Submission #9193: McBobX's GB Bram Stoker's Dracula in 03:16.22

Game Boy
baseline
(Submitted: Bram Stoker's Dracula (UE) [!].gb USA, Europe)
BizHawk 2.9.1
11720 (cycle count 411503154)
59.72887741220083
2264
PowerOn
Submitted by McBobX on 7/18/2024 3:00 PM
Submission Comments
Is there even Dracula in this game? Not sure!

Bram Stoker's Dracula (GB) in 03:16.51

Run details

  • Emulator used: BizHawk 2.9.1
  • Takes damage to save time
  • Skips all bosses
  • Uses hardest difficulty

This game is broken... Wiggle glitch!!

  • Welp, unlike the NES version, the GB version is actually broken. I think due to coding issues, they disregarded the fact that you can duck while falling from a platform. This is big for this game because you can trigger the animation for letting go of a soft platform, if you're too close, you can land inside the hard platform, from then, you can wiggle to zip to the left side of the screen, and LUCKILY that triggers the victory music which clears the level without fighting any boss (not even last boss).
  • I think this glitch is worth showcasing, as it is fun to see everything being skipped. Moreover, it is properly broken because it does require a platform to fall from, which for instance, in scene 5-1, we go through a bit of the stage to find the closest platform for the skip. A lot of lag management is involved there as well.
  • I would not like the glitch if it can happen at will, by like just jumping then triggering the skip as it would be boring.

Full game?

  • This run mostly showcases the said glitch, but the game itself is a carbon copy of the NES version, plus it is too laggy if you want to play it. I'd recommend watching the NES version for more content from the game.

Special thanks

  • RTA community for finding this trick (not sure who exactly).
  • k0zzx: For his WR run which allowed me to figure the best places to use the wiggle glitch.

Suggested screenshot

Frame: 7866
Hope you enjoy wiggle wiggle wiggle!!

nymx: Claiming for judging.
nymx: Replacing movie with cycle count correction.
nymx: Well, there is no arguing with this run. You even did better than the "partial" TAS that I found.... That glitch really makes quick work of this game. Congratulations!
Accepting.
nymx: user has an update, that I will replace when I get home. Setting to delayed.
nymx: Replacing movie file at the request of the author. Setting back to accepted.

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Last Edited by despoa 11 days ago
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