Submission Text Full Submission Page

April Fool's day prank: True

Emulator used: Gens 11a

Emulator settings:

  • Controller 1: 6 button
  • Controller 2: 6 button
  • Allow Up+Down: Yes
  • Sound: Enabled, 44100KhZ Stereo

Categories

  • Does not use warps or passwords
  • Takes damage to save time
  • Aims for fastest game over time

About the Movie

Sonic 3 & Knuckles has had several celebrated runs done of it, but our poor little tag-along fox friend has gotten no love from them. I thought I should make a run that demonstrates the sonic communities true feelings for our two-tailed orange foxy companion.
The result is the fastest game over in recorded history.

In-game completion times:

Angel Island 1 life 3
0:04
Angel Island 1 life 2
0:04
Angel Island 1 life 1
0:03

Total Time: 0:11

Notes and Explanations

  • The game over screen pops up faster than it takes for the level to restart after a normal death.

Possible improvements

  • Hacking the ROM to place a set of spikes immediately underneath Tails' starting location.

Show more

Hide
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:01 PM
Quote
TASVideoAgent
They/Them
Moderator
Joined: 8/3/2004
Posts: 14896
Location: 127.0.0.1
This topic is for the purpose of discussing #2214: upthorn's Genesis Sonic 3 & Knuckles in 00:24.15
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:10 PM
Quote
MattyXB
Player (24)
Joined: 4/23/2005
Posts: 435
Location: Germany
Angel Island 1 life 3 0:04 Angel Island 1 life 2 0:04 Angel Island 1 life 1 0:03 Why are the first 2 deads takes so much longer? Vote No, because I see much improvement. When you die all the time at 0:03 I vote maybe yes, but so I must not watch the movie at all. Not good played I think. Sorry, bad choice for a goal at all.
Last TAS finished: Final Fantasy Adventure (4.0 Warp Glitch Run) WIP in the moment: Tail Gator (GB) Matty
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:12 PM
(Edited: 4/1/2009 6:14 PM)
Post subject: Re: #2214: upthorn's Genesis Sonic 3 & Knuckles in 00:24.15
Quote
upthorn
He/Him
Emulator Coder, Active player (388)
Joined: 3/24/2006
Posts: 1802
Sega TAS of 2011 Sega TAS of 2010 Sega TAS of 2008 Sega TASer of 2007
MattyXB wrote:
Why are the first 2 deads takes so much longer?
NesVideoAgent wrote:
Notes and Explanations
  • The game over screen pops up faster than it takes for the level to restart after a normal death.
How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:14 PM
Quote
MattyXB
Player (24)
Joined: 4/23/2005
Posts: 435
Location: Germany
Oh ok, now I understand it. But at all a bad choice for a goal. ;-)
Last TAS finished: Final Fantasy Adventure (4.0 Warp Glitch Run) WIP in the moment: Tail Gator (GB) Matty
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:20 PM
Quote
Atma
Former player
Joined: 9/1/2005
Posts: 803
This could've been more entertaining had tails died in several different ways, not just the same way 3 times. Sure, it would've taken longer, but it would certainly have been more entertaining. 4/8.5 from me.
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:21 PM
Quote
Cpadolf
Skilled player (1432)
Joined: 7/15/2007
Posts: 1468
Location: Sweden
SNES TASer of 2009 Rookie of 2008 SNES TASer of 2008
Hmm, there has been a lot of strange runs popping up today, something weird is going on in here.
Agare Bagare Kopparslagare
Posted: 4/1/2009 6:23 PM
Quote
Mr._Pwnage
Joined: 6/6/2004
Posts: 223
I came here expecting a level select to CLEAR, then remembered that'd take only about 7 seconds.
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:34 PM
Quote
FractalFusion
Editor, Skilled player (1941)
Joined: 6/15/2005
Posts: 3247
Glitchy TAS of 2013 Gameboy TAS of 2013 PSX TASer of 2010
I expected something more enlightening, like some kind of game-over glitch.
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:40 PM
Quote
Sticky
Joined: 2/26/2007
Posts: 1360
Location: Minnesota
I expected to expect something, but I expect my expectation will never occur.
adelikat wrote:
I very much agree with this post.
Bobmario511 wrote:
Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:41 PM
Quote
nineko
Banned User
Joined: 8/2/2008
Posts: 420
Location: italy
I expected a Competition Levels TAS :P
Gone.
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:42 PM
(Edited: 4/1/2009 7:45 PM)
Quote
Wockes
Joined: 5/17/2007
Posts: 393
Location: Sweden
I expected an encode, but I guess that joke has run dry by now so I will stick with the question "why is the last death faster?" EDIT: so much for not reading
"No love for the game gear"
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:43 PM
Quote
upthorn
He/Him
Emulator Coder, Active player (388)
Joined: 3/24/2006
Posts: 1802
Sega TAS of 2011 Sega TAS of 2010 Sega TAS of 2008 Sega TASer of 2007
Wockes wrote:
I expected an encode, but I guess that joke has run dry by now so I will stick with the question "why is the last death faster?"
upthorn wrote:
MattyXB wrote:
Why are the first 2 deads takes so much longer?
NesVideoAgent wrote:
Notes and Explanations
  • The game over screen pops up faster than it takes for the level to restart after a normal death.
How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:46 PM
Quote
Ferret_Warlord
Skilled player (1404)
Joined: 10/27/2004
Posts: 1977
Location: Making an escape
So, will this spark another wave of quick death runs?
A hundred years from now, they will gaze upon my work and marvel at my skills but never know my name. And that will be good enough for me.
Posted: 4/1/2009 7:50 PM
Quote
Miles
Joined: 11/21/2006
Posts: 94
I disapprove of this run for obvious reasons. 0/2 Do it with Knuckles next time.
Posted: 4/1/2009 9:06 PM
Quote
Acheron86
Joined: 8/23/2008
Posts: 417
Finally, a run that has a clear category and doesn't have any arbitrary goals. Unfortunately I cannot rate it because the numbers I feel it deserves do not exist on the scale.
I will not use self-reference in my signature.
Posted: 4/1/2009 9:11 PM
Quote
alden
Player (120)
Joined: 2/11/2007
Posts: 1522
I'm with Miles on this one, you bastard. STOP THE MUTANT FOX HATE
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 4/1/2009 9:53 PM
Quote
legoking831
Former player
Joined: 3/16/2009
Posts: 42
Location: In the USA, nowhere else.
Wow, seeing a submission this odd is one thing, but having it from UPTHORN? I thought you made great TASes!
Lego is awesome!
Posted: 4/1/2009 11:24 PM
Quote
Captain_Forehead
Player (58)
Joined: 7/7/2008
Posts: 872
Location: Utah
Woohoohoohoo!! Sonic 3 & Knuckles is back to the top!...though I haven't watched it yet, I'll get to watching.
Posted: 4/2/2009 12:57 AM
Quote
superjupi
Joined: 10/15/2007
Posts: 685
tl;dw
Kirby said so, so it must be true. ( >'.')>
Posted: 4/2/2009 7:16 AM
Quote
TASVideosGrue
They/Them
Joined: 10/1/2008
Posts: 2739
Location: The dark corners of the TASVideos server
om, nom, nom
Posted: 4/2/2009 11:59 AM
Quote
Bag_of_Magic_Food
He/Him
Active player (278)
Joined: 5/29/2004
Posts: 5712
Eh, old joke...
put yourself in my rocketpack if that poochie is one outrageous dude