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TAS Competitions

https://web.archive.org/web/200701000000*/www.sm64.org https://web.archive.org/web/20090708095744/http://sm64.org:80/forum/viewforum.php?id=6

The original post of the TAS Competition started by JohannesSM64 has not been archived, as it was locked from the alexa web scraper (used to archive the WWW) and any other users to see. This means that we cannot use any information directly from the forum, however there are the YouTube video compilations he made even back then.

sike, sm64.org archives here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ofmnU-9c5VqMuV_a1DNEWHl3wjbnjl7R


"This competition is not new. In February of 2019, the TAS Competition will become 10 years old – and has been running almost continuously since it started. On the now-defunct sm64.org forums, JohannesSM64 https://www.youtube.com/user/JohannesSM64/videos began the competition with a task in Whomp’s Fortress that gathered five submissions. Compared to its sizable amount of regular competitors nowadays, perhaps five submissions seems meager. But for the size of the forum, five submissions was substantial. The competition was a community based event with various members hosting the event over time. Some of the participants of these early competitions are still active in the community today, such as SilentSlayers, Kyman, and sonicpacker.[1]"


We do know however that someone went on improving task six after it was closed: https://web.archive.org/web/20101223160349/http://sm64.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=69

After the original first Competition, which was greatly liked by the community, two other smaller competitions were held. First one hosted by KoopaTroop64 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129195346/http://sm64.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=92.
And after that one by SilentSlayer (Still A Very Active Person!) https://web.archive.org/web/20101129192724/http://sm64.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=102. This one was way bigger (was it the official thing maybe?

TAS Competitions are held every year. Everyone can join them and stuff stuff stuff…

2019 

This year MK Dasher took over the job of creating compilations from sonicpacker. The 2019 TAS Competition is ongoing and as of 31st of May, Person is in the lead.

Tasks 

Task Description First Place Quickest time (sec) Difference with second place (frames)
1 In Whomp's Fortress, start by warping from the Shoot to the Wild Blue area to the area where the metal cap is (See GIF), and collect 5 of the 7 custom placed red coins. End by collecting any star. Note that all enemies, elevators, moving platforms and the wall that covers the "Blast Away the Wall" star have been removed from the savestate. MKDasher 13.83 3
2 In Tiny-Huge Island, warp from the main island to the wooden boxes that lead to the floating island (Custom Warp), and break all 4 custom placed wing cap boxes. End by entering any pipe (2 of the pipes have been moved). Note that the boxes that lead to the floating island are permanently there. CeeSZee 13.03 4
3 In Snowman's Land, start by leaving the Igloo, and then touch all 4 signs and collect the red coin you see on the map/in-game image below (in any order), and then end by re-entering the igloo. CeeSZee 21.43 42
4 Using the ROM hack Super Mario Star Road (Version 1.01), in Piranha Plant Pond, start by warping from the pipe near the garden to the pipe near the ruins (See GIF), and collect the red coin located on top of the tree near the tower. MKDasher,
CeeSZee
and Nis tied
7.43 1
5 Using the ROM hack Super Mario Star Road (Version 1.01), in Sky Land Resort, jump off the tree shown in the picture below and collect 5 red coins, you must wallkick before each red coin. (co-op) MrPyt1001 & Dargos 21.87 8
6 In Bob-omb Battlefield, warp from the mountain warp to the chain chomp area (Custom Warp), and break 2 out of the 3 wing cap boxes (2 wing cap boxes have been moved). End by collecting the "Behind Chain Chomp's Gate" star. CeeSZee 14.37 51
7 In Shifting Sand Land, start by warping from the tree to the cannon area, and collect the red coin at the opposite end of the level. (closed) Rush57 12.77 6

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2018 

The 2018 TAS Competition was won by MKDasher, they got 239.2 points and finshed with 37.2 points difference before CeeSZee at second place.
The competition consisted of 25 challenges, a random one being: "In Bob-omb Battlefield, begin your run inside any cannon. You must break all 3 wing cap boxes and finish your run by entering any cannon".

Tasks 

Task Description First Place Time (sec) Difference 2nd place (frames)
1 Enter Tiny-Huge Island from the small island painting and collect 4 secrets, then kill Mario. You must wall kick at least once after activating each secret. THC98 ǀ Tales 11.43 4
2 Enter Whomp's Fortress and collect 4 yellow coins, 3 red coins and 2 blue coins without collecting multiples of the same color coin in succession. Then collect any star. Nis 15.30 34
3 In Bob-omb Battlefield, begin your run inside any cannon. You must break all 3 wing cap boxes and finish your run by entering any cannon. MKDasher 12.47 23
4 In Rainbow Ride, warp from the big house to the area above the red coins and collect the red coin star. SilentSlayers 14.67 2
5 Jump from any pole or tree and then in any order: collect two different colored coins, collect a 1up, and break any colored [!] box. Finish by killing Mario. (co-op) Hazel & Really_Tall 5.53 2
6 Enter Lethal Lava Land and collect four 1UP mushrooms. You must get burned by lava before each 1UP. sm64expert 21.93 24
7 Using the lowest water level in Wet-Dry World, warp from the ground to the cannon, then enter the water in the tunnel that leads to Downtown. MKDasher 11.00 8
8 In Shifting Sand Land start by warping to the tree by the oasis and collect the star "Shining Atop The Pyramid". Each "A" button press after time starts will add an additional second to your total time. SilentSlayers 8.43 (1 A press) 3
9 In Tall, Tall Mountain warp to the top of the mushroom with the red coins and collect any star. You must collect at least 20 coins and collect at least 2 1-up mushrooms. sm64expert 16.40 20
10 Using the linked BINGO board, complete a set of 5 tasks in any row, column, or diagonal. (co-op) Dargos & sm64expert 15.95 (Row 2) 2 (Row 5)
11 In Cool, Cool Mountain, start by groundpounding the blue coin switch, then touch 3 signs and end by collecting "Wall Kicks Will Work" or entering the cabin. Dargos 13.50 19
12 Enter Tick Tock Clock and collect the red coins star, you must wallkick before each red coin. You may not enter the level on the random clock setting (when the big clock hand is on 6). sm64expert 13.63 33
13 In Whomp's Fortress, warp from the metal cap box area to the area above the "Shoot Into the Wild Blue" star (See GIF). You must collect 3 red coins and then collect the "Shoot Into the Wild Blue" Star. SilentSlayers 10.87 2
14 In Tiny-Huge Island, warp from the small floating island to the purple-switch area (See GIF) and then collect the 6 red coins manually placed throughout the small island. End by entering any of the pipes. SilentSlayers 13.33 1
15 In Rainbow Ride, start from the cannon and collect 25 coins then end by collecting a star. (co-op) Dargos 15.70 5
16 In Snowman's Land start by warping to the tree near the whirling pond and collect the star "In The Deep Freeze". Each "A" button press after time starts will add an additional 0.5 seconds to your total time. Dargos 8.90 (2 A Presses) 7
17 In Bob-omb Battlefield, jump off Koopa the Quick's pole, collect 4 red coins then enter any cannon. sm64expert 10.73 61
18 In Lethal Lava Land, warp from the small island where the wing cap is to the area where the Mr. I is normally located, (See GIF) and then collect 5 of the 8 red coins manually placed throughout the level. End by entering the volcano. MKDasher 17.57 7
19 In Cool, Cool Mountain, begin your run inside any cannon. You must break 3 of the 6 manually placed wing cap boxes and finish your run by entering any cannon. Dargos 7.33 2
20 Reverse Enter Bowser in the Sky by dying in the bowser fight and collect 5 red coins, you must wallkick before each red coin. (co-op) CeeSZee & MKDasher 17.63 9
21 Enter on the lowest water level in Wet-Dry World using the Mandatory savestate (spawns you on top of the caged tunnel) and collect the star "Shocking Arrow Lifts". Nis 8.27 15
22 In Hazy Maze Cave, start by opening the door on the first floor from the elevator room to the rolling rocks room, collect the 6 red coins manually placed throughout the room, and end by collecting the custom placed star above the hole at the centre of the room MKDasher 12.50 5
23 In Tiny-Huge Island, warp from the small floating island to the small island in the middle of the water (Custom Warp) and touch all 3 pipes. End by dying. Krithalith 9.47 5
24 Reverse enter Bowser in the Dark World by dying in the Bowser fight and collect 3 yellow coins, 3 red coins and 3 1-up mushrooms without collecting multiples of the same coin color/2 1-ups in succession. MKDasher 12.80 1
25 In Bob-omb Battlefield, start your run inside any cannon, touch 5 signs (3 signs have been removed, see picture for correct signs), and end inside any cannon. (co-op) MKDasher & Dargos 11.87 2

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2017

Same as 2018, just with the things for 2017

Tasks 

Template:TAS Competition 2017 Tasks

2016

Fun Fact: This year, pannenkoek2012 submitted fun TASes that didn't focus on speed at all. However this is not something you should also do, as checking all submissions takes long enough as it stands.

Tasks 

Template:TAS Competition 2016 Tasks

2009

Tasks

Task Description First Place Time (sec) Difference 2nd place (frames)
1[4] Enter Whomp's Fortress at any star except for #1. Kill every killable enemy, go to the top of the fortress, and get star #5 (Fall Onto the Caged Island) from there. Blaze (Blazesoul13) 26.50 5
2[5] Enter Cool, Cool Mountain, grab the bottom most penguin, and bring it to the cabin at the start of the level. Drop it into the chimney (the entrance to the cabin), with the camera angled so you can clearly see the penguin falls into the chimney. Then grab the top most penguin and get the star Li'l Penguin Lost. Blaze 46.27 560 (just less than 19 sec.)
3[6] Enter Rainbow Ride, activate the elevator in the maze, and BLJ on it to get the Tricky Triangles star. Blaze 19.67 5
4[7] Enter Snowman's Land, collect all red coins and get the star without using the koopa shell. Blaze 36.50 47
5[8] Enter Bob-omb Battlefield, BLJ on the BLJable sign, and get the star Behind Chain Chomp's Gate. Blaze 13.90 2
6[9] Enter Jolly Roger Bay on star #2, get a metal cap, and get the star "Can the Eel Come Out to Play?". Blaze 36.97 6

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