Sealed Palace - Easy Way to Enter Fire Temple Without Nayrus Love ChristianF23 2023-04-07 | Hang off the edge a little bit after the cornerTurn 90 degrees left and do two neutral rollsTurn 90 degress right and pull out a bombWhen the bomb explodes hold leftIf the initial position is off you might grab the ledge after the two rolls. This will mess up your angle, but can easily be adjusted with c-up (the angle is not very specific at all). Alternatively without adjusting you could instead hold backwards when the bomb explodes.
Ocarina of Time - Easy Pot ISG (Adult Only) ChristianF23 2022-08-26 | 1. Walk up to the pot and hug the left side until "grab" disappears.2. Inch back right so "grab" appears again.3. Crouch and make sure the position is good (visual cues at the end of the video).4. Hold straight down to aim the sword above the pot. Sometimes stabbing straight forwards will work, but this is inconsistent.5. Continue as for normal ISG, but press Z to stay crouched and delay picking up the pot.6. Release R to let Link pick up the pot.7. Usually the sword hitting sound/visual effect will play indicating it worked, but for some positions it will work without this happening.This does not seem to work as child.I was watching ZFG do randomizer yesterday and he mentioned that pot ISG required precise setup. It is 10 years since I last did pot ISG and I wanted to relearn how to do it. While playing around with it I discovered this method which makes it very viable to get pot ISG in most situations as adult. I have not done glitch hunting in OoT for about 10 years, so if this is already known I apologize.
Escape Ku Getting Hurt Cutscene Sequence with Triple Jump ChristianF23 2021-03-03 | Be aware that you have to trigger the cutscene at the end to get the gliding ability. If you progress to a new autosave point and then reload, Ku will disappear and the cutscene will no longer be available. Therefore the gliding ability will not be obtainable anymore.
Vox Populi, Vox Dei(a werewolf thriller) Speedrun - 9.83 ChristianF23 2018-09-11 | I made a proper speedrun of this game using the glitch I found in 2009. Since there were no runs on speedrun.com using this glitch, I decided to make one, and pushed the time down to sub 10 seconds.Old video of the glitch: youtube.com/watch?v=y13Wm2SeCiYAs per the any% speedrun rules listed on speedrun.com, timing starts at first input after skipping the opening cutscene. Timing ends when the character hits the water.At the start the character is supposed to jump out from the left side of the screen, but by holding left you can cancel that movement and stay off screen. Doing an attack jump (down + space) to the left then warps you to the last part of the game.
A Hat in Time - Subcon Well Without Hookshot ChristianF23 2017-10-27 | There are a few different ways of doing this, but here's one that I found. I use umbrella attacks to move up the slippery slope along the wall without sliding, which when combined with a double jump dive cancel into wall jump allows me to reach the first platform on the exit side of the invisible wall. Afterwards the rest of the climb is fairly simple.My movement is pretty slow due to my controller having a ghosting problem, which can easily send Hat Kid running off small platforms.
Overwatch - Tracer Map Tricks - Kings Row ChristianF23 2016-07-21 | Some map tricks you can do with Tracer on King's Row.
Overwatch - Tracer Map Tricks - Hanamura ChristianF23 2016-07-01 | Some map tricks you can do with Tracer on Hanamura.
Overwatch - Tracer Map Tricks - Temple of Anubis ChristianF23 2016-06-29 | Some advanced map tricks you can do with Tracer's Blink on Temple of Anubis.
Castlevania N64 - Messed Up Cutscene (Hypothetical Clock Tower Skip) ChristianF23 2013-11-27 | The cutscene trigger goes infinitely (or at least very far) vertically so you can trigger it after the Actrise/Death fight and be warped up to where the cutscene takes place.With just a little bit more speed on the jump you would hit the trigger for the cutscene with enough height that the room would be loaded and Clock Tower could have been skipped. Maybe with a perfect jump?
Castlevania (N64) - Forest of Silence - Final Boss Killed by Water ChristianF23 2013-11-10 | If you lead the boss over to the outmost part of the edge and then break his limbs, he will teleport of the cliff and fall into the water, which instantly empties his health bar.This should save a few seconds since the cutscene activates as soon as the boss health bar is emptied. Also the boss doesn't actually die as shown in the last clip.
Castlevania N64 Speedrun - (Carrie Normal) - 43:16 ChristianF23 2013-11-09 | -- www.twitch.tv/christianf23/c/3217799&utm_campaign=archive_export&utm_source=christianf23&utm_medium=youtube
Castlevania N64 Speedrun - (Carrie Normal) - 43:57 ChristianF23 2013-10-23 | Some seconds of the video is missing because my stream went down twice during the run, and I didn't want to use the higher quality recording since it takes forever to render and upload and it's only a 4 second improvement which I'll probably beat later.
Castlevania N64 Speedrun - (Carrie Normal) - 44:01 ChristianF23 2013-10-20 | I will keep going for lower times, there is still a lot of room for improvement. If you want to watch the run with a timer, splits and (a tiny bit of) commentary you can go here:http://www.twitch.tv/christianf23/c/3105022
Castlevania N64 Speedrun - (Carrie Normal) - 44:22 ChristianF23 2013-10-19 | I have a better run than this (44:01), but I'm uploading this since my stream went down for a minute or two during the run so I don't have the full run on twich. The 44:01 will be uploaded after this.
Castlevania N64 Speedrun - Carrie (Normal) - 44:53 ChristianF23 2013-10-18 | I beat this twice today (october 18th) first 44:22 and then 44:01. I'll upload the both.
Noooooooooo ChristianF23 2013-08-20 | Got killed by the 8 ball as it was on the way towards a hole. -- www.twitch.tv/christianf23/c/2785564&utm_campaign=archive_export&utm_source=christianf23&utm_medium=youtube
Tower of Sorcery [TAS] ChristianF23 2013-08-06 | Ledges, they can be your best friend, or your worst enemy.Shows how crazy a TAS can get by abusing the ledge jumps to gain massive speed. Not very optimized since I'm not a TASer, so it can probably be improved quite a bit.
Castlevania (N64) - Forest of Silence - Skip First Boss & Much Walking (Jumping) [TAS] ChristianF23 2013-06-23 | What happens the first time I really try to TAS this game.In the video I don't actually skip the boss, but you can start the fight then do this and continue the level from there. However the camera will be locked in boss view with the camera turned in the direction of the boss until you beat the final boss so the rest of the level could be annoying to TAS. Even if you defeat the first boss it would still saves quite a bit of time to do this instead of going all the way around, and then get the cards on the way back.This has to be one of the coolest looking tricks in this game :)
Castlevania N64 Speedrun - Carrie (Normal) - 46:05 ChristianF23 2013-06-20 | Finally beat my old emulator run on console. Sub 45 is definitely possible.http://www.twitch.tv/christianf23/c/2453938Edit:I got a 45:27: http://www.twitch.tv/christianf23/c/2458617I'll upload another run to youtube if I sub 45.
Small Modification To Sockfolders Setup ChristianF23 2013-06-18 | Sockfolder's video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLm0mCEpzngShould be a few seconds faster if you don't spend too much time on the extra pause buffer. There's also a smaller chance that a rock will hit you while you're waiting for the bomb to explode since you're hanging on the ledge for a shorter time period.Steps:1) After the cutscene wait until you can z-target then backflip and do two neutral rolls. Turn straight right, pull a bomb and backwalk. You shield drop the bomb on the frame I show in the video and after that you do the same as in Sockfolder's setup.From Sockfolder's description:2) Buffer to the second explosion frame. You can distinguish this frame either by the explosion ring, or by the fact that the explosion's top hits about the midpoint of the top of the railing. On this frame, hold Z+A. (Claw grip may be required to hit pause).3) Advance 1 frame (third explosion frame). On this frame, hold Z+R and keeping holding it. (A is released).4) Buffer several frames until the explosion just hits the B button. On this frame, release everything and just press B.After you get the warp, hold just down of straight right and jumpslash fairly soon. You should hit the invisible curved hallway. Just follow the path out to finish the escape.
Setup ChristianF23 2013-06-17 | -Hold Z and press A to drop.-Jumpslash with no cotroller stick input at the first frame Link's left hand is visible.-Wait until the frame where most of Link's body is visible and the sword and shield are out to the sides.-Hold forward until the last frame the sword is visible, then no controller stick input for one frame and then forwards again.
Castlevania (N64) - Info About the Door Glitch + Small TAS Time Saver ChristianF23 2013-06-15 | Sorry about the mouse cursor on the screen during most of the clips.Earlier this year Neskamikaze got stuck in a door during a race and was pushed out by a skeleton. I found out that you can unstuck yourself by holding and releasing c-up. If you do this you're still in the door frame and the door is open, but you can move around.When you walk through a door the game unloads all collisions of the previous room as soon as the door closes, even if you stop in the door frame and go back to the room you came from.I've only managed to do this glitch on doors that are completely flushed with the wall. You do it by standing in a very exact spot when opening the door. Since the spot is so exact, there may be a similiar spot for doors that are not flushed with the wall, but I haven't found one.Because of the limited amount of places this can be used it's not very usefull for speedruning, but I have found a small TAS timesaver using this. It saves about 8 seconds.The last clip shows a huge potential time saver that could be done if glitchy door opening spot exists for that door.
Castlevania (N64) - Quick Item Pick Up Without Torch ChristianF23 2013-04-21 | I skipped the item pick up animation on an item that dropped from an enemy (this is known to happen sometimes with items from torches). -- www.twitch.tv/christianf23/c/2185450&utm_campaign=archive_export&utm_source=christianf23&utm_medium=youtube
Castlevania (N64) - Villa - End Bosses Strat ChristianF23 2013-02-13 | For the first boss hold straight right at the start and throw holy water when you're right next to the black spot on the ground. Then spam another holy water (no need to aim). Throw the third holy water right before he attacks you the second time (I try to do it as soon as I hear the final sound of his first attack), then finish by spamming ring melee attack twice. This is the most consistent way I've found to kill him before he goes up, but it doesn't work every time. As long as your positioning and timing are decent you should at least get his health so low that any attack kills him (when this happens I hit him with rings when he comes down to attack. NB: He'll hit you as well so watch your health). With good timing and positioning he should always die from the attacks I show in the video, but you'll probably not be able to do it every time since it's fairly precise. Even if you're too far off on the positioning to manipulate him right, you should still take him down to about half health (with two holy waters).The second boss is easier. At the start tap left and throw a holy water (if you throw the holy water too early it will take red jewels without actually use the holy water). Afterwards jump over her while holding left. You need to land a little bit away from her so that she starts crawling. If your position after jumping over her is correct she will crawl counter clockwise (it's possible to do if she crawls clockwise to, but you'll usually be to close to her if she does that). After landing turn up-right and throw the second holy water, and turn counter clockwise while throwing and throw the other holy waters approximately at each diagonal. This part requires some practise, but is not hard once you get used to it. Even if you completely miss with one holy water it's still possible, with a little luck with how the holy waters hit, to kill her before she turns into mist. It's even possible to kill her with only 3 holy waters if you're really lucky. Killing her with 3 happens very rarely, but 4 is almost as common as 5.I have some more boss strats to upload, which I will do when I feel like it. One for the bull and one for true form dracula, maybe more.
Castlevania (N64) - Duel Tower - Skip Two Bosses ChristianF23 2013-02-05 | By doing this jump you can skip 2 bosses with the shortcut instead of only one.
Castlevania (N64) - Castle Center - Reinhardt Cog Skip ChristianF23 2013-02-03 | Since Reinhardt is larger he can't do the same cog skip as Carrie. This cog skip is harder and riskier because you have to time it right, and if you go to early you blow up. If you go too late you will have to continue moving around the cog and can try again at the next corner.This is slower than Carrie's cog skip but should still save over 30 seconds if you make it on the first try.
Castlevania (N64) - Villa - Skip Half of the Dog Fight ChristianF23 2012-11-09 | By using the dog to boost your jump, Carrie can get over the gate. Probably doesn't work as Reinhardt since his jump sucks. Saves about 14 seconds over a good fight, which is what the second clip shows. Though doing the fight allows you to get the beef without wasting time, so if you need the beef this shouldn't be done. Also it's kind of hard, but doable with practice.
Castlevania (N64) - Forest of Silence - Final Boss Strat ChristianF23 2012-11-09 | This strat was not discovered by me, it's from the TAS WIP, but I recently figured out how to do it so I decided to upload it so that people who haven't seen the WIP can see it. To do it you need to stand close to the boss and jump and shoot him right as he starts moving. You can time it by looking at his hands and head. The first time he starts running he does it when he has his hands as far down as he moves them, and after every hit he starts moving once he's finished shaking his head. This saves about 20 seconds when done well. Also for RTA it's easier if you do the other thing I show in this video, which is to unload the motorskellies by runing all the way to the boss right away. That I did discover.
Castlevania LoD - Tower of Science - Skip 2D Turret Section ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | Slower than just sliding through, but also safer. If you fail sliding through once or more, this would have been faster.
Castlevania LoD - Tower of Science - Hit Boss Early + Boss Safe Spot ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | The early boss hit is a bit tricky, but it doesn't cost any time to try it, so it should be attempted in non-TAS speedruns. If your position is a bit off on the safe spot you might have to destroy both turrets to be able to aim at the crystal, and if it's too much off you can get hit.
Castlevania LoD - Forest of Silence - Mid-Level Boss Instant Kill ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | Works in this N64 Castlevania as well.
Castlevania LoD - Forest of Silence - Jump To Final Lever (Sequence Break) ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | A bit faster than using the secret path.
Castlevania LoD - Foggy Lake - Skip The First Lever ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | A really easy jump to skip turning the first mast.
Castlevania LoD - Door/Gate Clip ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | Allows you to clip through some doors and gates. The one in the video is useless, but this is also possible on the gate after the boss in Foggy Lake, so that boss can be skiped. However, getting through that gate is very hard, and you have the boss attacking you all the time, so it might be viable for TAS only. I have only been able to get that clip once and therefore have no video of it.
Castlevania LoD - Clock Tower - Fall To Clock Switch ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | Takes 99.9% of your health unless you land on the switch, then it takes a bit less. Skips a small section of the level.
Castlevania LoD - Actise Strat ChristianF23 2012-08-07 | Same strat as I use in Catlevania 64.At the start of the fight run away form Actrise to stop her from putting up her crystal shield (the important thing is that you're not too close to her and that you're not going towards her, going in a circle around her is fine). Shoot her once from a distance, after she get's hit she will always put up her shield so find one of the small crystals and either jump and shoot above it to hit her or break the crystal first then hit her. Right after she get's hit run away again to stop the shield. Repeat until she's dead. If her shield consists of only large crystal just break one, hit her and run away again.
Castlevania (N64) - Underground Waterway - First Waterfall Skip & Alternative Second Waterfall Skip ChristianF23 2012-08-02 | First waterfall skip is pretty much TAS only.
Castlevania (N64) - Castle Center - Cog Skip ChristianF23 2012-08-02 | Skips waiting for the cog to turn all the way around.
Castlevania (N64) - Castle Center - One Hit Death, Invincibility & White Screen ChristianF23 2012-07-25 | By making the magical nitro blow up without killing you, you get in a state where any hit acts as the blast from the nitro, throwing you far and instantly killing you. This can be done by pressing C-right and jump at about the same time and then landing by something you can interact with without doing the "pick up" animation. When you land the nitro will explode while you're interacting with something and therefore it will not kill you. If you obtaing more nitro while in this state you enter an invincibility state where you have the nitro, but it can't blow up, and you can't be hit by anything. Unfortunately it's useless because the effect is cancelled when you load a new area, and it would only be usefull in areas that are beyond loading zones. If you use the nitro shelves to enter the "one hit death" state you get a white screen until you press start, die or load a new area.
Castlevania (N64) - Actrise/Death Skip ChristianF23 2012-07-25 | Too hard and risky to be worth trying in a non-TAS speedrun, but it should save some time for both characters in a TAS, a bit more for Carrie than for Reinhardt. At the end I use a Z-Slide Air Jump to get under the loading zone and then jump up through the floor.
Castlevania (N64) - Castle Center - Get From One Side Of The Nitro Room To The Other ChristianF23 2012-07-25 | Skips walking all the way around. Saves 2.5-3 minutes.
Castlevania (N64) - Castle Center - Skip Fighting Any Enemies In The Locker Room ChristianF23 2012-07-24 | Instead of fighting the enemies in this room you can unload them by getting far enough away from them. This saves quite a bit of time because these enemies have a good amount of health. This was done on easy, but it works on any difficulty.
Castlevania (N64) - Underground Waterway - Second Waterfall Skip ChristianF23 2012-07-24 | By jumping at the waterfall at a certain spot you can jump around it and grab the ledge on the other side which skips a lot of this level and saves about 2 minutes.
Castlevania (N64) - Underground Waterway - Boss Skip ChristianF23 2012-07-24 | You can jump around the trigger for the boss fight in this level to stop the waterfall without beating the boss, since the button for stopping the waterfall can be pressed as long as the boss is not loaded.
Castlevania (N64) - Villa - First Vampire Skip ChristianF23 2012-07-24 | By jumping on the railing of the staircase and then jumping around the trigger for the fight you can skip the first vampire fight in this level.
Castlevania (N64) - Slope-Slide Air Jump & Z-Slide Air Jump ChristianF23 2012-07-24 | If you slide down a slope and fall down without landing on normal ground you can do a jump in the air at any point before the instant death from falling too far starts.If you Z-Slide of a ledge and press A pretty soon after starting the slide, the slide will continue after you fall of and after it's done you will automatically do an air jump. The distance you fall before the jump depends on how soon after starting the slide you fall of the ledge.These tricks allow you to fall further without taking damage and get past some areas faster. The Z-Slide trick can also be used to get back in bounds by getting under an area and then jumping up thorugh the floor, since usually walls are solid from both sides while the floor and the roof are not solid on the out of bounds side.
Forest Medallion Adult CS Skip Setup ChristianF23 2012-06-07 | An expansion of Sockfolders setup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JJtxb9D6tEAfter canceling ocarina items, it's hard to pause buffer only one frame at a time here on emulator. This setup gives you two frames that work instead of just one, which makes it much easier to hit one of them.
