NeW cAtEgOrY
6 years ago
Georgia, USA

Ok FiNe GuYs SiNcE rUnS aReNt ReQuIrEd AnYmOrE lEtS dO dEaTh% TiMiNg StArTs On FiLe SeLeCt AnD eNdS wHeN mArIo DiEs

Germany

Timing in milliseconds. Hope yall record in high FPS, as the frames will be rounded up

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Georgia, USA

I hAvE a NeW pB fOr SmO dEaTh% Of 40.65 GoNnA gRiNd FoR wR sOoN

Georgia, USA

WoW gReAt RuN kEeP aT iT

Oregon, USA

its not even a bad category, it should be added imo

England

Death% is an interesting category, despite being a short run it has many avenues for tricks. The first of which being "Start Press". While not frame perfect, it can be very easy for rookie runners to slip and click Assist Mode by accident, causing an almost instant reset. It's also entirely possible runners may forget to start their timer, though admittedly this isn't an aspect of the game to exploit, rather just human error.

The second trick that comes into play is "Cutscene Skip", which can be executed by pressing "+" as soon as Bowser's handsome face appears on screen for the introductory cutscene. Runners must also be wary that a second input of "A" is required as a confirmation for pulling off this trick. "B" is a no-go, and an almost certain run-killer.

Next up we have the "Camera Manipulation", which sees runners having to focus the camera in the direction of Cappy to gain control of Mario, looking anywhere else disallows players from moving on to the next input of jumping with A or B, and is another reset. The jump itself may also be seen as tricky to some, especially veterans of the Jumpless category.

Finally, we have quite possibly the hardest trick in the run, the "buffered spin-pound" or as runners lovingly refer to, the "bump jump", which allows Mario to move from a stationary position into a max speed roll, allowing us to reach the cliff of Mario's untimely demise slightly faster.

Anyway, with all that fluff out of the way, here's my submission, a 00:00:40.38

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Georgia, USA

You can jump in this game??? PogChamp

Lithuania

i got a 40.74 yay i guess xD

Lithuania

i tested, best theoretical time possible is 39.51 with pixel perfect inputs =)

Germany

You can go into the direction of TAS in SMO?

Lithuania

well i knew the quickest time you can get to the jump and take control of mario, and i paused the timer at exactly that time, spund and as soon as i jumped started the timer

Victoria, Australia

how long before someone actually starts grinding this category for 12h a day non-stop

Australia

You know you have a good category when you do absolutely nothing for 80-90% of the run. Also, who's going to grind for that sweet sub 40? Kappa

Edited by the author 6 years ago
England

Is sub 1 possible??

Lithuania

i have sub 40 on my splits @Mnyush, but that i technically didnt get

Lithuania

@Wrighty if we found a way to completely skip the part until you get to control mario, sub 3 would just about be possible

Lithuania

Boiiz after grinding for.. err.. 9min 7 secs i got that sweet 39.93

England

I love that the reason this topic was created was because of the opinion that not needing 5 runs was stupid. And now this category has 5 runs.

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Nevada, USA

gonna try this

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