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Last Updated by dwangoAC on 8/25/2023 4:25 AM
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!! What (or who) is TASBot?
TASBot is best described as a special [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.O.B.|R.O.B.] robot outfitted with Legos to hold a custom circuit board that can exactly mimic the behavior of a video game controller. TASBot can play games on real video game consoles with superhuman abilities, usually leading to game breaking glitches [http://gamesdonequick.com|in front of live audiences]. TASBot has a long and storied history that starts with the initial efforts to replay [WelcomeToTASVideos|Tool-Assisted Speedruns] on physical hardware via a process now called [ConsoleVerification|console verification].
TASBot was born on [Forum/Posts/361685|2013-12-22] and is currently hosted by his creator and keeper, [user:dwangoAC]. He is on Twitter as [https://twitter.com/MrTASBot|@MrTASBot], Instagram as [https://www.instagram.com/MrTASBot/|@mrtasbot], and you can see all verification work at [https://tas.bot|tas.bot]. He has made appearances at [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014], [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2015|AGDQ 2015], [GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2015|SGDQ 2015], [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016], [GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016], and [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017] (although the earliest TAS involvement at a GDQ event was organized by [user:DarkKobold] during [https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/run/987|SGDQ 2011]). TASBot has also participated in talks at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YDO5YJje4&t=30m47s|TWiT's The New Screen Savers episode 60], [https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-24/dc-24-speakers.html#Cecil|DEF CON 24], and [http://2016.geekpwn.org/en|GeekPwn 2016].
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!! GDQ appearances
||Event||Game||Platform||Category||People||VOD||
|SGDQ 2011|Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power (1982)|NES|NESBot|Darkkobold, Ferret Warlord, Dacicus|https://youtu.be/KQXVgMKJEDY|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014]|Gradius (1985)|NES|TASBot|dwangoAC, adelikat|https://youtu.be/Uep1H_NvZS0?t=30 / https://youtu.be/Uep1H_NvZS0?t=1085|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014]|Mario Kart 64 (1996)|N64|TASBot Special Cup|dwangoAC, weatherton|https://youtu.be/Uep1H_NvZS0?t=260|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014]|Mario Kart 64 (1996)|N64|TASBot Mushroom Cup|dwangoAC, weatherton|https://youtu.be/Uep1H_NvZS0?t=672|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014]|Super Mario 64 (1996)|N64|TASBot 0 Star|dwangoAC, snark, Kyman, sonicpacker, Mickey/VIS, ToT|https://youtu.be/Uep1H_NvZS0?t=1295|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014]|Super Mario World (1990)|SNES|TASBot|dwangoAC, Masterjun|https://youtu.be/Uep1H_NvZS0?t=1910|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014 Bonus]|The Legend of Zelda (1987)|NES|TASBot|dwangoAC, Baxter, jprofit22|https://youtu.be/T31xSVJFfII?t=51|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014 Bonus]|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988)|NES|no zipping or unintended exits|dwangoAC, Rising Tempest, Inzult|https://youtu.be/T31xSVJFfII?t=1571|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014 Bonus]|Tetris (1989)|NES|fastest 999999|dwangoAC, Acmlm|https://youtu.be/T31xSVJFfII?t=1665|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014 Bonus]|Tetris (1989)|NES|Mode B|dwangoAC, Baxter|https://youtu.be/T31xSVJFfII?t=1718|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014 Bonus]|Tetris (1989)|NES|playaround|dwangoAC, Baxter|https://youtu.be/T31xSVJFfII?t=1786|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|AGDQ 2014 Bonus]|Dr. Mario (1990)|NES|TASBot|dwangoAC, CtrlAltDestroy|https://youtu.be/T31xSVJFfII?t=1948|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2015|AGDQ 2015]|Mario Kart 64 (1996)|N64|TASBot|micro500, Weatherton|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ufr_V8AwE|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2015|AGDQ 2015]|Super Mario World (1990)|SNES|TASBot Mario 1 In SMW3|dwangoAC, p4plus2|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=370&v=HvCoNSq3GEM|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2015|AGDQ 2015]|Pokemon Red (1996)|Game Boy|TASBot Pokemon Plays Twitch|dwangoAC, p4plus2, Masterjun, Ilari, ais523|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=460&v=P28kp66XMw4|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2015|AGDQ 2015]|Pokemon Red (1996)|Game Boy|TASBot Pokemon Plays Twitch: Round 2|dwangoAC, p4plus2, Masterjun, Ilari, ais523|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=815&v=tLqU8qDkOZE|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2015|SGDQ 2015]|Mega Man (1987)|NES|TASBot Any%|Shinryuu, FinalFighter|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1140&v=jCEAZiJ7Pso|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2015|SGDQ 2015]|Sonic Advance (2001)|GBA|TASBot Any%|Mukki|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=445&v=09boPxw4nlY|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2015|SGDQ 2015]|Ikaruga (2001)|GameCube|TASBot Maximum Score|keylie|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=180&v=Om9SphYRzR8|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2015|SGDQ 2015]|Streemerz (2010)|NES|TASBot Race|kaizoman, DragonFangs|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=140&v=QRxunjRvYoU|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016]|Mario Kart 64 (1996)|N64|TASBot Star Cup|Weatherton|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=597&v=dRsO69jNcrM|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016]|Pwn Adventure Z (2015)|NES|TASBot vs Humans Race|Bismuth, dwangoAC, EmoArbiter, Tompa, psifertex|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=873&v=QXLP-L2ZgpQ|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016]|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)|NES|TASBot Glitched|TASEditor|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=357&v=gecOjBTIqFs|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016]|Brain Age (2005)|DS|TASBot x100|micro500, xy2_|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=922&v=mSFHKAvTGNk|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016]|Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)|NES|TASBot Any%|Lord Tom, dwangoAC|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=421&v=eM8Z9e-WoFs|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|AGDQ 2016]|Super Mario World (1990)|SNES|TASBot Super Mario Maker|dwangoAC, p4plus2, Masterjun, Dram55|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=674&v=IOsvuEA2h4w|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016]|Super Mario Land 2 (1992)|Game Boy|TASBot Memory Tour/Glitchfest|dwangoAC, link_7777|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=429&v=EHfw-BEuRO8|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016]|VVVVVV (2010)|PC|TASBot 20 Trinkets, No Death|dwangoAC, Mundungu|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1310&v=EHfw-BEuRO8|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016]|Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 + 3 (1988)|NES|TASBot One Controller Three Games|dwangoAC, agwawaf, MeGotsThis, ogNdrahciR|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3355&v=EHfw-BEuRO8|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016]|Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)|NES|Any%|dwangoAC, agwawaf|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=76&v=BZPQ29NayVQ|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016]|Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)|NES|Hot Pocket%|dwangoAC, mitchflowerpower|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=243&v=BZPQ29NayVQ|
|[GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|SGDQ 2016]|Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)|NES|Rom Hack|dwangoAC, mitchflowerpower|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=381&v=BZPQ29NayVQ|
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|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|Galaga (1984)|NES|TASBot vs NES Classic|dwangoAC, micro500, MediaMagnet, Spikestuff|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1780&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|Gradius (1985)|NES|TASBot's Revenge: Gradius Round 2|dwangoAC, Adelikat, link_7777|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1931&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)|NES|TASBot plays Super Mario Bros.|dwangoAC, total, Ilari|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2805&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|Mega Man (1987)|NES|TASBot dominates Mega Man 1|dwangoAC, total, Ownasaurus|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2957&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)|SNES|TASBot plays A Link to the Past|dwangoAC, Tompa, Masterjun, Arkun|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3129&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|Super Mario 64 (1996)|N64|TASBot plays Super Mario 64|dwangoAC, Masterjun, micro500, Ilari, p4plus2, Tyler Kehne, MKDasher, sonicpacker, Snark, SilentSlayers, Gaehne D, Eru, ToT, Plush, sm64expert|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3354&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
|[GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|AGDQ 2017]|Portal (2007)|PC|TASBot plays the Community Choice|dwangoAC, Masterjun, micro500, Ilari, p4plus2|http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3670&v=Ukq29ePnTqI|
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|HRDQ 2017|Battletoads (1991)|NES|TAS 2P Warps|feos & MESHUGGAH|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJxoMxBaFM&t=255s|
|HRDQ 2017|Battletoads (1991)|NES|(game end glitch, look at the webcam capture for this as it played alongside the main run)|MESHUGGAH & feos|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJxoMxBaFM&t=505s|
|HRDQ 2017|Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002)|GameCube|Expert through Master Extra|byrz, diddykong14, keylie, Nexta, Jcool114|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJxoMxBaFM&t=1156s|
(The above table was populated using data from the excellent [http://gdqvods.com/category/tool-assisted-speedruns/|GDQVods.com] TAS page.)
!! Other presentations by dwangoAC
||Date||Event||Description||VOD||
|2016-07-02|TWiT |The New Screen Savers episode 60|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YDO5YJje4&t=30m47s|
|2016-08-05|DEF CON 24|Robot Hacks Video Games talk|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kj5ZmoTckI|
|2016-10-24|GeekPwn 2016|How a Game Robot Plays Games Faster|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA9nlUtepR4|
|2016-11-16|Bay Area ACM|How TASBot Exploits Glitches and Plays Games Perfectly|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-gxBbVOLTY|
|2016-12-13|NBLUG|TASBot remote development environment|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn8rpP3Xc9I|
|2017-03-19|Californithon 2017|TASBot console verifies MK64 and SM64|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv1Do7K07e8|
!! Timeline
*__2003__
** 11-20: [http://web.archive.org/web/20031203222907/http://soramimi.egoism.jp/emu.htm|Morimoto] creates the first widely distributed Tool-Assisted Speedrun (TAS), labeled as a [668M|Time Attack] of [SMB3TASHistory|SMB3].
** 11-26: [user:Bisqwit] discovers a .WMV of Morimoto's SMB3 time attack, [SiteHistory|eventually leading him to create the website that became TASVideos.org].
*__2006__
** 08-07: [user:Ash Williams] comes up with the concept for a [Forum/Topics/4178|"tas-bot" AI that learns how to play games] which later turns into a [https://github.com/tizbac/tasbot|2012-12-29 Github project by the same name] similar to the more recent [http://pastebin.com/ZZmSNaHX|MarI/O] [Forum/Topics/16802|project].
** 08-27: [user:Myria] starts a discussion thread on the feasibility of [Forum/Topics/4288|playing back Tool-Assisted Speedruns on real hardware].
*__2008__
** 10-20: [user:true] [Forum/Posts/182435|suggests] ''"With typical frame-by-frame input, if the emulator is accurate, a movie could possibly be replayed on a real console."''
*__2009__
** 10-14: [user:true] creates the first working controller interface [Forum/Posts/261419|using a PIC microcontroller] which he uses to [Forum/Posts/216828|perform initial controller emulation testing on an NES].
** 11-02: Jaku creates a [https://www.parallax.com/product/bs2-ic|BS2] based replay device and successfully plays back prerecorded input of SMB1, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Pr__d58f4|completing the first level].
*__2010__
** 07-16: [user:micro500] [Forum/Posts/239984|announces an NES replay device] named NESBot.
*__2011__
** 02-10: [user:micro500] creates an [http://www.instructables.com/id/NESBot-Arduino-Powered-Robot-beating-Super-Mario-/|Instructables guide] to build an NESBot using an Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller and a breadboard along with the first complete console verification run in the form of [1715M|SMB].
** 02-11: [user:DarkKobold] suggests creating an icon and a [Movies-Verified|special Verified category] for all movies that have been replayed on a console ([Forum/Posts/261675|which adelikat refers to as "machine verified"] at the time).
** 07-07: [user:DarkKobold] [https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/run/987|presents an NESBot demonstration] at [https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/runs/3|Summer Games Done Quick 2011], playing back [1724M|SMB2] ([https://archive.org/download/SummerGamesDoneQuick/SummerGamesDoneQuick_Part09_NESBot_SuperMarioBros2_HQ.mp4|Archive.org encode]) and [401M|Wizards And Warriors 3] ([https://archive.org/download/SummerGamesDoneQuick/SummerGamesDoneQuick_Part11_NESBot_WizardsAndWarriors3_HQ.mp4|Archive.org encode]) in front of ~1,500 viewers.
** 11-12: [user:SoulCal] announces a TI MSP430-based [Forum/Topics/12060|N64 bot named Droid64] that verifies [1893M|SM64 0-stars] and [850M|120 stars].
*__2012__
** 03-01: [user:micro500] creates a Parallax Propeller-based [Forum/Posts/305411|N64 bot] that also verifies [1893M|SM64 0-stars].
*__2013__
** 03-20: [user:GhostSonic] [Forum/Posts/342648|creates an Arduino-based SNES replay device] that verifies [2296M|SMAS] and other SNES games.
** 04-13: [user:GhostSonic] posts a verification of [795M|Sonic the Hedgehog] using his Arduino-based replay device adapted to work on a Genesis, marking the first non-Nintendo platform.
** 05-18: [user:GhostSonic] further adapts his Arduino-based replay device to function with an SNES and verifies [2380M|Masterjun's SMW game end glitch].
** 08-22: [user:dwangoAC] [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/agdq_2014_games_topic__deadline_is_august_25_at_11pm_edt_612.html|offers to present a TAS demonstration for AGDQ 2014], pitching Gradius, SM64 and other games. The same day, [http://bombch.us/BmGn|Mecha Richter leaves the comment] ''"I second having TASbot play Gradius so hard!!!"'' in the SDA forums marking the first time the term TASBot is used in the context of replay devices ([Forum/Posts/293630|outside of the TASVideos forums]).
** 10-04: [user:true] [Forum/Posts/356691|completes the initial prototypes] of his [http://truecontrol.org|standalone NES / SNES Replay Device].
** 12-22: [user:dwangoAC] attaches a Raspberry Pi and one of [user:true]'s prototype boards to a R.O.B. and [Forum/Posts/361685#361685|dubs it "ROBBerry Pi"], marking the first time a R.O.B. robot is used in conjunction with console verification.
*__2014__
** 01-05: [user:dwangoAC], [user:micro500], and [user:weatherton] [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|present at AGDQ 2014].
*** [user:dwangoAC] demonstrates [711M|Gradius by adelikat] (but it desyncs).
*** [user:weatherton] and [user:micro500] present a MK64 demonstration.
*** [user:micro500] and [user:weatherton] present a SM64 0-Star run (which beat out [1286M|SMB3] with a [https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/bid/1149|$0.25] bid war donation margin).
*** [user:dwangoAC] demonstrates Gradius again with commentary from [user:adelikat] via Skype but the game desyncs a second time, likely due to interference from the cart acting like an RF antenna as well as microphone cables draped over the controller cables.
*** [user:dwangoAC] and [user:micro500] present [2513M|SMW Pong and Snake by Masterjun] with couch commentary from [user:TheGreekBrit].
*** Chat volume increases to its highest point of the day during the SMW presentation (http://i.imgur.com/87BucJE.png).
*** During the SMW presentation, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Refenes|Tommy Refenes] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Meat_Boy|Super Meat Boy] fame makes a [https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/donation/40788|$500 donation] with the comment ''"I'm loving this TASbot! Great work everyone!"''
*** A Twitter post from [https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick|GDQ] reads [https://twitter.com/gamesdonequick/status/420035861338525696|"Want to buy a TAS Bot?] Check it out here! http://truecontrol.org/".
** 01-10: [http://hackaday.com/author/adamfabio/|Adam Fabio] from HackADay publishes an article titled [http://hackaday.com/2014/01/10/teaching-mario-to-play-pong-and-snake-through-innumerable-exploits/|"Teaching Mario to Play Pong and Snake Through Innumerable Exploits"].
** 01-12: [user:dwangoAC] [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2014|presents a bonus stream at AGDQ 2014] and demonstrates [1685M|Legend of Zelda], [2582M|Zelda II] (not fully broadcast due to stream crash), [239M|Tetris "999999"], [920M|Tetris Mode B], [1502M|Tetris Playaround], and [1290M|Dr. Mario].
** 01-14: [http://www.extremetech.com/author/santhony|Sebastian Anthony] from ExtremeTech publishes an article titled "[http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/174659-super-mario-world-speedrun-hack-takes-up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-to-the-next-level|Super Mario World speedrun hack takes up up down down left right left right B A to the next level]".
** 01-14: [http://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/|Kyle Orland] from Ars Technica publishes an article titled "[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/01/how-an-emulator-fueled-robot-reprogrammed-super-mario-world-on-the-fly/|"How an emulator-fueled robot reprogrammed Super Mario World on the fly"] which increases attention to TASVideos.org.
*__2015__
**01-04: [user:dwangoAC], [user:micro500], and [user:Weatherton] [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2015|present at AGDQ 2015].
*** [user:Weatherton] and [user:micro500] demonstrate a MK64 Choco Mountain race between [https://twitter.com/Flippy_O|Flippy_O], [https://twitter.com/rwhitegoose|rwhitegoose], [http://www.twitch.tv/weatherton|Weatherton], and [https://twitter.com/imperfectclark|imperfectclark].
*** [user:dwangoAC] and [user:micro500] demonstrate [userfiles/info/19829401117130547|SMB on SMW] made by [user:p4plus2] using [user:true]'s MultiReplay device.
*** [user:dwangoAC] and [user:micro500] demonstrate Pokemon Plays Twitch made by [user:p4plus2] using [user:true]'s original NES/SNES replay device employing a [userfiles/info/26941437923505036|movie file] made by [user:dwangoAC] and [user:Masterjun] and Python scripts developed by [user:TheAxeMan], [user:ais523], twm, [user:micro500] and others.
*** [http://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/|Kyle Orland] from Ars Technica publishes an article titled [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/pokemon-plays-twitch-how-a-robot-got-irc-running-on-an-unmodified-snes/|"Pokémon plays Twitch: How a robot got IRC running on an unmodified SNES"].
*** [user:Nach] [userfiles/info/19873869950560708|posts a speedrun of SMB on SMW] using a variant with SMAS sound effects.
**08-01: [user:dwangoAC] and [user:endrift] [GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2015|present at SGDQ 2015], eliciting a [https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/donor/42900/16|$5K donation from Notch] and leading to [Forum/Posts/414183|Noxxa winning the Streemerz speed TAS competition].
**08-02: The term "TASBot" trends on Google for a third time, [https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=TASBot&date=12%2F2013%2025m&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B8|showing a clear spike in searches] coinciding with each GDQ event.
** 08-04: [Forum/Topics/17001|Combining data from various sources] shows the TAS presentations during SGDQ 2015 helped raise over $35k for charity, bringing the total raised to just shy of $100k between all GDQ-related events.
*__2016__
** 01-10: [user:dwangoAC], [user:micro500], and [user:Weatherton] [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2016|present at AGDQ 2016].
*** [user:Weatherton] demonstrates a Mario Kart 64 race.
*** [user:dwangoAC] hosts a competition between live players and pre-made TASs of [4962S|Pwn Adventure Z].
*** [user:dwangoAC] shows of a TAS of [2652M|Zelda II].
*** [user:micro500] shows a TAS of Brain Age on a real Nintendo DS he hooked up to a screen, which includes user submitted images from our members, and some live Twitch Chat. This uses a custom replay device created by micro500
*** [user:dwangoAC] shows of a TAS of [3050M|Super Mario Bros 3.].
*** [user:p4plus2] shows off a TAS of Super Mario World which turns the game into a level editor.
** 01-11: [http://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/|Kyle Orland] from Ars Technica publishes an article titled "[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/how-a-game-playing-robot-coded-super-mario-maker-onto-an-snes-live-on-stage/|"How a game-playing robot coded “Super Mario Maker” onto an SNES—live on stage"] which increases attention to TASVideos.org.
**07-09: [user:dwangoAC] [GamesDoneQuick/SGDQ2016|presents at SGDQ 2016].
*** Super Mario Land 2, VVVVVV, and SMB 1 + 2 + 3 simultaneously along with a 16-frame completion of SMB3.
*** This is the first appearance of micro500's TASLink replay device and total's (unnamed) psoc5 replay device
*** TODO: Fill additional details out
** 07-12: [http://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/|Kyle Orland] from Ars Technica publishes an article titled "[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/how-to-beat-super-mario-bros-3-in-less-than-a-second/|"How to beat Super Mario Bros. 3 in less than a second"].
TODO: Add more details to the timeline including SVLUG / DEF CON 24 / NBLUG / GeekPwn 2016 and other appearances.
*__2017__
** 01-14: [user:dwangoAC], [user:micro500], [user:p4plus2], [user:Tompa] and others on the TASBot team [GamesDoneQuick/AGDQ2017|present at AGDQ 2017].
*** Galaga and Gradius on the NES Classic, using a custom replay device created by micro500
*** A skype call, Super Mario 64, and Portal (PC) were shown through multiple simultaneous total controls
**** Super Mario Bros. 3 NES total control for one side of stereo audio
**** Mega Man (1) NES total control for the other side of stereo audio
**** The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES total control for streaming video
** 01-14: [http://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/|Kyle Orland] from Ars Technica publishes an article titled "[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/how-a-robot-got-super-mario-64-and-portal-running-on-an-snes/|"How a robot got Super Mario 64 and Portal “running” on an SNES"].
*__2018__
** AGDQ 2018:
***Super Monkey Ball (GC) by Cyclopsdragon & Byrz was shown using pre-recorded replay files. First Gamecube TAS on console.
** SGDQ 2018:
***Celeste (PC) by Devilsquirrel, KDT, and Kilaye
***Super Metroid 0% ACE (SNES) by sniq and total
***F-Zero GX (GC) by E-dragon was shown using pre-recorded replay files
*__2019__
**The TASBot community decided to redesign its mascot from scratch in order to proactively avoid any copyright concerns from Nintendo. The new look has yet to be completed, but the new design will have a few new features such as controllable eyes!
**AGDQ 2019:
***Mari0
***Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
***Super Scribblenauts
**SGDQ 2019:
***Tetris Mode B, playaround, and fastest 999999
****This is the first appearance of Ownasaurus' TAStm32 replay device
***Mario Kart Wii 8
***Celeste all beries (PC)
**ESA:
***SteamWorld Dig 2 any% by keylie
***VVVVVV by Masterjun
***Dr. Mario by CtrlAltDestroy
***Super Mario Bros. 2 (U) discord% by total and vigreytech
*__2020__
**AGDQ 2020
***Super Mario Bros. 3 warps by lord tom, tompa, and maru
***Super Mario Bros. 2 warpless by aglar and andrewg
***Bokemon blue any% no save corruption by gifvex
***Super Mario Maker 2 level showcase
****custom replay device made by KNfLrPn
**SGDQ 2020
***Super Mario 64 Shinodu any% BLJ-less
!! TASBot as a person (from the perspective of dwangoAC)
When true released his board he called it true's NES / SNES Replay Device. I subsequently hacked together a Lego case and put it on ROB and dubbed it [Forum/Posts/361685|ROBBerry Pi]. Then, due to being frazzled because of last-minute issues and being in front of 60,000 people I proceeded to do an absolutely horrible job of introducing who TASVideos was, who I was, and what the name of the bot was. Later, [https://twitter.com/GDQMonitor|GDQMonitor] and [4156S|Masterjun's SMW executes arbitrary code submission] both referred to the combination of true's replay board, the Pi, and ROB as "TASBot". (As an aside, there was previously an unrelated project named [https://github.com/d-snp/tasbot|TASBOT] but no new development appears to have happened on it since 2013)
TASBot as a "person" has become something far larger than I ever imagined. There's fanfic out there about [https://twitter.com/GDQMonitor|@GDQMonitor] (apparently a girl) and [https://twitter.com/MrTASBot|@MrTASBot] [https://twitter.com/GDQMonitor/status/482964829687140352|having an ongoing relationship]. The [http://speeddemosarchive.org|SDA] community seems to [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/agdq_2014_shout_outs_and_love_thread_40.html#agdq_2014_shout_outs_and_love_thread_40|refer to TASBot] about the same way the Nico Nico Douga community references [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun#1999.E2.80.932001|TAS-san] ([https://www.google.com/search?q=TASBot&gws_rd=ssl#q=TAS%E3%81%95%E3%82%93|TASさん], known as [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yuko2ch.net%2Frockman%2Ftasyougo.htm|"Mr. TAS"]). I know true has never particularly felt comfortable with calling his board "TASBot" and at this point I think the name transcends any particular replay device. I've come to think of TASBot as the combination of ROB holding a controller or board and participating in his favorite pastime, playing games perfectly in front of a TV and a loving audience. What could be better?