Guess what? I started working on my verification movie today! Im up to bikini bottom downtown section 2 (stupid emulator lag) and im using read+write as i go, so dont worry. I just dont have a lot of time on my hands with school back in and all, so thats why i use the read+write feature, not for any optimization, yet.
I just realized i think i have the current real time world record for this game (and ill STILL be able to beat it in real time), and ill also have the tas record! Awesomeness :)
Hm....
I have an idea. Let's both TAS this game, but you'll do the squidward run while I do the new game run. That way, we can compare the runs later on to see which one is faster.
Edit: Found an invincibility glitch; Makes enemies unable to kill you. I'll post it later.
Ok cant wait to see what youve got and an invincibility glitch? Oooooo, but theres an invincibility difficulty, so pretty pointless for me. Also, try the any character anywhere glitch in your run. It could help ya!
Well, it's a good test run, but if you made mistakes and found shortcuts, it would be a good idea to start over, making sure to optimize everything. Unless you wanted to use that run for your verification movie, which would be a good idea since it's a relatively fast full playthrough.
I was talking about on my real ds. --' i still have to wait a few more days before i can play games for real. (i was on a trip, so i was temporarily allowed, so yeah.) just a few slips of my finger is all.
Also, i couldnt use that as my verification movie since i didnt start from the clean save. I used squidward
I did a run recently, and my time was 1:37:28.9. Its not my best time (i made a few mistakes), but i found some more time savers. Also, with what I'll be able to do on the emulator that I can't do on a real DS (like predicting the code for Sandy's level in atalantis), I think it'll be a good run. What say you?
Hey i just realized after this is done theyll have an example for the spot in the game resources marked:
TODO: an example of taking advantage just from saving the game?
How would resetting help? It takes too long to get back to the game once you reset. :/
--' i meant when your not tasing and just playing casually ... It was a joke ...
Btw, wrong quote
Hey, I performed the glitch without looking at the input file :)
yeah thats not a glitch it automatically locks you as patrick but you did get yourself stuck there lol :P
Uh...that's the glitch. It not only force you into patrick, but since you haven't used spongebob to bring up the bridge, you're basically stuck there as you can't switch back to spongebob.
i know thats why i said:
... but you did get yourself stuck there lol :P
SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM: pause and restart
So how far are ya now?
yeah thats not a glitch it automatically locks you as patrick but you did get yourself stuck there lol :P
NOTE TO jlun2: dont use inflate till the golden spatula.
Did you go see gary? Im always able to turn on hard mode when i start playing. Btw gary is in spongebobs house. And yes, it only applies to mini games. With how much i play, i think id be able to notice that sort of thing. Also, the wiki doesnt work --'
Let me guess. Hard mode is either an unlockable or you have to waste time going to Gary the snail. In that case, since I'm starting without a save, it doesn't matter.
barely any time and you get it at the beginning. invincible mode is the unlockable difficulty
The game is 3d, so finding ram addresses for positions would be annoying. Also, I can't seem to start in "hard" mode. The game doesn't have that option when I started it.
Did you go see gary? Im always able to turn on hard mode when i start playing. Btw gary is in spongebobs house. And yes, it only applies to mini games. With how much i play, i think id be able to notice that sort of thing. Also, the wiki doesnt work --'
What how do you do it? Im not gonna use it (obviously) but i like finding new glitches for this game.mhey,a way to skip the entire cave level would be awesome! ... But probably not likely.
Yeah i know about the boost from the sponge dive. The stop cant be helped, but you can switch characters to regain control again. Be sure to jump so you skip the animation from switching, though, or else it will have been pointless. You can also switch characters while falling to avoid damage from the fall
Only the jellies cause the other characters trouble? Since you STILL haven't told us how long compared to squidward (seriously, "SO LONG" isn't a time), can you please tell me what stage they appear on? I'm going to test TAS it and compare.
They appear in the volcano on mu continent after getting the music. I guess theres ways that the other characters might be faster, but squid is faster for me on the ACTUAL volcano, and can easily take the jellies out in a matter of seconds, thus a faster run
Also, the Other characters dont take that long, but the fastest and most efficient way to do most things where i could use squidward but instead use someone else is pats hip slam, which takes time to charge, and makes him walk slow.
There i used the edit feature. Happy?
Ok from now on ill put the tips ont this very post.
When getting the red jewel, dont bother with carrying your partner all the way over to the pedestal, since you dont need to.
Say, why is my boss guide in here twice?
I found out that ninja star is the best way to beat grouper snot.
TIP AGAIN!: at places where it would seem you would need to float to get across, some of them can actually be crossed with a double jump and a well timed sponge dive. Like the part in the begining where you need to leave patrick behind, for example.
Normally saving is not very good in tas, but there are two places in atlantis at the end where you want to so you can use the any character almost anywhere glitch (man i love that glitch)
Ok ill post most of the tricks some of them are just REALLY minor shortcuts that can be explained by how they're done. That means most of them are basically the same, they just save time in different areas.
Btw if you didnt get what i meant about the final boss trick, youll see it in the run.
Heres another tip, A BOSS GUIDE!:
Sandy: use the crates in the sandy boss. They cause the most damage.
Blue Jewel Case: The blue jewel is a tough boss, unless you simply dance on it with squidward :D
Clockwork Guardian: you can attack the clockwork guardian before he assembles himself when the boss health gauge appears.
King Jellyfish: during king jelly, jump while holding the rocks so youdont accidently hit mini jellies.
Plankton: During the final boss, if you used the glitch to get squidward in there, jump kick over the cannons, jump kick over the cannons and land on the higher level. Normally you would need to destroy the cannons, which triggers the instant 'throw you off', but by jumping over them without destroying them, you can easily get to plankton in one go.
Sounds like a good reason to use SRAM to me. Is there a hard mode? If there is one that's unlocked after the first time you finish the game, you could use that for your run, and you'd have two reasons to start from save data.
And yes, it would be a good idea to post the tricks you know and the route you're thinking of while you're waiting to be ungrounded.
Yeah theres a hard mode but it only basically applies to the minigames.
Heres another tip, A BOSS GUIDE!:
Sandy: use the crates in the sandy boss. They cause the most damage.
Blue Jewel Case: The blue jewel is a tough boss, unless you simply dance on it with squidward :D
Clockwork Guardian: you can attack the clockwork guardian before he assembles himself when the boss health gauge appears.
King Jellyfish: during king jelly, jump while holding the rocks so youdont accidently hit mini jellies.
Plankton: During the final boss, if you used the glitch to get squidward in there, jump kick over the cannons, jump kick over the cannons and land on the higher level. Normally you would need to destroy the cannons, which triggers the instant 'throw you off', but by jumping over them without destroying them, you can easily get to plankton in one go.
