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Posted: 6/8/2025 9:20 PM
(Edited: 9/13/2025 2:09 AM)

ikuyo

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Hello and welcome to Load State! I'm ikuyo, the lady that TASes less than she writes about it, and I'll be your guide today! So, what is this about? TASVideos is on a very good spot regarding publication and submission rates at the moment. Thanks to the tireless work of staff and the creative output of our users, we have consistently been hitting double digit publications and submissions each month for years now. While we usually acknowledge them during end of year Awards season, I feel it can be very easy to skim through our publication lists and feel a bit lost, especially as TAS work becomes more refined and specialized. I can't solve this problem myself, but I can offer a guide: Load State (I had to give it a TAS related name, sorry, I don't make the rules) is a monthly recap of everything TASVideos has published the last month! While I can't spotlight every TAS on our site, I can give you a sample of the work being done in different pockets of our community. Maybe you will find a new TASer to enjoy, a cool game worth checking out, an improvement waiting to be done, or at least have some fun for a couple hours watching this hand-picked selection of movies. Hope you enjoy! Fifty movies were published during the month of May, so let's take a look at some of my favorites and notable ones:

I can't start any list of TASes from the month without mentioning [6521] GB Pokémon: Yellow Version "arbitrary code execution" by iXce in 05:24.41. ACE work is always a delight and I don't need to sell you on Bad Apple!. Welcome to TASVideos, iXce, and thanks!
[6524] NES Famidash by Walgrey in 33:05.20 is an example of the complexities that arise with very limited space to work with. Autoscrolling games tend to be looked down on as simple, but as it often happens, a deeper look can reveal hidden nuance and finesse.
If you're in the mood for a more conventional TAS, look no further than [6529] GBA Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World "all 96 exits and Dragon Coins" by IgorOliveira66X in 1:23:19.59. This overlooked GBA port added more Yoshi coins and an special ending for getting them all, and the author goes all out in both execution and routing for some high speed 100% fun.
[6533] PSX Super Adventure Rockman by CoolHandMike in 1:20:55.18 is emblematic of the many changes TASVideos has gone through in the last few years. This oft-forgotten piece of Rockman history was submitted at some point and rejected for Game Choice, so seeing an improved movie make it in is quite a symbol. Amazing work!
[6534] DS Scribblenauts "crashfest" by hydrideGS in 05:22.08 is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. Entertaining, educational and a novel take on using TAS as a teaching tool.
[6539] GC Resident Evil 4 "The Mercenaries: Base, maximum score" by Ubercapitalist in 07:31.40 is a showcase of heavy RNG manipulation and clever optimization to make the most out of every screen and enemy spawn.
[6542] Windows I Wanna Be the Guy "in-game codes" by tokoroten-az3 in 16:10.54, its author's debut movie, is a revisit to a classic Windows TAS with a different ruleset and new techniques.
[6547] PSX Simple 1500 Series: Hello Kitty Vol. 01 — Bowling "Simple" by Spikestuff & inconsistent in 01:46.97 is a fun take on Bowling TASes. I also can't go and not mention this as part of the Simple Series TAS Jam! You're invited to TAS any of the Simple games and join in on the fun. Check this post for further info!
[6548] SNES Mario's Super Picross "1 player, all puzzles" by UndercookedRice in 1:54:43.10 is technically sound and fun to watch! Congratulations to the author on his first publication.
[6550] PSX Digimon Rumble Arena "Hard" by KusogeMan in 08:54.22 has everything you want to see in a fighting game TAS. Silly infinites? Check. Making the hardest AI look like a pushover? Of course. Restands? Sign me up!
[6555] NES Super Mario Bros. "maximum score" by HappyLee, DaSmileKat, Kzwbz, Asumeh & Kosmic in 18:03.62 does some quite clever routing to achieve its goal as fast as possible, and executes it beautifully.
[6556] GBC Pokémon Puzzle Challenge "Puzzle mode, all levels" by zzk1box in 44:20.78 is a significant improvement by a new author on what was already an impressive movie. Congratulations!
[6566] Linux Fist of the Neverwake by inconsistent in 01:57.57 is a fun movie with unique movement for a rather unique platformer game. Any game with a wavedash is fun, and the author pushes the game as hard it can go.
[6563] NES Punch-Out!! (Europe) by yellowdice in 18:51.94 is another beautiful debut, showing the differences to this version and using them to their fullest potential.
[6567] PCECD Ai Cho Aniki "2 Players, A Rank" by Pepper-Color in 17:28.36 is a weird and wonderful game, and Pepper-Color pulls every trick on the book to achieve its best ending in the most impressive way possible.

That's my personal choice for TASes this month. Thanks to all the authors and members who make this possible! If you have a personal favorite you think deserves some love, let us all know.

GuanlongX wrote:

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Posted: 7/6/2025 8:10 PM

Post subject: Load State: a TASVideos Monthly Recap [June 2025]

ikuyo

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Hello and welcome back to Load State, the TASVideos monthly recap! I'm ikuyo, your endlessly distracted Judge, and I'm here do the thing again! With a big total of 51 new movies this month, there's a lot to go through. Let's not waste any time, shall we?

[6573] 3DS Mighty Gunvolt "Gunvolt" by Greenalink in 07:29.61 is a fun, short and elegant movie of a fun Mega Man-like game, with even its own "vertical scrolling is broken" bugs to boot! Greenalink provided subtitles as commentary, so you can read the author's commentary as you go along.
[6579] Genesis Budokan: The Martial Spirit "damageless" by eien86 in 04:43.28 is an example of an early martial arts simulator game with nuanced mechanics and unfair CPUs, and eien displays absolute mastery by beating the game while taking no damage. nymx has been on a quest of sorts to TAS several different Commodore 64 games, and I can't name them all here, so I'd like to shout out [6580] C64 Meteor Strike "maximum score" by nymx in 20:31.99 as a fan of both shooters and score-aimed movies.
[6582] SNES Dottie Dreads Nought by EZGames69 in 05:18.908 shows a cute and polished SNES homebrew game and EZGames69 shows his experience with clean execution and entertaining movement.
[6584] N64 Pesky Marios by Darkman425 in 02:30.60 showcases an unique SM64 romhack with finesse and fun. All the Marios were harmed in the making of this movie.
The two roads for an ACE movie on this site are clear: you either make a movie that beats the game as fast as possible, or you play Bad Apple. CasualPokePlayer, not having with having done the former years ago, chose the latter in [6586] GB Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren GB: Tsukikage Mura no Kaibu "arbitrary code execution" by CasualPokePlayer in 04:06.51
[6590] 3DS BOXBOY! by yamalpaca0412 in 1:00:53.64 showcases one of my favorite puzzle platformers, and yamalpaca exploits every nook and cranny of its physics to make it thru every level as fast as possible.
[6593] Wii Mortal Kombat: Armageddon "playaround" by SJ in 31:48.63 is the most recent entry in the long standing tradition of Mortal Kombat playarounds. Hilarious infinites, out of bounds shenanigans, and several flavors of combos and bugs for your amusement.
[6601] DS Mr Bean by ninespaces in 50:54.99 is... definitely a game! All games are deserving of TAS work, and ninespaces does everything they can do get Teddy as fast as possible, including several skips and clips.
[6608] NES Blaster Master (Europe) by McBobX in 04:15.22 is a revisit to a classic NES movie on its fastest version, and it uses every trick available to beat the game as fast as it will allow. Archetypal TASing at its finest!
Some TASers are specialists, some like experimenting with as many gmes as they can, and most live in between. SuperSqank is in this last camp, as they've made it their signature to work on licensed games for the DS and GBA. [6609] GBA Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise "all levels" by SuperSqank in 16:54.24 is the latest movie on this endeavor, and I'm looking forward for more to come!
[6614] PSX Shooter: Space Shot by Mikewillplays in 13:17.17 is another entry on the Simple Series TAS Jam and a well executed movie of a shoot-em-up with, quoting the judgement notes, "the most unhinged scoring system I've seen in my life".
[6621] DS Professor Layton and the Curious Village "all puzzles, mini-games and hint coins" by UndercookedRice in 1:57:37.79 is a full completion of one of my all time favorite games, with high quality execution and optimizations around every corner to leave, truly, no puzzle unsolved.
And for the last movie on this list, I have a treat. [6618] NES Sweet Home by Samsara, stevenqbeatz, AmaizumiUni & kill_me in 08:57.33 is a stunning effort between four authors to push a game beyond what any of them alone thought possible. An intense frame war led to several breakthroughts, finishing on an almost unrecognizable final movie that beats the prior publication by over 30 minutes.

Thank you all for reading this list! I hope this selection appeals to you. If you have any movies that you would like to shout out, let us all know in the forums or in our Discord community. See you again next month!

GuanlongX wrote:

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Posted: 8/11/2025 2:16 AM

Post subject: Load State: July 2025

ikuyo

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Hello there and welcome to the third edition of Load State! I'm ikuyo, the Scattered one, and I bring you my own little summary of the publications on the site during the last month. July gave us 39 unique publications to look into, so let's go ahead and highlight some I found noteworthy or interesting. As usual, feel free to share your own picks on our Discord server or in the forums!

[6622] NES Super Mario Bros. (Europe) "warps" by HappyLee in 04:55.16 highlights some significant changes regarding version differences on the site, and shows the subtle nuances involved in version differences across TAS work. What is non obvious to an audience can be highly challenging for an author, and I don't need to sell you on HappyLee's mastery over Super Mario Bros.
[6624] SNES Breath of Fire "best ending" by Xujhan in 3:59:01.78 is a major improvement of almost 20 minutes to a 15 year old movie! Xujhan is an SNES BoF specialist who finds severeal route changes and technical improvements. The submission contains a commentated upload by the author alongside an RTA runner for further information!
[6623] Amiga Budokan: The Martial Spirit "damageless" by eien86 in 12:53.59 shows a martial arts simulator game being elevated to the max. eien not only shows all the fighting styles available, but beats the whole game while taking no damage for the ultimate flex.
[6630] NES Castlevania "no subweapons, no damage" by scrimpeh in 13:18.44 is a twist on an old classic TAS game, as scrimpeh forgoes both damage boosts and subweapons. Turns out Simon Belmont only needs his good old whip!
[6636] NES Super Lion King by max12187566 in 05:24.38 is... definitely a game! Bootlegs are fun and often unexplored in the world of tool assisted movies. The movie was originally rejected back in the day, but it has been published now as part of our judges' ongoing effort to reevaluate old rejected movies. There's significant improvements to be done here too, if you want to take a crack at it!
[6646] GBA SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom by Zader in 50:57.34 is quite the debut movie! Zader explores all the possible avenues and finds more than meets the eye to optimize this old licensed platformer. Please welcome this author on their first published movie, and I hope we see more of them in the future!
[6650] GBC Blu the Airmail Delivery Bird "deliver all mail" by hydrideGS & DrD2k9 in 11:03.22 is a sight to behold. The game itself is something already, but the decisions the authors must take in order to optimize what appears to be pretty simple are funny on their own. Watch as they masterfully defeat Team Zeta's most powerful weapon!
I will confess I had not seen, let alone played, DK King of Swing before. So I didn't know much before jumping in to watch [6654] GBA DK: King of Swing Remix "all medals & Crystal Coconuts" by g0goTBC in 24:22.88. And while I'm not sure I learned much fromn the movie itself, the author absolutely did their homework! I advise reading the author notes for a deeper look at the mechanics and tricks used in the run.
[6658] SNES Mega Man X "X-Buster only" by EZGames69, warmCabin & FractalFusion in 33:31.65 is a collaborative effort to do the entirety of this SNES classic with only its most basic weapon. Three seasoned authors show their craft as they dash thru each level and bust every boss on their path, weaknesses be damned.
[6659] DS de Blob 2 by daanolav in 1:00:25.98 is a fun and unique platformer for the DS with a fun color gimmick and oddly complex movement physics. The author, on another great debut, finds a lot of tricks down to where to be when starting dialogue. Another round of applaus for daanolav on their first movie!
[6660] Arcade Kabuki Z by CoolHandMike in 05:59.10 is one of the weirdest games I've seen this month. If you are a fan of movies that push games to their fullest absurdity, you are in for a treat, as CoolHandMike showcases every wacky element of this... quite incomplete game.
And speaking of fun and physics, what about a game with neither? [6669] SNES The Wizard of Oz by moon_dancer in 25:35.99 is an incredibly entertaining movie as moon_dancer tests the limits of a game that seems to think walls are a matter of opinion. This rather infamous platformer offers plenty of exploits for an author to abuse, and this one takes all of them. Give moon_dancer a big welcome on his first published movie!
To wrap it all up, [6668] NES Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!! by FourLi39 in 18:37.76 is quite a fitting movie. An old NES platformer with fun exploits brought to us by a brand new author! What's not to love? Give FourLi39 a warm welcome!

And with that, we're at the end of our journey! Thanks, as usual, for reading this list and I hope it was enjoyable. See you next month!

GuanlongX wrote:

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Posted: 9/13/2025 2:07 AM

Post subject: Load State: August 2025

ikuyo

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Joined: 7/8/2021
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Sorry for the delay and welcome to the August 2025 issue of Load State! I'm ikuyo, official TASVideos yapper, to tell you about some of my favorite published movies from the last month. No joke, August turned out to be a difficult month to write for, and not for lack of TASes. Quite to the contrary, I have a lot of movies to talk about and a lot to say about them. Let's get on with it!

[6661] INTV Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin "all 256 levels" by Winslinator in 06:47.810 shows an incredibly early game adaptation of everyone's 4th most favorite tabletop RPG and is itself a technical marvel! Winslinator performed extensive RNG manipulation to advance through the procedurally generated levels as fast as they can, and cap it off with overcoming a difficult final fight in just 5 turns!
[6663] Arcade Metal Slug X "1 player" by McBobX in 16:03.66 is a major 3 minute improvement over its predecessor thanks to several optimizations found by the author, the RTA community and other art in the Metal Slug scene.
[6664] PSX Planet Dob "100%" by R7CrazyCanucks in 1:46:23.65 is a fantastic debut TAS by R7CrazyCanucks. While I am not completely sure I get what the game even is, a comparison with the RTA world record is enough to show that this movie is very well executed. Welcome to TASVideos and thank you!
[6674] GBA Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel "all Limitation Tournaments" by lapogne36 in 40:03.52 is another showcase of heavy luck manipulation and deckbuilding decisions to defeat a card game as fast as possible. For more details, don't forget to enable subtitles, as the author has provided commentary!
[6675] DS Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies "hero only" by GaRan in 5:11:01.10 is a massive endeavor of 5 hours that, despite running a suboptimal party of only one character, both beats its comparable RTA WR by 4 hours and the current any% publication! There's many specifics to the run that I am not qualified to talk to, so go read the author's notes for further insight.
I don't need to introduce you to Symphony of the Night, so let's cut to the chase: despoa and Forgonemoose have joined forces to kill all bosses as Richter Belmont. Enjoy! [6684] PSX Castlevania: Symphony of the Night "Richter mode, all bosses" by despoa & ForgoneMoose in 25:02.18
[6687] NES Pac-Man Championship Edition "All Achievements" by JoshIsCoolio in 08:56.73 is a speedy showcase of a beautiful demake of modern Pac-Man to the NES, and another nice debut TAS. Thanks for your work, JoshIsCoolio! By the way, the maximum score TAS competition is still open and accepting submissions!
[6691] DSi Cut the Rope "all stars" by berrimeow in 15:22.91 is a deceptive movie. While the movie is not particularly dense on inputs, the fun comes from abusing the physics of the game to act as fast as possible, crafting movement that is surprisingly fast at times.
[6703] SNES Chrono Trigger "save glitch" by arandomgameTASer in 03:27.59 is, while small, an improvement over a beloved movie that was closing on its 13th anniversary. With small improvements in every corner, it shows that no matter how unbeatable a TAS looks, there's always more to find.
[6704] Linux Environmental Station Alpha "Virus ending, inbounds" by keylie in 15:03.55 is a fun little indie Metroidvania, and keylie abuses every tool it offers while staying in bounds to speed through it. Highly recommended!
[6710] DS Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift by ninespaces in 3:23:56.65, like several tactical RPG movies, uses a deadly combination of abusable skills and heavy luck manipulation to beat its RTA counterpart by 20 minutes.
[6714] Arcade Pang! 3 "Expert, 2 players" by JHolleworth in 02:02.15 stands here to represent all 3 Pang movies submitted by the author. They all beat different difficulty settings with 2 players (we all love multiplayer TAS shenanigans), and they all forego death abuse for maximum flex. It is a fun watch!
[6716] 3DS Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions by Tegron in 2:55:20.86 is an expansive movie of this 3DS remake that, in a funny twist, ends up about as long as the glitchless movie for the original GBA game. This game is dear to my heart and is incredibly entertaining in the context of a tool assisted movie. Go watch it!

And with that, we're done! Thanks for joining me in this trip across the TASVideos publication feed. See you next month, and happy TASing!

GuanlongX wrote:

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Posted: 10/12/2025 9:13 PM
(Edited: 10/12/2025 9:13 PM)

Post subject: Load State: September 2025

ikuyo

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Joined: 7/8/2021
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Hello again and welcome to this month's Load State! I'm ikuyo, Tool Assisted Storyteller, and I'll be your guide through some of the publications posted on our site during the last month. Let's get going, as there is a lot of ground to cover!

[6720] 3DS New Super Mario Bros. 2 by Glitchman24, poipole807 & J_duude in 26:37.13 is a small but significant improvement over the existing publication, with a three player collaboration resulting in a really speedy playthrough. Two of the authors, poipole87 and J_duude, make their site debuts with this movie as well, and Glitchman returns after two years! Thanks for your dedication to pushing this game further.
I have a soft spot for Castlevania 64, so I couldn't resist including [6722] N64 Castlevania by arandomgameTASer in 30:14.27. It is a highly technical movie with a lot of tricks, skips and clips. The author has provided a commentated encode as well!
[6723] PSX Final Fantasy VII by Lil_Gecko in 4:42:52.77 and [6726] PSX Final Fantasy IX by Lil_Gecko in 7:56:04.25 are a one-two punch of small incremental improvements followed by the discovery of a major skip! Lil_Gecko has shown mastery over this game and its intricacies, and I recommend reading thru the author notes of both submissions for a deep dive on the technical challenges of both improvements.
[6730] DOOM Doom II: Hell on Earth "no monsters" by 1337lynx in 12:51.68 is the first publication of its author, and a really unique debut.I was not really familiar with the No Monsters side of DOOM demos prior to watching this movie, and I have to say that after watching it, I get it now! On that note, [6735] DOOM The Ultimate Doom "Episode 1, no monsters" by RockyGaming4725 in 03:51.58 is another No Monsters movie and another debut movie! Welcome to TASVideos and thank you to you both.
[6732] GBA Zapper: One Wicked Cricket! by Induviel in 19:41.06 is one of the more unique games I've seen this month, and given both the author's notes and the judgement notes, it is much more demanding from a TASing perspective than you would think! Games with heavy cycle usage and grid movement tend to present unique challenges, and this one is no exception. Enjoy the cartoon sound effects, everyone!
[6737] GBA Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage by toca in 36:13.40 is a game! And a lot of different subgames and mechanics. The author notes go in great detail about the different parts and optimizations, and they each help make the movie a fascinating watch. This is an impressive debut movie, so give toca a round of applause!
[6739] Genesis Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau by ItsPietroFelix in 08:46.18 is the first published movie from ItsPietroFelix, after three prior rejections. It is an unique game from Brazil, and explaining the history of the country with the Sega Master System is beyond the reach of this write-up. Regardless, the movie is a delight to watch and shows fun superhuman movement and actions.
[6745] N64 Jet Force Gemini by Jimmie1717 in 2:57:21.28 is quite the feat! Long games such as this one are daunting tasks, and the author, with the support of the RTA community, provides a highly optimized movie. Between the commentary livestream and extensive notes, there is a lot to chew on as well.
[6746] Linux Toss'em Possum "100%" by inconsistent in 02:16.70 is a quintessential platformer TAS. High speed movement and nonstop action make for a bite sized movie that I deeply enjoyed!
And on the other end of the spectrum, if you need a movie to long haul to, look no further than [6749] INTV Astrosmash "maximum score" by Winslinator in 11:49:16.24 , as Winslinator (with the aid of some botting scripts) overflows the score of this old Intellisivion game.
[6750] SNES Skyblazer by Dooty in 24:16.67 is a small improvement for this classic SNES game, made by a storied author with a long history of work in both SNES and PSX games.
[6754] PSX The Masters Fighter by CoolHandMike in 05:53.11 is a delightful example of one of my favorite TAS subgenres: abusing the heck out of janky fighting games! Infinites galore in this old and not so beloved fighter, and the author gives us a quick demonstration of how to abuse them to the fullest.
To wrap it all up, I can't let you all leave without admiring [6755] Flash Snailiad "100%, no parallel universes" by Mikewillplays & Dimuslv in 03:48.75. This beloved Flash Metroidvania makes for a fascinating movie as the author makes a mockery out of all the walls and zips his way thru this interconnected world.

Alright, that was a long writeup! Thanks as usual for reading this post. Have an excellent October, and see you soon!

GuanlongX wrote:

auuuugh my face when games are creative and cool and don't fit arbitrary rulesets

Posted: 6 days ago

Post subject: Load State: October 2025

ikuyo

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Joined: 7/8/2021
Posts: 131

Hello! Glad to see you, you're just in time. Grab a seat and some water or equivalently good beverage, for we are entering the Load State! I'm ikuyo, speedrunner assisted with a sledgehammer, and we got a wonderful month to go thru! October is a generally busy month when it comes to TAS work, and we had 41 publications this month. As usual, let's look at some recommendations I think you would enjoy:

[6756] 3DS The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds by p4nc4k3 in 1:12:35.00 is an incredible debut movie by p4nc4k3. The author shows a deep understanding of this 3ds Zelda game and utilizes it to break it open, with out of bounds tricks and glitch movements that rival those of its SNES prequel. He's also provided a commentated upload for a guided experience. Everyone, give p4nc4k3 a big round of applause!
And if I had a nickel for every 3DS game that got a TAS published from a new TASer, you know the joke already: [6757] 3DS Pokémon X by Duraludon in 3:16:28.46 is the dawn of the 3D Pokemon game TAS era, and a stunning achievement in its own right. Thanks for your work, Duraludon!
[6759] 3DO Hitchcock ni Chousen "Concentration Game" by Darkman425 in 01:07.85 is weird and I have to bring it up, as thanks to newer bizhawk buiilds, we now have 3DO support! The 3DO is a oft forgotten console, and as a big believer in TASing as a form of preservation, we have a lot of games available for TAS work now. Maybe give it a shot! I know Street Fighter on 3DO has a cool soundtrack...
Arcade Rail Shooter games don't get their due respect in the world of TASing, so let's celebrate them by watching [6762] Arcade Time Crisis by CoolHandMike in 09:21.197, where CoolHandMike displays what superhuman gameplay looks for a genre designed around human limitations.
[6765] ZXS The Trap Door "maximum score" by DigitalDuck in 21:32.289 is the most recent publication by DigitalDuck, an specialist in the field of ZX Spectrum TASing. With over 20 movies under their belt, they deliver every time, and this movie is no exception.
[6766] A7800 Dark Chambers "2 players, Advanced" by aiqiyou & hellagels in 11:29.104 is a collaboration between two seasoned TASers to optimize a procedurally generated dungeon crawler game. Two players usage allows for fun routing and heavy RNG manipulation to get favorable outcomes whenever possible. Give it a good watch!
[6770] Arcade Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me... by 0xwas in 16:18.417 is a solid improvement by the author of the previous movie, and a delightful showcase of a rather strange game.
[6772] GBC Nyghtmare: The Ninth King "Aryn" by inconsistent in 08:02.600 is a wonderful homebrew game and !nconsistent takes its Symphony Of the Night-inspired movement as far as it will go, sliding and dashing along for both speed and amusement.
Alright, it is time to fix an injustice. [6774] NES Celeste Mario's Zap & Dash! "101 moons" by fella8 in 21:10.075 is the latest of fella8's work to optimize this incredible SMB romhack. They've been contributing several movies to the site, most of them focused on this game, and I somehow missed listing them here! Please go watch them, and welcome fella8 to the site too!
I generally avoid listing two non related movies by the same author in an article, but I have to bring up [6775] Arcade The Outfoxies by CoolHandMike in 03:15.293 as an enjoyer of these early platform fighters and competitive platformers. This genre offers unique challenges for optimization and the author takes every option available.
[6776] Arcade Mr. Driller "maximum score" by Ku_Zheng_Kai in 04:35.150 is a wonderful score attack TAS with clever decision making. It is also the author's first publication, so give them a warm welcome!
[6778] PSX Bust-A-Move 4 "Player vs Computer, Story, Expert, Cleon" by somyeol in 08:00.205 is another puzzle game with a beautiful TAS to follow. The loading screens get in the way, but I promise you the wait is worth it to see somyeol break their way thru every enemy even at the hardest difficulty.
[6780] DS Resident Evil: Deadly Silence "Jill, Classic, best ending" by berrimeow in 32:03.508 is a cool remake of the original Resident Evil for the DS, and berrimeow has been hard at work for several months and several movies optimizing this version. I heavily recommend watching all of her work on this game!
[6781] SNES The Lion King by EZGames69, SBDWolf & Akiteru in 10:53.424 is a 3 way collaboration and improvement for this beloved SNES platformer. I had a lot of fun watching it, and I bet you will too!
[6783] NES Super Pitfall "demo glitch" by Arc, Alyosha & AmaizumiUni in 03:56.411 is a very fun movie with a fascinating exploit, managing to beat its game by dying and letting its attract mode demo play! You don't get to see that every day.
I will be the first to jump to the defense of [6785] NES Super Mario Bros. "minimum presses" by OmerAras55 & Brandon in 05:47.677, which has gotten a rather muted reception from out Youtube audience. The technical challenges that appear from nonstandard optimization goals are very fascinating and lead to new ways of thinking about games. I love this stuff! Maybe give the author notes a good read if you need some help getting a hold of this movie.
[6786] DOS Threat "Episode 1" by eien86 in 03:21.180 is a wonderful movie where we are spoiled with 3 player goodness! eien86 showcases some impressive multitasking and juggling of goals and enemies.
[6795] NES The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants by ktwo in 12:39.549 is here representing the multiple movies of this game ktwo got published this month, all of them worth a shout out.
And to wrap it all up, do you want a movie for your night with friends? I offer the incredible [6797] SNES Super Mario All-Stars: Super Mario Bros. 3 "glitchfest" by IgorOliveira66X in 2:21:06.323, with 2 hours of glitchy goodness, hilarious deaths and the classic style of IgorOliveira66X. A fun time all around!

Wow, this month was packed! Tool Assisted Goodness of all shapes and sizes, so this month's list is a bit longer than usual. I hope you enjoyed this tour, and see you next month for another visit to the Load State. Bye!

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