User Files from eien86

This replaces my current submission https://tasvideos.org/8297S due a 13 faster boss kill

Continuing the work by Alyosha

https://tasvideos.org/UserFiles/Info/638189969203933938

I used JaffarPlus to clear the first jump which is the most problematic. I cannot seem to get the next jumps right, but I'll keep on trying.

-2f on 8-4c compared to https://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/638138380099169159

thanks to ceiling bounce (yes, ceiling bounce)

A lot of relevant RAM addresses

Title says it all.

Lines 8-9 emulates readword by calling readbyte twice. No, I'm not an idiot, it's just readword didn't work for some reason.

My first SNES movie using a bot. Used training mode to calibrate the bot in preparation for the actual game's run. Found out Challenger's movie is already perfect. Got a 10 frame gain, just because SNES9X emulates less lag frames. Clap Clap Challenger, you win this round.

4 Races to go!

24 initial races from FatRatKnight 5 from yours truly 7 more to go

This movie: https://tasvideos.org/UserFiles/Info/47117049451414724

But resynced to bizhawk.

Soon to become a full TAS

Just an interesting remark: 4-2 can be solved 3 frames faster than current TAS. But then of course the frame rule eats it up. Perhaps this was known and the current TAS waits these frames to manip RNG. In any case,

I'll just leave it here just in case and join the infamous list of SMB movie uploaders.

https://tasvideos.org/UserFiles/Info/637964084780842333

But with a soft-reset to avoid the title screen.

Now resynced the current TAS to warp to world 8 (instead of 7)

This movie should be used as a base for future TASes of this game.

Happy TASing!

https://tasvideos.org/UserFiles/Info/637964055937122633

Resynced to Bizhawk

This is a movie that showcases that it is possible to get fast warp to stage8 using the TAS route.

Fast Warp 8 was previously demonstrated on console by ktwo (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1565313484), but now we've got it in a TAS.

Next steps:

1) Resync this to NESHawk

2) Use the bot to Refine the route to get the warp faster

NES Castlevania Pacifist%, Final V1 - 561 frames faster (9.35s)

Reached death 521 frames ahead, but the optimal strat desyncs. Gotta check with Challenger.

Found a way to manip the timer countdown to save 2 more frames

Resynced for NESHawk for encoding.

Had to add some sword slashes to prevent the DPMC bug from messing with the inputs

compared to https://tasvideos.org/Userfiles/Info/33669363111907735. Note that the cited movie has unsync'ed unfinalized stages, from 6-01. Regardless of whether that represents a comparative advantage or disadvantage, it is the best reference I can possibly find.

This version features a 15 frame faster kill of Stage 5 boss, and a manually planned (by me) and bot-executed re-route of the entire Stage 6 and last bosses.

The Demon boss is killed pacifist. That is, nothing is harmed except for the heart. To reach it passing the head, Ryu has to take damage. So be it.

Remaining steps: - Add Entertainment value - Resync to neshawk core using Scum's tool - Write submission notes

Note to possible downloaders: if you work hard enough, you'll find plenty of opportunities for optimization. I dare you find them and challenge my submission.

compared to https://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/33669363111907735

I'm tired of this

[addendum] so I realized that I was doing things wrong. When you want to obsolete an existing movie AND the game has a globally carried element (global timer, RNG, etc), you should start from the end and go backwards. This way you minimize the amount of resyncing you need to do. If you start from the beginning like I just did, you'll find nothing but frustration. So save yourself from draining all the fun from TASing and try obsoleting movies backwards.

compared to https://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/33669363111907735

Thanks to Scum, who found a way to fool the game timer.

7 Frames ahead of https://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/33669363111907735 Stuck in stage 4-1 now

11 Frames ahead of https://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/33669363111907735

Stuck in stage 3-2 now, cannot help but lose 7 frames

A small demo resync to show that the US version of the game is slower than the euro one.

First finished version of Another World, solved in 10:56. Submission to come soon.

Temporary encode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm27Hj26Ew4