Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is a Nintendo 64 game released on March 24, 2000, and it marks the first 3D installment in the Kirby series.
The regulation for this challenge is 100% completion.
The measured segment involves collecting all the crystals scattered across each stage using various copy abilities and defeating the hidden boss, 02.
Game Objectives
Emulator used: BizHawk 2.8
Takes damage to save time
Manipulates luck
Collects all Crystal Shards
I originally played Kirby 64 speedrun for about three and a half years.
As speedrun has progressed in development, it has become possible to control RNG manually, and I am now able to control RNG halfway through.
So, while doing further research, I looked at existing videos to refer to TAS, and noticed some differences in how to defeat bosses and select copy abilities.
I was curious about how many minutes could be shortened in the end if I implemented the changes I came up with, so I decided to make TAS.
Changes
1-1
Improving the efficiency of knocking down room girders.
Change copy from bomb to bomb fire
Shortened the presentation for obtaining crystals after defeating bosses 1-1~1-3.
1-2
Optimization of copy ability acquisition.
1-3
Optimization of copy ability acquisition.
1boss
Improved efficiency of defeating Whispy Woods Jr.
2-1
Optimization of copy ability acquisition.
2-2
Controlled Sparky's movements and guided him to a good position.
2-3
No major changes.
2-4
Change in how damage is taken.
2boss
Adjustments to boss behavior patterns and changes to how to defeat them.
3-1
Adjust the random number for drawing Pitch with 3-3.
3-2
Improving the efficiency of knocking down room girders.
Forcibly adjust RNG on the boat.
3-3
Improving the efficiency of knocking down room girders.
At the end of the stage, I turned into a Pitch and flew to save time.
3-4
Adjusted RNG using flowing rocks.
3boss
It happened to be a good RNG.
4-1
For the burning route, I used the route of speedrun 1st place as a reference.
many thanks.
4-2
Optimization of copy ability acquisition.
I devised ways to use dynamite.
Adjusted RNG to make pizza in 4-3.
4-3
Changed the block breaker from an umbrella to a pizza.
4-4
I used the volcanic rocks in this stage to control the boss's movements, but it was a very difficult process to use RNG.
4boss
Changed the boss's behavior pattern so that it can deal damage more efficiently.
5-1
I used a sled to control the movement of Sparky in 5-2, but it took a lot of time.
5-2
I hate Sparky.
5-3
The fruit switches are now concentrated on the left side so that they can be pushed more efficiently.
5-4
Used Burning on the way to speed up the game.
5boss
Adjusted the RNG so that the boss moves ideally during the fight..
6-1
No major changes.
6-2
Optimization of copy ability acquisition.
6-3
The carryover of copy ability was based on speedrun.
6boss
I adjusted the pattern to make the most of the copy I had in 6-3.
I really wanted the ending to be Burning, but I couldn't find it even after searching for random numbers for half a year.
7boss
Made it possible to kill in one turn using speedrun as a reference.
Special Thanks
- 0xwas: This is what inspired me to create TAS.I used a lot of techniques as reference.
- WaddleDX(Madora): For a beginner like me, he created an RNG summary of Kirby 64's Picnic from how to use BizHawk.
- Curtissimo: They were able to experience the completeness of TAS.
- Tera: He taught me the knowledge and techniques of RNG. a big thank you
We applied his world-class technology to TAS.
Darkman425: Goal changed to "all shards" as "100%" implies getting all of the RNG cards found at the end of stages, which the submission doesn't do since it's not needed to reach the best ending.
Hello
NiaHoshino, and welcome to TASVideos! Recently I've found myself saying this multiple times, but it's cool that there's been an improvement to a publication that's over a decade old. The heavier use of RNG manipulation, the rerouting of copy abilities, and generally tighter optimization makes this an incredibly impressive improvement. Nice work!
Darkman425: Input file replaced by
the correct input file. illyaya was given permission by the author to share the correct input file needed for this submission.
