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Posted: 11/4/2022 11:23 PM
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Dinoguy1000
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FractalFusion wrote:
Dinoguy1000 wrote:
and the routing absurd (of all 120 stars in the game, you pick a water star?).
"1 star" runs are supposed to get this star. For example, as Spikestuff linked above: [987] N64 Super Mario 64 "1 star" by mr_roberts_z & Rikku in 06:42.65 Also, speedrun.com has a defined "1 star" category, which is defined by the rule "DDD skip is banned", not "get 1 star". https://www.speedrun.com/sm64?h=1_Star-N64&x=7kjpp4k3-e8m7em86.9qj7z0oq
I'd question whether that should just be assumed to apply to romhacks as well, but point taken. Even given that, it doesn't excuse the actual execution of the level.
Posted: 11/4/2022 10:38 AM
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Dinoguy1000
Joined: 11/4/2022
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Watching the video, it's clear this romhack could have some entertainment value with a decent goal choice and some tight tasing. This submission has neither: the goal choice seems arbitrary (why one star, when one key would be trivial with this romhack, and would almost certainly be the fastest?) and the routing absurd (of all 120 stars in the game, you pick a water star?); the tasing itself is also pretty dull, with lots of wasted movement and seemingly pointless action - I didn't notice any uncapped speed movement whatsoever in the chosen star, just lots of completely normal, boring swimming, with all the same routing and tasing problems from the rest of the run. This would make for a passable if uninspired playaround, but as a submission for publication it's a definite "no" from me.