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GBC Deja Vu 1&2 (USA/Europe) in 10:05.0 by Johan Södling (aka. Randil).
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Rating: 5.6 (14 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Genre: Storybook
This is a TAS of the game Deja Vu 2, the sequel to the popular Deja Vu for NES. This time, however, you do remember who you are, and you also remember that you owe some mobster a lot of money.

The goal in the game, however, is not to get the money - instead you're supposed to frame the mobsters. You do this by planting certain items in desks and stuff like that.

Overall, this movie is a lot like the other storybook TAS: super-fast menu navigation, a lot of route planning, and the general feeling of "What in the world is going on in this movie?"


NES Deja Vu (USA) in 10:18.75 by Johan Södling (aka. Randil).
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Obsoletes movie #928 (10:32.18)
Rating: 6.2 (9 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Manipulates luck
- Genre: Storybook
TODO: describe this movie here
Description of the predecessor movie:
A storybook game like Shadowgate and Uninvited.

In this one you star as Ace Harding, a detective who wakes up having no idea who or where he is. As the game progresses you discover that you have been framed for a crime you didn't commit, and must find a way to clear your name.

This is a 22 second improvement over the author's previous attempt by a slight route change and improved menu navigation.

Further reading:

We recommend Mr. Kelly R. Flewin's Déjà Vu Speed Guide.

NES Shadowgate (USA) in 08:56.2 by Johan Södling (aka. Randil).
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Obsoletes movie #932 (09:03.9)
Rating: 6.1 (9 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Manipulates luck
- Genre: Adventure
- Genre: Storybook
Shadowgate is a storybook game in which you wake up in front of a big castle and must make your way through it solving a variety of puzzles.

This run is 462 frames (7.7 seconds) faster than the previous run of the game. The improvements come mostly from using the spell Illumina on the first visit to the Gargoyle-room, as well as throwing the key1 in the lake.


NES Uninvited (USA) in 08:09.78 by Johan Södling (aka. Randil).
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Obsoletes movie #930 (08:13.9)
Rating: 5.9 (6 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Genre: Storybook
This is a game similar to Shadowgate and Deja Vu. In it, you wake up in a crashed car just outside a strange mansion, desperate to explore the ghost-ridden building to find and rescue your missing sister.

The speed at which the author manipulates the menus is impressive. This is an 4.12 second improvement over the author's previous movie.


SNES Simpsons, The: Bart's Nightmare (USA) in 14:09.3 by M.S.M. (aka. Samhain-Grim, aka. VANDAL).
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Obsoletes movie #772 (15:22.4)
Rating: 6.4 (16 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Manipulates luck
- Genre: Action
- Genre: Platform
- Genre: Storybook
Another game in the Simpsons series. This one takes a bizarre trip through Bart's imagination; fighting amoeba, smashing psychotic appliances, and transforming into Bartzilla.

These bizarre situations are handled with tool-assisted precision, and finished 73 seconds faster than the author's previous attempt.

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Added [1161] NES Shadowgate (USA) by Randil in 08:56.2 (2008-08-10)
- obsoletes [932] NES Shadowgate (USA) by Randil in 09:03.9 (2007-08-01)
- - obsoletes [383] NES Shadowgate (USA) by Randil in 09:17.53 (2005-07-28)
- - - obsoletes [163] NES Shadowgate (USA) by Walker Boh in 09:27.9 (2004-08-14)
- - - - obsoletes [38] NES Shadowgate (USA) by Caitsith2 in 14:36.1 (2004-03-15)
Added [1152] NES Uninvited (USA) by Randil in 08:09.78 (2008-08-05)
- obsoletes [930] NES Uninvited (USA) by Randil in 08:13.9 (2007-07-31)
- - obsoletes [382] NES Uninvited (USA) by Randil in 08:21.95 (2005-07-28)
- - - obsoletes [154] NES Uninvited (USA) by Walker Boh in 09:14.9 (2004-08-08)
- - - - obsoletes [141] NES Uninvited (USA) by Walker Boh in 09:48.57 (2004-07-23)
- - - - - obsoletes [92] NES Uninvited (USA) by Walker Boh in 10:42.23 (2004-06-07)
Added [1133] NES Deja Vu (USA) by Randil in 10:18.75 (2008-06-21)
- obsoletes [928] NES Deja Vu (USA) by Randil in 10:32.18 (2007-07-29)
- - obsoletes [381] NES Deja Vu (USA) by Randil in 10:53.8 (2005-07-28)
- - - obsoletes [164] NES Deja Vu (USA) by Walker Boh in 11:25.58 (2004-08-15)
- - - - obsoletes [153] NES Deja Vu (USA) by Walker Boh in 11:45.58 (2004-08-08)
Added [894] SNES Simpsons, The: Bart's Nightmare (USA) by Samhain-Grim in 14:09.3 (2007-06-15)
- obsoletes [772] SNES Simpsons, The: Bart's Nightmare (USA) by Samhain-Grim in 15:22.4 (2007-01-15)
Added [566] GBC Deja Vu 1&2 (USA/Europe) by Randil in 10:05.0 (2006-07-21)
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