Star Fox 64 Area 6 [837 Hit] (TAS) 2023

Fixed visuals and updated boss fight (and also 1 extra hit). The old record was 836

[@Superemie401]

Admit it: You felt like if you were a Star Fox member when playing this level.

[@johnhawkins5314]

Man Area 6 is such a sick level, full on head first, run it down mid, full throttle, taking on an entire armada, leaving nothing but ash and rubble behind

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

This and Venom 1. My favorite levels. Almost 30 years later and still a challenge on expert if you’re going for points. This guy’s amazing. I always get my wings clipped on those two levels at least once.

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

Just now realizing it says Tool assisted. Still was amazing to watch.

[@Nogli]

I've always liked how everyone gets involved. It's total chaos as Caiman and the other commander are in a panic, and ROB is there to help you out, only for Andross himself to make his first appearance, to interrupt and taunt you while his home planet gets visibly closer.

[@brandonmitchell6351]

Music went hard too!

[@ArynBendah]

They really took Space Armada, Venom Atmosphere, Sector Z, and the Great Commander from SNES Star Fox and made it a sick level!

[@andyblargextra]

5:08 the way he just STARES the gun down as it's being charged until the last second is so B.A.

[@NeoArashi]

I also loved how quickly the boss health was dropping XD

[@Bonkbork]

Man destroyed the whole venom orbit fleet

[@petervilardi8958]

“These guys are crazy!” I’ll say! Excellent work

[@FriedChckn13]

Yeah the voice acting on the Venom Area Defense Force in this level was emphatic. Love it

[@chris.twentyeightt]

“Dang! DEPLOY IT NOW!”

[@rollchan3491]

Melee fox be like:

[@Dark5ide12]

Falco has entered chat

[@Ninja_Koopa]

Hahaha

[@IamCanadian3333]

3:35 Oh wow, I didn't even think it was possible to kill that big/capital ship.

[@el.blanco8961]

Hell yeah, just takes lots of shots!

[@IamCanadian3333]

@@el.blanco8961 Well it takes the same amount of shots as other ships of that kind, it's just the fact that it's so far out there, I didn't even think it would be in range.

[@Lippy802]

Anything possible if you dream son

[@triarii9257]

Whenever you think about how bullshit it is that 4 fighters and a small cruiser fought from Cornelia to Venom and destroyed the greatest militarized industrial complex Lylatt ever saw, this was probably what Fox was like IRL.

[@PaisaPK916]

The enemy voice acting in this level is 👌 especially at 3:16

[@luisiglesias6101]

I love "Did we get them?... Not yet, sir!"

[@Anonie324]

The commander's panic and disbelief is genuinely amazing at 3:16; I think it's the best-acted line in the game and at the level of any of the best voice-acted games today.

[@AdamB12]

Pretty awesome. My all time record on this level was somewhere around 550 hits but over 800 is absurd. Most impressive.

[@ArynBendah]

I still get around 330-350 both on the OG and 3DS Remake.

[@kelvincalloway5968]

@@ArynBendahFor me: 480+ on the OG. 450+ on the 3DS. This guy is just a cut above most. 837! Jeezus!

[@Draxis32]

FIRE! FIRE! DON'T LET THE HITS PASS THROUGH!

[@TBoTMusic]

My god. I remember being mesmerized by brr890's TAS of this level over a decade ago. I honestly didn't think it could be improved upon. Well done! Will you be doing any other levels once you complete Venom 2, or are you just sticking with the 'highest score possible' route for the time being?

[@westinbrail8326]

Thanks! Right now I don't plan on finishing any other levels afterwards except in the form of bounties.

[@TBoTMusic]

Fair enough! And when Venom 2 is finished, will you be compiling everything into a single video, like one would submit to TASVideos? Or is there some issue with the pre-level briefings?

[@westinbrail8326]

@@TBoTMusic It’ll be a complete run

[@rpghorrorstories]

2:49 Normal Fox: We're gonna break through that fleet. TAS Fox: We're gonna break that fleet.

[@tmhrsyut]

すげぇ・・・

[@saulofogagnolo2859]

This is how I imagine the real Fox McCloud flying

[@haywoodjablowmi3918]

Beat this game thousands of times the " wrong way " as a kid and never even realized there was an alternative until I found my old N64 in the attic when I was about 19 and popped the game in lol. Huge smile when after all those years I got to beat the real final boss and not his robot lol.

[@ArynBendah]

Same, that is until my dad found the ways to get to Area 6 from Macbeth. We could never pull off Sector Z without losing a wing from the Great Fox. Doing Sector Z on a medal run is fierce!!!

[@LITTLE1994]

Don't feel bad. A lot of players suffered this issue, including myself.

[@roddydykes7053]

@@ArynBendahSector Z is the hardest level to get a medal on IMO, you basically gotta go in with as few wingmates as possible

[@mrtencza]

Although this is tool assisted, I still like how to took out every single capital ship and defense station. Wiped out their entire defensive fleet!

[@oshadow8325]

Awesome TAS, this missions fun, definitely better then zones to me. Those spotlights can be rough.

[@JAYFORCE113]

I know it’s TAS but holy hell getting a crazy high score and shooting down every enemy without getting hit is insane

[@Ainigma]

5:10 looked really badass.

[@Dingolia]

Very impressive! The precision on those charged shots is insane

[@Vegito_127]

Bro how you started even got me shocked like the enemies are at the end☠️☠️😄😄💙

[@RetroGamerBR90]

Nice score!! 👀

[@heartsshining8787]

How awesome! How long have you been practicing?

[@Arel5962]

It’s a TAS I don’t think he himself is playing it

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

@@Arel5962 Tool-assisted runs actually take a LOT of time and effort to make, since decisions are made frame-by-frame and there's a lot of routing work, save states, etc, used to get an optimal run. The goal of a TAS is generally to demonstrate a theoretically "perfect" playthrough of a game or level (in this case, the maximum achievable score), and it requires quite a lot of in-depth understanding of how a game works. The end result we're seeing is a compilation of decisions, edits, and executions the runner made, and a good TAS can be even harder to pull off than a "normal" human run :)

[@HaxHaunter]

5:11 "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Falco: WHAT IS THIS!?

[@julianobreves8972]

0:07 Falco, HIT +7: "All right!" I, HIT +7: "WT*" Do TAS Meteo.

[@Iguano448]

If i were Andross, i would shit my pants if i see Fox McCloud wearing freaking SUNGLASSES😐😐😱

[@travisalexander6440]

I just realized this was Expert Mode. That means this was a Flawless Run (or really close to it), since any collision will break a wing and take away the laser power-ups.

[@PokemonHaloFan]

Amazing!! I've never topped 350 on this level.

[@Ninja_Koopa]

One of the greatest games ever made. The TAS run was still impressive. Well done.

[@cypress2647]

5:10 chad move

[@bradvan316]

Amazing score that's gotta be a new record!

[@LITTLE1994]

That level is a PAIN on Expert.

[@DanStormVO]

All the satellites... My god

[@IamCanadian3333]

Funny enough, I think it was stated in a guide that it's not possible to kill all the satellites... And this player be like, "I'm about to ruin their whole careers!"

[@DanStormVO]

@@IamCanadian3333 It's still technically true, no one can hit all of them (With out tool-assist)

[@matheusvasiliauskassoares4361]

Not only the satellites Every single darn enemy

[@chris.twentyeightt]

5:12 Bullet dodger

[@simplydarkwhite3487]

Goodness.

[@melonmagician811]

man i really like area 6 and Fortuna. Lets not forget how katina and aquas

[@Poke_ball96]

Full video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGTcqWadn5t2jNUsi=h43SeFZKyoL8OlG_

[@westinbrail8326]

To be fair, this video did come first while I was still working on Venom.

[@RyanKnight30]

holy shit

[@emanuelclementeurrutiapica5246]

5:06 desafiando a la muerte.....

[@samboyle25]

WOW! I wish I was that good.

[@OniruPA]

i love it. again the super game player TAS, the real genie of speedrun do it again.

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

4:07 We get it, you’re really good…. *not jealous at all*

[@Dark5ide12]

Cant believe they let them thru the venom air defense zone

[@mobydickexam1627]

Wow bro

[@el_benja]

Gau-8 avenger mounted Arwing

[@lagio3195]

Where's the hitbox on the boss's arms? I used to try doing score runs on the Wii VC version of this when I was a kid but my least consistent fight has always been this boss lol

[@westinbrail8326]

It's only the outer claws

[@luckyspray]

And i tought my 477 hits were awesome T_T

[@RetroNutcase]

I thought the score either capped at 511 or subtracted around that point depending on which revision Star Fox 64 you played. How are you getting a full score?

[@westinbrail8326]

It only happens on the ranking screen. You can see it for a couple frames right before the final invoice screen in my maximum score run

[@DarkonFullPower]

There are two versions of Star Fox 64. One caps the score to prevent an underflow glitch. The original release has no cap.

[@jeremiasgonzalez107]

Te dice ultra instinto

[@kapone2k]

now the main question I have so many years later... "how do I install TAS on my N64" to do this

[@luistailsprower3051]

Dang, DEPLOY IT NOW!

[@stewban007]

I can barely get through this one in one piece let alone achieve a high score!

[@Vegito_127]

3:36 .... i just looked away for 5 sec to grab a mug ... and fox went from 630 to 750☠️☠️☠️😆😆😭💙

[@MikelosM]

Is this a mod/emu or something? The lasers seem to be firing *way* faster than normal: the Umbra class never collapse that fast EDIT: just learned what "TAS" means, so ok

[@realkingofantarctica]

Cool? Cool.

[@proantagonist5042]

Is this on switch?

[@Vegito_127]

Worlds Best Zone Ever💙💙

[@natw42]

HOW DO YOU SHOOT LAZERS LIKE THAT?!

[@balrighty3523]

I want to know the same thing. I get knowing when and where to shoot (figure out when and where to shoot for best effect and then just practice the pattern over and over), but that rate of fire? Is it a function of getting the sunglasses, or a tool outside the game?

[@trashlambo]

@@balrighty3523 It's like in prime, there's a certain rhythm you have to get down for holding the a button and releasing to fire normal shots rapidly, or is you hold just a bit longer and release, you can fire charged attacks back to back

[@galluprichard]

How are you so good.

[@westinbrail8326]

TAS

[@celinesenden4142]

Rip 1940 2020

[@FantasyYeet]

I want a human to do this hahahahah.

[@aidenparker5955]

3:14

[@ValorOni]

I believe 850 or higher can be achieve. It's gonna take perfect accuracy to hit the multiple group of enemies.

[@westinbrail8326]

lol no. Please tell me which shots are not perfect

[@ValorOni]

@@westinbrail8326 Okay starting off 0:08 I don't know if it's possible to get a hit +8 on the first group of ships. It's going to be a tough angle. I say aim a little more on the right and you can get it? 0:33 Again another group of ships with maybe +7 or +8? I noticed you U-turn to slow down your arwing. Your thought process: points or speed? 0:44 Again (I'm soo sorry for repeating, 😢) +8 if possible 3:03 Don't know how that middle ship survive that? Charged Shot Hitbox glitch? 3:25 I learned this from youtuber brr890 on his TAS of Area 6 and I noticed the strat that you were trying to do. If you didn't hit the bottom 3 lasers and waited for the 3 ships (on the right) to group up, that's +7 & +1. And yes, I know you miss timed your chraged shot, sad :( 3:36 Anyway possible, would you had waited longer for those missiles to group up close to each other? Otherwise, that's all I can think of. But here's a link of brr890 on Area 6 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nni9gGakhJJ8acU

[@westinbrail8326]

@@ValorOni A Hit+7 and a Hit+1 are the exact same points as a Hit+8. I get all 8 in those groups, just not all together. The somersault was to slow me down enough to get a Hit+4 and a Hit+4 (which is also the same as a Hit+8). 3:03 - That middle ship has extra health (as denoted by its different coloring). You'll notice I kill it with an indirect charge shot just off the bow of the ship. You'll hear the Gold Ring noise. 3:25 - There's a wall of 9 enemies that fly in. The somersault delays the spawn of the final 3 ships so that I can get a Hit+1 on all 9 enemies. Not sure what you mean by mis-timed charge shot. I hit every singe enemy in that section for a bonus point. I recommend using the < and > on your keyboard to do frame advance in youtube. 3:36 - I get a Hit+4 and a Hit+2 on those missiles. Just remember that those Hit+X messages can appear off-screen since I am moving around.

[@isaacg4511]

@@ValorOnitake that amount of energy that you’ve got and put it to something useful

[@nandobando2872]

5:26

[@antcow1239]

Why wasnt the charge shot locking on?

[@westinbrail8326]

It’s a little known trick, but holding Z + R prevents the lock on effect

[@antcow1239]

@@westinbrail8326 You dont say?

[@RamiCrafy]

2:50 Wait what James McCloud?

[@habeechee6623]

Expert mode. Fox wears sunglasses like his dad and the game is quite a bit harder, but offers more enemies to kill, making it superior for score attack.

[@melonmagician811]

hes on expert mode

[@KK-vy7rj]

819ヒット超えるのか…

[@RamiCrafy]

4:07 Why he do that bruh 💀

[@Nogli]

Trying to get a high score, they may have been trying to lower their health as much as possible, to knock them off at the beginning of Venom 2, so there was no risk of them stealing any of his kills.

[@gunsmon]

How can you shoot so fast?!!

[@usul573]

This is tool assisted.

[@o_huskywolfdean7]

What are you doing shooting your own teammate.

[@ziqi92]

I find it comical that you went out of your way to reduce your team to just a pixel of health so you can show off how they return to full health anyway because your score is so high.

[@FantasyYeet]

Lmao! He even dodged the undodgeable laser

[@w.-_-.w]

They were against super smash bros melee fox, Andross had no chance

[@ssj4gogeta130]

*This is the most cheating crap I’ve ever seen in my life!! 😂💀😭*

[@user-dq1mv5bo7s]

このFoxが通った後は虫けら1匹草1本残らないわ

[@GamingGuy84]

I don’t agree with some of the moves here. When I played this level, I avoided damaging Peppy when taking out those missiles by using normal laser shots, didn’t miss the gold rings or the checkpoint, nor ignore the incoming messages.

[@westinbrail8326]

You lose points by taking out missiles with lasers instead of indirect hits with the charge shot. The Great Fox will destroy ships for you if you answer his calls which also loses you points, and I had to miss the checkpoint to get into position to get the extra points on those enemies. Missing the gold rings is a style choice so that I enter Venom 2 with two gold rings.

[@GamingGuy84]

@@westinbrail8326 Maybe, but I still managed to get enough points to get a medal for the level. Plus, I like to protect my wingmen without risking friendly fire.

[@manray0703]

The point isnt getting the medal, its getting the high score. Medal was achieved in the first minute. Your gameplay choices are more for a casual run. Besides, im sure we're all guilty of intentionally damaging our wingmates. I sure did.

[@Drazil100]

@@GamingGuy84I respect the way you play the game but as a player who has broken 600 points on this level, this TAS is absolutely flawless. He didn’t miss a single point. Whenever you get a hit+1 the hit is the points you get for the enemy dying while the +1 is a bonus point for taking it out indirectly. By hitting peppy you are destroying the missiles indirectly which gets you 2 points instead of 1. For a run trying to demonstrate the absolute maximum possible score you could theoretically get, getting every single +1 is essential.

[@anxtypical]

Why wouldn't you let Great Fox help you shoot down the enemy ships. So annoying.

[@westinbrail8326]

I don't get points for those ships if Rob shoots them down for me.

[@Kinglore2000]

Did your family ever pick on you or degrade you for being so skilled at this, and not be skilled in something else?

[@westinbrail8326]

Not sure if joking. It does come off the wrong way

[@AloneInWonder2683]

Mods doesn't make the score legit tho. That much rapid fire and impact. Bull...

[@westinbrail8326]

Hi. This is a TAS

[@incorrectstuffthingy5647]

this is TAS: a Tool Assisted Speedrun, you absolute mouthbreather