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HappyLee wrote:
but I'm not into other games anymore
Not even SMB2j?
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GoddessMaria is now a forum moderator.
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Bisqwit wrote:
Nach wrote:
Our submissions are supposed to follow our rules.
I would like to add that new rules do not take effect retroactively.
I think this is obvious to everyone.
It's more of a question how to we deal with this particular submission with the new rules in place.
Of importance here is that our encoders don't want to have to add input when they do a re-encode.
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Our submissions are supposed to follow our rules. We don't care what the rules for other sites are. Please keep the discussion to what we care about and what matters for us.
This run definitely has issues though if the ending cannot be reached without extra input.
http://tasvideos.org/MovieRules.html#MovieMustBeComplete
It must be able to reach the credits or end screen without requiring any further interaction; all input must come solely from the input file (e.g. configuring the emulator to autofire after the end of playback is not allowed). An exception has been allowed for Rygar.
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Bear in mind if you set all kinds of special unusual modes, we cannot accept the game to the Vault.
Since special options target Moons, we need to confirm with the audience whether they think a certain setting will be more entertaining than other settings.
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Since the subject is not well understood by our members, I wrote a page on the topic: http://tasvideos.org/Nach/MemoryInit.html
Hopefully this should clarify any questions or doubts you've had.
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slamo wrote:
* Game speed
I see no reason why we should be done what others are doing. We should think what makes sense for JPC and our viewers want to see.
slamo wrote:
* Difficulty
Use the highest possible.
slamo wrote:
* Number of rounds
I agree with 1, unless higher rounds can show off great content not seen with 1.
slamo wrote:
* Nova
We can have a run with and a run without.
slamo wrote:
* Advanced options: There is a special options screen that you can access either through a command line parameter or via a code in the main menu. I don't know if this is permissible or not, it would be nice to have a judge weigh in on this.
It's allowed!
We allow playing unlockable content using in-game passwords
Using in-game codes[1] or passwords at the start of a game is allowed if it makes the game harder or if it makes cosmetic changes to the game, as long as parts of the game are not skipped.
Using in-game codes or passwords at the start of a game to unlock a special game mode, character, level sets, or otherwise play the game in some unusual way is allowed. However movies of this nature are not considered to be one of the primary branches for the game.
[1] When we speak about codes that are part of a game that we allow for use in certain scenarios, we are talking about passwords that can be entered in a menu, pressing some buttons on the title screen, passing execution parameters or setting environment variables for DOS games, or anything of a similar nature. This excludes things like Game Genie codes or emulator cheating tools.
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DrD2k9 wrote:
RIP Toys 'R' Us
I know ;_;
Even if I didn't grow up, I can no longer be a Toys R' Us kid. ;_;
Hope no one saved up a small fortune in unused Geoffrey Dollars.
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DrD2k9 wrote:
♩ From [bikes] to trains to video games it's the biggest toy store there is! ♪
Exact wording differs as they've changed their song numerous times. I don't even know how many versions they made.
Even though they sold books, bikes, and even baby clothes, those generally aren't considered toys...
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ThunderAxe31 wrote:
On a side I wish I could have stayed as a kid forever
♩ I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R' Us kid. ♪
♪ There's all these toys at Toys R' Us that I can to play with: ♩
♩ From books to trains to video games it's the biggest toy store there is! ♪
♪ I don't want to grow up, because if I did, I wouldn't be a Toys R' Us kid! ♩
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GoddessMaria wrote:
As the topic name says: What are your thoughts on birthdays? Especially of your own birthday.
My thoughts on Birthdays changed over the years.
When I was young, I wanted my Birthdays to accumulate really quickly so I'd be old enough to get out of a troubling situation.
Once I reached that point, I kind of stopped caring. If someone asked me how old I was, I had to sit and think about it, because I never paid any attention to my age anymore, it didn't matter. Then when I did realize a birthday arrived I felt a bit upset because it meant I was getting older and slightly less resilient.
But my most recent viewpoint is that you MUST find excuses to make yourself happy, and constantly celebrate over whatever you can. Therefore I no longer believe in birthdays because that's too limiting. Why only celebrate your birth one day a year? Why not celebrate a whole week, you have a birthweek, right? There's also many calendars, Chinese, Gregorian, Hijri, Hebrew, and more, why only celebrate on the Gregorian? You can celebrate your birth each year for them all!
Be happy! Make excuses if you have to.
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Test now, please let me know what happens.
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What's the link to your private message?
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<TASVideoAgent> Page SandBox edited by Nach (Math for Masterjun): http://dev.tasvideos.org/SandBox.html
<Nach> Masterjun: How is it?
<Masterjun> that looks great
<Masterjun> but I'm a bit concerned about that equation
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* Nach pets Mothrayas
* Mothrayas purrs
* FireFly pets Mothrayas too
<-- Warepire has left this server (Read error: Connection reset by peer).
* Mothrayas purrs more
<Nach> Warepire has been peer'd
--> Warepire has joined this channel (~Warepire@unaffiliated/warepire).
<Mothrayas> connection reset by purr
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slamo wrote:
Relevant thread I just made: http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=469654#469654
I've gotten Wacky Wheels and One Must Fall 2097 to work properly using this method. Some other games hang up on loading screens, but at least we can get a little more out of this.
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I modified the rules to allow running games with DOS32A.
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Memory wrote:
I however interpreted the comment as simply a desire to be a different gender rather than a comment on the gender itself. I see that as a preference rather than a lack of confidence.
You're describing a "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" scenario. Truth is, everything has pros and cons, and you often cannot appreciate them fully unless you live it. In some cases it's also impossible to truly live the other scenario(s).
It's important to see the grass is always greener scenarios when they come up. They often boil down to a lack of confidence or a lack of understand the cons of the other side of the fence.
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Nothing wrong with wanting to wear blue instead of red or vice versa.
What you wear isn't who you are. Never confuse what people are wearing with what they're actually doing.
Never apologize for who you are.
Believe in yourself, and be self confident. You are unique, you are special, you are you.
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Memory wrote:
Being disappointed in one's gender is sort of different from not believing in yourself in other ways
No group is perfect, and you can find fault with all of them.
If you're disappointed in a group as a whole, of which includes yourself, it is a strong indication of a lack of self respect and self confidence.
If you yourself are imperfect, you can work on it. If those around you are imperfect, you can advise them how to improve. Taking responsibility for those around you doing their own thing of which you differ on, in cases where they are not your subordinates, is you either really not appreciating yourself for you, or thinking to yourself that those around you are your subordinates when they are not.
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WST wrote:
but being kind of disappointed with my gender
Never apologize for who you are.
Believe in yourself, and be self confident. You are unique, you are special, you are you.
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The upload limitation is 64GB.
What updates are you looking for?
It's always updated as needed.
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The different DOS extenders are often interchangeable.
It's unlikely that game mechanics logic depends on their differences.
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slamo wrote:
Descent
Wacky Wheels
Terminal Velocity
Quarantine
One Must Fall 2097
IIRC, all these games use DOS/4G(W).
slamo wrote:
The Incredible Machine (no idea? Just a black screen with no error messages)
Windows version of this might be better anyway?
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Part of what was holding up further releases was some clunkiness of the underlying libraries I was using. However all that has been resolved. So going forward if we want this, fixing some of the drawbacks should now be possible.
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86 exits is not iconic.
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I'm fine with all levels. I think it's pretty clear what that means.
And it doesn't include maximum bonuses, which is fine.
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