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2004-07-26 08:52:37 am

I've found that taking a break to do some 1% Fusion runs seems to help be perform better on 100% single segments. My last 3 runs have all been sub 1 hour: 58:11, 58:27, and 59:27 (this one was last night...sucked hardcore).

Sometimes playing a different game for a little while will help :)

Kridly

2004-07-27 05:03:50 pm

I've noticed something like that with ZM. When I've been playing for a few days my wall jumping(up one wall) gets kinda crappy, but if I take a break for a day or two it will be better again.

Dragondarch

2004-07-31 08:46:47 pm

New Normal 100% record (on tape):

57:06 single segment.

And unless the Japanese guy with the 53:08 can cough up some video proof, as far as I'm concerned I hold the world record Twisted Evil

ajbolt89

2004-07-31 09:54:56 pm

lol no way

AAAWESOME!! I can't wait to see it! God you make me sick.. Single-Segments are like the hardest things in the universe.

Dragondarch

2004-07-31 10:58:37 pm

I need to watch the tape myself and see just where I screwed up. All I remember clearly is that all but 2 mini-boss/boss battles sucked hardcore.

Yoshi348

2004-07-31 11:04:16 pm

PAGE BREAKER

Ready and willing.

*Dragondarch wins the Golden Pikachu Trophy!*

What... it's been taking up space in my closet for about a year now.

Dragondarch

2004-07-31 11:05:56 pm

Quote from Yoshi348:

*Dragondarch wins the Golden Pikachu Trophy!*

What... it's been taking up space in my closet for about a year now.

Haha, I don't have anywhere to put it though. Maybe I could just rub neon paint all over it so it glows...oooo...glowy... Wink

Electrometer Prime

2004-08-01 01:24:35 am

I wanted that,so I could throw it in a fire and whatch it burn! Twisted Evil

I CANT WAIT FOR THE VID!!!

Dragondarch

2004-08-01 01:58:32 am

I just watched the vid myself...I'm not exactly sure HOW the flickerbat I managed a time that good. All but the Charge Beam Centipede and Acid Worm battles sucked hardcore. Tourian wasn't very friendly either. Not to mention all the n00bish mistakes I made throughout the entire run.

Kraid: All I need to do is cram 1 more missile down his throat, and I fall. I try to jump back up but hit a fingernail. Had to wait for the lint to stick in the wall before I could take any more shots.

Cocoon Wasp: Went well until after my 2nd shot. Normally I start by pumping 3 supers into it's left side, freezing the ripper and shooting 9 more missiles in to the right side. After the 2nd shot I hit one of the spores and fell in the water, and didn't get up in time to freeze the ripper so I had to jump shoot the right side with the 9 missiles.

Ridley: I only have 7 supers going into this battle now with the route change I made. I missed and hit his tail with one.

Tourain: In the last room before the final save point I didn't kill one metroid I had froze when I thought I had pressed the button enough times. It grabbed me so I had to bomb out of it, which gave the other one time enough to unfreeze and beeline for me. I ended up having to bomb out of them like 4 or 5 times before I could take shots again.

Mother Brain: Actually didn't go that badly. Just started off bad since right after I blew the tank open I fell in the magma.

Chozo Ghost (for fully powered suit): First 3 shots were perfect, then it decided to only show the symbol while I was calling lightning, so I was busy dodging.

Metal Ridley: This was nothing more than piss-poor aim on my part. I blew all my supers and had to finish it with normals.

I just watched the vid myself...I'm not exactly sure HOW the flickerbat I managed a time that good. All but the Charge Beam Centipede and Acid Worm battles sucked hardcore. Tourian wasn't very friendly either. Not to mention all the n00bish mistakes I made throughout the entire run.

Kraid: All I need to do is cram 1 more missile down his throat, and I fall. I try to jump back up but hit a fingernail. Had to wait for the lint to stick in the wall before I could take any more shots.

Cocoon Wasp: Went well until after my 2nd shot. Normally I start by pumping 3 supers into it's left side, freezing the ripper and shooting 9 more missiles in to the right side. After the 2nd shot I hit one of the spores and fell in the water, and didn't get up in time to freeze the ripper so I had to jump shoot the right side with the 9 missiles.

Ridley: I only have 7 supers going into this battle now with the route change I made. I missed and hit his tail with one.

Tourain: In the last room before the final save point I didn't kill one metroid I had froze when I thought I had pressed the button enough times. It grabbed me so I had to bomb out of it, which gave the other one time enough to unfreeze and beeline for me. I ended up having to bomb out of them like 4 or 5 times before I could take shots again.

Mother Brain: Actually didn't go that badly. Just started off bad since right after I blew the tank open I fell in the magma.

Chozo Ghost (for fully powered suit): First 3 shots were perfect, then it decided to only show the symbol while I was calling lightning, so I was busy dodging.

Metal Ridley: This was nothing more than piss-poor aim on my part. I blew all my supers and had to finish it with normals.

Yoshi348

2004-08-01 02:16:22 am

PAGE BREAKER

Ready and willing.

So are we talking 3-4 minutes of improvement here? Cool.

Dragondarch

2004-08-01 02:19:40 am

Hah! I wish it were that much. Its not THAT bad time wise, but visually it doesn't look very impressive due to all the little mistakes and boss screwups.

Electrometer Prime

2004-08-01 03:20:11 am

So you're saying you can do the run again and get a better time. Laughing

Dragondarch

2004-08-01 11:24:06 am

Absolutely...with a little luck anyway Wink

Radix

2004-08-02 08:33:47 pm

So you'll be trying for 56:xx and not mailing the tape of the 57?

Dragondarch

2004-08-02 09:57:55 pm

Nah, I'm gonna mail it and switch to working on my single-segment 1% Fusion run. I've been kinda going back and forth between them for a little while now, mainly when luck just didn't want to be on my side for a particular game. It just happened that I had some extremely good luck with MZM on that day (on most everything except bosses anyway Wink

).

My 1st Fusion run today I managed to make it to Nightmare without much trouble, and almost took him out (needed like 3-5 more charged shots). Seems like I'm having some luck there so I'm gonna finish that run before going after 56:xx (or 55:xx with some EXTREME luck)

ajbolt89

2004-08-02 10:28:49 pm

lol no way

Ah, can't wait to see 55:xx. You rock dude, hahaha.

Radix

2004-08-02 10:31:54 pm

Ah ok... do you have nate's new address?

Dragondarch

2004-08-03 12:03:01 am

Yeah, I got it already.

Just managed to get to Nightmare AGAIN on the 1%. He schooled me this time though (ie, was being cheap and always moving in a way that was impossible to avoid).

Here's some references as to how long it takes to get to each place I might have trouble with, and how many times it's done me in (according to how long the VCR said I had been taping):

Serris: 25 minutes (fell in the water on the Core-X) - 2 deaths - 91% success
Mega-X: 40 minutes - 5 deaths - 75% success
Space Pirate Gauntlet: 60 minutes - 1 death - 93% success
Yakuza: 65 minutes - 8 deaths - 43% success
1 hit kill Wasps: 65 minutes - 2 deaths - 67% success
Nightmare: 75 minutes - 3 deaths - 25% success
Ridley: 90 minutes - 1 death (died to the Core-X! ARRRRGGGGHHHH!) - 0% success
Total attempts: 22

I'm sure I'll find more...Nettori has been playing nice but I'm sure it will want it's own share of me one of these times, and SA-X and Omega Metroid haven't even had a shot at me yet.