[*]try using older or newer versions of your video driver or a different video card, if possible[/list]If any/all of those don't help, then revert the change(s) and I guess you'll have to wait for a fix. If one of those does work, keep in mind that some of them aren't saved settings, so you might have to re-apply it every time you start Hourglass.
Ao Oni I'm going to rock in a corner now.
Regarding the movie that failed to clear the ending scene, the ending was perfectly scrolling by itself, but then it stopped when it reached "本当か…？！". No clue what was wrong with that. jlun2, what is wrong with the "normal ROM" that makes it unbeatable? Is there a ROM which is not (b) and is beatable? By the way, VBA v24 might have inflated the rerecord count.
[url=http://uppit.com/vx0ge4iaxjyi/é¦ésé+é±é¦âAâNâVâçâô_-_Copy.wtf ]Here's my finsihed WIP of Syobon Action in 2.48 seconds[/url]. Aparently, its nearly impossible to finish the game in ~26 frames because if you spawn at a sword, the screen moves too fast for you to catch up. :P Not going to upload it to TASVideos because I think it may be possible to find a better spawn point. BTW, to play the WIP, just start Hourglass without changing anything.
Edit: Here's the extended input file.
Also, while redoing the boss battles, I found a really neat time saver that literally DESTROYS the later bosses very quickly.
Why did you use a b1 rom?
Game completed! WIP Don't worry, I won't submit this yet since it's only a test run. Feedback would be nice, however.
You can always do speed/entertainment tradeoffs.
Oh, and I believe that my strategy of killing the bosses is the fastest, since it causes 2 damage/13 frames. This makes the battles somewhat less entertaining, however.
Language: luamemory.usememorydomain("System Bus") local Addresses = { Player = { stage_x = 0xFF93, stage_y = 0xFF96, char1_HP = 0xD3F5, char1_XP = 0xD3F7, char2_HP = 0xD3FD, char2_XP = 0xD3FF, char3_HP = 0xD405, char3_XP = 0xD407, char4_HP = 0xD40D, char4_XP = 0xD40F, overworld_y = 0xD66C, overworld_x = 0xD67D, current_HP = 0xFFA0, --hp of current character current_XP = 0xFFA4, stage_x_real = 0xFF92, --3 bytes stage_y_real = 0xFF95 }, head_sprite_x = 0xFF43, --Use this as cam x head_sprite_y = 0xFFBD, --Use this as cam y game_state = 0xD398, --[[ 1 Overworld 2 3 Stats screen 4 Fade to stage 5 Password screen 6 Minigame 7 Stage 9 End cutscene ]]-- pause = 0xD410, npc_start = 0xD46E, --x, +3 y, +6 hp cam_x = 0xFFB9, cam_y = 0xFFBD, } function text(x, y, message, color) gui.drawText(x+1, y+1, message, "black", nil, 12) gui.drawText(x, y, message, color,nil, 12) end offset = 0x18 while true do game_state = memory.read_u8(Addresses.game_state) cam_x = memory.read_u16_le(Addresses.cam_x) cam_y = memory.read_u16_le(Addresses.cam_y) x = memory.read_u16_le(Addresses.Player.stage_x) y = memory.read_u16_le(Addresses.Player.stage_y) hp = memory.read_u8(Addresses.Player.current_HP) text(0,60,game_state,"red") if game_state == 7 then text(x - cam_x, y - cam_y, hp, "red") text(0, 40, cam_x, "red") text(0, 50, cam_y, "red") for i = 0, 10 do e_x = memory.read_u16_le(Addresses.npc_start + offset * i) e_y = memory.read_u16_le(Addresses.npc_start + 3 + offset * i) e_hp = memory.read_u8(Addresses.npc_start + 6 + offset * i) e_cam_x = (e_x - cam_x) e_cam_y = (e_y - cam_y) -- console.log(e_cam_y) text(e_cam_x, e_cam_y, e_hp, "red") end end emu.frameadvance() end
It's not my art, but... I recently rediscovered a signed copy of a Neopet that I got from a Neopets event in Hong Kong back in 2005! I thought I lost it, but I found it hidden within a strategy guide. I sealed it in a plastic bag, and scanned it:
I could not resist. Also, bored.
Will improve eventually.
I saved 3 more frames at the last jumping section by skipping the middle floating platform. http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/5945822/Test_SSLCP4.1laser3.vbm I'll probably be busy the next week or so, so I'm not sure how much time I'll have to work on this.
Edit: GAH SO DAMN CLOSE! I was 15 frames ahead the whole level (from jumping over the spikes) and the lasers at the end beat me by 1-2 frames. I thought surely I would make it, but the damn thing barely catches me. Maybe another frame could have been saved at the jump glitching part at ~3920, being as that area gave a lot of inconsistent results. Maybe I'll try tomorrow, I feel like it should be possible to beat the damn lasers (and I really want to). Also, the rerecord count is getting pretty ridiculous, 16k for the first level. :P
