United StatesBetween the 3 Microman games, I've created, routed, and ran 12 categories.
They're not perfect, but they're decently optimized based on my findings. Certainly some room for improvement on each game and category. Each game in the series is an old-school, easy to pick up and play 2D sidescroller.
I'd love to watch and help runners learn it if they're interested.
This is the original shareware many '80s and '90s kids grew up with. I love this version the most. The version 1.5 category is set as the primary category because it was the most widely played version. It's just a simple "beat the game" Any% type category. Mostly straightforward except for a trick that gets the final boss stuck in place. Though, each of the 5 categories has its own style if that's not what you're into!
This game was only given to people who bought the registered Microman 1 game, but has since been provided for free to the public by the creator of these games. It's a cute, even shorter game. The only downside is that there are 51 speed settings for the game. So I had to establish a "default" speed (33). With that said, there are 3 categories to choose from in this game, depending on how broken, glitchy, or "intended" you want your run to be.
This is technically version 3.2 of Microman 1. It appears that the creator of the first 2 games went on to found a company called Hipsoft. From there, he decided to turn Microman into a game more respective to that current year (2003). It's a pretty boring game compared to the first 2, but it still features some really intense movements and precision to get a good run. There are 4 categories for this game. The primary category (All Discs, Advanced) is the longest at over 1 hour, but by far the most interesting and intense to run. However, there are shorter categories, including a 2 minute category. The shortest category is actually the only Microman category with another runner, and they tied my time.
Anyway, I'm a big fan of this series, and I know a lot of people who also really adore it despite its flaws. If anyone is interested, please join in! I'd be more than happy to watch live on Twitch, help, or anything like that if needed. Each game has links in resources and guides, if needed!
Just figured I'd give this forum a shot :)
I know with the A, usually enemies that touch you will die. However, on this boss, it always seemed like touching the boss itself would kill one of the lasers instead. But this one time, it directly killed the boss. If it worked here, I'm sure it could work even much sooner?
I've uploaded this to twitch, if anyone wants to put it on youtube, break it up into smaller parts or whatever, feel free. I don't care at all. Good luck, have fun, hope it's useful.
Feel free to ask me any questions here, on Twitch, or in the LADX Discord. :)
Yo. Submitted a game a while back and still waiting for it to be accepted so I can upload my run. Please and thanks. :)
Batman: The Animated Series, if it matters. <3
