User Files for Stone Protectors

Movie Goals?

This run broken down.

Possible Improvements

Movie Goals

What's Faster?

What are the Character Choices?

Why punch Attack on the Bosses?

Mic Toss does a lot more damage I thought is this still true?

Do Gems take extra time to collect? If so why collect them?

Levels:

Possible Improvements?

Final Thoughts:

SHA1: F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D (Same one from the 17:22.17 movie)

1. Level Improvements

• Level 2: Punching with Chester and Katana Knife with Cornelius saves more time over mic tossing and punching the boss
• Level 3: Katana Knife on boss
• Level 4: Earlier Enemy Kills
• Level 6: Kanata Knife the Masked Guards = Faster
• Level 7: Kanata Knife some of the Masked Guards = Faster
• Level 10: Faster Enemy Kills + Final Boss 18 frames saved = better positioning

• Level Notes have a very slight chance to change, depending on if I can figure out improvements*

• This is 1-4 and counts more for a reference, not only for me to decide what to fix, but, also for the reader to know what's happening*

Level Notes

• Level 1: Frostbite ~ Same as usual throughout just like it's shown in the 1 Player version. Chester is the 2nd player I control, so the boss fight is 155-ish frames faster.

• Level 2: Crystal Mine ~ Using 2 players as an advantage, I can defeat each enemy much quicker by utilizing Cornelius's Mic Toss and Chester's 'Missile Dropkick'. Defeating every other enemy is practically the same as player 1. The boss which is the Stone Extractor/Gem Extractor turns from a movable object to an immovable. Having Chester punch and having Cornelius use Mic Toss does massive damage in a very quick and short time, one other factor Chester has is his punches which is his special weapon.

• Level 3: Downward ~ Straightforward level, in which enemies drop down from above. TBF I didn't test if the Missle Dropkick works more effectively here, but, for now, I use Closeline Thunder Crush throughout. While the player 1 version has to manage 3 enemies at once by using a 'slower' move, 2 players can utilize the difference by splitting up the cost of defeating each individual enemy, faster. Lava Boss was quicker this time around, I found that I can do the Mic Toss glitch like in player 1, and now I can use Chester's Closeline to also make the Lava Boss take damage, which will cause double damage in 1 go. I do take intentional damage from the boss to get in a mic toss glitch and thunder crush to do the rest of the damage, and a Missle Dropkick to finish off.

• Level 4: Beach Party ~ Level 4 starts out just like the player 1 version, however, I change up the killing of the 1st screen enemy to advance the screen while the enemy is blinking out of existence. Most of the level is practically the same. Tackle Jackle *not Tackle Jackal* is stuck in such a way that I can utilize both characters' heavy-hitting moves, without actually hitting the boss, thus for a super quick fight.

• Level 2 Info: Timing each hit with Cornelius's Mic Toss and Chester's Missle Dropkick is important since killing each enemy in unison is extremely important. You don't want one enemy down while waiting for the other to be done. It's not only faster but, also looks somewhat cooler.*

Character Choices

• Cornelius ~ Seen in the 1 Player Version, Cornelius has a wide range of weaponry that helps quite a lot in terms of going fast, the only drawback to Cornelius is that his fists/Feet don't hit quite as hard as his Mic Toss or Ultra Sonic Reverb

• Chester ~ While slow-moving, Chester has a move called Thunderin' Closeline Crush, which will primarily be used in this 2 player version. Chester Shares this move with Maxwell, but, unlike Maxwell, Chester's variation hits way harder. This move only requires 4 frames to activate and lasts a very short time, which is why I can spam it like crazy. This move requires RR/LL + RR to activate, and reverse with rr to do it the opposite way.

• 48 frames were saved

• Any more time save?
• Unsure at this current time, but, probably not, at least with the current strats. If there is somehow a screen wrap, that would be a big-time save

• Level 1: 5770 (29 frames can be saved, but, worsens the boss fight, which causes it to be slower by about 50 frames)

• Level 2: 10608 (none here)

• Level 3: 15735 (2 or 3 frames can be saved before the boss, but, makes the boss fight worse)

• Level 4: 20257 (more frames can be saved here, but, takes longer to walk to the right before Tackle Jackle and worsens the fight).

• Level 5: 25480 (none here)

• Level 6: 31526 (none here)

• Level 7: 38671 (21 frames can be saved, but, the boss fight is slower by 36 frames afterward)

• Level 8: 48435 (none here)

• Level 9: 55406 (Punches are timed for specific attacks from Predatron in order to use the mic toss glitch)

• Level 10: 62633 (none here)

Movie Goals:

• Uses Bizhawk 2.8
• Uses Easiest Difficulty
• Goes for Fastest Completion
• Manipulates RNG
• Takes Damage to Save Time

• Genre: Side-Scrolling Beat 'em Up

• Snowy Village: Enemies are the weakest here and are basically an introductory level to the player. Zink is defeated differently, in the older movies from before. I ghost Zink’s health bar by standing next to him and getting inside the hitbox. I have to utilize punches to barely do enough damage. The punches are used to change the way Zink will interact with me, the most favorable RNG is the ax swing either overhead or in a circular motion. The final result is ending on frame 5782 saving 16 frames.

• Crystal Mine: Crystal Mine is a weird stage, for starters, after a screen transition it’s oddly faster to sometimes wait a certain number of frames before moving onto the next screen. I can only assume it is a loading issue. Zink is yet again the boss, but, this time on the gem extractor machine, which it’s purpose is to extract the gem from the stone protector at play. However, the mic toss move makes fine work of the machine in a short amount of time.

• Downward: One of the first 'stationary' stages, where enemies fall down from above. The neat thing about this stage is that utilizing the mic toss move is a lot easier than waiting out to use the sing move, plus it’s a lot slower at least in some instances to use the sing move. The only useful way sing is used, is if 3 enemies are together. Lava Boss basically gets no chance at moving at all, with a small mixture of jumping, but, it actually helps the situation out.

• Beach Party: The majority of level 4 has stayed the same, however, a small change is at the second glider enemy. Swinging the mic right under the landing spot depletes the health of the enemy a little bit, and swinging again defeats them. It’s a lot faster than waiting to swing to the right and use the sing move. Tackle Jackle doesn’t really do much, I basically make him immobile and I defeat him with ease.

• Forest of Mythrandir: stage 5 is different from most of the stages. Enemies will fall out of trees and act like glider enemies in a way. RNG changes depending on how close or how fast the sing move is used and how close it’s used. Some enemies are tougher than others and changing RNG in my favor helps. Wraith is fought when it’s practically invisible, so it looks like I’m swinging at air. Wraith travels in a line that’s close enough to swing, so it works out perfectly.

• Bizarre Bazaar: Stage 6 just like stage 5 has a lot of tougher enemies that have enough health that a normal mic toss once won’t finish them off. The strategy of mic toss and swinging inside of the hitbox of the masked guards and then letting a sing move come out, which will kill them. Hitting them normally front-facing is slower because you would have to wait for them to finish the fall animation. Frank basically goes AFK the entire fight, so defeating him is the easiest thing.

• Approaching the Castle: A lot of the mic toss move hitbox jank is used here as seen in previous stages. A neat little sprite glitch happens with the plane enemy, it's to sing and have the animation of the plane fly overhead. Zink is yet again the boss, but, he’s back and meaner than ever. An improvement was made here to save 73 frames.

• In the Castle: In the Castle is basically stage 3, but, instead of going down, it’s traveling upwards. The enemies still will fall down from above, but, from little alcoves in the walls. Sucker Puncher is basically AFK just like Frank, except he’ll throw some punches that’ll be dodged from time to time, to manipulate RNG in my favor.

• The Laboratory: The Laboratory has seen significant changes over the past movies compared to this movie. This level has gone through a lot and for the better. A lot of the strategies are the same, with a few exceptions like using the mic toss on the solo guard near the food and changing the RNG pattern of Predatron to kill him a lot faster.

• Zok’s Lair: Some minor changes were implemented here. Some mic toss interactions are used instead of sing. Moving the screen transition more so that the next screen can be done with an extra enemy *although not always faster*. Zok was the most interesting of the boss fights, due, to a couple of factors. For starters, getting Zok to not vanish with his disappear move had me make some different changes to the fight compared to the other movies. Secondly, Zok has a 'gun' and a staff that of which both have lingering hitboxes, so utilizing getting around those is the most difficult. In the end, Zok was defeated quicker by 50 frames, and thus I got the 17:29 time.

SHA1: F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D

Screenshots

Movie Goals:

• Uses Bizhawk 2.8
• Uses Easiest Difficulty
• Goes for Fastest Completion
• Manipulates RNG
• Takes Damage to Save Time

• Genre: Side-Scrolling Beat 'em Up

• Snowy Village: Enemies are the weakest here and are basically an introductory level to the player. Zink is defeated differently, in the older movies from before. I ghost Zink’s health bar by standing next to him and getting inside the hitbox. I have to utilize punches to barely do enough damage. The punches are used to change the way Zink will interact with me, the most favorable RNG is the ax swing either overhead or in a circular motion. The final result is ending on frame 5798

• Crystal Mine: Crystal Mine is a weird stage, for starters, after a screen transition it’s oddly faster to sometimes wait a certain number of frames before moving onto the next screen. I can only assume it is a loading issue. Zink is yet again the boss, but, this time on the gem extractor machine, which it’s purpose is to extract the gem from the stone protector at play. However, the mic toss move makes fine work of the machine in a short amount of time.

• Downward: One of the first 'stationary' stages, where enemies fall down from above. The neat thing about this stage is that utilizing the mic toss move is a lot easier than waiting out to use the sing move, plus it’s a lot slower at least in some instances to use the sing move. The only useful way sing is used, is if 3 enemies are together. Lava Boss basically gets no chance at moving at all, with a small mixture of jumping, but, it actually helps the situation out.

• Beach Party: The majority of level 4 has stayed the same, however, a small change is at the second glider enemy. Swinging the mic right under the landing spot depletes the health of the enemy a little bit, and swinging again defeats them. It’s a lot faster than waiting to swing to the right and use the sing move. Tackle Jackle doesn’t really do much, I basically make him immobile and I defeat him with ease.

• Forest of Mythrandir: stage 5 is different from most of the stages. Enemies will fall out of trees and act like glider enemies in a way. RNG changes depending on how close or how fast the sing move is used and how close it’s used. Some enemies are tougher than others and changing RNG in my favor helps. Wraith is fought when it’s practically invisible, so it looks like I’m swinging at air. Wraith travels in a line that’s close enough to swing, so it works out perfectly.

• Bizarre Bazaar: Stage 6 just like stage 5 has a lot of tougher enemies that have enough health that a normal mic toss once won’t finish them off. The strategy of mic toss and swinging inside of the hitbox of the masked guards and then letting a sing move come out, which will kill them. Hitting them normally front-facing is slower because you would have to wait for them to finish the fall animation. Frank basically goes AFK the entire fight, so defeating him is the easiest thing.

• Approaching the Castle: A lot of the mic toss move hitbox jank is used here as seen in previous stages. A neat little sprite glitch happens with the plane enemy, it's to sing and have the animation of the plane fly overhead. Zink is yet again the boss, but, he’s back and meaner than ever. He has more health than stage 1, but, defeating him is basically the same.

• In the Castle: In the Castle is basically stage 3, but, instead of going down, it’s traveling upwards. The enemies still will fall down from above, but, from little alcoves in the walls. Sucker Puncher is basically AFK just like Frank, except he’ll throw some punches that’ll be dodged from time to time, to manipulate RNG in my favor.

• The Laboratory: The Laboratory has seen significant changes over the past movies compared to this movie. This level has gone through a lot and for the better. A lot of the strategies are the same, with a few exceptions like using the mic toss on the solo guard near the food and changing the RNG pattern of Predatron to kill him a lot faster.

• Zok’s Lair: Some minor changes were implemented here. Some mic toss interactions are used instead of sing. Moving the screen transition more so that the next screen can be done with an extra enemy *although not always faster*. Zok was the most interesting of the boss fights, due, to a couple of factors. For starters, getting Zok to not vanish with his disappear move had me make some different changes to the fight compared to the other movies. Secondly, Zok has a 'gun' and a staff that of which both have lingering hitboxes, so utilizing getting around those is the most difficult. In the end, Zok was defeated quicker by 50 frames, and thus I got the 17:29 time.

SHA1: F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D

Screenshots

Perfect Credits Loop

• 1 Loop: Frame #: 82,417

Project Duration

• 708 Hours | 29 1/2 days

Stone Protectors "Any%"/All Levels In 18:28.54

Game Logo -

Yo, DUDES! ROCK'N SCROLLLLLLLLL!

• SLAM INTO THE STONE ZONE FOR A WILD BATTLE OF THE BANDS. IT'S YOU AND THE REST OF THE STONE PROTECTORS AGAINST THE EVIL ZOK AND HIS WHOLE SUCKY GROUP. YOU GET TO PLAY CLIFFORD. CORNELIUS. CHESTER MAXWELL. OR ANGUS. MAKE SPECIAL MOVES AND ATTACKS IN SCROLLING 16-MEG. SOLO OR TWO AT A TIME. AND GO FOR A MONSTER HIT BEFORE THEY BLOW YOU OFF THE STAGE. YOU'VE GOT COOL WEAPONS TO FIGHT WITH, 10 LEVELS TO EXPLORE, AND A WHOLE GARAGE FULL OF POWERUPS. SO GRAB YOUR AXE AND LET'S JAM!

What are Stone Protectors?

• Stone Protectors is a 1993 British/American/French multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES. It served as a late attempt to market the troll doll craze of the early 1990s to young boys. While not particularly successful, nor inspired by a prior medium, Stone Protectors generally followed in the same vein as contemporaries including Toxic Crusaders, Swamp Thing, and the highly popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Who Are the Stone Protectors?

• A kingdom built of crystals came under attack by the reptilian troll-like Saurians whose leader, Zok, desired the powerful crystals protected by the Empress. Zok broke into the castle and reached for the crystals only to see them explode into pieces and fly to Earth. After being thrown out the back door of a New York City club, an awful rock band known as the Rock Detectors found the five magical stones which gave them troll-like appearances and special skills (not the least of which is playing good music). This put them at odds with the music-hating Zok and his henchman Zink, collectively known as The Protectors.

Which Character Will You Be Playing As?

• Cornelius. In short, he has the fastest moveset, both with a 5 frame window. Both of his moves have really good range and do a lot of damage fast.

Special Moves

• Twist Me Scream

• Mic Toss

How Special Moves are Used

• Corneilus can input the Twist Me Scream at 5 frames: UUR^L, l/UUL^R, l

• Cornelius can input the Mic Toss at 5 frames: DR^DDL, r/DL^DDR, r

• Cornelius moves kind of jerkily, but, makes up for it in the swagger walk

Glitches?

• I am Not really sure if it should be classified as a glitch, but, I can use the mic toss to hit bosses without actually hitting them physically. I refer to this as a "phantom hit". This 'Glitch' can be seen in fights such as Tackle Jackal, Predatron & Zok. This allows me to get extra hits in quicker than if I used the "Twist Me Scream" or the combo hits. Although not always as effective as the combo hits, which can be seen in such fights as Lava Boss & Frank.

Genere

• Side-Scrolling Beat ‘em up

Movie Goals

• Uses Bizhawk 2.6.2
• Plays Easiest Difficulty
• Uses 1 Character in a 2 player game
• Goes for Any% completion
• Goes for Fastest Completion
• Final Input is on Final button press for the Final Boss
• Manipulates RNG

All Levels

• Snowy Village
• Crystal Mine
• Volcano/Downward
• Beach Party
• Forest of Mythrandir
• Bizarre Bazaar
• Approaching the Castle
• In the Castle
• The Laboratory
• Throne Hall

Bosses

• Zink -

• Zink's Gem Extractor -

• Lava Boss -

• Tackle Jackal -

• Wraith -

• Frank -

• Zink Again -

• Sucker Puncher -

• Predatron -

• Zok -

Per Level Frames

• Level 1: 4583 Vs. 4563 | Saved: 0
• Level 2: 4060 Vs. 4060 | Saved: 0
• Level 3: 4813 Vs. 4813 | Saved 0
• Level 4: 3806 Vs. 3806 | Saved: 0
• Level 5: 4730 Vs. 4730 | Saved: 0
• Level 6: 5867 Vs. 5867 | Saved: 0
• Level 7: 6918 Vs. 6918 | Saved: 0
• Level 8: 10038 Vs. 9942 | Saved: 96
• Level 9: 6703 Vs. 6703 | Saved: 0
• Level 10: 7126 Vs. 6951 | Saved: 175

Per Level Thoughts

• Level 1: Still amazed I was able to even save time here, albeit 5 frames, but, still faster.

• Level 2: Found out that stalling for a little bit saves time, which doesn't really make any sense. Had a better boss fight, which was optimized just right.

• Level 3: 20 frames saved game time, 0 frames saved TAS time.

• Level 4: Managed to get the Phantom Hits in on Tackle Jackal, which gives me the quickest kill

• Level 5: Killed Wraith quicker and when Wraith was 98% invisible.

• Level 6: Played this little back and forth game with Frank called: Miss Me With that Stab

• Level 7: Kept the same, as Zink's pattern was too good to pass up.

• Level 8: Got some phantom hits in and saved even more time as a result.

• Level 9: Kept the same, the boss pattern from Predatron was unlike any other, and changing anything about the stage being played results in different patterns from the boss. I tried to make it better, but, couldn't and I was the one that did it.

• Level 10: Zok's pattern was also really nice, and I got the phantom hits in that I needed.

The 18:28.54 Beats these movies:

• 28:23 (This is so old, feels like 20 years ago)

• 27 (pretty sure exists I thought)

• 22:01 (Old submission that I still regret submitting to this day and still haunts me)

• 20:13.98 (what I thought was the limit)

• 19:54.02 (really thought it was done)

• 19:20 (didn't think it would come to this)

• 19:08 (really thought I was pushing it here)

• 19:00 (of course I was salty that it didn't sub 19 here at that point)

• 18:58.22 (Spike with the Co-authorship file)

• 18:54.22 (Me beating that time, by another 4 seconds?!)

• 18:48 (NOW it's sub 18:50?!)

• 18:46.16 (This is getting out of control)

• 18:46.08 (Like seriously? 8 frames????!)

• 18:45.51 (thought it was over? Guess again)

• 18:40.32 (really pushing it here)

• 18:37.88 (wasn't good enough)

• 18.30.12 (almost good enough but not quite)

• like 6 (guesstimate)

Total = 24 versions With WIPS | 18 Versions Without WIPS

SHA1

• F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D

Suggested Screenshot: Frame #: 36,149 (guesstimate)

Perfect Credits Loop

• 1 Loop: Frame #: 82,510

Project Duration

• 672 Hours | 28 days

Stone Protectors "Any%"/All Levels In 18:37.88

Game Logo -

Yo, DUDES! ROCK'N SCROLLLLLLLLL!

• SLAM INTO THE STONE ZONE FOR A WILD BATTLE OF THE BANDS. IT'S YOU AND THE REST OF THE STONE PROTECTORS AGAINST THE EVIL ZOK AND HIS WHOLE SUCKY GROUP. YOU GET TO PLAY CLIFFORD. CORNELIUS. CHESTER MAXWELL. OR ANGUS. MAKE SPECIAL MOVES AND ATTACKS IN SCROLLING 16-MEG. SOLO OR TWO AT A TIME. AND GO FOR A MONSTER HIT BEFORE THEY BLOW YOU OFF THE STAGE. YOU'VE GOT COOL WEAPONS TO FIGHT WITH, 10 LEVELS TO EXPLORE, AND A WHOLE GARAGE FULL OF POWERUPS. SO GRAB YOUR AXE AND LET'S JAM!

What are Stone Protectors?

• Stone Protectors is a 1993 British/American/French multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES. It served as a late attempt to market the troll doll craze of the early 1990s to young boys. While not particularly successful, nor inspired by a prior medium, Stone Protectors generally followed in the same vein as contemporaries including Toxic Crusaders, Swamp Thing, and the highly popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Who Are the Stone Protectors?

• A kingdom built of crystals came under attack by the reptilian troll-like Saurians whose leader, Zok, desired the powerful crystals protected by the Empress. Zok broke into the castle and reached for the crystals only to see them explode into pieces and fly to Earth. After being thrown out the back door of a New York City club, an awful rock band known as the Rock Detectors found the five magical stones which gave them troll-like appearances and special skills (not the least of which is playing good music). This put them at odds with the music-hating Zok and his henchman Zink, collectively known as The Protectors.

Which Character Will You Be Playing As?

• Cornelius. In short, he has the fastest moveset, both with a 5 frame window. Both of his moves have really good range and do a lot of damage fast.

Special Moves

• Twist Me Scream

• Mic Toss

How Special Moves are Used

• Corneilus can input the Twist Me Scream at 5 frames: UUR^L, l/UUL^R, l

• Cornelius can input the Mic Toss at 5 frames: DR^DDL, r/DL^DDR, r

• Cornelius moves kind of jerkily, but, makes up for it in the swagger walk

Glitches?

• I am Not really sure if it should be classified as a glitch, but, I can use the mic toss to hit bosses without actually hitting them physically. I refer to this as a "phantom hit". This 'Glitch' can be seen in fights such as Tackle Jackal, Predatron & Zok. This allows me to get extra hits in quicker than if I used the "Twist Me Scream" or the combo hits. Although not always as effective as the combo hits, which can be seen in such fights as Lava Boss & Frank.

Genere

• Side-Scrolling Beat ‘em up

Movie Goals

• Uses Bizhawk 2.6.2
• Plays Easiest Difficulty
• Uses 1 Character in a 2 player game
• Goes for Any% completion
• Goes for Fastest Completion
• Final Input is on Final button press for the Final Boss
• Manipulates RNG

All Levels

• Snowy Village
• Crystal Mine
• Volcano/Downward
• Beach Party
• Forest of Mythrandir
• Bizarre Bazaar
• Approaching the Castle
• In the Castle
• The Laboratory
• Throne Hall

Bosses

• Zink -

• Zink's Gem Extractor -

• Lava Boss -

• Tackle Jackal -

• Wraith -

• Frank -

• Zink Again -

• Sucker Puncher -

• Predatron -

• Zok -

Per Level Frames

• Level 1: 4583 Vs. 4563 | Saved: 0
• Level 2: 4060 Vs. 4060 | Saved: 0
• Level 3: 4813 Vs. 4813 | Saved 0
• Level 4: 3855 Vs. 3806 | Saved: 61
• Level 5: 4760 Vs. 4730 | Saved: 0
• Level 6: 5867 Vs. 5867 | Saved: 0
• Level 7: 6918 Vs. 6918 | Saved: 0
• Level 8: 10038 Vs. 10038 | Saved: 0
• Level 9: 6703 Vs. 6703 | Saved: 0
• Level 10: 7303 Vs. 7126 | Saved: 177

Per Level Thoughts

• Level 1: Still amazed I was able to even save time here, albeit 5 frames, but, still faster.

• Level 2: Found out that stalling for a little bit saves time, which doesn't really make any sense. Had a better boss fight, which was optimized just right.

• Level 3: 20 frames saved game time, 0 frames saved TAS time.

• Level 4: Managed to get the Phantom Hits in on Tackle Jackal, which gives me the quickest kill

• Level 5: Killed Wraith quicker and when Wraith was 98% invisible.

• Level 6: Kept the same, as there wasn't a real reason to mess with the way Frank allowed me to get the stun hit. I tried improving the boss fight, but, couldn't get the same pattern as I had previously, so I just kept the same pattern.

• Level 7: Kept the same, as Zink's pattern was too good to pass up.

• Level 8: Kept the same.

• Level 9: Kept the same, the boss pattern from Predatron was unlike any other, and changing anything about the stage being played results in different patterns from the boss. I tried to make it better, but, couldn't and I was the one that did it.

• Level 10: Zok's pattern was also really nice, and I got the phantom hits in that I needed. I fixed the fight here and saved 177

The 18:37.88 Beats these movies:

• 28:23 (This is so old, feels like 20 years ago)

• 27 (pretty sure exists I thought)

• 22:01 (Old submission that I still regret submitting to this day and still haunts me)

• 20:13.98 (what I thought was the limit)

• 19:54.02 (really thought it was done)

• 19:20 (didn't think it would come to this)

• 19:08 (really thought I was pushing it here)

• 19:00 (of course I was salty that it didn't sub 19 here at that point)

• 18:58.22 (Spike with the Co-authorship file)

• 18:54.22 (Me beating that time, by another 4 seconds?!)

• 18:48 (NOW it's sub 18:50?!)

• 18:46.16 (This is getting out of control)

• 18:46.08 (Like seriously? 8 frames????!)

• 18:45.51 (thought it was over? Guess again)

• 18:40.32 (really pushing it here)

• like 6 (guesstimate)

Total = 22 versions

Perfect Credits Loop

• (1 loop) Frame #: 82,977

SHA1

• F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D

Suggested Screenshot: Frame #: 36,219

Stone Protectors "Any%"/All Levels In 18:40.82

Game Logo -

Yo, DUDES! ROCK'N SCROLLLLLLLLL!

• SLAM INTO THE STONE ZONE FOR A WILD BATTLE OF THE BANDS. IT'S YOU AND THE REST OF THE STONE PROTECTORS AGAINST THE EVIL ZOK AND HIS WHOLE SUCKY GROUP. YOU GET TO PLAY CLIFFORD. CORNELIUS. CHESTER MAXWELL. OR ANGUS. MAKE SPECIAL MOVES AND ATTACKS IN SCROLLING 16-MEG. SOLO OR TWO AT A TIME. AND GO FOR A MONSTER HIT BEFORE THEY BLOW YOU OFF THE STAGE. YOU'VE GOT COOL WEAPONS TO FIGHT WITH, 10 LEVELS TO EXPLORE, AND A WHOLE GARAGE FULL OF POWERUPS. SO GRAB YOUR AXE AND LET'S JAM!

Theme Song From the Cartoon

What are Stone Protectors?

• Stone Protectors is a 1993 British/American/French multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES. It served as a late attempt to market the troll doll craze of the early 1990s to young boys. While not particularly successful, nor inspired by a prior medium, Stone Protectors generally followed in the same vein as contemporaries including Toxic Crusaders, Swamp Thing, and the highly popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Who Are the Stone Protectors?

• A kingdom built of crystals came under attack by the reptilian troll-like Saurians whose leader, Zok, desired the powerful crystals protected by the Empress. Zok broke into the castle and reached for the crystals only to see them explode into pieces and fly to Earth. After being thrown out the back door of a New York City club, an awful rock band known as the Rock Detectors found the five magical stones which gave them troll-like appearances and special skills (not the least of which is playing good music). This put them at odds with the music-hating Zok and his henchman Zink, collectively known as The Protectors.

Each Individual Stone Protector

• Cornelius, the group's leader, holds the greenstone and became a samurai with an assortment of appropriate weaponry (katana, shuriken, and a pair of nunchaku made of microphones). He is the band's lead singer but also plays the guitar.

• Chester holds the red stone, became an expert at wrestling, and received great strength. He plays the bass guitar and saxophone.

• Clifford holds the bluestone and became a "rock climber." He is the band's drummer.

• Angus holds the yellow stone and became a "soldier" and an expert at turning mundane objects into weapons. He plays the keyboard. Angus ostensibly built up the Protectors' bizarre attack vehicles from things like barbecues and lawnmowers.

• Maxwell holds the orange stone and became an "accelerator" with in-line skates. He plays the guitar.

Which Character Will You Be Playing As?

• Cornelius. In short, he has the fastest moveset, both with a 5 frame window. Both of his moves have really good range and do a lot of damage fast.

Special Moves

• Twist Me Scream

• Mic Toss

How Special Moves are Used

• Corneilus can input the Twist Me Scream at 5 frames: UUR^L, l/UUL^R, l

• Corneilus can input the Mic Toss at 5 frames: DR^DDL, r/DL^DDR, r

Genere

• Side-Scrolling Beat ‘em up

Movie Goals

• Uses Bizhawk 2.6.2
• Plays Easiest Difficulty
• Uses 1 Character in a 2 player game
• Goes for Any% completion
• Final Input is on Final button press for the Final Boss
• Manipulates RNG

Levels

• Snowy Village
• Crystal Mine
• Volcano/Downward
• Beach Party
• Forest of Mythrandir
• Bizarre Bazaar
• Approaching the Castle
• In the Castle
• The Laboratory
• Throne Hall

Bosses

• Zink -

• Zink's Gem Extractor -

• Lava Boss -

• Tackle Jackal -

• Wraith -

• Frank -

• Zink Again -

• Sucker Puncher -

• Predatron -

• Zok -

Per Level Frames

• Level 1: 4583 Vs. 4563 | Saved: 0
• Level 2: 4080 Vs. 4060 | Saved: 20
• Level 3: 4813 Vs. 4813 | Saved 0
• Level 4: 3860 Vs. 3855 | Saved: 5
• Level 5: 4760 Vs. 4730 | Saved: 30
• Level 6: 5867 Vs. 5867 | Saved: 0
• Level 7: 6918 Vs. 6918 | Saved: 0
• Level 8: 10038 Vs. 10038 | Saved: 0
• Level 9: 6703 Vs. 6703 | Saved: 0
• Level 10: 7514 Vs. 7303 | Saved: 211

Per Level Thoughts

• Level 1: Still amazed I was able to even save time here, albeit 5 frames, but, still faster.

• Level 2: Found out that stalling for a little bit saves time, which doesn't really make any sense. Had a better boss fight, which was optimized just right.

• Level 3: Changed up the enemy kill pattern, saved 20 frames game time, but, still saved 0 frames TAS time.

• Level 4: I was actually going insane here, Tackle Jackal wouldn't give me the 'best pattern' so I had to input just right to get that pattern. OTHERWISE, he would either: throw rocks, jump at me, or hand tackle me.

• Level 5: Kept the same, due to the fact that Wraith gave me an awesome pattern I couldn't bother to improve.

• Level 6: Kept the same, as there wasn't a real reason to mess with the way Frank allowed me to get the stun hit. I tried improving the boss fight, but, couldn't get the same pattern as I had previously, so I just kept the same pattern.

• Level 7: Kept the same, as Zink's pattern was too good to pass up.

• Level 8: Improved here by 20 frames, faster enemy kills by being closer.

• Level 9: I was beside myself when I realized that I couldn't see anyone going out of their way to improve the boss here. The pattern was really crazy. Improving here would really be crazy difficult.

• Level 10: Zok's pattern was also really nice, and I got the phantom hits in that I needed. I fixed the fight here and saved 211 frames.

The 18:40.82 Beats these movies:

• 28:23 (This is so old, feels like 20 years ago)

• 27 (pretty sure exists I thought)

• 22:01 (Old submission that I still regret submitting to this day and still haunts me)

• 20:13.98 (what I thought was the limit)

• 19:54.02 (really thought it was done)

• 19:20 (didn't think it would come to this)

• 19:08 (really thought I was pushing it here)

• 19:00 (of course I was salty that it didn't sub 19 here at that point)

• 18:58.22 (Spike with the Co-authorship file)

• 18:54.22 (Me beating that time, by another 4 seconds?!)

• 18:48 (NOW it's sub 18:50?!)

• 18:46.16 (This is getting out of control)

• 18:46.08 (Like seriously? 8 frames????!)

• 18:45.51 (thought it was over? Guess again)

• like 5 or 7

Total = 18 or 21 versions

Perfect Credits Loop

• (1 loop) Frame #: 83,410

SHA1

• F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D

Stone Protectors "Any%"/All Levels In 18:45.51

Game Logo -

Yo, DUDES! ROCK'N SCROLLLLLLLLL!

• SLAM INTO THE STONE ZONE FOR A WILD BATTLE OF THE BANDS. IT'S YOU AND THE REST OF THE STONE PROTECTORS AGAINST THE EVIL ZOK AND HIS WHOLE SUCKY GROUP. YOU GET TO PLAY CLIFFORD. CORNELIUS. CHESTER MAXWELL. OR ANGUS. MAKE SPECIAL MOVES AND ATTACKS IN SCROLLING 16-MEG. SOLO OR TWO AT A TIME. AND GO FOR A MONSTER HIT BEFORE THEY BLOW YOU OFF THE STAGE. YOU'VE GOT COOL WEAPONS TO FIGHT WITH, 10 LEVELS TO EXPLORE, AND A WHOLE GARAGE FULL OF POWERUPS. SO GRAB YOUR AXE AND LET'S JAM!

Theme Song From the Cartoon

What are Stone Protectors?

• Stone Protectors is a 1993 British/American/French multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES. It served as a late attempt to market the troll doll craze of the early 1990s to young boys. While not particularly successful, nor inspired by a prior medium, Stone Protectors generally followed in the same vein as contemporaries including Toxic Crusaders, Swamp Thing, and the highly popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Who Are the Stone Protectors?

• A kingdom built of crystals came under attack by the reptilian troll-like Saurians whose leader, Zok, desired the powerful crystals protected by the Empress. Zok broke into the castle and reached for the crystals only to see them explode into pieces and fly to Earth. After being thrown out the back door of a New York City club, an awful rock band known as the Rock Detectors found the five magical stones which gave them troll-like appearances and special skills (not the least of which is playing good music). This put them at odds with the music-hating Zok and his henchman Zink, collectively known as The Protectors.

Each Individual Stone Protector

• Cornelius, the group's leader, holds the greenstone and became a samurai with an assortment of appropriate weaponry (katana, shuriken, and a pair of nunchaku made of microphones). He is the band's lead singer but also plays the guitar.

• Chester holds the red stone, became an expert at wrestling, and received great strength. He plays the bass guitar and saxophone.

• Clifford holds the bluestone and became a "rock climber." He is the band's drummer.

• Angus holds the yellow stone and became a "soldier" and an expert at turning mundane objects into weapons. He plays the keyboard. Angus ostensibly built up the Protectors' bizarre attack vehicles from things like barbecues and lawnmowers.

• Maxwell holds the orange stone and became an "accelerator" with in-line skates. He plays the guitar.

Which Character Will You Be Playing As?

• Cornelius. In short, he has the fastest moveset, both with a 5 frame window. Both of his moves have really good range and do a lot of damage fast.

Special Moves

• Twist Me Scream

• Mic Toss

How Special Moves are Used

• Corneilus can input the Twist Me Scream at 5 frames: UUR^L, l/UUL^R, l

• Corneilus can input the Mic Toss at 5 frames: DR^DDL, r/DL^DDR, r

Genere

• Side-Scrolling Beat ‘em up

Movie Goals

• Uses Bizhawk 2.6.2
• Plays Easiest Difficulty
• Uses 1 Character in a 2 player game
• Goes for Any% completion
• Final Input is on Final button press for the Final Boss

Levels

• Snowy Village
• Crystal Mine
• Volcano/Downward
• Beach Party
• Forest of Mythrandir
• Bizarre Bazaar
• Approaching the Castle
• In the Castle
• The Laboratory
• Throne Hall

Bosses

• Zink -

• Zink's Gem Extractor -

• Lava Boss -

• Tackle Jackal -

• Wraith -

• Frank -

• Zink Again -

• Sucker Puncher -

• Predatron -

• Zok -

Per Level Frames

• Level 1: 4568 Vs. 4683 | Saved: 5
• Level 2: 4115 Vs. 4080 | Saved: 35
• Level 3: 4813 Vs. 4774 | Saved 35
• Level 4: 3885 Vs. 3860 | Saved: 25
• Level 5: 4760 Vs. 4760 | Saved: 0
• Level 6: 5867 Vs. 5867 | Saved: 0
• Level 7: 6918 Vs. 6918 | Saved: 0
• Level 8: 10058 Vs. 10038 | Saved: 20
• Level 9: 6703 Vs. 6703 | Saved: 0
• Level 10: 7653 Vs. 7514 | Saved: 139

Per Level Thoughts

• Level 1: Still amazed I was able to even save time here, albeit 5 frames, but, still faster.

• Level 2: Found out that stalling for a little bit saves time, which doesn't really make any sense.

• Level 3: Kept the same for the most part, besides the 3 enemies before the boss.

• Level 4: Improved here, with what seems like the best.

• Level 5: Kept the same, due to the fact that Wraith gave me an awesome pattern I couldn't bother to improve.

• Level 6: Kept the same, as there wasn't a real reason to mess with the way Frank allowed me to get the stun hit.

• Level 7: Kept the same, as Zink's pattern was too good to pass up.

• Level 8: Improved here by 20 frames, faster enemy kills by being closer.

• Level 9: I was beside myself when I realized that I couldn't see anyone going out of their way to improve the boss here. The pattern was really crazy.

• Level 10: Zok's pattern was also really nice, and I got the phantom hits in that I needed.

The 18:45.51 Beats these movies:

• 28:23 (This is so old, feels like 20 years ago)

• 27 (pretty sure exists I thought)

• 22:01 (Old submission that I still regret submitting to this day and still haunts me)

• 20:13.98 (what I thought was the limit)

• 19:54.02 (really thought it was done)

• 19:20 (didn't think it would come to this)

• 19:08 (really thought I was pushing it here)

• 19:00 (of course I was salty that it didn't sub 19 here at that point)

• 18:58.22 (Spike with the Co-authorship file)

• 18:54.22 (Me beating that time, by another 4 seconds?!)

• 18:48 (NOW it's sub 18:50?!)

• 18:46.16 (This is getting out of control)

• 18:46.08 (Like seriously? 8 frames????!)

• like 5 or 7

Total = 18 or 20 versions

Perfect Credits Loop

• (1 loop) Frame #: 83,410

SHA1

• F408B6132E88BB9CDCB6FBB7DCB41723F88FE76D

Project Duration:

This current movie beats these movies:

• 28,

• 27,

• 20:13.98,

• 22:01

• 19:54.02,

• 19:20,

• 19:08,

• 19:00,

• 18:58.22,

• 18:54.22,

• 18:48

• 18:46.16

Comparison Table

Author Filler:

• I've protected the stones faster than ever before.

Note:

• Not sure why it says (Proto) probably for Prototype, but, the game is complete, so, unsure.

2nd Note:

• Credits will loop forever

Goals

• Uses Bizhawk 2.6.2
• Plays Easiest Difficulty <- reason:(explained below)
• Goes for Fastest Completion
• Uses 1 Character in a 2 Player Game
• Uses a Special(s) move <- reason: (literally faster)
• Uses Japanese Version Over USA Version (explained below)
• Movie Stops on Final Hit on Final Boss <- reason: (the game automatically will finish out to the ending sequence without required input, and will always give the same ending regardless of quickness)

Story:

• Some girl by the name of Princess Pea- Opal gets outru- overrun by these secret underground lizard people. Opal must protect these 1 billion? ... *is that right?* probably not THAT old crystals from this lizard boss called Zok. Zok wants these crystals for total world domination or something. So Opal decides like any good "princess" to send these crystals to some rock band members who for some reason have a hard time understanding the basics of instrumental use. The band is getting booed at by the crowd when all of a sudden ... GET THIS ... the crystals come flying into the front door of the club and overtake this band called the rock protectors. These rock protectors are now transformed into something stronger than Goku. They are now referred to as the Stone Protectors.

Gameplay:

• I will be using the Character Cornelius. Cornelius has two special moves that are very powerful and combo enemies.

Easy Mode Vs. Hard Mode (Star Ranking * Vs. *****)

• The Game literally has the same ending, the only thing that changes is the music, but, it doesn't affect the outcome. Plus, enemies die easier, and the run isn't a boring slog to sit through.

The Special Moves:

• Twist Me Scream
• Microphone Mic Toss

How Special Moves are used:

• Twist Me Scream - Cornelius shouts into his microphone saying: "TWIST ME, twist me". This special move can kill off-screen enemies and has incredible range. Most of the time I'll be extending the screen to just barely engaging the enemies to spawn, then I'll use the Twist Me Scream.

• Microphone Mic Toss - Cornelius uses his Microphone to toss it at the incoming enemies. I'll use Microphone Mic Toss on enemies that will not die in one hit regardless. Using the Microphone Mic Toss allows me to combo the Twist Me Scream, which will cause double damage or outright kill the enemy it's aimed at.

Frames of Input on the Special Moves:

• Twist Me Scream has an input of 5 frames sequence: UUL^R, R, L

• Microphone Mic Toss has a 5 frame input sequence: DDD^R, LL, R

Tricks:

• Stale Enemy Combo Hit (SECH) - refers to using both Mic Toss and Twist Me Scream 'back to back. Doing so will cause the enemies or Bosses to stand still during a Twist Me Scream.

Level Names:

• Level 1: Snowy Village
• Level 2: Crystal Mine
• Level 3: Downard/Volcano
• Level 4: Beach Party
• Level 5: Forest of Mythradir
• Level 6: Bizzar Bazaar
• Level 7: Heading to the Castle
• Level 8: In the Castle
• Level 9: The Laboratory
• Level 10: Throne Hall

Bosses

• Level 1: Zink

• Level 2: Zink's Gem Extractor
• Level 3: Lava Boss (that's literally what the boss is named)
• Level 4: Tackle Jackal
• Level 5: Wraith
• Level 6: Frank
• Level 7: Zink Again (but stronger)
• Level 8: Sucker Puncher
• Level 9: Predatron
• Level 10: Zok

Japanese Vs. USA Version:

• The USA version is slower from my testing by 4.29 seconds
• The Japanese version is faster from my testing by 4.29 seconds

Why Japanese is faster:

• The intro start press is faster than the USA version, which I only questioned after I did the 19:27 time. I said: "I wonder if the Japanese Version could be faster" and thus it was.

Using Reverse Sing Sometimes?

• Yes that would be correct, in *certain* situations, it saves time to reverse sing opposite to which you're facing, not sure why that could be, however.

Why Drag Enemies Along?

• Sometimes enemies on certain screens can be dragged to the next screen, but, not all enemies act this way. The reason this is done is only to progress closer to the boss's screen, plus, I can kill up to 3 or 4 enemies at one time.

Glider Skip

• Glider Skip refers to the Glider Enemy. This enemy has a special timer in which they will fly into the screen. Normally, I'd have to wait for them to fly completely into the middle of the screen, drop down, and wait for the glider to be off of the screen to start the special move animation. HOWEVER, If I time a sing right as the glider appears, the game will deload the glider enemy and I won't have to wait at all and I won't have to fight the enemy either.

Funny Visual Glitches

• On level 7, there are planes with enemies flying above about halfway through the level. I have to wait here anyway, and as of right now there is no way that I currently know of to also skip this section. However, since I do have to wait, I can time sing and Cornelius's sprite gets broken. This is something I discovered by accident, and I laughed really hard at it for no reason.

• On level 8, some enemies coming from the doorways can flash if I proceed through the enemies too quickly. The same can be seen with the background sprites, as they'll flash as well.

Final TAS for This Game

• While it may come as no surprise, however, I've made about 9 iterations of these, all in all, this is what I am happy about in the end. If someone desperately wants & or needs to beat this time, please feel free to do so and make it obsolete. This is honestly the best I could muster.

This Movie Beats The Following Movies:

Goals

• Uses Bizhawk 2.6.2
• Plays Easiest Difficulty <- reason: (Makes no difference)
• Goes for Fastest Completion
• Uses 1 Character in a 2 Player Game <- reason: (Faster overall)
• Uses a Special(s) move <- reason: (literally faster)
• Uses Japanese Version Over USA Version
• Movie Stops on Final Hit on Final Boss <- reason: (the game automatically will finish out to the ending sequence without required input, and will always give the same ending regardless of quickness)

Story

• A kingdom built of crystals gets taken over by lord Zok. In an attempt to have rule over the kingdom, Zok's goal is to take all the crystals. However, in an attempt to not get taken, the crystals fly away and into a club, and they overtake a nonpopular trying rock band called the 'rock protectors'. These gems give the rock protectors special powers and turn them into troll-like superhuman creatures. The rock protectors now are referred to as the Stone Protectors *hence the crystals*

Gameplay:

• I will be using the Character Cornelius. Cornelius has two special moves that are very powerful and combo enemies.

The Special Moves:

• Twist Me Scream
• Microphone Mic Toss

How Special Moves are used:

• Twist Me Scream - Cornelius shouts into his microphone saying: "TWIST ME, twist me". This special move can kill off-screen enemies and has incredible range. Most of the time I'll be extending the screen to just barely engaging the enemies to spawn, then I'll use the Twist Me Scream.

• Microphone Mic Toss - Cornelius uses his Microphone to toss it at the incoming enemies. I'll use Microphone Mic Toss on enemies that will not die in one hit regardless. Using the Microphone Mic Toss allows me to combo the Twist Me Scream, which will cause double damage or outright kill the enemy it's aimed at.

Frames of Input on the Special Moves:

• Twist Me Scream has an input of 5 frames sequence: UUR, LL, L / UUL, RR, L

• Microphone Mic Toss has a 5 frame input sequence: DR, DDL, R/DL, DDR, R

• not an accurate representation of the actual input, because of layout differences, and text-based format.

Tricks:

• Stale Enemy Combo Hit (SECH) - refers to using both Mic Toss and Twist Me Scream 'back to back. Doing so will cause the enemies or Bosses to stand still during a Twist Me Scream.

Bosses

• Level 1: Zink
• Level 2: Zink's Gem Extractor
• Level 3: Lava Boss (that's literally what the boss is named)
• Level 4: Tackle Jackle
• Level 5: Wraith
• Level 6: Frank
• Level 7: Zink Again (but stronger)
• Level 8: Sucker Puncher
• Level 9: The Doc
• Level 10: Zok

Japanese Vs. USA Version:

• The USA version is slower from my testing by 4.29 seconds
• The Japanese version is faster from my testing by 4.29 seconds

Why Japanese is faster:

• The intro start press is faster than the USA version, which I only questioned after I did the 19:27 time. I said: "I wonder if the Japanese Version could be faster" and thus it was.

Using Reverse Sing Sometimes?

• Yes that would be correct, in *certain* situations, it saves time to reverse sing opposite to which you're facing, not sure why that could be, however.

Why Drag Enemies Along?

• Sometimes enemies on certain screens can be dragged to the next screen, but, not all enemies act this way. The reason this is done is only to progress closer to the boss's screen, plus, I can kill up to 3 or 4 enemies at one time.

Glider Skip

• Glider Skip refers to the Glider Enemy. This enemy has a special timer in which they will fly into the screen. Normally, I'd have to wait for them to fly completely into the middle of the screen, drop down, and wait for the glider to be off of the screen to start the special move animation. HOWEVER, If I time a sing right as the glider appears, the game will deload the glider enemy and I won't have to wait at all and I won't have to fight the enemy either.

Funny Visual Glitches

• On level 7, there are planes with enemies flying above about halfway through the level. I have to wait here anyway, and as of right now there is no way that I currently know of to also skip this section. However, since I do have to wait, I can time sing and Cornelius's sprite gets broken. This is something I discovered by accident, and I laughed really hard at it for no reason.

• On level 8, some enemies coming from the doorways can flash if I proceed through the enemies too quickly. The same can be seen with the background sprites, as they'll flash as well.

Suggested Screen Shot 37,571

Improvement by?

• 3.24 seconds