I was misinformed. I know dha uses Flashpoint for some games and just assumed he used it for Bloons as well. Thank you for pointing this out to me!
Wow, I did not realize there different versions for the first Bloons game. We've been using the one on Flashpoint by Infinity. For consistency's sake, perhaps we should stick to that one. Not sure if it's the same version from either Newgrounds or Addictinggames. But it's simple to use and gets rid of the need to navigate through a bunch of outdated websites to find a playable version of many, many games.
Fantastic! We would love to see the new record. Please attach a video and submit it to the leaderboard!
You are correct. I need to go through and fix all the mistakes the past moderator let slip by. Thank you!
Ending it at 10 minutes and 0 seconds would be 1 second as that is rounded up from 0.x seconds. We are not able to record runs as 0 seconds, so rounding up to the next whole second is the best thing we can do.
Edited videos are not valid for speedrunning submissions. Thanks.
The goal of the speedrun is to make it to the Level 6 flagpole as quickly as possible.
From a new game, it is possible to "warp" to level 4 during the life counter immediately after selecting Level 1, making it possible to skip Levels 1, 2, and 3. This means Any% is just levels 4, 5, and 6.
Since exploiting such a simple mechanic is not ideal for the principles of speedrunning, Any% No Menu Warp also exists to disallow this mechanic, although the same thing can be done practically five seconds later into the speedrun.
Hope this helps.
Spoiler alert: you won't be able to finish the game anyway
Having several delayed speedruns pending is an asbolute disgrace to the website and speedrunning community. Shame on you guys!
Truly an epic showcase of maximum skill and dedication. Looking forward to your next stream, Touval!
Hello, THPS4 community! I recently completed a speedrun of this game but it's the GBA version. If you don't mind pointing me in the general vicinity of where I submit my run that would be fantastic!
Of course, my friend. Working with you has been nothing less than a pleasure.
Similarly to other Bloons games, timing should start upon "Play Game" after difficulty selection. Runners should not be able to set up towers before the run starts.
Hopefully this clears the air and this message finds your family safe and well. Cheers!
Ladies and gentlemen; boys and girls and fans alike of Bloons TD for select PSN consoles --
Please give a warm welcoming to our new addition of the moderation team: @Jumpyluff!
JumpyLuff is a world re-nowned Bloons Tower Defense player and has acquired extensive knowledge of the Bloons franchise through well over a decade of competitve video gaming. If you are at home reading this forum post, it means that JumpyLuff has superior knowledge (and probably skill) than you do!
He does hands down great work of curating leaderboards for the speedrunning cult. I have gave him the duty of taking the community's suggestions and am forcing him to implement his thoughts of how this should all pan out in the near future. He really doesn't have a choice by now, so he must create spectacular work for the sake of the Bloons TD fanbase.
I have full confidence our new moderator will help guide this community in a smooth direction for many minutes to come.
I apologize that the rules have not been clarified yet for this category. That is correct -- each of the levels must be completed for an Any% run.
There's a special place in hell for speedrunners who cheat in children's game
I am trying to come up with what would be a good image to display as the cover for this game. The image should be similar to these:
I don't think the title screen would be any fun. I've considered a monkey character sprite. I'm not sure if that would make sense though since it does not read the title of the game. If anyone has a suggestion, let me know!
Are you able to upload the mod for the game in the resources tab to make in accessible for everyone?
