Game:

Pokémon Trading Card Game (1998)

Duration: 6:34

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This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see https://tasvideos.org/4217M
TAS originally published on 2020-06-26

Pokémon Trading Card Game is the video game incarnation of the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG) ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trading_Card_Game ). It features digital versions of the first three sets of real-life trading cards, along with exclusive cards that are not available outside of the game. Normal gameplay involves finding and battling other trainers and Masters, eventually becoming the Champion and earning the Legendary Cards.

However, the author instead decided to glitch out the first battle and confuse the game into reading deck contents as code. This allows the author to reach the game's credits in just under 3 minutes. For more information, see the authors' comments ( https://tasvideos.org/6776S ).

We also have a similarly short run of the sequel, Pokémon TCG2 ( https://tasvideos.org/4120M ).

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You can watch the complete run being played back on a console ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHR4zw0SeA8 ).