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  • Emulator used: FCEU 0.98.28 (here converted to an fm2-file that can at least be played in FCEUX 2.1.0, probably others too)
  • Aims for fastest time
  • Takes damage to save time
  • Uses death as shortcut
  • Abuses programming errors in the game
  • Manipulates luck
Here I pwned myself by beating my previous run of this game by 1048 frames (~17.5 seconds).
As with the Donkey Kong run, not much need to be said here either. The majority of the improvements are from a neat trick in Level 2, easy to spot:), but the run is also a little more accurate played overall (about half a second in total) plus it contains a new maneuver at the beginning of level 4. One more new trick is substituting an item for another, for example if I have one bomb and 1 fireball I can turn them into 2 bombs or 2 fireballs, whatever I like. I also tried being more entertaining at the slow boss fights.
See ya, and enjoy!
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Posted: 8/11/2009 6:37 PM
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andrewg
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I liked it, I only played this game a few times ever. Pretty cool! :)
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Posted: 8/13/2009 5:20 AM
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Awesome run. Looking forward to more improvements and to the published encode.
Posted: 8/13/2009 6:01 AM
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Sir_VG
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The substitute trick and the cannon riding trick were both fricken AWESOME. YES VOTE! Also can't wait for 100%. I like that better because I know the bonus items are extremely hard to get, plus the ending is nicer. :)
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Posted: 8/21/2009 9:58 AM
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moozooh
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Just so you know, hotarubi is working on a best ending run, and he's saved ~30 seconds in first two stages. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe80f-0tQqY&fmt=18 (Sorry Flygon, it seems you don't get to upload this one.)
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Posted: 8/21/2009 10:51 AM
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moozooh wrote:
Just so you know, hotarubi is working on a best ending run, and he's saved ~30 seconds in first two stages. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe80f-0tQqY&fmt=18 (Sorry Flygon, it seems you don't get to upload this one.)
Thanks for telling! To drop a secret I can tell that I've also been working on the best ending run (that's how I found the new tricks used in this run). I saw some flaws in his run but also some interesting maneuver that I have to look closer into. How can I contact this guy?
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Posted: 8/21/2009 10:56 AM
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PM him on youtube, or try to contact him through someone like gocha (who I know hang on some of the same forums) would probably be your best bet.
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Posted: 8/21/2009 11:01 AM
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Cpadolf wrote:
PM him on youtube, or try to contact him through someone like gocha (who I know hang on some of the same forums) would probably be your best bet.
I'll just enter a Tube close to You then, thanks!
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Posted: 8/21/2009 11:03 AM
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moozooh wrote:
(Sorry Flygon, it seems you don't get to upload this one.)
Don't worry, I've dropped out of service completely. YouTube is just a horrible service.
Posted: 8/21/2009 11:05 AM
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moozooh
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Huh, what happened?
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Posted: 8/21/2009 11:09 AM
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Desyncs, plus DailyMotion has utterly put YouTube out of service.
Posted: 8/21/2009 11:28 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeLgtwR56Qo&feature=channel_page Canceling for now. Should I resubmit or just have someone replace the fm2?
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Posted: 8/21/2009 11:29 AM
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Posted: 8/21/2009 11:32 AM
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Looks like its being resubmitted. *Removes video off YouTube* Someone needs to remove the current Gimmick! run link from the current run by the way.
Posted: 8/21/2009 8:07 PM
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Shoot me, but, what does AFAIK mean? fff
As far as I know. ;) also, why is this in gruefood?
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Posted: 8/21/2009 8:13 PM
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Aglar wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeLgtwR56Qo&feature=channel_page Canceling for now. Should I resubmit or just have someone replace the fm2?
Submission file replacements are for small changes typically at the end of a movie. This trick warrants a new submission imo.
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Posted: 1/18/2010 2:57 PM
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Out of curiosity, is there anything happening with the improvement to this run? I haven't found a forum thread for the game, and this new gimmick in Gimmick! looks like it should be awesome.
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: 1/18/2010 3:04 PM
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mklip2001 wrote:
Out of curiosity, is there anything happening with the improvement to this run? I haven't found a forum thread for the game, and this new gimmick in Gimmick! looks like it should be awesome.
I found this sometime ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt7_OzN_YoA
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Posted: 1/18/2010 3:06 PM
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moozooh
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Bablo wrote:
I found this sometime ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt7_OzN_YoA
Yeah, it was hard to find on a previous page. >_>
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Posted: 1/18/2010 7:04 PM
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mklip2001 wrote:
Out of curiosity, is there anything happening with the improvement to this run? I haven't found a forum thread for the game, and this new gimmick in Gimmick! looks like it should be awesome.
Yes, it's being made (both this and the "best ending run"), and has been so for way longer than it was supposed to. We worked much the first month but after that the progress has slowed down significantly, which though has given us time to really revise and make sure we've done everything we can. Last week a new cool trick was discovered for example. It hopefully won't be too long until they're completed.
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Posted: 1/18/2010 7:16 PM
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Awesome, good luck to you!
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: 1/18/2010 8:31 PM
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andrewg
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Definitely looking forward to this. The last run was great. :)
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