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rocks, locks, and invisible blocks
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4

I'll have better quality in later videos
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Caveberry: 2011-03-19 03:33:11 pm
Caveberry: 2011-03-19 03:28:47 pm
getting there...
PT 1: Looking really good. I can't shoot those first four targets that fast. Though, I would roll through that little hallway right before Biohazard containment. You can actually squeeze under the turret, lay a bomb then unmorph. Also, I know the Biohazard bomb jump is hard, but if you take a couple days to get it down, your runs will look much better to above average viewers. Everything else was pretty solid, nothing that couldn't be ironed out with a few more attempts.

PT 2: OMG, you have got to learn the PQ quick kill. She takes extra damage on her head whether you have scanned her or not. So, just manually lock your view on her head and use the rapid fire missile technique on her. She can go down in a matter of seconds (as I'm sure you know). Also, you can dash off those pirates shooting the container rather than rolling through the room. It should be much faster. 4:17 is not bad at all though. Congrats.

PT 3: Though it might not seem so, this is probably improvable by quite a bit. First of all, you should hardly have to move back to line up for SJF, let alone waste time in the air jumping back. A simple bent dash should suffice. The are also a couple dashes leading the SJB's door that speed things along. There are tons of points to choose from, pick a couple.

PT 4: Right off the bat, there is a dash off the first beetle you see that can speed up this room. I like how you adopted Sparky's first missile expansion grab. I think I might have to break down and do the same. NICE charge beam GET! Interesting gathering hall climb, I hadn't seen this before. Also, there is a pretty useful dash off a bomb slot upon completing the mb puzzle to unlock the door. If performed correctly it should launch you straight to the exit. All together, I would say this was one of your best segments. There were some parts that were rough around the edges, but you didn't miss many tricks and the were fewer mistakes per minute.

Sorry if my comments are a little disjointed, I was writing as I was watching and I can't be bothered to find out ALL the rooms names for the sake of clarity. I hope I didn't come off as a bigot. Your run is very well put together and I can tell you put some time into it. Continue to practice and learn from other peoples' runs. GOOD LUCK!
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Hazel: 2011-03-19 07:26:13 pm
Hazel: 2011-03-19 07:25:20 pm
rocks, locks, and invisible blocks
part 1 ive done better but meh

part 2 was bad but i dont like that part so i just took the fisrt atempt i did (as you can tell this i just a half assed speed run)

i have to say i really sucks on part 3

part 4 it was good thank you

part 5 will be uploaded on wed.
Not impossible
just highly unlikely
As opposed to a professional speed run?
i'm getting my master's degree in metroid fusion
getting there...
I think the words "amateur speedrun" originated on samus.co.uk. There was an entire thread devoted to players that wanted to get their work out there, but knew they had little to no shot at the record. So, the trend continues, and despite nitpicking, I think the intent is rather self-explanatory.
Not impossible
just highly unlikely
A speedrun is a speedrun is a speedrun. You either make the high score list or you don't. "Amatuer" doesn't mean anything here, regardless of intent.
One shall stand, one shall ball.
"Casual" might be a better qualifier if you feel like you need one. You probably don't though, I doubt anyone important would get mad about someone calling a relatively slow speed run a speed run.
my umbrella goes directly to Bankai
also, even if it looks slow for us, it might look blazing fast for someone who doesn't run the game.
I don't think there can be much of a distinction between 'amateur' or 'casual' speedruns unless someone out there is in a position to set the times which define such labels, and who would that be anyways?  Just because someone can't beat the record (which means EVERYONE except the record holder) doesn't mean it's amateur or some other term.  People have their own personal best times, and their own personal goals.  Beating your OWN record is exciting and fun, why take any of that fun out by calling it inferior like that?
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Toozin: 2011-03-20 10:07:32 pm
Not impossible
just highly unlikely
^ This exactly.


Besides which, the best time wouldn't be the best time without a bunch of people doing "amatuer" runs and finding small tricks that the record-holders didn't think up on their own. Hell, this entire community is pretty much built on this concept.
getting there...
Well, if you're going to put out a speed run that you acknowledge to be of lesser quality than the current WW. I feel it is only natural to make such a distinction, be it with the words "casual", "amateur", or whatever.

Really, this seems like a non-issue to me. In all my years being involved with this community, nobody has ever taken an issue with labeling runs like this. This can't have been your first exposure the adjective "amateur" in the context of a speed run. It's been happening for years.

The reality is that a runner will describe their run however they want, even if it is in a humble (albeit accurate) way.

This is silly.
ANKOKU
It's also probably a good way to tell advanced speed runners who're watching "I'm not going to be pulling off every single trick possible in this run" With a single modifier.
I think the complaint is more about the self deprecatory implication of the title. Not necessarily the word amateur. I don't have a problem with it personally as it's just someone being humorously humble about their own efforts, but yeah all great runs are built on 'amateurish' speed runs to start off.
rocks, locks, and invisible blocks
an amateur in just a run where the person playing (in this case me) knows that they dont have a chance at beating the best running but still want to run the game and go for the thbest time they can get (in this case im going for an hour 15)
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part 2 was bad but i dont like that part so i just took the fisrt atempt i did (as you can tell this i just a half assed speed run)

>_> Um...
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Opium: 2011-03-23 01:34:03 pm
I don't seriously consider matching or beating the records, but I am far from amateur - and so are most of the people here who also have little chance of beating/matching the records.  Maybe that's why I don't care for the term very much.
rocks, locks, and invisible blocks
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and go for the thbest time they can get

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part 2 was bad but i dont like that part so i just took the fisrt atempt i did (as you can tell this i just a half assed speed run)

>_> Um...


i dont like the second half of the frigate
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playe: 2011-03-23 04:54:10 pm
Still scanning PQ wastes a good 5-10 seconds.

Heck I don't even scan PQ when I attempt single-segment runs. (And I'm probably not even half as good at SS runs as most people here.)
One shall stand, one shall ball.
If you can't reliably hit her weak spot with manual aim, I'd think those 5-10 seconds will still end up faster than not scanning. It's more like 3-4 anyway.
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Quote from itsPersonnal:
and go for the thbest time they can get

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part 2 was bad but i dont like that part so i just took the fisrt atempt i did (as you can tell this i just a half assed speed run)

>_> Um...


i dont like the second half of the frigate


Wonderful display of missing the point d'oh!aiwebs_004
getting there...
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Wonderful display of missing the point d'oh!aiwebs_004


lol, agreed.

I know most of you are well above the title of "amateur". IMO, anyone is free to label their non-WW runs any way they see fit. I guess most of us that are still attempting full runs of the game just adopted "amateur" as the the community standard. However, I stand by the idea that slower runs should have some sort of designation. i.e. "itsPersonals shot at silver!"
rocks, locks, and invisible blocks
part 5 is going to be uploaded late im bean kinda busy with my trilogy speed run route test and 23% trilogy also dazzle problems again but i'll get arownd to it soon...
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Hazel: 2011-04-20 08:04:24 pm
Hazel: 2011-04-20 07:55:22 pm
Hazel: 2011-04-20 07:49:49 pm
rocks, locks, and invisible blocks


my gamecube run is on hold 'cause that wasnt clear already... and this runs gonna be better

i will get around to my gamecude run at some point. in other words its not droped and im not going to drop it i still have the file and plan of finishing in the summer if not before
Am I the only one that notices that this run is de-synced like heck?