Posted: 9/2/2014 8:53 AM
Post subject: Bank Panic
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CoolKirby
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Exotic platforms TASer of 2014 NES TAS of 2013
I'm working on a run of the SG-1000 version of this game. I'm wondering if I should only TAS one level, since it seems all the levels are the same, save for minor later variations like innocents being pushed aside by robbers and robbers who carry two guns. Here's what a single level TAS would look like on level 6, the hardest available from the start: Link to video
Posted: 9/3/2014 4:07 AM
(Edited: 9/9/2014 2:40 AM)
Post subject: Level differences
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CoolKirby
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I did some more testing. Levels that the game can start on are shown in bold: Level 1: Robbers can set bombs. Level 2: Robbers can hold up customers. Level 3: Robbers can steal money from doors and jump out after a customer leaves, and green-shirted robbers can carry two guns. Level 4: Nothing new. Level 5: Robbers can tie up customers, then jump out and shoot you. Level 6: Nothing new. Level 7+: Nothing new. Based on this, should I submit my TAS of Level 6 or instead make and submit one of Levels 1-5?
Posted: 9/3/2014 6:18 AM
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thommy3
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What's after level 6? Another level 6, or does it get harder in any way?
Posted: 9/3/2014 6:51 AM
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CoolKirby
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thommy3 wrote:
What's after level 6? Another level 6, or does it get harder in any way?
It looks like the difficulty stops increasing after level 5. The pattern of where and when people will open doors changes (due to RNG), but otherwise they're the same. (I edited my post to make that more clear. My bad.)