User Files from RetroEdit

This theoretically saves 42 frames over my previous best 5-4 route, mostly from a better Puss in Boots climbing setup at the beginning.

However, it desyncs on the second Fairy Godmother candy cane throw for unknown reasons. There might be a way to salvage it, but it's a complex level and I have no immediate plans to investigate further or redo the rest of the level to incorporate the time save.

A tweak of Forum/Topics/24541 with the GBC boot ROM added and an extra blank frame at the end trimmed.

The second revision of my WIP movie for Shrek 2 (GBA)! See further details in the accompanying post in Forum/Posts/522769.

A resync of Donkey Kong Country 2 any% to 2.9.1, automated using an script. From https://tasvideos.org/4048M

Emulation differences reduced the final time by -00:03.75 (-247 fewer lag frames, and 23 extra lag frames)

Note (19 July 2023): GBAHawk is probably now a more accurate option than BizHawk 2.9.1, and I suspect there are probably around 30-60 seconds more lag on it to match more accurately with real console.

Note (4 October 2023): I recently did a resync showing that GBAHawk does indeed have notably more lag than mGBA. It wasn't quite as significant as I initially proposed, though. It had 6.898 seconds of additional lag.

A ~00:33.06 improvement over the current submission. It does trivially end with parachute, although because of point acceleration, it concludes instantly. Unfortunately, I just realized this doesn't quite follow the same goal as the submission. It enters parachute at the end, but it's really during the buffer zone where parachute is still accessible after entering octopus. It's mainly focused on reaching 1000 points.

This is basically entirely fresh inputs. The only commonality with Fortranm's movie is the 'InitialTime' sync setting. I've kept their author status in the movie on that basis, since it affects the initial RNG, which is a significant part of the movie (I have not yet optimized the initial RNG).

See the accompanying review post I will post shortly at Forum/Topics/24336.

Hello, TASVideos userfile explorer! This is Game & Watch Gallery for the Game Boy. I created a bot to play 6 out of the 8 total games required for 100% completion: Fire Modern and Classic, Manhole Modern and Classic, and Oil Panic Modern and Classic.

Octopus Modern and Classic posed a few more issues because it requires more navigation strategy around tentacle movements, so I haven't quite gotten around to botting it. But maybe soon!

This movie isn't entirely optimized: there's significantly more RNG manipulation, subtle strategies, as well as a few more blatant strategies. For instance, in Manhole Modern, the bot doesn't allow the manhole covers to fall as early as they could to end the game after 1000 points, because it would require more complex logic. But hopefully this provides a good baseline for an eventual publication.

(And yes, you have to intentionally lose to gain a high score in each subgame, unlike later games in the series where you can quit and have the score save).

Finishes all puzzles: Easy, Kinoko, Star, and Time Trial.

Still many improvements to be made.

Not using equal-length frames apparently saves a notable amount of time. Inputs are probably pressed earlier, which apparently reduces level lag as a secondary benefit. This also eliminates all the differences between soft-resetting and power-on. By simply replacing the soft-reset with a power-cycle, and then inserting 146 frames, the movie will still sync perfectly.

A short movie showing proof-of-concept for luck manipulation in the Fire subgame in Game & Watch Gallery 4. More details are available here.