Posted: 10/23/2018 10:10 AM
Post subject: TAS/RTA timing discrepencies
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warmCabin
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Link to video #5913: warmCabin's NES Mega Man 2 "Fastest Game Over" in 00:02.78 I made this joke submission on April Fool's this year. Nach "freezed it, burned it, electrocuted it, lifted it up only to throw it, cut it, and just plain blew it up." But I've been thinking about the point I was trying to make: input ends 6,817 frames before the goal itself is actually achieved. What legitimate games/categories have the biggest difference between end of input, and achievment of goal?
Posted: 10/23/2018 10:38 AM
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Kenttsu
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2.64 seconds of input beats the game 100 minutes later. http://tasvideos.org/5799S.html (Aladdin)
Posted: 10/23/2018 10:45 AM
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Patashu
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That one April Fools Pinball TAS that lodges the pinball in an infinite loop, ends input and achieves max score hours later is a strong contender.
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Posted: 10/23/2018 10:56 AM
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warmCabin
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Can't seem to find that, but it sounds awesome. Did it get accepted?
Posted: 10/23/2018 11:38 AM
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Patashu
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Ah, here it is: #4168: Aqfaq's Genesis Virtual Pinball "maximum score" in 00:05.46
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Posted: 10/23/2018 12:36 PM
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warmCabin
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  • Genre: Sports
  • Aims for maximum score
  • Ends input as soon as possible
  • Never ends
Beautiful objectives list there
Posted: 10/23/2018 5:34 PM
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scrimpeh
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Arcade Magician Lord comes to mind, where you can just let the final boss time out without doing anything. Check the first submission and the drama that ensued. A lot of other Arcade games probably have similar mechanisms.
Posted: 10/23/2018 5:52 PM
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"What legitimate games/categories have the biggest difference between end of input, and achievment of goal?" Not "legitimate" but #3912: adelikat's FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 in 115:17:46:40.00
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