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Tool-assisted game movies
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Tool-assisted movies

Total movies: 18


Genesis King's Bounty (USA/Europe) in 00:09.93 by gia & Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-07-20)
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Submission #2025 — Author's comments
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Obsoletes movie #740 (00:10.17)
Rating: 7.4 (45 votes)
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- Heavy luck manipulation
- Genre: RPG
- Genre: Strategy
Award - Lucky TAS of 2008
At TASVideos.org, even 10 second long movies are improved, and game characters become so powerful they don't even have to move in order to complete the game.

This improvement is a result of the previous movie's author joining forces with the author of a VBA bot used in a glitched-out Pokémon TAS. Together they've managed to shorten the solution by 14 frames with the help of a similarly-designed bot for Gens.

Note that, while input length is 10 seconds long, less than 0.3 seconds of it is actual gameplay!


NES Donkey Kong Jr. (JPN/USA) in 01:12.81 by Aglar, Aqfaq, Ferret Warlord.
FCEUX movie (.fm2) (date: 2009-11-14)
MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 1.84 MB, length: 01:25)
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Submission #2444 — Author's comments
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Obsoletes movie #1078 (01:12.95)
Rating: 7.4 (28.5 votes)
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- Genre: Platform
A very important part of Nintendo's history is being presented here in the manner of our website — as a tool-assisted speedrun.

Donkey Kong Jr. (read Wikipedia article), among with Donkey Kong, were classic games that were played by millions of players on different consoles, including NES, Atari 2600 and Game and Watch.

Although one would not expect a movie of Donkey Kong Jr. to be interesting to watch, except in the retro sense, this movie is actually quite surprising. The vines are cleverly utilized to move the hero forward faster than any member of the Kong family before or after this game.

This is a 1 frame optimization of level 4 compared to the previous movie.


Genesis Gods (USA) in 07:29.73 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2011-07-09)
MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 28.65 MB, length: 10:14)
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Submission #3209 — Author's comments
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Obsoletes movie #812 (07:31.93)
Rating: 7.1 (12 votes)
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- Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
- Uses death to save time
- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Platform
Gods is a game about someone who wants to become a god and gain immortality. This is a delicate and paradoxical issue, because temporal immortality can be bought at just about every shop in this game, but the hero still dies numerous times.

Another fun aspect is bomb-jumping, which allows both higher jumps and traveling vertically through walls. Almost the whole 2nd half of the game is skipped with this trick!

This is the author's latest version, improved by another 132 frames.


GB A Boy and His Blob: The Rescue of Princess Blobette (USA) in 01:41.73 by Aqfaq.
VBA movie file (.vbm) (date: 2008-11-27)
AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 2.14 MB, length: 02:37)
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Submission #2137 — Author's comments
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Rating: 7.1 (28.5 votes)
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- Uses death to save time
- Heavy glitch abuse
- Genre: Puzzle
A Boy and His Blob: The Rescue of Princess Blobette is a sequel to the NES game with equally silly title. This time, the boy and his obedient friend save a princess, who is caged in a castle tower. The rescue operation is supposedly executed as efficiently as possible, even though it means that the boy needs to sacrifice one of his lives just to save some time.

GBC Evel Knievel (USA) in 15:03.12 by Aqfaq.
VBA movie file (.vbm) (date: 2011-01-15)
MKV file via BitTorrent (size: 58.30 MB, length: 17:36)
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Submission #2977 — Author's comments
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Rating: 7.0 (11 votes)
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- Uses death to save time
- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Sport
Evel Knievel is a game by the creators of the famous Grand Theft Auto, and is a motocross game that looks a lot like Elasto Mania and Trials.

Aqfaq defies the law of physics by doing tricks that are impossible to perform in real life. If you are looking for crazy motocross action, don't look further, you have it right here!


Genesis Splatterhouse 2 (USA) in 14:15.5 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2007-05-28)
AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 43.63 MB, length: 17:17)
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Submission #1534 — Author's comments
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Rating: 6.9 (18.5 votes)
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- Takes damage to save time
- Uses hardest difficulty
- Genre: Action
Splatterhouse 2 is a splatter-themed beat 'em up/action game featuring a skull-masked guy fighting against undead creatures to save a girl. It is also the sequel to this game.

Watch as Aqfaq takes a leisurely walk by hordes of zombies and other monsters, abusing some sliding tricks to maintain fast speed and defeat bosses quickly. In waiting periods, Aqfaq also shows some stunts, such as having monsters fall on his foot, delivering some wicked suckerpunches, or toying with the damsel in distress.

NOTE: The game is unofficially rated "PG-13" for violence and gruesome images.


Genesis Wonder Boy in Monster World (USA/Europe) in 42:10.45 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2006-07-31)
AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 94.44 MB, length: 45:41)
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Submission #1041 — Author's comments
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Rating: 6.7 (23.5 votes)
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- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Adventure
- Genre: Platform
This movie is about Wonderboy fighting against (or running past) a horde of cute monsters.

The Oasis Boots that are normally required to cross the desert were not used in this movie, because it was slightly faster to go without them.

In Japan the game is known as Monsterworld 3.


Genesis Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA) in 05:27.8 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-02-28)
MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 11.68 MB, length: 07:40)
MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 12.47 MB, length: 07:40)
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Submission #1865 — Author's comments
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Rating: 6.6 (22.5 votes)
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- Heavy glitch abuse
- Uses hardest difficulty
- Genre: Action
- Genre: Platform
Before Sonic the Hedgehog, there was Alex Kidd.

This movie improves on the previous movie by a whopping 79 seconds thanks to a new trick allowing Alex to ascend through walls Rockman style.


Genesis Dark Castle (USA) in 00:56.37 by Aqfaq & Stanski.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2009-02-08)
MKV file via BitTorrent (size: 2.24 MB, length: 01:56)
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Submission #2170 — Author's comments
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Obsoletes movie #790 (00:56.55)
Rating: 6.6 (22.5 votes)
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- Uses hardest difficulty
- Genre: Platform
Dark Castle looks like a Genesis version of Donkey Kong. This new movie is eleven frames faster than the previous version by Aqfaq and Stanski.

Selected statement by Aqfaq:
I managed to skip most of the game, which is good because Dark Castle sucks.


Genesis Mystic Defender (USA) in 05:38.32 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-02-21)
AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 28.78 MB, length: 07:34)
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Submission #1862 — Author's comments
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Rating: 6.5 (19.5 votes)
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- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Platform
Mystic Defender is the USA version of the Japanese game "孔雀王2" (Kujaku-Oh Ni, which means "The Peacock King 2"). Except for changing the clothing of the hero and deleting the intro and the names of the stages, everything seems to be the same.

Because Peacock the hero is not a very smart hero, he cannot walk and use his arms at the same time (a common video game character disability). Thus he must jump to be able to use his arms. If he is charging a bigger shot when he lands, he forgets to walk for a few frames, so you cannot charge up a shot too early. It's all very delicate.

This is a 35 second improvement over the previous movie by highness. Much of the improvement comes from an interesting glitch in the last level.

Warning: This movie has been rated PG-13 by the TVRA for Tool-Assisted Violence, Brief Nudity, and Inappropriate Glitch Abuse. Viewer discretion advised.


Genesis Putter Golf (JPN) in 03:02.87 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2010-05-13)
MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 12.80 MB, length: 04:29)
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Submission #2654 — Author's comments
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Rating: 6.4 (12 votes)
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- Genre: Sport
Tool-assisted runs are more than just running to the end of a game as quickly as possible; precision also plays a huge factor. As proof, look no further than... mini-golf?

While the segments of input are very short, a great deal of work is needed to figure out exactly what the best shots are in order to complete the holes in the fastest possible time.

If you enjoyed watching this, also check out another mini-golf run with even zanier courses.


NES Pinball Quest (USA) in 03:39.52 by Aqfaq.
FCEUX movie (.fm2) (date: 2011-06-17)
MKV file via BitTorrent (size: 9.34 MB, length: 05:52)
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Submission #3175 — Author's comments
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Rating: 6.3 (12.5 votes)
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- Genre: Action
This game features a classic save-the-princess plot... in the form of a pinball game.

This run saves 29.36 seconds over its predecessor (accounting for a frame rate difference) due to improved strategies and increased precision.

If you like pinball games featuring characters as the ball, also check out Sonic Spinball or Mario Pinball Land.


SegaCD Heart of the Alien (USA) in 05:19.03 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2009-06-19)
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Submission #2224 — Author's comments
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Rating: 5.9 (16.5 votes)
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- Genre: Action
This is a Sega CD sequel to Out of This World starring Buddy, an alien. The game takes place immediately after the original. Some scenes have graphic violence, so the TAS is not suitable for everyone.

Genesis Madou Monogatari I (JPN) in 15:29.05 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2009-07-03)
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Submission #1982 — Author's comments
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Rating: 5.9 (14.5 votes)
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- Heavy luck manipulation
- Genre: Adventure
- Genre: RPG
Madou Monogatari (魔導物語) is an RPG best described as 'strange'. The game has overly cute design and the battles are probably a little different than you would expect. The story revolves around a girl who is on a quest to pass her final exam in a magic school.

A defining moment is one of the cutscenes, where a slime is encountered and suddenly defeated by a strange girl bursting through a brick wall. Then, an equally strange armored knight drops in from the ceiling and the two of them proceed to ignore you and chase each other away.

The fast completion time is achieved mostly by using a random-effect spell, which has a small chance of producing a devastating elephant stomp. Naturally, in a TAS, the "small chance" gets a new meaning.


Genesis Prince of Persia (USA) in 19:03.48 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-09-18)
AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 27.39 MB, length: 20:10)
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Submission #2084 — Author's comments
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Rating: 5.6 (19 votes)
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- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Platform
- Genre: Puzzle
This game, a version of the classic PC game, is a puzzle/platform game done as fast as possible, with some quick fighting thrown in.

This version improves the previous Prince of Persia run by 42 seconds. During the run, the author manages to pull off daring leaps of faith, enemy dodging and even manages to pass through a solid metal gate.


Genesis Magical Taruruuto-Kun (JPN) in 15:12.22 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-04-29)
AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 53.58 MB, length: 16:19)
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Submission #1852 — Author's comments
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Rating: 5.5 (14 votes)
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- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Platform
This colorful game is based on the manga of the same name and features what appears to be a magical baby navigating through some unusual and fairly friendly looking enemies. Everything, particularly inanimate objects, has a face. The levels vary from suburbia to castles to clouds, and end with particularly unique bosses.

The main character's ability to glide sets this apart from many other platformers. The author uses this power frequently to both gain speed and to simply hover above helpless enemies.


Genesis The Humans (USA) in 43:19.22 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2007-05-31)
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Submission #1520 — Author's comments
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Rating: 5.4 (22 votes)
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- Uses death to save time
- Heavy glitch abuse
- Uses hardest difficulty
- Genre: Puzzle
Humans (1992) is a kind of a crossbreed between Lemmings and Lost Vikings. Its gameplay contains both puzzle solving and action sequences.

This movie by Aqfaq features all 80 levels solved in fast and unexpected ways. The strategies used to attain this result rely on several interesting tricks and glitches described in the submission comments.


Genesis The Immortal (USA/Europe) in 10:32.92 by Aqfaq.
Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-04-03)
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Submission #1873 — Author's comments
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Rating: 5.1 (13.5 votes)
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- Uses death to save time
- Takes damage to save time
- Genre: Action
- Genre: Adventure
The Immortal is a dungon game with spells, goblins, and of course countless traps of instant death. The story is quite humorous at times.

In this movie, the protagonist wizard uses various unorthodox methods for completing the game as fast as possible. He dies four times in the process, but that does not slow him down at all. In fact, dying is one of the tricks that make this movie 1.5 minutes faster than its predecessor movie.

Please read the welcome page if you haven't already done so. It explains the rules and methods that apply to all of these movies, particularly the use of savestates and frame advance. Also refer to our Glossary to understand terms we use, such as TAS or other unfamiliar terms.

Added [1838] Genesis Gods (USA) by Aqfaq in 07:29.73 (2011-07-09)
- obsoletes [812] Genesis Gods (USA) by Aqfaq in 07:31.93 (2007-03-04)
- - obsoletes [551] Genesis Gods (USA) by Aqfaq in 07:34.47 (2006-06-28)
- - - obsoletes [384] Genesis Gods (USA) by Aqfaq in 11:41.42 (2005-07-29)
Added [1825] NES Pinball Quest (USA) by Aqfaq in 03:39.52 (2011-06-17)
- obsoletes [746] NES Pinball Quest (USA) by Xkeeper in 04:09.3 (2006-12-19)
Added [1722] GBC Evel Knievel (USA) by Aqfaq in 15:03.12 (2011-01-15)
Added [1520] Genesis Putter Golf (JPN) by Aqfaq in 03:02.87 (2010-05-13)
Added [1388] NES Donkey Kong Jr. (JPN/USA) by Aglar, Aqfaq, Ferret Warlord in 01:12.81 (2009-11-14)
- obsoletes [1078] NES Donkey Kong Jr. (any) by Aqfaq & Ferret Warlord in 01:12.95 (2008-03-13)
- - obsoletes [855] NES Donkey Kong Jr. (JPN/USA) by Aqfaq & Ferret Warlord in 01:13.05 (2007-05-13)
- - - obsoletes [423] NES Donkey Kong Jr. (JPN/USA) by FerretWarlord in 01:13.23 (2005-10-15)
Added [1317] Genesis Madou Monogatari I (JPN) by Aqfaq in 15:29.05 (2009-07-03)
Added [1305] SegaCD Heart of the Alien (USA) by Aqfaq in 05:19.03 (2009-06-19)
Added [1256] Genesis Dark Castle (USA) by Aqfaq & Stanski in 00:56.37 (2009-02-08)
- obsoletes [790] Genesis Dark Castle (USA) by Aqfaq & Stanski in 00:56.55 (2007-02-04)
- - obsoletes [757] Genesis Dark Castle (USA) by Aqfaq in 00:59.87 (2007-01-01)
- - - obsoletes [482] Genesis Dark Castle (USA) by Aqfaq in 01:00.75 (2006-02-21)
- - - - obsoletes [211] Genesis Dark Castle (USA/Europe) by Dan in 02:43.95 (2004-10-10)
Added [1226] GB A Boy and His Blob: The Rescue of Princess Blobette (USA) by Aqfaq in 01:41.73 (2008-11-27)
Added [1193] Genesis Prince of Persia (USA) by Aqfaq in 19:03.48 (2008-09-18)
- obsoletes [173] Genesis Prince of Persia (USA) by SprintGod in 19:45.35 (2004-08-26)
Added [1145] Genesis King's Bounty (USA/Europe) by gia & Aqfaq in 00:09.93 (2008-07-20)
- obsoletes [740] Genesis King's Bounty (USA) by Aqfaq in 00:10.17 (2006-12-18)
Added [1102] Genesis Magical Taruruuto-Kun (JPN) by Aqfaq in 15:12.22 (2008-04-29)
Added [1084] Genesis The Immortal (USA/Europe) by Aqfaq in 10:32.92 (2008-04-03)
- obsoletes [593] Genesis The Immortal (USA) by Tool23 in 12:04.4 (2006-09-09)
Added [1072] Genesis Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA) by Aqfaq in 05:27.8 (2008-02-28)
- obsoletes [788] Genesis Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA) by foda in 06:46.77 (2007-02-04)
- - obsoletes [251] Genesis Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA) by foda in 06:55.75 (2004-12-04)
Added [1068] Genesis Mystic Defender (USA) by Aqfaq in 05:38.32 (2008-02-21)
- obsoletes [370] Genesis Mystic Defender (any,r0) by Highness in 06:13.45 (2005-07-04)
Added [879] Genesis The Humans (USA) by Aqfaq in 43:19.22 (2007-05-31)
Added [876] Genesis Splatterhouse 2 (USA) by Aqfaq in 14:15.5 (2007-05-28)
Added [570] Genesis Wonder Boy in Monster World (USA/Europe) by Aqfaq in 42:10.45 (2006-07-31)

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