It sounds good, and I'd like to watch it to give comments, but Microstorage is down. :( It will have to wait, unless you can upload it somewhere else or email it or something (see: tasvideos.org/Truncated.html).
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Disregard that, DeHackEd put up something temporary at
http://65.93.101.29/microstorage.php
I'll get back with comments.
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Comments:
- I guess it's faster to shoot the doors rather than opening them?
- You often seem to be turned the wrong way when coming off ladders. This is not necessary I think, you can hold the direction you want to go in as you come off the ladder.
- 8250, it does not look like you enter the prisoner's platform as soon as possible. Can you jump in there instead of walking?
- 9020, is it faster to jump into the hole?
- 16950, you seem very slow to get off the platform. Why not jump?
I tried to find the memory position for the boss health, but didn't manage. 00FF1FD7, 1 byte, unsigned, is somehow related. Something like this:
machinegun = 4
flamethrower = 8
rocket = 32
grenade = 32
You also need to figure out how fast they damage the boss, at what interval.
... so you're not going to get this time bonus no matter how hard you try. I think your current attempt looks good.
EDIT: This was done by setting the player's position with Game Genie. For this level, FF24FE:035F (vertically) and FF24FA:0891 (horizontally). The stuff before the colon is the adress you want to set. The stuff behind is the position in pixels (in hex) counting from the top left corner of the level.
It's easy to get yourself killed, so check in advance where you want to be teleported.