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First-Ever Cuphead TAS in 23:39 (Any% 1.1+) (Flashing Lights warning)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 22d

After about 200 hours of work over the course of a little over a month, the First Ever Cuphead TAS is finished! I think it turned out great and the project taught me a lot of optimizations that I'm already trying to bring over to my Real Time runs :) - youtu.be/YYuafcehOSE

youtu.be

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Sep 1

PB'd in Cuphead Any% 1.1+ again! I am now the second person to ever get a 27:2x.
I am working on a full-game TAS that I am probably going to spend some time trying to finish now, but I am hoping to continue bringing my time down after that :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Aug 10

Got a new PB in Cuphead Any% 1.1 for the first time since last november! I've been feeling very motivated to run this game again now so hopefully there's more PBs to come :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jul 19

Oh hey, that wasn't long after I got one of these myself lol

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jul 15

Was a great time! Till next time :)

SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jul 13

I'm sorry to hear Ri :( I hope things get better for you. If I can help in any way I'd be happy to.

How Speedrunners Control Luck (RNG)

SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · May 14

I have made a video covering RNG Manipulations in Speedruns: little bit of general RNG theory, then showcasing a few concrete examples of how some games are able to be manipped. I spent quite a lot of time working on this one, hope you enjoy! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtNy...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsH7...

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Reposted by SBDWolf

Lain @web2000.bsky.social · Mar 29

UPDATE: @creep.io and @sbdwolf.bsky.social found a way to execute arbitrary code in SMB2J without the need for a cart swap.

youtu.be/w8WNu_VWJ10?...

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Feb 3

(WR) Gimmick! Best Ending Speedrun in 8:37

(WR) Gimmick! Any% Speedrun in 5:09

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Feb 3

Implemented Level 1 Skip in Gimmick!'s Best Ending WR as well!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 26

The run is over here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cBm...

(WR) Gimmick! Any% Speedrun in 5:21 - sbdwolf on Twitch

SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 26

Got a 5:09 in Gimmick! Any% :) Very very happy with this run, happy to have brought the category this far!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 25

Improved the Gimmick! WR by a few more seconds! This was on pace for 5:0x, but I unfortunately lost a ton of time to Wiz3 (final boss). My goal is not 5:0x, but I'll try to improve this a little more. I'm probably almost done with this category :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 24

The run is over here: www.twitch.tv/videos/23624...

sbdwolf went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Mr. Gimmick VOD now.

www.twitch.tv

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 24

I got the WR in Gimmick! Any%! This is the first record to include the new and difficult Level 1 Skip that was found a few months ago. It... also includes an 11-second time loss in Level 3 coming from a silly death :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 23

Glad you liked the game!

[TAS] Gimmick Any% Theory TAS in 4:47.69

SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 16

I made a "Human Theory TAS" for Gimmick! Any%, which I'm planning on running soon. This beats the current WR by nearly 40 seconds. Figuring out how to optimally throw every single star was very difficult, but I'll be able to translate a lot of what I've learned to my RTA runs! - youtu.be/sofHz4z0L7Q

youtu.be

Gimmick! 2 - No Checkpoint mode first playthrough - sbdwolf on Twitch

SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 3

If you want to see this mode in action, I did a True Ending playthrough of it in about 3h30m. The final boss level is particularly tough: there are no checkpoints at all, meaning that all four of its phases have to beaten in one go and without any healing! - www.twitch.tv/videos/23426...

sbdwolf went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Gimmick! 2 VOD now.

www.twitch.tv

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Jan 3

A secret No*-Checkpoint mode was just discovered in Gimmick! 2! There is a hidden switch in the difficulty select screen under the water. Pressing this switch will remove every checkpoint *with the exception of warp points. Credits to negative_seven for the discovery, this was undocumented prior!.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · Dec 19

I have made a short video going over the concept of Slowdown/Lag in Speedruns! - youtu.be/YW6G3ob_rSo

Lag in Speedruns