Post subject: Penguin Wars
Noxxa
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This is a 1985 arcade game ported to NES, also known as Penguin-Kun Wars. I just randomly stumbled upon it earlier in the evening and found it pretty fun to play. You play as a penguin in some sort of tournament where you play games with balls against other animals. The basic and most reoccurring kind of game goes as follows: two animals are opposite a table and the goal is to roll balls (5 on each side initially, so 10 total) to the other side, without getting hit by any stray ball (as it'll stun you for several seconds). A player wins a game if all balls are in the enemy field, or if they have the lowest amount of balls on their field after 60 seconds. Other games include versions of Pong and Whack-a-Mole with similar principles or controls, and one like the normal game but with bombs instead. More TASing-related, I found a quirky physics glitch where if you have two balls collide at a specific positioning, they both bounce in the same direction with one of them at a 45 degree angle. With this, and a little enemy manipulation, it's possible to pull off a perfect game against (at least) the first opponent. See the gfycat for a quick showcase. http://gfycat.com/WellmadeMinorFrigatebird And a quick WIP which beats the first opponent (out of 4): (2 standard ball games and one Pong game) http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/25267990153368658
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa <dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects. <Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits <adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
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Oh boy, I remember testing this game... this WIP is awesome! Hoping to see more from you, FluffyMoth! :D
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