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Post by PFA on Aug 19, 2020 20:41:45 GMT -5
So I've been really into speedrunning recently, and with GDQ going on right now, I figured why not have a place to talk about them! Whether you like doing speedruns yourself, or just like watching them, feel free to talk about your favorite runs, crazy new skips, or RNG chokepoints here. --- Member list: PFA Killix Ryanruff13 Gelquie |
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Post by Killix on Aug 19, 2020 20:46:19 GMT -5
Gotta go fast!
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Post by Ryanruff13 on Aug 19, 2020 20:46:19 GMT -5
I've been watching streams of SHiFT speedrunning SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom lately, and it's amazing how even a game like that has a lot of technical components that make its runs addicting to rewatch.
GDQ events are always fun too; plenty of talent, between the human runs and the tech demos from AGDQs 2014-2017.
also do my runs of Caves and Corridors from Neopets count
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Post by PFA on Aug 19, 2020 21:04:03 GMT -5
also do my runs of Caves and Corridors from Neopets countI mean if I can run games no one's heard of like Puzzle Star Sweep, I think Neopets games should count too, lol Also I'm gonna go ahead and start things off by sharing one of my favorite TAS runs, Celeste, in which spikes are merely a suggestion: |
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Post by Gelquie on Aug 20, 2020 23:56:36 GMT -5
Gotta go glitch!
I really enjoy watching speedruns, though I don't really do them myself. Sometimes I may play with one, or see how fast I can complete something I've played a lot, but some of the speedruns look like stuff I could never do. Still, it's amazing to watch, and really fun to see just how broken games can be.
(It's okay, brokenness is half the fun!)
I'm really glad this summer's GDQ went ahead virtually; it makes it really accessible to most people (unless their internet is crap, of course), and is a nice event to watch in the midst of everything. And if a stream for a game is missed, the video upload turnaround time isn't bad; just takes about a day.
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Post by Killix on Aug 24, 2020 2:44:30 GMT -5
Also I'm gonna go ahead and start things off by sharing one of my favorite TAS runs, Celeste, in which spikes are merely a suggestion: (Video) Man Celeste TASes are great to watch. XD Walls and hazards, you guys gonna sit this one out. Never played that game, but I can tell that they're doing a lot of crazy stuff in that TAS. XD ---------- Here's one of my favourites: A Sonic 3 & Knuckles New Game Plus Ring Attack TAS, where the goal is to collect every ring in each level of the game. Fast. Showcases frame-perfect inputs, glitches, and manipulation of Tails. Poor Ice Cap zone.X'D |
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Post by Ryanruff13 on Aug 24, 2020 15:08:30 GMT -5
Also I'm gonna go ahead and start things off by sharing one of my favorite TAS runs, Celeste, in which spikes are merely a suggestion: (Video) Man Celeste TASes are great to watch. XD Walls and hazards, you guys gonna sit this one out. Never played that game, but I can tell that they're doing a lot of crazy stuff in that TAS. XD ---------- Here's one of my favourites: A Sonic 3 & Knuckles New Game Plus Ring Attack TAS, where the goal is to collect every ring in each level of the game. Fast. Showcases frame-perfect inputs, glitches, and manipulation of Tails. Poor Ice Cap zone.X'D I always loved how that run does that obscure spring glitch at 55:21 for no reason other than pure insanity. That's when TASes shine at their greatest. |
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Post by PFA on Aug 24, 2020 16:20:51 GMT -5
I always loved how that run does that obscure spring glitch at 55:21 for no reason other than pure insanity. That's when TASes shine at their greatest. TASes are always about those swag strats  And yeah, that "phasing through spikes" trick in Celeste is literally pixel perfect. Humans do it in a couple of places where it's easy to set up and/or it saves a significant amount of time, but TAS can just do it constantly because TAS. XD |
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Post by Gelquie on Aug 24, 2020 17:21:42 GMT -5
I've been watching the TAS in parts, mostly going "ooh, impressive pixel-perfect moves!"
Then Marble Garden.
Then Ice Cap zone.
...Killix is right. poor Ice Cap zone. Someone give it intensive care.
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Post by Breakingchains on Aug 27, 2020 0:19:58 GMT -5
With the core game being so flexible in how it can be played, Dark Souls 1 speedruns tend to be unreal. What's really fun is some of the ones that use hacks to randomize your weapons or enemy drops where these people still complete the game in like, a fraction of my average times. xD; Or the ones that replace all enemies with a random boss...
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Post by PFA on Aug 27, 2020 2:42:52 GMT -5
Oh man, randomizer speedruns. XD I've watched some Zelda randos and they're so wild. Like, you literally have to memorize where every single item pickup in the game is, remember which items are needed for which dungeons, and oftentimes fight bosses that you're not supposed to fight until much later. But I guess if anyone's put that much time into learning every detail of a game, it's speedrunners, haha.
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Post by Killix on Sept 12, 2020 17:12:53 GMT -5
This Pokemon Crystal TAS was recently uploaded.
Pokemon REDACTED version.
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Post by Ryanruff13 on Oct 19, 2020 18:21:07 GMT -5
TAS of the decade right here:
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Post by Killix on Oct 19, 2020 18:28:50 GMT -5
Can't get much faster than that. XD
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Post by PFA on Nov 22, 2020 13:25:18 GMT -5
When you're competitive, but not that competitive:  (Hi, I do mediocre Celeste runs in my spare time) |
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