It's a story that hasn't fully been written yet unfortunately.
This should have the "executes arbitrary code" tag when it is submitted though since it seems to be reaching the end of the game the same way that it is done in Super Mario World, which has it.
If possible. Can I request an encode with several Marios lua script to see a comparison.
Is it known what the emulator/console difference is that allows two frame payloads to work only on emulator? I would think lsnes is very accurate to console, so this is surprising.
Also, in Moons we explicitly allow esoteric goals as long as the definition feels solid and the movie is entertaining, the guideline you quoted existed long before we created tiers, and can't be taken as a rule in such cases.
Two things. One, they're guidelines, they're not rules. Two, he presses y there in that spot to grab a barrel, not to run.
Do not impose artificial restrictions on the run. Such as “No usage of this particular weapon”, “Both high score and fast time” (how should we compare that run to a future one?), or “No jumping except where necessary”. It is possible to set auxiliary goals, such as “as high a score as possible without wasting time”, but, as stated, it must not interfere with the primary goal of fastest completion.
Only avoiding some minor tricks does not add any new TAS material. The restrictions do not generate any routing changes, content changes, or add anything new. It's just a slightly slower version of the normal run.
Decent re-record count.