- Emulator: FCEUX2.1.0a (actually the latest SVN of 2.1.1-interim)
- Category: Sidestroller (Avoid pressing B)
- Aims for fastest time
- Abuses programming errors in the game
This is an improvement to HappyLee's latest submitted sidestroller movie.
It is 11 frames faster measuring from touching the axe. Input ends at touching the axe just as in HappyLee's submission.
The improvement comes from a slightly different approach to entering the pipe that leads to the water section in level 8-4. Instead of taking damage, the piranha plant is manipulated so that it will not emerge.
Taking damage seemed like it wasted an awful lot of time, so I fiddled with the idea to avoid taking damage. I managed to save a few frames and adelikat helped to optimize it even further.
Thanks to HappyLee for his initial improvements and klmz for testing out a few other approaches for improvement.
And apologies to Happy Lee.
Enjoy!