Introduction

The All Platforms Challenge was first thought up by adelikat around 2008. Noxxa then started their own page for the challenge around 2016. Having followed this site since I think 2009-2010, I've taken a lot of inspiration and entertainment by the many folks who have contributed to this site. This is my personal page on doing that challenge as well.
I'm not doing this just to copycat some of the greats on here, though. I'm always looking for neat and/or interesting games that folks have probably overlooked for one reason or another. One way to show them off is simply just make a publishable TAS for them so they get more exposure. I want to promote the history and culture of gaming, and TASing is a small but unique way of doing that.
The real challenge is that there are a LOT more TASable platforms than there were in 2008 and 2016. At some point I gotta learn to do traditional TASing methods since not everything has a TAStudio-like setup available. I don't expect to ever see this challenge to the complete end but I can certainly try. At the very least I want to get all the Sega consoles TASed.
Any TASes that I list are the first ones I got published for the platform. I also have additional notes that can be interesting. I also conveniently made separate tabs for each group I can think of, though it may not be perfect. Platforms on each list are roughly in release date order.

Darkman425's All Platforms Challenge catalog

ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
A2600[5458] A2600 Xanthiom "100%" by Darkman425 & nymx in 05:11.58I discovered this game from this summer 2023 homebrew showcase. Here's the itch.io game page for Xanthiom for folks who want to give it a try yourselves. I also recommend checking out the other games from that video yourselves if they catch your interest.
A7800[4758] A7800 Slide Boy in Maze Land by Darkman425 in 05:47.28The first homebrew Atari 7800 game TAS published on this website.
Lynx
Jaguar
JaguarCD
ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
PC98
PCE[4808] PCE Shinobi by Darkman425 in 07:04.75This was a Speed Bump game until a different port was chosen due to hot awkward to play the PC Engine port was.
PCECD
SGX
PCFX
ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
NES[4752] NES The Three Stooges "best ending" by Darkman425 in 15:41.27Punch Drunks is still a good comedy film worth watching if you got time.
FDS
GB[4564] GB The Final Fantasy Legend by Darkman425 in 35:57.10My first submitted and published TAS on this website.
SNES[5226] SNES My QLDC Level (QLDC 2023) by Darkman425 in 05:34.40My first ROM hack TAS. Also worth checking out the other entries of QLDC 2023 if you're interested over here: https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=viewthread&t=124298
SGB
BSX
GBC[4641] GBC Trogday Micro Game by Darkman425 in 00:58.33A kinda serious April Fools submission of a silly game.
VBoy[5906] Vboy Jack Bros. "Jack Skelton, For Super Players" by Darkman425 in 21:08.02Going through a top down shooter with the character who doesn't shoot is a counterintuitive idea. And yet, the knife has incredible damage on enemies and bosses that the lack of range is an alright tradeoff for high damage per second. This is a prime example of what I've called counterintuitive strategies where doing something that would seem suboptimal at first glance ends up saving time instead.
N64
N64DD[5644] N64DD Mario Artist: Polygon Studio "Go-Go-Park" by Darkman425 in 01:09.22The first Nintendo 64 Dynamic Drive publication on TASVideos. If you've seen this game before it was probably from this Classics of Game video. There's a very good chance I could become the only person who would have an N64DD publication before an N64 publication but only time will tell.
GBA[4690] GBA Pocky & Rocky with Becky "Becky" by Darkman425 in 12:37.89Again, special thanks to kalimag for finding and cataloging the data for this game. Without them, this definitely wouldn't be as good as it turned out.
GC
DS[5336] DS Magnetica "Puzzle Mode" by reirrab & Darkman425 in 17:37.10My first collaboration TAS. I also done did a big as heck gaffe on the judging part of this submission that I'm not proud of.
Wii
DSi[4972] DSi Art Style: PiCTOBiTS by Darkman425 in 08:17.46This was partially done as a stress test of how well the melonDS core in BizHawk would handle RNG for DSi games. My analysis is that as long as it never uses NAND for RNG determination then it should work fine.
3DS
ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
SG1000[4869] SG1000 Wonder Boy by Darkman425 in 06:26.13This showcases the limitations of the SG-1000 when it comes to action platforming games.
SMS[4629] SMS Galactic Revenge by Darkman425 in 08:01.85The first homebrew Sega Master System game TAS published on this website.
Genesis[4596] Genesis Mega Man: The Wily Wars "zipless" by Darkman425 in 1:47:01.42This uses a particular version of the game because normally the game saves data to EEPROM, which has been a continual problem for emulators to get right. The alt version uses regular SRAM saving methods.
GG[5552] GG Power Strike II by Darkman425 in 17:51.83This makes me the second author on this website to have published all the available Sega consoles TASable as of 7 September 2023. The first person to accomplish that, of course, was adelikat. Anyways, this is probably one of the best Game Gear shoot 'em ups and I highly recommend others try it out for themselves as well.
SegaCD[4894] SegaCD Night Striker "pacifist, playaround" by Darkman425 in 16:08.13The one TAS I have made that I can safely say is the most unwatchable due to the incredibly crunchy scaling effects. The Sega CD is trying its best, the poor thing.
32X[5410] 32X Metal Head by Darkman425 in 17:03.08The 20th console I've made a published TAS for! It probably would've been funnier if it was the 32nd one, though. More games should let your mech have punching options.
Saturn[4982] Saturn Puzzle & Action: Nido aru koto wa Sand-R "2 players" by Darkman425 in 31:07.47Can't believe I also found tech for those who are considering 1 credit clears. Said tech is: don't play the car driving minigame if you're at high rank because sometimes RNG can give impossible to complete patterns even with perfect TAS movement. How rude.
ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
Arcade[5257] Arcade Shackled "warps" by Darkman425 in 00:15.68Getting to old arcade game memes for April Fools before anyone else has. And yet, not the first fully completed TAS I've done on a version of the MAMEHawk core in BizHawk. That one goes to Quartet.
O2
INTV[5381] INTV Bump 'n' Jump by Darkman425 in 1:06:06.32The first Data East game I've TASed. This is also the first TAS that I've used a proper analog controller for though the game doesn't need any fine controls.
Coleco[5612] Coleco 2010: The Graphic Action Game by Darkman425 in 05:40.37This is probably one of the stranger movie/book tie-in games I've ever come across. I'm not quite sure you'd want to revive an AI that has done murders but I'm not future NASA from the future year of 2010.
VEC
CDi
PSX[5529] PSX Simple 1500 Series Vol. 63: The Gun Shooting 2 by Darkman425 in 08:02.14The first lightgun game I've TASed. Also the first game I've TASed of the PlayStation Simple Series games.
TI83
NGP
WSWAN
Uzebox
ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
AppleII[5401] AppleII Fraction Fever by Darkman425 in 02:51.53My first educational game TAS. I don't think it's the best way to teach fractions but I'm not an expert on child education.
X1
ZXS[5355] ZXS Stop the Express by Darkman425 in 03:33.84My first TAS on any microcomputer. It's also the 10th ZX Spectrum game to get a publication, which is an interesting tidbit.
C64
SVI3x8
MSX[4842] MSX The Fairyland Story "warpless" by Darkman425 in 37:05.78The first published TAS using the MSXHawk core in BizHawk.
DOS
DOOM
ConsolePublication if completedExtra notes
Windows
Linux
Flash
MacOS
PICO8
TIC80

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