NES Atlas: Metroid (Lord Tom's Speed Run)

[PinkFloydrulez]

what

[KidAran]

The atlas thing is great but I just can't stand to watch more "perfect" tool-assisted runs, it kills me. It whould have been better to se a ~20:00 run that was a real one, it's lame that tool-assisted runs are getting attention because ppl wants to watch the "fastest" video, and by that the great players gets shrouded.

[thebehemoth011]

@KidAran Then watch the various Speedrunning marathons that are done live. Like Awesome Games Done Quick 2 that is coming up at the beginning of January

[2xhTenchi]

@KidAran Are you implying that the players that do tool-assisted speedruns aren't great players ? The amount of deep knowledge of the game, time and skill required to do them is tremendous. It often takes them dozen thousands of re-records and generally months if not years for some runs. TAS is a marevelous thing, but it doesn't remove credit from non-TAS runs, so stop removing credit from TAS ones thanks

[bizarrotx]

Awesome! I love how the full map shows enemy behavior when offscreen and how you can actually see the palette changes that they used to save memory so that it could be the biggest and best NES game ever!

Nintendo needs a GOOD 2D Metroid again in the spirit of this one (not like Fusion, where everything is handed to you on a silver platter, one where you need to think!)

This was SUCH a hard game at the time, but also so relaxing compared to the other insta-die-no continue games of the era.

[Malcrosternus]

The lair IS above the beginning. My ****ing mind. . . O_o

[NWNisFUN]

amazing

[ziochicho]

Fucking Epic! Luring that reo into the MB entrance was pure genius! And mastery of the improvised Space Jump by morphing out of the ball mid-air is what makes these speed runs possible. I remember the first time I discovered that trick as a kid - thought I was the Metroid master for having figured out how to use that move. I also remember discovering the glitch about getting stuck in the walls but never saw the potential. Epic!!!

[twibkidx]

So nobodys been fast enough to get her to have no clothes yet? How much faster does mankind need ot get?

[SSFF6B]

@twibkidx You gotta play through the game so fast that you have to finish it in -2 hours.

Good luck.

[Lendme15dlrs]

Brilliant.

[TrueSoreThumb]

Damn, your work on this map is spectacular. How'd you do it?

[NadrianATRS]

I dont get the trick with the doors

[ocho3oh]

HOWWWW?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?

[Nitros8891]

howwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!

[onvogmasaj]

SAMUS IS A CHICK?!

[Nitros8891]

@onvogmasaj lol of course

[onvogmasaj]

@Nitros8891 ;)

[molonlave2010]

@onvogmasaj correct lolllll she would have looked hotter if she had no clothes on. ;-)

[rlbond]

I think audio commentary would be amazing!

[nesatlas]

@rlbond I agree! The amount of technical knowledge put into a TAS like this is amazing.

[IvoryGecko1993]

@nesatlas Dude, how did you do that?

[nesatlas]

@IvoryGecko1993 I am planning on shooting a how-to video soon. At the moment I'm building a new PC to render these videos better. Stay tuned!

[zidaneff]

@rlbond I think there are enough let's plays on the web, just let the game speak for itself

[Luigi84289]

Still the best metroid. Haven't killed Ridley in years. Easier just to head straight for MB after Kraid and the missile increase.

[sm0kie420]

Anyone know what happened to creaothceann?? =(

[MysticWolfe1]

Holy Shit! Samus is a girl?

[TUSMROX]

This was pretty cool to watch.

[Aitamen]

This is an awesome way to watch this. Kudos to the creator!

[Kaiser49]

How do people make videos to show the entire game like that?

[Chilpatrobio]

You are the man!!! This was incredible!!

[ImCougarBait]

This is pretty incredible!

[rkotm]

Brilliant!!! You are win

[aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa]

the game designers are real A-holes, mother brain's lair is right above the beggining!

[scir91]

@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa same thing in prince of persia. many games did that.

[MagichamC]

@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa I thought everyone who played Super Metroid already knew that. :/

[MachRiderZero]

@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa The fact that Tourain is right where it is comes back in Super Metroid when you go to get the morphball. It's so damned awesome.

[DamienThornes]

@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa OOT but do you count the number of times you press A each time you log in?

[SatoshiMatrix1]

tool assisted runs are so artificial, but so entertaining.

[floooooooooooooooood]

wow Kraid destroyed in two minutes and without missiles too.

[PhantasyMan01]

oh boy! My geek brain is very exited right now :)

[enoche1974]

how many missiles does it take to destroy mother brain?

[nesatlas]

@enoche1974 Reading the notes from "Lord Tom" he writes that it takes 32 missiles to defeat Mother Brain :)

[RunicBlade001]

@enoche1974

its really 30 missiles is you don't count the ones for her tank

[weatherton]

Awesome. I really enjoyed this view of the Metroid TAS.

[fuze54]

DUDE you are so money you, but don't even know it...BUT YOU DO!

[hectorleiva]

Fucking awesome

[LightBlueYoshi]

How very interesting to watch!

[Aassymcass]

very cool!

[BagOfMagicFood]

At 4:13 the Atlas turned out to have the wrong room color?

[MrAndyDick]

@BagOfMagicFood Yes. Why the map is a different color I have no idea...

[Pirwzwhomper]

@BagOfMagicFood Probably due to extensive use of copy/pasting for some areas. Also why the atlas showed more enemies in some areas than were actually there.

[NorthBus]

@Pirwzwhomper The latter part may actually be due to the skills of the TASer. One of the secrets to this run was manipulating certain enemies into not appearing to spped up the route.