Hi! I'm ikuyo - TASer, Cave Story mod developer and wife. Also known as iku, 194, "o god is she doing Iconoclasts again" and several others.
I started TASing back in 2021, when I decided that it would be cool to have a TAS of Iconoclasts, one of my favorite games ever, and I found out it was possible! I've put most of my work on PC TASing, and I'm apparently personally responsible for people trying it out or getting them to know stuff was not just memes. I've done my best to understand some arcane shit like Unity game TASing for instance, not because I'm particularly smart but mostly because I'm relentless and I go the distance to share the games I love. TASing, to me, is just another way to share games I care about.
As of February 2023, I've also made my way into the staff and become a Judge for this site. I want to do my best to get people into TASing and make the kind of work I'd love to see.

Stuff I've done

[Has commentary]

Linux Iconoclasts "no airswim" by ikuyo & Serena in 1:02:10.27

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PC TAS of 2021
Published on 12/29/2021
Note: Flashing lights warning at 55:16
Iconoclasts is a platforming game released by Swedish developer Joakim "Konjak" Sandberg. A passion project 11 years in the making, the game follows Robin, a naive and helpful mechanic, as she tries to fix a broken world ruled by a sinister religious authority known as the One Concern.
The authors ikuyo and Serena complete the game without using a glitch known as "Airswim", which would allow the player to skip through major parts of the game.
The author has made a commentary video.
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Game:
Iconoclasts
Genres:
Adventure
Platformer
Game Version:
Chowdren
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.2

Linux Iconoclasts "Lethal Rush" by ikuyo in 10:23.99

Published on 12/3/2022
Iconoclasts is a platforming game released by Swedish developer Joakim "Konjak" Sandberg. A passion project 11 years in the making, the game follows Robin, a naive and helpful mechanic, as she tries to fix a broken world ruled by a sinister religious authority known as the One Concern.
ikuyo improves her previous publication by 5.1 seconds, thanks to better optimisation and improved boss strategies. Please read the author's comments for more details.
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Game:
Iconoclasts
Genres:
Adventure
Platformer
Game Version:
Chowdren
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Forgoes intentional damage
Heavy luck manipulation
Uses hardest difficulty
Starts from a saved state or SRAM
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.2
Additional Downloads:
(Verification movie)

PICO8 CELESTE Classic by FlyingPenguin223, RichConnerGMN, cominixo, ikuyo, Meep, Snoo23, gonengazit, Lord Snek, Akliant, Beeb, Warspyking & RoundUpGaming in 01:42.77

Exotic platforms TAS of 2022
Published on 2/6/2022
CELESTE Classic is a platforming game developed by Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry in 2015. The game, created in the span of four days for a game jam on the PICO-8 fantasy console, has the player control a red haired girl as she climbs Mount Celeste. It received a good amount of attention for its solid gameplay and has had an active speedrunning scene since then. Its success would eventually inspire both creators to expand upon this concept, which led to the creation of the 2018 game.
FlyingPenguin223, RichConnerGMN, cominixo, ikuyo, Meep, Snoo23, gonengazit, Lord Snek, Akliant, Beeb, Warspyking and RoundUpGaming climb the mountain in a record in-game time of 1:34.933.
The second set of encodes were done on a modified version of the game that removes the screenshake effect that's normally present.
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Game:
CELESTE Classic
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
celeste
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
 Compatibility MP4 (No screenshake)
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.2

PICO8 Star Anise Chronicles: Oh No Wheres Twig?? by ikuyo in 03:05.50

Published on 11/13/2022
Star Anise Chronicles: Oh No Wheres Twig?? is a non-linear platformer game developed by indie game dev eevee and released in May 2020. It stars Anise, as she embarks on a little adventure to find her missing Branch Commander, Twig.
ikuyo finds Twig in record time.
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Game:
Star Anise Chronicles: Oh No Wheres Twig??
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
anise
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.3

PICO8 PICOHOT by ikuyo in 00:46.45

Published on 12/2/2022
PICOHOT is an official demake of the game SUPERHOT and was made by some of the same developers. As with SUPERHOT, the gimmick of the game is that time only moves as fast as you do; time runs normally when you run at full speed and comes to a complete stop when you do nothing. With this power, your goal is to defeat all the enemies in your path with whatever you can find and use, whether it be shooting them with a gun, throwing bottles at them, or just punching them to death.
In this run, ikuyo uses frame perfect inputs to eliminate every enemy as fast as possible, sometimes even juggling multiple guns in less than a second.
You can play the game here.
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Game:
PICOHOT
Genres:
Shooter
Game Version:
picohot.p8.png
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.4
Additional Downloads:
(Extended Post-Credits Input)

PICO8 The Lost Strawberry by ikuyo in 02:04.50

Published on 12/2/2022
The Lost Strawberry is a PICO-8 platformer that was made for Ludum Dare 40. It was heavily inspired by CELESTE Classic, taking after its aesthetics and storytelling. The general premise is that a guy suddenly finds himself in a strange world filled with monsters, hazards, and puzzles. You have to guide him through so he can get back to his own world and learn more about his past.
ikuyo deftly moves through the levels in this game in record time.
You can play the game here.
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Game:
The Lost Strawberry
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
berry.p8.png
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.4

PICO8 The Lost Strawberry: X-Mas Edition "all berries" by ikuyo in 03:20.90

Published on 12/25/2022
The Lost Strawberry: X-Mas Edition is the Christmas-themed spin-off to the PICO-8 game The Lost Strawberry. Compared to the base game, this version focuses entirely on the platforming gameplay itself, removing the story and boss fight and adding more levels. It also has a number of Quality of Life features added such as another color to the color palette and more buttons for controlling the character.
ikuyo completes all 30 levels of this Christmas game in record time. All the tricks from the run for the base game apply here.
You can get the game here.
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Game:
The Lost Strawberry: X-Mas Edition
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
berry
Tags:
100% completion
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.4
[Console-verified]

NES Böbl by EZGames69 & ikuyo in 03:31.45

Published on 2/16/2022
Böbl is a homebrew NES game developed by Morphcat Games for the NESdev Compo 2019. It is a nonlinear, metroidvania-lite platformer. You play as a little bubble, explore a collection of interconnected rooms, collect power ups to improve your movement and find rubber ducks to add to your collection.
EZGames69 and ikuyo navigate through the area and reach the end in record time.
Watch this run being played back on a real NES here.
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Game:
Böbl
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
böbl-1.1.nes
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.7

Flash Super Smash Flash "Adventure Mode" by ikuyo in 02:28.87

Published on 4/18/2022
Super Smash Flash is a fangame of the Super Smash Bros. series (though mainly inspired by Melee), made by Cleod 9 and released on Newgrounds in 2006. It features a large roster, including characters that aren't present in the Super Smash Bros. series, as well as an adventure mode, where the player goes through 8 stages of platforming and fighting.
ikuyo plays through Adventure Mode and defeats Master and Crazy Hand in record time.
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Game:
Super Smash Flash
Genres:
Fighting
Platformer
Fangame
Game Version:
333995_supersmashng202c.swf
Tags:
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.3

Flash Tower of Heaven by ikuyo in 01:45.22

Published on 7/22/2023
Tower of Heaven is a platforming game that was first released as a Windows game made with GameMaker and was later ported over to the Flash platform. The art style for this game is meant to evoke the looks of old Game Boy games. Here, you play as a humanoid trying to climb a really tall tower in defiance of the wishes of the tower's deity owner. To prevent you from climbing any further, the deity puts up rules that must be followed if you are to continue. If they are broken, you are struck by lightning and must start over from the beginning of the floor you were on.
For this run, ikuyo gets to the top of the tower and beyond as fast as possible, at one point exploiting a glitch at the 11th floor, where you won't get damaged by hazardous floor for a frame, to skip an autoscroller.
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Game:
Tower of Heaven
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
dagobah_tower_of_heaven.swf
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
libTAS 1.4.4 // Ruffle nightly 2023-07-17

Stuff in the works

thingstate
Iconoclasts 100%Planning. Need a concrete route before attempting again. Previous WIP is abandoned.
SeveredOn Hold. Working with no input edition sucks. Using 3DS version.
The SwapperOn Hold. Game doesn't play nice with libTAS.

Stuff I want to do (in rough order from most likely to least likely)

Non TAS stuff

Cave Story: Tweaked is my fork of CSE2 that got me in legal trouble with Nicalis. It's still in production and you can download it! (Won't post link here, but check Doukutsu Club or the Cave Story forums for a link)
I also dabble in music from time to time, and wrote a bunch of tracks for Super Smash Flash 2 back in the day. My soundcloud exists.
Finally, did I mention I'm wife? because I am wife.
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HomePages/ikuyo last edited by ikuyo on 8/13/2023 7:55 PM
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