[TAS] MZM Any% Hard Route Comparison

Channel:

Jakoliath

Subscribers:

665

Published on November 7, 2022 4:29:40 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kgmFJRG1Y

Game:

Metroid: Zero Mission (2004)

Duration: 41:37

61 views

5

Kraid first on the left, Ridley first on the right.

Improved upon my previous Kraid-first TAS and finished the Ridley-first TAS, with some changes to both. Most notably in Ridley-first I've made the Ridley fight similar to the Kraid-first fight, and picked up one less missile tank.

For humans Kraid-first is probably about as fast as Ridley-first for most, as the traditional Ridley fight (similar to low%) has a huge variance due to RNG in when he will spit fireballs.

Still some small improvements to be made here and there but I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.

If you just want to see the individual vods rather than a side by side, you can find them here:
Kraid first: https://youtu.be/u6sBzq-R_YI
Ridley first: https://youtu.be/8euiXttOLoI
For segment times, check the individual route videos.

AMMO NOTES
--------------------------
KR: 34/3
RK: 30/3
-Ridley first: opted for even less ammo + incorporated a modified version of the RNGless Kraid-first Ridley strat, saving 4 seconds over the previous TAS's great RNG, low% style fight. Fireball drop RNG would still be a problem for humans, but less so than before.
-Kraid first: skipped Brinstar super. Compared to getting lava supers after suitless, the time saved/lost comes out to about even. Definitely better for humans to grab for Tourian consistency.

TIME DIFFERENCE WHEN ENTERING TOURIAN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kraid first: 74980 (+1665f = 27.88s)
Ridley first: 73315
Similar gap as before.

NOTABLE ROOM DELTAS
-------------------------------------------
-Ridley: KR 1954f / RK 2423 (+469f)
-Tourian to MB room: KR 5262f / RK 5269 (+7f)
-Mother Brain: KR 2786f / RK 2996f (+210f)
--Besides farming, small time loss due to turret RNG (~30f)
-Charlie: KR 3716f / RK 3868f (+152f)
-Mecha: KR 2203f / RK 2149 (-54f)

STUPIDITY
--------------------
-Probably should have grabbed one more missile tank in Ridley-first to have a faster escape spark; optimal tank would be the Brinstar ball cannon missile as it costs ~4 seconds to grab. Still, potential net time save is likely ~5 seconds. Or better yet, a slightly slower first workbot room which would make the extra missile moot...
-Could have saved an equal amount of time in both with angrier helpful pirates

FRAME COUNTS
-----------------------------
Kraid first: 134631f
Ridley first: 133574f

FINAL TIMES
------------------------
Kraid first: 37꞉34.09 (25꞉01 IGT)
Ridley first: 37꞉16.41 (25꞉06 IGT) (-17.68 seconds)

Other Statistics