pirate_sephiroth, I think my 1-1 and chick saving sequences (in current WIP) are faster. by doing the rotation, you lost some frames you could get at the planes. Alas, the rest of your WIP says something about fire's effectiveness.
[13:29:34] <_LSK_> one day I was bored of my old internet name, InsertNameHere. so when I entered IRC for the first time, my name was QAZWSCEDCRFVTGBYHNUJMIIOLP.
[13:29:41] <_LSK_> the mod asked me to shorten it.
[13:29:51] <JX_> another song recorded! yay
[13:29:55] <_LSK_> so I became QAZWSXEDCRFVTGBYHN.
[13:29:58] <JX_> what an anal mod!!!
[13:29:59] <JX_> lol
[13:30:01] <_LSK_> still too long.
[13:30:09] <_LSK_> so I became LeftSideofKeyboard
[13:30:15] <_LSK_> which eventually became LSK
[13:30:30] <JX_> hahaha that's one of the coolest name stories I've ever heard!
Try to figure out which games are closer in length. If Double Dragon 2 is longer than RCR, you can take advantage of the fact that jump attacks slow down RCR.
If you do a 2-player run, you can probably use auto-hold.
I know that a contest isn't exactly a thing this site would have, but if anyone's interested in participating in a prizeless one, I have a proposition:
Make the most interesting 1-minute movie you can, in any game.
You can start from a savestate, and you probably will end up doing so.
I have no idea who'll judge it, but it'll be fun.
I take a 1 month break and now everyone's playing my game? Wow.
By the way - no damage is basically the default for this run unless there's a way to save time with damage, which I doubt there is.
Trouble: My strategy for 1-1 involves missing some shots. I tried doing it without, but it takes time for the gun to start up so I end up not killing as quickly.
My school's finals are over, and thus I now have the time to work on this again. I'll likely be starting from scratch, as I know of many optimizations that need to be done.