Super Mario 64 TAS in 5:03.8 Console Verified

[KingOfKatamari]

Fastest TAS for Super Mario Bros: 4:58

Fastest TAS for Super Mario 64: 5:03.8

What.

[stuehleruecker]

As i first read on this, i imagined you used the unopened controller and put some artificial pressure fingers on the buttons. But this is even better!

Do you check every speedrun like this to see if its cheated? I mean, that is the absolute prove its real. No cutting and editing etc.

And big thumbs up for the emulator guys! They have come a long way.

Never knew you could finish the game with no stars. I imagined it would crash or freeze or so.

[soulcalibrII]

@stuehleruecker Not every game can be verified, as some games do not run well on emulators, and therefore an accurate TAS is not possible.

[bobmario511]

I'm amazed that it actually can be played back on console. Shows just how accurate Mupen64 emulates.

[CristaliaMi]

I need one of those to help me get my last 10 stars!

[walentys]

How does it know the right timing to iterate through the next "frame" of controller values? Is it always constant? Is the emulator that perfect to take into account lag?

[soulcalibrII]

@walentys The N64 will send a pulse (3Volts to 0Volts) to the controller every time a new controller value needs to be read. In case you are curious, it is what the middle of the 3 holes on the controller port is for. So on my microprocessor, I create a new controller command every time one of these pulses is seen. It is always constant. The emulator though is far from perfect, and acts quite differently than the console. However the controller requests are consistent for this to occur

[walentys]

@soulcalibrII Oh so it's not so timing-based, that makes more sense.

[danielcdawson]

This is amazing. I never thought one could actually do something like this, especially with such a relatively advanced console. So, the emulator is this accurate now, huh?

[taitaylor86]

doesn't this defeat the point of the game ?

not trying to be a jerk but after playing for a solid 5 hours to get 60 stars (yes i know thats lame)

then log on my youtube and find this

it makes me wonder whats the point in me even playing the game anymore

[soulcalibrII]

@taitaylor86 It's a hobby called 'speedrunning' (in this case though Tool-Assisted Speedrunning). It is just for entertainment purposes. Some people enjoy seeing the game played at such fast speeds.

[CaRC1n0g3n]

@taitaylor86 Then answer me this: what's the point of a game? To spend as much time as possible on your first playthrough and never play it again because you're afraid all the magic will be lost, or to spend that time on your first playthrough and get better and better the more playthroughs you do? The answer is neither. The point of a video game is to have fun, everyone has their own way of doing so when they play. Anyone who holds a world record in a video game will tell you this.

[wiithepeople2]

@taitaylor86 If this scares you, you could always find the numerous SM64 tool-assisted freeruns out the.

[soulcalibrII]

@Siglemic If you watch my 120 star verification video, I prove that it is not fake. Please also go to the TASvideos website to get the full idea of what is going on.

[Siglemic]

i think this is fake

[Zm4rf]

it would be freaking sick if someone designed a robot that could hold the controller and do all the TAS nonsense.

[Luigi2011SM64]

Anytime soon some idiot will come and say. HEY IDIOT YOU CHEATED NO WAY YOU CAN DO THAT. then we spam him and thumbs down and call him dumb

[DrPwoz]

All that work, but the upload video has a mediocre quality. Nice run though

[brianpso]

@soulcalibrII I'm prepared for that =D, the name here is Computer Engineering. 

[THSBoon]

great job man, shame about the scratchy audio and the poor image quality of the recroding but this is great from a technical standpoint

[VAdaPEGA]

about time someone did this...

but there isnt anything that can prove this is real other than its being filmed with a camara

and that there are some things over the console

but I do think it is possible for such thing to be made,its all just machines and emulators dont really change the gameplay

[stemax99]

Nice job man.

[odiexx]

audio fail...

[Siglemic]

maybe it's fake, in my opinion

[lunjesse]

@Siglemic maybe you're just ignorant, in my opinion. =p

[abcdefghilihgfedcba]

WHAT THE FUCK

I love you

[5793productions]

Nice job!

[Torn338]

Very nice lol

[Luigi2011SM64]

congrats on creating the n64 bot

[TheCrypticJacknife]

Hurrah for less legitimacy even with a console.

[sonicpacker]

well, shit

[ooplah3344]

how did u press the buttons that fucking swiftly?

[soulcalibrII]

@ooplah3344 That's what a TAS does.

[ooplah3344]

@soulcalibrII its a machine pushing the buttons for you?

[soulcalibrII]

@ooplah3344 That's why I was talking about the microprocessor at the beginning.

[badpazzword]

@ooplah3344 No buttons are actually pressed. The controller converts keypresses to electric pulses that are sent to the console via the cable. What he made is replace the controller with a contraption that will send the right inpulses at the right times.

[ooplah3344]

@badpazzword woah, you are some kinda math wizard techno genuis smart person dude I bet you get first place in science fair this week! :D

[emaciation]

bowser's laugh is brutal ear rape.

sidenote; i love nintendo glitches. this was great

[Nahoc10]

can't believe this...

[Wonkothenormal]

this is good.

and unexpected

[Siglemic]

wtf

[lunjesse]

Actual gameplay starts at 1:28 =)

[TrenchAce]

@lunjesse if people just wanted to see the run only, they'd watch the higher quality avi upload. Most people watching this probably want to see the beginning, and his explanation of what he did