TAD - Speedrun Basics

[Cutscene Death]

It is possible to get completly healed after a cutscene, if you are able to die and immediatly trigger the cutscene. You will notice, that you hear the Death Sound while the "cutscene" plays. If this is the case, it worked.

This trick is not easy to pull off but it offers a great advantage, if you are low on health.

Actually, only Doc Slothrop is known for his more or less stable movement pattern, so it is the easiest of all bosses to take advantage of this trick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM5Ti3TIBy0

[Attack Speed]

Your attack speed depends on your button-pressing-interval. If you just going to mash the buttons, it is measurable slower! To avoid this, keep pressing attack with small breaks.

Here is an example for mashing = Slow attack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mpyCam-CdE

Here is an example for intervals = Fast attack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZs_YqBpqhw

You can see in this fight, that Jeff Wuzzle is beaten a lot faster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57drSt-IPus

[Text Speed]

There is a lot of text inbetween every bossfight. To skip faster through the text, you can use a combination of a keyboard and controller to mash faster. This is a huge time save, and the story of this game is so good, it is enough to only read it once in a lifetime.

[Early Talk]

It is possible to talk with the NPC before triggering the next fight. To avoid this, don't press the talk button in front of a NPC until the trigger automatically opens the text box.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQf0FrWaI10

[RNG]

The enemies of each section have a fixed spawnpoint and this is the only thing which is consistent. Everything else is more or less random movement and attack patterns. If you reach times < 3 minutes, every good run is more and more luck based.
Nevertheless it is a fun small game which is easy to learn but hard to master.

So the best you can do to keep yourself motivated in running, grab someone other and start beating times. Sub 2 Minutes is possible, it just needs someone who gets it.

Have fun, keep grinding and share this game. More people means more fun, and more fun is all we want (and maybe a PB or a WR)!