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That's a really hard game. Here's another SpongeBob Flash game that might be good for TASing: Run For the Krusty Krab
They remade the game since I last played it years ago, since I remember it having worse graphics and easier levels. Anyway, it's a platform game with BAD controls. With TAS precision, it would look seriously awesome.
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I have to say I like the look of the Japanese version better. The character looks more polished to me, and I like the different health bar. Not only is the final boss room obviously faster, but it looks like the "Stage Clear" comes up faster too.
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MUGG wrote:
I provided a new vbm in the submission text. The ROM version was changed from Kung-Fu Master (U) to Spartan X (J). Feel free to encode/publish/judge now.
I think you might need to directly ask someone with those privileges to change the movie file, here in the discussion forum or in a PM.
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I think it would be good as a secondary encode. Some people are annoyed by all the door transitions and cutscenes and more people might watch if they could see just the action instead.
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I sound the letters out, but for abbreviations like SM64 and SMB, I usually say the names of the full games, unless I'm short on time. I think "tais" or "tess" Videos sounds OK, but "tass" Videos doesn't sound good to me; I guess it's a matter of opinion.
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Actually "fceux" looks like some kind of French word.
It's an abbreviation you can't really sound out, like RSVP (except that one is French). You'd have to add vowels to be able to sound it out.
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Wow, that's pretty interesting! I always wondered if this game had an end. So what would be the goal of a TAS of this game? Maximum score would take a LONG time, and it can't be completed.
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Great tutorial adelikat!
Is it really pronounced "tass" Videos though? I thought it was "tee ay ess" Videos. Just asking so newbies don't get confused.
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I grew up pretty sheltered with respect to video games, with my parents not buying me a console until 2004, and even then it was only a PS2. They wanted me to spend my childhood doing "creative" things like reading books and drawing. But one day in 2008, I was looking for a program to let me play my PS2 games on my computer on vacation, and found a PS2 emulator, but uninstalled it because it ran really slow. Around the same time, a friend introduced me to MAME and Vs. Super Mario Bros. I decided I wanted to play the original game, and so I downloaded an NES emulator and SMB1-3.
In 2009 I downloaded Project64 and Super Smash Bros., and through that game's Meet the Characters mode, I found out about all the great franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Kirby, and immediately downloaded multiple emulators and games from those wonderful franchises.
Eventually, exposure to games from those franchises on emulators spurred me to buy several classic Nintendo consoles and the Wii, so my first time using an emulator was pretty important since through them I learned what the NES and SNES were and it basically sparked my interest in video games.
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Dada wrote:
But, you know, if your teachers are telling you to do it then you should probably follow their advice, if only to prevent having an argument with them about it.
Yeah, I only do it when I'm writing a paper or something else important. Otherwise, I never do it because it looks bad and it's just not the way I write.
You're right, though; best to agree with the teacher and write the way they tell you to. When we type papers, though, it's in Times New Roman, 12 point font, and two spaces doesn't look too good with that font.
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Dada wrote:
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I'm American and I thought it was weird when I was told that the "correct" way to write was with two spaces after a period before a new sentence starts. I never do, though; apparently, I'm "incorrect".
Nothing correct or incorrect about it. It's a typographic style choice, nothing more.
I'm told by multiple people whenever I write a report for school or application to a business to "remember to use two spaces to start a new sentence", so I always thought it was the formal (or "correct") way.
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I'm American and I thought it was weird when I was told that the "correct" way to write was with two spaces after a period before a new sentence starts. I never do, though; apparently, I'm "incorrect".
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4matsy wrote:
Uh, guys? I thought Cheezwizz's post was pretty obviously sarcastic...<_<
He was attacking the site and its administrators for maintaining the positive atmosphere of the site by keeping a user banned who only wants to cause trouble. Wasn't it pretty clear what he meant?
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i thought he was quadruple banned?!
Quintuple banned now. There was RAIN who submitted the UMK3 run, then BYRAIN, Dark Rain, Dark Noob, and now EvilRiu.
It's obvious he's just trying to spam the workbench, and it's obvious that the judges will never judge spam submissions from him (and cancel such submissions immediately), so why does he bother? Of course, if he created a good quality TAS and got feedback on it from the forums by members who told him he could submit it, then the judges would judge it like a submission by other non-troll submitters. But, it's looking like he has no intent of submitting a publishable quality TAS.
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It seems like it could have been more entertaining if there were crazy glitches and impossible combos like the movies we have published here. But it was pretty entertaining without them so I'm voting Meh.
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I was referring to the shortcut Spider-Waffle mentioned:
Spider-Waffle wrote:
I also remember hearing about plans for vanilla lake [Sherbet Land] to boost to little island and then self boost off it to complete a lap after getting fished out. Is this still in the air?
It sounds like a pretty good shortcut, if only done for one lap.
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Like NitroGenesis said in the GC submission, I think it would be great to see All-Star Mode TASed using a suboptimal character. Jigglypuff would be fine as long as the Rest move isn't used (Instant KO), and there are other characters that could be called suboptimal, like Dr. Mario.
And all Event Matches sounds great too. That would make a good run with lots of variety and wide appeal.
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Thanks for encoding the WIP, antd.
Bhezt Rhy, the PM system appears to be working again (my message to you FINALLY sent) so you can PM me the WIP when it's done.
