Tool-assisted movies (100)

Game:
Spider-Man: Web of Fire
Genres:
Action

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses hardest difficulty

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Gens 11b

A2600 Dragster by MrWint, Omnigamer in 00:08.39

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4.31 / 10

Published on 3/30/2018

Dragster, released in 1980 for the Atari 2600, is the first video game developed by Activision. It was programmed by David Crane, who later wrote Pitfall! The object of the game is to either beat the player's opponent across the screen, or to race against the clock for best time, depending on the settings used.

The game is well known as having the first console speedrun with the world record of 5.51 by Todd Rogers in 1982 according to Twin Galaxies. This record is known as the oldest, unbeaten world record in all of speedrunning.

MrWint & Omnigamer decided to try and match the elusive 5.51, and disassembled the entire game looking for how the 5.51 was achieved. After conducting their research, they found that the long sought 5.51 was outright impossible to achieve within the internal conditions of the game. After lots of flamewars, the now infamous Todd Rogers's record has been taken down, leading to his ban from Twin Galaxies.

This run achieves the fastest possible time of 5.57 on player two while also maximizing the distance, with player one completing the track in the lowest amount of input frames. It also improves the predecessor movie by 00:00.10 seconds, which translates to 00:00.02 seconds if you discard emulation differences. The improvement comes from the fact that the game processes the second player first, so he's the one taking the lead this time.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

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A2600 Dragster by Omnigamer in 00:08.49

Game:
Dragster
Genres:
Racing

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
2 Players

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BizHawk 2.2.2

FDS Otocky by dwangoAC in 17:52.02

What Mozart would be in if he was a video game character

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6.9 / 10

Published on 7/24/2010

Otocky was created by Toshio Iwai in 1987 and was only released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System. It is best described as a musical side-scrolling shoot 'em up where the primary weapon is a ball which, when fired in one of eight directions, plays different musical notes on the primary instrument quantized to the beat of the background music.

Needless to say, when such a weapon is put into the hands of a tool-assisted speedrunner, you might just find yourself humming along to the end result.

This run was console verified using micro500's TASLink replay device (with 1 frame per latch poll).

Game:
Otocky
Genres:
Shooter

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FCEUX 2.1.3

FDS Super Mario Bros. "-3 stage ending" by HappyLee in 02:44.61

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7.81 / 10

Published on 10/23/2009

This game is Super Mario Bros., the original, but on the Famicom Disk System. It is much similar to the ROM version of the game, except for one minor difference that is demonstrated here.

The -1 stage is completely different. In the NES and Unisystem versions, the -1 stage repeats infinitely and cannot be completed, but in FDS, it can be completed, and then come -2 and -3.

The -3 stage in FDS is a castle level, and completing it ends the game, even though it says "princess is in another castle". The princess is not seen in the ending, but she is sighted twice in the -1 stage, as shown in this movie.

This movie is 84 frames faster than the previous one due to the use of a "cheap trick".

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Obsoletes:
FDS Super Mario Bros. "-3 stage ending" by HappyLee in 02:46.30

Game:
Super Mario Bros.
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse

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FCEUX 2.2.3

FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Luigi" by HappyLee & KFCMARIO in 08:13.77

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8.43 / 10

Published on 12/13/2012

This is a TAS of the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, a.k.a. 'The Lost Levels', using Mario's brother Luigi. He jumps higher than Mario, but acts slower in many ways. However, the movie is in no way worse than the Mario version - some new creative solutions have been found.

This movie uses warps. For a warpless version, see [4389] SNES Super Mario All-Stars: The Lost Levels "warpless, Luigi" by DaSmileKat in 34:45.63.

This is an 110 frame improvement over the previous movie by Phil.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Obsoletes:
FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Luigi" by Phil in 08:16.42

Game:
Super Mario Bros. 2
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses a suboptimal character
Uses warps
Heavy glitch abuse

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FCEU 0.98.28

FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Mario" by HappyLee in 08:04.83

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9.02 / 10

Published on 3/11/2017

Mario has eaten too many poisonous mushrooms and as a result, decided to go on a furious killing spree. In this berserker state he has also gained the new secret ability to walk through walls at will.

Wondering how some tricks work? Information is available at Super Mario Bros. Tricks page.

This movie is 27 frames faster than the previous version due to new improvements in 1-2 and 8-4.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

This is the real Super Mario Bros 2. It was never officially released in the USA and Europe. It was later ported to SNES, and released as "Lost Levels" on Super Mario All-stars, which we have a warpless Mario run of.

FDS means Famicom Disk System. It was a Japanese disk-unit version of the NES.

Obsoletes:
FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Mario" by HappyLee in 08:05.28

Game:
Super Mario Bros. 2
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses warps
Heavy glitch abuse

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FCEUX 2.2.1

GB Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure by ventuz & Alyosha in 03:25.33

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3.8 / 10

Published on 8/29/2022

Altered Space is an isometric platformer similar to Solstice for the NES where you play as Humphrey, a brave astronaut. The goal is simply to escape the spaceship without running out of air, which is lost over time or if you get hit. There are items that can be used to stun enemies as well, but aren't seen in this run due to the time it takes to open the item menu.

ventuz and Alyosha improve the previous TAS by about 2 seconds after accounting for emulation differences, thanks to better optimisation.

Watch this TAS played on a Game Boy Player (via Game Boy Interface) right here.

Obsoletes:
GB Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure by ventuz in 03:24.26

Game:
Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses warps

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BizHawk 2.8

GB Avenging Spirit "best ending" by EZGames69, WarHippy in 08:08.25

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6.77 / 10

Published on 12/6/2020

In this port of an arcade game, the eponymous avenging spirit has been summoned by his girlfriend's father to rescue her from a crime syndicate holding her hostage.

As a ghost, the protagonist has the ability to possess enemies with a selection of different abilities, but that's rarely seen in this run.

In order to pull off the rescue, three keys are needed; these are retrieved in this run so as to obtain the best possible ending.

EZGames69 and WarHippy improve the previous TAS by 1612 frames (if emulation differences are not accounted for), thanks to better strategies and optimization.

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

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GB Avenging Spirit "best ending" by Mukki in 08:29.18

Game:
Avenging Spirit
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Best ending
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.5.2

GB Batman: Return of the Joker by adelikat, Alyosha in 03:44.69

Batman deals with a man with a sword and a giant magnet.

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6.62 / 10

Published on 11/3/2020

Batman returns to stop the Joker's latest insane criminal plot once again, 00:03.55 seconds faster than the last time! (See this submission's movie discussion for more explanation, though, of why the final time appears to be slower in this movie.)

This game is one of those grappling hook games, with which Batman can just swing through areas quickly. Different strategies for level 2 and a more optimized fight with the Joker contribute to this submission's improvement.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

Obsoletes:
GB Batman: Return of the Joker by adelikat in 03:41.13

Game:
Batman: Return of the Joker
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses hardest difficulty

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BizHawk 2.5.2

GB Battletoads by Lobsterzelda in 08:52.29

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7.43 / 10

Published on 2/15/2020

Battletoads is a classic video game by Rare for the NES, but different versions of the game were also made for many other systems, such as the Genesis and the Game Boy. All of these games are known for their comical animation style (such as gigantic fists and boots when the toads attack) and their high difficulty, essentially requiring the player to memorize the upcoming dangers to react fast enough to survive.

In this version, the player plays as the Battletoad Zitz on a quest to rescue the other two Toads, Rash and Pimple, from the Dark Queen. This game has only 9 stages, as opposed to 12 in the NES version. However, unlike the NES version of the game, there are no warps, and there is no two-player option. There are also fewer time-saving glitches. That doesn't stop Lobsterzelda, though, from beating up tons of enemies and completing the game very quickly.

In this run, Lobsterzelda improves the predecessor movie by 01:09.37 minutes by using a new skip and tighter optimization.

For more Battletoads madness, you can also see our movies of the NES version.

You can watch the console-verification of this movie here.

Obsoletes:
GB Battletoads by Cardboard in 09:59.73

Game:
Battletoads
Genres:
Fighting
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.3.3

GB Black Castle by CasualPokePlayer in 07:33.10

The young knight hurls maces at a flying skull monster.

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5.58 / 10

Published on 6/5/2021

Black Castle is a homebrew game by User0x7f inspired by Castlevania and Fortress of Fear. There are 4 weapons for the player to use to fight through 4 levels of sidescroller platforming, each ending with a boss fight.

CasualPokePlayer uses the mace weapon and a bit of lag reduction to clear the castle's 4 levels in record time.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Game:
Black Castle
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Homebrew

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BizHawk 2.5.1

GB Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World by MattyXB & Alyosha in 38:35.25

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4.88 / 10

Published on 9/7/2021

Boomer must traverse the 8-story Tower of Zoozoon to defeat the dark lord Zoozoon himself. By digging, trapping enemies, and finding useful items such as keys and roller skates, he can regain control of ASMIK World from the clutches of the evil Zoozoon.

This is an improvement of 00:49.66 seconds compared to the previous publication thanks to better optimization.

This TAS has been console verified, you can watch the playback here

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GB Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World by MattyXB in 39:14.17

Game:
Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World
Genres:
Puzzle

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BizHawk 2.6.2

GB Catrap by MattyXB, Alyosha in 57:17.61

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3.4 / 10

Published on 5/30/2021

Catrap is a platform/puzzle game where a boy and girl work through a series of 100 puzzles. This breaks a curse and returns them to human form. Completing each level involves climbing ladders and moving blocks so that each enemy can be defeated. A rewind function is present for trail+error attempts to get to the solutions. But that feature isn't needed here.

This run makes clever use of the switch mechanics. Switch can't be used immediately after defeating an enemy, so other actions are performed while the enemy falls off the screen. Attacking from the ladder is slightly faster, the author uses this and other similar tricks to help save time.

This is an improvement of 02:23.32 minutes if BIOS time is factored out.

You can watch this TAS being played on real hardware here

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GB Catrap by MattyXB in 59:21.57

Game:
Catrap
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle

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BizHawk 2.6.1

GB Cherry Rescue! by MarioAtWork, Alyosha & CasualPokePlayer in 03:21.82

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5.91 / 10

Published on 7/7/2022

Cherry Rescue! is a homebrew platforming game about a walking cherry named Barry rescuing his sister Mary from the clutches of a mysterious bird chef. The game has six levels of forests, cities, and construction sites that Barry must venture through in his journey.

MarioAtWork, Alyosha, and CasualPokePlayer save 2.78 seconds over the previous run thanks to much tighter optimization.

You can play the game here.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

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GB Cherry Rescue! by MarioAtWork & Alyosha in 03:24.36

Game:
Cherry Rescue!
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew

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BizHawk 2.8

GB Cosmo Tank by tool23 & Alyosha in 22:23.79

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5 / 10

Published on 11/5/2022

Cosmo Tank is a space tank battle game. You're the commander of the tank "Tiger Alpha-1", and your mission is to fight on land and in space against the Master Insect and his minions. The game features both top-down levels and first person levels in which you can freely move around in all directions. Settings feature both open outdoor environments, caves and space. Slowly upgrade your cannon and armor as you progress for more firepower and the ability to sustain more hits.

Alyosha improves on tool23's run by nearly 2 minutes by properly upgrading the laser weapon, better RNG manipulation, and better optimization.

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

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GB Cosmo Tank by tool23 in 24:22.63

Game:
Cosmo Tank
Genres:
Action
Shooter

Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation

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BizHawk 2.8

GB Daedalian Opus by Jigwally in 10:30.63

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3.33 / 10

Published on 7/28/2021

Daedalian Opus is an early puzzle game for the Game Boy where the player must solve jigsaw puzzles with pentominoes (5-block shapes instead of the familiar 4-block tetromino). The player is awarded new pieces to use periodically to help with the more complex later levels.

Jigwally solves this game's puzzles with custom software that employs the Dancing Links algorithm to find exact covers (solutions) for each jigsaw. The author analyzed and chose the overall fastest solution for each puzzle, and completed the game in record time.

This run can be seen played back on a real Game Boy Player here!

Game:
Daedalian Opus
Genres:
Puzzle

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BizHawk 2.6.1

GB Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou by Alyosha in 12:27.23

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4.36 / 10

Published on 2/11/2021

Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou is a Gameboy platformer with some very impressive graphics and a variety of gameplay mechanics. This time around, the titular character, Gen, has to save his girlfriend from a vile robot army.

Alyosha defeats said army in record time.

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

Game:
Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.6

GB Donkey Kong by DrD2k9 in 54:15.44

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8.72 / 10

Published on 8/2/2020

This version of Donkey Kong (informally known as Donkey Kong '94, due to its 1994 release date) follows the same premise as the original game from the 1980s, in that Mario is tasked with rescuing Pauline from the eponymous Donkey Kong.

Besides adding over 90 additional stages to the original 4 stages, this release also introduces many new game-play mechanics which both help and hinder Mario from reaching his goal. Some of these new elements are patterned off concepts from other Mario games including Donkey Kong Jr., SMB, SMB 2 (USA), and SMB 3.

DrD2k9 throws barrels at DK and rescues Pauline in record time.

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

Game:
Donkey Kong
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle

Tags:
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse

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BizHawk 2.4.2

GB Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts'n Goblins by CasualPokePlayer in 16:50.26

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8.07 / 10

Published on 10/23/2020

Gargoyle's Quest is another platform game made by Capcom, where you play as Firebrand, a gargoyle predestined to become the Red Blaze and take down King Breager.

This run beats the branch without zipping by 5:48.46 minutes.

This movie can be watched running on real console hardware here.

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GB Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts'n Goblins "no zips" by Jigwally in 22:38.72

Game:
Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts'n Goblins
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Heavy glitch abuse

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BizHawk 2.5.1

GB Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company by Alyosha in 16:40.49

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4.4 / 10

Published on 2/7/2021

Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company is the sequel to Hammerin' Harry. This episode has Harry fighting more than just workers. He has to defeat an army of ghosts in a series of environments, including a construction site, a sewer, an airship, a jungle, and finally, the headquarters where he meets the evil ghost building machine.

Alyosha defeats said machine in record time.

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

Game:
Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.6

GB Kirby's Dream Land by MUGG & Alyosha in 09:01.64

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7.4 / 10

Published on 12/6/2022

There's trouble in Dream Land! The self-appointed King Dedede has stolen all of his subjects' food for a midnight feast. Kirby, a resident of Dream Land, bravely sets out to stop the gluttonous penguin and recover the food.

This first game in the Kirby series predates Kirby's ability to absorb enemy powers. He goes on to gain that ability in the second game in the series.

This run takes more real-time than the previous publication due to improvements in emulator accuracy; the gameplay difference is a roughly 2 second improvement. This run also uses the 'Extra Game' password (up+select+A at title screen), which makes the enemies and bosses much more aggressive and damaging than usual.

This run has been console verified: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5frfopgIwI

Obsoletes:
GB Kirby's Dream Land by MUGG in 08:44.65

Game:
Kirby's Dream Land
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses hardest difficulty

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BizHawk 2.8

GB Kirby's Pinball Land by pirohiko in 01:55.98

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6.78 / 10

Published on 6/26/2008

Kirby is a little round thing, and like Sonic, makes for an excellent pinball. Kirby must navigate through three boards to defeat his usual foes by knocking into them repeatedly, with the help of traditional pinball flippers.

This movie skips most of the normal pinball aspects of the game and goes right to the bosses. Clever luck manipulation is used to position them perfectly for optimal damage from Kirby.

A resync of this movie has been console verified using GBI.

Game:
Kirby's Pinball Land
Genres:
Action

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VBA-rr v19.3

GB Kwirk "Going Up?" by Nitrodon, ZenicReverie, Alyosha in 15:46.03

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6.35 / 10

Published on 2/7/2020

Kwirk the Chilled Tomato was exploring with his girlfriend when she suddenly disappeared! To find her, Kwirk must travel through puzzles consisting of turnstiles, pushable blocks, and pits which must be filled before crossing. Sometimes his friends are available to lend a hand.

This movie completes all 30 levels of the "Going Up?" mode.

This improved version beats the predecessor movie by 11 steps.

A basic resync of the TAS for loading times has been console verified

Obsoletes:
GB Kwirk "Going Up?" by Nitrodon, ZenicReverie & Alyosha in 15:40.49

Game:
Kwirk
Genres:
Puzzle

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BizHawk 2.3.3

GB Mega Man II by Tremane & Noxxa in 16:58.79

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7.48 / 10

Published on 12/15/2018

This time Wily is back, or actually forwards – in time that is; where he plans to destroy the future and bring back technology to destroy the past. Join Mega Man as he too travels to the future to prevent Wily and face his greatest enemy yet.

This run has fewer major glitches than some other Mega Man runs on this site, but it still has the same classic action, and it pulls off some very unlikely maneuvers that are enjoyable to watch.

Tremane & Noxxa beat the previous record by 00:16.96 seconds, mostly due to improved RNG and strategy changes.

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

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GB Mega Man II by Tremane & willwc in 17:15.75

Game:
Mega Man II
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Heavy luck manipulation

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GB Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge by Tremane & Noxxa in 16:58.11

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7.8 / 10

Published on 5/2/2020

This game, also known as Rockman World (ロックマンワールド), is the first of a GB series of Mega Man games.

The Game Boy series is a little different from the NES series in that there are only four Robot Masters to fight at the start. Those four are borrowed from the NES game of the same number, while four more Robot Masters from the next NES game guard Dr. Wily’s fortress. Game Boy Wily also likes to have a backup fortress in space after his first one is beaten. Another recurring concept in the Game Boy games is a ninth robot boss unique to the game who gives you a new weapon that is usually the only weapon effective against the final boss.

The authors, Tremane and Noxxa, improved the previous movie by 1.59 seconds (disregarding the GBC bootup), thanks to better optimisation and lag reduction.

See this movie played on a console via Game Boy Interface.

Obsoletes:
GB Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge by Noxxa & Tremane in 16:56.52

Game:
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.4

GB Mickey's Dangerous Chase by EZGames69 & Memory in 11:41.78

See this movie played on a real Game Boy Player (with Game Boy Interface).

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6.07 / 10

Published on 6/13/2020

Mickey's Dangerous Chase is a simple platformer for the Game Boy. You can play as either Mickey or Minnie and the goal is to get back a present that Pete stole. The character can walk, jump, and pickup blocks and throw them. It heavily resembles Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers for the NES except with some autoscrollers with vehicles.

This run is 174 frames faster than the previous movie. The time appears longer due to more accurate loading emulation.

Obsoletes:
GB Mickey's Dangerous Chase by EZGames69 & Memory in 11:37.07

Game:
Mickey's Dangerous Chase
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.4.2

GB Mouse Trap Hotel by fsvgm777 in 23:15.81

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3.54 / 10

Published on 11/12/2020

Mouse Trap Hotel is a Game Boy game developed by Imagineering (Who are known for the fantastic title: Bart vs. the Space Mutants) and published by Electro Brain/Milton Bradley in 1992.

The story's premise follows a mouse named Maxie who's visiting a hotel to meet up with his girlfriend. There's one small catch. The hotel is littered with mouse traps.

With some basic edits, this movie has been resynced in GBC-in-GBA mode and played back on real console: watch the video here.

Game:
Mouse Trap Hotel
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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BizHawk 2.4.2

GB Operation C by adelikat & Alyosha in 11:00.73

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7.1 / 10

Published on 11/28/2022

The bare-chested alien crushing ultra macho hero is back, and he's portable this time!

This Contra game combines elements from the original Contra and Super C while adding some elements into one action packed game. Watch our hero cruise through 5 levels of steadily increasing difficulty yet still crushing those aliens in record time.

This movie is approximately a 23 frame improvement over the previous publication. This current movie is longer due to more accurate emulation compared to VBA-rr.

This TAS has been console verified.

Obsoletes:
GB Operation C by adelikat in 10:53.35

Game:
Operation C
Genres:
Platformer
Shooter

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BizHawk 2.8

GB Pokémon: Red Version "Gotta Catch 'Em All!" by luckytyphlosion & CasualPokePlayer in 11:18.97

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5.74 / 10

Published on 5/29/2021

Pokémon: Red Version is part of the first generation of games within its famous series, known for having a very large number of beneficial glitches. In fact, the game can be completed in less than one minute of in-game time by save data corruption as shown by this run, and it can be completed in around 10 minutes using a more "conventional" glitch, as shown by this run. These runs break the game, and avoid much of the gameplay intended by the developers.

You can watch the complete run being played back on a console with additional author commentary.

Obsoletes:
GB Pokémon: Blue Version "Gotta Catch 'Em All!" by luckytyphlosion in 37:55.33

Game:
Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
100% completion
Major skip glitch
Final boss skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
Corrupts save data
Corrupts memory
Heavy luck manipulation

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GB Pokémon: Blue Version by MrWint in 1:28:28.80

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6.7 / 10

Published on 8/14/2021

Pokémon is a phenomenon that made itself very famous in a short time a few years ago. Pokémon Blue is part of the first generation of the games of that series that were made.

Up until this day, thousands of Pokémon fans have analyzed the games, finding out the exact formulae of how each battle situation in these games works out, how experience and levels and everything works, and what are the most effective ways to battle.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

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GB Pokémon: Blue Version by TiKevin83 in 1:29:35.61

Game:
Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Forgoes warps
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes final boss skip glitch
Forgoes save data corruption
Foregoes memory corruption
Heavy luck manipulation

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GB Prehistorik Man by CasualPokePlayer & WarHippy in 12:44.57

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5.5 / 10

Published on 2/3/2021

Prehistorik Man (not to be confused with the game of the same name on the SNES, which is the sequel) was a platform game for the Game Boy, made by Titus Interactive. This game is actually a port of Prehistorik 2, which was made for MS-DOS and Amstrad CPC. Even with the major cuts out from the original PC game, Prehistorik Man seems to still be a rather faithful port, and pulled off some very interesting technical feats for the Game Boy.

CasualPokePlayer and WarHippy complete the game in record time.

See this run played back on the Game Boy Player (using Game Boy Interface) here.

Game:
Prehistorik Man
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Uses warps

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GB Solomon's Club by ninespaces in 22:28.02

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6.8 / 10

Published on 7/6/2021

Solomon’s Club is a puzzle platform game with an old clumsy magician who has the power of creating and destroying platforms. And through that power, he saves the world. It is also the Game Boy port of the NES game Solomon's Key.

ninespaces completes all puzzles in record time.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Game:
Solomon's Club
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle

Tags:
Best ending

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GB Super Mario Land by MUGG in 12:08.75

Might need TAS skills to get out of this pickle...

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8 / 10

Published on 8/19/2012

Aside from Tetris, Super Mario Land is probably the most well-known cartridge for the original Game Boy. It features a marked departure from traditional Mario enemies and themes, including Sphinxes, seahorses, fists emerging from pipes, Egyptian-themed levels, Chinese-themed levels and UFO-themed levels.

This publication improves on the previous one by 00:04.33 seconds from a new trick that allows Mario to warp around the screen on auto-scrolling levels as well as a new strategy used to end the mandatory bonus game after each world quicker.

If you enjoyed this movie, be sure to see hard mode.

A resync of the TAS has been console verified

Obsoletes:
GB Super Mario Land by MUGG in 12:13.08

Game:
Super Mario Land
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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GB Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan by Alyosha in 11:50.56

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5.28 / 10

Published on 11/1/2021

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan is the Turtles' first Game Boy game and is based on the 1987 animated TV series. The Turtles must battle against Krang and Shredder, and save April O'Neil while they're at it.

The game is a platformer with a neat player death mechanic where the player takes control of a new Turtle each time they lose a life, and can regain Turtles (lives) by collecting pizza.

Alyosha speeds up the Turtles' mission by mitigating as much of the game's copious lag as possible.

This run can be seen played back on real console hardware here.

Game:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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GB The Bouncing Ball by KiwiCracker, brunovalads, Alyosha in 08:20.91

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7.42 / 10

Published on 12/5/2020

The Bouncing Ball is a homebrew Gameboy game made by HuCABBAGE for the 4th annual GBJam (2015).

In this neat little platformer with no music, thus only sound effects, you are in control of a little ball, which is constantly bouncing around. Your goal is to bounce through all the 50 unique levels by collecting every heart you can find on your way.

The authors improve the previous movie by 00:03.05 seconds.

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

Obsoletes:
GB The Bouncing Ball by KiwiCracker, brunovalads in 08:23.96

Game:
The Bouncing Ball
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Homebrew

Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse

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GB The Final Fantasy Legend by Darkman425 in 35:57.10

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3.53 / 10

Published on 12/25/2021

The Final Fantasy Legend, also known as Makai Toushi SaGa in Japan, is a Game Boy RPG. It is the first entry in the long running SaGa series and has a lot of strange and esoteric mechanics. You can form a team of up to four party members consisting of humans, mutants, and monsters. Each character type gets stronger by wildly different means.

Darkman425 completes the game in record time by getting the 4 spheres and defeating Ashura and the Creator. Please read the author's comments for more details.

We also have a movie that uses a warp glitch that skips the vast majority of the game.

You can watch this movie being played back on real console here.

Game:
The Final Fantasy Legend
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Forgoes major skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy luck manipulation

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GB The Humans "Hard mode" by artbreeder in 30:11.06

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6.47 / 10

Published on 12/22/2020

The Humans is a kind of a crossbreed between Lemmings and The Lost Vikings. Its gameplay consists of manipulating a number of humans with unique abilities to overcome obstacles (such as dinosaurs or Neanderthals) in order to bring a human to an exit point.

artbreeder employs a number of glitches, particularly one that allows humans to pass through solid walls, to complete the game's hard difficulty mode in record time.

You can watch the console verification of this movie here. For more Humans action, check out the run of the Genesis version.

Game:
The Humans
Genres:
Puzzle

Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty

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GB Trip World by MUGG in 05:10.91

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8.05 / 10

Published on 9/28/2015

Trip World (1992) is an aptly named game developed by Sunsoft, a video game company you might know from titles like Gimmick!, Ufouria and Journey to Silius.

It follows a rabbit-like creature called Yacopu on his quest to retrieve the Maita Flower and return peace to the hearts of the people. Along the way he gains abilities like turning into a ball and a big, scary Godzilla-like rabbit.

MUGG's latest improvement is now about 30 seconds faster than the previous version, thanks to new glitches, new routes and better optimization.

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

Obsoletes:
GB Trip World by MUGG in 05:40.05

Game:
Trip World
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse

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GB Tsuri Sensei by CasualPokePlayer in 03:46.32

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6.23 / 10

Published on 10/26/2021

Tsuri Sensei is a River King-styled fishing game in which the player competes in a tournament to catch the biggest fish and score the most points.

CasualPokePlayer wins the fishing tournament in record time by buying the most expensive bait and catching the winning fish in a single attempt.

This movie can be watched running on real console hardware here.

Game:
Tsuri Sensei
Genres:
RPG
Sport

Tags:
Uses hardest difficulty

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GB Zen: Intergalactic Ninja by EZGames69 in 14:15.80

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6.94 / 10

Published on 5/5/2020

Zen: Intergalactic Ninja is a game made by Konami in 1992 for the Game Boy. In it, the titular character has to stop the main villain, Lord Contaminous from harming the Earth's ecological environment.

EZGames69 defeats Lord Contaminous and saves the planet in record time.

We also have a TAS of the NES version.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

Game:
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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GBA Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 "warps" by EZGames69, GoddessMaria in 11:07.65

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8.06 / 10

Published on 7/22/2020

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is an enhanced remake of the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Super Mario Bros. 3, and is based on the remake found in Super Mario All-Stars for the Super NES.

It contains several enhancements, including the addition of Mario and Luigi's voices by Charles Martinet, a multiplayer mode based on the original arcade game Mario Bros and the ability to scan e-Cards, utilizing two Game Boy Advances, the e-Reader, and a copy of Super Mario Advance 4. Once a card is scanned, it adds certain content to the game.

EZGames69 and GoddessMaria use warp whistles to beat the game in record time.

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

Game:
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses warps

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GBA Sushi the Cat by MarioAtWork & Technickle in 01:18.22

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4.33 / 10

Published on 12/24/2022

Sushi the Cat is a homebrew platformer for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS that took part of a NEO Flash homebrew competition. In this game, you play as a cat that's just strolling across the city, collecting stars and avoiding enemies like huge birds and bouncing balls with eyes. At the end, you fight a giant rat that attacks you with blocks of cheese.

MarioAtWork and Technickle collaborate for this run to beat the game in record time.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Sushi the Cat
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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GBC 007: The World Is Not Enough by Alyosha in 36:54.46

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3.25 / 10

Published on 9/26/2021

007: The World is Not Enough is based off of the 1999 James Bond film of the same name. In it, Pierce Brosnan's Bond must investigate the murder of a British oil tycoon and attacks on his new pipeline, which leads to a larger sinister plot requiring gunplay and frequent flier miles to diffuse.

The GBC port is most well known for appearing in GBC emulator issue trackers for its non-standard use of the window. It also pans the music to the left ear and the sound effects to the right ear for some reason.

Alyosha completes the game in record time.

See this movie played back on a real console right here.

Game:
007: The World Is Not Enough
Genres:
Action

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

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GBC Action Man: Search for Base X by Noxxa in 23:08.54

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6.11 / 10

Published on 8/20/2013

Alex "Action Man" Mann makes a stop over onto the Game Boy Color where once again he must stop the world from falling into the clutches of the evil Dr. X. The player takes control of Action Man as he travels through seven different levels ranging from jungles to the Arctic, battling a sizable army of robots with a variety of weapons and battle suits in search of Base X and stopping Dr. X from launching a terrifying new weapon that could very well bring an end to the world.

The game is a standard side-scrolling action platformer where the player advances through the levels by shooting at enemies and jumping over obstacles. Along the way, Action Man can find new items and suits which allow him to discover alternate routes, new levels, and even more items.

In this TAS, Noxxa runs and jumps through the game, carefully choosing items and paths and using a few tricks to finish the game as fast as possible.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Action Man: Search for Base X
Genres:
Platformer
Shooter

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses hardest difficulty

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GBC Donkey Kong Country by DeathKontrol in 41:47.66

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8.6 / 10

Published on 8/19/2022

Donkey Kong Country is an SNES platforming game that has received ports to the Game Boy Color and the Game Boy Advance. While the Game Boy Advance version more or less plays the same and looks the same as the SNES version, the Game Boy Color version has a number of significant differences due to having to be ported to an 8-bit handheld console. The most noticeable difference is that Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are much more balanced, with one not holding a significant advantage over the other.

For this run, DeathKontrol has studied and dissected the game as much as he can in order to beat it as fast as possible. The author has also provided a detailed breakdown of each level, technique, and glitch done in this run for those curious.

You can watch this TAS being played on a real console here.

Game:
Donkey Kong Country
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

A/V files:
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GBC Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren GB2: Sabaku no Majou by CasualPokePlayer in 50:55.62

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4.23 / 10

Published on 3/20/2021

Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren GB2: Sabaku no Majou, translated as Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Demon Castle of the Desert, is a roguelike game developed and published by Chunsoft, released only in Japan in 2001. The game follows Shiren the Wanderer, and his talking weasel Koppa.

This movie has been replayed on console.

Game:
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren GB2: Sabaku no Majou
Genres:
RPG

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GBC Garou: Mark of the Wolves 2001 by dekutony in 06:12.23

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3.4 / 10

Published on 5/26/2022

Garou: Mark of the Wolves 2001 is a bootleg port of Garou: Mark of the Wolves to the Game Boy Color, using sprites stolen from The King of Fighters games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color along with a few new sprites based on those games' art style for characters that aren't in those games. It is a surprisingly average fighting game for a bootleg, with responsive controls and an impactful fighting system.

dekutony chooses Rock Howard and uses his overpowered Hard Rush attack to elbow his way through easily manipulated AI opponents to complete the game as fast as possible.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Garou: Mark of the Wolves 2001
Genres:
Fighting
Bootleg

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GBC Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! by illayaya in 43:02.29

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5.9 / 10

Published on 8/8/2020

It's Hamtaro time! Boss has a big secret in store for the Ham-Hams, but he's gotta find them first! The guy's got too much on his hands already, so he sends the loveable Carrot-headed Hamtaro out on the search for the Ham-Hams. The thing is... Hamtaro's gotta learn some hip Ham-chat if he wants everyone to listen to him. So as he ventures on in the game, he becomes the street-wise hipster, learning Ham-chat and getting into tons of adventures... and trouble!

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

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GBC Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! by illayaya in 43:05.06

Game:
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!
Genres:
Adventure

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GBC Harvest Moon 3 GBC "Boy Mode" by ViGadeomes in 17:06.88

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2.17 / 10

Published on 6/2/2022

Harvest Moon 3 GBC is a farm simulation video game for the Game Boy Color developed and published by Victor Interactive Software. It takes place on an island, which has some mountainous regions, a grassland, a small village, and the farm where a lot of the game takes place. There are no shops to buy things like tools, crops, and animals; every Monday and Thursday a ferry is available to take the character to the mainland, where all of the shops reside.

ViGadeomes improves on his previous run by almost 5.5 minutes through better use of the day glitch that makes the three years required to complete the game go by even faster.

You can watch this run played back on a physical console here.

Obsoletes:
GBC Harvest Moon 3 GBC "Boy mode" by ViGadeomes in 22:33.43

Game:
Harvest Moon 3 GBC
Genres:
Strategy

Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse

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GBC Keitai Denjuu Telefang: Speed Version "game end glitch" by jlun2, CasualPokePlayer & MisterChess in 05:15.98

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3.1 / 10

Published on 4/18/2021

Keitai Denjū Telefang (携帯電獣テレファング) is a series of video games produced by Natsume and published by Smilesoft. The games are monster-battling games, where the player contacts various creatures using a cell phone-like device called a D-Shot in order to get them to battle the foes he or she will encounter. The name of the series derives from Keitai, which is Japanese for "cell phone," since phoning creatures is an integral part of the game, and "fang," to symbolize the various beasts involved.

jlun2, MisterChess and CasualPokePlayer improve the previous movie by 1 minute and 56.52 seconds, thanks to a game breaking glitch that triggers the credits really early. Please read the authors' comments for more details. Of note the previous publication relied on an emulator bug for it to work, whereas this one has been console-verified and a video of it can be viewed right here.

Obsoletes:
GBC Keitai Denjuu Telefang: Speed Version "warp glitch" by jlun2, MisterChess in 07:12.50

Game:
Keitai Denjuu Telefang: Speed Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
Corrupts memory
Heavy luck manipulation

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GBC Little Green Blob by MarioAtWork in 02:08.01

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4.25 / 10

Published on 3/12/2023

Little Green Blob is a GBC homebrew platformer where you play as a little green blob in its journey to get the finish flag at the end of each level. Play through 20 levels filled with various platforming mechanics, but do mind the blob's size. Move too much or fall too much without getting to the finish line and the blob shrinks into nothingness.

MarioAtWork doesn't have to worry about the blob's size as they finish all 20 levels of the game at fast as possible.

You can play the game here.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Little Green Blob
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew

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GBC Looney Tunes "warp glitch" by Aqfaq & Sonikkustar in 03:53.97

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7.52 / 10

Published on 5/25/2010

In this special episode of Looney Tunes, Bugs, Daffy, Tweety, Porky, Taz, Speedy Gonzales, and the Road Runner decide to rip off popular games such as Atomic Runner, Sonic the Hedgehog & Gradius. They do this by going through this Sunsoft classic as fast as possible so that they don't die from all of the ripoffs.

This has led to even stranger results than the other run, clearing five and a half minutes thanks to a glitch that allows for skipping several levels.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

Game:
Looney Tunes
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse

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GBC Looney Tunes: Carrot Crazy by Winslinator in 25:22.08

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4.38 / 10

Published on 1/18/2021

Looney Tunes: Carrot Crazy, also known as Bugs Bunny & Lola Bunny: Operation Carrot Patch in Europe, is a 1998 action platformer developed by VD-dev and published by Infogrames. Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Taz, Marvin the Martian, and Elmer Fudd have stolen all of Bugs and Lola's carrots and hid them in the nearby studio. Bugs and Lola must head through five different studio sets in order to get them all back!

Winslinator improves upon the previous publication by 36 frames thanks to a new optimization in Taz's Zoo Scene 2.

You can watch the console-verification of this movie here.

Obsoletes:
GBC Looney Tunes: Carrot Crazy by Winslinator in 25:22.68

Game:
Looney Tunes: Carrot Crazy
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses hardest difficulty

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GBC Lucky Luke by TheKDX7 in 24:08.34

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5.78 / 10

Published on 4/9/2021

Lucky Luke is a game based on a famous comic series created by Belgian cartoonist Maurice De Bevere. The gun-slinging Dalton brothers have escaped from jail again and are up to no good, and it's up to the titular cowboy to catch the criminals and lock them back up.

While the author, TheKDX7, finishes the platforming stages as fast as possible, he also adds in some entertainment to the long autoscrollers to make them more interesting.

This is an improvement of 7.38 seconds over the previous movie if emulation differences are not accounted for. There is also a run by the same author which achieves 100% completion.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

Obsoletes:
GBC Lucky Luke by TheKDX7 in 24:12.61

Game:
Lucky Luke
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses hardest difficulty

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GBC Mega Man Xtreme "Extreme mode" by FractalFusion, Alyosha in 28:02.99

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7.15 / 10

Published on 2/9/2020

Mega Man Xtreme is a port of the popular Mega Man X series to the Game Boy Color. It adapts the Mavericks and their stages from that series and wraps it into gameplay more suited for the portable console.

Here, FractalFusion & Alyosha speed through the game and exploit glitches to create a movie worthy of what we have come to expect from Mega Man at TASVideos.

This movie is about 7 seconds faster than the previous record by FractalFusion. It appears longer due to significantly more accurate emulation of the loading times in this run.

This movie is played from a save that has unlocked "Extreme mode", which allows you to play all of the levels in one game. Runs that start from a savestate are not normally allowed; see the Movie Rules for more on this.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

Obsoletes:
GBC Mega Man Xtreme "Extreme mode" by FractalFusion in 27:33.58

Game:
Mega Man Xtreme
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Heavy luck manipulation
Uses hardest difficulty
Starts from a saved state or SRAM

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GBC Mega Man Xtreme 2 "Extreme mode" by Noxxa & Alyosha in 27:30.36

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7.05 / 10

Published on 5/8/2021

Mega Man Xtreme 2, like its predecessor game Mega Man Xtreme, pretty much copies content and bosses from the main line of Mega Man X games. However, Xtreme 2 gets ideas and designs from a much wider range of games, ranging all the way from Mega Man X to Mega Man X5. For instance, there is a Parts system allowing upgrades to your characters. However, there is also an original story (though it's still as silly as many Mega Man storylines), along with some new stage designs and bosses.

Noxxa and Alyosha improve the previous run by about 2 seconds if emulation differences are not accounted for, thanks to using Zero throughout the entire game instead of splitting between X and Zero.

This run starts from a save file in order to unlock "Extreme Mode", which allows visiting all of the game's stages and battles in one run. Runs that start from SRAM are not normally allowed; see the Movie Rules for more on this.

Viewers who have photosensitivity problems may want to avoid watching as there's a high amount of flashing visuals during boss fights that can become uncomfortable to watch.

You can watch the complete run played back on console

Obsoletes:
GBC Mega Man Xtreme 2 "Extreme mode" by Noxxa in 27:06.62

Game:
Mega Man Xtreme 2
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Heavy luck manipulation
Uses hardest difficulty
Starts from a saved state or SRAM

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GBC Men in Black: The Series by TehBerral, Alyosha in 04:24.66

Agent J runs from an alien monster in the woods.

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4.6 / 10

Published on 9/8/2020

Men in Black: The Series is a GBC game based on the animated series, which was based on the movie, which was based on the original comics. In it, you play as rookie agent J as he goes up against an alien invasion to save Earth and rescue K.

TehBerral abuses a wall-jumping glitch to make short work of this very derivative game. Furthermore, Alyosha noticed and corrected a mistake that saved an additional 7 frames while working to console-verify the TAS this run obsoletes, yielding an improvement over the previous movie of 0.09 seconds.

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

Obsoletes:
GBC Men in Black: The Series by TehBerral in 04:24.75

Game:
Men in Black: The Series
Genres:
Action
Shooter

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty

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GBC Microidvania by MarioAtWork & feos in 00:13.24

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4.4 / 10

Published on 12/9/2022

Microidvania is a Game Boy Color homebrew platformer that was made for the game jam Metroidvania Month 16. A horrible thing called the SKRAAGHRHSCH threatens the cosmos, but your magic has suddenly disappeared. You must now traverse a strange world and gather special crystals that somehow have your powers in order to fight back the SKRAAGHRHSCH.

In this run, MarioAtWork and feos exploit a bug involving a key item's abnormally large contact hitbox, allowing them to collect it without needing the other key items normally required to get it. The rest of the run is dedicated to beating the SKRAAGHRHSCH as fast as possible.

You can get the game here.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Microidvania
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Major skip glitch

A/V files:
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GBC Oddworld Adventures II by Samtastic & Dooty in 20:03.78

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4.2 / 10

Published on 8/20/2014

Oddworld Adventures 2 plays very similarly to other Oddworld games. Abe's job is to free his fellow Mudokons who are being used as slave labor to dig up the bones of their ancestors. The Glukkons use the bones to make Soul Storm Brew. Abe's vocabulary is limited to "Hello", "Follow me" "Wait" and "Work". He must use these commands to direct slave Mudokons to their freedom. When enough slaves in a level have been saved, you go on to the next level to do it all again.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Oddworld Adventures II
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Puzzle

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

A/V files:
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GBC Opossum Country by MarioAtWork in 02:13.52

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2.35 / 10

Published on 2/25/2023

Opussum Country is a homebrew Game Boy Color game that was created for and the winner of the Scream FM game jam. You play as a food delivery guy that travels a secluded and mysterious trailer park to fulfill an order. Nothing seems right in this trailer park, and it is filled with lots of opossums. Suddenly, you find your car sabotaged and rendered inoperable. Figure out the mystery behind all this and escape before something bad happens to you, or worse.

MarioAtWork fulfills the order given to them and gets out of town in record time.

You can play the game here.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Opossum Country
Genres:
Adventure
Homebrew

A/V files:
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BizHawk 2.8

GBC Pokémon Card GB2: GR-dan Sanjou! "game end glitch" by CasualPokePlayer in 01:53.41

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3.63 / 10

Published on 3/4/2020

Pokémon Card GB2: GR-dan Sanjou! is the Japan-only sequel to Pokémon Trading Card Game. Team Great Rocket has stolen TCG Island's Pokémon cards and kidnapped the Club Masters, and you must travel to GR Island to put an end to their evil plans, by defeating them in Pokémon card duels.

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

Game:
Pokémon Card GB2: GR-dan Sanjou!
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Final boss skip glitch
Executes arbitrary code
Heavy glitch abuse

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

Emulator Replay:

BizHawk 2.4

Download (.zip)

GBC Pokémon: Crystal Version by MrWint in 2:48:36.03

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8.07 / 10

Published on 8/10/2019

MrWint's Pokemon Crystal Glitchless TAS completes the Johto League including 8 badges and the Elite Four, then obtains the 8 Kanto badges before defeating Blue and Red for the final credits roll. This is done without any use of the typical memory corrupting glitches seen in Pokemon Gen 1 and 2 TASes.

The TAS instead uses luck manipulation to avoid encounters and spinning trainers, breeze through battles, and obtain Raikou as early as possible with optimal stats. Despite the run's length and complexity, console verification of the TAS was possible due to MrWint's own work emulating Crystal's Real Time Clock.

Game:
Pokémon: Gold/Silver/Crystal Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes final boss skip glitch
Forgoes time-saving glitches
Foregoes memory corruption
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

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BizHawk 2.3.2

GBC Pokémon: Gold Version "save glitch" by CasualPokePlayer in 03:14.16

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4.46 / 10

Published on 6/5/2021

Pokémon: Gold, Silver and Crystal from the second generation of Pokémon, after Red Version and Blue Version. New features include full color, a new region called Johto, and 100 all new Pokémon.

In this run, CasualPokePlayer improves on the previous movie by exploiting a point in Gold. For more information, see the author's comments.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Obsoletes:
GBC Pokémon: Silver Version "save glitch" by CasualPokePlayer in 03:31.23

Game:
Pokémon: Gold/Silver/Crystal Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Final boss skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Executes arbitrary code
Heavy glitch abuse
Corrupts save data
Corrupts memory

A/V files:
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GBC Pokémon: Gold Version by CasualPokePlayer in 2:52:21.83

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5.05 / 10

Published on 8/3/2021

Pokémon Gold and Silver form the second generation of Pokémon, after Pokémon Red and Blue. The main differences between the generations is that the game is now in full color, and that there are 251 Pokémon instead of 151.

CasualPokePlayer employs a staggering amount of luck manipulation and extremely careful routing (accomplished using the RouteTwo program) in order to improve upon the previous movie by 00:35.50 seconds. Only a few Pokémon are collected in this run, but all gym badges are acquired before defeating the protagonist of the previous generation of Pokémon games.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Obsoletes:
GBC Pokémon: Gold Version by CasualPokePlayer in 2:52:57.88

Game:
Pokémon: Gold/Silver/Crystal Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes final boss skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Forgoes time-saving glitches
Foregoes memory corruption
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

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BizHawk 2.6.2

GBC Pokémon: Yellow Version "game end glitch" by TiKevin83 in 09:47.92

See this movie played back on the Game Boy Player with commentary.

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7.33 / 10

Published on 2/15/2019

Pokémon: Yellow Version is part of the first generation of games within the famous series, known for having a very large number of beneficial glitches.

This movie saves 00:04.89 seconds over the previous run via route changes and better memory manipulation.

Obsoletes:
GBC Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version "game end glitch" by TiKevin83 in 09:52.81

Game:
Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Major skip glitch
Final boss skip glitch
Executes arbitrary code
Heavy glitch abuse
Forgoes save data corruption
Corrupts memory
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

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BizHawk 2.3.1

GBC Pokémon: Yellow Version by TiKevin83 in 1:36:26.54

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5.88 / 10

Published on 1/21/2021

Pokémon: Yellow Version is part of the first generation of games within its famous series, known for having a very large number of beneficial glitches. In fact, the games can be completed in less than one minute of in-game time by save data corruption as shown by this run, and completed in around 10 minutes using a more "conventional" glitch, as shown by this run. These runs break the game, and avoid much of the gameplay intended by the developers.

In contrast, this run by TiKevin83 refrains from using any memory corrupting glitches and beats the game in a little over an hour and half. The Pokédoll trick is used to skip a dungeon in the game, but that is considered a minor developer oversight and does not corrupt the memory.

The author provided video commentary for this movie being played back on console that can be viewed here.

Obsoletes:
GBC Pokémon: Yellow Version by TiKevin83 in 1:36:41.68

Game:
Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Forgoes warps
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes final boss skip glitch
Forgoes time-saving glitches
Forgoes save data corruption
Foregoes memory corruption
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

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BizHawk 2.5.2

GBC Pokémon: Trading Card Game by anonymous user in 16:42.69

See this run played back on a real Game Boy Player (with Game Boy Interface).

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5.4 / 10

Published on 5/21/2020

Pokémon Trading Card Game is the video game incarnation of the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG). It features digital versions of the first three sets of real-life trading cards, along with exclusive cards that are not available outside of the game. Normal gameplay involves finding and battling other trainers and Masters, eventually becoming the Champion and earning the Legendary Cards.

Obsoletes:
GBC Pokémon: Trading Card Game by anonymous user in 21:30.96

Game:
Pokémon: Trading Card Game
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Uses death to save time
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes final boss skip glitch
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

Emulator Replay:

BizHawk 2.4.1

Download (.zip)

GBC Pokémon: Trading Card Game "game end glitch" by anonymous user in 02:55.81

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4.37 / 10

Published on 6/26/2020

Pokémon Trading Card Game is the video game incarnation of the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG). It features digital versions of the first three sets of real-life trading cards, along with exclusive cards that are not available outside of the game. Normal gameplay involves finding and battling other trainers and Masters, eventually becoming the Champion and earning the Legendary Cards.

However, the author instead decided to glitch out the first battle and confuse the game into reading deck contents as code. This allows the author to reach the game's credits in just under 3 minutes. For more information, see the authors' comments.

We also have a similarly short run of the sequel, Pokémon TCG2.

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

Obsoletes:
GBC Pokémon: Trading Card Game "game end glitch" by gifvex in 02:57.36

Game:
Pokémon: Trading Card Game
Genres:
RPG

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Final boss skip glitch
Executes arbitrary code
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

Emulator Replay:

BizHawk 2.4.1

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GBC Rockman DX3 by Noxxa in 23:33.92

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7.02 / 10

Published on 4/5/2014

Rockman DX3, also known as Zook Hero 2, is an unlicensed pirate game developed by Vast Fame that rips gameplay off the Rockman X series. Just like Rockman X, there are eight stages, and six of them contain a boss who gives you his weapon upon defeat. The protagonist, Zook, also has abilities nearly identical to those of X. Despite these similarities, the code and graphics appear to be completely original and the music is actually decent.

Unlike the other run of this game, this run uses a release that doesn't have all stages unlocked from the start, which means all bosses must be defeated and all upgrades obtained first before Zook can tackle the final stages.

We also have a run of this game's prequel, Zook Hero Z.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.

Obsoletes:
GBC Rockman DX3 by Noxxa in 00:25.40

Game:
Rockman DX3
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Bootleg

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Heavy glitch abuse

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

Emulator Replay:

BizHawk 1.6.1

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GBC Spirou: The Robot Invasion by ViGadeomes & zoboner in 17:34.46

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7.33 / 10

Published on 11/27/2019

Based on the Spirou comic, this 2-D platformer for the Game Boy Color has the hero foiling an invasion led by the evil gynoid Cyanida.

ViGadeomes and zoboner complete the task in record time by using precise movement and a number of glitches. See their comments for details.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Game:
Spirou: The Robot Invasion
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Takes damage to save time

A/V files:
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A/V file via Mirror

Emulator Replay:

BizHawk 2.3.1

GBC SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula by CoolKirby in 05:57.98

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6.47 / 10

Published on 1/19/2014

In this game featuring the famous SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob stumbles upon a legendary statue that opens the way to the Dutchman’s Underworld. SpongeBob must unlock the statue and defeat the Flying Dutchman to get the Golden Spatula and become the Master Fry Cook.

Here, CoolKirby improves on the previous co-authored run by 00:06.04 seconds through slightly different routes, a couple of new tricks, and better optimization. For more information, see the author's comments.

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

Obsoletes:
GBC SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula by CoolKirby, NitroGenesis & jlun2 in 06:02.37

Game:
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Heavy glitch abuse

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

Emulator Replay:

BizHawk 1.5.3

Download (.bkm)

GBC Super Jacked Up Tomato Face Johnson "100%" by Twisted Eye in 03:43.91

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6.63 / 10

Published on 8/2/2022

Super Jacked Up Tomato Face Johnson is a homebrew platformer about a muscular tomato with a set of trained legs. Tomato Face Johnson has just learned that there's a new protein shake in the market, but he doesn't have enough money. He must now go through inexplicably dangerous rooms and collect money along the way so he can buy his gain-enhancing protein shake. Oh, and there are some cans of beans to collect along the way.

In this run, Twisted Eye completes the game and collects every can of beans as fast as possible.

You can play the game here.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Super Jacked Up Tomato Face Johnson
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew

Tags:
100% completion

A/V files:
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BizHawk 2.8

GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "You vs. Boo" by got4n & negative seven in 04:54.24

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7.11 / 10

Published on 9/2/2013

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999) is the Game Boy Color version of the original Super Mario Bros. In addition to the standard game, it features some new unlockable modes, such as a challenge mode and "You vs. Boo", where Mario must race Boo through several levels which have been modified to make them more interesting in a race.

In this movie, got4n and negative seven complete the You vs. Boo mode, beating Boo in all eight levels, and over half a second faster than the previous run.

Note: Although this run appears to be longer than the previous movie, that run's time was calculated with an incorrect frame rate. This run is indeed faster.

This run starts from a save file that has beaten the game and collected 100,000 points in challenge mode to unlock the "You vs. Boo" mode. Runs that start from SRAM are not normally allowed; see the Movie Rules for more on this.

You can watch a resync of this run played back on console.

Obsoletes:
GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "You vs. Boo" by TheKDX7 in 04:53.33

Game:
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Second quest/Post game-completion
Starts from a saved state or SRAM

A/V files:
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GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "warps" by negative seven in 04:55.99

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7.18 / 10

Published on 3/18/2015

Mario is back to the Game Boy, but this time in color.

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a remake of Super Mario Bros. with some new game modes, including a challenge mode where coins and time remaining are crucial to gaining the target score, and a race mode where Mario competes against Boo to reach each level's finish first.

This run completes the Original mode, and 33 frames faster (ignoring lag frame differences due to different emulators) than the previous version. While this mode looks like a direct port of the NES game, there are different physics and glitches, making optimizing Deluxe a very different task.

There is also a run of the You vs. Boo mode by got4n and the author of this TAS.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on real hardware.

Obsoletes:
GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "warps" by got4n & negative seven in 04:56.61

Game:
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Genres:
Action
Platformer

Tags:
Uses warps

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BizHawk 1.8.3

GBC The Emperor's New Groove by Jules in 07:33.91

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7.02 / 10

Published on 8/25/2020

The Emperor's New Groove is the companion game for the Disney movie of the same name. The game takes place after Emperor Kuzco has been turned into a llama, and your goal is to guide llama-Kuzco back to his palace in order to change him back to a human. Although this is a relatively simple platformer, Kuzco's llama form requires careful attention to fully optimize movement speed.

This run beats the previous one by over 51 seconds.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Obsoletes:
GBC The Emperor's New Groove by RachelB in 08:22.73

Game:
The Emperor's New Groove
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time

A/V files:
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BizHawk 2.4.2

GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX by TwistedTammer in 27:55.02

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9.13 / 10

Published on 8/11/2019

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is an updated version of an older GB game which adds color, an additional dungeon, various other minor features, and a lot of bug fixes. Link, after rescuing Hyrule (again?), sets off on a journey and subsequently shipwrecks on the mysterious Koholint Island, which has been overtaken by evil monsters which he must defeat in order to find a way back home.

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

Obsoletes:
GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX by Swordless Link in 1:00:02.68

Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Genres:
Action
Adventure

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Forgoes major skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Forgoes time-saving glitches
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
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A/V file via Mirror

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BizHawk 2.3

GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX "warp glitch" by TwistedTammer in 05:13.06

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7.18 / 10

Published on 12/21/2019

Proving yet again the lengths a TAS can go in destroying a game, this run features a warping glitch that allows for severe sequence breaking. The final boss is reached within a handful of minutes and defeated with minimal weaponry.

TwistedTammer improves the previous run by 00:26.00 seconds.

There is a movie of this game that does not use the warp glitch.

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

Obsoletes:
GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX "warp glitch" by Bobmario511 in 05:39.06

Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Genres:
Action
Adventure

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Major skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Foregoes memory corruption
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
A/V file via Mirror
A/V file via Mirror

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BizHawk 2.3

GBC The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages by scorpianman42 in 1:20:44.32

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8.07 / 10

Published on 4/21/2016

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages is the time-themed counterpart to Oracle of Seasons. In it, the Oracle of Ages, Nayru, is possessed by Veran, Sorceress of Shadows. Link must travel throughout Labrynna's past and present to collect the 8 Essences of Time, power up the Harp of Ages, and defeat Veran.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Genres:
Action
Adventure

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
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GBC The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons by Swordless Link & Tompa in 1:25:57.22

Link uses the Roc Cape to jump over a massive gap, but can only clear it with gapwalking.

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8.39 / 10

Published on 2/1/2012

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons is a Game Boy Color game that carries over much of the graphics from Link's Awakening. Surprisingly, much of the game engine is completely different and developed by Capcom. In it, the Oracle of Seasons, Din, is kidnapped by Onox, General of Darkness. Link must travel throughout both Holdrum and Subrosia to collect the 8 Essences of Nature, power up the Rod of Seasons, and defeat Onox.

This game has been attempted by various authors over the past 5 years. Finally, SwordlessLink, along with Tompa, who joined the project after dungeon 4, beat this legendary game in 1:25:57.22 primarily through the use of pitwalking, Pegasus Seeds, and enemy manipulation. Please see the authors' notes for more details.

You can watch the complete run played back on console.

Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Genres:
Action
Adventure

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
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A/V file via Mirror

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GBC Trogday Micro Game by Darkman425 in 00:58.33

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4.2 / 10

Published on 4/26/2022

From Homestar Runner comes Trogday Micro Game, starring Trogdor the Burninator. It's his 19th Trogday, and how does he celebrate? By burninating the village, of course! The goal in this very short game is to squish all the peasants while avoiding all the knights before facing off against Kerrek, who stands for everything peasantry. In this run, Darkman425 does exactly that in record time.

You can play the game here.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
Trogday Micro Game
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew

A/V files:
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GBC Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood "100%" by Winslinator in 17:40.63

Winnie the Pooh catches falling acorns for a minigame.

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2.17 / 10

Published on 1/19/2021

Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood is an adventure game developed by NewKidCo and published by NewKidCo and Disney Interactive. It was released in North America in April 2000 for the Game Boy Color.

The game follows Winnie the Pooh as he interacts with other characters in the wood. Most of the game uses a board game structure, where the player rolls a dice and draws cards to move around on the map in an attempt to explore the wood. The game is aimed at a younger demographic and was designed to be simple. It was the first Winnie the Pooh game to be released on a video game console.

In this movie, Winslinator achieves "100% Knowledge", equivalent to 100% completion of the game, in record time.

You can watch the console-verification of this movie here.

Obsoletes:
GBC Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood by Winslinator in 10:23.55

Game:
Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood
Genres:
Adventure
Board

Tags:
100% completion
Best ending
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
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Genesis Bubba 'n' Stix by maTO in 13:49.98

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5.97 / 10

Published on 2/10/2010

Here's another run-of-the-mill platformer, released concurrently for the Amiga and Genesis/Mega Drive. Bubba, a delivery man for the local zoo, is abducted one day by aliens; accompanied by the appropriately-named sentient stick Stix they must try to find a way back home. As this run demonstrates, this takes a lot less time than you might expect.

See this run replayed on console.

Game:
Bubba 'n' Stix
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time

A/V files:
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Genesis Ecco the Dolphin by Itresad in 20:44.95

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7.55 / 10

Published on 7/3/2014

Ecco the Dolphin is a game where you control a fast, but hard to maneuver dolphin who travels into hostile environment to save the other dolphins after a freak waterspout storm.

This run improves the previous one through better execution, a new route and new glitches. As in the previous run, damage is avoided, as it almost always slows Ecco down. At the same time, a major new glitch allowing Ecco to go through nearly any wall was not used because the frequency of its use would make the run very repetitive.

NOTE: The sound issues are a result of inaccurate emulation.

Watch this movie replayed on the Genesis console.

Obsoletes:
Genesis Ecco the Dolphin by nitsuja in 24:14.13

Game:
Ecco the Dolphin
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Puzzle

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Forgoes time-saving glitches

A/V files:
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Genesis Madou Monogatari I by Aqfaq in 15:29.05

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6.08 / 10

Published on 7/3/2009

Madou Monogatari (魔導物語) is an RPG best described as 'strange' (and probably more known for its spinoff series, Puyo Puyo). The game has overly cute design and the battles are probably a little different than you would expect. The story revolves around a girl who is on a quest to pass her final exam in a magic school.

A defining moment is one of the cutscenes, where a slime is encountered and suddenly defeated by a strange girl bursting through a brick wall. Then, an equally strange armored knight drops in from the ceiling and the two of them proceed to ignore you and chase each other away.

The fast completion time is achieved mostly by using a random-effect spell, which has a small chance of producing a devastating elephant stomp (yeah, really). Naturally, in a TAS, the "small chance" gets a new meaning.

You can see this movie played back on an actual Genesis here!

Game:
Madou Monogatari I
Genres:
Adventure
RPG

Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation

A/V files:
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Genesis Sonic 3 & Knuckles "Competition" by nitsuja & mmarks in 02:01.05

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6.92 / 10

Published on 1/2/2011

This movie showcases the competition mode of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Here, nitsuja and mmarks aim to complete each level in the fastest time possible. This run is also the fastest anyone has completed each level in Time Attack.

We also have similar runs with Sonic and Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Tails, Knuckles ring attack, Sonic 100%, Knuckles 100% and Sonic and Tails on NewGame+.

Watch this TAS be played back on a real Genesis.

Game:
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
One player in a multiplayer game
Heavy glitch abuse

A/V files:
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Genesis Streets of Rage "2 players" by Mitjitsu & Mukki in 19:45.45

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6.68 / 10

Published on 2/19/2008

A typical streetfighting game which spawned the popular Streets of Rage trilogy. This game is rumored to have used the same engine as Golden Axe, which is why the A button summons magic (sort of) to damage all enemies on screen, instead of doing some sort of roundhouse, like almost all other beat'em ups.

Completed on the hardest difficulty.

Compared to the previous movie, this is over 10 minutes faster. Primarily due to the use of 2-players and a glitch that skips most of the last level.

Details can be found in the authors' comments.

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One of the authors of this TAS, Mitjitsu, has been known to make statements and/or take actions that do not reflect the values of TASVideos as a community.
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Obsoletes:
Genesis Streets of Rage "1 player" by SprintGod in 29:55.07

Game:
Streets of Rage
Genres:
Fighting

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
2 Players
Uses death to save time
Final boss skip glitch
Uses hardest difficulty

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GENS

Genesis Taz-Mania by Aqfaq, Sonikkustar, Truncated in 06:36.37

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7.06 / 10

Published on 8/27/2011

A short TAS featuring an absurdly fast character with bad sound effects in a broken game. This version is over 2 minutes faster than the previous version due to a warp glitch. This glitch allows the player to start a level at the same X and Y coordinates as the player had when the previous level ended.

Note: The audio issues are a result of Gens's inaccurate audio emulation.

Obsoletes:
Genesis Taz-Mania by Truncated in 08:52.53

Game:
Taz-Mania
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty

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GENS

N64 Mario Kart 64 by Weatherton in 20:33.32

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9.44 / 10

Published on 10/24/2016

Mario Kart 64 is the first 3D game in the Mario Kart series, released in 1996 by Nintendo. Widely regarded as classic, it still retains a following to this day.

A run 7 years in the making, this Mario Kart 64 TAS features weatherton completing all 4 Grand Prix Cups in under 21 minutes. Due to the nature of the game, knowledge of the internal code allows for heavy RNG manipulation, getting even the most unlikely items on the first try. This and the incredible movement precision are used to create crazy shortcuts, often completing laps in mere seconds.

The submission text contains highly detailed information about the strategies of every track, the RNG manipulation and a lot of other information about the run.

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

At AGDQ 2014, the Mushroom Cup of this run was presented on console, and at AGDQ 2016, the Star Cup was presented.

Game:
Mario Kart 64
Genres:
Racing

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
Uses hardest difficulty

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BizHawk 1.11.6

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N64 Super Mario 64 "70 stars, no Backwards Long Jump" by Jesus, Kyman, MICKEY_Vis11189, MoltovM, Nahoc, snark, sonicpacker, ToT, CeeSammerZ, coin2884, Eru, Goronem, Mokkori, Nekuran, Nothing693 & pasta in 42:58.52

Mario, hopping on top of buildings like a true ninja

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9.55 / 10

Published on 6/22/2012

Backwards Long Jump (BLJ) is a game breaking glitch not used in this Super Mario 64 run so that the runners can show off a variety of other lesser known glitches. Despite BLJ being banned, Mario shows that he can still collect 70 stars with ninja-like reflexes.

BLJ can be seen in the 0 Stars and 120 Stars runs.

Note: There are encodes of higher resolutions in the discussion thread.

Game:
Super Mario 64
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Takes damage to save time
Forgoes major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
Forgoes time-saving glitches

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mupen64-rr 8

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N64 Super Mario 64 "all 120 stars" by mkdasher, Nahoc, sonicpacker, Jesus, Kyman, MoltovM, SilentSlayers, snark, ToT, Bauru, Eru, Goronem, Mokkori, Nothing693 & pasta in 1:20:41.52

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9.39 / 10

Published on 12/13/2012

In a shocking twist of events, Bowser kidnaps Peach inside her own castle. Mario shows up and rains on Bowser's parade by collecting all 120 stars and winning in record time.

Numerous bugs are exploited in order to speed up Mario's progress and the physics engine is abused to its fullest.

This is an improvement of 09:04.17 over the previous movie by Rikku.

If you prefer to see the game beaten in the fastest time, then watch the "0 Stars" run.

If you're looking for a TAS on the Nintendo DS remake, you can watch it here.

Note: There are encodes of higher resolution in the discussion thread.

Obsoletes:
N64 Super Mario 64 "all 120 stars" by Rikku in 1:39:02.13

Game:
Super Mario 64
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
100% completion
Uses death to save time
Takes damage to save time
Heavy glitch abuse

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mupen64-rr 8

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N64 Super Mario 64 "1 key" by Tyler Kehne, mkdasher, sonicpacker, snark, SilentSlayers, ToT, Plush, Dabs, Gaehne D, Eru, sm64expert, dar gos, Superdavo0001 & IsaacA in 04:18.98

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9.56 / 10

Published on 7/21/2021

At first there were 70 stars, because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars, because MIPS the Rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star, because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Then there were no stars, but 2 keys, because the door leading to the castle basement demanded it. Now there is 1 key because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker.

As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 has to offer, see the "70 Stars, no BLJ" run or the "120 Stars" run.

This appears to be an improvement by 00:02.32 seconds, however if we account for emulation differences between Mupen and BizHawk, the improvement is closer to 00:04.90 seconds. Please read the submission notes for more information on the improvements.

Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory.

If you're looking for a TAS on the Nintendo DS remake, you can watch it here.

Since this movie was made using Mupen, with the m64 file converted to the bk2 format, you can download the original m64 file under the publication page. Timing for the m64 file is around 04:16.4.

You can watch this movie played back on a real console.

Obsoletes:
N64 Super Mario 64 "1 key" by Tyler Kehne, mkdasher, sonicpacker, snark, SilentSlayers, ToT, Plush, Gaehne D, Eru & sm64expert in 04:21.30

Game:
Super Mario 64
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse

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mupen64 1.0.8/BizHawk 2.6.2

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NES 8 Eyes "2 players" by Slotermeyer in 16:40.28

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6.05 / 10

Published on 8/9/2008

8 Eyes (1990) is a Castlevania clone that was made by Thinking Rabbit, the originators of Sokoban. But, unlike Castlevania, this game is set in a post-apocalyptic future in which eight nuclear explosions almost destroyed Earth. The game features two characters—the human Orin and his falcon Cutrus—in either 1- or 2-player mode. Cutrus can attack enemies, hit switches, collect items, and generally do all sorts of useful things.

The game allows the player to recover the eight jewels in any order. The player can save time in the boss fights by choosing the optimal sequence.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.

Game:
8 Eyes
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
2 Players
Takes damage to save time

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FCEU 0.98.16

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NES A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia by MESHUGGAH, Zephyrz & Aglar in 01:19.14

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5.82 / 10

Published on 9/28/2014

A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (1989) is a popular, whimsical game in which a shapeshifting blob (named Blobert) from the planet Blobolonia teams up with an Earth boy to overcome obstacles on both planets and to defeat Blobolonia's evil emperor.

This movie is 00:22.60 seconds faster than the previous one thanks to a couple of route changes and some new tricks.

You can see this movie played back on an actual NES here! Now with an awesome input display to boot!

Obsoletes:
NES A Boy and His Blob by Kyman, SilentSlayers & Aglar in 01:41.73

Game:
A Boy and His Blob
Genres:
Adventure
Platformer

Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse

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FCEUX 2.2.2

NES A Week of Garfield by goofydylan8 in 08:02.80

It's best not to ask what is going on in here.

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4.72 / 10

Published on 6/29/2012

A Week of Garfield is a 1989 Famicom exclusive based on the comic strip character Garfield. In the game you play through levels which take place on each day of the week on your search to find Odie.

This game is surprisingly hard. Playing the game without dying (which results in a game over since you only have one life), let alone not losing any health, is extremely challenging. At times the screen is nearly filled with enemies and requires frame specific movement to avoid taking damage.

But don't worry, goofydylan8 manages to make this game look like a piece of cake and beat the console world record by 4 minutes.

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

Game:
A Week of Garfield
Genres:
Platformer

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FCEUX 2.1.6

NES Abadox: The Deadly Inner War by NecroVMX in 15:30.03

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6 / 10

Published on 12/8/2012

Abadox is a futuristic sidescrolling shooter developed by Natsume. A gigantic alien organism known as Parasitis has eaten the planet Abadox and everyone on it, including the planet's princess. With time running out, the galactic military sends their best fighter inside the alien to save her before she is digested.

In this run, NecroVMX provides plenty of entertainment during the autoscrolling sections while taking out the level-end bosses surprisingly quickly.

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Game:
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
Genres:
Shooter

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FCEUX 2.2.0

NES Adventure Island 3 by J.Y in 18:19.92

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6.55 / 10

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.

Obsoletes:
NES Adventure Island 3 by fcxiaopengyou in 18:20.75

Game:
Adventure Island 3
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Takes damage to save time
Uses warps

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FCEUX 2.3.0

NES Adventure Island II by red-crowned-crane & hellagels in 22:22.41

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5.42 / 10

Published on 8/25/2011

The second in a series of Hudson's Adventure Island games. Much like its predecessor, it's extremely straightforward but by no means easy.

This run is 00:12.60 seconds faster than the previous thanks to a new glitch.

Obsoletes:
NES Adventure Island II by Baxter in 22:37.23

Game:
Adventure Island II
Genres:
Platformer

Tags:
Uses warps

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FCEUX 2.1.5

NES Adventures of Lolo by Baxter, Zugzwang & Alyosha in 22:24.42

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6.45 / 10

Published on 3/25/2020

Adventures of Lolo (1989) was the first game of the Eggerland series that received a Western release. Interestingly, the series was developed by HAL Laboratory, who also created the Kirby series, and Eggerland protagonists Lolo and Lala make cameo appearances in Kirby games as Lololo and Lalala.

The goal of the game is to collect all of the hearts in every stage and then get the ball from the chest to open the door to the next room. Though it may seem simplistic, it remains a truly well-made puzzle. Finding optimal solutions to most of the rooms has proven to be a very nontrivial task, and every once in a while a new improvement is found.

This run improves the previous record by 00:00.27 seconds.

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Obsoletes:
NES Adventures of Lolo by Baxter & Zugzwang in 22:24.69

Game:
Adventures of Lolo
Genres:
Puzzle

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FCEUX 2.2.3

NES Adventures of Lolo 2 by hanzou, Zugzwang, Nitrodon, Bag of Magic Food, AnS & Alyosha in 23:15.47

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6.18 / 10

Published on 7/22/2018

Adventures of Lolo 2 is the second game in the popular Lolo-series.

This run aims to beat every room as fast as possible, often by strategies the game developers had not intended, including glitch abuse.

This is an improvement of 16.05 seconds over the previous movie, thanks to better optimisation.

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Obsoletes:
NES Adventures of Lolo 2 by hanzou in 23:31.52

Game:
Adventures of Lolo 2
Genres:
Puzzle

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FCEUX 2.2.3

NES Alter Ego by aiqiyou in 06:35.62

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6.42 / 10

Published on 3/13/2020

Alter Ego is an NES homebrew port of a ZX Spectrum puzzle game of the same name. You control a character who can switch places with his shadow a limited number of times in each stage. The goal is to collect all the items without touching any enemies. To further complicate matters, the blue-outlined items can only be collected by the shadow, whereas the pink-outlined items can only be collected by the main player.

This hardly stops aiqiyou, though, who barely avoids death in a number of puzzles and finishes in record time, while also improving the previous movie by 00:05.44 seconds.

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

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NES Alter Ego by MESHUGGAH in 06:41.06

Game:
Alter Ego
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew

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FCEUX 2.2.3