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Posted: 6/30/2007 5:30 AM
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des223
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Is there any place where anyone compiled a list of the tips/tricks they used to TAS this game? I know of a couple not-so-obvious things about the game, but I don't repeat already-done effort. The one thing that I noticed was that in some of the hidden gem rooms, the current TAS video has Kuros picking up the gems by jumping/walking into them. By doing that, they only count as 1 gem. If you collect them using your throwing dagger/axe, they count as 2 gems. Perhaps the time it'd take to throw the dagger negates the usefulness of this fact, but I think it *may* help in some of the gem rooms.
Posted: 6/29/2007 10:14 PM
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des223
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I apologize if this has been brought up already, but how do you alter what item you get from a torch/acorn or enemy drop? This is my absolute FAVORITE game of all time (really, it is), and I could never figure out how to change that. I might *eventually* try a TAS of W&W, but for now, I like trying to work on my speedrun while playing on an actual NES.
Posted: 2/27/2007 2:26 AM
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des223
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franpa wrote:
adelikat wrote:
Yes vote. This is a nice improvement over the current run. For a future run, however, I wonder if a 2 player run would be faster.
i doubt it would be any faster at the boss fights due to only one person can attack the boss at a time.
Also, I know for a fact that in 2-player mode: - There are more enemies per stage before you get to the boss. - The bosses have more HP than in 1-player mode. For example, the final boss of the first level takes 5 nunchuck hits with one player, but 6 hits for 2-player. However, if both Bimmy (haha) and Jimmy combine for a cyclone-spin kick, it does more damage. It would be interesting to see which factor would outweigh the other.
Posted: 8/10/2006 11:58 PM
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des223
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In terms of getting a fast run, the teleport glitch is great. Personally, I'd rather see a run that *looks* humanly possible (a.k.a. perfect reflexes + luck manipulation). I still found it quite amazing how quickly you destroyed Krang...that guy ALWAYS kicks my butt!
Posted: 8/10/2006 11:55 PM
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des223
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Personally, I would've rather had the description of the glitch here, and not as a subtitle. However, that takes nothing away from this run...being able to break the seemingly linear sequence of events is definitely entertaining, and the end glitch is quite amazing too!
Posted: 8/10/2006 11:52 PM
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des223
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I'd vote "Yes" if I could...this is an outstanding run. I love the W&W trilogy, and this is a difficult game to not lose a life (too many instant kills). Great job!
Posted: 8/10/2006 4:14 AM
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des223
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Walker Boh, two quick questions for you...do you know that in secret gem rooms, you get the equivalent of 1 gem if you pick it up by walking into it, but 2 gems if you collect it with the throwing knife? Seems like you might be able to avoid a secret room or two in the stage after the fire stage, since you were only a few gems short toward the end. Also, what factor determines what an enemy drops when it dies? I've tried doing a speed run on a console, and I could never figure out how to get more gems to appear. The only thing I tried was using the Boots of Force to kill enemies, and it *seemed* like I was able to get more gems in the last stage, for example. Anyway, this run is simply outstanding...it was fun to watch, didn't really use glitches (that I could remember), and it was obviously well-planned!