I'm planning a run of Star Wars Episode 1 on PSX (German PAL version).
I think I'll do a segmented run, but I might consider doing a SS as well, if I'll be able to handle the difficult levels.
Here are the tricks I've found so far:
1. Jumping around that corner is really difficult. I hope I'll find a way to do this consistently.
2. Kill the Gungan to skip the talk with Boss Nass. If you don't do this quick enough, Jar Jar will be killed and you have to restart the level.
3. That jump across the other site is difficult, using the floating object to jump over the gate is easy. This skips the entire level.
5. That might be a bit obvious, but I don't know if you're supposed to jump across there as you can fall to death by attempting it.
6. If this is executed fast it should save a few seconds, but not more.
7. Normally you're giving one guy a drink and then you have to get another drink from the bar for the other guy. But there's a bug that allows me to give the other guy one right after giving the drink away to the first guy. It seems to have to do something with pressing the direction buttons or some other buttons at a certain point. I have to do more investigation.
8. I don't even know if this saves any time.
9. This is a safer shortcut then the previous one.
10. This will destroy the generator and open the gate. Saves quite some backtracking and time.
11. Be careful to not enter the trigger that kills Qui-Gon.
12. This way I can skip the entire first part as Obi-Wan. It will also prevent droids from spawing in the upcoming Obi-Wan parts.
14. A quick way to kill the trade federation guy.
Another trick which I didn't include in the video is how to skip speeches in cutscenes. Save a game when someone started to talk and load it. But that trick is only useful for regular segmentation points since saving and loading on the console costs more time.
Here's my strategy for Mos Espa 1:
Lure Padmé through the Tusks. Jump across the obstacle to the street on the other side. Grab a medkit and open the door to that spa so I can later get faster to Jar Jar. Talk to Padmé, help the trader, talk to Anakin's mom. Grab the gun which fastens up the fight against the creature. Talk to Anakin and get to Watto's place. There's a shortcut, but if I take that one Anakin won't follow. Get the two fuel converters from Watto. Talk with Anakin to find out what podracer parts he needs (servo control system and mass coupler). Grab some grenades, they will be useful in the next level. Trade the fuel converters with a mass coupler. Talk to Jar Jar, so that he returns to the others. Get the power coupling from the trader you helped earlier. Fight against the monster and get a repulsor booster as reward. Trade the repulsor booster and the power coupling with a servo control system.
To do: find out if this level can be done without getting the repulsor booster.
Strategy for Mos Espa 3:
This level is straight forward, you don't even need to fight against Darth Maul.
I think I'll do a segmented run, but I might consider doing a SS as well, if I'll be able to handle the difficult levels.
Here are the tricks I've found so far:
1. Jumping around that corner is really difficult. I hope I'll find a way to do this consistently.
2. Kill the Gungan to skip the talk with Boss Nass. If you don't do this quick enough, Jar Jar will be killed and you have to restart the level.
3. That jump across the other site is difficult, using the floating object to jump over the gate is easy. This skips the entire level.
5. That might be a bit obvious, but I don't know if you're supposed to jump across there as you can fall to death by attempting it.
6. If this is executed fast it should save a few seconds, but not more.
7. Normally you're giving one guy a drink and then you have to get another drink from the bar for the other guy. But there's a bug that allows me to give the other guy one right after giving the drink away to the first guy. It seems to have to do something with pressing the direction buttons or some other buttons at a certain point. I have to do more investigation.
8. I don't even know if this saves any time.
9. This is a safer shortcut then the previous one.
10. This will destroy the generator and open the gate. Saves quite some backtracking and time.
11. Be careful to not enter the trigger that kills Qui-Gon.
12. This way I can skip the entire first part as Obi-Wan. It will also prevent droids from spawing in the upcoming Obi-Wan parts.
14. A quick way to kill the trade federation guy.
Another trick which I didn't include in the video is how to skip speeches in cutscenes. Save a game when someone started to talk and load it. But that trick is only useful for regular segmentation points since saving and loading on the console costs more time.
Here's my strategy for Mos Espa 1:
Lure Padmé through the Tusks. Jump across the obstacle to the street on the other side. Grab a medkit and open the door to that spa so I can later get faster to Jar Jar. Talk to Padmé, help the trader, talk to Anakin's mom. Grab the gun which fastens up the fight against the creature. Talk to Anakin and get to Watto's place. There's a shortcut, but if I take that one Anakin won't follow. Get the two fuel converters from Watto. Talk with Anakin to find out what podracer parts he needs (servo control system and mass coupler). Grab some grenades, they will be useful in the next level. Trade the fuel converters with a mass coupler. Talk to Jar Jar, so that he returns to the others. Get the power coupling from the trader you helped earlier. Fight against the monster and get a repulsor booster as reward. Trade the repulsor booster and the power coupling with a servo control system.
To do: find out if this level can be done without getting the repulsor booster.
Strategy for Mos Espa 3:
This level is straight forward, you don't even need to fight against Darth Maul.
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