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Posted: 6/14/2014 5:47 AM
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electricslide
Joined: 1/27/2014
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Solaris? That's number one on my wishlist. It would be a fantastic game to TAS.
Posted: 8/13/2014 10:25 PM
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calfd
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There needs to be a TAS of Dragster for the 2600. The WR for the game was set in 1980 by Todd Rodgers and is a 5.51. Atari even made a computer to do a run of it and the computer got a 5.54. I really want to see what the absolute limit is for this game.
Posted: 8/14/2014 8:57 AM
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Dustar
Joined: 8/23/2013
Posts: 3
Probably only good for Vault, but I'd like Road Runner 2600. :) Had the game as a kid and never got passed lvl 4 I think. 8 unique levels apparently. There also an Arcade version (The original?) but never played that.
Posted: 11/12/2014 2:03 AM
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Pokota
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Probably do a "fastest max score" run of Taz just to say I did it. Also Dark Chambers.
Adventures in Lua When did I get a vest?
Posted: 11/15/2015 8:44 PM
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Jungon
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Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil
Private Eye ... how could we forget? One of the most hellish mazes ever,.. not sure if only hardest case, or all 5 cases, though =P EDIT: http://www.electricfrankfurter.com/2009/07/closer-look-3.html The maps are there, experienced players say it to be IMPOSSIBLE to beat the fifth case, but all of them say they'll try again in the future .... impossible smells like an interesting TAS project.. 8D EDIT2: I could beat the first case with 0:51 remaining on the clock, and making mistakes, I would even open a topic for discussion but I wouldn't start another WIP for now, too much things going on in life >.>
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Posted: 11/18/2015 3:01 AM
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goldenband
Joined: 10/28/2013
Posts: 130
Location: United States
Jungon wrote:
Private Eye ... how could we forget? One of the most hellish mazes ever,.. not sure if only hardest case, or all 5 cases, though =P EDIT: http://www.electricfrankfurter.com/2009/07/closer-look-3.html The maps are there, experienced players say it to be IMPOSSIBLE to beat the fifth case, but all of them say they'll try again in the future .... impossible smells like an interesting TAS project.. 8D EDIT2: I could beat the first case with 0:51 remaining on the clock, and making mistakes, I would even open a topic for discussion but I wouldn't start another WIP for now, too much things going on in life >.>
Yes, do it! This is exactly what TAS is best at -- taking on the impossible and showing how it can be done. :)
Posted: 5/14/2017 1:08 AM
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goldenband
Joined: 10/28/2013
Posts: 130
Location: United States
Still hoping to see a Private Eye TAS someday -- as well as Porky's (which is absolutely begging for a TAS, since it can be beaten in something like 5-10 seconds) and Chuck Norris Superkicks. Solaris would be great too, as well as Starmaster.
Posted: 8/21/2017 6:08 AM
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ruadath
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Dragonstomper -- the first ever console RPG!
Posted: 1/30/2018 5:00 PM
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GJTASer2018
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Location: Stafford, NY
Jungon wrote:
The maps are there, experienced players say it to be IMPOSSIBLE to beat the fifth case, but all of them say they'll try again in the future
Actually, someone has beaten the fifth case, in realtime on an actual 2600 no less! -> http://youtu.be/BPd-QIulFyE Granted, it seems to be at least as difficult as a perfect run of the original Pitfall, but at least the video shows it's possible.
c-square wrote:
Yes, standard runs are needed and very appreciated here too
Dylon Stejakoski wrote:
Me and the boys starting over our games of choice for the infinityieth time in a row because of just-found optimizations
^ Why I don't have any submissions despite being on the forums for years now...
Posted: 1/30/2018 8:52 PM
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goldenband
Joined: 10/28/2013
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Location: United States
^Nice! And what a great first post + sig. Looking forward to some of those Atari 2600 TASes. :)
Posted: 1/30/2018 9:04 PM
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GJTASer2018
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Location: Stafford, NY
Well, I'm just starting out (been lurking for a while, but I've finally decided on what game to try first in learning about the art of TASing). And I've used this avatar image on other sites to great effect. :P
c-square wrote:
Yes, standard runs are needed and very appreciated here too
Dylon Stejakoski wrote:
Me and the boys starting over our games of choice for the infinityieth time in a row because of just-found optimizations
^ Why I don't have any submissions despite being on the forums for years now...
Posted: 3/1/2018 10:26 PM
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Patashu
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https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/2/28/17062338/ai-agent-atari-q-bert-cracked-bug-cheat 'First, it completes the first level and then starts to jump from platform to platform in what seems to be a random manner. For a reason unknown to us, the game does not advance to the second round but the platforms start to blink and the agent quickly gains a huge amount of points (close to 1 million for our episode time limit).' Link to video Might be time for a TAS?
My Chiptune music, made in Famitracker: http://soundcloud.com/patashu My twitch. I stream mostly shmups & rhythm games http://twitch.tv/patashu My youtube, again shmups and rhythm games and misc stuff: http://youtube.com/user/patashu
Posted: 6/18/2018 3:37 PM
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goldenband
Joined: 10/28/2013
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^Also reproduced on console, and by a human player no less. Has the exact cause of the bug been identified?
Posted: 6/18/2018 9:21 PM
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Patashu
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goldenband wrote:
^Also reproduced on console, and by a human player no less. Has the exact cause of the bug been identified?
Can I get a link for that? :o
My Chiptune music, made in Famitracker: http://soundcloud.com/patashu My twitch. I stream mostly shmups & rhythm games http://twitch.tv/patashu My youtube, again shmups and rhythm games and misc stuff: http://youtube.com/user/patashu
Posted: 6/19/2018 3:34 PM
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goldenband
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Location: United States
Here you go: Link to video
Posted: 6/24/2018 1:22 PM
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Alyosha
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GBA TASer of 2023 Homebrew TAS of 2023 Gameboy TASer of 2022 NES TASer of 2015
http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/48019516364747335 Here is an unoptimized TAS of the Q*Bert score trick. Basically, the snake jumps into you after the level ends but before the transition to the next level. There is a roughly 5 frames window to do this. The snake is still there but below the level I guess. If it ever jumps back onto the level the stage ends as normal. So the trick is to find a pattern that keeps the snake from jumping back up. Once you find it, just repeat as long as you wish. The score rolls at only 100000, so nothing particularly unique happens once the trick is started.
Posted: 1/19/2019 10:23 PM
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pozzum
Joined: 7/18/2011
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Link to video Here is a Kaboom Tas from someone else that I wanted to share. I'm not sure if it should be a separate game thread though.
Posted: 1/19/2019 10:30 PM
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ViGadeomes
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pozzum wrote:
Link to video Here is a Kaboom Tas from someone else that I wanted to share. I'm not sure if it should be a separate game thread though.
This is a maximum score TAS, very long but if we can manipulate the position of bombs maybe there is a way to improve this TAS (think mostly for the 3 or 2 last bombs). Then a no branch TAS would stop when the max speed is reached. On both categories, there is a way to "entertain" it.
Posted: 11/15/2020 9:05 AM
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dekutony
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I want to suggest the homebrew game Zippy the Porcupine. It's basically Sonic for the Atari. It would make an interestingly fast TAS I think. Link to video
Here, my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/dekutony
Posted: 7/27/2024 12:26 PM
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WhiteHat94
Joined: 5/2/2015
Posts: 131
Mr. Run and Jump, a new 2600 game from last year. A short and simple screen by screen platformer. I know some screens can go a little faster than I do. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6djlLi2UA
Posted: 7/28/2024 12:21 PM
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WhiteHat94
Joined: 5/2/2015
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Ninjish Guy in Low Res World, a single screen by screen platformer. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytn-PARRWNY Edit: found the final version was on Itch. Slightly different visuals and a few more screens. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vPV8tKfcDw ROM - https://vhzc.itch.io/ninjish-guy-in-low-res-world
Posted: 7/31/2024 6:27 PM
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WhiteHat94
Joined: 5/2/2015
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Peril, another 2600 homebrew. Single screen action? game. Just move thru the screens. There are a number of cycle skips I didn't go for cause the game is so twitchy. Bosses can do down really fast if you stay close for the autofire to hit. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDc67YlI5YU ROM - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/284157-peril-wip-game/
Posted: 2 days ago
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WhiteHat94
Joined: 5/2/2015
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Game of the Bear, Atari 2600 homebrew platformer. Simple platformer, goal is to get 3 keys, one at a time, and beat the boss. Quite a bit of backtracking since you can only hold 1 key. I found a wall clip if you jump into the bottom corner of certain walls, there are a few big skips you can do with it. Pretty sure you can beat the boss with faster cycles. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP9bCj1SdCw ROM - https://vhzc.itch.io/game-of-the-bear
Posted: 1 day ago
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WhiteHat94
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And the sequel, Game of the Bear: 2 Much to Bear. A little shorter and pretty much totally linear, just have to follow the order. Didn't find any wall clips like the first game. RTA run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbhtJTxzdQA ROM - https://vhzc.itch.io/game-of-the-bear-2-much-to-bear
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