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I saved the world! Actually I didn't. But this game must be TASed.
Space Invaders doesn't need an instruction. It goes endless with always the same level, so I decided to do only one level.
Feel free to vote no!
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Posted: 11/4/2012 1:07 PM
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TASVideoAgent
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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #3738: TASeditor's A2600 Space Invaders in 00:30.43
Posted: 11/4/2012 2:36 PM
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Sir_VG
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Feel free to vote no!
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Posted: 11/4/2012 2:48 PM
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Warp
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Why are your bullets invisible?
Posted: 11/4/2012 2:51 PM
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A classic!
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Posted: 11/4/2012 2:52 PM
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Warp wrote:
Why are your bullets invisible?
Because of the encode. It's 30 fps. Normally they're visible.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 2:53 PM
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Warp
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I'll reserve my vote until I see an encode that preserves the bullets.
Posted: 11/4/2012 3:33 PM
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TASeditor wrote:
Warp wrote:
Why are your bullets invisible?
Because of the encode. It's 30 fps. Normally they're visible.
Atari 2600 runs at 60fps? Also, voting no. Looked like just ordinary gameplay to me. Nothing extraordinary here.
Posted: 11/4/2012 5:06 PM
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Mr._Kelly_R._Flewin
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Lacks entertainment and an inefficient manner to which the invaders are destroyed. Nothing that a normal player can NOT do. No Vote.. Mr. Kelly R. Flewin
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Posted: 11/4/2012 5:06 PM
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PJ wrote:
TASeditor wrote:
Warp wrote:
Why are your bullets invisible?
Because of the encode. It's 30 fps. Normally they're visible.
Atari 2600 runs at 60fps? Also, voting no. Looked like just ordinary gameplay to me. Nothing extraordinary here.
Ditto. No for bad game choice.
Posted: 11/4/2012 5:23 PM
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I think this can be done faster. You want the aliens to come closer towards your firing range (so the missiles travel a shorter distance), which should optimally be achieved by 1) shooting as many aliens as possible as quickly as possible and 2) ensuring at least one alien remains on both extremes of sides. I presume that you should eliminate the aliens in a horizontal progression (scanlines) rather than columns like you did here. I.e. priority levels would go something like this (with "1" being first-class target): 7 6 6 6 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Posted: 11/4/2012 6:34 PM
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Yeah, this looks hightly unoptimized.
Posted: 11/4/2012 7:20 PM
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It's most jarring to me that the run mostly looks like it lacks a proper or consistent strategy when dealing with the invaders (such as what Bisqwit showed). There's nothing that looks TASlike about the run. Voting no.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 7:21 PM
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Posted: 11/4/2012 8:19 PM
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KwyjiboPrime wrote:
No for bad game choice.
I thought we just got rid of that a few days ago.
Posted: 11/4/2012 8:21 PM
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Warp wrote:
KwyjiboPrime wrote:
No for bad game choice.
I thought we just got rid of that a few days ago.
Game choice is a valid reason to vote no to "Did you enjoy watching this movie?", and it is a very valuable thing to say. As it will aid in determining Vault or not.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 8:40 PM
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Not only was this boring, but it looked really unoptimized. No vote.
Posted: 11/4/2012 8:43 PM
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I'm prettry sure that's not that fastest way to play this. so no
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Posted: 11/4/2012 8:48 PM
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No vote.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:58 PM
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Agreeing with the seeming lack of optimization. This will be a tough one to make enjoyable. Too bad later levels don't get harder. Gonna have to give this a no.
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Posted: 11/5/2012 1:00 AM
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Nope.
Posted: 11/5/2012 4:57 AM
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Saved the world, yes vote. Was pretty excited coming into the thread, leaving disappoint :(.
Posted: 11/5/2012 5:36 AM
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I am faster with this strat. Bisqwit your strat was slower. http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/2337064119677341 Also Youtube Encode
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om, nom, nom... juicy!
Posted: 11/5/2012 5:07 PM
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should i submit an impvement?
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