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The "Alternative" class contains movies with goal choices that are not standard. It includes movies of high technical quality and entertainment value.
Overview
- Aims to expand the site's library of unique and interesting TASes.
- Showcases both unique speed goals and entertainment-based playarounds.
- Applicable Movie Rules.
Technical requirements
- Must beat all known records, including other TASes.
- Must show a proficient understanding of TAS techniques and be perceived as well optimized: It should not have obvious pauses, mistakes, or sloppy play.
Goal choice
- Goals should make sense within the context of the game, and should be explainable to a general audience.
- Goals should offer a different experience from other runs, particularly standard runs.
- Goals shouldn't just be random, nonspecific actions for the sake of trying to "guarantee" a publication.
Entertainment
- Any run that aims for entertainment over speed, such as playarounds, are curated by entertainment.
- This will be assessed via votes, comments, and views from the general community.
Random Alternative Movie
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, as known in Japan as Ninja Ryuukenden II: Ankoku no Jashin Ken (忍者龍剣伝II 暗黒の邪神剣), is the sequel to the original NES game Ninja Gaiden and one of the hardest games for the console. It takes place a year after the first game, where Ashtar continues Jaquio's goal of taking over the world and kidnaps Irene Law to further his plans. Ryu Hayabusa must now find Irene and stop Ashtar before demons and darkness spread everywhere again.
For this run, eien86 opts to go for a pacifist approach, only killing when its necessary to progress. In addition, he also follows a rule where none of the red spheres spread throughout the game can be touched. A program called JaffarPlus was used to facilitate in the creation of this run.