tasThomas | [MKWii TAS] Promiscus Bendway - 32.861 (Lap 1) @MKWiiTomas | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
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This is a pretty solid lap in my opinion. I have no idea what made me try this track.
Former BKS by MKWLH1000 - 34.xxx (he vanished)
Music: Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Hurry!
(youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iXtKv9ECM)
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This is a pretty solid lap in my opinion. I have no idea what made me try this track.
Former BKS by MKWLH1000 - 34.xxx (he vanished)
Music: Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Hurry!
(youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iXtKv9ECM)
![[MKWii TAS] Promiscus Bendway - 32.861 (Lap 1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GC9XfdL5WnY/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Promiscus Bendway - 32.861 (Lap 1)
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This is a pretty solid lap in my opinion. I have no idea what made me try this track.
Former BKS by MKWLH1000 - 34.xxx (he vanished)
Music: Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Hurry!
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iXtKv9ECM)")
![[MKWii TAS] GCN Mario Circuit - 01:27.494](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GSI8fXy8N0M/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] GCN Mario Circuit - 01:27.494
NOTE: This is a Tool-Assisted Speedrun. This time will not count on any real rankings. For more info, please visit http://tasvideos.org
This run was performed on Dolphin 5.0 Lua Core + Dolphin 0.0.3-4 Dirty PyCore with the use of Frame Advance, Savestates, TAS Input, TAS Toolkit, & Lua Scripts.
This runs beats the oldest standing UR TAS BKT in the game, which has stood for over 2200 days. It was the only UR BKT made before 2018.
Authors: Thomas, Ejay, & Chriss
I started this run in early 2021 and have worked on it on and off since. I am happy that this run is finally finished and can take it off my mind.
This run saves over Zaks run by:
-Implementing a slipchain inside the tunnel each lap, which means I only have to do 1 chain on the straight instead of 2.
-Better bumps followed by Marths last turn skip.
-The slipdrift into the 2nd turn of lap 2/3.
-Simply by making a better TAS.
I wish the description could be longer but i dont actually have much to say in regards to the run itself.
Thank you to Ejay and Chriss for helping me on the lap 2 bumps.
Previous 3 Lap TAS BKT by Zdlouks (01:27.730) - TAS BKT Cut: -0.236
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSmhIFWMaA)
Music: NOMADIC NATION 2「Esperanza」
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJvAovErgiE)")
![[MKWii TAS] Bowsers Castle (Glitch w/Kart) - 43.250 (Lap 1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LmQz___neu8/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Bowsers Castle (Glitch w/Kart) - 43.250 (Lap 1)
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Another lap one, I promise that I will finish runs someday. Id say this lap is quite optimized. This was a really fun track to TAS with kart, there were some very interesting mechanics to play with.
Perhaps a DwainiumB collab?
Previous TAS BKS Lap 1 by Atek (43.995) - TAS BKS Cut: -0.745
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7DrWZKJ0s)
Music - Genshin Impact - Signora Theme (Phase 2)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh5gGz9NBM4)")
![[MKWii TAS] N64 Bowsers Castle Flap - 27.346 (Glitch)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PzQ8dk3oZNI/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] N64 Bowsers Castle Flap - 27.346 (Glitch)
Note: This is a Tool-Assisted recording. This time will not count on any real rankings. For more information, please visit: https://tasvideos.org
Authors: Thomas, cf, Kierio, Luke, Malleo, Marth
A little over a week ago, a N64 Bowser’s Castle ultra shortcut strategy was theorized by cf, and after extensive efforts by Marth, Blaze, and Malleo we got extremely close to successfully pulling it off. Later that day, Luke became the first person to pull off the ultra shortcut.
The reason this ultra shortcut is possible is due to a new strategy before the clip. We can go to the end of the bridge and start a series of rapid fire hops to get ourselves stuck in the floor. We can make our way over to the finish line pole while simultaneously rotating ourselves enough to the left such that we are setup to clip the side of the finish line pole. When we stop rapid fire hopping, we can get ejected out of the floor with significant amounts of airtime. In fact, we can get just enough airtime to completely clear the wall on the side of the road. As a result, we can get ejected, pop a wheelie, and clip the pole at 120 km/h. With this high-speed clip, and with Spear’s high speed stat, we can just barely land close enough to the road by the last ramp to get a respawn by the last ramp. Once we respawn, we have to turn around and respawn again. In order to get a lap count ,we have to reach the last key checkpoint of the map, which is actually near the previous ramp. After respawning for the second time, we can simply drive to the finish line and count our lap.
Again, due to the series of ~130 rapid fire hops (pressing B 30 times per second), this will never be performed by a human. In addition, getting an optimal clip is extremely precise.
At the beginning of the flap, we experimented with starting the supergrind at various different parts of the bridge. As it turns out, the bridge’s collision isn’t consistent, meaning the slope between certain planks on the bridge is different. Only near the end of the bridge is there a slope sufficient enough to give us a good ejection after rapid fire hopping.
Malleo started the flap. cf, Malleo, and Marth worked on setting up the supergrind. Malleo pulled off the clip. Marth worked between the first and second respawn. Luke optimized the second respawn landing up until the ramp landing. Relying on a strategy shown by Kierio, Thomas was able to take the last turn tightly through a series of hops that allow you to slide further to the right due to the wall collision.
This is the first actual TAS in this category, there is no TAS to compare this to.
Music: Mario and Sonic and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Final Boss (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM_DRBBX9b8)")
![[MKWii] Max Wheelie Speed from a Single Hop using ODB Momentum](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QofoDOmNdpM/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii] Max Wheelie Speed from a Single Hop using ODB Momentum
Max wheelie speed can be achieved from a hop with at least 13 frames of airtime with Shooting Star. This has nothing to do with slippery road mechanics, I have done it on normal terrain. This game truly is insane.")
![[MKWii TAS] Dry Dry Ruins (No Glitch) - 01:38.667](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SF8sIpFIFns/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Dry Dry Ruins (No Glitch) - 01:38.667
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This run was performed on Dolphin 5.0 Lua Core + Dolphin 0.0.3-4 Dirty PyCore with the use of Frame Advance, Savestates, TAS Input, TAS Toolkit, & Lua Scripts.
Authors: Thomas, Lamejoin, TASPlasma, Malleo, MKDestroyer, Monster, & Alego
This is easily my greatest accomplishment in any game I have worked on. I began work on starting this run in 2021, and actively working on it since my return to the community in early 2022 following some shroomstrat theory crafting with TASPlasma. I am so happy this run is finally complete after 2 years of work.
I cannot stress enough that this entire run was extremely difficult to optimise, with each section taking months at a time to complete. There is not a single turn or straight that is easy to manage. The mini turnskip on the lap 1 s-turn and the quintuple tricks on laps 2/3 were the biggest hurdles to get over.
I discovered that you can use Earrape Strat as the most optimal way of losing time for QM Manipulation. By pressing A and B on alternating frames, you can actually slow your rate of acceleration by merely a few units. This leaves you with no visible timeloss, while Chaos Theory takes its effect.
The main new strategy that you will undoubtedly pick up on is tricking on the side of the temple entrance. The lap 1 strategy was originally done by Ejay B by using a wallclip to touch the edge of the pillar, making it a NU strategy. I found you could spindrift at a certain angle on the slope next to the pillar, which allows you to clip the edge of the trickable surface without the use of a wallclip, making it a NG strategy. The double pillar trick (quintuple trick) on laps 2/3 was found by me. I got extremely lucky while experimenting with a lap 2 temple trick, and ended up getting a 2nd jammed trick into the temple which was much faster. Monster improved on this strategy by getting a Wheelie Trigger, saving even more time.
I also use an old strategy inside the temple called pasta, in tribute to Estaloy. This makes use of the sand pile around the U-turn to take the turn much tighter than hopping and drifting around it. TASPlasma proved it to be faster on lap 1, and with that logic in mind, I proved it to be faster on lap 2 & 3 by cutting off more of the corner each lap. By clipping the sand on the end of my lap 3 pasta, I am able to take the turn into the sand pit much wider while not falling behind. This sets me up to do a slip half-chain instead of Michis rehop meaning I only have to accelerate from 93kmh instead of 85kmh.
On laps 1 and 3, you can see that I clip the bats exiting the temple. Getting Covid is faster because it converts into sideways momentum, which I can utilise to travel faster in the air. I also use vertical tricks instead of side tricks on the ramp before the ending cut. Tilting forward and drifting with an vertical trick causes your vehicle to point slightly in the opposite direction of the trick, thus allowing side-trick abuse properties from the sideways facing angle to generate extra speed.
Lap 3 presented me with an issue I never imagined. I got pacelocked by beating the lap 3 pillar after the bridge. I had to lose time by charging a miniturbo into the pillar trick, ultimately making up the time I lost by doing so. Thank you Kierio for that suggestion. You would need to be about .5 ahead of the run at this point in the race to make not tricking on the pillar faster.
I would like to thank the following people for their contributions:
Lamejoin (The best TASer of all time) for his very generous 1 input on the startslide.
TASPlasma, for theory crafting the optimal shroomstrat, pushing for further improvements and assistance with several optimisations on lap 1.
Malleo, for his help getting the low ultra cut.
Monster and Alego, for their combined help with the quintuple tricks (arguably the most appreciated contributions).
And, MKDestroyer for his help on the Lap 2 zipper trick.
See you all in TAS Awards 2023 when I win Best TAS of the Year.
60fps encode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYWSJQOHdI
Previous 3 Lap TAS BKT by MKGumba (01:39.711) - TAS BKT Cut: -1.044
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HDCdtfD1OU)
Previous Flap TAS BKS by Estaloy (30.339) - TAS BKS Cut: -0.096
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCRok8O2CEc)
Music: Bravely Default - The Land of Sand and Its Great Clock (x1.15 speed)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H4SR7KjqrQ)")
![[MKWii TAS] Maple Treeway Flap - 20.483 (Thomas + Jellopuff)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XTzsIYwlsLs/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Maple Treeway Flap - 20.483 (Thomas + Jellopuff)
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Shoutout to Jellopuff for making the glitch and making a template for the bounce to the cannon, check him out here: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjE8oTqClAchc9Ojkkx4LQ)
I redid the bounce to the cannon and completed the rest of the lap.
Former TAS Flap BKT by Malleo - (20.914) - TAS BKT Cut: -0.431
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyHZt499_q4)
Music: Super Mario RPG - Forest Maze (Vector U Remix)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOsPE254Pc)")
![[MKWii TAS] Concord Town (Lap 1) - 39.790](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YYnMSEeB37I/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Concord Town (Lap 1) - 39.790
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This run was performed on Dolphin 5.0 Lua Core with the use of Frame Advance, Savestates, TAS Input, & Lua Scripts.
This TAS is performed on track version 4.0.1
I thought it would be cool to see a sub 2 minute run on this track so I do intend to finish this 3 lap.
Previous TAS BKS Lap 1 by SwareJonge (40.383) - TAS BKS Cut: -0.593
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txsN5NBlzus)
Music - Last Armageddon - PC Engine
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jM-sF2KS50)")
![[MKWii TAS] GBA Bowser Castle 1 - 22.454 (Lap 1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZTGvYe9bxoI/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] GBA Bowser Castle 1 - 22.454 (Lap 1)
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This looks much better than the run I did here years ago and I am pretty much satisfied with this lap now.
The new last ramp strat saves over .1
Former Lap 1 BKS by me - (22.728) - TAS BKS Cut: -0.274
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZWnxmFYAb8)
Music: Sonic Generations 3DS - Big Arm:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQjrIcwyEg)")
![[MKWii TAS] Grumble Volcano (No Glitch) - 35.893 (Lap 1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/asIAiJYfm78/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Grumble Volcano (No Glitch) - 35.893 (Lap 1)
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Used the inputs from my rockhop lap 1 for the beginning half of the lap. Last ramp can probably be improved but I could not get a better ramp with the offroad bounce. I currently have no intentions of finishing this run so I will pass it on to the TAS server. Rockhop is still my main priority.
Previous TAS BKS Lap 1 by Rocky/N3vermind (35.996) - TAS BKS Cut: -0.103
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDi9hcvHSZE)
Music - S.S.H - Travel Demon
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbySmzxUdY)")
![[MKWii TAS] Shy Guy Beach (Superhopping) - 55.893](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fKxKMzGwTb0/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Shy Guy Beach (Superhopping) - 55.893
NOTE: This is a Tool-Assisted Speedrun. This time will not count on any real rankings. For more info, please visit http://tasvideos.org
This run was performed on Dolphin 5.0 Lua Core with the use of Frame Advance, Savestates, TAS Input, TAS Toolkit, & Lua Scripts
Authors: Thomas, Monster, Justin, & Ejay
This is a huge run as this is the first time in the entire games history that either Waluigi or The Phantom have ever been used in a RTA or TAS WR/BKT on a Nintendo Track!
This run makes us of an advanced movement technique known as Superhopping. Outside-drifting bikes have a special property that allows them a bit of extra movement in the air when they hop. This movement is not added to the vehicle speed, but instead to an uncapped portion of your speed called the External Velocity.
Normally, the External Velocity quickly disperses as soon as you land from the hop, however, by performing a specific sequence of inputs, the External Velocity is preserved even after landing on the ground, and the next Superhop adds more external velocity. By repeating this process many times, the game essentially gives you large amounts of free speed allowing you to easily reach and maintain a full 120KM/H.
SGB presents several unique challenges for a Superhopping TAS. Superhopping on off-road is similar to normal Superhopping but requires a few extra considerations. Because off-road slows you down, Superhopping requires you to gain more External Velocity to make up for the lost vehicle speed. Additionally, because Superhopping inputs require you to spindrift 4/5 times a second to build velocity, the player will always turn slightly inward, making long straights very difficult to optimize. Lastly, the glitch requires you to back up, then accelerate back to max speed. These goals converge on The Phantom with its worse handling compared to other ODBs with high off-road stats, and Waluigi, who lacks any handling bonus and high acceleration modifier.
Thank you to Monster, Justin, & Ejay for your help with lap 2 ending and the Glitch!
Monster: https://www.youtube.com/c/Monster3rum
Justin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9UESyRCqWQJ7cUGuf_1t8A
Ejay: https://www.youtube.com/c/EjayB
Special thanks to Kierio for recording and making the thumbnail!
Kierio: https://www.youtube.com/c/Kierio04
You can also find an encode of this run with a full Debug Panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF-HDguuqkQ
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Previous 3 Lap TAS BKT (Ghost) by Kierio04 (01:13.245) - TAS BKT Cut: -17.350
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_4trkj7ACo)
Previous Flap TAS BKT by Ejay, Kierio and Justin (16.262) - TAS BKT Cut: -1.517
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHGzGXbRlRc)
Music - Nekomata Master - Avalon no Oka
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvW8NheTUK8)")
