There is no way to change the "input plugin" in BizHawk, it's hardcoded with BizHawk's own custom input plugin which just calls back into BizHawk to retrieve inputs (with "extensions" to the plugin spec to allow for these callbacks to be set) You would need some way to have the controller be picked up by DInput or XInput (i.e. like a generic controller) which then would allow it to be used in BizHawk. Keep in mind analog inputs (i.e. analog stick in the middle of the N64 controller) go to the analog tab, not the button tab.
Mega Rush will not stack with Power Rush. If you have both and 1 HP, you only get the +4 from Mega Rush.
I do not know if he always works above but snark on TASed the prologue and the chapter 1 prologue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQKK5ENo6k&feature=plcp chapter 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gStTDkkZruw&feature=plcp
I'm not sure Merlee can kick in on a Bowser fight. Let's see what happens if it can't. Bowser will always use the Star Rod on the second turn, so you would have 2 turns to deal 99 damage. Power Bounce will automatically stop somewhere between 3 and 6 hits against Bowser, no matter how well you keep up the action command. If you equip Power Plus (6), Power Plus (12), P-Up, D-Down (14), All or Nothing (18), Mega Rush (19), and Close Call (20), then go into the Bowser fight with exactly 1 HP: Watt 1: Charge (Mario +1 power for 4 turns) Mario 1: Power Bounce 10+9+8+7+6+5 (45 damage) Bowser 1: Trigger a miss with the Close Call badge so you don't die Mario 2: Power Bounce 10+9+8+7+6+5 (45 damage) Watt 2: Electro Dash (5 damage) Bowser 2: Star Rod with 4 HP left ...nope, that's not going to work. Can Sushie hit for 9 with TAS rapid fire? If so, you could make that work, but you'd have to add Quick Change (24 BP).
Got bored last night and tried to find some useful memory addresses in Paper Mario. What I hope to do is find out that makes the wizard Merlee tick. I want to find out when and why she appears to use her magic. I think if we can abuse her double attack power, boss fights will be over in 1-2 turns. I tried some memory watching in the MHS program and found a few addresses: 009FAFC4 - # of Coins 009FAD23 - Star Points 00A3CD78 - Star Points in Reserve (the star point icons that appear after defeating 1 enemy in the lower right corner) 00B894CC - the same as above, but this number doesn't reset until another battle starts (idk why, may be a temporary buffer) 00C40590 & 00C40C90 - these two address alternate values when A&B are pressed, or when Mario's sprite changes direction (could be used for RNG) That's really all I've found. I can't find the addresses for HP, FP, or a speed value. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can help me. And again, the reason I want to do this is to find out how we can abuse 2x damage.
I think it would be a decent idea to TAS all 51 events in one run. Many events force to use a particular character, and other events also would be done by multiple different characters because each is good at its own thing.
