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This is an automatically posted message for discussing submission: #1754: AngerFist's SMS Kenseiden in 07:01.0

See details at: http://tasvideos.org/1754S.html

Submission status: published
Last edited by: adelikat

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The submission message follows:

Emulator used: dega-1.14-win32.

ROM used: Kenseiden (UE) [!].sms (the (J) ROM should also work)

Aims for fastest time.

Takes damage to save time.

This is a somewhat special moment for two reasons. A) This is my first solo run so be gentle with me :) and B) This is TASvideos first submitted Sega Master System run (if you dont count xebras submission).

1. About the run: All I know is that the character is a Samurai. I don't even know what the plot is :) The game itself is reminds me of Kung Fu and Castlevania (NES). Mix them together and you get Kenseiden. The developers are clearly sadistic because the difficulty in some areas is ridiculously absurd, especially the final boss.
2. Recognition: I would like to take this opportunity and wholeheartedly thank the developer pcc. Thank you very much for developing Dega and giving it working TASing features.We owe you a lot. I also would like to thank Neofix for uploading his testrun, which helped me decide my route etc. By the way, here is a download link for the emulator in case you wanna watch: http://www.mediafire.com/?6tm3jjged0x

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Truncated: Congratulations on the first accepted SMS run!

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adelikat: Encoding in process.

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NesVideoAgent: Hi! I am a robot. I took a few screenshots of this movie and placed them here. I'm not sure I got the right ROM though. (I tried Kenseiden (UE) [!].sms, which was the closest match to what you wrote.) Well, here goes! Feel free to clean up the list.

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[plusminus]

Like I said before in the WIP for this run, I'm psyched to see some good SMS runs appear on this site. The character moves a bit slow in this game but you make him plow through enemies undeterred. Yes from me!

[adelikat]

The character moves awful slow but I was still entertained.

I tried playing the game some before watching the movie which helped a lot. This game is quite difficult. This TAS managed to keep moving through the swarms of enemies in impressive & elegant fashion.

I give it a yes vote.

[Baxter]

I agree with what adelikat said. It's a pity the character moves so slow, but considering the difficulty, it looks impressive.

Also giving it a yes.

[SXL]

if you've never played the game, it looks slow and like the character is taking too much damage, but truth is it's a very hard game played like it was easy.

voting yes.

[superjupi]

Watching that character 'run' is like watching a car chase with riding lawn mowers. I can't really fault the the run for how it's played, but I haven't felt a need to get out and push so strongly since I was stuck on 56k.

Luckily, the run is short enough to have held my attention the whole way through. I think I would have liked to have seen a no damage run more, however, even at the cost of time.

In the end, the boss fights (particularly the last one) make it more worthwhile than anything else.

I give it a yes vote, either way.

[The Green Herring]

In spite of how unbelievably slow the character "runs" (yes, I know everyone's mentioned it already,) I was entertained. I do agree, however, that you get even more appreciative of this run upon trying to play the game. I did just that once I finished watching the movie, and man, it is hard! From what I can tell, it's nearly impossible to avoid getting hit in this game, which makes your great maneuvering and the fact that you punch through all of those enemies without blinking an eye (if one could see your eyes, anyway) even more impressive.

Oh, and the old English (!?) was pretty funny too.

Voting "Yes." Congratulations on what seems to be the first SMS TAS here!

[AngerFist]

The Green Herring wrote:

[HarryPitfall]

Desynchs for me in the start of second stage... :(

[Morrison]

I liked it. Short and sweet.

[Dromiceius]

"His battle done, he continues tiptoeing across Japan in wooden shoes..."

Like the others, I give it a lukewarm thumbs up.
Quote:

[stickyman05]

I would ask you what your plans are after this, angerfist, but i already know you are planning to traverse to a place unknown, unbeknownst to us us here in the forums, deep within something unknown in your mind.

Knowingly, I give this sucker a thumbs up.

I am Batman

[sgrunt]

While slow-paced, the game certainly looks absurdly difficult and deserves to be destroyed. Yes vote for succeeding in this.

[VANDAL]

I had watched this run previously without commenting on it but I decided to rewatch it and comment because I liked it.

The game kind of reminds me a bit of Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden. It's kind of like Castlevania because of the building being destroyed at the end and other little things (being slow and stair-clinging) and it's kind of like Ninja Gaiden because of all the unfair projectiles and enemies always coming out and respawning.

I found the music kind of nostalgic even though I have never played a Master System nor have I ever heard of this game, ha ha!

It's a good run which is why I voted yes on it, the first time I watched it.

[zggzdydp]

VANDAL wrote:

[PresidentLeever]

Great run of one of my fav SMS games. I don't think it's that hard..Or that slow. It's a castlevania-style action game.

[moozooh]

Hey guys, know what? This game reminds me of Castlevania; not sure how, but it does!

(Also, voted yes a couple days ago.)

[sgrunt]

I've been experimenting with encoding SMS runs. With AngerFist's permission here (YouTube link) is an encoding of this run for the curious who can't get dega working. :-)

[plusminus]

Oh man! I know it's only YouTube but the sound on that video is pretty horrendous. Still nice for people who can't/won't use Dega though, at least until a proper published AVI.

[Wockes]

I fell asleep pretty fast, sorry voting no

grtz on getting such positiv respons tho, I'm sure this will get published