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+Zyxeos why?

+Matt Thompson because

metalheaddave666 gotta know the codes too ;)

Graff TV well he had a map of every area I bet... (0.01$)

I hear you I like to evenly distribute my stats it takes longer but it is safer and why does he need to push the button to use his sword every two seconds it's annoying and he's probably on crack.

answer to #1:he was copying the music with it :P (yes,i found it annoying when he did it at full health as well)

Isn’t the point just to beat the game? What does it matter, maxes or not?

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Yeah, ADD-run of games. :(

Thought the same thing. Impressive run, but have to turn sound off :p

he's called Barba by the way.

boss names:guy with mace and the head of a horse:Horsehead (pretty self explanatory i do say so myself :P). blue guy with helmet:Helmethead (also self explanatory :P). ironknuckle on horse:Horseback Ironknuckle. red guy that shoots the same magic blasts that the wizzrobes fire:Carock. (easiest boss in the whole game if you ask me :P). big guy with helmet and a very long-ranged mace:Gooma. (goomas are also regular enemies.the ones that toss maces :). there's also a blue variety of gooma called helgooma. he throws maces too,but they act like boomerangs.) giant dragon in lava:already mentioned. :P huge red creature that shoots fire:Thunderbird (you must cast thunder to make it vulnerable) link's shadow: Dark Link/Shadow Link.

Dinosaur Simulator 3D Desarrollador/Developer: Mutabi Lanzamiento/Launch: 10/03/2014 Versión/Version: 1.4

He's trying to force an enemy encounter at the same time he walks on a particular map square. (It lets him avoid the longer and more difficult scenario that would have opened on that square.)

***** Yea, I do remember that part now, it was a bi-ch

If it was done via ROM, it would be labeled as a TAS (tool assisted speedrun.) Much of how this game is programed is now known and with that knowledge things like avoiding random battles, knowing when certain drops will come etc.can be manipulated (somewhat consistently) by the runner without the need for any outside assistance / ROM hack etc.

James Kilpatrick 44:00

+Ben Carroll I think all that is required for the "official" 100% no glitch run is all items, keys, spells, attacks, and heart / magic containers. I'm guessing that's due to the fact that the best route for getting all of that finds you at the end without maxed stats. Adding that as a requirement would simply mean adding some boring grinding just for that one thing while everything else can be accomplished along the way with no need to grind. I'm just starting to get in to speed running but from what I've seen, when it comes to 100% runs in general they tend to leave off requirements that are simply a matter of grinding. The 100% run for Final Fantasy, for example, doesn't require maxing out the levels of the characters...

+James Kilpatrick I doubt that...There were some random encounters and small time losses here that current runners now consistently avoid and tool assisted runs always avoid. The code for this game has been so dissected and so many people run the game and share what they know that they pretty much have it down to a science. (to the point that, using only the controller, they can consistently manipulate the random encounters and drop patterns so well that they actually plan the route around them.) The current unassisted record is a couple of minutes faster than this and the TAS is well under an hour...

Tytuhp. Oiihf

+James Kilpatrick By the time he comes across his first IronKnuckle, his attack is already at 6 because of how he power-leveled. Usually it's at around 3 for most people.

he had a high power level. higher power level = enemies die faster

+toadsonytwo This looks pretty legit. I'm playing through on ROM now. Just a nostalgia run, not for speed. That being said, the runner never breaks game mechanics. I'm sure he's played through the game on ROMS hundreds of times. But this looks legit. Also, SDA is a recognized authority on this sort of "sport." It's not just some guy in his basement sayin', "Hey look what I did." There are gamers there watching the run and the equipment being used. I've also heard this guy mentioned in runs with commentary.

+Alexander Blanton You didnt watch the whole video if you think he doesn't break mechanics. In the last palace he jumps over the wall, which you cant do, to take a short cut. He also uses a hack to level up, its at 47:40. Watch as his total xp goes from 1200 to 8000. Then at 48:34, it goes back down to 800 xp. The Wall jump is at 114:00. I tried the same jump and you cannot jump ontop of the wall.

Thanks for the citations. I'll check it out.

+toadsonytwo Okay, this I can say for certain. That is no hack. It's the level up mechanic. Zelda 2 is funky with level ups and for a better explanation, you could probably look anywhere but here: 8 is the max you can go (for attack, health, or magic). However, you can pass on a level up. You still keep the experience, but it builds to the next skill - the one with the next highest cost. So, if you keep building up a single skill, attack (as most speed runners do from what I've seen), that one skill will cost way more than the others (and will max out at 8000). Anytime you place a crystal on the statue your experience builds to the maximum is of what skill you're working on (regardless of the cost). So, the runner kept skipped life and magic a bunch (which, from what I've observed is nothing new in a speed run of this game). [notice he beats the boss and skips the magic level up at 1200. Why? If he did, his experience would reset. He would only get 800 for the statue (well, 589). Instead he keeps it running (so the skill level up marker [if you will] switched to attack power, which is already at maximum level, netting him 8000 total experience points). So he has 1411/8000 instead of 211/800. Either way, the statue will level him up all the way to the max. Now he has 8000 experience to spend. It keeps counting up on "battle screens" obviously. The point being: Plenty to spend on the 1200 magic level up and the 800 life level up. And many to spare, because the experience doesn't reset upon the next leveled skill, rather it is counted against the balance. In fact, runners will skip experience bags and enemies to hold their total experience to maximize gain upon placing a crystal in a stone. Since the leveled up skill (magic, life) restores these bars, they also strategically wait for moments to take levels of magic or life as well. I keep both in mind when I play this game every couple of years or so, but like I said, I don't set any records... I haven't looked at the wall jump yet, but I'm going to take a leap of faith for the runner and say it's an unintended glitch. Someone probably talks about it on a commentary run, but any glitches that work on an NES without game genie or such are a fair game in speed runs. No doubt, the glitch was probably discovered on ROM by a runner trying things and saving/loading a lot, but they're there. Some are frame specific and occur with actions on a really exact place (sometimes involving using enemies to set up the situation). I really lack the knowledge to explain it better, but from what I've seen watching speed runs, these things are pretty common in these old games. Glitches happen and this stuff was all pretty new for developers at this time. As for the level thing, for what it's worth, I can verify that personally. This is also discussed in guides and speed runs with commentary. Again, the strategies are developed by playing with ROMS where experimentation is facilitated by being able to save and reload anywhere. When you can understand that, it's not that unbelievable. Still, great skill and memory, and some luck are involved...

+toadsonytwo Yeah, the wall jump. Totally legit. Notice he waits a little, casts jump. The physics from his down thrust gives him just enough boost to clear the wall. It's classic for this type of gaming. I'm not trying to be an ass, but this does look legit. And, SDA is an organization, not just a collection of cool gaming videos. These runs take place at events and have a live audience usually of 50 people or so. The point is this isn't just Billy Jo Jim Bob posting, it's basically the Guinness Book of World Records for Video Games posting. That being said, ya'll should be more inviting and explain how this can be done instead of not commenting. PR is good. But yeah, this is legit. If you doubt it check out more speed running videos with commentary. They explain glitches and frame perfect stuff. I swear I don't just watch these all day, but they make great second monitor material.