Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on December 05, 2003, 09:04:29 PM
Have any of you seen this video yet? The guy is freaking amazing. Do you know of any other sites with these kind of videos?
Post by: Rob91883 on December 05, 2003, 09:26:18 PM
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Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on December 05, 2003, 10:04:09 PM
Post by: thecubedcanuck on December 06, 2003, 02:40:21 AM
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Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on December 06, 2003, 07:26:21 AM
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Originally posted by: thecubedcanuck
3 mins 11 seconds? The video is 11 mins and 3 seconds, am I missing something here or is the thread starter dyslexsic?
I think you're missing critical thinking skills...or is that reading comprehension?
BTW, it's dyslexic.
Post by: thecubedcanuck on December 06, 2003, 07:50:18 AM
Post by: Swordsplay on December 06, 2003, 01:54:29 PM
Post by: manunited4eva22 on December 06, 2003, 02:32:42 PM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Well, there is a 90 minute 100% speedrun of MP out there on Speed Demo Archives...
swordsplay he already said that.
I saw that mario video a while ago.
I mean he would get one ups 20 at a time. Insane insane insane.
Post by: MysticalMatt517 on December 06, 2003, 04:09:55 PM
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on December 06, 2003, 07:46:09 PM
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Post by: joeamis on December 12, 2003, 08:09:08 AM
like the relatively recent donkey kong high score world record,
i believe beating an easy game fast takes talent but achieving the highest score at
a hard game takes genius. and alot more effort and time
Post by: vudu on December 12, 2003, 09:08:48 AM
getting a high score at a hard game such as donkey kong is based on repetition. many of those classic arcade games had limited ai. because of that, memorizing a simple pattern was often enough to get though an entire game with a high score. (pac-man comes to mind.) thus, it becomes an exercise in remembering what to do and when, instead of reacting to the game.
also, i hear that the guy who beat smb3 in 11 minutes cheated. he used an emulator to slow down the game, and he would save repeatedly and load the game if he messed up. then he went back an edited the video.
i actually noticed what i thought to be a glitch in the video in one of the tank levels (i can't remember which one) where it looked like mario got hit by a cannon ball, then magically warped above it and jumped on it. i passed it off as being a problem with the direct feed. looks like it might have been a case of creative editing.
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on December 12, 2003, 02:07:34 PM
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Post by: mouse_clicker on December 13, 2003, 08:01:31 AM
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Post by: joeamis on December 20, 2003, 11:19:25 AM
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Originally posted by: kingvudu
i'd like to disagree, joeamis.
getting a high score at a hard game such as donkey kong is based on repetition. many of those classic arcade games had limited ai. because of that, memorizing a simple pattern was often enough to get though an entire game with a high score. (pac-man comes to mind.) thus, it becomes an exercise in remembering what to do and when, instead of reacting to the game.
I beg to differ with you, if you play Super Mario Bros 3 and beat it in 11 minutes, you only have to memorize 11 minutes of play, and alot of the time is taken up by running where there are no guys and moving on the world map, and waiting for the cutscenes taking place. So really that would only be like memorizing 8 minutes of play.
The Donkey Kong game high score rather took hours and hours of play, over like almost 50 completely different levels. Although the AI is simpler the game is still much harder than Super Mario Bros 3 by far as is Pacman...or more precisely getting a perfect game in Pacman... Also I didn't mean high scores for those old games only, I meant new games too.
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on December 20, 2003, 12:26:55 PM
I just found this link on GI's Nintendo forum. It turns out that the guy was actually using an emulator to cheat. Took him two years to do it too, I think.
Post by: Jdub03 on January 12, 2004, 10:45:16 AM
Post by: Digitlnoize on January 15, 2004, 08:04:24 AM
All you do is HAUL ASS through Level 1...that takes to most time...it's best if you can get the Pwing in level 1-4 (the auto scrolling one)...
Then get the 2 warp whistles (can't remember where they are for the life of me)...And here's the catch...
You use the first whistle to warp to the warp zone...then you use the second whistle IN THE WARP ZONE...this takes you to the last level...
Then you have to HAUL ASS through Level 8...use that Pwing to fly over that really hard auto scrolling ship...kick bowsers ass fast...not that hard...
I promise it CAN be done...I don't have a video camera or I would do it...but if you own the game try it...don't stop for anything but the Pwing and the 2 whistles...that's it...
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 15, 2004, 08:56:53 AM
Post by: Guitar Smasher on January 15, 2004, 10:58:06 AM
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Originally posted by: Digitlnoize
It is VERY possible to beat this game in that amount of time. Back in the day, I used to be able to do it my self...I'm around 15 minutes currently, but WAY out of practice...
No one said it was impossible! I assume you saw the movie. Even if the guy 'cheated', it is still completely possible to do what he did, in a single try.
Post by: mouse_clicker on January 15, 2004, 05:49:17 PM
Post by: ThePerm on February 01, 2004, 07:59:23 AM
Post by: ruby_onix on February 16, 2004, 03:09:49 PM
Just to clarify what everone seems to know by now, these aren't videos of some superhuman gamers completely powning games. They're gamers using an emulator that records button pressings, so they play a game with slow-mo and retry with save-states to create one superhuman playthrough of a game that's "real", and could be performed by anyone, assuming you were good enough, and your controller didn't explode under the pressure.
I don't think Morimoto (the guy who kicked things off with his SMB3 playthrough) ever claimed that he was as good as the video, but his legend preceeded him, and was understandably overblown.
Anyways, the link above appears to be their homepage. The "fmv files" (records of the button-pressings) are stored there, as well as videos captured of the button-pressings in action. You'd need Bittorrent to download the videos.
I reccommend looking at the Gradius video. You can't do much about the speed in Gradius, so Morimoto just has fun with it. No powerups except "speed". You'd think the game would stop letting you get faster after some point. But it doesn't. I doubt that ths one could actually be replicated in person. The controller just can't be responsive enough for this stuff without slow-mo.
I also liked watching Castlevania, because the slower pace of the game makes it look completely possible. Except that I've never managed to take out Death. And this guy makes him look so simple. "Just use holy water." Yeah right. Y'know, I had never seen how similar Dracula is in the first game to the Dracula in Dracula X on the Turbo Duo (and the start of Symphony of the Night on the PSX). I wish they had let the ending run. Stupid motivation to make me go and get pointlessly killed by Death a few more times. Or just download the fmv-file and the right NES emulator and let it run longer...
Now, I'm off to watch the newly-added Zelda and Metroid playthroughs.
Post by: mouse_clicker on February 16, 2004, 05:00:48 PM
Actually, I wouldn't doubt you can.
Post by: Xzeth on March 18, 2004, 01:29:36 AM
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Originally posted by: Myxtika1 Azn
Check this out!
Have any of you seen this video yet? The guy is freaking amazing. Do you know of any other sites with these kind of videos?
For a first poster i just had to reply on this one.. ^^
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