Nitrofski | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PS1) - Any% Speedrun in 1:17:25 @Nitrofski | Uploaded February 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
After a good 5 years without running this game, I came back, did a few runs and this one happened during a spontaneous race between DylWingo and myself. This could easily have been WR, had I not choked on Voldy.
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Splits:
https://i.imgur.com/NkJnX2c.png
splits.io/3pnc
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Friends in the call:
DylWingo: twitch.tv/DylWingo
PhoenixAki: twitch.tv/PhoenixAki
NanachiSR: twitch.tv/NanachiSR
After a good 5 years without running this game, I came back, did a few runs and this one happened during a spontaneous race between DylWingo and myself. This could easily have been WR, had I not choked on Voldy.
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Splits:
https://i.imgur.com/NkJnX2c.png
splits.io/3pnc
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Friends in the call:
DylWingo: twitch.tv/DylWingo
PhoenixAki: twitch.tv/PhoenixAki
NanachiSR: twitch.tv/NanachiSR
![[TAS] Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Any% by Nitrofski & lapogne36 with 3-phase co-commentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i_3nLuv7k2Y/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Any% by Nitrofski & lapogne36 with 3-phase co-commentary
First showing: 15:25
Second showing: 48:00
Buzz in details: 1:18:00
Icy Peak in details: 1:25:40
Lost Fleet in details: 1:37:30
Sorceress in details: 1:40:50
This was broadcasted live on twitch @ twitch.tv/Nitrofski
It is the 3-phase live reveal of the TAS we have spent months (over 2 years in fact) working on on and off. We are very proud of the final result, and this livestream reflects that in our desire to bring people together in a live reveal.
Co-commentators:
lapogne36: https://www.youtube.com/user/lapogne36 | https://www.twitch.tv/lapogne36
JeremyThomspon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qiEZZGfU3tctiNjJhVLJw | https://www.twitch.tv/JeremyThompson
Same TAS without commentary: https://youtu.be/iiijDiLtrSg
This is a tool-assisted speedrun.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Any% is a category which requires the Sorceress to be defeated with no restrictions placed on the method of completing that objective. In other words, beat the final boss as quickly as you can get to her and win the fight.
Normally, and as was true for the last TASVideos submission of this category, this would require the collection of 100 eggs in order to open the door to Sorceresss Lair as per the in-game requirement. However, a skip found in November of 2013 allows us to bypass this requirement and complete the category with only 19 eggs (and 0 mandatory gems).
Rather than us being restricted by egg count, we were restricted by specific eggs that seem inarguably necessary to progress. Namely, the end of level eggs for the five main levels in each homeworld (a total of 15 eggs) which are required to access each homeworlds boss level, the boss level eggs (a total of 3 eggs) which are required to advance to the homeworld that follows each boss, and 1 additional egg midway through Sgt. Byrds Base which is required by the level-wide escort mission that leads to the end of level egg (required by the first classification of necessary eggs). In effect, this is a run of skips: we need almost nothing, we collect almost nothing.")
![[TAS] Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Any% by Nitrofski & lapogne36 in 22:35.17](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iiijDiLtrSg/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Any% by Nitrofski & lapogne36 in 22:35.17
Prefer a version with commentary? Watch the reveal livestream video here: https://youtu.be/i_3nLuv7k2Y
This is a tool-assisted speedrun.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Any% is a category which requires the Sorceress to be defeated with no restrictions placed on the method of completing that objective. In other words, beat the final boss as quickly as you can get to her and win the fight.
Normally, and as was true for the last TASVideos submission of this category, this would require the collection of 100 eggs in order to open the door to Sorceresss Lair as per the in-game requirement. However, a skip found in November of 2013 allows us to bypass this requirement and complete the category with only 19 eggs (and 0 mandatory gems).
Rather than us being restricted by egg count, we were restricted by specific eggs that seem inarguably necessary to progress. Namely, the end of level eggs for the five main levels in each homeworld (a total of 15 eggs) which are required to access each homeworlds boss level, the boss level eggs (a total of 3 eggs) which are required to advance to the homeworld that follows each boss, and 1 additional egg midway through Sgt. Byrds Base which is required by the level-wide escort mission that leads to the end of level egg (required by the first classification of necessary eggs). In effect, this is a run of skips: we need almost nothing, we collect almost nothing.")
![[OLD] Spyro 3: YotD - 117% TAS (WIP 4/16)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kO9z1MLW8wA/hqdefault.jpg "[OLD] Spyro 3: YotD - 117% TAS (WIP 4/16)
This WIP is shorter than the previous ones. It completes Sunrise Spring with Buzzs Dungeon and Crawdad Farm. Those levels being pretty simple, there is nothing much to highlight... Still, I think I manage to make them look pretty awesome ;p
Enjoy! :)
By the way, TAS completes Sunrise Spring in 34:29, which is more than 8 minutes faster than the current World Record.")
![[OLD] Spyro 3: YotD - 117% TAS (WIP 3/16)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/miSm-JO-mQM/hqdefault.jpg "[OLD] Spyro 3: YotD - 117% TAS (WIP 3/16)
Mushroom Speedway: TASed
There is nothing really special in this level, but I thought Id give some quick stats:
- Race has been beaten in 1:34.00, which is 5 seconds faster thant the fastest RTA Ive seen...
- Time Attack has been beaten in 38.21 which is only 1.65 faster than my WR (http://youtu.be/DZuVOpdLYhQ)
Seahsell Shore: TASed
Many things to say here... There is one big area that had multiple possible route and none of them standed over the others at first sight... 2 of them used Swim in Air, the other (The winner by 200 frames) not. Im glad that the NoSwim strat was faster as it looked a lot sexier than the other 2 routes. Bluto also required 3 reTASes as I was not satisfied with the result untill the one you see in this video which saved... 20 frames over the 2nd fastes B)
Overall, the TAS is 2:30 faster than the current WR for those 2 levels (0:50 for Mushroom Speedway and 1:40 for Seashell Shore), so Id say this part of the TAS is a success. Moreover, if we look closely at those stats and the fact that, at this point, TAS is 7:0X faster than WR, we notice that the TAS is on pace for sub 3:00:00 :O.
There is even more time to save in the later levels, if Im guessing right, which means this time will in the end be way under 3 hours B)")
