Grind Time! SkicoNow 2020-06-25 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS 80 Star Submission for PACE Summer 2024 SkicoNow 2024-02-27 | Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
SM64DS 80 Star in 1:06:05 (1:05:56 BPT into RR) SkicoNow 2024-01-11 | Achieved at ~1:15 AM PST on 01/09/2024.At long last, I finally achieved a time in 80 Star that I'm truly happy with. For a while I knew I was very evidently capable of a 1:06 time, but didn't ever imagine myself being capable of getting one this low. My original goal was to get a mid-to-high 1:06 time, but since this run could've very easily been a 1:05, I feel like I'll have to grind for 1:05 at some point. Special shoutouts to Samus899 (RIP), whose inspiring attitude and character and love for this game served as my main motivation for continuing to grind for 1:06. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
[TAS] The Simpsons Game DS Any% in 52:20.217 SkicoNow 2023-07-02 | This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, visit https://tasvideos.org.TAS timing (power on to final input): 52:20.217 (187867 frames)RTA timing (file select to final God hit): 49:46.585 (178676 frames)In-game timing: 35:55Rerecords: 107175Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9After a little over six months since I finished the final level, I finally uploaded this. I created this movie file on July 1, 2019 and finished it on December 12, 2022, but my first attempts at TASing this game go back to December 2016 (youtube.com/watch?v=du4dR2_dWSA). I definitely could have finished this run much sooner, but the main reasons for taking this long to finish are that I was still in high school when I began this project, and I experienced many lapses in motivation for TASing in general and frequently shifted my focus from this game to other games. However, I'm quite happy with the end result and I ended up learning quite a bit about this game along the way.I am currently in the process of writing the submission text for this run for TASVideos, which will offer detailed explanations for all the tricks and glitches used throughout the run, as well as minor optimizations that may not be apparent to viewers. Once it is finished, I will include a link to it both in the description and the comments. Thank you so much for being so patient with my slow output rate for this TAS, and I hope you enjoy the run!My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS 80 Star in 1:11:32 SkicoNow 2023-06-02 | also mid run lol. done on 06/01/2023 -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
SM64DS 50 Star in 41:56 SkicoNow 2023-06-02 | mid run lol. done on 05/31/2023 -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
SM64DS 50 Star in 42:01 SkicoNow 2023-03-30 | Previous unrecorded PB was 43:14Previous recorded PB was 44:08: youtu.be/1LmKjnrMZlUI still don't really understand how I did this so soon. I want a 41 but it's gonna be hard because there are not that many significant timelosses -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
[World Record] Super Mario 64 DS Any% Speedrun in 9:48 SkicoNow 2023-03-24 | Previous WR: youtube.com/watch?v=XQHgTnObNoQThis is the first-ever sub 9:50 time in SM64DS Any%! I'm probably done with Any% for now because the only remaining significant timesaves come from doing really risky strats. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
[Former World Record] SM64DS Any% Speedrun in 9:54 SkicoNow 2023-01-05 | This WR has been beaten. See the most recent WR here: youtube.com/watch?v=1MrzHqCCFB0Achieved on 01/04/2023 at around 8:04 PM PST on version USA 1.1.Previous WR was 9:58 by Rupa on 11/08/2020: youtube.com/watch?v=hUikXLxypgsFinally, after being in the SM64DS community for a little over six years, I managed to get WR in a main category. I didn't think I would ever get a WR in this game until I started grinding this category about a month or so ago and realized there was some time to save in the mid-game and end-game from Rupa's record. I think the only other time I had the potential to get WR in this game was in early 2018 when the 8 Star WR was 17:49 by J_duude and I had 18:15. FeelsStrongManTo see all the post-run stuff from the VOD: youtube.com/watch?v=K2ZiUIB9u5IMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS Any% Speedrun in 10:15 SkicoNow 2022-12-17 | Pretty good but still quite improvable. I somehow managed to get this just 30 minutes after my previous PB (youtube.com/SsvCfbCJpO0) and beat it by 54 seconds, which is so crazy to me. This is probably the closest I've ever been to getting a full-game WR in this game and I'm gonna grind for even lower times. Sorry for the cringe pop-off. Achieved on 12/16/2022My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] The Simpsons Game DS - Game Over SkicoNow 2022-12-13 | Rerecords: 16,229? (I have OCD when it comes to TASing)I'll add more to the description laterMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - Elevate for 8 Red Coins as Yoshi SkicoNow 2022-11-06 | Click here to see a version of this video without text: youtu.be/QnU0qLERqewJosh65536's in-depth video explaining heaven's portals: youtube.com/watch?v=4IVgXx-ZDHcI got inspired to do this after reading a discussion about which characters are able to collect which stars and seeing that this star hasn't been done as Yoshi yet (shoutouts to Really_Tall). Collecting this star as Yoshi is normally impossible since Yoshi is unable to break blocks by ground pounding. However, he can break blocks by spitting either a bob-omb or a wooden box at them. I then got the idea to use the property where, if you are facing towards a wall and standing right up against it and spit an object, then that object will pass straight through the wall. After spitting the box through the wall and into the red coins room but not being able to keep it loaded, I remembered Adeal's scuttlebug jamboree video (youtube.com/watch?v=RvzAh1-haN0) and how he was able to keep certain rooms loaded while being out of bounds in order to move the scuttlebugs around the course.Rerecords: 2122My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS TAS Competition 2022 Task 2 (15.19) SkicoNow 2022-05-29 | https://war.ukraine.uaRerecords: 1791Ended up getting 7th place out of 12 entries, which is a bit worse than where I thought I would end up placing. I thought about using Y run but wasn't sure if it would be faster or not. I made this in about four hours and it was honestly really fun to be able to TAS this game againTask:In Wet Dry World, starting from one of the provided savestates :Start by closing the bob-omb's textbox, collect 5 out of the 8 red coins on the map, end by collecting the star in the middle of the stage.Timing starts once the textbox is fully closed, and ends on the frame the character touches the ground after collecting the star.The skeeters have been removed, and one of the box containing a red coin has been broken.Deadline: 29th May at 5 PM UTCThis is a solo task, and you may not co-operate with anyone else.Results:1. Really_Tall: 11.512. Migu: 11.813. Adeal: 12.254. Xander: 12.395. bobbybob: 13.026. PurpleSun: 14.267. SkicoNow: 15.198. VTMagno: 16.239. relievedliberty: 16.7010. TheEpicCollier: 18.7711. SquidZilla: 19.8711. TheAmazingAladdin: 19.87Task 2 reveal stream VOD by Migu: twitch.tv/videos/1312569822My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] The Simpsons Game DS - Five Characters in Search of an Author SkicoNow 2022-05-19 | https://war.ukraine.uaOnly one level left to go! I could've finished this a lot sooner because I made it to the Matt Groening fight in late January, but stopped working on this level until three days agoStart date: June 13, 2021 (lol)End date: May 18, 2022Rerecords: UnknownEmulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64 16 Star in 24:48 SkicoNow 2022-04-02 | SM64DS been fun, but there's no point in denying that it truly is the worst version of the game. Time for something new! -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
SM64DS 8 Star Speedrun in 14:54 SkicoNow 2022-03-03 | At approximately 4000 attempts, I finally achieved my goal of getting a sub 15:00 time in this category. I'm pretty happy with this time and it is the closest I will ever come to getting a WR in a main category in this game. Also Adobe Premiere is weird and ended the video earlier than I told it toPrevious PB: youtube.com/watch?v=b8t3fdkozz8My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS 8 Star Speedrun in 15:12 SkicoNow 2021-12-19 | I didn't actually mean to export this as public but since it's a significant improvement from my last PBs, I might as well keep it like this. Sorry for the cringe popoff at the end of the run. After a little over 3000 attempts, I finally left a satisfactory mark on this category. I might grind for 15:0x or 14:5x in the future -- Watch live at twitch.tv/skiconow
[TAS] The Simpsons Game DS - Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game SkicoNow 2021-06-13 | blacklivesmatters.carrd.co"Time to take out the trash!"I really like how this level turned out because of a new method for wall clipping I found while TASing, which involves pressing A to morph into a ball as Homer while an enemy is pushing you into a wall that's on your right. Using this new method in the lava and ice sections saves a considerable amount of time from their previous strats.Start date: May 4End date: June 13Rerecords: 10,872Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] The Simpsons Game DS - Mythos of Marge SkicoNow 2021-05-04 | blacklivesmatters.carrd.coI apologize for taking so long to finish this! I started this level in late August 2020 but school has been rather difficult at times and I've been experiencing some occasional lapses in motivation when it comes to TASing and speedrunning, but I've recently been feeling much more motivated to work on this TAS and decided to finally finish this level.Start date: late August 2020End date: May 3, 2021Rerecords: 9076Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] SM64 - Old Castle Grounds Freerun SkicoNow 2021-04-25 | I randomly remembered this short SM64 freerun I made in March/April 2018 and decided to upload it. I don’t think it’s that interesting except for the part where I do a BLJ, first-frame wall kick, speedkick, and jump dive near the water, but I still thought it would be fun to upload it.Frames: 4068Rerecords: 1648Emulator: BizHawk 2.2.2My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] SM64DS - Metal-Head Wario Can Move (Luigi, 28.53) SkicoNow 2021-04-02 | Note: The room where Dorrie is (i.e. the room Luigi clips into) normally stays unloaded when you’re in a different room, but I used a cheat to make it stay loaded. This has no effect on the gameplay whatsoever and the TAS plays back the same way when I don’t use any cheats.For those who are wondering: yes, this is real. This glitch, which is called quantum tunneling (or just “tunneling” for short) was discovered by Really_Tall a few weeks ago, and him and bobbybob, Josh65536, and Migu helped me understand how it works. Basically, there are many areas in SM64DS where the seams of floor triangles don’t exactly line up, which creates a tiny gap that you can clip through if you have just the right X, Y, and Z coordinates and have at most -204800 Y velocity.Rerecords: 1642Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - A-maze-ing Emergency Exit (24.83, Wario) SkicoNow 2020-11-02 | dotherightthing.carrd.coUPDATE: Rupa has beaten this run by about ten seconds. You can find his new run here: youtu.be/80BiRNreAiAI'm still slightly struggling to believe that I managed to do this. I did this run last night within only 30 minutes of streaming it live on Twitch. This run uses a sideflip, dive reset, and mid-air backflip to reach the upper section of the rolling rocks room earlier than intended, which required me to perform three frame-perfect inputs to execute correctly. This run beats Rupa's WR of this star (youtube.com/watch?v=yxutS023hOM) by about nine or ten seconds.Shoutouts to...Sharkey91 for discovering the dive reset in 2016.Josh65536 for making an in-depth explanation of the dive reset, which gave me a better understanding of the exploit. You can find his explanation here: youtube.com/watch?v=LYE3pbvhlcEWildGeffe64 and bobbybob for encouraging me to do this run.Adeal for giving me the idea to stream my attempts for this run last night.relievedliberty for clipping this run during my stream last night.Time starts at 4.433 and ends at 29.267 at 30 fps to get a final time of 0h 0m 24s 833ms. Retimed using [yt-frame-timer](mattbraddock.com/yt-frame-timer)My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - Slip Slidin Away (26.30, Mario) SkicoNow 2020-10-27 | dotherightthing.carrd.coShoutouts to bobbybob for finding this cool strat! (youtube.com/watch?v=KWbhHGf06EM) It was pretty hard to do everything in this run correctly. I grinded this star for almost two hours today but still didn't manage to get it completely optimally because I accidentally grabbed one of the chimney's ledges before falling inside of it. I might try to improve this run at some point by avoiding that ledge grab. Also, sorry for not uploading anything for over two months! I've been pretty stressed and I haven't had any time to work on videos because of school.Time starts at 3.667 and ends at 29.967 at 30 fps to get a final time of 0h 0m 26s 300ms. Retimed using [yt-frame-timer](mattbraddock.com/yt-frame-timer)My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #2] The Simpsons Game DS - Bargain Bin SkicoNow 2020-08-19 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!Sorry for taking so long to finish this level. Lately, I've been more focused on speedrunning SM64DS. This new TAS of this level uses some different and more optimized movement than that of my previous TAS of this level from 2017 (youtube.com/watch?v=v8KQVnfkl2U). Once I start the next level of the game, I'll have officially made more progress than I did with my previous TAS of this game since I stopped working on it after completing this level. :)Rerecords: 2916Start date: August 6thEnd date: August 19thEmulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #2] The Simpsons Game DS - Treehouse of Horror SkicoNow 2020-08-05 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!Since these three levels are all pretty short, I decided to include them all in one video. Each level was a bit annoying to TAS for their own separate reasons, but I'm glad that I was able to optimize them from my previous TAS of these levels (youtube.com/watch?v=dmSNkdx7A2c).Level 1: Marine ParkRerecords: 4044Start date: July 28th (I think)End date: July 30thLevel 2: LardLadRerecords: 1814Start date: July 31stEnd date: August 3rdLevel 3: Springfield MallRerecords: 1367Start date: August 3rdEnd date: August 4thMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #2] The Simpsons Game DS - Enter the Cheatrix SkicoNow 2020-07-21 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!I'm very satisfied with how this turned out. This TAS beats my previous TAS of this level (youtu.be/dq5GCmqZ4Mw?t=202) by nearly two minutes thanks to the Free Buddha Glitch in the first two rooms, more optimized usage of Bart's grapple ability, taking less damage, and more optimized movement in general.Rerecords: 11158Start date: June 30thEnd date: July 20thEmulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerP.S. The music in this level is awesomeMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - New Out-of-Bounds Glitch in Hazy Maze Cave SkicoNow 2020-07-14 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!I'm honestly a bit surprised this hasn't been found sooner. While glitch hunting in HMC, I opened the gate to the Metal Head Wario Can Move star and noticed that the bottom of the left door forms a ceiling over one of the little slopes by the red ! switch. This made me think of the out-of-bounds glitch that p_yoshi found in The Secret Under the Moat back in November 2019 (youtube.com/watch?v=EVeT-0oXb9Q). I wondered if doing the same thing p_yoshi did in TSutM would allow me to clip through the floor in HMC, and sure enough, it did. Sadly, this doesn't seem to be useful for anything, but it's still pretty cool.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #2] The Simpsons Game DS - Mob Rules SkicoNow 2020-06-30 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!I'm really proud of how this level turned out. This is a massive improvement from my previous TAS of this level from three and a half years ago (youtube.com/watch?v=QRouVUD4eI0), mostly thanks to more optimized movement, better AI manipulation, and better camera manipulation. I started TASing this level in early April but stopped for a while mainly due to school stuff, but picked it back up again about two weeks ago. I'm very happy that I'm finally done with this level because the rest of the levels in the game use much more interesting movement and glitches, so stay tuned for those!Rerecords: 11163Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] SM64DS - Slip Slidin Away (2432, Mario) SkicoNow 2020-06-24 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!Rerecords: 1083Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerI got the idea to TAS this Star as Mario after seeing Migu do it as Yoshi (youtu.be/yJccdXzqVF0). The strat is pretty much the same, except for the fact that I sideflipped out of bounds (OoB), and that Mario can cling to the door at the bottom of the slide in order to avoid taking fall damage before opening the door, which is a few frames faster than falling straight into the door. At 0:18, I tried to dive and roll out on the corner while staying OoB to see if it was faster than jumping down, but I couldn't manage to do it. It may be possible to improve this Star by running on the OoB seam inside the chimney instead of jumping down, but I couldn't manage to do that either.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] SM64DS - Blast to the Stone Pillar (1325, Mario) SkicoNow 2020-06-10 | Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. This site provides links to many different petitions, organizations, and other important resources. I highly encourage you to sign and donate to as many as you can!I'm back! I was struggling with school for about a month or two, but now that school is out, I can now work on TASes for as long as I like! (well, until school starts again in August, of course) The movement in this TAS feels kinda unoptimized and I wouldn't be too surprised if it could somehow be improved.Rerecords: 1301Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerEmulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - TTM Scale the Mountain in 21.20 (Mario) SkicoNow 2020-04-22 | I'm pretty happy about this run, I managed to bop Rupa's record for this level by over half a second (youtube.com/watch?v=PSUCKuxySS8). It could probably be improved though. For example, it may be possible to skip the ledge grab at 0:20 with a slow dive but I'd have to test that out more. There's no game audio because it was around 1 AM when I recorded this.The final time for this run is 21.200, according to mattbraddock.com/yt-frame-timerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - Switch Star in the Basement Strat Comparison SkicoNow 2020-04-19 | Disclaimer: The two videos you see are rough TASes and are meant to emulate real-time gameplay. Also, the timer that appears above the video of the out-of-bounds swimming strat counts seconds and frames, not seconds and centiseconds, so the final time that appears reads "1 second and 5 frames". However, you can divide the number of frames by the video's frame rate (30 FPS) to get about 17 centiseconds, or 0.17 seconds.In 80 Star speedruns, a glitch is used in Big Boo's Haunt to clip through the black block in the basement to activate the Switch Star without Wario. When practicing this glitch, I wondered if it would be faster to clip through the wall and get to the Star by swimming straight to it, rather than running around the merry-go-round room. Swimming straight to the Star turns out to be slower, which is a bit disappointing because I personally think it looks really cool.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
(April Fools 2020) [TAS] SM64DS - Red Hot Log Rolling (11.617, Mario) SkicoNow 2020-04-02 | This is so epic and awesome and freakin sweet and cool and awesome. I could probably save time by pause buffering my BLJs on the bridgeNo, BLJs aren't possible in SM64DS. I simply hacked my speed to a high value once I landed on the bridge to make it look like Mario was BLJing, and I hacked my position and angle when I was near the cage to make it look like Mario clipped through the cage. This is just something dumb I did for April Fools, so don't mistake it for a real glitch.Rerecords: 367Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (DS) - The Speeder Chase SkicoNow 2020-03-31 | I apologize for taking so long to finish this level! I hadn't realized that it has been over a year since I published my last TAS of this game (youtube.com/watch?v=GFA4pJZnkaw). I was stuck on this level forever because I couldn't figure out how to do the skip at 0:29 for a long time, which kinda demotivated me and made me step away from TASing the game for quite a while. However, a few months ago I decided to try the skip again and I finally figured out how it's done. That made me feel a lot more motivated to TAS this game and put this level behind me for good. The All Levels TAS is not dead!Rerecords: 3987Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 controllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #3] The Simpsons Game DS - Lisa the Tree Hugger SkicoNow 2020-03-28 | When Bart said, "Oh God, can we skip this level?" I really felt that. This level was pretty boring to TAS; the only parts I really found enjoyable to TAS were the Bartman skip in Section 2 and the entirety of the final section. Hopefully, Mob Rules will be more interesting to TAS.Rerecords: 8361Start date: March 16End date: March 27Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64: Portal 3 Any% Speedrun in 1:14 SkicoNow 2020-03-27 | Lately, I've been digging through the files in my external hard drive in order to free up more space on it, and in doing so, I managed to find this video in my folder for OBS Studio recordings. It was originally recorded on October 14, 2018. And yeah, I'm aware that the video is super choppy in some parts, but I'm not sure if that has to do with my emulator or my settings in OBS Studio.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #3] The Simpsons Game DS - Around the World in 80 Bites SkicoNow 2020-03-15 | I'm really happy with how this TAS turned out. I managed to find three new strats in this level (0:08, 1:47, and 2:23) and optimized quite a bit of my movement from my previous TAS (youtube.com/watch?v=2YL2r-Lope8).Start date: March 7th, 2020End date: March 15th, 2020Rerecords: 6405Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #3] The Simpsons Game DS - Bartman Begins SkicoNow 2020-03-03 | Well! At long last, I'm finally working on the new Any% TAS for The Simpsons Game DS again. I started TASing this level in mid-July 2019 but stopped working on it until about just a week ago. This TAS is much more optimized than the previous one I made two years ago (youtube.com/watch?v=VhMn_WMBO_I) because I used a faster method of climbing ladders throughout the level, I found out you can clip in the big statue at 0:37 to save a few seconds, and after I defeat Jimbo I skip the cutscene at the end of the level by pausing and exiting the level just before the cutscene plays. I'm very excited to TAS the next level because it has more glitches and more fast-paced movement to work with.Rerecords: 6787Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - Horizontal Pause Clip Using a Shell SkicoNow 2020-01-26 | Two days ago, Jordan Raugutt found a new and easier method for Pause Clipping horizontally, which involves slide kicking into an object at high speed (youtube.com/watch?v=DDCYpepPd3s). This made me wonder if it could be done the same way but with a shell, and sure enough, it can. I'm not sure if this is useful for anything at the moment but it's still pretty cool. You can also clip through objects faster if you jump right before pausing because pausing in mid-air allows you to unpause the game sooner.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNow My Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconow My speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[PB] Super Mario 64 DS 8 Star Speedrun in 17:12 SkicoNow 2020-01-02 | This was played on Version US 1.1 of SM64DS on my Nintendo 3DS. The final time for this run was 17:12 because I started the run from a 0 Star file instead of a new file. This skips the 2-minute intro cutscene at the start of the game, but in order to have runs that start from 0 Star files line up with other runs on the leaderboard, an additional 1:56 (1 minute and 56 seconds) is added on to whatever time you got.Warning, this part of the description is cringe: Happy 2020, everybody! What better way to start the new decade than with a new video after 3 months of not uploading? This run is about 39 seconds faster than my previous PB of 17:51 (youtube.com/watch?v=mNw5KE53UrA), and I'm pretty happy about it. However, there are still some mistakes I can improve on. For example, I choked pretty badly in HMC and had some slightly sloppy movement in Bully the Bullies. I feel as though Fire Sea went pretty well, the only mistake I made was missing the wall jump at about 10:12. I'm really happy I managed to get both Rabbit Clips on the first try. I also have trouble catching the upstairs rabbit, so I'm really happy I did that on the first try as well. I could've done the Endless Stairs Skip a bit faster after clipping upstairs. I had some good movement in the Sky, and I'm really glad I only missed two Bowser throws. Next goal: Sub 17 or bop relievedlibertyMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS TASing Tutorials - Frame Sliding SkicoNow 2019-09-15 | I frequently see the question, "How do I frame slide with the touch screen?" so I decided to make this tutorial showing how to do it with the touch screen as well as the D-pad. Also, I still don't have a proper microphone, so I hope you're able to put up with my phone-quality audio for a while lolTo summarize what I said in the video, you just run forwards for a bit, hold a backwards direction for 2 frames (e.g. Down), release for 2 frames, hold backwards again for 2 frames, and repeat for as long as you want. It's a very easy trick to learn and execute.The first-ever instance of Frame Sliding was shown by Sharkey91 in mid-2016. You can find that video here: youtube.com/watch?v=EqLPOwfAkesMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - Lil Penguin Lost - No D-Pad/Touch Screen Allowed SkicoNow 2019-09-08 | Note: This is TAS (tool-assisted).Shoutouts to p_yoshi for TASing everything up until 5:43! I actually had no idea he was working on this Star until he messaged me about it a few days ago. You can find his channel here: youtube.com/channel/UC2_Hr7Qkdikzbh5fvjDKBaAThe game mechanic that is used the most throughout the video (besides backflipping) is the character's ability to dive when jumping from a backwards buttslide. If you ground pound on a slope that causes you to slide and you're facing uphill, your character will be in a backwards buttslide. From there, if you jump and then dive, the dive will launch your character forwards. Combining this with the fact that the baby penguin dives whenever your character dives, p_yoshi was able to get the baby penguin to dive in whatever direction it was previously facing, which ultimately moves the baby penguin to wherever we want. Some instances of this technique being used are at 0:58 and 1:23.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNowSM64DS No D-Pad/Touch Screen playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgF3TSnnuPGRnairi1ae-m3xaCiPpRS7zSM64DS No D-Pad/Touch Screen spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17U3SMvhW560SzjmyMQvufGaEujuIoEdNhie0Ne_V8RA/edit?usp=sharing
[Former PB] Super Mario 64 DS 8 Star Speedrun in 17:51 SkicoNow 2019-08-21 | This run is no longer my PB. Click here for a faster run: youtube.com/watch?v=P1AEmTVy0UsThis was played on Version US 1.1 of SM64DS on my Nintendo 3DS. The final time for this run was 17:51 because I started the run from a 0 Star file instead of a new file. This skips the 2 minute intro cutscene at the start of the game, but in order to have runs that start from 0 star files line up with other runs on the leaderboard, an additional 1:56 is added on to whatever time you got.I still can't believe I managed to PB by a decent amount of time from my previous PB (youtube.com/watch?v=9xqL5wS9_RQ), considering that I long jumped and bonked in HMC, missed a Bowser throw in the Fire Sea, failed the upstairs Rabbit Clip five times, bonked and fell down really far in the Sky, and missed a Bowser throw in the final Bowser fight. If I can manage to get a run without these mistakes then maybe I can get Sub 17.There's no game audio because my brother was asleep while doing this run and also my house is really tiny.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS TASing Tutorials - Neutral/No-Input Long Jumps SkicoNow 2019-08-10 | Also known as neutral long jumps. Sorry if you hate my voice. I currently don't have a proper microphone, so I had to record it on my phone. I'm hoping I can do more explanations like this in the future.If you want a quick summary of what I'm saying in the video, basically you release your forwards input at some point during your long jump for a bit and then re-hold that input so you don't lose any more speed. This no-input method causes your character's speed to decrease by only 2048 speed units every two frames instead of 6144 speed units with a long jump where you're always holding forwards.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] SM64DS - Chill With the Bully (1328, Mario) SkicoNow 2019-07-24 | This TAS looks good enough to me but I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up doing something unoptimized.Frames: 795 (I think? I'm not completely sure how to time my TASes down to the exact frame)Rerecords: 386Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS] SM64DS - Tip Top of the Huge Island (2135) SkicoNow 2019-07-23 | This is about four seconds faster than my previous TAS of this Star (youtube.com/watch?v=VbP5Md1TiaY), but it still feels kinda sloppy in my opinion.Length: 1278 frames (I think? I don't know how to time my TASes down to the exact frame)Rerecords: 910Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
[TAS #3] The Simpsons Game DS - Land of Chocolate SkicoNow 2019-07-11 | Yet again, I'm restarting The Simpsons Game DS Any% TAS because I found some major (and minor) improvements to some of the earlier levels, such as double jumping off of ladders to skip part of the climbing animation, getting more speed inside the cake by rolling as Homer, and most importantly, a new method of skipping cutscenes! All these improvements made this TAS beat my previous Land of Chocolate TAS by 1289 frames!Rerecords: 3922Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.9Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
(Abridged) SM64DS - Stand Tall on the Four Pillars - Yoshi Only, No Caps SkicoNow 2019-07-08 | Update: Rupa has found a much faster and more human-viable method of doing this, which can be found here: youtu.be/xsnaqx1dFKUThis is the edited version of me collecting Stand Tall on the Four Pillars for the Yoshi Only No Caps (YONC) challenge. This video features speed-ups, slow-downs, and text that explains what is happening throughout the video. For the unedited version, click here: youtu.be/Vb3h3llJrXEShoutouts to p_yoshi and VTMagno for giving me useful information on how to make this strat work, and shoutouts to Adeal for testing it! You can find their channels here:p_yoshi: youtube.com/channel/UC2_Hr7Qkdikzbh5fvjDKBaAVTMagno: youtube.com/channel/UCo_pPV7E6-305-PW1J3xL2gAdeal: youtube.com/channel/UCY8iADy0riTSelCeXsHNwOgFor more information on Frame Sliding, click here: youtube.com/watch?v=EqLPOwfAkesThis was done on Version US 1.0 of the game.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
(Abridged) SM64DS - Jolly Roger Bay - 144 Coins SkicoNow 2019-06-24 | This is the edited version of me collecting 144 coins in Jolly Roger Bay. This video features speed-ups and text that explains what is happening throughout the video. For the unedited version, click here: youtu.be/gG6mLhNXN1I I initially achieved this record on May 25, 2019 on my Nintendo 3DS on Version US 1.1. The only proof I have of this record is this photo: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/219206689122025472/582044291124166657/20190525_201714.jpgMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
SM64DS - Princess Secret Slide - No D-Pad/Touch Screen Allowed SkicoNow 2019-06-08 | Disclaimer: This is TAS.My Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNowSM64DS No D-Pad/Touch Screen playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgF3TSnnuPGRnairi1ae-m3xaCiPpRS7zSM64DS No D-Pad/Touch Screen spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17U3SMvhW560SzjmyMQvufGaEujuIoEdNhie0Ne_V8RA/edit?usp=sharing
[TAS] SM256 Demo - Blast to the Mountain (1454, Toad) SkicoNow 2019-06-02 | The Star is called "Blast to the Mountain", but I'm not sure if this is what they meant... Shoutouts to p_yoshi for showing me the surfboard glitch!Super Mario 256 is an upcoming ROM hack of SM64DS by Josh65536. You can get the demo here: youtube.com/watch?v=w08Tjili9RQRerecords: 410Emulator: DeSmuME 0.9.12 git#58952482 x64-JIT SSE2Controller: Nintendo 64 ControllerMy Twitter: twitter.com/SkicoNowMy Twitch: twitch.tv/skiconowMy speedrun.com: speedrun.com/user/SkicoNow
