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[[Basic Mupen64 TAS Tutorial]] | [[Basic Mupen64 TAS Tutorial]] | ||
== | ==What is STROOP?== | ||
''Main article: [[STROOP]]'' | |||
STROOP ('''S'''uperMario64 '''T'''echnical '''R'''untime '''O'''bserver and '''O'''bject '''P'''rocessor) is a diagnostic tool for Super Mario 64 which displays and allows for simple editing of various game values and information. It can connect to a running emulator and update values in real time. Some core features include views of loaded/unloaded objects, Mario structure variables, camera + HUD values, an overhead map display, and many more. | |||
==What is | ==What is Mupen?== | ||
''Main article: [[Mupen64]]'' | |||
Mupen64 (otherwise known as Mupen64) is an N64 emulator. A variant of Mupen64, Mupen64-rr, is most commonly used for TASing Super Mario 64. This is what most people in the TAS community mean when they say "Mupen". There is also an emulator known as Mupen64Plus, which does not have TASing capabilities, but is commonly used for [[RTA]]. | |||
== | ==Why Mupen over BizHawk?== | ||
Most TASes of Super Mario 64 are done on [[Mupen64-rr]]. This is for one main reason: .m64 files can be played back on console, known as [[TASBot#Console Verification|Console Verification]], whereas bk2 files cannot, due to the way they handle input during lag frames. BizHawk polls inputs on lag frames, as opposed to Mupen64, which does not, and SM64 doesn't either. BK2 files (BizHawk movie files) can still be converted to m64 files, however, so some still use Bizhawk. | |||
==Where can I get an SM64 ROM?== | ==Where can I get an SM64 ROM?== | ||
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==How many A presses are left?== | ==How many A presses are left?== | ||
An any% run takes 0 A presses | An any% run takes 0 A presses when performed on Wii VC. A 120 star run currently takes 20 A presses when performed on the original Japanese N64 version. Here's a table showing these counts on all game versions: | ||
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==Is a 70 Star 0 A press run being developed?== | ==Is a 70 Star 0 A press run being developed?== | ||
Nobody is currently working on it. However, through the use of Mupen64-WiiVC and Replay Hack WAD injection, it would be possible to TAS such a run and play it back on Wii VC. | |||
==What's the next A press save going to be?== | ==What's the next A press save going to be?== | ||
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Mario's default state is, surprisingly, with no hat on, and on each frame it checks whether he's wearing the hat and sets the proper graphics flag. However, when Mario goes OoB, a large portion of the central Mario code stops running, including that check. Hence, Mario doesn't actually lose his hat; he just forgets he's wearing it. | Mario's default state is, surprisingly, with no hat on, and on each frame it checks whether he's wearing the hat and sets the proper graphics flag. However, when Mario goes OoB, a large portion of the central Mario code stops running, including that check. Hence, Mario doesn't actually lose his hat; he just forgets he's wearing it. | ||
==When I record an | ==When I record an AVI on mupen, the sound works but the screen is just black. How do I fix this?== | ||
This is a bug that occurs when you use the gl64 video plugin when aero is enabled on your computer. One fix is to use another video plugin, or to disable aero on your computer. The latter is only possible on Windows 7, but unfortunately not on Windows 8 or 10. | This is a bug that occurs when you use the gl64 video plugin when aero is enabled on your computer. One fix is to use another video plugin, or to disable aero on your computer. The latter is only possible on Windows 7, but unfortunately not on Windows 8 or 10. | ||