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Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Time Pilot Arcade (2 of 5) 247300 in 5 minutes
The goal is to find out what is the best way to get the best score in 5 minutes.
This is known as Caravan mode in 'Arcade Archives TIME PILOT' on PS4 and Switch
The stopwatch starts as soon as the player can shoot.
I tested 5 different strategies:
1- Stay on wave 1 while getting as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points), shooting formations but not shooting 56 planes so as not to see the boss
2- Stay on wave 1 shooting as many planes as possible. (optimized for combo)
3- Stay on wave 2 capturing as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points) and shooting mid size Bombers for 1500 points each
4- Shoot anything as fast as possible
5- Stay on wave 3 shooting as many helicopters as possible, taking advantage of the missiles to score many combos (optimized for combo)
Notes:
-All bosses give you 1200 points for killing him by shooting or hitting him. This is given when he explodes, then you get another 3000 points.
-Scoring combo:
-When you shoot something (planes, bomb, missiles, boss) you get 100 points.
-But if you shoot a second thing before 1/2 second elapses you will get 200 points
-And so on, the score increases with each hits as long as the new hit is within 1/2 second from the previous one: 300,400,500,600,700,800
-The maximum points is 800, the next hit (9th) (always within 1/2 second), points will reset to 100
-If you shoot 8 planes in 4 seconds, you will get 3600 points not 800
-When you shoot a mid size bomber on wave 2 (1500 points) it take 4 shots, if each shots are within 1/2 second of the previous one, you will get 100+200+300+400 = 1000 points + 1500 points
-All bosses take 8 shots to kill, so you get 3600 points for the 8 hits, plus 1200 points for killing a boss, plus 3000 points more for a total of 7800 possible points for each boss.
-In video 2 and 5 I do not shoot as fast as possible, I wait for some enemies to appear before shooting them quickly to maximize the scoring
-In video 4, I did not optimize it. The TAS should be able to score higher if it did not shoot as fast as possible. I should do another TAS to test that.
-I should try a TAS that stays on wave 4 and shoot as many planes as possible, I think they spawn faster than the helicopters, if so maybe I could get a higher score .
Conclusion:
-Getting only the paratroopers in wave 1 is much slower than expected. I did not predict that the score would be so low.
-Only shooting planes in wave 1 is not fast enough, the planes are too slow to spawn.
-Shooting helicopters in wave 3 seem like a good strategy. Their patterns are relatively easy to predict and learn, unlike the fighters in wave 4 and the saucers in wave 5.
For a good introduction to TASing: youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information or tasvideos.org for more video.
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Time Pilot Arcade (2 of 5) 247300 in 5 minutes
The goal is to find out what is the best way to get the best score in 5 minutes.
This is known as Caravan mode in 'Arcade Archives TIME PILOT' on PS4 and Switch
The stopwatch starts as soon as the player can shoot.
I tested 5 different strategies:
1- Stay on wave 1 while getting as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points), shooting formations but not shooting 56 planes so as not to see the boss
2- Stay on wave 1 shooting as many planes as possible. (optimized for combo)
3- Stay on wave 2 capturing as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points) and shooting mid size Bombers for 1500 points each
4- Shoot anything as fast as possible
5- Stay on wave 3 shooting as many helicopters as possible, taking advantage of the missiles to score many combos (optimized for combo)
Notes:
-All bosses give you 1200 points for killing him by shooting or hitting him. This is given when he explodes, then you get another 3000 points.
-Scoring combo:
-When you shoot something (planes, bomb, missiles, boss) you get 100 points.
-But if you shoot a second thing before 1/2 second elapses you will get 200 points
-And so on, the score increases with each hits as long as the new hit is within 1/2 second from the previous one: 300,400,500,600,700,800
-The maximum points is 800, the next hit (9th) (always within 1/2 second), points will reset to 100
-If you shoot 8 planes in 4 seconds, you will get 3600 points not 800
-When you shoot a mid size bomber on wave 2 (1500 points) it take 4 shots, if each shots are within 1/2 second of the previous one, you will get 100+200+300+400 = 1000 points + 1500 points
-All bosses take 8 shots to kill, so you get 3600 points for the 8 hits, plus 1200 points for killing a boss, plus 3000 points more for a total of 7800 possible points for each boss.
-In video 2 and 5 I do not shoot as fast as possible, I wait for some enemies to appear before shooting them quickly to maximize the scoring
-In video 4, I did not optimize it. The TAS should be able to score higher if it did not shoot as fast as possible. I should do another TAS to test that.
-I should try a TAS that stays on wave 4 and shoot as many planes as possible, I think they spawn faster than the helicopters, if so maybe I could get a higher score .
Conclusion:
-Getting only the paratroopers in wave 1 is much slower than expected. I did not predict that the score would be so low.
-Only shooting planes in wave 1 is not fast enough, the planes are too slow to spawn.
-Shooting helicopters in wave 3 seem like a good strategy. Their patterns are relatively easy to predict and learn, unlike the fighters in wave 4 and the saucers in wave 5.
For a good introduction to TASing: youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information or tasvideos.org for more video.
![[TAS] Time Pilot Arcade (2 of 5) 247300 in 5 minutes](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YCeNows9fw8/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Time Pilot Arcade (2 of 5) 247300 in 5 minutes
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Time Pilot Arcade (2 of 5) 247300 in 5 minutes
The goal is to find out what is the best way to get the best score in 5 minutes.
This is known as Caravan mode in Arcade Archives TIME PILOT on PS4 and Switch
The stopwatch starts as soon as the player can shoot.
I tested 5 different strategies:
1- Stay on wave 1 while getting as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points), shooting formations but not shooting 56 planes so as not to see the boss
2- Stay on wave 1 shooting as many planes as possible. (optimized for combo)
3- Stay on wave 2 capturing as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points) and shooting mid size Bombers for 1500 points each
4- Shoot anything as fast as possible
5- Stay on wave 3 shooting as many helicopters as possible, taking advantage of the missiles to score many combos (optimized for combo)
Notes:
-All bosses give you 1200 points for killing him by shooting or hitting him. This is given when he explodes, then you get another 3000 points.
-Scoring combo:
-When you shoot something (planes, bomb, missiles, boss) you get 100 points.
-But if you shoot a second thing before 1/2 second elapses you will get 200 points
-And so on, the score increases with each hits as long as the new hit is within 1/2 second from the previous one: 300,400,500,600,700,800
-The maximum points is 800, the next hit (9th) (always within 1/2 second), points will reset to 100
-If you shoot 8 planes in 4 seconds, you will get 3600 points not 800
-When you shoot a mid size bomber on wave 2 (1500 points) it take 4 shots, if each shots are within 1/2 second of the previous one, you will get 100+200+300+400 = 1000 points + 1500 points
-All bosses take 8 shots to kill, so you get 3600 points for the 8 hits, plus 1200 points for killing a boss, plus 3000 points more for a total of 7800 possible points for each boss.
-In video 2 and 5 I do not shoot as fast as possible, I wait for some enemies to appear before shooting them quickly to maximize the scoring
-In video 4, I did not optimize it. The TAS should be able to score higher if it did not shoot as fast as possible. I should do another TAS to test that.
-I should try a TAS that stays on wave 4 and shoot as many planes as possible, I think they spawn faster than the helicopters, if so maybe I could get a higher score .
Conclusion:
-Getting only the paratroopers in wave 1 is much slower than expected. I did not predict that the score would be so low.
-Only shooting planes in wave 1 is not fast enough, the planes are too slow to spawn.
-Shooting helicopters in wave 3 seem like a good strategy. Their patterns are relatively easy to predict and learn, unlike the fighters in wave 4 and the saucers in wave 5.
For a good introduction to TASing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information or http://tasvideos.org for more video.")
![[TAS] Hyper Sports arcade (351 390 in 1 round)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YPlquCHRVfE/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Hyper Sports arcade (351 390 in 1 round)
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Hyper Sports (Arcade).
This NOT a speed-run, the goal is to reach the highest possible score in 1 round.
Two changes were made to improve my score:
-I Started a two players game to have the bonus of 3000 points in swimming
-Faster running/swimming pattern of button pressed
To achieve a faster pattern for running/swimming, I had to modify Mame.
Mame scan the buttons once per frame, but this game read the buttons 2 times per frame, so, I hardcoded the pattern in the Mame source, triggered by a not used button.
It was easier than to try to edit the TAS at 120 fps since Mame is not made for that.
The best pattern I could find is around 46 button press by seconds instead of 38 for the old TAS.
Because of this new pattern, I improved the following:
-Swimming, time went from 39:75 to 37:51
-In Long Horse, I did 21 spin instead of 17 for a score of 10.00
-In Weight Lifting, I could lift 350 instead of 340 kg
Also, because of the 2 players game, the timing in Skeet Shooting was different, and I got the 500 points by getting the first two skeets with one shot in the second round.
Old notes
-In order to have the plane bonus in the Triple Jump and the mole bonus in the Pole Vault, I had to edit the high scores so that I cant beat them. It seem that the game does not give those bonuses if you beat a World record.
Button 1 and 3 = Run
Button 2 = Action
Swimming
-I use the no breath trick:
-Start by pressing 1 and 3 simultaneously. (exactly on the same frame)
-While pressing 1 and 3, tap button 2 3 times
-You have to hold 1 and 3 until your character surface, that is at least 78 frames.
-If you release 1 or 3 at any time before that, the trick will not work
-You cannot tap button 2 on the first frame, but you can tap anywhere in the 77 frames window.
Skeet Shooting
-When you have not missed any target, a bird?? appear, you have to shoot it on the opposite side that it appears, you get a bonus for that.
-Then a second bird (from Tutankham) appears, you can shoot it many times. but you must stop shooting when it is not under a target, if you shoot too much, the game will not allow you to shoot for a while. Your target will turn black.
You get 1000 points each time you shoot it.
The maximum I achieve in this TAS is 13 times.
Long Horse
-It is possible to have a 3000 points bonus but it is not as much points as doing a good try.
-To have this bonus, when you are supposed to spin, just do a half spin to land on the head, you will get a 5.40 note.
Archery
-The easiest sport for the TAS because its exactly the same pattern again and again.
Triple Jump
-To have the 3000 points bonus plane, you have to get the angles 35, 41 and 45 in that order (which are the best values) and also hit the board and not have a world record.
-I found that the running speed has not as big an impact on the length of the jump than I expected. My final speed is 1516 but I jumped nearly as far with a speed under 1400.
-I fiddled with the first steps of the run to start a bit slow so that the character foot land on the last pixel of the white line.
-Tapping while selecting the angle help a little but just a few pixels
-While in the air on last jump, I did not find a pattern of button press that help. On the contrary every time I pressed a button it slow the jump down.
-So, for the final result I tap during all the jumps but no tap at all after selecting 45 degree for the last jump.
Weight Lifting
-You get a 1000 points bonus to press the buttons 1 and 3 at the same time the weight touch the floor. You have a 9 frames window to get this bonus
Pole Vault
-Its a shame that the character is not aware of where is the bar, if he would not put his foot at the wrong place, I would have gone higher than 6m00.
-Consecutive Mole bonus has by far the most impact on the score:
1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 8000, 8000...
But the game wont give you the bonus if you beat a world record.
So, to have this bonus I had to set the world records at values that I could not beat.
-You have a one frame window to place the pole at the right position to not lose speed.
-Then, you have a window of 6 frames to release the pole.
-By tapping 1 and 3 after releasing the pole you can get very high.
-Any button press before releasing the pole have no effect.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information on Tool-Assisted Speed-runs
or http://tasvideos.org for more video.")
![[TAS] Congo Bongo Arcade (extra) 1000 points jump demonstration](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ym2UGF-RoSE/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Congo Bongo Arcade (extra) 1000 points jump demonstration
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Congo Bongo Arcade (extra) 1000 points jump demonstration
If you jump directly to the upper ledge, you are awarded 1000 points instead of 500.
I did not know this trick when I did the Congo Bongo TAS.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information on Tool-Assisted Speed-runs
or http://tasvideos.org for more video.")
![[TAS] Time Pilot Arcade (4 of 5) 287700 in 5 minutes](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yo27F9Vhj50/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Time Pilot Arcade (4 of 5) 287700 in 5 minutes
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Time Pilot Arcade (4 of 5) 287700 in 5 minutes
The goal is to find out what is the best way to get the best score in 5 minutes.
This is known as Caravan mode in Arcade Archives TIME PILOT on PS4 and Switch
The stopwatch starts as soon as the player can shoot.
I tested 5 different strategies:
1- Stay on wave 1 while getting as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points), shooting formations but not shooting 56 planes so as not to see the boss
2- Stay on wave 1 shooting as many planes as possible. (optimized for combo)
3- Stay on wave 2 capturing as many paratroopers as possible (5000 points) and shooting mid size Bombers for 1500 points each
4- Shoot anything as fast as possible
5- Stay on wave 3 shooting as many helicopters as possible, taking advantage of the missiles to score many combos (optimized for combo)
Notes:
-All bosses give you 1200 points for killing him by shooting or hitting him. This is given when he explodes, then you get another 3000 points.
-Scoring combo:
-When you shoot something (planes, bomb, missiles, boss) you get 100 points.
-But if you shoot a second thing before 1/2 second elapses you will get 200 points
-And so on, the score increases with each hits as long as the new hit is within 1/2 second from the previous one: 300,400,500,600,700,800
-The maximum points is 800, the next hit (9th) (always within 1/2 second), points will reset to 100
-If you shoot 8 planes in 4 seconds, you will get 3600 points not 800
-When you shoot a mid size bomber on wave 2 (1500 points) it take 4 shots, if each shots are within 1/2 second of the previous one, you will get 100+200+300+400 = 1000 points + 1500 points
-All bosses take 8 shots to kill, so you get 3600 points for the 8 hits, plus 1200 points for killing a boss, plus 3000 points more for a total of 7800 possible points for each boss.
-In video 2 and 5 I do not shoot as fast as possible, I wait for some enemies to appear before shooting them quickly to maximize the scoring
-In video 4, I did not optimize it. The TAS should be able to score higher if it did not shoot as fast as possible. I should do another TAS to test that.
-I should try a TAS that stays on wave 4 and shoot as many planes as possible, I think they spawn faster than the helicopters, if so maybe I could get a higher score .
Conclusion:
-Getting only the paratroopers in wave 1 is much slower than expected. I did not predict that the score would be so low.
-Only shooting planes in wave 1 is not fast enough, the planes are too slow to spawn.
-Shooting helicopters in wave 3 seem like a good strategy. Their patterns are relatively easy to predict and learn, unlike the fighters in wave 4 and the saucers in wave 5.
For a good introduction to TASing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information or http://tasvideos.org for more video.")
![[TAS] Aztarac Arcade 6 waves (157,340) (1/3)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YsxgqWGB0zI/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Aztarac Arcade 6 waves (157,340) (1/3)
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Aztarac arcade 6 waves (157,340) (1/3)
Goal of this TAS:
-Reach wave 7 so you can have the surprise I had in 83s when I reached this wave.
Settings:
Average Play Time: 2 Minutes see notes
Difficulty Level Tracking: Automatic
Free Game In Sagittarius: Yes
Notes:
-Because of the Average Play Time set at 2 minutes, the game only let you play 7 waves instead of the 12 available. (look for my video 3/3 to see the 12 waves coming soon )
Update: It seems that when you are able to keep all 4 bases at the end of a wave, you are rewarded by skipping a level. Average play time seems to have nothing to do with it.
-This video show (at last :)) the proper use of the radar. This is missing from many videos on YouTube.
-The video stop abruptly because Mame crashed at the end. (probably too much vectors at the same time)
-On my next video I will show you the last wave.
Waves shown in this video (as listed in the Owner Manual)
1-Capricorn (4 formations)
3-Pisces (5 formations)
5-Taurus (6 formations)
7-Cancer (6 formations)
9-Virgo (8 formations)
11-Scorpio (9 formations)
12-Sagittarius (6 formations)
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information on Tool-Assisted Speed-runs
or http://tasvideos.org for more video.
For some interesting information on this game:
https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/01/20/centuri-aztarac-finding-the-holy-arcade-grail/
https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/12/08/tim-strykers-aztarac-the-final-chapter/")
![[TAS] Asteroids Arcade 100,000 points in 4:26 min](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZAY10LaHZw0/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Asteroids Arcade 100,000 points in 4:26 min
Tool-assisted speed-run (TAS) of Asteroids (Arcade).
See the re-upload with thicker vectors: https://youtu.be/HXeL_N27CMI
Goal of this TAS:
-Reach the maximum of displayable points (99,999) as quickly as possible
Notes:
-It may be possible to be a bit faster if I move the ship near the asteroids, less wait for the bullets to reach something. I will have to try that. (maybe with Asteroids Deluxe)
-You can have 4 bullets active on the screen at the same time
-The TAS tries to always have all these bullets active
-All bullets reach something. No lost bullets (Except for one volley to demonstrate the range of the bullets).
For a good introduction to TASing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3-ohYvi_fc or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY")
![[TAS] Head On Arcade 101,980 pts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_5ohxxi8tZk/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Head On Arcade 101,980 pts
Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Head On Arcade 101,980 pts
-Goal: Reach 100,000 points
-The only control you have in this game is a 4-way joystick to change lanes where there are gaps in the lanes.
-And you have a button to go fast.
-You can cross 2 lanes when you go slow but only one when you go fast.
-The goal of the game is to eat all the dots while avoiding enemy cars.
-In this text, I give a number to the lanes starting with the outside one, from 1 to 5.
-There are 4 places where cars can change lanes: top , left, right and bottom
-A segment is a quarter loop, there are 4 X 5 = 20 segments
-There are 11+9+7+5+3 = 35 X 4 = 140 dots to eat to finish a level.
-The big red dots are randomly generated by an enemy car. They only exist for a limited time (1:37). They give 5 times the score of normal dots.
-At the end of each level, you get a bonus that consists of 20 times a value that depends on the level you are in
-Enemy cars start off slow.
-When the player has completed about 6 segments, they get a bit faster.
-Towards the end of a level, depending on the level (see below), they go as fast as you with the turbo.
-The game consist of 8 waves that loop infinitely
1- 1 car, speed up when 1 segment remain, 5 pts per dots, 25 per red dots, 15 pts bonus = 300
2- 1 car, speed up when 5 segment remain, 5 pts per dots, 25 per red dots, 20 pts bonus = 400
3- 2 cars, speed up when 1 segments remain, 10 pts per dots, 50 per red dots, 30 pts bonus = 600
4- 2 cars, speed up when 5 segments remain, 10 pts per dots, 50 per red dots, 40 pts bonus = 800
5- 3 cars, speed up when 1 segment remain, 15 pts per dots, 75 per red dots, 50 pts bonus = 1000
6- 3 cars, speed up when 5 segments remain, 15 pts per dots, 75 per red dots, 60 pts bonus = 1200
7- 3 cars, speed up when 9 segments remain, 20 pts per dots, 100 per red dots, 70 pts bonus = 1400
8- 3 cars, speed up when 9 segments remain, 20 pts per dots, 100 per red dots, 70 pts bonus = 1400
-Sometimes enemy cars seem unable to change lanes under certain conditions
-After experimenting, it seems to be a feature that is different for each level.
-In level 1, it seems that if you are on lane 2 and the enemy car is on lane 1, the enemy car cannot change from lane 1 to lane 2 in the bottom gap.
-This does not work if you are on any other lane or for the other gaps.
-There also seems to be something with lane 5.
-In level 1, enemy car on lane 5, player on lane 4, enemy car seem to not be able to change lanes from 5 to 4 on the upper gap (0:21) and after experimenting, the left gap does not seem to work for the enemy car either.
-In level 3, it seems that the bottom gap are not usable by an enemy car if it is on lane 2 and the player is on lane 3 (1:40)
-Here are some other examples I saw in my video: 1:33 top gap, 20:44 right gap.
-This should be investigated further to be able to use it in real games
-Very rarely will an enemy car cross 2 lanes (1:53) because shortly after starting, they are going too fast to do that.
-Small bugs:
-The first red dot eaten seems to only give the points of a normal dot.
-At 4:07 the red car at the bottom ate a dot☹️ (at 21:55 too)
-At 10:25 a new dot appears from a red car. (Is it the one that was stolen earlier 😀)
-It is possible to pass through an enemy car without the game detecting a collision (2:06, 3:58, 4:07...)
-I think we have the same collision detection technique here as in Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man, namely that collisions are detected on pixel blocks. So if you move out of your square to go to an enemy cars square and he moves out of his square and into yours at the same time, you never occupied the same square.
For a full technical explanation, you can read this: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/passing-through-ghosts-in-pac-man
-So I wouldnt try to do this in a real game because the trick is frame perfect.
-This is a really hard game. When creating this TAS, I had a hard time finishing some levels when all 3 cars are at full speed.
-As far as I know, the behavior of enemy cars is not random. If thats the case, it should be possible to develop patterns like in Pac-Man.
-Ideally, a pattern that groups at least 2 cars out of the 3 would be ideal. Like at 10:10 where the TAS groups all 3 cars, it was not planned but a stroke of luck that I exploited at the end of the level. I could not reproduce this as well as this time for other levels. I should work on that.
-The strategy of this TAS is often to lure enemy cars to change (or keep) a certain lane. Often, this involves pretending to change lanes or to keep a lane longer by slowing down before a gap.
-Note that since the TAS do frame perfect moves, it would be very difficult to try to duplicate what you see here in a real game.
What is a TAS? https://www.youtube.com/c/Prog61/about
For more information visit https://tasvideos.org.
0:00 Loop 1
5:14 Loop 2
10:40 Loop 3
16:27 Loop 4
22:22 Loop 5")
![[TAS] Galaga Arrangement in 10:39.40 (2 Players) (Arcade 1995)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_Jm_gJQ68gg/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Galaga Arrangement in 10:39.40 (2 Players) (Arcade 1995)
Tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) of Galaga Arrangement Arcade (1995) in 10:39.40 (in game timer) (2 Players) from Namco Classics Collection Vol. 1
Notes:
-To activate the in-game timer, on the Galaga Arrangement title screen, the button sequence is Left, Right, Left, Right, Button 1, Button 2, Button 1, Button 2.
-At Stage 6, I switch to Yellow Fighter for the two players because it can shoot 4 bullets at the same time, it will be very useful for the next stages.
-BUG: At the end of bonus stage 5 (1:45), 10 (3:59) and 15 (6:25) player 2 is supposed to get 10,000 extra points but it is player 1 that gets it !!!
P1 - 14000+2900=16900+10000+10000=36900
P2 - 14350+3100=17450+10000=27450
Definition of TAS: https://www.youtube.com/c/Prog61/about
For a good introduction to TASing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY
For more information visit http://tasvideos.org.")
![[TAS] Super Sprint Arcade (50 tracks) (140,780)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_teWotojjX0/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Super Sprint Arcade (50 tracks) (140,780)
Tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) of Super Sprint Arcade (50 tracks) (140,780) (1 player)
Goal: Get all the upgrades
Notes:
-The position of the wrench is decided when you cross the start/finish line for the second time.
-On track 6, 3rd loop the wrench was appearing in the racing line of other cars, so I changed the way my car crossed the line (12:57) and that was enough to change the rng.
-I did this again at 15:42 just changing the angle slightly that I cross the line was enough to change where the monkey wrench appeared.
-In this TAS, the order I got the upgrades was: 1 Traction, 2 Speeds, 4 tractions, 3 Speeds, 5 Accelerates
-For the TAS, what slows it down the most is having to brake in most corners, which is why I chose to get all the traction upgrades early.
-I wouldnt do that in real life because on some tracks, the other cars are faster than you and you cant make mistakes. Look at 14:20 to see how little distance there is between the player and the other cars.
-Note that the TAS has a big advantage when there are a lot of corners on a track because it negotiates corners better than computer cars, which may not be the case for a human player.
- But finally, after all the upgrades, the TAS is much faster than computer cars.
-He was so fast that he had time to hit all 4 cones, a tornado and an oil slick on the first lap at 29:40 and stay in front.
-For fun at 14:56 I jumped off the bridge to get the wrench.
-At 17:45 I tried to finish at the same time as another car.
-I had to accelerate, the collision was not enough to push me over the line.
-Its funny to see that in the end the green car is ahead of the blue car but he didnt win the race. 😀
-At 24:22 you can see that the collisions with the orange cones are not very precise. On the next lap, I was almost in the same position but the collision with the cone was detected. (24:28)
-Other examples at 24:47 and 26:12.
-At 29:57 I exploded probably because I got a bit too far outside the bridge.
-I was a bit disappointed that the increase score only gives 500 points to each wrench which isnt a lot. Its not a very good choice to get a higher score since 1500 pts is less than doing 1 single track (more than 2200 pts).
What is a TAS? https://www.youtube.com/c/Prog61/about
For a good introduction to TASing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ietk1-Wb7oY
For more information visit https://tasvideos.org.
0:00 Title
0:06 Loop 1
5:41 Loop 2
10:56 Loop 3
16:08 Loop 4
21:12 Loop 5
26:08 Loop 6
31:05 Loop 7
32:12 End")
![[TAS] Indiana Jones Arcade in 4:07 Hard (1985)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a9HQq7_xvzE/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Indiana Jones Arcade in 4:07 Hard (1985)
Tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Arcade in 4:07 Hard
Its a speedrun so :
-No time to save the kids :(
-No time to kill anyone or farm for points since each whiplash slows the character down.
-In the mine cart levels hold the joystick down all the time to go fast.
-Take the shortest path in the mine cart levels, see the maps here: https://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Arcade/index.htm#IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom
-Time starts when the Start button is pressed and ends when you reach the last lantern on the final rope bridge.
-From 0:06 to 4:13 = 4:07
Notes
-In the children levels, you go down the slides faster if you hold the joystick down.
-In the sacrificial altar level, you can step on the trap before it is completely closed (2:06 and 3:09)
-In real play on the mine cart level 4, I would not recommend taking the path taken by the TAS, it is a very difficult path, probably impossible for a player to go fast there.
What is a TAS? https://www.youtube.com/c/Prog61/about
For more information visit https://tasvideos.org.
0:00 Round 1
1:13 Round 2
2:11 Round 3
3:16 Round 4")
![[TAS] TX-1 Arcade (U.S.A.) (2/8)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bOjU9yeTsd8/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] TX-1 Arcade (U.S.A.) (2/8)
Tool-assisted speed-run (TAS) for TX-1 Arcade U.S.A. (271180 points)
Passed cars 179, remaining time 33, for a total score of 271180.
This one is a bit shorter than Africa, so the score is lower.
See tasvideos.org for more information on Tool-Assisted Speed-runs.")
![[TAS] Gaplus Arcade 50 waves (All flags)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c64fIGjVzmw/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] Gaplus Arcade 50 waves (All flags)
Tool-assisted Superplay (TAS) of Gaplus Arcade 50 waves (All flags) (30k 70k and every 70k)
Notes
-On wave 1 I use the trick to upgrade the ship to be able to shoot 3 bullets at the same time instead of 2.
-If the 3 bullets are on the screen and has been shots inside about 25 frames, the third bullet is invincible and will kill all that is in its way.
-All challenge has 165 maximum hit possible
-Wave 3 = challenge Bonus Bonus points 10000
-Wave 8 = challenge Gaplus Bonus points sequence: 10000, 20000, 30000, 40000 changing every frame
-Wave 13 = challenge Double Double your stage points
-Wave 18 = challenge Triple Triple your stage points
-Wave 23 = challenge Good!! Bonus points sequence: 0, 50000, 60000, 70000, 40000, 50000, 60000, 70000 changing every frame
-Wave 28 = challenge Lucky You get one ship component
-Wave 33 = challenge ByeBye You lose one ship component
-Wave 38 = challenge Extend You get an extra life
-Wave 43 = challenge Bonus same as wave 3
-Wave 48 = challenge Gaplus same as wave 8
-On the challenge waves, it is possible to shoot so fast that the bug stay stuck between shots.
-To do this trick, in the TAS the button is pressed and released 30 times per seconds
-It do not always work, It seem to be easier when the bug move fast but as you see in the video it is not always the case.
-I did not find exactly how to do the trick consistently.
-To view this trick done in a real game by a player: https://youtu.be/TdwZsbAzki4?t=122
-But I am not sure he has not an auto repeat on his joystick or keyboard.
-Every wave that has a formation has an hidden Extra Life Flag.
-To get the flag, you have to shoot the right bug only, before the Top middle bug appear.
-For the bugs from the 2 lower row, you can shoot them as soon as they appear on the screen and wait for the flag to appear (as shown in the video). And you can shoot them as late as you want as long as you shoot nothing else. I tested waiting 1 minute before shooting and it work.
-But for the bugs from row 3 and 4 you cannot shoot them before they are at their place in the formation.
***These positions are good for: Bonus Life 30k 70k and every 70k***
-I have to investigate this further but it seem that the positions are different for 50k 150k and every 150k, and maybe also for other settings.
-Extra life flag positions: (row,column) (1,1 = lower left; 3,10 = middle right)
Wave 1 = 1,2 - Wave 2 = 1,10
Wave 5 = 3,7 - Wave 6 = 3,6 - Wave 7 = 2,6
Wave 10 = 1,10 - Wave 11 = 1,4 - Wave 12 = 3,10
Wave 14 = 4,2 - Wave 15 = 2,8 - Wave 16 = 1,7 - Wave 17 = 3,3
Wave 20 = 1,4 - Wave 21 = 1,8 - Wave 22 = 1,10
Wave 24 = 2,6 - Wave 25 = 2,4 - Wave 26 = 3,8 - Wave 27 = 2,6
Wave 30 = 4,3 - Wave 31 = 2,7 - Wave 32 = 3,1
Wave 34 = 3,4 - Wave 35 = 1,9 - Wave 36 = 1,10 - Wave 37 = 3,4
Wave 40 = 1,1 - Wave 41 = 2,2 - Wave 42 = 2,7
Wave 44 = 1,4 - Wave 45 = 1,1 - Wave 46 = 4,2 - Wave 47 = 1,1
Wave 50 = 3,4 - Wave 51 = 2,2
-I assume that the position of the flag is fixed every game (since wave 1 is), but I did not verify that.
-After 50 waves I did not find a way to predict the position for the next waves.
-Missing from the video is the extra life flag for the Parsec 14. At first I did not test row 4 but since it was the only Parsec without a flag, I retested it and found it.
-You can know the power you will get when shooting the bug with a ship part by looking at the color.
-Red = Capture ray to widen your ship. Max 6 (wave 47 at 31:54)
-Green = Capture twister, to hold the bugs until you shoot them for extra points, while being invincible (wave 30 at 20:48)
-Gray/Blue = double your fire width and height
-Magenta = slow every one (wave 46 at 31:00)
-Cyan = Steerable Shot (wave 36 at 24:37)
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool-assisted_speedrun for more information on Tool-Assisted Speed-runs/Superplay
or http://tasvideos.org for more video.")
