Update on trying the game genie code:
Last night I finally got around to plugging in my NES, so I decided I would try messing around with the game genie code. Honestly, it was very interesting and I would be happy to help you set up a leaderboard on Google Sheets if you'd like @wrboismbs . However, it was also very confusing, so if you decide to accept my offer, I would appreciate some help with routing so I can make sure I'm doing everything as best as possible.
Okay so first of all - All pipes can be used. This causes some errors in levels without warps (such as softlock, dead end and so on) so only use them if you know exactly what youre doing. Second of all - Most objects are replaced with pipes placed in some strange places. This creates new levels. Third of all - 3-3 is impossible. It deletes a important platform and the jump is way too far to make it, so the only two categories possible are 1 warp and any%. Fourth of all - in any% Route - 8-2 has an actually interesting wall clip that is needed to beat the level - its actually easy and needs no setup - Just jump on the "spring", hold left and mash a to clip through the pipe. Its not too hard to be honest and the lakitu dropping stuff on you isnt affecting it at all. fifth of all - Some levels require big mario because clipping is way too difficult without it. (Such as 4-2 pipe in 1 warp that needs to be clipped in) Luckily, all of these clips are very easy and you can do it with a similar setup to minus world big mario, just need to be facing forward and run into it instead of jumping normally. And last of all - This cheat makes some levels easier. For example 4-2 in any% route you can just go into the first pipe and do the wrong warp without doing anything pretty much. In 8-4 theres a pipe that generates behind you. Take it and you can go to the second section in no time. 1-1 is harder, You can take the first pipe in 1-1 and it will take you to the coin room, but there you need to do a walljump hoping your subpixels will be right. My best time i ever gotten on 1-1 was 374 when i got that walljump, however i reccomend not taking it and just playing the level without taking pipes (which ends in 348 at best) because even tho this trick saves 4 seconds its hard to pull it off first try, so i reccomend playing the level in a normal manner. Also, in 4-1, 8-1 and 8-3 you can take the first pipe and it will warp you further saving time. Doesnt work in 8-2, where the pipe just takes you to the start of the level. I hope i covered everything in this pretty long post.
I just "completed" a any% run using savestates. It's good practise for warpless with fire as there are so many plants to kill (similar to regular 6-2). Looks quite playable and fun. 8-4 is great as one can skip the boring first room and does not need the first frame perfect jump (or fast accel) in the second one.
Is there a setup for the 8-2 clip? I'm really inconsistent at it
How to do 1-1 walljump: Hold L+B, when at the left wall do a good fast accel, hold right and jump the frame after you land. Release jump a short while (=a few frames) after. That should hit the walljump pixel at the second block.
And a random thing I found which is probably known: It's possible to jump the first frame possible in 8-4 and actually jump in air. Great for practising timing level beginning fast accels.
Actually sadly no setup for 8-2 since like 3 people played this cheat so far? But once it becomes popular i think a setup could have been found, however that 8-2 clip can be replaced with something like 4-2 wall clip when this cheat becomes popular. For now tho, try completing a run first, no matter how unoptimized it would be. EDIT: Also, a video footage would be nice.
Without taking the very first pipe in 8-4 and with grabbing mushroom in 1-1 and flower in 1-2 I got my time down to a 5:01.1. Was sub 5 pace into 8-4 but I bonked in water and got hit by the podoboo. Deleted the video because wasn't satisfied with the time but once I have motivation I'll do some more runs.
[Edit: Would you like me to help you set up a leaderboard? I forgot to add this before, lol.]
Yea sure go on you can even moderate it as i dont really care about making it myself
Here's a minus world ATEOPT run: (8-1 and 8-2 in any% are hard, that's why I have not gotten a run there)
My idea for a warpless equivalent (as a possible category on the seperate leaderboard we might make, not for this site right now): Since 3-3 is impossible, play up to and including 3-2 (maybe even start 3-3). Then reset or game over and take the warp zone in 1-2 going to 4-1. Then play warpless to the end. That only leaves out 2 levels out of which at least one is impossible. It's sort of a max amout of levels% category.
Also I can help with the leaderboard if that's wanted
Actually a better category name for that would be 93% since 30 out of all 32 levels are played. Also, There can be 4 categories of this cheat adding minus world and 93% - 93%, Minus World, 1 Warp and any%. Also i though about mixing STAGEO with this cheat but that would be close to impossible though. If you wanna make a leaderboard for all of these, then go on.
First video proof run of ANY% ateopt completion. Theres still some categories left, ill tag this as WR until someone uploads another run that beats mine. Run was decent, got the 8-2 clip pretty quickly but 8-4 made me lost about 1.5 minutes. My worst ever 8-4. First death caused by a fireball that i didnt knew would hit me because i though the framerule would be similar to normal any%, couldnt be more wrong. Also what i saw was, no matter what rule you get you always get the same hammer bros patterns in 8-3, so just memorize them and you are good to go. Also in 8-4 the first pipe acts differently after you die, after you die it warps you to beggining instead of the first section? weird Heres the link : Do better.
Dude I have to be honest this is so well made How much time did it take?
Insane tas but there is still a time save that is possible- in 8-2 one of the pipes loads the warp to the 8-2 coin room and there you have to do a walljump however if done perfectly you can save about 3 framerules at best. Still tas isnt far from perfection, almost everything was executed perfectly. Good job! I was about to ask blazit to do a tas but you made one that is good enough. It included pretty much everything. Sub 4 sadly isnt possible. But maybe one day
Hey Folks!
Just wanted to announce a new change to timing methods for both 11x categories. The new timing standards are as follows:
- Timing starts from power-on/reset (or game select if you're using one of the combo cartridges).
- Timing ends on grabbing the axe on the 11th run.
- Time betw
