Link's Awakening DX "warp glitch" TAS by hogehoge61

Game objectives

• Emulator used: VBA Rerecording 1.7.2 v21, enable “Enable Up/Down and Left/Right”
• Abuses programming errors
• Uses game restart sequence
• Aims for fastest time
• Takes damage to save time
• Steals a shovel and a bow
• Uses death to save time
• Uses warps
• Manipulates luck

To the Sword

• The protagonist's name was changed to 'V'. There is no particular reason for this.
• 1 frame gained from a boost off the Bow-wow.
• 3 frames saved by optimizing the damage boost off the octorok.
• 3 frames gained through a damage boost using the urchins on the beach.
• L/R/D are pressed during the spin immediately after taking the sword, but there is no particular reason for it.

Stealing from the Shop

• 4 frames gained for some unknown reason (?).
• 3 frames lost due to the cycle in the shopkeeper's orientation.
• At the game over screen after being killed by the shopkeeper L/R/D was pressed, but it does not have any purpose.
• 1 frame loss due to the shopkeeper's orientation cycle.

Setting up the Warping Glitch

• 2 frames gained by using a corner boost.
• 1 frame saved for some unknown reason (?).
• 3 frames gained from optimizing the Bow-wow boost.
• 12 frames saved by applying the A/B/Up/Down bug to a spin attack to kill the 2 octoroks.

Doghouse Glitch

• 25 frames saved by optimizing the use of bugged tiles.
• 3 frames saved by eliminating the lag when opening and closing the menu.

Last boss

• Unchanged.

• Unchanged.

• 7 frames gained by hitting with the very end of the first spin attack.

• Unchanged.

• Killed with a spin attack, for no particular reason.

• 15 frames saved by speeding up eye opening even further.

Special Thanks

• #TASers