Anyone up for this game? If I ever find the time to do it I might tackle it myself but meanwhile I can share some useful info for a potential TAS
Useful resources:
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http://ttf.mine.nu/ - a fansite including all level maps and known secrets/tricks
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http://www.youtube.com/tomarrakechandback - a channel with playthroughs (and showing some shortcuts) of all levels
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zyrJ7SbHFQ - an any% run of the whole game (skipping levels 9-13 as explained below) in 14 mins, a good reference
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIDGApuczsSw 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYbHg9H-D4a - 100% (all levels) run of the game
Tricks:
- Getting hit by enemies or their projectiles gives a movement boost which is of course to be abused as much as health allows it
- Enemies can be picked up and thrown when they are facing away from you though I'm not sure if it's useful in this case
- Throwing an item upwards or dropping it downwards kills enemies without losing the item
- The lamp code in Level 8 is used to reach Level 14. The any% run used it to skip levels 9-13. Personally I'm not sure if this would be a legit skip entertainment-wise...
Routes:
Level 1: As in the any% run, except damage boost off everything instead of skipping it
Level 2: Just run right and damage boost off everything
Level 3: As in any% but a faster way instead of going underground might be to get the first spring, get the flying carpet and cross to the other side of the next junkpile and then use the spring to bounce up to get to the boss where the level code is (Might be possible to get up there using just the carpet).
Level 4: As in any%
Level 5: There are 2 routes - a shortcut in mid-top of the level and the normal. The former is probably faster even though takes a while to set up. So, as in any%.
Level 6: As in any%, but there is a straight route from left to right by dropping diagonally once near the top of the construction site building
Level 7: As in any% and might be tricky but possible to get to the top hardly killing anything.
This video shows a possible strategy for the boss but straightforward repeated throwing is probably faster.
Level 8:
This video shows the major shortcuts first of which the any% didn't use
******* Optional if the lamp code is used as a legit skip of levels 9-13
Level 9: Several different routes to reach the boss, the one in the 100% run is probably the fastest.
This seems to be a fast way to kill the boss
Level 10: As in the 100% run
Level 11: As in the 100% run, except with
this shortcut
Level 12: As in the 100% run
Level 13: Simply use the shortcut as in
this video
*******
Level 14: The any% has it down pretty good, though might be possible to boost across the tall chimney with a lower stack
Level 15: <3
I really hope somebody will pick this project up ;)
