FramePerfection | [TAS] Super Mario 74 Extreme Edition "157 Stars" @FramePerfection | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
[This run has been accepted on TASVideos.org! This means you can watch a propper, high quality encode on their channel now: youtube.com/watch?v=T-KSNR5tGzw]

[The live reaction by SpaceMan64 and CartoonBuffoon at WSRM2022 is now on youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=du4huHCsLkQ. CartoonBuffoon is currently the WR holder for all speedrun categories of this hack.
Also, check out the Another Mario Adventure 120 star TAS revealed at this event as well: youtube.com/watch?v=LVjr-uNCgvg. Lots of people spent many hours creating that TAS as well, and it's well worth your time if you enjoy this video.]

Oh no! Mario has overslept, and with over a year of the fat Italian doing nothing but dreaming of his favorite spaghetti, Bowser has had plenty of time to distort the world into an unrecognizable hellscape. Saving the princess won't be so easy this time...

Join TAS-Mario as he embarks on his journey through the brutal challenges of this new land, as he defies every obstacle in his way and even physics itself with new tricks, crazy strategies and unparalleled speed to collect all 157 stars turned blood red in record time.


Personal comments:
[[Sorry for the big mess that was supposed to be the premiere of this run!!! It was supposed to start an hour later because it was revealed at the Winter SM64 ROM Hacks Marathon with two speedrunners of the game reacting to it, and it was supposed to be going live here ~10 minutes later D: This was mostly supposed to be for people who'd want to see it with no commentary, but oh well. It's live now...]]

This run has been a passion project of mine for 2 years now, and I'm really happy it's finally complete (although I'm NOT happy with how encoding it went...). I knew I was going to learn a lot as I'd go, so I have accepted some small mistakes near the beginning of the project as I found them for the sake of being able to complete the run. Overall, the level of optimization only seems to increase from the beginning, but I'm still very happy with how everything turned out.
Enjoy!

Special Thanks go out to:
pannenkoek2012 - for creating STROOP and making it open source so I could fiddle with it.

MKDasher+more - as they put it in the main TASing discord, for creating the Input Direction lua script. This tool is invaluable.

sm64expert - for being a crazy TASer who still has inputs in this even after more than 4 years since the both of us had first attempted this project.

homerfunky - for letting me use inputs from their 0 star TAS, specifically the 1st Bowser fight.

lugmillord - for creating this crazy hack in the first place.

More Regular Special Thanks go out to:
RSw
galoomba
Superdavo0001
Somebro
and everyone in the TASing community who has answered questions, aksed questions, brought up ideas or tested them, or even just lifting the mood with classic (and not so classic) memes. Y'all are much appreciated!

(If I forgot anyone, tell me, I'm sorry D: )


Super Mario 74 Extreme Edition (download patch):
sm64romhacks.com/hacks/super_mario_74_extreme_edition

m64:
cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/716297120390578237/907491688694575124/SM74EE_157-complete-2021-11-09.m64