This Bowser pattern is a would be impossible pattern in Super mario bros. on the NES... but not in this game :D
Out of all the other TASes I've made, this is the TAS i'm most proud of :)
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TAS timing: 5:03.416
RTA timing: 4:52.235
Rerecords: 41299
because I like to rerecord a lot Kappa
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I went into this thinking I was only going to beat the old TAS by 21 frames (time save in 8-3). I didn't expect to save 5 more frames making it a 26 frame improvement over my last TAS. I also, made this TAS the fastest RTA timing as well, by pressing start on the title screen at a good time.
Using cheat codes I played every level the fastest they can go and see how much time I would have to save in order to save another framerule.
1-1 - Even if you save 3 frames over what I did in my video you won't save the framerule so the only possible way of saving another is by doing a backwards flagpole. I have many ways of doing a backwards flagpole but setting it up takes too much time that it wouldn't save anything.
1-2 - Using an invincibility cheat code I played this level 16 frames faster than in my video but it still didn't save it. so even if the plant wasn't there it wouldn't save time.
4-2 - Like 1-2, I used the invincibility cheat code and entered the pipe like the plant wasn't there. You would need to enter the pipe more than 15 frames faster than what I did. Which is not possible unless that plant is gone.
8-4 - Well the first room plant doesn't disappear so you have to wait for it to go down. The wall jump pipe has a plant out so yeah. not sure how you would save time in this level uh unless you do some shenanigans in the water section which can't happen unless you slow down to like 10 speed.