[TAS] DKC3(GBA) - Any% Tool-assisted Speedrun

Channel:

Avanor

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Published on October 28, 2017 9:01:42 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG7DVhq1tWs

Game:

Donkey Kong Country 3 (1995)

Duration: 53:04

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This is a Tool-assisted Speedrun.
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After quite a while I took the time to work on this TAS.
It was a very special one to do, as this run is definitely the one I put the most time into when it comes to grinding PBs.
This might be why I was more than eager to see what time a TAS could get.

An important thing to mention right away: I am aware of the fact that this game allows for some crazy OoB-clips that can save a lot of time. However, these clips are mostly very precise and inconsistant, so we decided to not allow them in the usual any%-category, that is why I didn't use them in this TAS either. A run that would make use of oob-clips would be put into a new category on the leaderboards, but as of now, no one has done it.

Especially the Timestop-Glitches in combination with Storage Warps were the biggest timesavers in this TAS, compared to a normal RTA run. Activating Timestop is a frame-perfect trick, which in a TAS is of course not a big deal.
I also manipulated the RNG on Barbos and Croctopus, so I was able to beat the fights way quicker.
During this project I discovered a lot of neat small timesavers, some of them might be working for RTA too, but others will most likely not be feasable because they are too precise and provide a rather low reward.

I hope you enjoy watching. If you have any questions, just put them in the comments.

RTA timing: 51:49.12 (186.547 frames)
TAS timing: 53:01.17 (190.877 frames)
Re-record count: 11746

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