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Madden NFL '98 (U) [!].smc
First four rounds attack the best score, final round plays around for a short bit.
The first round is just mashing B and A. The second is holding B and maneuvering the obstacles with the arrows. Round three is Simon played up to attempt 16. You have to play 16 rounds to get a 100 score. Round 4 is mashing B and A then holding X until the ball is at a 45 degree angle for the first frame. The final round is a 10-yard fight for the endzone against 1-3 defenders. The final round allows for some playground techniques like getting tackled on the endzone. The final result is a 100 grade on each stat.

Darkman425: Claiming for judging.
Darkman425: I changed the branch name to "Official Tryout Registration, Quarterback, maximum score" for 3 reasons:
  • Official Tryout Registration is what the manual calls the training minigames done to determine stats for custom made characters.
  • Each position has a different set of training minigames done. Unless something has gone horribly wrong with a team's coaching, a quarterback isn't expected to do any kick based training exercises.
  • Maximum score is straightforward if going by the rating at the end of each exercise, although for this submission this extends to the farthest throws for the Passing Range Drill.
I'm willing to talk further with other staff members if this is a bit too wordy for a branch label but tentatively this is what I'm setting the branch name for now.
From what I understand from the manual, the player size determines how fast they can move in the 40 Yard Dash and the Obstacle Course minigames with larger players being slower. The chosen player stats seem to be the best for completing those minigames optimally due to their build being close to the smallest possible with a slight bump to weight. The main section that's not totally speed oriented in this submission is the 10 Yard Fight Drill as it's clearly intended by the author as a speed-entertainment tradeoff while still getting the 100 grade in the minigame, which I find fine as the rest of the minigames look well optimized for speed. Nice work!
Accepting to Standard.

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I remember that I once did this on an old YouTube channel I had before it was shut down. Mine used to be a simulation of what would happen if Tom Brady from the New England Patriots entered the scouting combine during the 97/98 season and the results that would have been, when he was ready to succeed Drew Bledsoe. When I got up to Coach Rogers, the third segment, I noticed the player had an actual seizure and that was when I got the laughs! I know for a fact that this was the last Madden game on Super NES before EA went on to Playstation and beyond, so good game choice here. Dancing around like a clown frame-by-frame while dodging dummies also gave this a pretty good lift. On top of all of this, I'm not voting yes just for this movie. I'm voting yes to honor the late John Madden himself and the legacy that he left behind for all NFL players - past, present and beyond. RIP John...
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Voting "Meh" because the "Simon Says" thing going on for 16 rounds just drags the whole experience down - the devs would've been better off removing the (necessarily) repetitive voice clips and speeding up the animation a little bit.
c-square wrote:
Yes, standard runs are needed and very appreciated here too
Dylon Stejakoski wrote:
Me and the boys starting over our games of choice for the infinityieth time in a row because of just-found optimizations
^ Why I don't have any submissions despite being on the forums for years now...
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This movie has been published. The posts before this message apply to the submission, and posts after this message apply to the published movie. ---- [6999] SNES Madden NFL 98 "Official Tryout Registration, Quarterback, maximum score" by FigureFarter in 05:06.728