Joined: 8/13/2006
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I have the original disc of this game (PAL version). When I get home from work I'll see if this works on PCSX-RR and I'll start TASing it. For those who don't know what Z is, it's basically a strategy game (similar to C&C) with drunken robots :) I found it a fairly hard game to play on the PSX, so TASing it and grabbing all the bases before the AI do will be sweet. Thoughts and comments welcome.
Joined: 11/22/2004
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Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
I used to play this on PC! It was a really cool game. Nothing too spectacular, but it had replay value. For those of you who know the Onslaught mode in Unreal Tournament: Z is basically one of the early versions of that concept, except it's a strategy game. It's top-down and uses a map that's divided into several areas, each with its own flag and factory. If you touch the flag, the area will be yours and the factory will start producing units for you. The point of the game, like in Onslaught, is to overwhelm the enemy by fighting for areas.
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Joined: 9/7/2011
Posts: 58
hey, i just saw this post, and since i had tas prehistorik man i was wondering witch game will be the next one ! i used to play z too and i think it's a tasable game, but it will be hard to obtimise time ( really not intelligent robots, logn way to go.. ) i'll serach for trategy tasing games, but i'm pretty sure i'll need your help and experience to try this. other point do you think it will be watchable? this kind of strategy game are not reaaly impressive.. and sorry for the english as well..
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Joined: 10/2/2005
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Well, there's a Warcraft 2 TAS that got published, so crazy things can happen! :) I know that Z is a hard game to beat, but that may or may not be shown off in a TAS especially to people unfamiliar with the game. Could always TAS the stage you'd think the most impressive and encode just that to see what viewer reaction is.
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Joined: 9/7/2011
Posts: 58
i made the 1st stage just to see. the idéea was to go directly to the castle to win. i try some figtht too. the ai seems to do the same thing every time. mooving is awfull, really :( i'll try 3 or 4 stages, before starting it seriously ( or not :p ) i'm playing the pal vertion. do you prefer the us or jap one?
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The rules are 1) If there are more time saving glitches in some versions than others, pick the version with the most 2) If the different versions are like different difficulty levels, then pick the hardest 'difficulty level' (UNLESS being on a harder difficulty level just adds repetition and tedium to the viewer experience, then play on the easiest difficulty level) 3) If you haven't chosen yet pick US
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