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Hi this is my first submission in TASvideos it is:

Columns by GGheysjr TAS

I've seen other submission I've seen in the forums. I will show that vote in each of those who came this game
SRB2Espyo: Vote Meh
Sonikkustar: Vote Yes
axelito: Vote Yes
andymac: Vote Yes
axelito "2 Players": Vote No
For other rason was the best of andymac, now I have improved by 29 frames

Games Categories

  • Aims for the fastest time
  • 1 Player controls 2 Players
  • Plays at hardest level (level 9)
  • Plays at easiest difficulty (Novice)
  • Emulator used: Gens 11a (Find it here)

About the run

This game called columns, like a tetris only used jewelry. In flashing columns "which was where I decided to go but I went to double instead of 1 Players who have improved by better there. In this game you have to remove or destroy a flashing gem, located on the inside of the game. There is also a counter to the left that tells you the time. Well, to make the game harder I went to level 9 where the columns were highest

Suggested screenshot:

Thanks you

Andymac: their submission that was very good
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Posted: 1/15/2010 9:36 PM
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TASVideoAgent
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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #2545: GGG's Genesis Columns in 00:23.93
Posted: 1/15/2010 9:48 PM
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NitroGenesis
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ARGGHH!!! I am sick of Columns speedruns! Sorry but I've gotta vote no. FYI: Yes I watched it.
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Posted: 1/15/2010 11:00 PM
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I, too, have officially passed the threshold of interest for watching runs of this game. There's just nothing new here compared to older runs. No vote. EDIT: Call me paranoid, but this "first" submission bears remarkable similarities to axelito's previous submissions for this game, and considering several "new" accounts have submitted low quality improvements to some of his other runs, I have reason to believe that we're witnessing abuse of the queue with questionable submissions by one person using several different accounts, and see no reason why this should be allowed to continue.
Posted: 1/16/2010 12:06 AM
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I'm not the best person to analyze IP addresses, but I can tell you that each of the three submissions mentioned (the two you linked and this one) have the same IP address of 190.173.xxx.xxx, however the last half of the addresses are all different. Come to whatever conclusions you would like about that coincidence, but I have a feeling this submission will meet a similar fate as previous attempts, due to lack of entertainment value.
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Posted: 1/16/2010 1:27 AM
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another columns run? i've lost interest, no vote
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Posted: 1/16/2010 2:26 AM
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mmbossman wrote:
I'm not the best person to analyze IP addresses, but I can tell you that each of the three submissions mentioned (the two you linked and this one) have the same IP address of 190.173.xxx.xxx, however the last half of the addresses are all different.
According to an IP Address Locator, those two numbers indicate that they are in the Czech Republic, possibly somewhere near Prague.
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Posted: 1/16/2010 5:30 AM
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You know what? This run is actually more entertaining than all the other Columns runs. Combos are set up and knocked down, and it's kind of neat. Unfortunately the author's showmanship gets the best of him at the second to last piece, which really, really ought to have been the last piece. Yes, he throws away a piece just to get an extra two-fer. If this is in fact the same person who's been submitting the videos so far, this is a step in the right direction. However, making the right turn doesn't mean you don't have to still watch for oncoming cars, or an overwrought metaphor in the crosswalk. Voting no, but with a golf clap.
Posted: 1/16/2010 7:56 AM
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andymac, in his submission, wrote:
The initial intent of this movie was to see to it that no genesis columns run would ever make it to the site.
I'm hoping this holds true. EDIT: I'm abstaining from voting, since I refuse to watch this submission and I don't believe in voting before watching.
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Posted: 1/16/2010 2:11 PM
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I pretty much completely agree with Priam. The second-to-last move was an unnecessary time-waster. That earns a No vote, also because this is a bad category for a Columns run. Here's what I don't understand though. The submission comments reference all the previous recent runs of Columns. However, did the submitter actually read through the discussion forums for those? Time and time again, everyone has said that this is a bad category of run for Columns. So although people can improve the time of this run, it's not really worth it to do so.
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Shoutouts and thanks to mklip2001 for arguably being the nicest and most supportive person on the forums.
Posted: 1/16/2010 4:04 PM
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Posted: 1/16/2010 6:12 PM
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This submission who had improved andymac by 29 frames, I've improved my own submission for 1 second (60 frames). Here you have it. http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/433373240/GGheysjr%20-%20Columns.gmv
Posted: 1/16/2010 6:29 PM
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GGG wrote:
http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/433373240/GGheysjr%20-%20Columns.gmv
Well, I watched this one and it was not bad at all. I didn't watch the previous version, so I can't tell why people disliked it. This was a neat little movie of Columns. I would not mind if it was published. Anyway, whatever happens to Columns, I hope to see more high quality TASes from you in the future! GG, GGG!
Posted: 1/17/2010 1:46 PM
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The new version has a much better ending. Thank you! I still feel like this game should be run in a different category, though.
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: 1/17/2010 2:02 PM
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I tried a combo run of columns a while back. It tuns out that the peices are manipulatable, but only after you have restarted the game (I didn't know this when I did the combo run). and it seems that there is only one seed. Because in doubles mode, the pieces fall in a different order, yet the gameplay is virtually identical to normal flash columns. Although I like the improvement, I don't think runs like this really belong on the site with the copious amounts of tetris and "falling blocks" variants around.
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Posted: 1/17/2010 5:21 PM
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andymac wrote:
I tried a combo run of columns a while back. It tuns out that the peices are manipulatable, but only after you have restarted the game (I didn't know this when I did the combo run). and it seems that there is only one seed.
That was awesome. Thanks for making it.
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