Dash Retro
FF7 New PC Version - 100% Speedrun in 14:27:50 - World Record Establishment - Part 2/2
updated
Alright, it's a hell of a mouthful, but the complete category name is:
Final Fantasy 7
PC Any% No Slots, No Warps (Turbo, No SCM)
Leaderboard here: speedrun.com/ff7?h=PC-Any_No_SlotsNo_Warps-Turbo-no-scm&x=vdo464y2-ql6rkwl9.5q84jm6l-wl3973wl.mlngd4o1-wle9rxr8.jq68y5vl
To break that down:
PC: We are playing on PC
Any%: Defeat Sephiroth as fast as possible within the rules
No Slots: Cait Sith's Level 2 Limit Break "Slots" is banned
Turbo: I am using a Turbo function to mash Circle automatically by holding L2
The PC version has a couple more stipulations:
No Warps: Wrong-warping is banned
No SCM: Setting the system clock to manipulate battle RNG is banned
Part 2: youtu.be/GHB2je29g2k
Full unbroken video available on Twitch: twitch.tv/videos/2062605855
Full Category: PS1 Disc, 100% No Slots, Turbo
-Time begins on New Game and ends on final hit on Sephiroth
-Cait Sith's Limit Break "Slots" is banned
-Turbo Controller is allowed
-All Items including Weapons, Armors, and Accessories must be in inventory at end of run*
-All Materia must be in inventory at end of run
-All Enemy Skills must be learned on all 4 E. Skill materia
-All Bosses must be defeated
-All Limit Breaks must be learned
*All Limit Break items, Earth Harp, Desert Rose, and Save Crystal are exceptions
Full rulings and leaderboards available at speedrun.com/ff7
Part 2: youtu.be/EIpTtGgxqno
Full unbroken video available on Twitch: twitch.tv/videos/2062605855
Full Category: PS1 Disc, 100% No Slots, Turbo
-Time begins on New Game and ends on final hit on Sephiroth
-Cait Sith's Limit Break "Slots" is banned
-Turbo Controller is allowed
-All Items including Weapons, Armors, and Accessories must be in inventory at end of run*
-All Materia must be in inventory at end of run
-All Enemy Skills must be learned on all 4 E. Skill materia
-All Bosses must be defeated
-All Limit Breaks must be learned
*All Limit Break items, Earth Harp, Desert Rose, and Save Crystal are exceptions
Full rulings and leaderboards available at speedrun.com/ff7
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Full stream archives here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AHAv7xOOGKliyY9AVo8fOSMRr6PWmmisxAMIKP9Zj1g/edit?usp=sharing
Additional clip from twitch.tv/thebroodles
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Part 23a: New Chocobo Manip: The MorninCraf Special
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
Manip sheet: pastebin.com/Gn2cSXda
I saw MorninCraf do this super sick homebrew manip and decided to build it out into a full manip! Check out his stream at twitch.tv/morningcraft_
0:00 Intro
0:57 The MC Special
1:53 The New Sheet
2:55 What a Spin looks like
4:21 Executing the Menu
5:29 Examples
8:25 Tutorial End
8:49 Technical Talk
12:05 Thanks
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This is my game review of Dino Crisis, which I recently played through on stream.
You can check out the full stream archive here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNAvCzYIt6ioZoH_g3SwzBNy_L6Yk2hbj
Part 22a: Advanced World Map Movement
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
I first noticed LilGecko moving his characters this way in his TAS run and found the technique is very RTA viable.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Finding Cloud's Coordinates in RAM
4:02 Cardinal vs Diagonal Speed
6:50 Moving Cardinally with Diagonal Speed
7:44 Quick Example with Controls
11:52 Direct Comparison with Control Explanation
15:36 Midgar to Choco Ranch
16:24 Kalm Skip to Junon
21:42 Getting Cardinal Diagonal Speed in Overhead Cam
24:04 Costa del Sol to Mt. Corel
26:36 Tiny Bronco to North Corel
29:31 Mt. Nibel to Rocket Town
29:56 Coral Forest to Icicle Inn
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This is my PB for PSX Disc Any% No Slots (Turbo), a description of each part below:
PSX Disc - This was played on console from the disc, as opposed to emulation. The console is a PlayStation 2 Slim (SCPH-90001 exactly) which has the "Fast Disc Speed" option that significantly reduces load times.
Any% - Beat the game as fast as possible by almost any means necessary. Timing starts on selecting "New Game" and ends when the damage numbers appear on the last hit of the final encounter. There are a few extra rules such as: you must hard reset before selecting New Game, you must not open the disc tray except when prompted by the game.
No Slots - On top of the regular Any% rules, No Slots also prohibits use of Cait Sith's level 2 Limit Break which is called Slots. Slots has the power to one-shot any enemy in the game, including every boss, so the No Slots category is run to avoid the run being warped around one move.
Turbo - The Turbo variant on the above allows for the use of a Turbo controller which can auto-mash buttons. My specific Turbo controller is a Sony analog controller (SCPH-1200) which I've modded with my own "Dr. Masho" kit which replaces the analog sticks with two turbo Circle buttons (one is an off/mom switch like a regular button and the other is off/on for auto-fire). It's only able to turbo Circle, but that's all you need for FF7, and the rest of it being OEM Sony is comfortable and reliable. I run Turbo because I developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome a year ago and can't do a non-turbo run without days of pain afterward.
Leaderboards and full rulings here: speedrun.com/ff7
PSX Disc - Any% No Slots is the default page; hit the Turbo button for this run's exact category
Other disc read issue: youtu.be/zS4ZENihPQ4
Cap kit and driver bit: console5.com/store
There are many documents that are referenced throughout this tutorial, and I've tried to put them in the relevant video descriptions, but here is the overall notes document I try to keep up-to-date and use myself during runs: drive.google.com/file/d/1uvxelULauF1tPDcevtwbZsHAWEv94U_N/view?usp=share_link
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Part 53 (FINAL): Final Boss Rush: Jenova Synthesis, Bizarro Sephiroth, Safer Sephiroth, End of Run
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Final Menu
6:38 Jenova Synthesis
10:13 Bizarro Sephiroth
16:29 Safer Sephiroth
25:19 Safer Example 2 (Shadow Flare Cid)
27:05 Safer Example 3 (Shadow Flare Cloud)
29:05 Missing a Wait Trick
31:36 Safer Example 4 (Shadow Flare Tifa)
35:09 Pale Horse and Super Nova
38:47 Safety Remedy and Elixir
39:58 2-Person Wait Tricking
42:17 Final Encounter, Time End
45:37 Tutorial Outro
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Part 52: Northern Cave and Final Descent
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Disc Swap
0:28 Menu Changes
2:45 Disc 3 Menu
3:59 Spiral Screen, Tifa KOs Self
10:35 Droppy Rooms
15:30 Splitup Room, Save Crystal Glitch
21:03 Second Splitup Room
21:54 Rest of Movement Without Steps
26:50 Rest of Movement With Steps
30:12 Time Save if Steps Are Behind
33:49 Obtaining the Mystile, Selecting Party
35:12 Final Descent
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Part 51: Raid on Midgar Skip and Hojo
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Hojo Menu
2:20 Raid on Midgar Skip
5:41 Verifying FD Manip with Sparks
6:58 Hojo Fight Explanation
8:44 Hojo Fight Example 1
11:30 Hojo Fight Example 2
14:36 Cutscenes to Disc 3
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Part 50: Diamond Weapon, and Wait Tricking
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Flying to Diamond Weapon
1:24 Diamond Weapon Menu
6:53 Fight Intro
8:43 Wait Trick Tutorial
15:27 Fight Example 1
19:37 Fight Example 2
21:41 Backup Strats
23:27 Post-Boss Cutscenes
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Part 49: Final Descent Manipulation: Stone at Bone Village, List at Cosmo Canyon, City of the Ancients Movement
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Manip Explanation
6:39 Setting Stone in Bone Village
9:27 Setting List in Cosmo Canyon
19:17 The 2.5 Time Save
21:37 Why the First Cycle Cuts Short
30:12 Weathervane/Satellite Recap
32:17 Bugenhagen and Flight to COTA
33:14 Avoiding a Soft Lock
34:20 COTA Final Descent Manip Movement
44:07 Exiting City of the Ancients
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Part 48: Rude, Submarine, Space
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Post-Boss Menu and Fights
2:50 Submarine Game
4:55 Kitkat Frames
5:51 Key to the Ancients
8:34 Flying to Rocket Town
10:27 Rocket Town Menu and Fights
12:55 Rude
17:15 Going to Space
19:24 Flying to Cosmo Canyon
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Part 47: Carry Armor
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Carry Armor Menu
1:37 Fight Explanation
6:00 Arm Grab and Magic Breath
8:39 Fight Example 1 (Arm Grab Cid)
11:08 Checking Boss Scripts
13:10 Fight Example 2 (Single Lapis)
15:10 Fight Example 3 (AFK Opener)
17:10 Fight Example 4 (Late Lapis)
18:40 Fight Example 5 (Arm Grab Tifa)
20:21 Fight Example 6 (Arm Grab Cloud)
21:48 Double Lapis Opener
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Part 46: Underwater Reactor
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Flying to Junon
1:09 Big Menu
6:32 Entering Junon
8:00 Guard Fights
12:15 Movement to Underwater Reactor
13:50 Step Route to Underwater Reactor
15:13 Underwater Reactor
16:33 More Guard Fights
19:31 Final Screens
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Part 45: Fort Condor, Train Heist, Corel Skip, Lifestream
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Fort Condor
4:23 Fort Condor Minigame
7:23 Back to Corel
12:43 Catching Up on Steps
14:38 Guards Pre-emptive setup
16:08 Train Fights
27:15 Corel Menu and Corel Skip
34:09 Return to Mideel and Ultimate Weapon
37:35 Cutscene Hell
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Part 44: Junon Escape, FMV Skip and Mideel's Curse Ring and Shop
Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Cutscenes
4:27 Controlling Barret
7:05 Junon FMV Skip
11:44 Junon Escape
18:11 Back on the Highwind
20:24 Flying Diagonally
22:50 Obtaining Curse Ring
24:27 The Biggest Shop
28:50 More Cutscenes
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Part 43a: If You Get Caught by Whirlwind Maze
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Part 43: Northern Crater, Whirlwind Maze, Jenova Death
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Entering Northern Crater
1:10 Big Shoes (the monster)
2:10 Executing a Step Route
4:20 Troubleshooting a Step Route
6:18 Entering Whirlwind Maze
7:40 First Whirlwind
8:33 Curvy Room
12:55 Second Whirlwind
13:58 Jenova Death Explanation + Menu
17:00 Fight Explanation
19:53 Fight Example 1 (Normal)
24:28 Fight Example 2 (Normal)
25:46 Fight Example 3 (with Advanced Wait Trick)
28:21 Fight Example 4 (Silence)
31:05 Fight Example 5 (Silence on Cloud)
33:50 Post-Jenova Fields
36:00 Third Whirlwind
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Part 42: Schizo
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Intro
1:29 Menu Pre-Prep
2:53 Safe Strat Explanation
4:05 Safe Strat Menu
6:26 Avoiding an Inescapable Encounter
7:07 Saving Steps in Boss Room
7:53 Safe Fight Example 1
16:00 Safe Fight Example 2
21:45 Crit Strat Explanation
25:15 Crit Strat Menu
28:45 Crit Fight Example 1
37:11 Crit Fight Example 2
41:38 Crit Fight Example 3
47:10 Post-Fight Notes
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Part 41: Great Glacier, Snow Field, Gaea's Cliff, Magic Breath, Icicles
Full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkJWlotsWcT0etZdZ65yfZEdRiR615yr
0:00 Great Glacier Movement
2:03 Grabbing Added Cut
4:35 Snow Field
8:13 First Climb
10:22 Saving Steps on Climbs
12:20 Gaea's Cliff
19:07 Second Climb
20:37 More Gaea's Cliff
22:20 Icicles/Schizo Menu
25:21 Icicle Fights
29:28 Gaea's Cliff Final
31:01 Final Climb
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