Submission #1684: JXQ's GB Skate or Die - Bad 'n Rad in 15:05.85

Console: Game Boy
Game name: Skate or Die - Bad 'n Rad
Game version: USA
ROM filename: Skate or Die - Bad 'N Rad (U).gb
Movie length: 15:05.85
Re-record count: 3930
Author's real name:
Author's nickname: JXQ
Submitter: JXQ
Text last edited at: 2007-10-30 23:30:02
Text last edited by: JXQ
Download: Download (3770 bytes)
Status: decision: rejected
Submission instructions
Author's comments and explanations:
  • Emulator used: VBA 19 (20 sucks for GB TASing)

  • Plays all levels (you can select stages 1 through 4 as your starting stage)
  • Aims for fastest time
  • Takes damage to save time
  • Takes damage for entertainment

I'm not sure how people will feel about this one. I think this game is absolutely goofy to the point that I enjoy watching it, but some may feel it's too simple to be entertaining. Optimizing it was not complicated. It was so not-complicated that in most cases, I was more focused on trying to make fun things happen than the frame counter.

Things that look inoptimal, but aren't:

  • Title screen - You really can't do anything until frame 2000 or so.
  • Level 3 - The water has some ridiculous hit-boxes going on. This may be improvable though.
  • Level 6 - The part where I sit there for a few seconds is due to the spikes lowering, and the uncontrollable jump height.
  • Level 7 - As each elevator stops, I must be near the middle, or the screen will not scroll.

To interest those of you reading into watching, let it be known that the following is in this run:

  • One (1) skateboarding clown


adelikat: This movie is just way too grue-vy for this site.

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