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Posted: 12/18/2008 5:59 AM
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flagitious wrote:
I saw this vid on youtube, the people at the gamefaqs board found a way to kill ganon without the silver arrows. It is to basically hit him with the sword right before he starts to teleport away. If used, it could impact route choices since they big bomb could be skipped (and even getting your sword tempered, although that may still be worth it).
Heh, that's part of radblast's 3 Heart Run that I uploaded for him. He's the one who discovered the method of beating Ganon without Silver Arrows, and he presented his findings in the SNES LTTP boards on GameFAQs. It's good that this discovery is getting some attention from the LTTP TAS community, though.
Posted: 1/4/2008 7:25 PM
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Derakon wrote:
It sounds like the Four Swords palace is like a bonus area; correct me if I'm wrong. If that's the case, though, then it seems like it should be permissable to allow starting from a savefile, as has been done in the past for e.g. Maxim/Julius Modes for the GBA Castlevania games. Then you could just make the run be "fastest run through Four Swords palace without using exploration glitches".
If that's the case, I guess we could do a glitchless speed run for the second ending. I'll need more time to figure this one out since I've never thought about doing it as fast as possible this way.
Derakon wrote:
Mind, I'm not certain how well that meshes with the three-hearts thing.
It wouldn't work because the 3 Heart run can only accomplished using glitches. Would it be OK to have both a glitchless and a glitched speed run for LTTP (GBA)?
Posted: 1/4/2008 6:54 PM
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Yeah, I've found a way to glitch directly to the 4 Link Clones. It doesn't require the Flippers like the other room. This means if I want to beat Link Clones and get the ending as fast as possible, I need to find the quickest way to obtain the Master Sword, Tempered Sword, or Hammer. The Master Sword requires that I obtain the 3 Pendants through glitching (which is possible even with 3 Hearts), and then go to the Woods to pick it up. I'm pretty sure that the Tempered Sword requires I get the Magic Mirror, which in turn means I need to get the Hammer and Titan Mitts. The Hammer is the easiest to get without any major requirements, so I might get this weapon. So far, it looks like this: -Start game and go to HC. -UDEG or STEG to DW1 and get the Hammer. S&Q. -Go back to HC and UDEG/STEG to Four Sword Palace. -Defeat Link Clones using Hammer. Of course, this seems like a VERY boring run (to me, anyways), so I just might submit a speed run that goes through the entire palace, and if it's beaten, I'll submit the most likely faster run I've outlined above. And even while I type this, I've just thought of a way that obsoletes my so-called "faster" run I've outlined above. It requires a MAJOR glitch, but I'll keep it to myself for now. Expect to be just as boring, if not more.
Posted: 1/3/2008 9:47 PM
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Comicalflop wrote:
Now, if you wanted to do the 4 swords thingie, make the goal "fastest to get the best ending". Then you can use EG, without worrying about using it in the castle first because that will only get the normal ending.
That's what the current discussion was about. This would make the GBA run different from the SNES run. But this brings back the question: should we use an EG to skip the 4 upgraded boss and go straight for the Link clones? It would technically be the "fastest way" to get to the secret ending, but like what's been said before, it won't be as entertaining as a run that includes the 4 upgraded bosses. I can't do the speed run myself right now, but I expect to have time for it next week. Look for it.
Posted: 1/3/2008 2:31 AM
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Oh, I get it now. Thanks for the clarification.
Posted: 1/2/2008 11:14 PM
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Chef Stef wrote:
I think the whole point of a run like this is to do it with 3 hearts (unless it's somehow more interesting to do it with 4 or more). Technically speaking, though, all that will happen by getting less upgrades for the sword is longer, i.e. more boring, boss battles.
OK, I'll go ahead and grab the Tempered Sword then.
Chef Stef wrote:
I'm a little confused... are you planning to make the movie tool-assisted, or without tools? I'm not exactly sure what you're planning to do. For the glitch, I actually have no idea what you're referring to. Can you explain what the glitch is?
Sorry, I'm kinda new at this TAS thing. I'm not too sure what you mean by tool-assisted. As for the Fire Pants Glitch, you execute it by alternating Up and Up+Down every frame. This makes Link walk faster. Isn't there an easier way to do this on an emulator without manually pressing Up and Up+Down every other frame?
Chef Stef wrote:
Also, I have the testrun ready: http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/1773088778/LttP%20Testrun1.vbm
Your test run is quite good, but there are minor tweaks and fixes that can be made here and there so that it's faster. I didn't get a chance to see the whole thing though; Link started acting weird in DW4 and died. Must be something about my emulator... Which exploration glitches should be allowed? The UDEG is used in Red Shifter's FAQ, but it easier and much more stable to use the Stairs EG instead. There are also faster routes through the exploration zone, but I'll showcase those in my testrun. Mine won't follow Red Shifter's guide as closely as yours does. It will also use the EGs a lot more, but that's just for speed.
Posted: 1/2/2008 8:01 PM
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Do you think it would be worth the trouble to obtain the Master Sword, instead of playing it easy with the Tempered Sword? I know it can be done even with 3 Hearts, but it requires major use of the Exploration Glitches. It makes the last boss battle in the 4 Sword Dungeon a lot tougher though. I'll be going for a speed run, so I'll be using the Fire Pants Glitch. That is, if I knew how to actually perform it. Do you know how to make it work on an emulator, Chef? And if I go for the Master Sword, I might as well get the Pegasus Boots on the way. As for the ocarina glitches, what exactly are they and how do you perform them? I probably won't be using them in my 3 Heart Speed Run, but I'm curious as to what they are.
Posted: 1/2/2008 6:23 AM
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Heh, I based my 3 Heart Quest playlist on Red Shifter's Minimalist Quest FAQ. Anyway, what would be the exact rules for this TAS? I could probably go for it, but I need to know what I can and cannot do (like glitches, for example).
Posted: 1/1/2008 10:35 PM
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Comicalflop wrote:
You have an ocarina glitch warping trick in GBA that is not present in SNES.
What is this ocarina glitch warping trick? Is that the one involving the Pegasus Boots, where you get increased walk speed? Or some other thing I'm not familiar with?
Posted: 10/5/2007 1:56 PM
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Hey, I'm not thinking of submitting this quest. I just wanted to put it out there. You know, to advertise it, so to speak. Is this the right board to do so?
Posted: 10/5/2007 4:25 AM
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I assume you mean by my statement "MOST of this is possible on an actual GBA." There's one glitch I use that I haven't been able to execute on the real GBA. It's in Part 18- Getting the Second Pendant, at 4:25.
Posted: 10/5/2007 4:01 AM
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What? Does no one care?
Posted: 9/26/2007 11:33 PM
Post subject: A Link to the Past - 3 Heart Quest
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One of the best games of all time, in my opinion, is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I have it for the GBA, and I love it. But once you've beaten the game, what else is there to do? One way to keep yourself occupied with this game is by embarking on the 3 Heart Quest. In this quest, you go through the game with ONLY 3 HEARTS. Not only that, you have to defeat Ganon and the 4 Link Clones. It does involve glitching the game, but MOST of this is possible on the actual GBA (I myself have done it). Here's the playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CE6CE03FD2BAE044 The walkthrough, consisting of 25 parts can be divided into 5 categories: Parts 1-10: Getting the items needed to complete the 4 Sword Dungeon. Parts 11-14: Defeating the first 4 bosses in the 4 Sword Dungeon (you can enter this dungeon without linking up by glitching). Parts 15-20: Getting the items needed to defeat Ganon. Parts 21-23: Completing the extremely tough Ganon's Tower. Parts 24-25: Defeating Ganon and the 4 Link Clones. So, yeah, for all those who own A Link to the Past, and want a new challenge to the game, try out the 3 Heart Quest. Oh, and please rate and comment on the vids. Thanks!
Posted: 6/1/2007 12:29 AM
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Thanks, guys. I'll try out all your suggestions and see what happens from there.
Posted: 5/31/2007 4:30 AM
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Memcoder? Can you explain what that is?
Posted: 5/31/2007 1:36 AM
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The problem is that the movie is too big in memory to put on YouTube (I prefer it over Google video). I usually put the AVI file on to Window Movie Maker to decrease the memory size, but, this program can't run it, like Windows Media Player.
Posted: 5/30/2007 10:26 PM
Post subject: Hello?
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Anyone?
Posted: 5/30/2007 4:34 AM
Post subject: Uploading Videos
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I've been trying to upload some videos to YouTube, but I'm having a few problems. By the way, I'm using VBA v1.92. I recorded a video on AVI, and when I tried to play it on the Window Media Player, the video runs and plays. I tried to record some more videos on AVI, but, for some reason, the newly recorded videos CANNOT play. I've tried using many different players, but these new videos just cannot play. Now, when I tried recording AVI videos on the VBA v1.8, the one WITHOUT re-recording features, the videos on there play just fine. My real question is this: Is there any way to convert the movie files of v1.92 into the ones that can be played on v1.8 (I realized that I can't play on v1.8 movie files that I recorded on v1.92)? I think that's the only solution to my problem. Unless someone out there has any other solutions. Any help?
Posted: 4/28/2007 6:50 PM
Post subject: Thanks
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Thanks for the help. Greatly appreciated.
Posted: 4/28/2007 6:40 PM
Post subject: Key Combo Help
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I'm playing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and I need to perform a glitch where Link moves upward but faces downward. This glitch works perfectly fine on the GBA, where you simultaneously press up and down on the D-Pad. However, this doesn't seem to work on the VBA. I found a video of someone performing the glitch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIPv2iHSI98 Throughout the video, you can see Link move up but face down, and that's what I need to accomplish. The video creator says that there's an option for Left+Right/Up+Down. He says that it's on a VBA version 19.2, but I've been told this version doesn't exist. The video creator directed me to this website, so I'm hoping anyone can help. I really need it, and any help would be greatly appreciated.