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Posted: 5 days ago
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Samsara
She/They
Experienced Forum User, Published Author, Senior Judge, Site Admin, Expert player (2121)
Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2793
Location: Northern California
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Version with the BIOS screen and trimmed input: User movie #638492501793591035 No input changes were needed other than the added wait to account for the BIOS.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 3/12/2024 11:23 AM
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Samsara
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/29/2024 10:16 PM
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Samsara
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InputEvelution wrote:
That would be great, thank you so much for the offer!
Happy to help!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/29/2024 7:45 PM
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Samsara
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InputEvelution wrote:
I've been bringing up examples of movies that might warrant the addition of an epilepsy warning to their publication text for a while now, but I wanted somewhere more formal to post about it.
Thank you for doing this! Also, if you want the Editor role so you can add these warnings yourself, let me know and it's yours.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/29/2024 6:30 PM
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Samsara
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KusogeMan wrote:
and you shall have so whenever possible!
Oh no! Content! How dare you give us things we explicitly said we wanted!!!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/5/2024 3:25 PM
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Samsara
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/4/2024 11:20 AM
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Samsara
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HandsomeRudy wrote:
Well, you didn't try hard enough.
Do not discourage submitters like this. Pointing out improvements is fine, directly insulting them in this way is absolutely not.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/26/2024 2:56 AM
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Samsara
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We're definitely aware (I believe I was the one who suggested OceanBagel post here), the problem is just that the judging team doesn't have much time to dedicate to rejudging runs right now. The workbench has been packed the past couple years and isn't showing signs of slowing down going forward. Thinking about it, there should be room on the site for other alternate forms of judging. Reviewers didn't quite work out how I wanted them to, but I think the idea's still solid enough to rework into a different form of community-based judging. I'll workshop it. Might take a bit of time, but it's definitely a priority for me.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/22/2024 12:47 AM
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Samsara
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On the other side of legality, I've removed the project page links from the OP since it offers downloads of several unofficial conversions of commercial ZXS releases. I'll admit this is a strange edge case, and my research didn't turn up a whole lot of relevant information, but I'd much rather err on the side of caution here. As for the actual usage of it for TASing, my immediate reaction is to classify it under the same rules we use for language choice and emulation improvements: Using it is fine to decrease loading times, but deceased loading times won't count as improvements by themselves. Note that this is personal opinion only and not an official statement or ruling from the site as of yet.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/15/2024 12:34 AM
(Edited: 1/22/2024 12:01 AM)
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
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The TAS of 2023 is... [5405] Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl "The Subspace Emissary, 100%, 1 player" by DyllonStej in 1:19:22.20! Voting for the TAS of 2023 is now open! Please vote for the choices in the poll above. If an eligible option is missing from this list, please let us know and we will correct it as soon as possible. Voting will be open until, at earliest, 23:59 UTC on January 21st, 2024. Should anything delay this time, the delay will be announced and a new end time will be provided.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/8/2024 7:13 PM
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/8/2024 6:56 PM
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Samsara
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hellagels wrote:
Cancel the publication, seriously. This game is serious offense and does not deserve publication.
This will be done. I sincerely apologize for what happened here. I'll make a full news post once I understand the situation more.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 7:19 PM
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
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Nominating: [5324] Linux Pikuniku "Co-op" by Zarza in 11:58.13 Seconding: [5729] Linux Nuclear Throne by rythin in 02:43.80
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 7:16 PM
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2793
Location: Northern California
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Seconding: [5216] N64 Blast Corps "all platinum medals" by WarHippy in 1:16:02.05 [5405] Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl "The Subspace Emissary, 100%, 1 player" by DyllonStej in 1:19:22.20
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 7:14 PM
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Samsara
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Nominating: [5575] NES Celeste Mario's Zap & Dash! by chbld, fella8 & Riyan in 06:36.03 [5605] NES Super Mario Bros. 3Mix "100%" by Mizumaririn in 2:07:17.64 [5436] NES Color a Dinosaur "four color theorem" by warmCabin & Randomno in 08:09.93 - I don't care if it's a meme, the fact that we have a published Color a Dinosaur run just makes me very very happy.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 7:03 PM
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Samsara
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Aria of Sorrowing: [5236] GBA Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow "Julius mode, all bosses" by hellagels & klmz in 06:13.04
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:59 PM
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Samsara
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Nominating: [5728] PICO8 Cyclo 8 by Merl_, rythin & hiii in 01:35.87 [5170] PC98 Touhou Reiiden ~ The Highly Responsive to Prayers "maximum score" by PearlASE in 20:39.28
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:53 PM
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Samsara
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Location: Northern California
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Nominating: [5233] DS Etrian Odyssey by ninespaces in 2:11:50.63 [5501] DS Spider-Man 2 by EZGames69 in 13:25.60
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:51 PM
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
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Seconding: [5614] Arcade Ganryu by JHolleworth in 06:12.02
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:49 PM
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Samsara
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Nominating: Darkman425 - My primary criteria for TASer of the Year is variety in game choice, and Darkman has absolutely exemplified that this year. nymx, LogansGamingRoom - Of course, sheer output can also be a defining factor. It's not easy to average a quality TAS every 5 days, after all, and two people accomplishing that in a single year is insane. Cephla - Cephla's a solid middle ground between Darkman's sheer variety and nymx/LGR's sheer output. I've always loved the homebrew representation and I'm hoping it continues into the new year.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:30 PM
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Samsara
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What an insane year for rookies, wow. Tossing in some well-earned nominations to those who haven't been nominated/seconded yet: Mikewillplays alexheights1 JHolleworth RetroEdit keithPlayzStuff ZoroarkGX
Dimon12321 wrote:
OtakuTAS
Banned users cannot be nominated.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/27/2023 8:42 PM
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Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
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Location: Northern California
Homebrew TAS of 2023 Exotic platforms TAS of 2020 Sega TAS of 2016
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/25/2023 8:32 AM
(Edited: 12/25/2023 8:33 AM)
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Samsara
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Link to video Loading stops and run begins at 6:00.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 12/3/2023 6:56 AM
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Samsara
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Location: Northern California
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 11/4/2023 5:28 PM
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Samsara
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The group effort to make a new TAS of this game has been on a halt for at least a year.
TASVideos is going to turn 40 before I stop apologizing for underestimating this game's complexity when I chose it.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
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