Dream Team Contest is a reoccurring TASing contest, where TASers sign up in teams, are given a game to TAS, and have to finish a movie of the game after a certain amount of time.
So far, eleven editions of the contest have been held.
Dream Team Contest Results
1 - 5
Competition info
Game: GB Super Mario Land 2
Settings: Normal difficulty
Duration: Friday January 6th 2006 2200 UTC to Friday January 20th 2006 2200 UTC
Settings: Normal difficulty
Duration: Friday January 6th 2006 2200 UTC to Friday January 20th 2006 2200 UTC
Teams
| Number | Members | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | FODA, Randil, Bag_of_Magic_Food, Shinryuu | 1st (18:21.73) |
| Team 2 | Vatchern, Highness, CrzyGuy, Graveworm | Did not submit |
Competition info:
Game: Genesis Ranger X
Settings: Hardest difficulty
Duration: Monday September 28th 2009 01:00 UTC to Monday October 5st 2009 01:00 UTC.
Settings: Hardest difficulty
Duration: Monday September 28th 2009 01:00 UTC to Monday October 5st 2009 01:00 UTC.
Teams
| Team number | Members | Final place |
|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Truncated, Kyman, FODA | Did not finish |
| Team 2 | Cpadolf, MUGG, TheRandomPie_IV | 2nd place (11:40.40) |
| Team 3 | dammit, Randil, moozooh, mz | 1st (11:20.22) |
The times in this table were extracted with a slightly modified script by DarkKobold. It can be downloaded here: http://pastebin.com/XkkBBWiD
It calculates screen lengths (every time the camera locks, signified with Cxxx) and sums up the length of complete levels.
Competition info
Game: GBA Alien Hominid.
Settings: Hard skill level, english, get to ending.
Duration: Friday October 29th 2010 0430 UTC to Sunday November 21st 2010 2100 UTC.
Settings: Hard skill level, english, get to ending.
Duration: Friday October 29th 2010 0430 UTC to Sunday November 21st 2010 2100 UTC.
Teams
| Team number | Name | Members | Final place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Totally Awesome Syzygy | Xkeeper, alden, Acmlm, Kumquat | 2nd |
| Team 2 | Tortoise | DarkKobold, adelikat, Cardboard, Tompa | 3rd |
| Team 3 | If We Lose It's Erokky's Fault | Atma, erokky, kirkq, Nitrodon | Did not submit |
| Team 4 | Tastards | Sonikkustar, MUGG, Aqfaq, Mukki | Did not finish |
| Team 5 | (no name) | FatRatKnight, micro500, NitroGenesis, pirate_sephiroth | 1st |
| Team 6 | (no name) | BigBoct, Mitjitsu, Twisted_Eye | Did not submit |
Times by section
| Section | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 4 | Team 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C0 | 1532(00:25.53) | 1528(00:25.47) | 1528(00:25.47) | 1528(00:25.47) |
| C17 | 1163(00:19.38) | 1185(00:19.75) | 1190(00:19.83) | 1163(00:19.38) |
| C32 | 208(00:03.47) | 266(00:04.43) | 311(00:05.18) | 204(00:03.40) |
| C42 | 182(00:03.03) | 246(00:04.10) | 208(00:03.47) | 155(00:02.58) |
| C72 | 208(00:03.47) | 222(00:03.70) | 267(00:04.45) | 207(00:03.45) |
| C82 | 424(00:07.07) | 405(00:06.75) | 616(00:10.27) | 407(00:06.78) |
| C93 | 207(00:03.45) | 328(00:05.47) | 248(00:04.13) | 161(00:02.68) |
| C141 | 1092(00:18.20) | 1160(00:19.33) | 1158(00:19.30) | 1031(00:17.18) |
| C177 | 473(00:07.88) | 492(00:08.20) | 472(00:07.87) | 457(00:07.62) |
| C188 | 208(00:03.47) | 376(00:06.27) | 270(00:04.50) | 225(00:03.75) |
| C197 | 250(00:04.17) | 248(00:04.13) | 275(00:04.58) | 179(00:02.98) |
| C286 | 1346(00:22.43) | 1373(00:22.88) | 1666(00:27.77) | 1338(00:22.30) |
| Level 1-1 total | 7292(02:01.53) | 7828(02:10.47) | 8208(02:16.80) | 7055(01:57.58) |
| C40 | 1007(00:16.78) | 1094(00:18.23) | 979(00:16.32) | 1013(00:16.88) |
| C52 | 101(00:01.68) | 138(00:02.30) | 101(00:01.68) | 125(00:02.08) |
| C61 | 216(00:03.60) | 259(00:04.32) | 222(00:03.70) | 218(00:03.63) |
| C71 | 162(00:02.70) | 178(00:02.97) | 210(00:03.50) | 183(00:03.05) |
| C102 | 286(00:04.77) | 295(00:04.92) | 314(00:05.23) | 277(00:04.62) |
| C142 | 498(00:08.30) | 579(00:09.65) | 644(00:10.73) | 493(00:08.22) |
| C168 | 418(00:06.97) | 511(00:08.52) | 441(00:07.35) | 413(00:06.88) |
| C196 | 449(00:07.48) | 455(00:07.58) | 491(00:08.18) | 462(00:07.70) |
| C282 | 518(00:08.63) | 523(00:08.72) | 578(00:09.63) | 569(00:09.48) |
| C357 | 679(00:11.32) | 679(00:11.32) | 795(00:13.25) | 753(00:12.55) |
| C404 | 617(00:10.28) | 617(00:10.28) | 617(00:10.28) | 617(00:10.28) |
| C418 | 4961(01:22.68) | 4961(01:22.68) | 4961(01:22.68) | 1641(00:27.35) |
| Level 1-2 total | 9912(02:45.20) | 10289(02:51.48) | 10353(02:52.55) | 6764(01:52.73) |
| C41 | 1093(00:18.22) | 1105(00:18.42) | 1107(00:18.45) | 1058(00:17.63) |
| C72 | 320(00:05.33) | 322(00:05.37) | 325(00:05.42) | 320(00:05.33) |
| C105 | 523(00:08.72) | 590(00:09.83) | 613(00:10.22) | 518(00:08.63) |
| C114 | 154(00:02.57) | 187(00:03.12) | 216(00:03.60) | 123(00:02.05) |
| C166 | 435(00:07.25) | 475(00:07.92) | 469(00:07.82) | 435(00:07.25) |
| C256 | 1593(00:26.55) | 3834(01:03.90) | 1602(00:26.70) | |
| Level 1-3 total | 4118(01:08.63) | 6513(01:48.55) | 4056(01:07.60) | |
| Level 1-4 total | 4006(01:06.77) | 4290(01:11.50) | 3916(01:05.27) | |
| C31 | 1118(00:18.63) | 1160(00:19.33) | 1119(00:18.65) | |
| C57 | 340(00:05.67) | 458(00:07.63) | 337(00:05.62) | |
| C93 | 407(00:06.78) | 451(00:07.52) | 407(00:06.78) | |
| C110 | 194(00:03.23) | 278(00:04.63) | 212(00:03.53) | |
| C162 | 436(00:07.27) | 428(00:07.13) | 466(00:07.77) | |
| C181 | 236(00:03.93) | 344(00:05.73) | 218(00:03.63) | |
| C195 | 250(00:04.17) | 221(00:03.68) | 256(00:04.27) | |
| C212 | 178(00:02.97) | 174(00:02.90) | 173(00:02.88) | |
| C250 | 407(00:06.78) | 446(00:07.43) | 478(00:07.97) | |
| C277 | 192(00:03.20) | 191(00:03.18) | 176(00:02.93) | |
| C307 | 988(00:16.47) | 1041(00:17.35) | 821(00:13.68) | |
| Level 2-1 total | 4746(01:19.10) | 5192(01:26.53) | 4663(01:17.72) | |
| C32 | 1831(00:30.52) | 1800(00:30.00) | 1798(00:29.97) | |
| C55 | 240(00:04.00) | 244(00:04.07) | 271(00:04.52) | |
| C111 | 2174(00:36.23) | 2174(00:36.23) | 2176(00:36.27) | |
| C117 | 204(00:03.40) | 203(00:03.38) | 206(00:03.43) | |
| C178 | 369(00:06.15) | 384(00:06.40) | 412(00:06.87) | |
| C199 | 184(00:03.07) | 179(00:02.98) | 173(00:02.88) | |
| C220 | 181(00:03.02) | 195(00:03.25) | 181(00:03.02) | |
| C228 | 108(00:01.80) | 112(00:01.87) | 102(00:01.70) | |
| C247 | 190(00:03.17) | 190(00:03.17) | 108(00:01.80) | |
| C366 | 2043(00:34.05) | 1995(00:33.25) | 2048(00:34.13) | |
| Level 2-2 total | 7524(02:05.40) | 7476(02:04.60) | 7475(02:04.58) | |
| C96 | 1810(00:30.17) | 1786(00:29.77) | 1818(00:30.30) | |
| C162 | 422(00:07.03) | 444(00:07.40) | 419(00:06.98) | |
| C257 | 1217(00:20.28) | 1260(00:21.00) | 1352(00:22.53) | |
| C999 | 194(00:03.23) | 241(00:04.02) | 194(00:03.23) | |
| Level 2-3 total | 3643(01:00.72) | 3731(01:02.18) | 3783(01:03.05) | |
| Level 2-4 total | 3058(00:50.97) | 4022(01:07.03) | 3110(00:51.83) | |
| C37 | 1460(00:24.33) | 1303(00:21.72) | 1329(00:22.15) | |
| C80 | 468(00:07.80) | 469(00:07.82) | 392(00:06.53) | |
| C103 | 487(00:08.12) | 489(00:08.15) | 488(00:08.13) | |
| C136 | 582(00:09.70) | 523(00:08.72) | 441(00:07.35) | |
| C220 | 819(00:13.65) | 837(00:13.95) | 842(00:14.03) | |
| C266 | 815(00:13.58) | 875(00:14.58) | 668(00:11.13) | |
| C415 | 1768(00:29.47) | 1866(00:31.10) | 1735(00:28.92) | |
| Level 3-1 total | 6399(01:46.65) | 6362(01:46.03) | 5895(01:38.25) | |
| C34 | 1021(00:17.02) | 983(00:16.38) | 979(00:16.32) | |
| C49 | 139(00:02.32) | 135(00:02.25) | 151(00:02.52) | |
| C60 | 100(00:01.67) | 104(00:01.73) | 120(00:02.00) | |
| C65 | 70(00:01.17) | 71(00:01.18) | 87(00:01.45) | |
| C82 | 384(00:06.40) | 541(00:09.02) | 391(00:06.52) | |
| C102 | 155(00:02.58) | 228(00:03.80) | 156(00:02.60) | |
| C136 | 548(00:09.13) | 596(00:09.93) | 606(00:10.10) | |
| C161 | 610(00:10.17) | 545(00:09.08) | 531(00:08.85) | |
| C185 | 389(00:06.48) | 433(00:07.22) | 383(00:06.38) | |
| Level 3-2 total | 3416(00:56.93) | 3636(01:00.60) | 3404(00:56.73) | |
| C113 | 1689(00:28.15) | 1673(00:27.88) | 1702(00:28.37) | |
| C151 | 345(00:05.75) | 398(00:06.63) | 430(00:07.17) | |
| C172 | 242(00:04.03) | 273(00:04.55) | 227(00:03.78) | |
| C204 | 312(00:05.20) | 363(00:06.05) | 307(00:05.12) | |
| C225 | 294(00:04.90) | 355(00:05.92) | 306(00:05.10) | |
| C270 | 328(00:05.47) | 406(00:06.77) | 327(00:05.45) | |
| C345 | 559(00:09.32) | 587(00:09.78) | 541(00:09.02) | |
| C999 | 395(00:06.58) | 400(00:06.67) | 423(00:07.05) | |
| Level 3-3 total | 4164(01:09.40) | 4455(01:14.25) | 4263(01:11.05) | |
| Level 3-4 total | 2666(00:44.43) | 2585(00:43.08) | 2463(00:41.05) | |
| TOTAL | 61081(16:58.02) | 66516(18:28.60) | 56985(15:49.75) |
Competition info
Game: NES Rockin' Kats
Settings: FCEUX 2.1.5, Channel X not required.
Duration: September 17th 2011, 1600 UTC - October 9th 2011, 1800 UTC
Settings: FCEUX 2.1.5, Channel X not required.
Duration: September 17th 2011, 1600 UTC - October 9th 2011, 1800 UTC
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Final place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team1 | "Temporarily Assigned Sobriquet" | Acmlm, Alden, Kumquat, XKeeper | 61076 frames, 16:56.26 | 2nd |
| Team2 | (unnamed) | pirate_sephiroth, FatRatKnight, Tompa, MESHUGGAH | 59721 frames, 16:33.71 | 1st |
| Team 3 | (unnamed) | Scumtron, Bhezt_Rhy, TheRandomPie_IV, MUGG | N/A | Did not finish |
| Team 4 | "partycated NitrodonE" | partyboy1a, Nitrogenesis, Truncated, BrandonE | N/A | Did not finish |
The winning run was Submitted to the site (this was a contest rule) and was later published as [1901] NES Rockin' Kats by FatRatKnight, Tompa, pirate_sephiroth & MESHUGGAH in 16:33.71.
Competition info:
Game: NES Metal Force
Emulator: FCEUX/BizHawk any version
Duration: November 24th 2014, 21:00 UTC - January 31st 2015, 23:59 UTC
Emulator: FCEUX/BizHawk any version
Duration: November 24th 2014, 21:00 UTC - January 31st 2015, 23:59 UTC
Teams:
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | AAA | Aqfaq, AntyMew, Aglar | 13:16.62 | 1st |
| Team 2 | SAC | Scepheo, adelikat, Cardboard | 13:20.54 | 2nd |
| Team 3 | MMM | Masterjun, MUGG, MESHUGGAH | 14:00.51 | 9th |
| Team 4 | The Sophisticated League of Nordic Gentlemen | Brushy, Tompa, Warepire | 13:28.03 | 6th |
| Team 5 | ZETAS | Exonym, Zeupar, TASeditor | 13:34.95 | 8th |
| Team 6 | fsvgm777, lapogne36, jaysmad | 13:24.50 | 5th | |
| Team 7 | TTT | negative_seven, Denial140, Truncated | 13:24.27 | 4th |
| Team 10 | Mission: InTASible™ | ars4326, Alyosha, Samsara | 13:22.49 | 3rd |
| Team 11 | Bobo_the_King, Personman, Eszik | 13:31.13 | 7th |
Ultimate Result
While there were certain overall winners, various teams did better in certain areas than the winning team. Best input from multiple teams in each area with some minor improvements were combined together for a superior TAS - [2795] NES Metal Force by adelikat, Aglar, AntyMew, Aqfaq, Cardboard, Masterjun, MESHUGGAH, MUGG, negative_seven, Noxxa, Scepheo, Denial140 & Truncated in 13:09.60. Noxxa who ran the contest and diligently worked on comparison and merging of the resulting runs was added as a key author. This led to Noxxa and the teams 1, 2, 3, and 7 winning the contest in terms of site publication.
6 - 10
Competition info:
Game: GBA Zook Man ZX4
Emulator: BizHawk 1.11.9.1
Duration: January 22nd 2017, 0:00 UTC - April 22nd 2017, 23:59 UTC
Emulator: BizHawk 1.11.9.1
Duration: January 22nd 2017, 0:00 UTC - April 22nd 2017, 23:59 UTC
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | We Serve Fire Trucks | Warepire, Spikestuff, Fog, Tremane | 27:43.40 | 8th |
| Team 2 | MMMM | Masterjun, MediaMagnet, Micro500, Noxxa) | 26:36.89 | 7th |
| Team 3 | Snail Eaters | lapogne36, Grincevent, Arcree2, keylie | 23:23.47 | 2nd |
| Team 4 | pirate_sephiroth, FatRatKnight, Exonym, Personman | 23:20.16 | 1st | |
| Team 5 | We'll Hex the Name in Later | Invariel, Lord_Tom, Samsara, fsvgm777 | 24:51.56 | 5th |
| Team 6 | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Aglar, negative_seven, Denial140, Truncated | 24:27.63 | 3rd |
| Team 7 | Tompa, SnowySideofTown, MUGG, Alyosha | 24:27.73 | 4th | |
| Team 8 | Feijoada | BrunoValads, Amaraticando, BrunoVisnadi, Kaizoplayer | --:--.-- | DNS |
| Team 9 | Team SM64 | Plush, Luigihaxd, theTimeTravelPenguin, Nis | --:--.-- | DNS |
| Team 10 | arandomgameTASer, Jules, dekutony, andypanther | --:--.-- | DNS | |
| Team 11 | ThunderBears | NxCy, WarHippy, McBobX, DwainiumB | 24:52.19 | 6th |
Ultimately, the best parts of the runs were assembled together alongside various other improvements, and submitted as #5680: FatRatKnight, pirate_sephiroth, Exonym, keylie, lapogne36, Grincevent, Arcree, Tompa, Noxxa, Masterjun, Lord_Tom & ThunderAxe31's GBA Zook Man ZX4 in 20:31.36.
Competition info:
Game: NES Donald Land
Emulator: BizHawk
Duration: September 30th, 2018 - December 2nd, 2018
Emulator: BizHawk
Duration: September 30th, 2018 - December 2nd, 2018
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | The Rockmen | Noxxa, EZGames69, Tremane, BrunoVisnadi | 9:26.550 | 4th |
| Team 2 | Death Match | Masterjun, MESHUGGAH, ThunderAxe31, keylie | -:--.-- | DNS |
| Team 3 | The FanTAStic Four | ViGadeomes, Warepire, link_7777, micro500 | 9:32.939 | 5th |
| Team 4 | pirate_sephiroth, FatRatKnight, Exonym, Bloopiero | 8:36.416 | 1st | |
| Team 5 | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Denial140, Truncated, negative_seven, DrD2k9 | 9:24.836 | 3rd |
| Team 6 | Pichu | MUGG, Tompa, brunovalads, TASeditor | -:--.-- | DNS |
| Team 7 | 🦆 | The8bitbeast, Mittenz, tjblakely, lapogne36 | 9:12.473 | 2nd |
Competition info:
Game: PCE Genpei Touma Den
Emulator: BizHawk 2.3.1
Duration: October 31st, 2019 - January 17th, 2020
Emulator: BizHawk 2.3.1
Duration: October 31st, 2019 - January 17th, 2020
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Frogs with Afros | ViGadeomes, DrD2K9, CoolHandMike, letcreate123 | 10:08.272 | 4th |
| Team 2 | 🐻🐦 | the8bitbeast, g0g0TBC, anonymous user, Mittenz | 8:00.258 | 1st |
| Team 3 | Magic Staff | Memory, Noxxa, Masterjun, ThunderAxe31 | 9:50.879 | 3rd |
| Team 4 | A Team Name | Dacicus, TiKevin83, negative_seven, Bluely | -:--.-- | DNS |
| Team 5 | Having Second Thoughts | BrunoValads, WarHippy, Cyorter, MUGG | 9:40.816 | 2nd |
Competition info:
Game: Uzebox Bugz
Emulator: BizHawk 2.4.0
Duration: August 28th, 2020 - October 3rd, 2020
Emulator: BizHawk 2.4.0
Duration: August 28th, 2020 - October 3rd, 2020
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Frames | Samsara, Memory, GoddessMaria, fsvgm777 | 2:54.650 | 3rd |
| Team 2 | LAZY TOWN | EZGames69, Cyorter, Jules, Bloopiero | 2:55.466 | 4th |
| Team 3 | 🐻🐦 | Mittenz, g0goTBC, The8bitbeast, WarHippy | 2:46.933 | 1st |
| Team 4 | ThunderAxe31, RetroEdit, ViGadeomes, DrD2k9 | 3:03.316 | 6th | |
| Team 5 | Really_Tall, Malleoz, TASPlasma, PerilousPeanut | 2:47.366 | 2nd | |
| Team 6 | Team 5 | Invariel, KiwiCracker, CoolHandMike, arukAdo | 2:57.533 | 5th |
Competition info:
Game: SNES Ghoul Patrol
Emulator: BizHawk 2.6.2
Duration: June 15th, 2021 - October 12th, 2021
Emulator: BizHawk 2.6.2
Duration: June 15th, 2021 - October 12th, 2021
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | TAS to the MAX! | CasualPokePlayer, InputEvelution, psx, RetroEdit | DNF (2-BOSS) | 6th |
| Team 2 | FEIJOADA | BrunoVisnadi, brunovalads, Amaraticando, Redhotbr | N/A | T-7th |
| Team 3 | The Trans-Atlantic TASers | EZGames69, Really_Tall, fsvgm777, Memory | DNF (2-BOSS) | 5th |
| Team 4 | The Galaxy Brains | BillyWAR, PurpleSun, Shadow64, Zander | 16:35.28 | 4th |
| Team 5 | DENT | DrD2k9, xxezrabxxx, nymx, ThunderAxe31 | N/A | T-7th |
| Team 6 | g0goTBC, cyberpotato, WarHippy, lapogne36 | 14:13.41 | 1st | |
| Team 7 | Team 7 | ViGadeomes, arnaud33200, KiwiCracker, moozooh | 14:37.34 | 3rd |
| Team 8 | R30hedron, FatRatKnight, Invariel, Mittenz | 14:29.67 | 2nd |
11 - ??
Competition info:
Game: Arcade Crime City
Emulator: BizHawk 2.9.1
Duration: September 17th, 2023 - November 5th, 2023
Emulator: BizHawk 2.9.1
Duration: September 17th, 2023 - November 5th, 2023
Teams
| Team | Name | Members | Time | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | This Cannot Continue | Samsara, EZGames69, ikuyo, InfoTeddy | 7:04.10 | 6th |
| Team 2 | DrD2k9, CasualPokePlayer, ThunderAxe31, RetroEdit | 6:56.90 | 2nd | |
| Team 3 | moozooh, Invariel, FatRatKnight, Denial140 | 6:57.92 | 3rd | |
| Team 4 | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, + some 4th Guy | g0goTBC, Lightmopp, WarHippy, enderpal7 | 6:56.02 | 1st |
| Team 5 | Part-Time Crime | PearlASE, andypanther, Randomno, Truncated | 7:01.18 | 5th |
| Team 6 | Rolling Knuckles | CloakTheLurker, Mikewillplays, somyeol, Mizumaririn | 7:00.83 | 4th |
