When the game works properly, we'll have to think up strategy for the minimalist run. It'd be a lot like Super Mario 64: which bananas are the fastest to acquire and are there any glitches that skip portions of the game? I've heard tell of one that allows Chunky to access the inside of Fairy Island, an area exclusive to Tiny... not that I see any use in that.
Why, oh, why do I even <i>try</i> to understand my own species?
Awesome! And you're getting all the Chaos Emeralds too! One question though, are you sure you couldn't enter the Ring at the end of Sunset Hill Zone Act 2 a little less awkwardly?
Well I did it that way because I personally thought it made him look like he was moving too fast... oh well...
What I meant was, couldn't you enter the Ring a little earlier?
Why, oh, why do I even <i>try</i> to understand my own species?
Awesome! And you're getting all the Chaos Emeralds too! One question though, are you sure you couldn't enter the Ring at the end of Sunset Hill Zone Act 2 a little less awkwardly?
Why, oh, why do I even <i>try</i> to understand my own species?
Tut tut. What's the difference between this and the published Donkey Kong run (besides the obvious)? I mean, why should this not get published when the original is?
Why, oh, why do I even <i>try</i> to understand my own species?
In the recently posted Aladdin (SEGA) run, the TASer purposefully flew into the rocks in the lava level in order lose lives to exit it more quickly. There is a similar segment in this game; the part where Mickey rides on carts in the Mad Doctor level. Perhaps losing lives (first by getting hit by one of the buzzsaws when you have no fingers left then by either falling into the goo or missing the next cart) would be quicker than traversing that part of the level the normal way.
Why, oh, why do I even <i>try</i> to understand my own species?
Very good though I have to wonder if the second boss is optimized enough since you didn't hit it at a steady pace. And what about spin dashing? Is it really slower in this game?
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Glad someone else is in favor of a 100% run. I've been trying to jog my memory as to the locations of the Chaos Emeralds (and in doing so, have been cursing the developers for the ludicrous placement of the Emerald in Zone 2).
I uh, er, um, third the vote! After all, this person's already seconded it. Don't forget a YouTube version please!
Why, oh, why do I even <i>try</i> to understand my own species?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpXNCX8lqbw
Good news: It beats the game (technically) with no stars.
Bad news: It does it with GameShark codes.
Still, that trick that got that person into the second Bowser area might work without codes...
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EDIT: whooooooooooooops BIIIIG sorry here people. I ixed this up with pokemon g/s, if you dont own a pokemon there the fight is skipped. in pokemon red/blue there appears this glitchy pokemon. damnit sorry people for getting your hopes up *ashamed*
A possible time-saving glitch for Gold and Silver? Hmmm...
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