Hi! I'm Challenger (It's a nickname :p). I don't speak english as much, althrough I learned this language much reading a lot, including on this site, since I found back several years ago.
History
Well, back on December 2010 (day 22, I think), when I watched a speedrun of Super Bomberman (SNES) on Google Video, I noted the url of TASVideos and when I entered for the first time, that was very surprising. I found several runs of lots of games (principally SNES, since is my favorite console that I played on emulator for years). On a short period of time, TASVideos changed my life because how much impressive is these runs!
Work on TASVideos
Well, I joined on TASVideos back on February 22, 2016, shortly after started DinoCity. During the TASing, I learned better how to TAS and I improved with the good use of frame advance. Also, during my work on the Wonder Boy in Monster Land, I also learned about RAM addresses and TAStudio.

Published runs

[Has commentary]

DOS Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame by eien86, GMP & Challenger in 14:26.65

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Obsoleting Movie
Published on 10/3/2021
After having defeated the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar, the brave Prince claimed just one reward: the hand of the beautiful daughter of the Persian Sultan. However, as the Prince approached the palace, his appearance suddenly turned into that of a beggar. Someone who looked just like the Prince ordered to throw him out. It turns out that Jaffar is alive and back for vengeance. Banished from the palace, the unfortunate Prince must travel to faraway lands and find a way to defeat the villain.
eien86, GMP and Challenger rescue the princess from Jaffar's evil clutches in record time.
Audio commentary from eien86 is available right here.
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Game:
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
pop2.img
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
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JPC-rr 11.8 rc2

Genesis 3 Ninjas Kick Back "2 players" by Challenger in 10:57.30

Published on 1/22/2017
3 Ninjas Kick Back is a traditional platform game based on the movie of the same name. Each one of the three ninjas has unique weapons and abilities. All three of them can run, duck, crawl, climb, jump, as well as hang on trees, ropes, and so on. You'll encounter many obstacles and enemies, both regular and boss-like, which you'll have to overcome and defeat.
Challenger clears the game in record time, thanks to a glitch allowing one to zip through walls.
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Game:
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
3 Ninjas Kick Back (U) [!].bin
Tags:
2 Players
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty
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BizHawk 1.11.9

Genesis Cadash "2 players" by Challenger in 15:34.65

Published on 7/25/2018
Cadash is a sword and sorcery video game which combines elements of both the role-playing video game genre and the platform genre. The game was originally released for Arcade machines by Taito in 1989, later ported to home video game consoles such as the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991, and the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992.
It isn't the most straightforward of platformers, seeing how you can actually gain levels and buy items in this one. There are also mandatory items to fetch and quests to complete in order to advance.
In this run, Challenger beats the predecessor movie from nifboy by 06:22.28 minutes. The improvement is so huge thanks to using 2 players, new tricks and glitches, better boss fights, and greater movement precision.
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Game:
Cadash
Genres:
Platformer
RPG
Game Version:
Cadash (JU) [c][!].bin
Tags:
2 Players
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy resource management
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BizHawk 2.2.1

GG Sonic Blast by Challenger in 11:30.96

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Obsoleting Movie
Published on 7/8/2017
Sonic Blast, known as G Sonic (Ｇソニック) in Japan, is a platforming game for the Sega Game Gear released in November 1996. A similarly titled game, Sonic 3D Blast, was released in the same month for Sega's Genesis and Saturn consoles, though the games had different gameplay, plot, and a separate development team, as this game was developed by Aspect, whereas Sonic 3D Blast was a joint venture between Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team.
Challenger completes the game in record time.
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Game:
Sonic Blast
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Sonic Blast (U) [!].gg
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 1.13.0

GG The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck by Challenger in 11:23.00

Published on 2/26/2017
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck is a platform game released for Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1991. It is the 8-bit counterpart to QuackShot.
Donald Duck is on a mission around the world to rescue his kidnapped nephews and return Scrooge's stolen lucky dimes.
Challenger retrieves the lucky dimes in the Game Gear version in record time.
We also have a TAS of the SMS version, with different level layouts.
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Game:
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Lucky Dime Caper, The Starring Donald Duck (U) [!].gg
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 1.11.9
[Console-verified] [Star]

NES Bionic Commando by nEilfox, Alyosha & Challenger in 12:25.62

Published on 1/21/2018
Bionic Commando (1988) is a platform game with a hero who can't jump, but can quickly latch onto objects with his bionic arm. The name of the original (Japanese) version of the game literally translates to The Resurrection of Hitler: Top Secret. Nintendo censored the Nazi references for the North American version.
This is an improvement of 56.28 seconds over the previous movie, mainly thanks to a new trick in Area 12 where if damage is taken from an enemy at the same frame one would normally take damage from a barrier, one'd pass through the barrier, assuming the player's position is correct.
For more swinging goodness, check out these runs of the Game Boy and arcade versions. There is also an "all items" run which completes the optional stages as well.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Bionic Commando
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Bionic Commando (USA).nes
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 2.2.1
[Star]

NES Castlevania by Challenger in 11:19.03

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Obsoleting Movie
NES TAS of 2017
Published on 8/12/2017
The original Castlevania is set in the year 1691. Simon Belmont must fight his way through the castle and destroy Count Dracula.
Challenger improves one of the most well optimised runs on this site by 21 frames (roughly 0.35 seconds). However, due to the FPS difference between FCE Ultra (flat 60 FPS) and BizHawk (roughly 60.098 FPS), the improvement appears to be 1.47 seconds.
The MSX version has been TASed as well!
There is also a run of this game which destroys as little as possible.
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG1) [!].nes
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 2.1.1
[Star]

NES Castlevania by Challenger & Morrison in 11:15.10

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Published on 9/5/2018
The original Castlevania is set in the year 1691. Simon Belmont must fight his way through the castle and destroy Count Dracula.
Challenger and Morrison improve the previous TAS by 3.92 seconds, thanks to several new skips, different strategies for 2 bosses, and a better turnaround trick. Please read the authors' comments for more details.
The MSX version has been TASed as well!
There is also a run of this game which destroys as little as possible.
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG1) [!].nes
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 2.3

NES Castlevania "pacifist, minimalist" by Challenger & Grincevent in 12:25.29

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Obsoleting Movie
Published on 12/25/2018
Simon is taking another shot at this castle, but feeling horrible for the destruction he caused last time, he is now trying to respect Dracula's property and leave the place untouched (even if his intention is to kill the count).
As a minimalist variation of a pacifist goal, this movie does not contain any destruction in the levels: candles and walls are left intact, items stay untouched, and no enemy is harmed — with the exception of the bosses, who are killed mercilessly with the help of the "critical hit" glitch.
With Simon sneaking by most enemies with no subweapons and only his leather whip, this ends up being quite a stealthy run.
Challenger and Grincevent improve the previous run by 28.12 seconds, thanks to better optimisation and better manipulation. Please read the authors' comments for more details.
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG1) [!].nes
Tags:
Demonstration
Pacifist version
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 2.2
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NES Castlevania by Challenger in 10:18.91

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Obsoleting Movie
Published on 11/28/2020
The original Castlevania is set in the year 1691. Simon Belmont must fight his way through the castle and destroy Count Dracula.
Challenger improves the predecessor movie by 00:56.19 seconds, mostly due to a recently discovered glitch which can affect the level layout.
There is also a run of this game which destroys as little as possible.
The MSX version has been TASed as well!
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG0) [!].nes
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 2.4
[Atlas map encode]

NES Castlevania "pacifist, minimalist" by Challenger in 11:07.52

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Obsoleting Movie
Published on 12/31/2020
Simon is taking another shot at this castle, but feeling horrible for the destruction he caused last time, he is now trying to respect Dracula's property and leave the place untouched (even if his intention is to kill the count).
As a minimalist variation of a pacifist goal, this movie does not contain any destruction in the levels: candles and walls are left intact, items stay untouched, and no enemy is harmed — with the exception of the bosses, who are killed mercilessly with the help of the "critical hit" glitch.
With Simon sneaking by most enemies with no subweapons and only his leather whip, this ends up being quite a stealthy run.
Challenger improves the previous run by 1 minute and 17.77 seconds, thanks to the scroll glitch that's also present in the non-pacifist run linked above.
This movie has a full Atlas Map encode, which shows the standard encode overlaid on a zoomed out map.
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG0) [!].nes
Tags:
Demonstration
Pacifist version
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 2.4
[Console-verified] [Star]

NES Castlevania by Challenger & eien86 in 10:12.13

Published on 9/25/2022
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG0) [!].nes
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 2.8
[Console-verified]

NES Castlevania "pacifist, minimalist" by eien86 & Challenger in 10:55.42

Published on 12/31/2022
Simon is taking another shot at this castle, but feeling horrible for the destruction he caused last time, he is now trying to respect Dracula's property and leave the place untouched (even if his intention is to kill the count).
As a minimalist variation of a pacifist goal, this movie does not contain any destruction in the levels: candles and walls are left intact, items stay untouched, and no enemy is harmed — with the exception of the bosses, who are killed mercilessly with the help of the "critical hit" glitch.
With Simon sneaking by most enemies with no subweapons and only his leather whip, this ends up being quite a stealthy run.
eien86 & Challenger improve the previous run by 12.3 seconds, thanks to better optimization with the scroll glitch, a new route within the caves, better boss battles which allowed obtaining the orb early, and removal of lag frames.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Castlevania
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Castlevania (U) (PRG0) [!].nes
Tags:
Demonstration
Pacifist version
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8
[Console-verified] [Photo/phono-sensitivity warning]

NES Prince of Persia by Challenger in 16:16.06

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Obsoleting Movie
Published on 4/10/2020
This is the NES version of the first game in the popular Prince of Persia series. The hero must escape out of the palace dungeons in order to defeat Jaffar and save the princess from certain death.
Challenger saved 00:10.13 seconds over the previous run via better movement, some faster fights, and a trick that allows the hero to start moving more quickly after obtaining the sword. The detailed list of improvements is in the submission notes.
We also have runs of the SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, and TurboGrafx-CD ports, as well as a run that just completes the SNES training levels.
WARNING: There are flashing lights upon getting the sword (at 0:52 in the encodes) which may cause epileptic seizures to those affected.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Prince of Persia
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia (U) [!].nes
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
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BizHawk 2.2.1
[Console-verified]

NES Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight "warp glitch" by MESHUGGAH & Challenger in 06:50.22

Published on 4/26/2018
Street Fighter 2010, completely unrelated to the fighting game series, is a unique game to say the least. The player must go through a series of levels, collecting enough powerups to warp from one to the next.
In this movie, MESHUGGAH & Challenger beat the game in under 7 minutes using from a new glitch only available on the Japanese game version, where it's possible to finish any level if you die and hit Pause on the correct frame.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Street Fighter 2010 (J) [!].nes
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Major skip glitch
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BizHawk 2.2.2

PCECD Prince of Persia by Challenger in 05:14.31

Published on 9/23/2017
Prince of Persia is a 2D platformer that is commonly regarded as a progenitor of the cinematic platform genre. Rather than following the more common jump-and-run mechanics, it focuses on careful advancement through fairly complex levels, emphasizing the protagonist's vulnerability and survival aspect. Rotoscoping technique is used to give more realism to the animation of the characters' movements.
This run by Challenger, done on the TurboGrafx CD port of the game, defeats Jaffar in record time, by setting the speed to the fastest one available.
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Game:
Prince of Persia
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia (USA).img
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Takes intentional damage
Uses hardest difficulty
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BizHawk 2.2.0

SegaCD Prince of Persia by Challenger in 19:09.80

Published on 1/28/2017
Prince of Persia is a 2D platformer that is commonly regarded as a progenitor of the cinematic platform genre. Rather than following the more common jump-and-run mechanics, it focuses on careful advancement through fairly complex levels, emphasizing the protagonist's vulnerability and survival aspect. Rotoscoping technique is used to give more realism to the animation of the characters' movements.
This run by Challenger, done on the Sega CD port of the game, defeats Jaffar in record time.
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Game:
Prince of Persia
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia (USA) (Track 25).bin
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 1.11.9

SMS Cyborg Hunter by Challenger in 09:13.71

Published on 7/16/2017
Cyborg Hunter. A Paladin, bounty hunter who is part man, part machine. The task at hand is to punch and kill cyborgs. Running around within' the halls of the enemy base, which is a maze of connected sectors and floors linked by elevators.
The screen is divided into three sections: map, close-up first-person view, and side-view, where the action takes place.
Challenger improves the previous TAS by 48.62 seconds, thanks to a route change and better optimisation. For more details, please read the author's comments.
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Game:
Cyborg Hunter
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Cyborg Hunter (UE) [!].sms
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 1.13.0

SMS Dragon Crystal by Challenger in 00:49.10

Published on 6/15/2017
Dragon Crystal is an early Roguelike RPG in the vein of Fatal Labyrinth and Azure Dreams, thus it's naturally vulnerable to the same type of luck manipulation in its random level generation to allow the protagonist to miraculously find stairs up in the opening area of each floor and complete the game in record time.
Challenger's improves upon the previous run by 00:16.37 seconds through making use of the pause button in order to manipulate better luck.
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Game:
Dragon Crystal
Genres:
RPG
Game Version:
Dragon Crystal (E) [!].sms
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 1.13.0

SMS Kenseiden by Jungon & Challenger in 05:25.34

Published on 12/30/2017
Kenseiden follows the story of Hayato, a samurai looking to retrieve five ability-granting scrolls and kill some evil warlocks. Normally, this involves battling through sixteen levels, the last several of which are very difficult without the abilities gained from the scrolls.
This run forgoes all but two of the scrolls and heads directly for the final round, as opposed to the 100% run which finishes all of the stages and collects all the scrolls.
While this TAS appears to be slower than the previous movie, it is in fact an improvement of 1.76 seconds when only considering time saves during the levels, resulting from better optimisation and a new strategy at the final boss.
The second set of encodes feature a re-synced version of the TAS done on the Japanese version with the FM sound. Due to the shorter boot time, the main gameplay starts about 7.35 seconds earlier.
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Game:
Kenseiden
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Kenseiden (UE) [!].sms
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
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 High Quality MKV
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BizHawk 2.2.1

SMS Kenseiden "100%" by Jungon & Challenger in 13:08.70

Published on 2/4/2018
Kenseiden follows the story of Hayato, a samurai looking to retrieve five ability-granting scrolls and kill some evil warlocks. This involves battling through sixteen levels, including four rounds of impossibly difficult "training".
It's a prime infuriating example of fake difficulty, as Hayato moves incredibly slowly and there are generally an impossibly large number of enemies on the screen at any given time (especially bad in the training stages, where one hit sends you back to the beginning).
This version of the run collects all the scrolls and bonus upgrades (as opposed to the any%).
While this TAS appears to be slower than the previous movie, it is in fact an improvement of 5.22 seconds when only considering time saves during the levels, resulting from overall better optimisation and a new strategy at the final boss (the same one as in the any% TAS).
The second set of encodes feature a re-synced version of the TAS done on the Japanese version with the FM sound. Due to the shorter boot time, the main gameplay starts about 7.37 seconds earlier.
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Game:
Kenseiden
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Kenseiden (UE) [!].sms
Tags:
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
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 High Quality MKV
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BizHawk 2.2.1

SMS King's Quest: Quest for the Crown by BZero & Challenger in 03:07.46

Published on 12/23/2017
King's Quest is a popular adventure franchise for the PC by Sierra that focuses on exploration and puzzle solving. This movie features one of the few console ports of any Sierra adventure game. Notably, it features improved graphics and sound as compared to the original, which is usually not the case for these ports.
Usually this game would take many hours of wandering, collecting objects and solving problems. The authors however are able to focus on key events and manage to beat the game in less time than Super Mario Bros...
This run is a 00:02.12 second improvement over the predecessor movie, if you count the actual gameplay. The real time is longer, because the BIOS screen is included this time, and the movie length is bigger, because the authors decided to advance the ending to the real final screen, which required further input.
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Game:
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
Genres:
Adventure
Game Version:
King's Quest - Quest for the Crown (U) [!].sms
Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy resource management
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BizHawk 2.2.1

SMS Ninja Gaiden by Challenger in 14:17.39

Published on 6/19/2017
In this gaiden of a gaiden, Ryu Hayabusa saves the world from ultimate powers being unleashed. Doing so involves slow battles with sumo wrestlers and members of the Yakuza.
This run from Challenger improves upon the previous publication by by 00:48.03 seconds, thanks to the use of new tricks, including an infinite ammo glitch, as well as better optimization.
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Game:
Ninja Gaiden
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Ninja Gaiden
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
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Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.12.2

SMS The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck by Challenger in 18:33.01

Published on 10/2/2016
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck is a platform game released for Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1991. It is the 8-bit counterpart to Quackshot.
Donald Duck is on a mission around the world to rescue his kidnapped nephews and return Scrooge's stolen lucky dimes.
Challenger improves the previous movie by 1 minute and 36.87 seconds, thanks to better optimisation.
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Game:
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Lucky Dime Caper, The - Starring Donald Duck (E) [!].sms
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 1.11.4

SMS Wonder Boy in Monster Land by Challenger in 09:14.20

Published on 3/24/2017
Eleven years have gone by since Tom-Tom rescued his girlfriend Tanya from the clutches of the evil King. Word of Tom-Tom's dangerous adventure soon spread throughout Wonder Land. The people were very proud of Tom-Tom and gave him the highest honor of all — the legendary name of Wonder Boy. With the evil King defeated, Wonder Land returned to its peaceful state, and for over a decade, the kingdom was a paradise, and everything and everyone lived happily together.
Eventually, the peace was broken when a ferocious fire-breathing dragon appeared out of nowhere and took over Wonder Land with an army of evil, monsterous henchmen, throwing Wonder Land immediately into utter chaos. The defenseless people were quickly taken over and the tranquil and serene kingdom was transformed into a land of demons and devils. Wonder Land was now a Monster Land. Tom-Tom, Wonder Land's last hope, is now summoned to set out on a journey, destroy this dragon, and restore peace once again.
In this movie, Challenger improved upon the previous publication by 01:46.37 minutes, thanks to new tricks, better luck manipulation, and better optimization.
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Game:
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (USA, Europe).sms
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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BizHawk 1.11.9

SNES DinoCity by Challenger in 17:56.39

Published on 7/25/2016
DinoCity is a platform video game developed and published by Irem Corporation for the SNES. The game centers on Timmy and his friend Jamie, two young children who are accidentally transported to a world resembling prehistoric Earth populated by anthropomorphic dinosaurs. While a device which will allow them to return home exists in this environment, a critical component has been stolen by Mr. Big, leader of a gang of Neanderthals known as The Rockeys, leaving the player to guide Timmy or Jamie to his castle to retrieve it. They are assisted by Rex, a Tyrannosaurus, and Tops, a Protoceratops, each with their own playstyles.
Using various tricks and glitches, Challenger manages to beat the game in record time. Please read the author's comments for more information on the tricks and glitches used.
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Game:
DinoCity
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Dino City (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
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BizHawk 1.11.4

SNES Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics by Challenger in 19:31.22

Published on 7/8/2016
This sequel puts you back into the roles of the cavemen, Joe and Mac. This time, a caveman named Gork has stolen the crown belonging to the Chief of Kali Village, and it's up to you to retrieve it by using the 7 Rainbow Stones you will collect on your journey.
Along the way, you will fight dinosaurs, cavemen, and other prehistoric enemies as your travel through the jungle, or through the ice and snow, or even through a volcanic wasteland. Along the way, you can pick up upgrades for your club, or pick up projectiles from eating certain health-recovery items. In some levels, you'll ride in a stone cart, trying to hope over gaps and avoid enemies as you try to reach the end.
The sequel to the first Joe & Mac adds several new features to the predecessor's formula. You can now collect coins in the levels to purchase items from Tiki Village, such as meat to recover your health, or even remodel your hut back at your home village. The game also uses a password system to track your progress. The game also shifts to an overhead map so you can wander to whichever level you wish, and return to completed levels to earn more money or power-ups.
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Game:
Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Joe & Mac 2 - Lost in the Tropics (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
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SNES Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday by Challenger in 23:30.46

Published on 9/11/2016
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday is a 1995 side-scrolling platform video game developed by Phoenix Interactive Entertainment and published by Sunsoft for the SNES. The goal of the game is to guide the main character, Porky Pig from the Warner Bros. cartoons, through his nightmares.
The story goes as follows: On the night before Porky Pig's vacation starts, he goes to bed. Asleep, he starts having nightmares where he meets various scary characters. In order to wake up, he must travel through all of the levels in the game.
Challenger, using various tricks, runs through all the levels in record time.
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Game:
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Forgoes major skip glitch
Uses hardest difficulty
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SNES Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday "demo glitch" by Challenger in 09:43.01

Published on 12/7/2017
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday is a 1995 side-scrolling platform video game developed by Phoenix Interactive Entertainment and published by Sunsoft for the SNES. The goal of the game is to guide the main character, Porky Pig from the Warner Bros. cartoons, through his nightmares.
The story goes as follows: On the night before Porky Pig's vacation starts, he goes to bed. Asleep, he starts having nightmares where he meets various scary characters. In order to wake up, he must travel through all of the levels in the game.
Challenger skips the majority of the game thanks to the help of a demo glitch.
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Game:
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Major skip glitch
Uses hardest difficulty
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SNES Prince of Persia by Challenger & Odongdong in 33:31.20

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Published on 12/1/2016
Another version of Prince of Persia... it has quite good music.
The gymnastic master, the future prince of Persia, defies the odds and beats this game in record time.
Interestingly, this game only animates at around 12-20 fps (15 fps on average), contrary to most SNES games, which animate at 60 fps.
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Game:
Prince of Persia
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia (J) [!].smc
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Takes intentional damage
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SNES Prince of Persia "Training mode" by Challenger in 03:31.10

Published on 4/10/2018
The gymnastic master, the future prince of Persia, defies the odds and beats this game in record time once again. But this time he doesn't feel so well, so he can only afford completing the Training levels, hoping that it helps him improve his skills and beat the actual game even sooner someday.
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Game:
Prince of Persia
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia (J) [!].smc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
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SNES Prince of Persia by Challenger & eien86 in 32:33.90

Published on 12/29/2023
Another version of Prince of Persia... it has quite good music.
The gymnastic master, the future prince of Persia, defies the odds and beats this game in record time.
Interestingly, this game only animates at around 12-20 fps (15 fps on average), contrary to most SNES games, which animate at 60 fps.
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Game:
Prince of Persia
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia (J) [!].smc
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
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SNES Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame by Challenger in 09:18.85

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Published on 12/11/2016
The SNES port of Prince of Persia 2 is generally regarded as a bad port of a very hard platforming puzzle game. The controls are clumsy, the puzzles are seemingly random, and the player dies very easily. The port also leaves out the last level. Fortunately there is a major bug in the game that allows large parts of it to be skipped.
In this run, Challenger beats the previous publication by 01:53.10 due to several improvements, such as new glitches and skips, as well as better optimization.
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Game:
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Genres:
Adventure
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia 2 - The Shadow & The Flame (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
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SNES Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame by Challenger in 07:59.84

Published on 12/26/2021
The SNES port of Prince of Persia 2 is generally regarded as a bad port of a very hard platforming puzzle game. The controls are clumsy, the puzzles are seemingly random, and the player dies very easily. The port also leaves out the last level. Fortunately there is a major bug in the game that allows large parts of it to be skipped.
Challenger improves the previous TAS by 1 minute and 19.01 seconds, thanks to better optimisation and new discoveries. Please read the author's comments for more details.
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Game:
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Genres:
Adventure
Platformer
Game Version:
Prince of Persia 2 - The Shadow & The Flame (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
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[Has commentary] [Star]

SNES The Addams Family "all bosses" by Challenger, EZGames69 & GarbiTheGlitcheress in 12:53.39

Published on 10/31/2018
The Addams Family is a game from Ocean Software released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. It also has a simplified NES port under the name Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt. In this game, it's implied that family members have been captured and are being held hostage by enemies, it's up to Gomez to save them all.
The three authors defeat all the bosses, collecting all health upgrades and saving every family member in record time, which makes for a very creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky run.
This run has commentary provided by the authors. They are embedded in the downloadable encodes and in the YouTube video.
If you want to see this game beaten in the fastest way, see the any% run.
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Game:
The Addams Family
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Addams Family, The (U) [!].smc
Tags:
100% completion
Heavy glitch abuse
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SNES The Addams Family by Challenger & EZGames69 in 02:52.77

Published on 12/30/2018
In a normal playthrough, this game is quite long. You must save four family members then progress to the final area to complete the game.
However, the authors use a glitch to skip directly to the final area, skipping 4/5ths of the game; in addition, several new glitches allow more of the final area to be skipped.
This new movie improves upon the previous record by 00:13.73 seconds thanks not picking a weapon, some new tricks, and better optimization.
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Game:
The Addams Family
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Addams Family, The (U) [!].smc
Tags:
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
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Movies that I'd like to see beaten

New movies that I'd like to see

Some games that weren't done yet, but would look good.

Awards and nominations

Category Nominee Result
Rookie TASer of 2016 Nominated
SNES TASer of 2016 Nominated
NES TAS of 2017 CastlevaniaWon
NES TASer of 2017 Nominated
Sega TASer of 2017 Won
TASer of 2017 Won
SNES TAS of 2018 Addams Family: "all bosses" and "any%"Nominated
SNES TASer of 2018 Nominated
NES TAS of 2018 Bionic Commando and Castlevania: (v2) and "pacifist, minimalist"Nominated
NES TASer of 2018 Nominated
Sega TAS of 2018 CadashNominated
Sega TASer of 2018 Nominated
TASer of 2018 Nominated
Glitch TAS of 2020 Castlevania (v3)Nominated
NES TAS of 2020 Castlevania (v3)Nominated
NES TASer of 2020 Nominated
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