I'm giving this topic a rather large bump because some might be interested in my progress on this game.
First of all,
http://tasvideos.org/1435S.html was the Mario vs. Donkey Kong 100% TAS I made (and later cancelled) awhile ago.
The main problems were:
-100% took, in this case, 1 hour and 50 minutes
-I receieved many responses saying the movie was too boring, especially the later levels
-The bonus levels took too much time and were also really boring.
With that said, I did discover a lot of interesting tricks and techniques, but the general consensus was that an any% run would be a better choice for this game. I have been working on the any% version more recently, and I'm currently through 3-2. This is probably a good time to share the
3-2 WIP of my progress.
I do have a few concerns, though... I'm worried that the any% run will still be too boring. I'm also debating whether going through the plus worlds is a good idea - completing the 6 normal worlds gives you a vastly inferior ending and credits (not to mention starting you on the level select screen again), but completing the plus worlds would likely double the length of the movie. Are there opinions about this?