Submission #2249: hogehoge61's GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX "glitched" in 05:38.80

Game Boy Color
(Submitted: Link's Awakening DX)
glitched
VBA-rr
20328
60
89496
Unknown
Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening DX (U) (V1.0) [C][!].gbc
Submitted by hogehoge61 on 5/16/2009 5:27:48 AM
Submission Comments

Link's Awakening DX "warp glitch" TAS by hogehoge61

Game objectives

  • Emulator used: VBA Rerecording 1.7.2 v21, enable “Enable Up/Down and Left/Right”
  • Abuses programming errors
  • Uses game restart sequence
  • Aims for fastest time
  • Takes damage to save time
  • Steals a shovel and a bow
  • Uses death to save time
  • Uses warps
  • Manipulates luck

To the Sword

  • The protagonist's name was changed to 'V'. There is no particular reason for this.
  • 1 frame gained from a boost off the Bow-wow.
  • 3 frames saved by optimizing the damage boost off the octorok.
  • 3 frames gained through a damage boost using the urchins on the beach.
  • L/R/D are pressed during the spin immediately after taking the sword, but there is no particular reason for it.

Stealing from the Shop

  • 4 frames gained for some unknown reason (?).
  • 3 frames lost due to the cycle in the shopkeeper's orientation.
  • At the game over screen after being killed by the shopkeeper L/R/D was pressed, but it does not have any purpose.
  • 1 frame loss due to the shopkeeper's orientation cycle.

Setting up the Warping Glitch

  • 2 frames gained by using a corner boost.
  • 1 frame saved for some unknown reason (?).
  • 3 frames gained from optimizing the Bow-wow boost.
  • 12 frames saved by applying the A/B/Up/Down bug to a spin attack to kill the 2 octoroks.

Doghouse Glitch

  • 25 frames saved by optimizing the use of bugged tiles.
  • 3 frames saved by eliminating the lag when opening and closing the menu.

Last boss

1st Form
  • Unchanged.
2nd Form
  • Unchanged.
3rd Form
  • 7 frames gained by hitting with the very end of the first spin attack.
4th Form
  • Unchanged.
5th Form
  • Killed with a spin attack, for no particular reason.
6th Form
  • 15 frames saved by speeding up eye opening even further.
total 75 frames saving.

Special Thanks

  • #TASers
And thank you for reading our submission, enjoy the run!

mmbossman: Accepting as an improvement to the published movie.
ShinyDoofy: Processing...
Last Edited by adelikat on 9/16/2023 12:43 AM
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