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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Any %) (Single Segment)
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Decision: Accept
Congratulations to Mike 'mike89' McKenzie!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Any %) (Single Segment)
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Audio Quality - Good
Video Quality - Good
Saw this on stream already, This is an easy accept. Everything was done with near perfect execution. I don't see any jarring mistakes besides AR2 which didn't seem to cost much time.
Video Quality - Good
Saw this on stream already, This is an easy accept. Everything was done with near perfect execution. I don't see any jarring mistakes besides AR2 which didn't seem to cost much time.
Quote from RoboSparkle:
A/V good, there's a few weird lines at the bottom of the screen throughout the run, but as was pointed out to me when I asked about HDL's stream, that just means the run's being done on an original genesis.
The run was impeccable. Despite unfortunate happenings in AR2 and Met1 (both of which were recovered fantastically) the levels are at or near IL standard which is insane when you consider the number of tricks mike uses with very small windows of success. Actually the WF is better here than the current IL on SDA, somebody should do something about that!
Easy accept.
The run was impeccable. Despite unfortunate happenings in AR2 and Met1 (both of which were recovered fantastically) the levels are at or near IL standard which is insane when you consider the number of tricks mike uses with very small windows of success. Actually the WF is better here than the current IL on SDA, somebody should do something about that!
Easy accept.
Quote from CyberBotX:
A/V good, no cheating detected. I think for this being done by mike89, acceptance is a formality. Even with the small mistakes here and there, the entire run is very well done, and I loved the glitch with the cutscene at the end of Wing Fortress because of the slope glitch. I'm surprised that time can still be saved even with the amount that has already been saved by this run. But as I said earlier, accept!
Quote from ReFracture:
Video: Good
Audio: Good
The biggest mistake was the boss of Aquatic Ruin 2. Only other nit pick is the delayed start in Emerald Hill 2. All other mistakes noticed were very trivial and did not cost much (if any) time (Low bumper in CN1, early blind jump in AR1, things like that.)
A very impressive display of skill, Hill Top 1 and the underwater section of Aquatic Ruin 2 (Getting through it without looping the music? Wow) in particular are very difficult segments to do well, let alone as well as this.
A very easy accept.
Audio: Good
The biggest mistake was the boss of Aquatic Ruin 2. Only other nit pick is the delayed start in Emerald Hill 2. All other mistakes noticed were very trivial and did not cost much (if any) time (Low bumper in CN1, early blind jump in AR1, things like that.)
A very impressive display of skill, Hill Top 1 and the underwater section of Aquatic Ruin 2 (Getting through it without looping the music? Wow) in particular are very difficult segments to do well, let alone as well as this.
A very easy accept.
Quote from AlecK47:
A/V good, no cheating detected.
This run is amazing, plain and simple. Accepts really don't get much easier than this.
There may not be much to say, but nevertheless I offer some food for thought:
Stanski's 18:12 was and still is a damn good run; it stood for over four and a half years for a reason. The four biggest time savers added since the 18:12 (level wraps in OO2, Metro 2 and 3, and the slope glitch in WF) all together save close to two minutes from optimal times without them. This run is 2:16 faster than in the 18:12 in those four levels... which means 38 seconds were gained elsewhere.
This run is amazing, plain and simple. Accepts really don't get much easier than this.
There may not be much to say, but nevertheless I offer some food for thought:
Stanski's 18:12 was and still is a damn good run; it stood for over four and a half years for a reason. The four biggest time savers added since the 18:12 (level wraps in OO2, Metro 2 and 3, and the slope glitch in WF) all together save close to two minutes from optimal times without them. This run is 2:16 faster than in the 18:12 in those four levels... which means 38 seconds were gained elsewhere.
Decision: Accept
Congratulations to Mike 'mike89' McKenzie!
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