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I thought I could hex edit the level number to research lots of passwords. Apparently there is an anti-cheat measure which would create what looks like legitimate passwords, but when I put 'em in, it starts me at level 1 instead of what i wanted.
It's like the reverse of Tecmo Bowl which doesn't check for invalid passwords.
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here are some addresses
00A0-00B8 Panels
01 - 1 or A
02 - 2 or B
03 - 3 or C
04 - 4 or D
05 - 5 or E
06 - 6 or F
07 - 7 or G
08 - 8 or H
09 - 9 or I
0A - 10 or J
0B - 11 or K
0C - 12 or L
0D - 13 or M
0E - 14 or N
0F - 15 or O
10 - 16 or P
11 - 17 or Q
12 - 18 or R
13 - 19 or S
14 - 20 or T
15 - 21 or U
16 - 22 or V
17 - 23 or W
18 - 24 or X
19 - 25 or Y
1A - Z
1D - Block
1F - Black Hole
00FA Next Panel
010F Board Layout
0110 Lives
0111 Level [01 to 3C]
0112 Round [01 to 04]
0113 Hazards [00 none, 01 block, 02 black hole]
012E Teleport every 3 seconds
012F Ice Physics
0130 Hides some panels
0131 Breakdown
[00=OFF, FF=ON, can't toggle during gameplay]
0135 Panels acquired by player
0136 Panels acquired by enemy
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It is possible to score 4174500, but it is beyond impossible.
The scoring mechanics
10 points for every panel occupied
10 points for every open panel x Bingo bonus
No Bingo - +10/20/30 (clear half the board or lose a life) Max 230 points
Bingo - points for every open panel x 2 ... Max 450 points
Double Bingo - points for every open panel x 4 ... Max 730 points + 1 life
Triple Bingo - points for every open panel x 16 ... Max 2200 points + 2 lives
Quadruple Bingo - points for every open panel x 256 ... Max 20650 points + 3 lives
Star Panel - impassable - counts as open panel.
Black Hole - Stay away from that! - counts as open panel.
Open panel scores don't count if you die. You could still get 200 for falling in the black hole.
Take into consideration that you can get 540 extra lives, and the most you can have is 255.
28-3, 56-3, and 60-3 would be hotspots for max score. 4278500 is the maximum score. All you need to do summon random number gods to make this possible.
Here's proof of how a quadruple bingo can be done:
Link to video
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Yes, it is too repetitive to be TASed in full, a password skip to the end is the way to go.
There is a glitch in the bonus stage where the game thinks there's a mole right at your starting location, shaving off milliseconds, and luck manipulation is possible.
Password skips used in published runs include: Biker Mice From Mars, Boulder Dash, Top Gear 2, and obsolete runs of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
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The goal is to get five in a row before your opponent does.
It starts off easy, then it gets really hard in the end.
You play with either numbers or the alphabet.
There are options to set:
Second 3 - the cat can teleport
Ice Stage - you can slide
Hide - The tiles can hide sometimes
Break D - This mode tests your memory
There are 60 levels, which'll take over an hour to complete.
There is a password that skips to the final level with the alphabet with options disabled.
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This game is a homebrew port of Matrix Attack on the PC. Unfortunately you can't find it on DigiPen anymore because it got lost during an update to the website.
If anyone can find the original game for the PC, please tell me.
Anyway, Matrix Advance is a puzzle game featuring anime-like characters. The controls are the same as before, 'cause it's the exact same game, but dolled-up.
I made a TAS demo that completes 25 puzzles, but I got stuck on the 26th. Here it is for your viewing pleasure: http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/186746741/Matrix%20Advance.tasproj.bk2
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I created a formula that works for scoring.
( lives ÷ 2 x 10 ) + ( stage - 1 ÷ 2 x 10 ) + n x L
Rounded up to the nearest 10
Example: If you have 6 lives, in stage 5, moderate level
( 6 ÷ 2 x 10 ) + ( 5 - 1 ÷ 2 x 10 ) + 30 x 2 = 160
n = 30
For max a score run, play from easy, eat all the apples the collect the randomly appearing star before getting the numbers. In stage 13 on extreme, crash after getting the 8, you're guaranteed to score at least 10,000 points every time. Keep doing it until you reach 9,999,990. I wanted to do stage 7 on extreme which has 5 apples instead of the usual 5, but it falls short by 10, leading to a possible game over.
Lives, Stage, and Skill Level affects your score.
simplified formula: ( lives ÷ 2 ) + ( stage - 1 ÷ 2 ) x 10 + n x L
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I did it. This is the scoring system formula. I researched this while I was TASing the game amateurishly to work with this.
The equation is as follows:
( lives ÷ 2 x 10 ) + ( stage - 1 ÷ 2 x 10 ) + n x L
lives equasions [sic] are rounded off to the nearest 10.
stage equasions [sic] are rounded off to the nearest 10.
n = number onscreen
1 = 10
2 = 20
3 = 30
4 = 50
5 = 80
6 = 120
7 = 170
8 = 230
9 = 300
L = Skill Level
Practice/Easy = 1
Moderate = 2
Hard/Extreme = 3
Assuming you want the maximum score possible, the lives come in handy. But make sure the counter next to the score does not exceed 2560 as it rolls back to 0.
The strategy for the max score is to eat all the apples and collect the randomly appearing star before getting all the numbers. If you get stuck with no way out, hearts will save you.
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I experimented something with glitching. I think getting the candle the glitched makes a certain heart container not appear.
Be especially careful when doing a 100% glitched speedrun as some items may disappear sometimes.
We haven't seen a 100% TAS yet. We would like to see that.
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I don't think so. In fact, I never used it ingame.
I'll probably re-tool this project, rework all the stuff and do it better.
With Pokemon Essentials, I heard someone was working on a fan remake of Shi Kong Xing Shou (Space-Time Galactic Beasts) the game that was originally made by Vast Fame (The ones who made Rockman DX3).
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Yeah, it's a work in progress. I guess I'll have transfer my project over to RPG Maker VX Ace.
I'm trying to make the game linear, but apparently I was trying too hard. I should use scripts that were used in other RPGs made in RPG Maker VX Ace.
Final Fantasy I is better than this. I guess I need help with making RPGs using RPG Maker XP. Or if I like, I could use RPG Maker 2003 with the ATB system.
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It's midnight where I live and on June 11 I see the upcoming twelfth episode, but not the thirteenth. Unless they change the schedule on that day, or have the hiatus at June 18, It's Littlest Pet Shop all over again!
I mean the LPS episode Winter Wonder Wha...? was the 56th episode in production order during the last months of the Hub.
But it didn't get broadcast until Discovery Family and the aforementioned episode was 66th in broadcast order.
So, the synopsis of one of the episodes was fake.
One of the teaser images for the current season included what looks like a racing circuit, then months later, it was announced, but then it turned to be fake. Which means the racing themed episode might of been scrapped.
Hiatuses always happened after increments of 13 episode. But since it may happen after the 12th episode, would break the tradition and the 13th episode will air in Canada before the US.
Stupid Zap2It. Now I won't be TASing racing games and I'm boycotting Zap2It and removing the bookmark.
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This is a NEW RPG created by me. It was created using RPG Maker XP.
I was going to release the demo in time for Pokemon's 20th anniversary, but I got busy. I finally got it released today, and I'll continue to work on it until it's fully completed. I'm considering making a sequel too.
The download links for the demo are found in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHVeZT4CR4
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An example of my TAS I'm working on:
Host: Name something used only in winter.
Contestant: Derpy eating her muffins.
Family members: Good answer!
(ding) Answer: Ear muffs.
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There's a hack that makes the game even harder. Remember the pirated version where it you weaker and enemies stronger and that Shredder can't be defeated? This hacks adds Hard and Expert to the difficulty selection. Expert has the difficulty of the pirated version, while Hard is a hybrid between that and Normal.
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What is faster? Fighting Birdo with a key? Or the Subcon Veggie Glitch? There's a TAS of the SNES version in the works that uses the former as it can't do the latter. I want to see a TAS of the NES version that uses the former as well as the GBA version. I also would like to see a Blob Bros. TAS.