Michigan, USAYou ever hear the tragedy of Darth Ridley the wise? I thought not, it’s not a story the Chozo would tell you. Darth Ridley was a space pirate so powerful and so wise he could use beta rays to make the metroids into more Metroids.
I'm not going... and I actually don't have any runs of this [was planning to start running it IF... you know, is emulation allowed for this game? is there an emulation category?... cause I'm not able to record my DS and all that.].
Either way, I wound up here because I scrolled through the AGDQ schedule and saw this, and was like "holy fucking shit, I love this game." This game is so awesome it's the only Mario kart to make it to EVO [I'm still mad the MKDS footage from EVO 2006 is one of the most elusive things to track down]...
Seriously I do not believe there are any Mario Karts that surpass MKDS in terms of it's level of competition and skill required. Can you actually dodge blue shells in any game after MKDS without the use of items? I'm most looking forward to seeing you play sky garden. I had so many fond memories playing Sky Garden Online and taking the short cut that a lot [at the time] believed was only possible with the use of a mushroom and taking it with a MTB instead.
If there an incentive for you decal? that would be an interesting incentive. Also... just throwing this out there, but Dry bomber > Egg 1. It's been a while since I talked to MKDS players [like probably 2008 was the last time I was in frequent contact and regularly playing it]. One thing I remember were the ongoing debates over Egg 1 vs Dry Bomber.
While I know on paper it's actually still very hard to say which is best [other than flat out saying I think no competent TAS would use anything other than Dry bomber... Well, maybe it might use Egg 1 occasionally]. I personally think a TAS would use Dry Bomber. Cause in order, the things that matter are Acceleration, Handling, Drift [or lack there of], Weight [the more the better... okay I'm actually not sure about that. What does weight effect other than making karts less likely to knock you around and spin you out?], Speed, and items [Only worth considering for time trials really].
So, theoretically the better handling and acceleration of Dry Bomber allows it to stay in MTB speed longer than Egg 1 while having a better turning radius [from the handling]... and potentially this longer MTB makes it so you can stay in MTB speed all the time making the Egg 1's superior speed irrelevant. And the Egg 1's only real plus is it's lower drift making it more more likely to snake in a straight line... I need to test this shit in a TAS...
Anyway. Congrats though. Sorry about the rambling, but I'm excited. I love this game. I'll definitly be watching your run.
How does wall clipping work? Do you need P-Speed to do it or can you run normally? [Well aside from easy clips like the bowsers castle 1-up clip].
How do you maintain P-Speed through pipes? I have a vague idea of how this works, but I'm not certain of the process.
What are some other general skills and tricks that are useful for runs in smb3?
I personally use R1 for missile toggle and R2 is R, while L2 is L.... but pretty much everything else is the same.
I looked over this guide by Mobiusman https://imgur.com/a/8MFIt
According to it the guide as well as frame data for the game you can only fire a missile once every 9 frames. 9 frames = 150 millisecond [0.150 seconds]. This is a bpm of 400.
If you set a metronome to run at 100, 200, or 400bpm it should be helpful. Again this is something musicians do to train to play their songs at the correct tempo.
Train with the metronome, then after you get in enough practice you'll no longer need the metronome.
Well. I didn't see anyone else mention this here, so why not. A common training technique in music when learning a new song is to practice with the metronome at 1/2 or sometimes 1/4 speed until you can flawlessly play the piece without error. Then once you've mastered it at 1/2 speed, move on up to 3/4 speed... then 100%, then 150%. If you can do it at 150% well, 100% will feel like cheating.
Personally with this game in particular I've been struggling with bomb jump timing, refill glitch, and jbj timing. Fortunately Bizhawk is has the 50% setting so I apply the same technique I use when learning a new song on the piano: 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, then back to 100%.
And now Kraid [the area, not the giant monster] is less painful in the 100% category. I still am very very happy when I exit Kraid.
I hope this helps someone. Cause it's definitely helping me. Anyway, back to practicing. Good luck everyone.
Go for it. I haven't started streaming myself, but I do watch streams occasionally. But most importantly just make sure you're having fun. If you want more viewers on a stream interact with the audience and stream on a consistent basis.
thanks a lot. I'll check out those links
Hello. I'm new here and newish to speed running. But newish I mean, I've definitely ran a few games and tried to get my times lower since I was younger but I never looked up advanced strategies on how to get competent times.
If you can't tell by my screen name, I like the Metroid series. Currently I've decided to start working on Zero mission. Anyone know how which emulators I should use to get this to run at decent speeds?
