About the Game
Pringles is a 2009 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive homebrew platformer about... well, Pringles. It has 9 levels, which are split into 3 worlds, no music and only 3 sound effects. You play as the pre-simplicity era Pringles mascot who has to bounce on Pringles to reach the goal in every level.
2 of the world names are misspelt. Basil & Tomato is & Basil Tomato and Black Pepper is Brack Papper. The first world, Sour Cream & Onion is spelt correctly. I'll be referring to the world names with their correct spellings.
About the TAS:
The physics of this game are quite simple. When Mr Pringles touches a Pringle, he gets more vertical height. When he touches the top of a can, the same thing happens as he bounces off of it. Touching the goal will end the level, regardless of how many Pringles you've collected.
This TAS aims for an A in every level, which can be achieved by collecting every Pringle without landing on a can, except for the very start of each level.
Sour Cream & Onion 1
This level consists mainly of trying to get every Pringle with as little slowing down as possible, with a vertical climb at around the middle.
Sour Cream & Onion 2
A short section at the start leads to a diagonal climb. After this diagonal climb, we have to slow down a lot to jump on all of the Pringles. After this it's a fall into the goal and onto level 3.
Sour Cream & Onion 3
The first part is headed to the right and requires pinpoint precision for minimal slowdowns. Then it's a vertical climb into a turnaround. Finally, there's a few more jumps of precision and a short diagonal climb.
Basil & Tomato 1
For the first half of the level, we're headed forward, setting up a handful of very quick diagonal climbs. Then it's a vertical climb headed left. After that, there's 2 more vertical climbs to set up. Finally, there's three more Pringles to land on, two of which are diagonally opposite, and that's the end of this level.
Basil & Tomato 2
This level features a lot of climbing. The first vertical climb is close to the start. We want to hold left with the right timing so we can get to the next climb faster. Two more climbs and a few precise Pringle jumps and we're done with this level.
Basil & Tomato 3
The first section is straightforward as usual, with similar precise Pringle jumps. After a diagonal climb, we start heading left towards another diagonal climb, which leads to a vertical climb. From here, we want to continue holding left at the right time, jump on a couple more Pringles, make a very precise turn around, bounce on the last two Pringles and fall into the goal.
Black Pepper 1
The first section is all as similar as last time. From here it's a vertical climb, then heading left, then a very technical vertical/diagonal climb, which involves extreme precision to do perfectly. After collecting the last one or two Pringles, we turn left and hit the goal.
Black Pepper 2
A few vertical turnarounds lead us to a straight section. From here, it's an abrupt left turn, where I implemented a brand new trick. Instead of turning around slowly like the RTA record, I turn around as soon as possible after landing on the leftmost Pringle in this section. This saves 6 frames over the RTA strategy. And now it's time for the final level, which is (I think you can guess)...
Black Pepper 3
We start by heading forward for a few seconds. Then it's a turnaround for Mr Pringles. A few seconds heading left and we reach a vertical climb and a very precise turnaround which leads us to the right. After a short back and forth section a few more cautious landings, input ends when we have enough momentum to reach the goal on frame 9618.
Thanks for reading. You probably know the drill by now, but if you find any improvements, I'll add you as a co-author.
nymx: Claiming for judging.
nymx: Thanks for
Tompa and his contributions to this movie. Considering Tompa's experience, and the report of LGR having no success in removing some of the cuts..I think this submission seems to be okay for acceptance.
Accepting to "Standard" for publication.
