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A fun and special SMB hack by ATA. Mario's able to play through the Air Man stage (from Mega Man 2), and actually fight Air Man.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1589/
Aims for the fastest completion. It's an 22-frame improvement over my previous TAS in 2011.
Luigi is chosen because he can jump over the platforms in the air much faster than Mario (although Luigi's acceleration and boss fight are slower). Movie ends on the frame Air Man's HP bar turns empty.

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eien86: Claiming for judging.
eien86: A cool crossover game between Mario and Megaman consisting of a single stage with Air Man as end boss. The execution is tight and entertaining. Accepting to Standard
fsvgm777: Processing. r3gamerz is handling the encodes for this one.

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Posted: 5/2/2025 2:56 PM
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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #9681: HappyLee's NES Vs. Air Man in 01:11.25
Posted: 5/2/2025 3:44 PM
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What a strange idea for a Super Mario Bros mod. But it did look amusing to see Luigi bounding carelessly over the Lightning Lords in the cloud platforms. The double hits on Airman are neat too; why are they possible sometimes and not other times?
Used to be a frequent submissions commenter. My new computer has had some issues running emulators, so I've been here more sporadically. Still haven't gotten around to actually TASing yet... I was going to improve Kid Dracula for GB. It seems I was beaten to it, though, with a recent awesome run by Hetfield90 and StarvinStruthers. (http://tasvideos.org/2928M.html.) Thanks to goofydylan8 for running Gargoyle's Quest 2 because I mentioned the game! (http://tasvideos.org/2001M.html) Thanks to feos and MESHUGGAH for taking up runs of Duck Tales 2 because of my old signature! Thanks also to Samsara for finishing a Treasure Master run. From the submission comments:
Shoutouts and thanks to mklip2001 for arguably being the nicest and most supportive person on the forums.
Posted: 5/3/2025 6:58 AM
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I wish this hack was longer, but still, it's nice to see a crossover. Looks speedy and fun! Yes vote
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Posted: 5/3/2025 5:06 PM
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The fact that Luigi moves faster than Mega Man is hilarious! That was fun to watch :) Easy yes vote!
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This movie has been published. The posts before this message apply to the submission, and posts after this message apply to the published movie. ---- [6559] NES Vs. Air Man by HappyLee in 01:11.25
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