TASVideos

Tool-assisted game movies
When human skills are just not enough

Tool-assisted movies





Misc:
Recommended/Notable:
Obsolete:
Display options:
No screenshots
No tier icons
No flag icons
Sort by:


[Tier: Moons] = Tier: Moons
[Fastest Completion] = Fastest Completion
[Has commentary] = Has commentary

[Tier: Moons][Fastest Completion][Has commentary]DOS The Adventures of Captain Comic: Episode 1 - Planet of Death (any,r1) in 06:30.98 by David Fifield & Kabuto.
JPC-RR movie (.jrsr) (date: 2020-12-04)
MKV file via BitTorrent (Modern HQ) (size: 4.22 MB, length: 07:01)
MP4 file via BitTorrent (Compatibility) (size: 10.97 MB, length: 07:02)
Mirror archive.org (MKV Modern HQ)
Mirror archive.org (MP4 Compatibility)
Watch on (www.youtube.com)
Submission #6944 — Author's comments
Discuss this movie
Rating: 5.7 (4 votes)
   
- Uses death to save time
- Heavy glitch abuse
- Genre: Platform
The Adventures of Captain Comic: Episode 1 - Planet of Death was one of the first console-style side-scrolling platform (shareware) games for PCs. Though it was developed as an experiment to test the viability of real arcade games on standard IBM-compatible PCs, Captain Comic gained fame as one of the best shareware games ever made, later serving as the inspiration for Commander Keen and even getting an unlicensed port to the NES.

To complete the game, players must collect three treasures that were stolen from the planet Omsoc: rare gems, a sack of rare coins, and a jeweled crown. David Fifield and Kabuto collect the three treasures as quickly as may be technically possible, thanks to accomplishing the routing of the run using computer optimization. To learn more about the algorithms and optimization work that went into this run, read the authors' submission notes.

The encodes of this movie have the authors' commentary embedded as subtitles. Additionally, there is a 21-part series of live coding videos that documents the creation of this TAS. Check out a TAS of the unlicensed NES port here.
Please read the welcome page if you haven't already done so. It explains the rules and methods that apply to all of these movies, particularly the use of savestates and frame advance. Also refer to our Glossary to understand terms we use, such as TAS or other unfamiliar terms.

Added [Tier: Moons][Fastest Completion][Has commentary]DOS The Adventures of Captain Comic: Episode 1 - Planet of Death (any,r1) by David Fifield & Kabuto in 06:30.98 (2020-12-04)

Similar movies by name and category traits (warning: can be quite random sometimes):

More movies:


Webmasters, please don't link directly to the files. Link to this page or the front page instead.
Republication of movies from this site is only allowed under the following conditions:
  1. Video and audio content must not be changed (including the pointers to this site).
  2. The movies must be prominently labeled as tool-assisted speedruns.
  3. The actual player(s) (always shown at this site) must be properly credited.
Do not label them with speculations. If unsure, ask the site staff for details.