Submission #1006: Acmlm's NES Monopoly in 00:31.12

Console: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game name: Monopoly
Game version: USA
ROM filename: Monopoly (U).nes
Movie length: 00:31.12
Re-record count: 2205
Author's real name: Jean-François Lapointe
Author's nickname: Acmlm
Submitter: Acmlm
Text last edited at: 2006-03-12 23:21:52
Text last edited by: Bisqwit
Download: Download (870 bytes)
Status: decision: rejected
Submission instructions
Author's comments and explanations:
  • Recorded with FCEU 0.98.13
  • Luck manipulation
  • Fastest time to get the CPU bankrupt

40 frames faster than hero of the day's (or 72 from my last one) ... the Monopoly war is not over!

This was already planned since a few days, when Phil was himself improving it by 1 second (just unable to get the last turn to work) and we talked about it together. Two new things were found:

  • When entering the player's name, the random values change differently, so waiting there also gives different results for the cards, allowing better manipulation. Entering the default "Player 1" as fast as possible just happened to be significantly faster than using 1 more frame for "P", but I'm now 10 frames faster.
  • A third way to manipulate the dice (which Phil found before me) is to wait at the end of the previous turn, allowing to save a few more frames.
I also finally gave Arthur a break and decided it'd be Erwin's turn to lose, but that's only a visual change ...

Manipulating the last turn took many tries as usual, but I ended up getting a faster winning timing than last time as well.


Bisqwit: Rejected in favor of a faster one.

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