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Here's my improved Metroid 2 Any%-run, done in 166'644 frames.
(Any equals 41 or 43) 
VBA 19

Allow RL/UD
  • Aims for fastest time
The run is 6524 frames, 108,733 seconds, faster than my previous submission.
2619 frames gained on improved movement,
2539 frames gained on improved Metroid battles,
1100 frames gained on route changes (Thanks RT-55J),
266 frames gained on better sand-shooting, door opening, etc.
I could not avoid Queen from spitting those... things at me.
Check out my previous submission for info on items used, people to thank etc etc. Of course the frame numbering used there is useless to this run.
Also extra thanks to jimsfriend for ideas and moozooh for watching WIPs.
Enjoy.
adelikat: Claimed for encoding.

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Posted: 5/19/2007 1:17 AM
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TASVideoAgent
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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #1570: Cardboard's GB Metroid 2 - Return Of Samus "any%" in 46:17.40
Posted: 5/19/2007 1:54 AM
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moozooh
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This be one of my favorite runs of this year.
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Posted: 5/19/2007 2:23 AM
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Alter
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I just finished watching, and am very impressed. Awesome planning, awesome execution. Especially the Metroid battles are really impressive, plus you managed to avoid their explosions where I never thought it feasible. Also, lol at the infini-bomb-spider-hover thingie ^^
Posted: 5/19/2007 3:21 AM
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zidanax
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I've always found Metroid runs entertaining, and this is no exception. Somehow, even just watching Samus move through the game was entertaining. Yes vote.
Posted: 5/19/2007 10:23 AM
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AngerFist
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Wow did not expect you to improve it this much. Cool run, voted yes.
Nitrogenesis wrote:
Guys I come from the DidyKnogRacist communite, and you are all wrong, tihs is the run of the mileniun and everyone who says otherwise dosnt know any bater! I found this run vary ease to masturbate too!!!! Don't fuck with me, I know this game so that mean I'm always right!StupedfackincommunityTASVideoz!!!!!!
Arc wrote:
I enjoyed this movie in which hands firmly gripping a shaft lead to balls deep in multiple holes.
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I don't want to get involved in this discussion, but as a point of fact C# is literally the first goddamn thing on that fucking page you linked did you even fucking read it
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Posted: 5/20/2007 3:41 PM
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Saturn
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Great run! It's clearly visible that cardboard has alot of experience in TASing this game. The boss battles were awesomely tight optimized, and the last explosion animation very smartly avoided by abusing the screen change. Also it seems that you managed to optimize damage boost and jumping precision while going up rooms even more than in the previous submission. It looked very entertaining on top of that. Also the energy and Missile management is just top, by being able to finish the queen with exactly 0 Missiles left. :-) Obvious YES vote, what else can I say! Great and especially fast job Cardboard!
See my perfect 100% movie-walkthroughs of the best RPG games on http://www.freewebs.com/saturnsmovies/index.htm Current TAS project (with new videos): Super Metroid Redesign, any% speedrun
Posted: 5/20/2007 5:29 PM
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hero_of_the_day
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Nice run, awesome boss fights in particular. Voting yes.
They're off to find the hero of the day...
Posted: 5/20/2007 7:36 PM
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This movie has been published. The posts before this message apply to the submission, and posts after this message apply to the published movie. ---- [866] GB Metroid II: Return of Samus by Cardboard in 46:17.40
Posted: 5/20/2007 9:06 PM
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Cardboard
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Wow that was fast :O (The encoding) Thanks people o/
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omg lol this is so fake!!!1 the nes cant produce music like this!
Posted: 5/20/2007 11:10 PM
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Booda
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Anybody else have a problem downloading the last 3% of this movie?
Posted: 5/20/2007 11:21 PM
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Wockes
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it's probably only temporary, wait a few hours :P
"No love for the game gear"
Posted: 5/20/2007 11:39 PM
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Booda
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'kay. My browser shows that there's just a few parts that aren't being shared, but I imagine as soon as someone gets those parts it'll take, you know, two seconds to finish.
Posted: 5/20/2007 11:55 PM
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mushroom
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100 kb left come on!
<adelikat> tony hawk is porn for me <Comicalflop>my mom is hot
Posted: 5/21/2007 12:08 AM
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moozooh
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Apparently, adelikat didn't want to encode it in color. Instead, he encoded it… in color! Because I don't know how else to call it: A B&W video with pink tint on one side and green on the other, awesome! \o/
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Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
Posted: 5/22/2007 12:33 AM
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mills
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Fantastic run!