THERE'S NO OBVIOUS WAY TO IMPROVE THIS RUN OTHER THAN SIMPLY MICRO-OPTIMIZING IT. UNLESS A NEW STRAT IS FOUND TO BE VIABLE, THIS CATEGORY IS PRACTICALLY DEAD. I HOPE TO BE PROVEN WRONG.
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSV[PB] 2 TETRISES ON LEVEL 29 (91,800 POINTS)Gaster2024-07-24 | KILLSCREEN STILL CAN'T KILL ME BABY. I FORGOT TO UPLOAD THIS YESTERDAY, BUT I'M STILL SHOCKED THIS GAME HAPPENED. NOT ONLY IS IT THE FIRST TIME I'VE GOTTEN 2 TETRISES AT THIS SPEED, IT WAS ALMOST A LINES PB AS WELL (PB is 25 lines). HIGHKEY MIGHT BE MY BEST TETRIS GAME UNTIL I MAXOUT OR SMTH IDEK
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSV[TAS] Crash RTA Rules in 15.308s by Gaster319, Zen, & KzwbzGaster2024-07-21 | saved 2 frames over the former TAS (youtu.be/Gn53q__-F2s) by being farther left during the final inputs, causing the crash to occur earlier. I used this to improve the L+R TAS by 2 frames as well, lowering that down to 15.192s (should be encoded at some point whenever it's finalized). shoutouts to both @z__zen and @kzwbz114 for their original contributions to this TAS! (RTA Rules = no L+R and timing starts at first frame of 400 IGT)
I've recently been trying to improve my 1-1 crash time by doing 2 bumps instead of 3, but during this run, I missed one of the bumps so I did 3 anyway as a backup. as fate would have it, I end up getting the crash on this specific run and it's somehow faster by a SINGULAR FRAME. only me bruh. guess it's time to start doing a pipe clip so this won't happen again 👿
doing A/B thumbnail testing on this btw, so that's why the thumbnail might be different lol
gaster — Today at 1:54 AM @Pace I JUST GOT 1-1 CRASH FULL LEVEL DSNJAKDSAHJSLKDSNKLDWKSDJKLASDJAS
THIS FEELS LIKE THE BIGGEST FLUKE OF ALL TIME. LITERALLY THE THIRD TIME I'VE GOTTEN THE CRASH EVER AND IT'S ALREADY FULL LEVEL. I REALLY WISH I GOT IT WITH DROIDCAM ON, BUT I WAS GENUINELY JUST GIVING IT A QUICK TRY BEFORE GOING TO BED. SIMPLY NO WORDS. GG.
also incase you're curious, this beats my 46.290s run by 1771 frames aka 29.468s. almost 30 seconds bruh
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSV4:54 TO TAS BBG (5/8 #2)Gaster2024-07-04 | I DID NOT EXPECT TO GET PAST BLANT SO QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAY I DID IT. THIS WAS LITERALLY THE FIRST RUN PAST 1-1 OF THE ENTIRE SESSION. BULLET IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE A BIG BARRIER TO PASS, BUT THE FACT WE'RE ALREADY THERE IS HUGE. HOPEFULLY I CAN KEEP THIS UP 🙏
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSV[TAS] 1-1 as Big Mario in 20.150s by Gaster319 and web2000Gaster2024-07-02 | somehow never thought to try doing the grab like this, but it is fastest by a longshot! shoutouts to Lain for making the original inputs, which I only improved by a frame. timing ends when I hit the flagpole btw (TAS Timing is 23.428s)
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSVLIGHTNING 4-2 ON A RUN (ALMOST WITH PL8-1)Gaster2024-06-19 | BRO I WAS DOING ATTEMPTS OF THIS AS A JOKE AFTER THE SMB1 WORLD CUP AND THEN I GENUINELY GOT IT ON MY 4TH RUN TO 4-2 AND WITH G INTO WZ AT THAT. GOT 8-1 ACCEL AS WELL, DIED TO AF0. WHAT IN THE WORLD DUDE. PENSROCK WAS IN THE VC BTW BUT I FORGOT TO FIX DISCORD AUDIO ON OBS 😭
my in-run SoB should be 4:54.498 now btw! I've gotten fast 8-0 on a dead run before [8-6-C(67)-0]
THIS WAS DONE LIVE ON STREAM BTW. IT TOOK 12 SESSIONS TO GET PAST PL8-1, BUT WE FINALLY MADE THE BREAKTHROUGH. HUGE SHOUTOUTS TO 2 FRAMER TOP STEP FPG, BECAUSE I SWITCHED TO IT TODAY AND THEN I IMMEDIATELY GET THIS RUN. W STRAT
this saves 1 framerule over the current warpless SoB, and leaves only 4 levels left to save time in (1-3, 3-1, 6-2, 7-1). this framerule is actually similar to a framerule that @Niftski got in 2022, which requires D5 TFA and at least D20 inputs (L _ R L+A). thankfully, this one doesn't require a perfect TAS accel at the beginning, BUT it does require D00 inputs (L _ R L+A _ R), which are surprisingly much harder. it cannot be overstated how random and inconsistent these inputs are, and you only get so many opportunities since you have to get through the TAS accel first. despite that, I finally got it after such an excruciating grind. definitely one of the hardest ILs I've ever done.
also if you're wondering what the warpless SoB is now, it is an 18:38.974! potentially the final second barrier unless 6-2 or 7-1 FFPG get significantly more viable.
there are at least 3 TAS accels that can work at the start, but I ended up getting it with E6 TFA which is the 2nd best (A2 is easiest, D5 is hardest). after the frame perfect backwards jumps (depends on the TFA), you do a frame perfect RLA, a frame perfect A release (26 framer), and a 1 frame right press mid air to get setup for the darG grab (0A0 falling with 228 subspeed). afterwards, you still have to do the actual grab, which is a frame perfect 21 frames of left, a frame perfect 4 framer during that, a frame perfect right press, and then a frame perfect A press all in less than half of a second. lastly, you need to do TAS pole inputs for D10 FPG, which is either L _ R L+A _ R or L L R L+A _ R. I can't wait to see this be done full level in 2027! (this is different from TAS 5-3 because of the mushroom grab btw)
ive been grinding 4:54 in smb1 btw! ive already done 3 sessions live on my twitch, and i plan to do attempts for the whole summer. tetris is a fun side grind tho
KingOfJonnyBoy also found a run viable 3-1 FFPG setup which is only 2 framerules slower: youtu.be/PC6ty8BADj8
sorry if my explanations are a lil scuffed btw, I'm currently a bit sick. despite that, I still managed to find this new setup which is actually an improvement to a previous setup of mine that was fairly similar. this setup should definitely be a better alternative though, as the pipe inputs are MUCH more lenient. if only the koopa bop wasn't always so fucked lol
Main Inputs: D5 TAS accel, 11 framer on frame 41 (jump to the pipe), 2 frame window left press, 1-2 framer left press into a D+R buffer, 1 framer on frame 77 while holding D+R (jump out of the pipe), subspeed pause and blazit D+R (any order), full jump on frame 37, RLA on frame 103 with A for 15 frames, frame perfect left press for 16 frames, instant L to R, top step into a wiggle to get down to D10-D70 subpixels, and finally a 1-4 frame window left press to FFPG depending on your subpixels and/or subspeed.
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSVGeometry Dash The Tower Speedrun in 1:05.237 *Former PB*Gaster2023-12-30 | this WAS top 3 at the time until TapsieSpot got a 1:05.233 which has yet again pushed me out of the top 3 lol. GGs to Vertic on getting the first ever .1 btw thats so hypeee (won't stop me from grinding for WR though 😈)
also I got this stupid ass run during the same stream (could've been WR): youtu.be/6LIiteAikws
GOT THIS WHILE AWAKE FOR 27 HOURS (prolly contributed to that insane crazy bonkers popoff). ALSO FINALLY HAVE EARLY CYCLE IN A PB BUT THIS RUN IS ACTUAL DOGSHIT BEFORE LEVEL 2 ENDING. I LOST TIME LITERALLY EVERYWHERE ITS SOOO BAD, BUT THEN THAT HELMETLESS BONE JUMP IS ONE OF THE MOST CLUTCH THINGS IVE EVER PULLED OFF IM NOT EVEN KIDDING (17 frame perfects in a row counting the 2nd frame jump which I realistically needed)
finally beat my PB from 3 years ago... and STILL without early cycle :D (BUT IT HAD FAN SKIP HSDKLAJSKDAJDKLDSAJKLDSJ)
this was in wubbzy server vc btw, first time I've been in there in sooo long. seems like it gave me good luck for this run lol
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSV10 Wordles in 18.55 *PB*Gaster2023-09-20 | from FLOOD to BASIC I got bored and tried this again after so long, and just like that i get a marginal recorded pb! (ive gotten 18.30 which was actually on vid, but i never uploaded it and now the video is gone. doesnt matter tho because its not a 17)
sorry about the shitty audio btw, and i forgot to include nohboard as well so oops
this might be my most fucked lightning ever. here's everything that was stupid about it:
-I did the 1 frame down press on a frame with high subspeed, so I didn't lose a subpixel but it still changed my subspeed. to back this up, I did a 6 frame right release in the air to fix my subspeed (I didn't even know the exact length required, I just knew this was a way to back it up so I took a shot in the dark)
-I did a 2 framer during the pipe entry which made me need to do a frame perfect left press to still get I into wz
-I jumped on frame 154 in wz but FF0 saved it and still got extra frame save (you're supposed to full jump on frame 153)
-I'm also peach lol
anyway its wild that I have 50 of these, I think I'll stop updating the playlist as soon as I hit 100. hopefully this lightning consistency will eventually turn into something great 🙏
34 SESSIONS. 2 MONTHS STRAIGHT. ~200 HOURS OF PLAYTIME. IT IS FINALLY OVER!!!
I really don't have much to say, this whole journey has been so surreal. the fact I got NINE runs to 8-4 in total, that is fucking absurd to think about. normally I'd be disappointed with the 8-4 speed, but I started to lose hope that I would even get this run soon. considering school is starting really soon for me (starts in 1 week), I am sooo relieved to have finally clutched it out.
now I'm sure that not many of you are reading this far, but I just wanna properly say thank you. this is something I've wanted for almost 2.5 years (I'm serious, look at the date of this video: youtu.be/pKh04ys4RQA), and to have y'all constantly watch and support me during this grind is just so fulfilling and motivating. I genuinely believe that I would not have gotten this without my viewers, I cannot overstate how grateful I am. love u guys 💙💙💙
also if you're wondering what's next for me, I think I'm gonna take a break or at least slow down with smb1 as soon as school starts. I might do some 4:55.3xx attempts this week just for the hell of it, but afterwards I won't nearly be as active anymore. I'd love to hear what y'all would wanna see me grind tho
I already said this during the video, but I am surprisingly content with this fail. I almost expected this to happen really, as negative as it sounds. I just thought that it was unlikely for me to get it first run past 8-3 WJ, and it seems like I was right. but with that being said, this is still really great progress and I even feel like I broke a mental barrier with walljump. just hoping it doesn't take many more runs to 8-4 lol
be sure to watch my low 455 attempts live on my twitch here: twitch.tv/gaster319
I've been wanting this for YEARS. this method took up most of my original lightning 4-2 grind, but I never ended up getting it this way. fast forward to today and I decide to try it once again for fun, and I ended up getting to warpzone FOUR times with the 4th one finally getting it. wish I had cam on but I didn't bother setting it up lol
FCB (group channel i'm in): youtube.com/channel/UC-Pyf49Nvih0ZAHcIezMmAg twitch: twitch.tv/gaster319 twitter: twitter.com/gaster319 discord: discord.gg/TzRbvj2vSVLOW 455 TO 8-4 TWICE IN THE SAME STREAMGaster2023-07-14 | this stream happened 2 days ago and it ended up becoming my best session EVER. 10 runs to 8-2, 5 runs past TAS blant (50% consistency), 3 runs past TAS bullet (60% consistency), and these 2 runs to 8-4. it does suck that I STILL don't have it, but I do know that I can get it really soon if I can somewhat keep this up. guess we'll have to see what happens
be sure to watch my low 455 attempts live on my twitch here: twitch.tv/gaster319
ofc this is still GREAT progress, but what a disappointing fail man. during this entire low 455 grind (started may 24th), I have only had this happen ONCE in practice EVER. genuinely such a rare fail for me, and it ends up happening IN AN ACTUAL RUN. super fucking frustrating tbh, but we will move. I need to get this soon now.
it was a 4:58.026 btw, which is my first 4:58 EVER. not joking. anyway I'm glad to get yet another run here, it just gives me even more confidence that I can hopefully get this soon. also my mic sounds different because a windows update changed it for some reason
anyway I am really happy with this run!! its been 10 days since my last run to here, and today I had one of my best sessions yet. 8 runs to 8-2, 4 runs to bullet (50% at TAS blant), and 1 run to 8-4. its been a while since even a run to 8-3, so I'm glad to not just get that, but clutch out yet another run to 8-4. hopefully we can get this soon man, I'm already 21 sessions in 😭