Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars PAL Speed Record: 33:16 Part 6/7

Record attained by myself playing in Expert Mode. For better quality/no file splits/runs of more games visit www.speeddemosarchive.com

I am very pleased with this run. As was typical for the period before the home console discovered the mode known as PAL60, the PAL version of this game runs at 5/6th the speed of the NTSC version due to the 50/60Hz frequency difference. I thought at first this game was not at all ideal for speedrunning, due to the on-rails blaster style of most missions. Then it hit me that the branching storyline would actually make it rather interesting. I painstakingly timed every level, and every branch within a level (with the help of my little sister Angie), and discovered a faster path than the one on the NTSC speedrun already hosted here. Number of kills was not very important to me in this run, but I try and make it entertaining for you...
Expert difficulty in this game basically means there are more enemies, and they shoot more rapidly and with faster lasers. It also means if you collide with ANYTHING you lose a wing, and therefore any laser upgrades you may have accrued. Collisions also incur much more damage. Much effort is therefore taken to avoid collisions!

Corneria- Manage to get a medal, and kill the boss without having to U-turn.

Meteo- Use up some bombs at the start to avoid boosting into some enemies that pop up from behind the rocks. Very satisfied with the boss fight.

Fortuna- Was a bit worried when I lost a wing, but then I remembered that the 15th enemy killed on an all-range mission gives out a laser upgrade/wing repair. ROB saves the day! One of my fastest clearances of the Wolf team ever.

Sector X- Let Peppy die so he wouldn't distract enemies from Falco in the next mission. Some pretty shoddy flying in the warp.

Sector Z- The most important time-saver. Letting the first missile hit the Great Fox ends the mission two minutes faster than if you were to save it. I kill Slippy so the enemies focus on Falco so he doesn't go after the missile.

Bolse- I lose my wings and spend a bit too much time looking for an upgrade and give up in the end. Not much time wasted though, just a second or two after each attack run on the core. My heart skipped a beat when I collected the last gold ring (I was hoping to start Venom with two rings to allow a quick upgrade to double health).

Venom 1- In places I am more conservative with boosting to avoid crashing and losing my wings and precious health. Interestingly enough on Expert mode Venom 1 is harder than Venom 2. VERY satisfied with how quickly I manage to take out the statue boss and Andross.

Hope you enjoy watching it! Since I discovered this project a few months ago I have been mighty impressed by the work here, and it is an honour for me that I have a run hosted here. Thanks to Nate for capturing and Radix for upkeep of the site.

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• nintendo
• 64
• europe
• european

[luke182]

i havent played this game in years because i lost it lol but isnt starwolf supposed to come on this level?

[SuperCoolAl]

They do if you haven't beaten them on Fortuna.

[lemonspwnu]

WTF IS YOURE PROBLEM!!!WHY SHOOT YOUR OWN TEAM MATES , i didnt comment last vid cause it was sooo disgraceful it wernt worth the effort

BOMB THE FUCKING CORE IT TAKES IT DOWN QUICKER!!!

ppaatthheettiicc!!!!

[SuperCoolAl]

Bombing the core does nothing. I tested it. Shooting team mates is only ever done to prevent me dieing in some fashion.

[MUIRCONNOR]

wow you're a tard you flew against the gravity

[SuperCoolAl]

Yeah I know this level could be done better.

[GrovyleDDV]

"Hey Einstein! I'm on your side!"

I didn't know this part of the universe was so aware of ours.

[charredmarshmellow]

Definitely not General Pepper...

[SonicAlad]

Its on Expert difficulty. by activating it he has his glasses on

[tindanian]

yeah why does fox have james mcleods glasses?

[blazingsonicIII]

The core looks an awful lot like the first octolith guard from Metroid Prime: Hunters... sneaky Nintendo

[NorfairPrince]

How did you get your father's glasses? o__o

[Cr0wnedWitch]

nice shades fox...

[OmegaRipper501]

ROB

[Irene65]

q bien

[WhiteBladeZero]

Either Pepper or ROB (I guess)