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N64 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (USA) in 14:35.22 by Emanuel F. (aka. emu).
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 57 MB, length: 14:46)
Download Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-12-17)
Read author's comments in submission #1733
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Rating: 6.4 (21 votes)
- Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
- Genre: Sport
The third installment to the Tony Hawk series of skateboarding games.

Since there is no real use in aiming for the fastest time, emu instead opts to show off by performing crazy stunts, large combos and making a really high score. It is intended to be judged by its mastery of the game rather than how quickly it reaches completion.


NES Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (USA PRG1) in 17:50.0 by Andrés Delikat (aka. adelikat).
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 22 MB, length: 19:09)
Download FCEU movie (.fcm) (date: 2007-01-07)
Read author's comments in submission #1377
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Obsoletes movie #544 (17:50.53)
Rating: 8.1 (29 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Manipulates luck
- Uses no passwords
- Genre: Fighting
- Genre: Sport
The objective is not to beat your opponent... but to humiliate him by winning as fast as possible.

Clock Times:

   Glass Joe 0:42.00          Von Kaiser 0:35.95
   Piston Honda 0:40.25
   
   Don Flamenco 0:14.97       King Hippo 0:37.25
   Great Tiger 0:47.48        Bald Bull 0:57.82
   
   Piston Honda II 0:50.25    Soda Popinski 0:45.25
   Bald Bull II 1:08.97       Don Flamenco II 0:58.61
   Mr. Sandman 2:18.00        Super Macho Man 0:45.25
   
   Mike Tyson 1:58.XX
No clock stop glitch in this run.

This is the 4th published version of this game. This run improves the Mr. Sandman fight by 1 game clock second.


NES Super Dodge Ball (USA) in 05:47.73 by Ricardo Lafaurie Jr. (aka. Dasrik).
Download MKV file via BitTorrent (size: 6 MB, length: 05:48)
Download FCEU movie (.fcm) (date: 2006-12-18)
Read author's comments in submission #1302
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Rating: 6.7 (21 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Takes no damage
- Abuses programming errors in the game
- Plays at hardest level
- Genre: Sport
This game takes the dodge ball to the extreme!

In this movie the author constantly tortures helpless CPU players with "power shots", sending them to fly around the world (actually, just the screen) and letting them just barely get back on their feet.

Note: The flickering in this movie can't be helped, as it is an emulation problem.


NES Tecmo Super Bowl (USA) in 11:05.02 by Andrés Delikat (aka. adelikat).
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 27 MB, length: 11:51)
Download FCEU movie (.fcm) (date: 2008-01-11)
Read author's comments in submission #1795
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Obsoletes movie #250 (13:46.8)
Rating: 5.1 (19 votes)
- Is a demonstration
- Abuses programming errors in the game
- Manipulates luck
- Genre: Sport
This movie doesn't aim to run up the score. Instead, it plays an entertaining game of American football by keeping the score close for drama and by utilizing a variety of wild plays with interceptions, fumbles, impossibly long passes, etc. Thus, the movie manipulates luck often.

In addition, the author exploits a number of bizarre bugs, such as CPU players tackling their own teammate, and a very unorthodox final play.

True tecmobowlers will enjoy the team choice and final score.


NES Track & Field (USA) in 12:55.43 by Phil Côté.
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 14 MB, length: 13:24)
Download FCEU movie (.fcm) (date: 2007-10-01)
Read author's comments in submission #1716
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Obsoletes movie #34 (08:28.05)
Obsoletes movie #35 (09:05.4)
Obsoletes movie #36 (08:56.48)
Rating: 6.3 (23 votes)
- Aims for maximum score
- One player controls two characters
- Ignores delays caused by bonus effects
- Genre: Sport
This movie of Track and Field plays with two players: One of them aims for a maximum score, and the other aims to demonstrate clumsiness, quirks and other humor.

Genesis Sonic Spinball (USA) in 07:58.5 by Nick Mong (aka. mmbossman).
Download Gens movie file (.gmv) (date: 2008-01-21)
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 31 MB, length: 10:25)
Read author's comments in submission #1831
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Obsoletes movie #1020 (09:55.88)
Rating: 6.7 (15 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Abuses programming errors in the game
- Genre: Sport
Dr. Robotnik is at it again, and this time he has set up a Pinball Defense System inside of a volcano. Fortunately, Sonic makes a good pinball and he easily infiltrates the system, recovering most of the chaos emeralds hidden within and making short work of the bosses.

The author has improved this run by nearly 2 minutes over his previous. Improvements come from new shortcuts & glitches discovered by the author & Flip.

Jan 21, 2008: .avi updated. Ending credits were garbled in the original.


SNES Kirby's Dream Course (USA) in 1:11:36.52 by S.S. (aka. gocha).
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 171 MB, length: 1:13:54)
Download snes9x movie file (.smv) (date: 2006-12-17)
Read author's comments in submission #1349
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Rating: 7.0 (26 votes)
- Takes damage to save time
- Uses a game restart sequence
- Genre: Sport
Kirby is a spherical character, so naturally it makes sense that he should be whacked around like a golf ball. A ball that can absorb the powers of enemies and use them to his advantage, of course!

This run aims for best score, then fastest time. A lot of hole-in-ones are scored, even at great time expense.

Note that there is a second series of courses which are similar to the original set. These are played as well for sport, before attacking the final boss and winning.


SNES Super Punch-Out!! (USA) in 15:59.37 by Phil Côté.
Download snes9x movie file (.smv) (date: 2008-02-20)
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 42 MB, length: 19:41)
Read author's comments in submission #1857
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Obsoletes movie #878 (15:59.88)
Rating: 7.6 (17 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Abuses programming errors in the game
- Manipulates luck
- Genre: Fighting
- Genre: Sport
This run improves on the time taken to defeat Bear Hugger.

NOTE: The AVI has been updated; please download the new torrent file if you haven't already.

Added [1067] SNES Super Punch-Out!! (USA) by Phil in 15:59.37 (2008-02-20)
- obsoletes [878] SNES Super Punch-Out!! (USA) by adelikat in 15:59.88 (2007-05-29)
- - obsoletes [732] SNES Super Punch-out!! (USA) by adelikat in 15:57.35 (2006-12-13)
- - - obsoletes [143] SNES Super Punch-Out!! (USA) by Phil & Genisto in 15:58.98 (2004-07-24)
- - - - obsoletes [127] SNES Super Punch-Out!! (USA) by videogamefreak in 16:57.27 (2004-07-19)
Added [1044] Genesis Sonic Spinball (USA) by mmbossman in 07:58.5 (2008-01-21)
- obsoletes [1020] Genesis Sonic Spinball (USA) by mmbossman in 09:55.88 (2007-12-09)
- - obsoletes [221] Genesis Sonic Spinball (USA) by Zer0 in 10:51.37 (2004-10-22)
Added [1039] NES Tecmo Super Bowl (USA) by adelikat in 11:05.02 (2008-01-11)
- obsoletes [250] NES Tecmo Super Bowl (USA) by Arc in 13:46.8 (2004-12-04)
- - obsoletes [61] NES Tecmo Super Bowl (USA) by Arc in 17:58.75 (2004-04-05)
Added [1029] N64 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (USA) by emu in 14:35.22 (2007-12-17)
Added [970] NES Track & Field (USA) by Phil in 12:55.43 (2007-09-30)
- obsoletes [34] NES Track and Field (USA) by Arc in 08:28.05 (2004-04-29)
- obsoletes [35] NES Track and Field (Europe) by Phil in 09:05.4 (2004-04-29)
- obsoletes [36] NES Track and Field (USA) by Phil in 08:56.48 (2004-04-29)
- - obsoletes [644] NES Track and Field (USA) by Arc in 08:48.55 (2004-03-14)
Added [766] NES Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (USA PRG1) by adelikat in 17:50.0 (2007-01-07)
- obsoletes [544] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA PRG1) by adelikat in 17:50.53 (2006-06-03)
- - obsoletes [408] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA PRG1) by adelikat in 17:51.87 (2005-09-15)
- - - obsoletes [229] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA PRG1) by Phil & Genisto in 17:52.4 (2004-11-01)
- - - - obsoletes [215] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA PRG1) by Phil & Genisto in 17:52.4 (2004-10-19)
- - - - - obsoletes [59] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA) by Phil in 01:26.95 (2004-05-04)
- - - - - - obsoletes [627] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA) by Phil in 01:34.17 (2004-04-11)
- - - - - - - obsoletes [630] NES Mike Tyson's Punch Out (USA) by LegendOfMart in 04:50.4 (2004-04-08)
Added [742] NES Super Dodge Ball (USA) by Dasrik in 05:47.73 (2006-12-18)
Added [737] SNES Kirby's Dream Course (USA) by gocha in 1:11:36.52 (2006-12-17)