I've been reading the forums on this web site and others like it for almost a year and a half, and am greatly impressed by both the incredible skill and patience need for making a high quality TAS. Also I have enjoyed watching all the amazing movies on this web site and reading the forums which for the most part are far more mature then most other web sites. That said this situation regarding the 0 Star TAS and 24BrianRulez24's claim to have saved a frame and his ban on SM64.org I find very interesting. First off I do think the ban was warranted, he made a bet he lost he reneged all the while being both rude and arrogant. This i believe to be just cause for a ban. However i think anybody willing to make such a bet is arrogant. Though regarding the 0 Star TAS I think The Team should continue for the following reasons.
1. What is the worst that can happen if 24BrianRulez24 is telling the truth?
The run is submitted and then obsoleted by one frame. If that happens I am certain that all five members of the current 0 Star Team will work on the TAS as hard as they can to obsolete that jackass 24BrianRulez24's movie and find improvements which will eventually lead to a more perfect run then would be submitted if you were just told how to save the frame. However what would happen if that was the last frame that could possibly be saved? Then I think everybody would be happy that there is a perfect movie on this site.
2. In all likelihood 24BrianRulez24 is just lying, and exhibiting the same unfounded arrogance which started this whole mess.
I do hope you continue with the run and I would like to thank all the players and route planers at this website and other like it for providing me with many hours of entertainment.