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Super KB
Super KB
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Super KB: 2009-10-11 10:05:47 pm
2009-10-11 10:02:19 pm
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not sure if anybody seen this yet but i'll post anyway
this is THE best speed run you might ever see on Metroid NES




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JaggerG
JaggerG
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JaggerG: 2009-10-12 12:15:31 am
2009-10-11 10:44:58 pm
Shifty Leader
That M2k2 guy
"Perfect"?

EDIT: Looks like at the very least he used savestates. It's not a TAS because a lot of those jumps look so sub-optimal for such. But yeah, It's not as great as it's titled, much less "Perfect."
TailsLover
TailsLover
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TailsLover: 2009-10-14 11:04:51 pm
2009-10-14 10:59:48 pm
Merry Christmas
*grabs popcorn from microwave & watches*
Are you allowed to use the door glitch in a speedrun?
BioSpark
2009-10-14 11:05:50 pm
depends on the rules you set for it. i'm not sure about sda's rules. they may have two separate categories, but i'm not sure.
JaggerG
2009-10-15 07:33:37 am
Shifty Leader
That M2k2 guy
Likely separate categories, but I'm not sure. Even a run this "good" is only a couple minutes less than a glitchless run. I guess it's up to the runner, partly, but if someone does an out-of-bounds run like this, the requirements are going to be pretty strenuous.
Idkbutlike2
2009-10-18 09:04:10 pm
Looks legit to me, but I think SDA values speed over damage evasion.
Baby Sheegoth
2009-10-19 11:12:47 pm
*patiently waits for Samus to get Houston'd while escaping after defeating MB*
jprophet22
jprophet22
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jprophet22: 2009-12-15 03:25:00 pm
2009-12-15 01:07:36 pm
Ha-do-ken!
Quote from BioSpark:
depends on the rules you set for it. i'm not sure about sda's rules. they may have two separate categories, but i'm not sure.


Door glitch usage is a strange topic at sda. I believe that it may be used to bypass a ceiling and end up above where you started glitching (like going up to where the ice beam is in norfair w/o highjump), but not to wrap all the way around the screen and end up below (like getting the ice beam in brinstar).
jprophet22
jprophet22
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jprophet22: 2009-12-15 03:27:18 pm
jprophet22: 2009-12-15 03:22:23 pm
jprophet22: 2009-12-15 03:21:40 pm
jprophet22: 2009-12-15 01:13:37 pm
2009-12-15 01:11:47 pm
Ha-do-ken!
I only had time to watch part one and can say that this definately doesn't earn a title like "The Best".  The runner obviously didn't do much research into enemy manipulation. Game play was pretty good but I also suspect emulation and savestates. Whenever I post something that was done on an emulator I make a point of giving a full report of emulator used, save states, and whether it was done in real time.

Edit: After seeing some of the missle pick-ups I would say either he's the luckiest person on the planet or there was indeed some emulation here. I have been playing this game non-stop for about 2 weeks working on my up+a warping run and have yet to get that lucky. Example: he has just 1 missle when going to get the bombs and skips all the enemies till the last 2. They miraculously both give missles? Fishy.
Opium
Opium
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Opium: 2009-12-15 03:49:21 pm
2009-12-15 03:48:58 pm
How come bumping into Kraid or his spikes caused no damage during that fight?  (last video)
Super KB
2009-12-15 04:20:54 pm
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Quote from Opium:
How come bumping into Kraid or his spikes caused no damage during that fight?  (last video)

when you get hit by your own bombs, you'll be invincible for a split second
Opium
2009-12-15 05:16:47 pm
Quote from SuperKeenenBell:
Quote from Opium:
How come bumping into Kraid or his spikes caused no damage during that fight?  (last video)

when you get hit by your own bombs, you'll be invincible for a split second



I kill Kraid using the same method and I always get some damage, despite the fact that bombs are going off all around me.  Hmmm...
JaggerG
2009-12-23 07:32:44 am
Shifty Leader
That M2k2 guy
Yeah they definitely make you invincible, but if you're also rolling around as you do so, you tend to bounce at inconvenient angles or have a really tough time timing your drops so that you're constantly bombing. It seems like you can only have 3 out at a time, and you have to have 0 vertical momentum.
bydolord
2010-01-04 10:30:54 pm
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looks interesting maybe I'll learn how to beat metroid 1 :D
Tyjet66
2010-01-05 06:37:10 pm
What'd you say?
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looks interesting maybe I'll learn how to beat metroid 1 :D

If you need help:
http://m2k2.taigaforum.com/post/noobs_guide_to_metroid_nes.html