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Most of us knew that Genisto has been working on an improved SMB2 movie, but I don't think anyone could have expected the improvement to be seventeen seconds!

This is definitely a must-watch.

If you are wondering how some of the tricks in this video works, go to the Super Mario Bros. Tricks 2 (you won't find it at the How Stuff Works site!).

This run played on a real NES

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The differences between the Japanese and USA versions of SMB3 entail a few seconds of change, but most of this 19-second improvement's enhancement is because of Mario's passing through walls in the final fortress ― a trick that was discovered by Bisqwit.

There are also some other new strategies that Genisto uses in this movie. Once again, of course, Genisto has acquired 99+ extra lives magnificently.

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This TAS is about 0.5 seconds faster than the previous version; it merely changes some very minor parts.

Note: Hitler no Fukkatsu and Bionic Commando are not the same game. According to Feitclub, major differences include:

• "HnF" has more enemies in every stage, and more obstacles along the way. For example, there are land mines in Area 7 and giant spiders in some neutral areas. Also, I believe the patterns of the enemy attack trucks are different, because I seemed to encounter them more often in this game despite using the same route as "BC."
• All references to Nazis and all swastikas were removed from "BC." The evil leader of "the Badds" was re-named "Master-D." Graphically, however, he is undeniably Adolf Hitler in both versions. This resulted in quite a shock to me as a child!

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Wondering how some tricks work? Information is available at Super Mario Bros. Tricks page.

This version is really faster than the previous on some levels, but emulator differences (specifically Famtasia's faster loading time) balances out the time.

This is the real Super Mario Bros 2. It was never officially released in the USA and Europe. It was later ported to SNES, and released as "Lost Levels" on Super Mario All-stars. Phil remembers there were pirate copies of this game under the name Super Mario Bros. 3.

FDS means Famicom Disk System. It was a Japanese disk-unit version of the NES.

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Wondering how some tricks work? Information is available at Super Mario Bros. Tricks page.

This version is faster than the previous version, due to a different warp zone entry technique in the level 5–2. Also some other levels were changed (after 5–1).

This is the real Super Mario Bros 2. It was never officially released in the USA and Europe. It was later ported to SNES, and released as "Lost Levels" on Super Mario All-stars. Phil remembers there were pirate copies of this game under the name Super Mario Bros. 3.

FDS means Famicom Disk System. It was a Japanese disk-unit version of the NES.

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   Gabby Jay 06.26            Bear Hugger 13.49
   Piston Hurricane 05.50     Bald Bull 08.64

   Bob Charlie 05.50          Dragon Chan 07.49*
   Masked Muscle 06.33        Mr. Sandman 13.13*

   Aran Ryan 08.45            Heike Kagero 10.60
   Mad Clown 09.24            Super Machoman 09.43*

   Narcis Prince 08.50*       Hoy Quarlow 08.35
   Rick Bruiser 10.71*        Nick Bruiser 08.41*

Category "Abuses programming errors in the game" is selected because a pause glitch is used that let you hit opponent faster by lowering his guard faster or let your Special power to replenish while pausing.

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This run displays how quickly the whip can be used, especially during the boss fights.

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A very colourful movie.

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Read the authors' comments for details.

In the strange-looking screenshot of this entry, we see Luigi becoming taller.

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The guy who has an infinite supply of ammo and who destroys worlds bare-chested is back!

This movie is a 39-second improvement to the previous version, and the hero's gun isn't stuck on autofire.

Selected comments from the author:
At the Final Boss section, I have lost a life to get the normal weapon, because the boss is beaten faster with it.

Mario plays through all 8 worlds in a fashion similar to a warpless run.

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It's the guy who has infinite supply of ammo and who destroys worlds bare-chested.

Here we have Genisto again doing what nobody could have seen coming.
This updated movie demonstrates very well how important accuracy can be (by being half a minute faster than the previous version).

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Genisto shaves another 4 seconds off of this single-player movie by using some new techniques that involve zipping through certain objects.

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Quote from Exim (for his movie, but applies to this one as well):
This one has the "bad" end. (not the worst)
There are 3 endings: no money earned; earned some money and found all 7 map pieces. I'm thinking about doing the best end but I don't know if this would be interesting because I'd have to visit some places twice and it would be a lot longer.

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Maybe you thought Battletoads was a game full of amphibians, but it is actually full of bugs. Those beta testers really should have spent a little more time on this game...

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Not only is it amazingly fast, it also manages to get 99 extra lives while waiting.

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Technically, this game has a really high quality soundtrack - mostly because it uses a VRC6 chip that the Nintendo of America considered too expensive to include in the game cart.
That's why the movie was made for the Japanese version instead of the USA version.
(No, it still isn't SNES quality yet - don't be disappointed.)

This movie is interesting, because the game is complex and difficult and the soundtrack is good.

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Cheez and WalkerBoh had a long competition at this game, but then Genisto came and beat them both by improving Walker's previous attempt by 1:54.

We recommend reading the author's comments.

The movie features very precise boomerang handling, a glitch to cut the boss-fights short and other tricks to keep it quick.

This movie requires FCEU 0.98.12.

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This incredible TAS of Arkanoid, made by Genisto, inspires awe in a manner comparable to adelikat's Gradius movie. No ball is ever lost, even though three balls are juggled in almost every level.

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Defining aspects of this game:

• Very unforgiving. Intuition will not work. Mistakes are not allowed. Most paths are one-way.
• In order to complete the game, the player is required to collect some mushrooms, only to lose them soon thereafter.
• In order to complete the game, the player is required to abuse many of the glitches of the game (such as passing through walls in a multitude of different ways).
• Savestates are practically required for completing the game.
• You can jump any time you wish, even if you are in air. Genisto however avoids using this feature except when necessary.
• This movie involves a death. As the game starts with 0 extra lifes, the player must gain one 1UP to afford that death.
• In stage 3-2, Mario just sleepwalks through the stage. The player has no control there.

If you want to complete this game yourself, do not watch this movie! This movie spoils some solutions.

Anyone can make as psychedelic looking hack as this one is, but it is not as mindless as it first seems. It has been designed by someone who has firm knowledge of the game's quirks, and you need to have the same level of knowledge in order to complete the game.

Gaining the 1UP is accomplished by collecting 100 coins. However, most of the coins are either hidden, or trapped so that they must be collected in a certain order. Some coins are traps in themselves, and must not be collected, because doing so the player would not be able to return to the right path.

The death, however, is not mandatory. As Bisqwit demonstrates, the game is also completable without death (and thus, without collecting those coins). (Note: The shooting at Koopa in the demonstration has nothing to do with this point. It only shows that the hit counter overflowed.) Bisqwit is unsure whether this manner of completion is what the creator of the hack had in mind. Considering that dying leads to the lowerside tunnel, it is possible that the death was intended to be mandatory.

Genisto has explained some aspects of this game, and of the movie, in his submission comments.

The following attributes apply to this movie:

• Abuses programming errors. There is no other choice.
• Uses warps. There is no other choice.
• Does not play as fast as possible. Rather, Genisto introduces this hack in a good way.

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Genisto's movie is an improvement of over 4 and a half minutes over the previous movie. Most of the improvements are due to better accuracy and some tactical changes.

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This movie plays "1 player game A" (easy).

Stage times: 3410, 3560 , 3750 , 3890 , 4270

This version is a hexed version of their previous run and has a strategic use of the select button to have less gray screen at the beginning. The result is a run that is .5 sec shorter but identical in actual gameplay.

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There is also a Game Boy sequel that is known as Kid Dracula.

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Genisto's 9:07 Princess-only SMB2 TAS.

Uses warps.

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This movie plays "1 player game A" (easy).

Stage times: 3410, 3560 , 3750 , 3890 , 4270

This version is several seconds faster than the previous version by Walker Boh and also several frames faster than Walker Boh's unreleased improved version.

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Note that the second player dies at some point. This is because of a bug in the game: the beta testers probably never got that far in the game with two players. Thanks to "Cyntalan Maelstrom" for this information.

Graphically this game features some really nice scenes.

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This is a platform game with a hero that can't jump.
This movie is 3 minutes and 6 seconds faster than the movie of the previous author, Feitclub. It looks really great.

Note: Hitler no Fukkatsu and Bionic Commando are not the same game.
Selected quotes from Feitclub:
"Major differences include:
-"HnF" has more enemies in every stage, and more obstacles along the way. For example, there are land mines in Area 7 and giant spiders in some neutral areas. Also, I believe the patterns of the enemy attack trucks are different, because I seemed to encounter them more often in this game despite using the same route as "BC."
-All references to Nazis and all swastikas were removed from "BC." The evil leader of "the Badds" was re-named "Master-D." Graphically, however, he is undeniably Adolf Hitler in both versions. This resulted in quite a shock to me as a child!"

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This movie uses several techniques for speed:

• (Ab)using monsters as a platform for shortcuts
• Optimized usage of weapons
• Luck abuse for items (Ⅱ and Ⅲ) ― nearly impossible to duplicate
• (Ab)using the main character as a critical hit weapon at bosses
• Using bottles to restrain and pass through enemies

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It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

This movie is 1:23.1 faster than the previous movie by Provonost. This movie takes better care in optimization but fires many stray shots. Unlike the previous movie, this one uses the autofire key. In fact it leaves it on for extended perios often, even when there is nothing to shoot at.

This movie takes advantage of the single stream technique, but not until halfway through stage 2.

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We recommend reading the author's comments as well as the previous author's comments.

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The completion times for each floor in this movie are: 1547, 1557, 1551, 1545, 1549. It is 38 timeunits faster than Michael Fried's previously published version and 4 timeunits faster than Deviance's last known record.

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Record times in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out:

   Glass Joe 0:42.00          Von Kaiser 0:35.97
   Piston Honda 0:42.82

   Don Flamenco 0:14.97       King Hippo 0:37.61
   Great Tiger 0:47.48        Bald Bull 0:57.82

   Piston Honda II 0:50.25    Soda Popinski 0:47.00
   Bald Bull II 1:08.97       Don Flamenco II 1:00.48
   Mr. Sandman 2:19.25        Super Macho Man 0:46.48

   Mike Tyson 1:58.XX

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Record times in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out:

   Glass Joe 0:42.00          Von Kaiser 0:35.97
   Piston Honda 0:42.82

   Don Flamenco 0:14.97       King Hippo 0:37.61
   Great Tiger 0:47.48        Bald Bull 0:58.97

   Piston Honda II 0:50.25    Soda Popinski 0:47.00
   Bald Bull II 1:08.97       Don Flamenco II 1:00.48
   Mr. Sandman 2:20.82        Super Macho Man 0:47.97

   Mike Tyson 1:58.XX

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The guy who has infinite supply of ammo and who destroys worlds barechested is back!

I think movie would be a lot better if it wasn't so stuck in the fire button, but otherwise this is quite good and quick.

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Selected quotes from the authors:
We sincerely thank Mana for showing us some strategies. It helps us in this version. Also, thanks to Michael Fried, his video inspires me to collect some more points where Mana failed to achieve.

Even in simple-looking games you can always find more time-saving tricks to exploit if you look hard enough. See what we've found at the Super Mario Bros. Tricks page.

The completion times for each level are:

• 1-1: 370
• 1-2: 347
• 4-1: 341 (fireworks)
• 4-2: 356
• 8-1: 200
• 8-2: 342
• 8-3: 244
• 8-4: 316

For extra curiosity, see a slightly edited version (for Famtasia). It introduces the hat-stomping trick in 8-2 and ends the movie properly at hitting the axe.

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This is the fastest seen Super Mario Bros 2 timeattack so far. It has been a long road from Bisqwit's first Luigi-only done-fast movie (11:36) to this Genisto's Mario+Luigi+Toad timeattack (12 seconds faster than the previous version by Sleepz), and the result is totally incredible. Have we reached the perfection yet?

This movie also demonstrates many funny glitches in the game - some of which may be documented at the Super Mario Bros. Tricks 2 page.