Tool-assisted movies (11)

This is the seventh improved (by 14 seconds) version of Jeff C's timeattack on this hard game.

This game is known as Makaimura in Japan.

This is the eighth improved (by 10.77 seconds) version of Jeff C's TAS of this hard game.
Detailed information can be found in the author's comments.

Although this movie was made with Famtasia, the author meticulously catalogued the frame count. Despite the game's appearing to be fairly straightforward, it requires a surprisingly large amount of luck manipulation.

This game is known as Makaimura in Japan.

This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.

It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

Selected comments from the author:

This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.

It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

Selected comments from the author:
The new GnG time attack is 9:38. I think it looks really good.

This is Jeff C's result of hard work with this hard game. Looks good. (Better than Morimoto's run, which was here earlier.)

Selected comments from the author:
This 4th attempt (10:15) is 3 seconds faster than the last one and has better form. Theoretically it is probably possible to save a few more seconds, but I don't think I will try any more unless I hear of a way to get under 10 minutes.

I changed level 2 a bit and it resulted in a significantly better time for that area. This is also the area where I found the other obscurity. The trick was like Castlevania's floor skipping trick by getting hit. A bat can elevate the knight up one floor, but there was no opportunity to use it in the game, unfortunately.

This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.

It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

Selected comments from the author (includes suggestions from me (Bisqwit)):

This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.

It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

Selected comments from the author:
This version is approximately 97 seconds faster than my last attempt (12:58 to 11:21). It without any major flaws, but there is a randomness factor involved with the 'big guys by the ladders.' Sometimes it is faster to quickly fight them instead of waiting for a chance to go over them, I think. The best scenario of course is that they do not block the way.

This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.

It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

Selected comments from the author:
Hello, I tried to do a better run than Morimoto's Ghost's n Goblins after seeing his 2 major mistakes. I was a little bit slower overall as I did some more fighting than him, but at 10:30 into both videos we are at exactly the same point, which is where the cross is located (that he missed). However, there was a glitch on level 6 that caused me to take damage when nothing hit me (due to saving/loading I believe), but I finished out anyway, as it was the only 'mistake.' Anyway, I'll just attach the fmv in case you or Morimoto are interested.

Actually, I rejected this movie back then. I complained that this is too sloppy :) -- Bisqwit

This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.

It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.

It was a weird incomplete movie. I published it because it was requested many times. —Bisqwit

Ghosts 'n Goblins is one of the more frequently updated games on TASVideos. As well as being 6 seconds faster than the previous version for the first half of the game, the author runs through the game twice to get the best ending. This accounts for the obsoleted run's dramatically shorter time.

This game is known as Makaimura in Japan.

Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986) begins with a normal scene: a half-naked knight is on a date in a graveyard with a princess. Suddenly, a demon appears and abducts the princess! The knight quickly suits up and makes rapid progres (sic) through the demon world in an attempt to rescue his royal girlfriend.

Arc is a veteran when it comes to making TASes of Ghosts 'n Goblins. This TAS is his ninth version, and it is 15.083 seconds faster than the previous version by Guanobowl. There is a vast amount of luck manipulation throughout the game, and there are multiple instances of the rare 'boost from enemy damage' trick.

Note: The previous movie ran through the game twice (after the first completion, the game does not show the real ending). This movie only runs through once, hence the much shorter overall time. The actual first-quest time difference is 15.083 seconds.

In Japanese, this game is known as 魔界村 (Makaimura or "Demon World Village").