My feelings on The Demon Rush
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Andrew 'All-American' Gardikis's run
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Decision: Accept
Reason: Because it's an improvement.
Andrew 'All-American' Gardikis's run
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First and foremost, Data East ftw.
Second, audio is fine, video is fine, and there was no cheating.
Third, Super Werewolf is so broken
Stage 1
Little mess ups: right in the first boss and going up/down ladders.
Other than that, all the glitches and skips are well performed and the last boss of the stage goes down fast.
Stage 2
This run improves upon the current run's route by staying on top of the level. The execution is also better. Yeah and another mini-boss skip.
Stage 3
It's just SO MUCH faster to do the beginning and the stage's final boss with Super Werewolf, like in the run
Stage 4
Small problem with progression at some point here, but that was mostly bad luck and it still was handled pretty well by the runner.
This stage's last boss fight could possibly be improved, although it still manages to be a lot faster than the boss fight of the previous run.
Stage 5
This stage is very well played. And then that awesome final boss battle, what a finish.
This is one amazing run through a very tough game and a huge improvement too. Accept!
Second, audio is fine, video is fine, and there was no cheating.
Third, Super Werewolf is so broken
Stage 1
Little mess ups: right in the first boss and going up/down ladders.
Other than that, all the glitches and skips are well performed and the last boss of the stage goes down fast.
Stage 2
This run improves upon the current run's route by staying on top of the level. The execution is also better. Yeah and another mini-boss skip.
Stage 3
It's just SO MUCH faster to do the beginning and the stage's final boss with Super Werewolf, like in the run
Stage 4
Small problem with progression at some point here, but that was mostly bad luck and it still was handled pretty well by the runner.
This stage's last boss fight could possibly be improved, although it still manages to be a lot faster than the boss fight of the previous run.
Stage 5
This stage is very well played. And then that awesome final boss battle, what a finish.
This is one amazing run through a very tough game and a huge improvement too. Accept!
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Lé comments:
Video: typical VHS stuff at the beginning, quickly clears itself before the run gets going. There is a quick gap missing just before Werewolf does his best shirtless Frezy impression and pulls out the skin-toned American flag. That is during the epilogue and is probably irrelevant, but it's being noted.
Audio: Crackling at the very beginning for about a quarter of a second. I'm guessing this if because of the VHS. If possible, clip the first half second before the Data East logo appears for the published copy (assuming it gets that far).
Cheating: God damn you, how dare you do that good on Fireman.
Just kidding, no cheating.
Level 1:
The big screw up at the first Giant Head. I would've seriously considered resetting at that point, since it is the beginning of the game. That said, he did indeed make up for the blunder well before the level completed. Though there were two minor pauses with ladders, they only cost about 1 second each. The slime fight went exceptionally well.
Level 2:
Nice job avoiding the sewers, and skipping the Giant Head. Minor error not jumping high enough on the steel rafter section. Cost about 1/2 a second. Excellent Iron Head fight.
Level 3:
I really did not think it was possible to stay in the lower section of the level without cheating. Bet that took many resets to get right, excellent work. Skipping this Giant Head is pretty easy, as well. Also, because it bears repeating, the Fireman fight cannot possibly ever get any better. And it's the flashing yellow section, then
feels the need to taunt you.
Level 4:
Oy. This level absolutely sucks. You can tell he really took his time making sure the level design doesn't knock him into the water. He also had some bad luck with the TMNT laser dudes. The Giant Head fight went rather well, possibly because of being Super Werewolf there. The Monster fight could have gone better. He jumps up to the right ledge a couple of times while still invincible, and could've gotten one more free hit in. Then he picked up the full health recovery while at full health. That didn't make much sense. Probably lost some time here.
Level 5:
Before getting to Faryan's mansion, everything goes well. The final Giant Head fight could only go marginally faster, because he missed attacking a couple times. Finally time for.
Instead of letting you go after Faryan, Werewolf feels he needs a challenge first, so Faryan morphs into a werewolf. Great for sportsmanship, bad if the fate of the world is in the balance.
All kidding aside, the first Faryan form went really well. After he croaked, it seemed like the runner was trying to keep a beat with the song between the fights. The only way the second Faryan fight goes better is if the moron wants a fist fight sooner.
I'm very impressed with the improvements, even with the few blunders. I hope there is a future run with no blunders, but even if there isn't, I accept this one.
Video: typical VHS stuff at the beginning, quickly clears itself before the run gets going. There is a quick gap missing just before Werewolf does his best shirtless Frezy impression and pulls out the skin-toned American flag. That is during the epilogue and is probably irrelevant, but it's being noted.
Audio: Crackling at the very beginning for about a quarter of a second. I'm guessing this if because of the VHS. If possible, clip the first half second before the Data East logo appears for the published copy (assuming it gets that far).
Cheating: God damn you, how dare you do that good on Fireman.
Level 1:
The big screw up at the first Giant Head. I would've seriously considered resetting at that point, since it is the beginning of the game. That said, he did indeed make up for the blunder well before the level completed. Though there were two minor pauses with ladders, they only cost about 1 second each. The slime fight went exceptionally well.
Level 2:
Nice job avoiding the sewers, and skipping the Giant Head. Minor error not jumping high enough on the steel rafter section. Cost about 1/2 a second. Excellent Iron Head fight.
Level 3:
I really did not think it was possible to stay in the lower section of the level without cheating. Bet that took many resets to get right, excellent work. Skipping this Giant Head is pretty easy, as well. Also, because it bears repeating, the Fireman fight cannot possibly ever get any better. And it's the flashing yellow section, then
feels the need to taunt you.Level 4:
Oy. This level absolutely sucks. You can tell he really took his time making sure the level design doesn't knock him into the water. He also had some bad luck with the TMNT laser dudes. The Giant Head fight went rather well, possibly because of being Super Werewolf there. The Monster fight could have gone better. He jumps up to the right ledge a couple of times while still invincible, and could've gotten one more free hit in. Then he picked up the full health recovery while at full health. That didn't make much sense. Probably lost some time here.
Level 5:
Before getting to Faryan's mansion, everything goes well. The final Giant Head fight could only go marginally faster, because he missed attacking a couple times. Finally time for
.Instead of letting you go after Faryan, Werewolf feels he needs a challenge first, so Faryan morphs into a werewolf. Great for sportsmanship, bad if the fate of the world is in the balance.
All kidding aside, the first Faryan form went really well. After he croaked, it seemed like the runner was trying to keep a beat with the song between the fights. The only way the second Faryan fight goes better is if the moron wants a fist fight sooner.
I'm very impressed with the improvements, even with the few blunders. I hope there is a future run with no blunders, but even if there isn't, I accept this one.
Decision: Accept
Reason: Because it's an improvement.
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