Wow, I'm shocked. You're enjoying something without msys.
Sticky and Nach.....
You have to put yourself in my shoes guys. The games from the snes era represent a very nostalgic and enjoyable time for me. Growing up, I would have never dreamed we'd have the technology in computers, that would allow us to achieve some of the things we have today in gaming software. It's mind boggling. Snes era games are some of my favorite. Don't get me wrong the new 3D stuff this gen is cool too, but nothing beats the golden era of old school 2D console and arcade gaming.
So Sticky, you'll have to excuse me if I come off as an overhyped 12yr old turning cartwheels on Christmas day. This website basically came out of nowhere so I'm just basking in its glory :)
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isamu wrote:
You have to put yourself in my shoes guys. The games from the snes era represent a very nostalgic and enjoyable time for me. Growing up, I would have never dreamed we'd have the technology in computers, that would allow us to achieve some of the things we have today in gaming software.
Hey, I grew up with a rotary phone. Cordless phones were downright amazing. Cell phones are unfathomable.
isamu wrote:
It's mind boggling. Snes era games are some of my favorite. Don't get me wrong the new 3D stuff this gen is cool too, but nothing beats the golden era of old school 2D console and arcade gaming.
You're not the only one. I can't even enjoy any 3D games.
isamu wrote:
So Sticky, you'll have to excuse me if I come off as an overhyped 12yr old turning cartwheels on Christmas day. This website basically came out of nowhere so I'm just basking in its glory :)
I mentioned this site on the ZBoard when it was invented. Then there were all those TASVideos commits I made. You looked at every commit to pester me about msys, but skipped all the video stuff?
Well, glad you're enjoying another one of my projects. Although I doubt I'll be adding msys support to the site any time soon.
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Well, glad you're enjoying another one of my projects. Although I doubt I'll be adding msys support to the site any time soon.
Haha, and what a fine project you've created Nach. I know I know...shame on me for not noticing this place earlier. I honestly don't know how I missed it. I suppose it was due to me being more focused on getting some of my close friends online to play the games with. I also did not have such a hard on for spectating other folks play the way I do now. It would have been great to have found TAS Videos back then.
Sorry but what on earth is msys? You guys and your acronyms :lol:
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Nach, I'm sorry to say but you've got me confused with someone else. I've honestly never heard of msys and don't even know what the term "compile with msys means". Perhaps it's another Isamu. Or maybe an Isamu123 or some other name. The only things I've requested from you and the rest of the zsnes team was an eta on a new build containing improved netcode, and more recently, the movie file bookmarking feature. If you find a post by "isamu" asking about msys, I'd certainly be interested in seeing it. Other than that, good work man.
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Okay, be that way. ;)
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You have me all wrong. You were so pumped it was funny, and I was enjoying it. Additionally, I felt the exact same way when I discovered this site. I just wasn't as vocal as you are.
:D
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I very much agree with this post.
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Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
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Sticky wrote:
You have me all wrong. You were so pumped it was funny, and I was enjoying it. Additionally, I felt the exact same way when I discovered this site. I just wasn't as vocal as you are.
:D
I felt the exact same way too, but back then, it was just Morimoto and Bisqwit with a grand total of 8 or so movies to choose from.
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You have me all wrong. You were so pumped it was funny, and I was enjoying it. Additionally, I felt the exact same way when I discovered this site. I just wasn't as vocal as you are.
:D
I felt the exact same way too, but back then, it was just Morimoto and Bisqwit with a grand total of 8 or so movies to choose from.
Hehe, even with just eight, I would have have been satisfied for the time being :)
On a side note, I REALLY hope SDA will open their arms to replay input files someday. There's gotta be a way to verify legitimacy with some emu tools.
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isamu wrote:
On a side note, I REALLY hope SDA will open their arms to replay input files someday. There's gotta be a way to verify legitimacy with some emu tools.
Not really. Information regarding rerecord data is easily changed via hex-editor, so unless a speed-runner took uninterrupted video of the actual run being played, with the screen and controller in view at all times, it'd be impossible to verify whether things like slowdown, frame-advance, or savestates were used.
Information regarding rerecord data is easily changed via hex-editor, so unless a speed-runner took uninterrupted video of the actual run being played, with the screen and controller in view at all times, it'd be impossible to verify whether things like slowdown, frame-advance, or savestates were used.
Even then it would be possible to create a fake video. In other words, what is seen on screen is the emulator replaying a pre-recorded run, and the person has simply practiced to make his button-pressing of the controller look convincing enough (plausibly synchronized to what is happening on screen). That second part might require a bit of practicing, but could plausibly be done.
Making a fake video is not impossible, but in many cases doing so convincingly enough to go unnoticed requires an amount of knowledge and effort comparable to just recording the thing unassisted. Also, unassisted runners participate in meetups and stream live attempts, so nobody who have seen them doubts their abilities.
Then again, if something looks and acts 100% real, who's there to complain? If you never get to know otherwise there will be no difference, anyway.
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Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
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moozooh wrote:
Then again, if something looks and acts 100% real, who's there to complain? If you never get to know otherwise there will be no difference, anyway.
Oh yeah, I agree with you. If it's entertaining, I'm happy. I was just giving the reasons that SDA will likely not start accepting input files any time soon.
Hi guys, I'm back after an enormous break and just wanted to say hi. Anything new going on here at TAS?
I kinda forgot how to navigate the forum so I have a few questions...
A)Which part of the forum can I go to request movie files for Sega Master System? I'm looking for Kung-Fu Kid and The Ninja
B)Which part of the forum can I go to request movie files for Sony Playstation? I'm looking for Castlevania SotN.
C)Which part of the forum can I go to request movie files for the Commodore Amiga? I'm looking for well, everything! lol
