Does Jazz move faster than any type of bullets travel? Is it maybe faster to use the blue launcher to trigger end of level sign earlier at 1:40?
I don't think so. The game performs very slow screen scroll to correct position after the exit sign is hit before it starts score countdown.
So one should be as close as to correct screen position as possible when hitting the exit sign. And yes, I did optimize it so that score countdown started at earliest possible moment (that I could do).
The same thing is reason why I don't blast the exit sign in episode 1 level 2 (Diamondus 2) from distance using toaster.
And if I wanted to hit it real early, I would have used TNT (at that point, Jazz had four of them). TNT can hit exit signs even outside the screen (that's the way you enter the secret level in Holiday Hare '94).
Edit: It is possible to hit the exit sign in level 2 from before last warp point using TNT, saving about 200 frames.
I don't think so. That level is just running, collecting score bonuses, long and it has no enemies.
It has fast feet bonus, but is seemingly so long that speed bonus will expire mid-level.
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So, after having rediscovered this old classic again and having replayed most of the episodes, I'm wondering: Is Ilari (or anyone else) planning of making a full run of the game (going through episodes 1-6 at the very least)?
I think a full game run would make for a really nice TAS. The current ones are kinda short and don't really feel complete.
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Hi,
Jazz 1 was TASed by Ilari, Mothrayas, and slamo in 2014: Episodes 1-6, Episodse A-C, TAS notes.
I've been speedrunning Jazz 1 RTA since September 2016 and hold the RTA record. Most of my new theory is for RTA, but occasionally, I've even found improvements over the 2014 TAS. I maintain a small website to document my findings:
Jazz 1 TAS Improvement IdeasJazz 1 Version Differences
-- Simon
