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A TAS of Elf Bowling for the Nintendo DS. An encode is available [dead link removed] here.
  • Emulator used: Desmume 0.9.6
  • Advanced Bus-Level Timing: Off
I was surprised to see that a TAS of this hidden gem was not on this site, so I couldn't help but produce one.
Goal wise I had originally planned to go for a perfect 300, but decided to go with an entertainment tradeoff at the end that prevents this goal from being reached, thus any%.
Suggested screenshot: [dead link removed]
DarkKobold: It is a funny but predictable end. While a great AF submission, not really publishable. Rejecting.

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Posted: 4/1/2011 1:33 AM
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TASVideoAgent
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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #3070: Atma's DS Elf Bowling 1 & 2: Elf Bowling in 02:54.27
Posted: 4/1/2011 2:37 AM
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FractalFusion
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Glitchy TAS of 2013 Gameboy TAS of 2013 PSX TASer of 2010
This one's quite funny. Also the unexpected ending. I give it a yes vote.
Posted: 4/1/2011 2:52 AM
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Voted yes. The ending actually made me laugh out loud.
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Posted: 4/1/2011 2:54 AM
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hopper
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The ending was okay, but that was an awfully long wait for the payoff.
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Posted: 4/1/2011 3:22 AM
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I knew this game was horrible. I did not know that it didn't have background music. That makes it... even more horrible.
Posted: 4/1/2011 3:30 AM
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I saw the ending coming after I read that there was an entertainment tradeoff. It is marginally novel to someone who hasn't played the game. Wrong holiday.
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Posted: 4/1/2011 4:25 AM
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Priam
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Voted No. This should be tagged with the "recapitates a bowling pin" modifier.
Posted: 4/1/2011 6:49 AM
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CoolKirby
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I think Priam forgot to vote No. It's still (2/0/0) Voting Yes because of the ending.
Posted: 4/2/2011 2:44 PM
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mklip2001
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In Frame 8, I think, an elf's head is ripped off. Somehow, he gets the head back after the ball is thrown. That's pretty amazing. Nice try, but this isn't amusing enough to me for a yes vote. I'm going No.
Used to be a frequent submissions commenter. My new computer has had some issues running emulators, so I've been here more sporadically. Still haven't gotten around to actually TASing yet... I was going to improve Kid Dracula for GB. It seems I was beaten to it, though, with a recent awesome run by Hetfield90 and StarvinStruthers. (http://tasvideos.org/2928M.html.) Thanks to goofydylan8 for running Gargoyle's Quest 2 because I mentioned the game! (http://tasvideos.org/2001M.html) Thanks to feos and MESHUGGAH for taking up runs of Duck Tales 2 because of my old signature! Thanks also to Samsara for finishing a Treasure Master run. From the submission comments:
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Posted: 4/2/2011 6:37 PM
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Frame on the scoreboard that is.
Posted: 4/2/2011 7:15 PM
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Voted YES cuz of Elf's buttz! Downloaded and uploaded... wanna to encode myself, but I must to use the encode by a maker. Will be on my YouTube channel right now.
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Posted: 4/2/2011 9:05 PM
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This was the most boring thing I've seen since ... I don't know... Deal or No Deal? The tradeoff in the end was a nice effort but not enough for me to actually enjoy the run. Voted no.
Posted: 4/2/2011 10:35 PM
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Ah yeah, this does remind me of deal or no deal. No deal btw.
Posted: 4/4/2011 2:22 AM
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om, nom, nom... blech, salty!