This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2579M.html Death Star Battle is loosely based on the events of the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Your task is to destroy the Death Star before its construction is finished. You start the task outside the shield perimeter of the Death Star, where you have to combat different imperial vessels and avoid the death ray while waiting for an opportunity to slip through one of the random openings in the energy shield. After reaching the Death Star, you must reduce its structure up to the point where you can hit the core. In the following destruction of the station, you must avoid collision with the Death Star's debris. It was decided that only the first round of the game contains meaningful content, so in this TAS, jlun2 uses luck manipulation and a precise shooting angle to finish it in less than 9 seconds. That also makes this the shortest movie on the site.
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2284M.html Galaga is the classic arcade shooter that takes place in space, and that's a sufficient enough description. There is also a movie of the MSX version (http://tasvideos.org/2283M.html) .
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2624M.html Choplifter is one of the few games that got ported from home systems to the arcade instead of the other way around. The goal of the game is to pilot an attack chopper to rescue 64 hostages from the clutches of the evil Bungeling Empire. Besides being fun to play in real-time, it's also a great game for TASing. It has fast-paced and lag-free gameplay, nice graphics, and simple mechanics. Both movi
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2670M.html You and your grandfather just bought a small farm for growing vegetables and raising horses. Unfortunately, you find that the place is infested with animals that are determined to drive you away. Using your trusty gun, you aim to rid the property of these pests. This run completes the first three levels, after which there is no new content. A trick is used to end the bonus levels immediately by shooti
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2226M.html From Wikipedia: The player(s) takes control of the DC Comics character Superman, who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his criminal underlings, enter a phonebooth to turn back into Clark Kent, then return to the Daily Planet in the shortest amount of time. To slow Superman's progress, Kryptonite has been released by Luthor. If hit by Kryptonite, Superman loses his
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2595M.html Spider-Man was the first game to feature the famous hero and also the first Marvel Comics-based video game. Here, Spider-Man must use his web shooters to scale a building and defuse bombs set atop it by the Green Goblin. Watch as Mothrayas (http://tasvideos.org/Mothrayas.html) climbs the colorful buildings with ease and saves the day in just over three minutes. Note: While this movie does obsolete
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2227M.html Atari version of the classic Space Invaders, where you fight to defend your planet from a rectangular array of descending aliens. TASeditor (http://tasvideos.org/Taseditor.html) clears one wave of aliens systematically.
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2599M.html Entirely unrelated to the TV series seaQuest DSV, Seaquest is a submarine combat game in which you control a water vessel and must pick up divers at different levels of depth while avoiding fish and enemy subs. While most of the game takes place underwater, you also must resurface for air from time to time so your air meter doesn't run out. Like Tetris (http://tasvideos.org/1596M.html) , the game
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2162M.html Raiders of the Lost Ark for Atari 2600 is the first ever movie licensed video game. To complete the game, Indiana Jones must find the titular Ark - resemblance to the movie is limited aside from this. In this movie, adelikat finds the Lost Ark of the Covenant in a record-breaking 1:34.59 () . For details on how he did it, read the author's comments (http://tasvideos.org/3724S.html) .
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2327M.html River Raid is an early vertical shooter where you fly a plane down a river and fire missiles to blow up helicopters, jets, ships and bridges. In this movie, Lord Tom (http://tasvideos.org/LordTom.html) aims to get 100,000 points as fast as possible.
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2618M.html Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a platforming video game originally released for the Atari 2600 in 1984. The sequel to the popular Pitfall!, it opens up the world into a free-roaming adventure instead of progressing on a linear path. Among the other new features are swimming sections, save points, and catchy music. Pitfall Harry's quest in this game is to find the Raj diamond, his niece Rhonda and hi
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2673M.html Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a platforming video game originally released for the Atari 2600 in 1984. The sequel to the popular Pitfall!, it opens up the world into a free-roaming adventure instead of progressing on a linear path. This run is different from the any% TAS (http://tasvideos.org/2618M.html) in that it does everything necessary to achieve the maximum score. This means avoiding falling down
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2230M.html A fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600, where you must fight bird-like enemies and an alien in a giant spaceship. This movie completes one full round.
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2571M.html Baby Roo has been kidnapped by monkeys, and it's up to Mama Roo to come to the rescue! Starting out at the bottom of the screen, she must hop and climb up the various ladders and platforms to the top where Baby Roo is being held captive. The monkeys will try to stop her by throwing or dropping apples and knocking her off the platforms, but Mama can fight back. With her boxing gloves on, she can kno
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2286M.html In this game, you are a stranger who has happened upon the reanimation of the Frankenstein monster. When fully charged, it will come to life and wreak havoc. You must stop this from happening by collecting large stones from the basement and building a structure over the monster to cut it off from the lightning. The author, jlun2, runs around the castle in a mad rush to save the day and does so in less
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2343M.html H.E.R.O. is a rare fast-paced platformer for the Atari 2600. You control a man with a gyropack who must traverse caves, avoid dangerous enemies, and use a few sticks of dynamite to blast open paths in order to rescue trapped miners. The author, FractalFusion (http://tasvideos.org/FractalFusion.html) , chooses the first play mode to start from Level 1 and play through all 20 levels once.
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2243M.html Adventure is a first-party game released in 1979 for the Atari 2600. The goal of the game is to find the enchanted chalice and return it to the gold castle while avoiding the three dragons guarding it. It was the first action-adventure game, and also the first game to have an inventory, a continue system, and a widely-known Easter egg. The author, TehSeven, ignores the fearsome dragons and breezes thr
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2228M.html Bobby is Going Home is a simple platform game developed by Bit Corporation and released in 1983. The goal of the game is to guide a boy named Bobby through diving hawks, dashing chickens, tricky pits, thorny rosebushes, and deadly sinkholes to the safety of his home. Lollorcaust makes this game look easy as he marches Bobby straight through the dangerous obstacles and gets him home as soon as he can.
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2585M.html In Dodge 'Em (1980), you control a race car on a four lane track, and your goal is to collect all of the dots in order to earn points and advance to the next level. The race track is divided into four quadrants with a break in the lanes between them, and you can change lanes only within these breaks. A second car will travel in the opposite direction and try to get into your lane and crash you, so
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see http://tasvideos.org/2500M.html E.T. The Extraterrestial, based on the film of the same name, is one of the worst video games ever released. It contributed to Atari's massive financial losses during 1983 and 1984. As a result of overproduction and returns, millions of unsold cartridges were buried in an Alamogordo, New Mexico landfill. The game was developed in five weeks and Atari decided to skip audience testing for the produ