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#638502075337523909 - Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 4 — Final submission

moozooh-smtc4-final2.bk2
In 01:29.59 (5384 frames), 27067 rerecords
Game: Super Metroid ( SNES, see all files )
69 downloads
Uploaded 5/2/2024 12:45 AM by moozooh (see all 9)
This is the final version of my submission to Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 4 hosted by UNHchabo over at Super Metroid Speedrunning Discord: https://discord.gg/rT2fWZt.
The goal of this competition round was to start the game pre-patched with a specific modification of the Map Randomizer ROM hack that spawns the player in the Wrecked Ship Energy Tank room, then go grab the item at the Gauntlet Energy Tank location.
Timing starts on power-on (frame 0) and ends when in-game timer (RAM address $1842) starts counting up after the item acquisition message is gone.
Checkpoint Frame number
Timing start 0
First input 978
Final input 5383
Goal reached 5402
In-game time 2530
Total time from start to finish: 01:30.03.
Contest placement: 2nd. This time I'm the one who's 5 frames behind the #1. :D
The goal I set for myself after the preliminary route tests was getting under 5400 input frames. Would've loved to take it under 5400 total, but couldn't find any more improvements. Moonwalk wasn't used because I couldn't find any uses for it that justified the 62 frame upfront cost of enabling it.

#638473629728239184 - Segapede in 883 frames

Segapede (Prototype).bk2
In 00:14.74 (883 frames), 3691 rerecords
Game: Segapede ( Genesis, see all files )
55 downloads
Uploaded 3/30/2024 2:36 AM by moozooh (see all 9)
This movie is 8 frames faster than Induviel's userfile upload in pure input and 16 frames faster in reaching the goal thanks to better lag management and speed control—which are mostly the same thing in this "game" because it lags when you move slower or faster than it wants you to and is extremely picky about it.
It is further improvable if you find out a better lag management strategy and/or lengthen the input to make the character reach the goal sooner. I'm not going to submit this unless I solve the extra frames of lag in the last section or find a way to move at >10 px/f (which is technically possible) at will; feel free to use the movie as a reference for your own attempt. The horizontal subpixel speed address is $86F0. Sub-880 feels doable.

#638470598619477523 - Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 3 — Bonus v2

sm tascontest round3-post-contest-v2.bk2
In 00:32.43 (1949 frames), 16773 rerecords
Game: Super Metroid ( SNES, see all files )
63 downloads
Uploaded 3/26/2024 2:24 PM by moozooh (see all 9)
Another post-contest update to UNHchabo's Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 3.
Roughly a day after making this movie, I thoroughly studied sniq's submission that took a different route compared to mine and found improvements we've both missed, which resulted in this combined route that is, in all likelihood, the fastest way to do this room. It's a further 15 frames faster than Bonus v1 and 38 frames faster than my winning submission. I can't think of any other improvements, and so I won't touch this anymore. Bring on round 4!
Further details here.

#638470121342153976 - The Adventures of Batman & Robin — Old WIP up to st1 boss stage

batmanrobin-main.bk2
In 02:16.43 (8199 frames), 12516 rerecords
50 downloads
Uploaded 3/26/2024 1:08 AM by moozooh (see all 9)
Old untouched WIP from 2019, massively improved from the original, pre-TAStudio WIP from 2015. That one is just for reference.
Switches difficulty to Easy to make boss fights palatable because they last forever otherwise, as demonstrated in the older WIP. Uses grappling hook to save time at every opportunity (sadly, the game doesn't provide many of these).
I got stuck optimizing lag caused by the rollercoaster. The WIP is improvable elsewhere but still faster than anything publicly available by several seconds, last I checked.
Made on BizHawk 2.3 BSNES core but syncs on every newer version up through 2.9.1. I'll port it to v115 whenever I find the time and motivation to revisit it. Expect further improvements at that time, although I can't promise any big ones.

#638464938493688796 - Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 3 — Bonus (obsolete)

sm tascontest round3-post-contest.bk2
In 00:32.68 (1964 frames), 14413 rerecords
Game: Super Metroid ( SNES, see all files )
62 downloads
Uploaded 3/20/2024 1:10 AM by moozooh (see all 9)
A quick and lazy movie that is 23 frames faster than my winning submission for UNHchabo's Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 3. Basically a victory lap. :D
Improved version here.
Further details here.

#638462352107142712 - Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 3 — Final submission

moozooh-sm tascontest round3-final.bk2
In 00:33.08 (1988 frames), 14207 rerecords
Game: Super Metroid ( SNES, see all files )
60 downloads
Uploaded 3/17/2024 1:20 AM by moozooh (see all 9)
This is the final version of my submission to Super Metroid TAS Competition Round 3 hosted by UNHchabo over at Super Metroid Speedrunning Discord: https://discord.gg/rT2fWZt
The goal of this competition round was to start the game pre-patched with a provided modification of the Map Randomizer ROM hack that spawns the player in the Plasma Tutorial room, then go grab Plasma Beam, kill all space pirates in the room to unlock the door, and take damage from a puyo (one of the enemies in the Plasma Tutorial room).
Timing starts when game state (RAM address $0998) reads 8 and ends when Samus HP (RAM address $09C2) decrements as the result of contact with a tutorial room puyo.
Checkpoint Frame number
Timing start 683
First input 1013
Final input 1987
Goal reached 1991
Total time from start to finish: 1308 frames (21.45 seconds @ 60.988 fps).
Moonwalk wasn't used (even though it was free to turn on by the contest rules) because all the uses I've managed to find for it were nullified by things outside of my control. My goal was to make it under 2000 frames, and that goal has been achieved.
Contest placement: 1st.
Results presentation VOD:
Post-contest movie that incorporates improvements from other submissions is available here.

#638460300685142873 - Smart Ball any% WIP to 2-B v2

smart ball - moozooh - 2-A -116f.bk2
In 01:36.81 (5818 frames), 5187 rerecords
Game: Smart Ball ( SNES, see all files )
51 downloads
Uploaded 3/14/2024 4:21 PM by moozooh (see all 9)
Well, that was... embarrassing. :D
I realized I wasn't utilizing the new tech to its full potential on some of the jumps and falls, so I went through the entire segment and improved it further by 30 in-game frames. This also let me reduce some lag thanks to not picking up 1-up and the three unnecessary balls that were slower to skip otherwise, so now this WIP is 116 in-game frames and 64 realtime frames faster than andymac's.
It is probably still improvable by a few frames (one particular thing that stands out is the unfortunate frame of lag in the final room of 2-A), but at this point I'd like to move on.

#638459845491603695 - Smart Ball any% WIP to 2-B (obsolete)

smart ball - moozooh - 2-A -86f.bk2
In 01:37.37 (5852 frames), 3554 rerecords
Game: Smart Ball ( SNES, see all files )
52 downloads
Uploaded 3/14/2024 3:42 AM by moozooh (see all 9)
Well, I made some relatively easy headway on this, so I guess this is a WIP now?
Anyway, 86 input frames saved vs. andymac's, 62 frames faster in realtime; all from better movement (speed control in particular).
Further progress will come slower because different routes will need to be tested (stage 3 in particular). The published TAS makes at least one poor choice in that regard, so I'm expecting at least half a minute to come from better routing alone.
Improved version here.

#638459618786826366 - Smart Ball new movement tech demo (obsolete)

smart ball - moozooh - 1-A -18f.bk2
In 00:24.91 (1497 frames), 1640 rerecords
Game: Smart Ball ( SNES, see all files )
55 downloads
Uploaded 3/13/2024 9:24 PM by moozooh (see all 9)
This movie improves upon andymac's level 1-A by 18 input frames (address $1C5D, 1u) and 2 realtime frames despite Snes9x's faster fadeouts/loads.
Leaving this here in case somebody else is already working on this game and/or I forget about its existence for an indefinite amount of time.
Requires BizHawk with BSNESv115+ but may sync on the regular BSNES core; I haven't tried.
Improved version here.