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dwangoAC wrote:
Seeing this mastery on display definitely gets my attention and my Yes vote.
That is about the best compliment I could have hoped for. That was exactly the reason I had to BOT that level. Sad that it was the only level that I could do that on.
Thanks man!
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Yes vote. I like seeing the new content.
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One more thing...I find it curious that it happens right above the value 32768...which if you are at 33,000 it will count down to 32700 before speeding up. So, it appears that a 16 bit signed value is being played with...which means that it could be seeing "0" and not applying the acceleration.
I guess the makers never thought that someone would clear a screen that fast.
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ThunderAxe31 wrote:
nymx wrote:
Bonus values above 32000 can not be accelerated by holding "A". Only when it drop below, will it speed through the bonus. I never could understand the reason the game did this, so it contributed to an enormous amount of time. I predicted that this TAS would finish less than 20 minutes, until that problem showed up.
Have you already tried figuring out what's happening in debug?
No, that was so long ago. I started looking at debugging other games...maybe a year ago? But never with this one.
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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When encoding a movie, does the starting frame and ending frame get captured. I often wondered this, since you start on frame zero, which isn't anything...so it makes me wonder if the encoding stops when it reaches the end frame, with nothing captured. I've tried to confirm this with visual queues but I guess I don't have a good playback app to look at individual frames.
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
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FractalFusion wrote:
Here's a very quick encode I made (720p60) with all bonus scenes from Round 3~79 cut.
Thanks. This makes it more fun to watch. I only wish there was some way to truly eliminate the bonus time from the full submission.
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link_7777 wrote:
Unfortunate that some much of the time is spent counting the score between stages.
Hmmm...you just reminded me of something that I failed to mention in the submission.
Bonus values above 32000 can not be accelerated by holding "A". Only when it drop below, will it speed through the bonus. I never could understand the reason the game did this, so it contributed to an enormous amount of time. I predicted that this TAS would finish less than 20 minutes, until that problem showed up.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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I've been wanting to respond, but waiting for an encode. Is anybody planing on doing so?
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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feos wrote:
Does anyone have a screenshot suggestion?
Tough one feos. Since this game is mostly recognized for its 3D map running, perhaps the first frame of an entrance?
How about frame 531. This would probably bring attention to any who have played it.
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
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£e Nécroyeur wrote:
End input early! A 20 second wait is not so bad.
Thanks.
Interesting...this is very strange and probably keeps the game from ending early. I just pulled the bonus ending input, on frame 36541, and it times out...but doesn't continue. This would tell me that the input is needed in order for the game to cycle back around to the beginning (Cave A on hardest difficulty).
hmmm, I don't know how the rules would apply in this situation, for removing it.
Question for the Judge: Do the rules support a "dead end" situation like this?
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I remember the first time you did this game. Absolutely the right choice.
Well, nice find. Yes vote.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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and....as a late note, this run was entertaining to watch.
It mimics the basics of the C64 version, but the mechanics are slightly different and allows for tricks that I cannot do in my TAS. Plus, they have added a number of levels after the ending of the C64 game.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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Ford wrote:
So the original version was the C64 version and not the Atari 400 version? I'm a little sketchy on those details.
It would seem so. I didn't know it at the time...but it appears that the C64 prompted the creation of the Arcade version.
I know this is years late, but finally...the C64 version is here. :)
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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Something that I failed to mention in the submission text, yet I feel it needs a discussion.
The last input, which terminates the final bonus level...can actually be removed. This means that this movie could be reduced by 525 frames. The only thing is..the ending would have a scene that will be confusing...where the main character just sits there for about 20 seconds, before automatically ending.
Anybody got a word on the choice for this ending? Should we just leave the termination input in?
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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I may seem like the odd ball for liking a game like this, but this brings back memories of certain games that I played in my youth...only on the Commodore.
I can't speak for the routing, but the speed and control of RNG seems impressive enough for me to vote yes.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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I love this game...although I played it on the Commodore 64 growing up. I doubt we will ever have any excitement for TASing that C64 version, since it is 255 levels of sloooooow play.
Yes vote.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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Wow...glitchy! Optimized and massive lag reduction? I personally try to deal with Lag in all my TASes...not an easy task.
All this is a recipe for a Yes vote!
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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feos wrote:
If you can pick difficulty directly, rather than via a password or a save file of prior completion, it counts as an in-game difficulty mode and is fine for Standard.
Thanks.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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feos wrote:
Does it automatically increment difficulty every loop?
Yes.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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Memory wrote:
If not it should still be the same.
Are you referring to a situation like my Alien 3, where I chose the hardest? With that game, the levels are all the same. The only change is the frequency of alien spawning.
Bolderdash doesn't have an increase of speed or more moving obstacles to avoid, its just differen patterns that forces a route change and different strategies to apply. Does that make the difference?
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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Memory wrote:
Were the higher difficulties accessed via password? If not it should still be the same.
No, they are a selection at the title screen.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
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SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
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Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
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Because of the recent rule changes, I'm a little concerned that my work on an existing TAS will be rejected for reasons which makes it incomplete.
With Bolderdash, there are 5 levels of difficulty with 16 screens each. If you change the level of difficulty, the same screens are presented with variations that make it slightly more difficult...as you increase the level.
What I am currently working on is the hardest level. So I'm not exactly sure if this means I should start with the easiest and progress through to the hardest.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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Interesting game. I'll give it a yes.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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ThunderAxe31 wrote:
I'm still banned. I already appealed twice, and got request rejected both times. Do I have to keep appealing?
I don't know the order in which they are looking at accounts, but if they are not going through each account one at a time (without requests), then the only thing I have done is keep responding back to the emails that were sent. I have responded every time I got a rejection.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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I just got my discord back.
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SOYZA: Are you playing a game?
NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing.
SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real?
----
Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes?
Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :)
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BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
