Posted: 12/31/2025 8:52 AM
(Edited: 1/15/2026 3:50 PM)
feos
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NES TAS of 2011
Nominations are now open! Please nominate eligible candidates, a list of which is available at the following link: Wiki: Movies-Y2025-Arcade-Obs Nominations will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 7th, 2026. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the voting period to allow at least one full week of voting. You are allowed and encouraged to nominate multiple candidates, and you may not self-nominate. Keep in mind that two or more separate nominations are required for an option to make it into the poll. Full list of rules and guidelines for nomination and voting. Voting is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let staff know and we will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 15th, 2026. Should any unforeseen circumstances delay this time, the delay will be accounted for during the TAS of 2025 voting period to allow at least one full week of voting.
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
Posted: 1/1/2026 1:42 AM
SelflessVanity
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Joined: 5/5/2025
Posts: 243
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Nominating [6665] Arcade Metal Slug X "2 players" by zk547 in 15:37.90 and [6830] Arcade Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy "1 player" by CoolHandMike in 02:55.008.
Posted: 1/1/2026 7:47 AM
toca
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Location: 🇪🇺 Europe
Joined: 6/27/2017
Posts: 54
Location: 🇪🇺 Europe
GBA TASer of 2025
Nominating [6762] Arcade Time Crisis by CoolHandMike in 09:21.197
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Posted: 1/1/2026 7:54 AM
Patashu
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Joined: 10/2/2005
Posts: 4152
Nominating [6830] Arcade Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy "1 player" by CoolHandMike in 02:55.008
Puzzle gamedev https://patashu.itch.io Famitracker musician https://soundcloud.com/patashu Programmer, DDR grinder, enjoys the occasional puzzle game/shmup.
Posted: 1/1/2026 7:56 AM
McBobX
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🇲🇦 Morocco
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SNES TASer of 2024 SNES TAS of 2024
[6665] Arcade Metal Slug X "2 players" by zk547 in 15:37.90
I still learn more about English. https://www.youtube.com/user/McBobX100
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Working is the best way to achieve goals in speedruning. Hardworking is a pain.
Posted: 1/1/2026 8:04 AM
CoolHandMike
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Posts: 1021
Arcade TASer of 2025 Arcade TAS of 2025 Arcade TASer of 2024 First edition TAS of 2023 Sega TAS of 2023
[6343] Arcade Elevator Action Returns "1 player" by Ryyudo in 12:25.51 [6651] Arcade Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy "1 player" by McBobX in 12:17.78 [6663] Arcade Metal Slug X "1 player" by McBobX in 16:03.66 [6665] Arcade Metal Slug X "2 players" by zk547 in 15:37.90 [6770] Arcade Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me... by 0xwas in 16:18.417
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Posted: 1/1/2026 4:17 PM
Challenger
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[6665] Arcade Metal Slug X "2 players" by zk547 in 15:37.90 and [6830] Arcade Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy "1 player" by CoolHandMike in 02:55.008
[HomePages/Challenger|My homepage] Currently working as a Judge and planning new SNES projects for the 2026 year if possible :)
Posted: 1/1/2026 4:58 PM
andypanther
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Posts: 1149
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[6776] Arcade Mr. Driller "maximum score" by Ku_Zheng_Kai in 04:35.150
Current project: Gex 3 any% Paused: Gex 64 any% There are no N64 emulators. Just SM64 emulators with hacky support for all the other games.
Posted: 1/4/2026 8:03 AM
aiqiyou
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🇨🇳 China
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Posts: 106
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Atari TASer of 2025 Atari TAS of 2025 NES TAS of 2022 Homebrew TAS of 2022 NES TASer of 2021 NES TASer of 2020 NES TASer of 2019
[6665] Arcade Metal Slug X "2 players" by zk547 in 15:37.90
Posted: 1/8/2026 12:52 AM
ikuyo
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🇨🇱 Chile
Joined: 7/8/2021
Posts: 211
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Flash TAS of 2023 Exotic platforms TASer of 2022 Exotic platforms TAS of 2022 PC TAS of 2021
[6660] Arcade Kabuki Z by CoolHandMike in 05:59.10 - sometimes, you just gotta make a mockery out of a game. A blast to watch, through and through. [6714] Arcade Pang! 3 "Expert, 2 players" by JHolleworth in 02:02.15 - multiplayer action? sign me up! [6762] Arcade Time Crisis by CoolHandMike in 09:21.197 - Just the platonic ideal of a light gun game movie. [6770] Arcade Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me... by 0xwas in 16:18.417 - Ninja Gaiden at home receives a movie that would honor any Ninja Gaiden [6776] Arcade Mr. Driller "maximum score" by Ku_Zheng_Kai in 04:35.150 - maximum score goodness shall not be overlooked!
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auuuugh my face when games are creative and cool and don't fit arbitrary rulesets