Super Metroid 100% Tool-Assisted Speedrun pt. 1

I did not make this. All I did was convert this into a format suitable for uploading to YouTube. All credit for playing this goes to JXQ.

This is one of the best TASes I've seen so far. Even knowing it's a TAS I'm still absolutely amazed by some of the tricks in here. Unfortunately 30 fps is insufficient to capture the awesomeness of the run or the game itself. Not a fan of splitting videos either.

You can download the input file and read the author's comments at
http://tasvideos.org/1483S.html

This is really the kind of video series that needs to be watched from beginning to end. In case you're having trouble finding all the links, here they are:
1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFejjt8IAnU
2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xve2tuU2GvQ
3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tidFpnPpfJk
4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQm0fyg-7w0
5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SMTRj6lclM
6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcVcqLNe_q4
7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLyYOTfSkfA

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• super
• metroid
• JXQ
• TAS
• tool
• assisted
• speedrun
• speed
• run
• 100%
• snes
• nintendeo

[Isaacian27]

when it says 100%, does that mean he will kill all of the bosses and pickup all of the powerups and stuff?

[1whoistornapart]

Yes, except for Spore Spawn. He uses the early super missiles sequence break to avoid him completely.

[jurisnake8]

then he could also leave out the first chozo-thing boss, just required to run into the door with higher speed and turn around quickly while collecting the item

[1whoistornapart]

This TAS is obsolete. All subsequent TASes skip Bomb Torizo.

[peppercat1515]

ya that happens on a lot of vids of this game 4 some reason, maybe its the emulator?

[1whoistornapart]

It's because YouTube halves the framerate. Samus flickers on and off each frame, so looking at every other frame you'll only see the ones where she's missing.

[Genereaver]

Tool Assisted or not, this is literally jaw-dropping stuff.

[flappsta6]

he comes back to it at a later time in the game when it takes less time to go get

[DieHardXG2]

Also, there's someone who can skip the first guardian battle (occurs around 6:40). Anyway, yeah, I saw a TAS where someone managed to to get out before the door closed. It's on speedrunarchives. I was like FUCKING NO WAY. Still, that was an impressive speed kill.

[DieHardXG2]

I still can't figure out how to do that back-jump glitch when you get hit by an enemy. Someone help, pl0x?

[SuperMissile]

Why do people thumb others down for asking an honest question? Anyway, It's for storing extra energy units. There are four in all. When set to Auto, they refill your energy the moment you run out. Or you can set it to Manual and refill it yourself. You need full energy in order to fill the tanks though.

[SmashmaniacX]

5/5, my god... I love TAV

[ZoraZoldier]

7:32 - 7:38

Pure ownage XD

will definitly watch this one til the end

[RDSchley]

O.o the speed is so fast... my brain hurts..