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Post subject: Voting rules
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Unlike other polls on the site, award polls allow you to select multiple options. So feel free to choose every option which you think is deserving of the award in question. When voting for a TAS, do so because you feel it was really good for its category, not because you just happen to like it generally, even though it didn't really excel in the category in question. When voting for a person, do so because you feel the person did well in the category in question, not because you feel they did well in some unrelated category or because the person is your friend. Bottom line, vote by selecting every option you feel deserves this award in question. Refrain from selecting an option to something you feel is undeserving for the award in question.
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Post subject: Nomination rules
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When nominating a TAS or a player, the TAS or player in question must be within the eligible list provided for the category in question. When nominating a TAS, specify the TAS using the movie ID enclosed within [movie][/movie]. For example, if you wanted to nominate movie with ID 1234, you'd use: [movie]1234[/movie] which will turn into a link like so: [1234] GBA Metroid Fusion "100%" by BioSpark in 1:35:49.53. If you do not nominate properly, your nomination will be ignored. When nominating a person, specify the person using their forum name, and not some lesser known IRC handle or other nickname. Failure to do so, and your nomination will be ignored. You can nominate multiple TASs or people for each category, however, only nominate if you feel the TAS or person really deserves the nomination. When picking an eligible TAS to nominate, do so because you feel it was really good for its category, not because you just happen to like it generally, even though it didn't really excel in the category in question. When picking an eligible person to nominate, do so because you feel the person did well in the category in question, not because you feel they did well in some unrelated category or because the person is your friend. Before voting begins, you can retract a nomination if you've changed your mind. If you think someone has made a nomination which is truly undeserving, please point it out so there can be a proper discussion. However, arguments which are a matter of opinion and personal taste are uncalled for. If you find something which you believe is truly eligible for a category but is missing from an eligible list due to some kind of error, please inform a staff member. Nomination for oneself (or one's own TAS) does not count. However, if another person agrees with their nomination, then that will count.
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Post subject: Is there such a thing as an anti-prize?
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<Nach> Spikestuff: How much would you pay to win an award? <Nach> Nearly every category is open for rigging <Spikestuff> 420 player points <Nach> I can't spend player points at Amazon, no deal <Scepheo> Nach: What are the accepted payment options? <Nach> Scepheo: Any form of currency which is valued at at least 1 USD. You can pay by check, credit card, western union, paypal <Nach> Scepheo: which award would you like to win? <Scepheo> Oh, I was talking bets. <Nach> That's good too <Nach> What would you like to bet on? <Scepheo> I'm not winning anything, I need to maintain a low profile. <Nach> Well, you can pay on behalf of having someone else win too <Mothrayas> is the dollar currency of Monopoly allowed for bets? <Nach> Mothrayas: No <Nach> Nor is Gordy play money <Mothrayas> dammit, then I may have to rob actual banks or something <Mothrayas> toy stores would be so much easier :P <Nach> And to sweeten the deal, every bet over $50, whether you win or lose, I'll throw in a free cheap Russian replacement feos for you * Mothrayas note to self: $49,99 bets MAX <Scepheo> I'm not sure "sweeten" is the word I'd use. <Scepheo> "Yeah, hi, I'd like to place two $49.99 bets." "You mean $100?" "No, no, not at all."
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Mothrayas wrote:
feos wrote:
Mothrayas wrote:
Then what was the thing I punched?
Yourself?
So you consider me nothing but a thing? I'm tired of that crap btw.
Then why did you start it here?
Oh shut your stinkin` Mothrayas already, and let this line of inquiry die out.
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feos wrote:
Actually, I got an idea. We allow arbitrary goals, right? For Moons.
Not too arbitrary. It has to complete something of some sort. You can't just aim for fastest Mushroom or fastest Reich.
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I'm just reminding everyone that this award is for the TAS which you think performed the best luck manipulation. Anything with heavy luck manipulation is eligible, however, for the bulk of such TASs, the luck manipulation isn't necessarily noticeable in any perceivable way. So remember, you're voting for what you think manipulated luck the best, not for your favorite movies on an eligible list. I question if some of the runs nominated above were actually perceived by the nominator as showing off their luck manipulation.
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feos wrote:
feos punches Mothrayas in the feos
Mothrayas doesn't have a feos, his species divested of it long ago.
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feos wrote:
That was a revolutionary run actually. No one expected a GT code run to be so superb entertainemnt-wise, and it was the first one to prove game end glitch is possible in SM (after a tremendous amount of research the authors did). TAS of the year to me, no discussion.
I'm not so sure with the competition from SMW if it should be TAS of the year. But otherwise I agree with everything you said.
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EgxHB wrote:
Nach wrote:
[2688] DS Metroid Prime Pinball (USA) in 3:59.62 by Mothrayas
>Being able to nominate a mostly 2D game because DS is 'Nintendo 3D' >TASVideos logic
The award is for best game on a particular platform (or set thereof). These platforms are collectively called Nintendo 3D, it has nothing to do with whether the games themselves are 3D or not. Since I'm incompatible with 3D, I selected the runs I was able to enjoy on these platforms, which happen to be 2D.
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feos wrote:
[2558] SNES Super Metroid "GT code, game end glitch" by amaurea, Cpadolf, total in 14:52.88
This was a very good run and entertained. Deserves being nominated.
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Has everyone forgotten [2513] SNES Super Mario World "arbitrary code execution" by Masterjun in 02:25.19?
Not forgetting it, this is the Funny category, and I don't find that movie particularly funny, especially when the bulk of the beginning antics was copied directly from a previous movie.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
I meant the one that is not a desynced run. No game end glitch thingy.
Please link to the movie you want by placing it's movie number within [movie] [/movie]
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Kurabupengin wrote:
Wario Land 3
Please be specific. How are we supposed to know which run this is referring to?
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Post subject: Award Winning, seriously
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I really liked this TAS. It's different, but man alive, the main character is like your average business guy, but he is running faster than our fastest video game characters. If this becomes eligible, I'd nominate it for Speedy TAS of the year. dwangoAC: I want you to make me a screensaver of this run, it's perfect.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
that guy that TASed that Pokemans Gameboy bootleg.
Are we seriously supposed to understand from vague references who you're talking about? You must be referring to Mothrayas, but he's not a Rookie anymore, and therefore ineligible. If you want to correct me on this post, please upgrade your sarcasm detector.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
I vote for Spyro 3.
I see no such eligible movie matching your vague description. Please specifically refer to the movie number.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
I vote for Treasure Master.
By which you probably mean [2635] NES Treasure Master by Samsara & micro500 in 19:15.80.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
I also vote for Super Punch-Out!!
By which you probably mean [2530] SNES Super Punch-Out!! by McHazard in 15:52.66.
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Kurabupengin wrote:
Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
There were many of those please specify which you are referring to by movie number. Personally, I'm nominating [2728] NES Joust "2 players" by feos in 06:52.55 which had some very fast movements at times, especially considering comparatively how slow the characters normally move when not being TAS'd.
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CoolKirby did a really fantastic job this year. However, it's hard to argue with Masterjun. Mothrayas also made several very good entertaining TASs, that had actually had substance to them. Flip was terrific too. And of course tianwodeai, who made my favorite TAS of the year.
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Dimon12321 and ars4326 for the most variety.
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MrWint and McHazard.
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CoolKirby for the sheer amount of TASing he did.
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