Check out this amazing TAS!

I guess I'd share something nice with you guys since the forums are slow for most of the time. We gotta keep it alive! :)

This guy beat the first three MMX games using only one controller input, in under 44 minutes!
https://tasvideos.org/1894M.html (click Watch on YouTube)
I've seen people play all six of the original Mega Man games at once, but those weren't very polished, and they were noisy! :P

He did the same thing with the first four Mario games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_AerCVhoTM

The trick is using save states and playing slowly and nudging them along and reloading if you make a mistake. It is theoretically possible to do in real time, but just about impossible to do without tool-assist. Still impressive nonetheless.

Yep! TASing (Tool-Assisted Speedrunning) is basically playing frame by frame with save states. Many games have been tested on a real console with some devices telling them the inputs, so it's perfectly possible if you're superhuman! :)
You guys should check out some of the stuff on TASVideos, they've beaten Pokémon Yellow in just over a MINUTE! (The video, however, is just an amalgamation of glitches and weirdness), and beaten Super Mario 64 in just over 5 minutes, with 0 stars. :P

Personally, I prefer Speed Demos Archive because they don't use tool-assist (I know that is the whole point of TAS :P). More fun to watch when you know they're doing it all themselves without any help, sometimes the entire game in one go.

Originally Posted by: pongsifu

Personally, I prefer Speed Demos Archive because they don't use tool-assist (I know that is the whole point of TAS :P). More fun to watch when you know they're doing it all themselves without any help, sometimes the entire game in one go.

A agree with you there. Don't get me wrong, TASes are pretty awesome, but I like seeing people do it without frame-by-fream playthroughs more.

Of course, you wouldn't be able to do something like THIS normally usually, so that is pretty sweet.

I agree with the above two. Speedruns are more enjoyable, for me, when I know there's a person playing live.

Originally Posted by: WolfgangKoimbra

Many games have been tested on a real console with some devices telling them the inputs, so it's perfectly possible if you're superhuman! :)

There are many games that fall out of sync as well, so it's not perfect, for whatever reasons. Here's a list of ones they have verified on console using the NESBot: https://tasvideos.org/ConsoleVerifiedMovies.html

Originally Posted by: WolfgangKoimbra

You guys should check out some of the stuff on TASVideos, they've beaten Pokémon Yellow in just over a MINUTE! (The video, however, is just an amalgamation of glitches and weirdness), and beaten Super Mario 64 in just over 5 minutes, with 0 stars. :P

I enjoy more the TASes that don't focus on speed. These are definitely some to check out for the entertainment and wow factors:

Brain Age: https://tasvideos.org/1734M.html
Family Feud: https://tasvideos.org/1248M.html
Gradius: https://tasvideos.org/711M.html
Tetris: https://tasvideos.org/1502M.html

Anyone else have any favorite entertaining TAS videos?