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oh well, it is possible with 3 energy tanks. I don't think it's possible without abusing savestates though (at least not for me). I saved at each new room and after several attempts, I reached the first safe point with 4 health left, the second with 7 health left. Gah. There goes my decision to play unassissted. despite the horrible difficulty I still like the hack.

I think you need 4 tanks to get through. You can start with 3 though.

Posted: 5/7/2006 11:51 PM

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Nice game, but very frustrating. How to progress after beating kraid?

Posted: 4/26/2006 9:56 PM

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Some improvement ideas on Werewolf. fcm file Level3 starts 682 frames faster (~11seconds) than current movie. I know that my level 2 can be played a little faster. I think that those anger powerups might save time on the Werewolf boss since you deal double damage with it on. and instead use the lifedraining attack on the giant head boss that guards him and get the upgrade there. This game can be improved maybe 20 seconds.

Posted: 4/1/2006 10:30 PM

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Maybe it is this: http://www.archive.org/details/SuperMetroid_Emu_4704

Posted: 10/10/2005 10:42 PM

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Ballon fight mode C 142 frames.

Posted: 9/29/2005 12:48 PM

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You need a special fceu to make it work. Look here. If you have it. all you have to do is press left, down and right at the same time and werewolf will crouch and walk to the right while facing left. this will not make the screen scroll and you can use it to get through some walls.

Posted: 7/21/2005 7:43 PM

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After lvl1-2 you are 108 frames behind sleepz. Gigafrost used toad for level 1-3 and was 320 frames faster on that level compared to your movie.

Posted: 7/15/2005 5:26 PM

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You need the patched fceu to be able to play movies. Get it here.

Posted: 6/7/2005 6:46 AM

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The solution for the other problem is 1.Qb3 1...axb3 2.Kf5 b2 3.g4# If the black king tries to flee the queen can go to g8 and mate him.

Posted: 6/5/2005 5:08 PM

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In the first room there is a treasure chest which contains a potion. Would it not be good to pick it up so you could use it to avoid a battle encounter somewhere? And maybe it is possible to get another potion from the fight you win in the cave.

Posted: 6/3/2005 4:41 PM

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Sorry, I have not worked much on this. After Kett's I am about 43 seconds faster. Most time is saved because of better text scrolling.

Posted: 5/31/2005 8:37 PM

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The items from the shipgame would be: Cockatrice Claws I think I need 3 of these, but if resistant monsters are not immune I should bring more. Hermes Shoes maybe one. Emergency Exits 4 of these Megalixirs I don't know how many, depending on if monsters are immune or not. But surely the method of not re-entering the is quicker but it may not be possible to do that. Maybe I could get to win 2 good items in a row before I would have to re-enter the minigame. I tried some more of testing scourge against the death eye but still no good.

Posted: 5/29/2005 10:52 PM

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I have not yet made any progress with this. I am not sure how to proceed with the ship minigame. Should I just re-enter the minigame on a different frame to get the prize I would want? This is not the fastest method but I don't know how to be sure to get right prizes won with consecutive games. For now I win first place Megalixir, second place Emergency exit. If I start another game now I would win White Curtain 3rd place or Remedy 2nd place. Which are not any good. I could win another megalixir and hope I get better prizes next round. I could do this: win a price -> re-enter game -> win a prize. Takes a bit more than a second to re-enter a game. But would be the easiest way. Better: win megalixir -> win emergency exit -> win megalixir -> new prizes next round, maybe I could get the item I want. This method is better but I don't know how I should plan this. With the monster immunities I did try 350 consecutive frames against a resistant monster (death eye) to see if scourge would hit but none of those did. I guess I'll have to try it some more.

Posted: 5/20/2005 1:29 AM

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Another mirror.

Posted: 5/19/2005 12:12 AM

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I have improved the part I played on. This time I kill 12 enemies instead of 3 and I am still 5 frames faster than the previous VBM file. Here is the new file. VBM file Some comments: 8930: Going up here instead of down would be faster but the enemies blocks the way. I like that I get a double kill here. 9185: I get pushed down by the walking mushroom and it is saving time (25 frames). Before I leave the screen I walk right some steps and by pressing down at the right time I get pushed into a better position when the next screen is loaded (saves up to 3 frames). I do this on all screens where it is possible later on. 13100: This screen would have been slightly faster if I wouldn't have been disturbed by the flying monster but I could not get any better spawn here.

Posted: 5/18/2005 1:27 AM

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I looked at your movie and think the gameplay seems flawed. I made a new start with this game to see if it could be improved. I played up to Bogard's house and its more than 10 seconds faster, but I kill less enemies here and that might be bad. VBM file and this can be improved even further.

Posted: 5/7/2005 12:10 PM

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Yes, I use the one from here: http://www.ic-net.or.jp/home/takaken/e/15pz/

Posted: 5/6/2005 2:39 PM

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I have started a new run, I have the ship and are now playing the minigame to get items. The play is much more accurate this time. Vbm file Could anyone explain further on how to use the memory to get criticals and such?

Posted: 4/28/2005 6:31 AM

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Yes, that is true. But would a monster that has resistance in quake, stone, time, poison and death mean that the only way to kill it is by damaging it until the hp is gone?

Posted: 4/28/2005 5:56 AM

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The puzzle records can be done in less than 4 seconds if I get a good puzzle. Kraken (1800 hp) also would take quite some time to defeat but would die right away from using a Cockatrice's Claw. I'm not sure if I should get the Hermes Shoes against Lich (1200 hp). In the first test run I kill him in 3 rounds and I doubt I would kill him in 2 rounds with this. I probably will have to do another recording afterwards due to uncertainty of how many items I would need. Also does anyone know if monsters with a resistance means it has immunity? Lich has a resistance against stone does that mean he is 100% immune or ~99.9% resistant?

Posted: 4/27/2005 9:04 AM

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I'll explain why I thought of getting those items. The Cockatrice's Claws casts break which kills some bosses instantly. I have not tested yet if this really do save time, but it probably will. The Emergency Exits teleports me out of dungeons so those would cut time where I else would have to run all the way back out. The Megalixirs are for restoring hp/mp. Something I don't know but would really like to is if it is possible to hit a monster with a spell when it has a resistance against that spell (not a damaging spell those are just reduced in damage). All such spells only seem to miss. If it is possible then I wouldn't need the Hermes's Shoe's at all and just a few megalixir's.

Posted: 4/26/2005 7:20 AM
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Thanks Wren. I hope you can help me with some of these ideas I have. I said this in the previous post: >when winning first place you get one item from first,second and third place. This was false. You only get one item from either first, second or third place. But this doesn't mean that the ship game is bad. An example: If I win the first game in 5 seconds, then the second place could be won with 6 seconds and then the third place could be won with 7 seconds. The prizes of the game are: 1st: Megalixir 2nd: Dry Ether, Elixir, Remedy, Hermes's Shoes, Emergency Exit 3rd: Spider's Silk, White Fang, Red Fang, Red Curtain, White Curtain, Vampire's Fang, Cockatrice's Claw, Blue Fang(?), Blue Curtain The items in bold are items that would be most useful. If monsters that have resistance against instant kills or statues are truly immune then I would have to gather some extra items. There is a lot to test but here are some ideas: Get Megalixirs from the ship minigame. (Quantity I'm not sure, a lot I guess) Get Hermes's Shoes from the ship minigame. (Quantity 1?, for chaos) Get Emergency Exits from the ship minigame. (Quantity 4-6) Get Cockatrice's Claws from the ship minigame (Quantity 3) Maybe I should use Blue Fang on the Piscodemons? If so I should use it on a full team of them for more exp/gil. Use the Cockatrice's Claws on Astos, Kraken and Blue Dragon (Is it possible to kill it this way?). Use Emergency Exits after: Getting the Crown. Giving the Nitro to the dwarf. (Got to test if this would be worth it). Getting the Star Ruby. Getting the Levistone. Getting the Warp Cube. Getting the Rosetta Stone (Maybe not, takes time to watch the cutscene, have to test this). Get Ribbons (For magic defense), Get Giant's Gloves (Saber), Get Razer (Scourge), (Get Wizard's Staff (Confuse). (Maybe I won't need this)). Another idea that might be interesting is getting a Deathbringer from a black knight. This casts Death when used. (Use on Marilith if she is not immune to this?) (Might be difficult to do this). I won't have to pick up any tents or cottages if I use Megalixirs to restore hp/mp. Strategy for fighting Chaos: This is going to be tough but I would have to have enough hp to survive his multi-hit attacks for every round he would make one (and afterwards use Megalixir to survive another). Use Hermes's shoes on the monk. Let the monk use Giant's Gloves. Let the black mages cast temper but some would have to use items to restore others (Megalixirs, Phoenix Downs (I guess his punches would kill a character in one hit)). Charge up the monk until he can kill Chaos right away. Ok, this is much but I hope I could get some feedback on my ideas. Good or bad? I don't have an internet connection at home for the moment, so I can't test anything before I get home from work.

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