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In order to set free teh castlevania from a horrible curse, we vanquish da terrible count once again, hopefully the 7 next years will be more sunny (erh wait wha...?)

Summary

  • Abuses Programming Errors
  • Takes Damage To Save Time
  • Manipulates Luck
  • Emulator used: Snes9x-rr (1.43 v17)
  • Length:29:38 Frames:106685 Re-records:128384

Introduction


Here is the longest awaited obsoletion on the site, it took 7 years to brake the curse, and 4 talented tasers; arukAdo, Cardboard, Bablo and scrimpeh.
Originally started by Cardboard and Bablo, they tased up to Stage 3-3 and then lacked interrest/time (pretty much like all preceding attempts), thats where the two of us took over.
We end up beating Phil and Genisto's old movie by 01:37.62 (~20 seconds are from removing the dance after beating dracula).
Bablo and Cardboard did decide to use the jap rom, the stage8 is red(blood) instead green and some other small details are uncensored in this version (boobs for exemple), the timing have near no difference, I believe this rom choice should not be an issue.
Im not sure if the run sync on others version of snes9x, we tryed to beat their movie but with not much success so we decided to just keep going with what we got.
For a list of tricks, both old and new, please refer the Game Resources page

Improvements


A little table to recap the improvements over last movie, first collumn is the total frames won in the stage, second show how many lag frames was removed, third is the difference for bosses.
Full excel spreadsheet is available on google, it detail any rooms and lag as well.
StagesTotalLagBosses
Stage1212474
Stage22194430
Stage387962104
Stage474247-31/2
Stage522-2no boss
Stage622623-24
Stage7325-31
Stage813069-60
Stage92982710
StageA59628-54
StageB2561740/102/84/283

Worthy to mention that the biggest improvement in a single room is 4-4 with 660 frames, second place goes to A-1D with 526 frames.

Stages Review




DarkKobold: Judging.
DarkKobold: Guess I was wrong. Accepting!
Brandon: Publication underway.

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Posted: 8/2/2011 6:48 PM
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Derakon
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sgrunt wrote:
I'm skeptical about the use of the J ROM, given the reason cited for its use, but I don't think that that should have any strong weight in the decision.
I think dodging NoA's goofy censorship rules is a reasonable excuse to use the Japanese ROM, especially given that the usual reason to use the U ROM (wanting to be able to read text) isn't an issue.
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Posted: 8/2/2011 7:00 PM
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Warp
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sgrunt wrote:
I'm skeptical about the use of the J ROM, given the reason cited for its use
Boobs are always a good reason to use an uncensored version!
Posted: 8/2/2011 7:30 PM
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NitroGenesis
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Welp. This should be HD in a bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1omRWt3Qfw
YoungJ1997lol wrote:
Normally i would say Yes, but thennI thought "its not the same hack" so ill stick with meh.
Posted: 8/2/2011 7:46 PM
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Vykan12
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If only this game had a dash button :P That was pretty entertaining regardless. I liked how you often unexpectedly damage boosted onto a platform, that every boss died in glitchy rainbow colored fashion, and of course the wall clipping glitches.
Posted: 8/2/2011 10:17 PM
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dukhsan
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Utterly fantastic, huge Yes vote. There's a lot more style in this one than the movie it will no doubt obsolete (but that was an excellent run as well.) The improvement in 4-4 is one of the closest things I've seen to the scroll/level wrap glitch in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, moving around off-camera, even if the reasoning behind it is different. Very cool stuff.
Posted: 8/2/2011 10:20 PM
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mklip2001
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I miss the ending dance in Phil and Genisto's run, but this was quite fun as well! The funniest part for me was in 2-1, I think, when you keep damage boosting off the same shot to advance forward. I also like how murderous the hero is this time, with boomerang shots constantly in front. Very nice job, and Yes vote.
Used to be a frequent submissions commenter. My new computer has had some issues running emulators, so I've been here more sporadically. Still haven't gotten around to actually TASing yet... I was going to improve Kid Dracula for GB. It seems I was beaten to it, though, with a recent awesome run by Hetfield90 and StarvinStruthers. (http://tasvideos.org/2928M.html.) Thanks to goofydylan8 for running Gargoyle's Quest 2 because I mentioned the game! (http://tasvideos.org/2001M.html) Thanks to feos and MESHUGGAH for taking up runs of Duck Tales 2 because of my old signature! Thanks also to Samsara for finishing a Treasure Master run. From the submission comments:
Shoutouts and thanks to mklip2001 for arguably being the nicest and most supportive person on the forums.
Posted: 8/3/2011 3:34 AM
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Saethori
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After the title screen, there was no negative sign of using the Japanese version, so it works out in favor of the run. I definitely liked the strategic use of the weapons, and you collected so many hearts without wasting time that you could literally spam crosses for every little situation. :3 Gets a yes from me! :3
First a movie gets submitted, and ends up accepted despite breaking rules other runs have been rejected for. And when I vote less than spectacularly on this movie, I become the victim of harassment and threats. Yay, favoritism.
Posted: 8/3/2011 4:07 AM
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Comicalflop
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Yes vote for being an improvement. Entertainment wise, I find this game to be incredibly boring.
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Posted: 8/3/2011 4:56 AM
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CoolKirby
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I thought it was plenty entertaining (then again, I never watched the currently published TAS). Congratulations on obsoleting the oldest currently published movie! Obvious Yes vote! I applaud you for your dedication to finishing this great run.
Posted: 8/3/2011 5:06 AM
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Derakon
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I've always liked this game, and this run is notably faster and more aggressive than the old one was. Great job, guys! Thanks for the encode, Nitrogenesis!
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Posted: 8/3/2011 6:39 AM
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A lot of fun to watch. Yes Vote.
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Posted: 8/3/2011 6:57 PM
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Magnificent, true beauty, glitchy, speedy.. I am in love with this run. So honored and thankful the long curse is finally gone. The old run has been improved after so long. Congratulations all participants and contributors! I think Phil would've been proud. I certainly would not mind at all if this run would get a star. I definitely think it has it all. A lot of jaw-dropping moments, we all know which ones I am talking about :) Stand tall gentlemen, because today, you all have truly become legendary and victorious. I humbly voted yes. My two remaining tasing dreams left: Final Fight (preferably the arcade version) and The Guardian Legend for nes, only then can uncly Fisty rest in peace :)
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.
natt wrote:
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
Cooljay wrote:
Mayor Haggar and Cody are such nice people for the community. Metro City's hospitals reached an all time new record of incoming patients due to their great efforts :P
Posted: 8/3/2011 10:17 PM
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la_mammal
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Voted yes... because Dracula sucks... and this run blows... my MIND! This TAS looks and feels good. And for some reason, this game seems just so right for TASing.
Posted: 8/3/2011 11:34 PM
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Good improvement. I like a wall through glitch. YES
Posted: 8/4/2011 6:12 PM
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While this wasn't overly entertaining it had some quite funny moments, and the MegaMan style zipping in 4-4 had me laughing loudly. Excellent improvement. Yes vote.
Posted: 8/4/2011 7:19 PM
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Cardboard
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Bablo and I intended to spice up the submission video a bit when we were TASing this. Too bad it didn't happen.
Warp wrote:
omg lol this is so fake!!!1 the nes cant produce music like this!
Posted: 8/4/2011 9:33 PM
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Cardboard wrote:
Bablo and I intended to spice up the submission video a bit when we were TASing this. Too bad it didn't happen.
HAH!
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.
natt wrote:
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
Cooljay wrote:
Mayor Haggar and Cody are such nice people for the community. Metro City's hospitals reached an all time new record of incoming patients due to their great efforts :P
Posted: 8/5/2011 6:32 PM
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Nicos
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OMG this rom was awesome i could write a 33 pages comment on how this run is insanely awesome but i think i don't need to the strikes poses are beyond cool and the whip control is absolutly genious. yes vote !
Posted: 8/6/2011 7:21 PM
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AngerFist
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I hereby humbly request a high quality encode of this fine run.
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.
natt wrote:
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
Cooljay wrote:
Mayor Haggar and Cody are such nice people for the community. Metro City's hospitals reached an all time new record of incoming patients due to their great efforts :P
Posted: 8/6/2011 7:26 PM
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Lex
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AngerFist, your request has been fulfilled. Download my encode on the second page.
Posted: 8/6/2011 8:04 PM
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Thanks Lex but I am not sure I would classify that as high quality encode. The sound is great but graphic-wise, it appears to me that the colors aren't vivid enough. And I dislike the ratio (yes, you explained how one can get rid of it but I prefer it a bit more stretched).
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.
natt wrote:
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
Cooljay wrote:
Mayor Haggar and Cody are such nice people for the community. Metro City's hospitals reached an all time new record of incoming patients due to their great efforts :P
Posted: 8/6/2011 8:21 PM
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Lex
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More stretched than 4:3? Why would you want that? In MPC-HC, at least, you can simply stretch as much as you like by pressing numpad 6.
Posted: 8/6/2011 8:33 PM
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AngerFist
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Well it's not normal looking in my 46 inch samsung led tv. It feels shrinked. But more importantly, the colors does not look colorful.
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.
natt wrote:
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
Cooljay wrote:
Mayor Haggar and Cody are such nice people for the community. Metro City's hospitals reached an all time new record of incoming patients due to their great efforts :P
Posted: 8/6/2011 8:38 PM
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Lex
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If setting the aspect ratio to 4:3 doesn't look like it's 4:3, I don't know what to tell you. The colors are like that only due to color conversion to 4:2:0. I have an RGB encode, but nothing can play it back properly. Edit: Thanks for bringing the color issue to my attention. I've done much investigation and I've fixed the color conversion process (by using AVISynth to do it instead of x264, which doesn't do it optimally on its own yet, despite my incorrect assumption that it would) and I'm now re-encoding with optimal color conversion using AVISynth. The ETA on the encode from now seems to be roughly 2 hours and 10 minutes. I'll then mux and upload it to replace the previous file.
Posted: 8/7/2011 1:03 AM
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Lex
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OK, the nice-colored encode has been finished and uploaded to replace the weak-colored one: http://lex.clansfx.co.uk/media/video/sc4tas-lossy-hq.mkv I have gained 150 experience points. Just as in my original post, note that a flag for 4:3 aspect ratio (like a 1990s CRT TV) is not in this encode, so the video uses an 8:7 aspect ratio. Feel free to set your video player to stretch to 4:3 if desired. In Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (which is what I use), it's "View" -> "Video Frame" -> "Override Aspect Ratio" -> "4:3".
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