This topic is for the purpose of discussing #2970: X2poet's NES American Gladiators in 17:28.91

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I can remember renting the game from Blockbuster (I'm showing my age), popping it in, and crying because I didn't get past the first event. This game is damn near impossible in real time, much less with savestates, so I greatly enjoyed watching it get destroyed here. Great job x2poet! The Human Cannonball, Wall, Joust, and Eliminator stood out to me. Assault and Powerball were "meh" because there's not much to do (but the author did make an effort with Powerball at least). Easy "Yes" vote.

I watched this in its entirety, and was entertained, so I have no choice but to vote yes.

Haha looooooooooved the sound effect when your opponent is falling. I was very pleasantly surprised and therefore I vote yes.

Seems a bit repetative. I was bored before the end of the second level. I think just doing the first level would be an idea. Overall though the run looks well done and the sound is top notch for the NES.

In the first level It cannot use the 2nd system error.

Its nice to see you TASing again! This was surprisingly entertaining. I wasnt expecting so much from a sports game. Really nice job! Yes Vote.

First watch, I didn't have sound on. When you finished level 1, and it revealed that level 2 was the same events again, I said man how long is this what it's 17 minutes no WAY this is worth watching through! Glad I came back to the thread and realized it was worth a shot. With the sound on, and the noticeable added difficulty in the later levels (wow, is this actually POSSIBLE to beat in realtime??), I knew I was wrong to judge so quickly. Nice run! Oh and nice password at the end there, too

I've had experience with this as I verified the current WR on this 5 and a bit years ago. I can definitely sympathize with any poor soul getting this game and being.. dominated on the 1st level. The difficulty and learning curve is BRUTAL! I almost voted Meh though, as I'd have figured a TAS would beat the WR on Points.. but then I realized just how much longer this would end up being to pull that off.. and the game forces things on long enough. I must profess, the 2 glitches exhibited totally rocked! ESPECIALLY The rope glitch where he makes Spiderman look like an amateur. Those 2 bumped me up to a definitive Yes! Mr. Kelly R. Flewin

Thanks,and I have learned many interesting words from your expression. BRUTAL,ha...

I have to agree with you, this game is too much of the same thing. It didn't cut it for me, so I have to vote no, sorry.

Is there a hack that lets you play as Steve Urkel?

Amusing game, but about three or four times too long. You can basically watch the first four minutes and see everything the movie really has to offer (except for the last obstacle course and an increase in difficulty). I think this is pretty good for a sports game, but it doesn't have enough options for variety. However, I was fairly amused by the gimmicks, at least the first time, and I think this deserves a Meh vote.

Definete yes. The screams made me LOL

I watched this movie a couple times. At first, I liked the screams, and the couple glitches (the rope-swinging glitch and joust glitches). I'm sure everyone who voted yes here did. However, the movie just dragged on for too long. The run is basically the same thing four times (apart from the end), is very slow-paced, and doesn't seem to be technically meriting. The wall-climb one was probably the best entertainment. The rope-swinging one was too long, particularly in the later levels, and the powerball one is just pointless. I didn't know for a long time that the level ran on a timer, not that it really improved my opinion of it. Perhaps the game was really so hard that it had to look like that. Perhaps the game was infamously bad enough to attempt a run, like Action 52. But the lack of entertainment or interest seems too much to overcome. In light of this, I vote no. Using a password (which allows the player to jump to Lv 4 directly) may improve the TAS by cutting down repetition. But who knows? Also, a disproportionate number of people voted yes on this one. Nostalgia?

Also, a disproportionate number of people voted yes on this one. Nostalgia?

I watched it from start to finish without the slightest inkling of boredom. Perhaps it is the fact that it is sufficiently different from a run-right for justice movie? I'm not sure, but it wasn't nostalgia for me. Hope that helps with the decision.

I don't know how to vote for this. I agree that the run is too long and repetitive, which is the game's fault. But it is done very well and has a number of entertaining parts. (especially the screaming) What are the minimum requirements to advance for each event (game)? Is it possible not to do 100% to be faster? In powerball, it seems that there should be plenty of time to goof off.

Using the password I cannot use the second glitch. Powerball is equal to bonus time.It cannot fail but to wait such a long time.Slow movement kill the powerball. Dying in the joest can make it see the next enemy,but the attack is slower than using glitch.

It's a funny game that has moments which look very impressive thanks to being superplayed. It also has a decent amount of waiting time. I'd say, the glass is half-full in this case, and therefore vote yes.

I haven't seen this game before. The concept is utterly stupid; an 8-bit game based on a show where the whole point was checking out hardbodied individuals in spandex. Now I don't think anyone got off on Leisure Suit Larry, but it was absolutely hilarious. Here there's no plot and not even any background music. But x2poet clearly put some work into this so I'll vote meh instead of no.

It's definitely more fun to watch the old TV show then this run. While it's nice to see somebody destroy it, if it wasn't for the fact that the game loops so many times, it might be worthwhile. But because it does, I can only give a MEH vote.

I found it quite boring. I am sorry, x2poet, but, in my opinion, this TAS isn't publication-worthy because the game is awfully repetitive.

This version while buggy and glitched out, is not as good as the Genesis version. It's too repetitive for me. Meh vote.