Maplestrip | SMSR - Metal Mario Meltdown - 0x A-presses @TheMaplestrip | Uploaded November 2016 | Updated October 2024, 59 minutes ago.
TAS. Nothing special, as SuperMarioCCC had already pretty much solved it. Figured out a faster and easier route, though.
TAS. Nothing special, as SuperMarioCCC had already pretty much solved it. Figured out a faster and easier route, though.
![SMSR - The Chuckyas Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j3dRT892UEA/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - The Chuckyas Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]
This was done tool-assisted, using a whopping 25 save points. Four clones were harmed during the shooting of this footage.
So, lets go through this step-by-step:
The first two red coins are a joy to grab, but I sadly do not yet have the skill to get up there without pressing A. Luckily, a nicely placed tree makes it only one A-press to get up here. Lets see if we can save this one at some point :)
I need two Goomba clones to be able to get to the other part of the level if I want to save the Crazy Box for later. Cloning in CH is a pain because it seems like some weird bubble is spawning every frame, messing up any well-thought out cloning method. You can watch me improve my cloning skill over time, but its not particularly nice. Search The Science of Cloning for a rundown on how cloning works in _Super Mario 64_.
Now Im on the other part of the level, collecting the red coin at the pole is easy. Sadly, I need an A-press to get behind the building here and collect the highest positioned red coin. This A-press is the most important to save, as we need to use it three times in a 100% run...
Now, it is possible to get the red coin on the pillar at 3:45 without killing the Shy Guy by doing a particularly good dive recover, but I took the easy way out.
I sped through most of the swimming. This part is boring and simple, and I doubt anyone would care to see it all in real time. The red coin on the dock is last, then we use the Crazy Box to get back on the bay.
I accidentally saved over my gameplay without recording, which is why there is this weird jumpcut. Dont worry, I didnt press A in the mean time. I hope you can forgive me for my clumsiness...
Here, there was another issue: The star is positioned too high to collect with a simple dive recover. I was forced to clone two more Goomba to be able to nab it. Quite annoying.
Oh yeah, important note: for some reason, i only sped up footage, and not audio, which causes some odd audio glitches. Ill get better over time :p")
![SMSR - 8 Rocky Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j_m5-vtliIc/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - 8 Rocky Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]
TAS.
Not a hard mission to do for the most part. The two pillars are (or rather: will be) the difficult part. I havent managed to get onto one by using the pyramid yet, but who knows. Perhaps the sprite Pokey can also be used in some way...
The music track, titled Take it Easy, came from http://www.jewelbeat.com - I still havent put effort into finding nice free music to use. Oh well.")
![SMSR - The 8 Musical Red Coins - 3x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oNf02oA70Rk/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - The 8 Musical Red Coins - 3x A-presses [OUTDATED]
This is TAS
I drew out this route a while ago, but was hoping to figure out how to save one or two A-presses...
Remaining A-presses:
0:25 to get onto the second piano key. It would be really neat if we could save some A-presses in this area in general, but its really hard...
0:58 to stop sliding and get onto the platform. I doubt well ever save anything here, but who knows. I might play around going to this from the other way...
1:50 to get out of the guitar. The only thing I can think of to save this A-press is with cloning, but cloning with Chuckya is downright impossible, so I doubt this will work out.")
![SMSR - Platform Ride to the Cage - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oglJOs4OfPs/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - Platform Ride to the Cage - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]
This is TAS, using one checkpoint.
The objective Platform Ride to the Cage in the level Cloudrail Station (CS for short? Or should that be CrS?) done using only two A-presses.
As you can see, it currently takes one A-presses to reach the Bob-omb buddy, which is a shame. I dont think its possible to talk to it and get back on the platform in time, because the window is very small. Im sure someone smarter than me can save both A-presses, though its a tough-y.
Lots of downtime in this one. Some time to practice camera movement, I suppose. I got an awkward set-up on my keyboard, making the camera buttons hjkl. It works, I guess.")
