, mainly run around grabbing keys for locks. Can only hold 4 items at once, so need to backtrack in spots to use some keys early. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjTRNvceRl4
Joined: 5/2/2015
Posts: 144
Runn 'n' Gunn, a homebrew platformer. Short run, 2 characters, Runn can double jump and moves faster, Gunn can single jump, is slow but has a strong gun, so I use Runn until the boss when I want more firepower. I take a number of deaths to refill health, it's probably possible to skip some, not sure if it would be faster. Need to run around and grab a keycard in each section. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BmO2Y8-b5I

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