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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe You vs. Boo

New category for Super Mario Bros. Deluxe which consists in making the race with Boo for freed 8 black Boo in the first 2 worlds of the game with some modifications. The TAS starts from a save state since my warpless run: #3416: TheKDX7's GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "warpless" in 18:15.42

Game objectives

  • Emulator used: vba-v24m-svn422
  • Aims for fastest time
  • Starts from a saved state or SRAM
  • Genre Platform

Comments

I was inspired by the version of PersonOnEarth for improved the levels as 1-3 and 2-1. [dead link removed]

Stage by stage comments

1-1

No change compared with the version of PersonOnEarth.

1-2

I put a little of time before of struck the first block here is why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Fu8kmPhm4

1-3

I use a glitch thanks to the last block which pushes me through the pipe.

1-4

I kill Bowser with fireballs.

2-1

I make a wall jump to avoid block of brick.

2-2

Nothing special

2-3

Nothing special

2-4

To make the wall jump is faster than to make the normal road.

Suggested screenshot

frame: 6461
enjoy! :D

Baxter: Submission file replaced at the author's request.

Dooty: Excellent response from the audience, accepted for publication.

Dooty: Submission file replaced by a faster one at the author's request.
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boct1584 wrote:
Boo always matches the speed of your last run trough the level. This run starts from clean You Vs. Boo data.
That doesn't answer my question. :/
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tymime wrote:
boct1584 wrote:
Boo always matches the speed of your last run trough the level. This run starts from clean You Vs. Boo data.
That doesn't answer my question. :/
I don't see how it doesn't. Boo's 'color' is based on how fast you last went through that level. As you defeat him, he eventually upgrades in color to indicate how fast he is, which in turn is based on your fastest record of the level. So the "Black Boos" can only exist when your record is faster than a certain point. No previous save data for this mode means Boo is going off of default records, which are slow enough for Boo to be his starting white. People can only encounter Black Boo if they replay stages after going quickly through them. Indeed, one would encounter Black Boos if they revisited the stages after this run's input concludes. There is no randomness associated with this mode at all. In fact, if you pay attention to the "Mario Wins" screens, you can see Black Boo floating onto the screen, indicating that the stage was fast enough to warrant said upgrade.
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.
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I too enjoyed this run for its creativity, TAS-looking gameplay and overall style. Consider this another yes vote added to your collection.
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I'd vote yes for this movie if could. Very entertaining run. This might be off-topic, but I remember these stages were used in one of SMB NES hacks by insectduel, called After World 8.
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Great work, your care with the run was proven when you went back to improve stage 1-4.
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Do not publish the movie at once! I discovered a small improvement by comparing my two TAS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N2V0PuTtW8
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TheKDX7, was this updated for the second time? I'm ready to publish, but want to make sure the right version has been updated. 5:00.23 is correct?
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It is correct
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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. ---- [1981] GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "You vs. Boo" by TheKDX7 in 05:00.23
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I used the recommended emulator. http://code.google.com/p/vba-rerecording/downloads/detail?name=vba-rerecording-svn421-win32.7z&can=2&q= I used the updated movie. http://tasvideos.org/movies/vbm/thekdx7-supermariobrosdeluxe-youvsboo.zip I extract them to folders I load the game with Open GBx ROM... Tools>Movie>Play Movie... I open the .VBM file. And it says "Corrupt movie snapshot." Do I have to put the .sav files in a certain folder or something?
"The guy was fatally injured and wants to be covered by God's tears (rain) before he dies. God is too busy to bother because it wastes frames." Frames 16:26
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Try putting the .sav file in the same folder as the ROM image. Or in the saves folder if you have one of those.
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Saethori wrote:
I don't see how it doesn't. Boo's 'color' is based on how fast you last went through that level. As you defeat him, he eventually upgrades in color to indicate how fast he is, which in turn is based on your fastest record of the level. So the "Black Boos" can only exist when your record is faster than a certain point. No previous save data for this mode means Boo is going off of default records, which are slow enough for Boo to be his starting white. People can only encounter Black Boo if they replay stages after going quickly through them. Indeed, one would encounter Black Boos if they revisited the stages after this run's input concludes. There is no randomness associated with this mode at all. In fact, if you pay attention to the "Mario Wins" screens, you can see Black Boo floating onto the screen, indicating that the stage was fast enough to warrant said upgrade.
Yes, but in the old run (here), after each level Boo would change color and retain it in the next one. By the time he was black, he was unbeatable. Why do the color changes not stick in this run? Or I suppose the real question is, why wasn't he white for all levels in the old one?