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Published on 6/7/2021
The Mysterious Murasame Castle, also known as its original Japanese release title Nazo no Murasamejou, is a Famicom Disk System game developed by Nintendo EAD and published in 1986, only two months after The Legend of Zelda which it bears some similarities to. The story takes place in Edo period Japan. The titular Murasame Castle is taken over by a mysterious alien creature, who extends its power to four other neighboring castles. The daimyō lords of each castle are each given an evil sphere of power, and they use this power to summon armies of ninja and monsters to terrorize the nearby villages. Shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna sends out samurai apprentice Takamaru to investigate the castles, defeat each castle lord along the way, and stop the aliens.
J.Y and BakaLuLu defeats said alien creature and restores peace to the region in record time, saving 00:05.31 seconds from the previous movie in the process!

Viewers who have photosensitivity problems may want to avoid watching as there's a high amount of flashing visuals after defeating the final boss fight which can become uncomfortable to watch.

Published on 5/31/2021
The Adventure Island game series is known for its extreme straightforwardness. Regardless, the games are pretty fast-paced so if you have some free time on your hands, shut down your brain and watch this carefree TAS.
This is a 50 frame improvement to the previous movie of this game.

You can watch this run being played back on a real console.

Published on 7/16/2021
Alien 3 on the NES is similar to Probe Software's adaptations of the film on other systems. While using the same overall game concept as the Sega and Commodore versions, the NES title has unique levels.
The player controls Ripley through a number of platform levels. She must not only defend herself against hordes of aliens and find the exit, but also save a number of prisoners, all within a tight time limit of only minutes per level.
J.Y uses the new door clip glitch to improve the previous run by Randil by impressive 06:28.61 minutes.

Published on 9/12/2022
Alwa's Awakening: The 8-Bit Edition is an official NES demake of the PC game Alwa's Awakening that was co-developed by the developers of the original game. While Alwa's Awakening was a throwback to the 8-bit era of video games with its retro-esque gameplay and graphics, the NES version is a full-on port to an 8-bit video game console. And unlike most demakes, this version retains most of the levels of the PC version along with adding exclusive content.
aiqiyou and J.Y save about 12 seconds over the previous run though better overall optimization and better routing in the glitched areas. We also have a run that forgoes the uses of the out-of-bounds glitches in favor of mostly playing the game as it was intended.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Published on 10/2/2022
Balloon Fight is a classic NES game first released in 1984 and programmed by the late Satoru Iwata. It was first released in arcades and was later ported to the NES. The NES version came with a new mode called Balloon Trip and had some drastic level changes.
aiqiyou and J.Y control the two characters to pop the balloons of the enemies in less than 2 minutes and 27 seconds.
You can watch this run being played back on a real console.
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Compatibility MP4
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BizHawk 2.8

Published on 6/24/2022
Darkwing Duck (1992) is a platformer somewhat similar to Mega Man in gameplay and difficulty. The arrow gun allows the player to climb up walls and use creative shortcuts so that the absolute shortest route can be taken. In case you are wondering why the character keeps on jumping so much, it is because he has to wait a short amount of time before being able to walk. With constant jumping these stops can be avoided.
This run by DreamYao, J.Y, and aiqiyou saves 16.39 seconds over the previous run thanks to improved jumping and arrow techniques. For more details, you can read the authors' comments.

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Published on 4/18/2021
In this game, also known as The NewZealand Story, you control a kiwi bird and rescue other kiwi birds trapped within the level. There are numerous warps, used to cut this game many minutes short of its expected completion time.
The ceiling and wall physics are very similar to Bubble Bobble, which means some of them can be passed through when you wouldn't expect it. In addition to this, there is a glitch that sends you through the floor, saving a lot of time in the final stages.

You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.

Published on 6/17/2019
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee is a side-scrolling action game in the style of Ninja Gaiden, based off the Japanese TV show produced in 1990 by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The show was localized in the USA as Samurai Pizza Cats.
This run is an improvement over the previous record by 00:17.12 seconds. The improvement comes from a new glitch and better optimization.

Published on 5/18/2021
Little Nemo: The Dream Master is a Capcom platforming game from 1990. The game revolves around a young boy named Nemo, who can travel to a place known as Slumberland when he goes to sleep. Nemo can ride certain animals if he feeds them candy, each animal can give Nemo abilities that help him traverse through each level.
This new TAS is an improvement of about 00:32.91 seconds over the previous run. Read the authors' comments for more details.

Published on 8/21/2022
Mitsume ga Tooru (translated to "The Three-Eyed One") is a side scrolling action platformer based on the manga of the same name, written by legendary manga artist Osamu Tezuka. In this Japan-only game, our psychic hero with a magical trident must defeat a variety of enemies, including possibly trolls. The kind with big pink fluffy hair. This run features no death and very accurate use of weapons. The trident in particular is very similar to Mega Man V.
This is a 454 frame improvement over the previous movie thanks to better optimization. This run also has been console verified, you can watch the verification here.
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Compatibility MP4
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FCEUX 2.3.0

Published on 3/2/2019
Moai-kun is a fun, fast-paced puzzle-platformer where the goal is to rescue all your pink friends and then reach the door - to continue to the next stage. It has a surprising amount of action for a puzzle game.
In this run, all 56 levels are well-solved and well-played. There are some unexpected twists, such as going through walls, that allows levels to be beaten much faster than normal.
The authors, aiqiyou & J.Y, improve their previous movie by 00:00.85 seconds.
Game:
Moai-kun

Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Emulator Replay:
FCEUX 2.2.2

Published on 11/6/2022

Published on 2/25/2022
In this game, two jovial brightly-colored soldiers infiltrate enemy forces. Everyone here runs around menacingly, and bullets are a bit slower than a housecat.
This run saves 8 frames over the previous one by despawning mines.
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Compatibility MP4
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FCEUX 2.2.2

Published on 3/27/2021
Game:
Saiyuuki World

Genres:
Adventure
Emulator Replay:
FCEUX 2.2.3

Published on 11/16/2009
The story of The Blues Brothers is that the Blues Brothers have to take unorthodox routes in order to sneak their way into a gig.
This game is really fast-paced. Do a TAS of it, and… see for yourself. :)
This new version is 47.82 seconds faster than the previous movie by the same author.


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