Table of contents
Introduction
The Even More! Incredible Machine is an extension to The Incredible Machine which contains all original 87 puzzles (now skippable), plus 73 additional ones, including new exclusive objects.
The player is tasked with solving challenges using a given set of Rube Goldberg machine components.
In this movie we solve all 160 puzzles as fast as possible. I (DrD2k9) used eien86's original submission as a baseline and made improvements from there.
TASing this game is really demanding, as every puzzle requires a different approach, instead of, say, a platformer, which has its own challenges but is overall not so taxing in problem solving. While the developers got smart in this sequel and tried to force much less opportunity for skips or unorthodox solutions, we still found plenty.
Enjoy!
Redo Notes
Improvements in this submission over the original come from three primary aspects.
- Different (newer) emulated computer settings allow for smoother emulation of the game.
- Mouse movement optimization.
- Faster puzzle solutions.
Basic improvement approach applied to each individual puzzle:
- Optimize mouse movements using original puzzle solution.
- Test new possible solutions and compare to original.
- Implement new possible solution if faster.
In total, 133 ish of the 160 puzzles were improved. These improvements range from minor part repositioning all the way to completely different solutions.
The improvements result in a savings of 119,430 frames over the original submission. The new movie length is 79,547 frames, meaning we saved more frames than the resulting movie ended up being in duration.
Video comparison to original run.
eien86 made a comparison video showing the differences in puzzle solutions between the original and updated runs.
Software + Hardware
Emulator
- EmuHawk 2.11 (Core: DOSBox-X)
Disk Image Info
nymx: Claiming for judging.
nymx: After having a short discussion with DrD2k9, I found that he was an advent player of this game...giving him the experience to handle this game with great skill. This is amazing work and I applaud the two of you for coming up with a mind blowing effort. I would have never known that this game could have been improved so much, as the original version looked very optimized. When you spend this much time with a game, you are bound to develop experiences that will lead to uncommon cuts. I personally have had this experience, where years of game play have led to excellent understanding, and thus...execution that is far beyond human ability. Great job!!
Accepting to "Standard".
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