[TAS] Arcade Violent Storm "3 players" by Pepper-Color in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2023-09-13
Violent Storm is a 1993 side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced by Konami for the arcades. Up to three players can choose between Wade, Boris and Kyle, who all have different fighting styles, speed and moves, some of which are hidden. Players must guide them through 7 different stages, along the way clashing hordes of enemies who wallop, sock, pommel, whip and slug against them, sometimes with knives, lead pipes, bombs, bolts of electricity, spiked balls on chains, garbage cans, vise grips, molten metal and a myriad of other deadly armament.
The ridiculous plot, influenced by movies such as The Warriors, Streets of Fire, and Escape From New York, takes place in the aftermath of World War III. Civilization has been devastated, gangs are running amok in the cities, and toughened vigilantes have taken over the government's responsibility of protecting the common folk. Three of these vigilantes, Wade, Boris, and Kyle, were performing their duties when they witness their friend Sheena being kidnapped by the demonic Red Fredy, Lord Geld's right-hand man. It's up to the trio to rescue Sheena and take down Lord Geld and all of his minions.
For this run, Pepper-Color ( tasvideos.org/... ) decides to control all three playable characters at once and bumrushes through every enemy in their way as fast as possible.

[@CarELwinSLOW]

I love how she frees herself at the very end.

[@zimtak6418]

She just didn't want to admit to her three boyfriends that she was cheating on them with an underage boy that can hulk-out and was willing to do bondage roleplay with her.😅

[@kittykat5090]

​@@zimtak6418🤨❓️

[@MonkeyDRogzers12]

​@@kittykat5090hulk with big hotdogs

[@ssestakhch]

...Somehow.

[@hudson4886]

I've never heard of this game, but the sound is great!

[@kayDawgTV]

Underappreciated Konami-title really.

[@Boonehams]

I'm almost mad seeing the toughest final boss in brawler history get destroyed so quickly and easily.

[@Atylonisus]

Boris, Chad that he is, goes for his headbutts using the softest part of his skull.

[@linguicaguy]

Okay, right from the intro this game kicks ass. I REALLY need to learn how to get MAME running.

[@thunderaxe31]

Just use BizHawk. The latest version includes the MAME emulation core.

[@zimtak6418]

Sometimes using an older version is easier as there's no real installation process, it just runs upon opening. Try a version from around something like 2006 to 2008, most games will run just fine even on these older versions.

[@kkslayter]

Imagine just sitting there and these three bust through the gate, and you watch as they sprint dash at light speed past you.

[@Boonehams]

Like Sir Lancelot in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. You're standing there, everyone is murdered as they buzz by you... "...Hey!"

[@zimtak6418]

9:12 Now *THAT* was an epic death scream.😮

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

MAA MAAAAA!!! (Falls off building) *AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh!!!*

[@MechaGod]

Damn, these 3 are badass

[@gavinwigg8057]

"Ma-ma!!!!" and then falls to death. THAT is so metal.

[@Atylonisus]

3:45 The Trio end a man's wrestling career, then assert dominance by rapidly shuffling

[@FigureFarter]

World's biggest sprites in a game

[@MsAmber82]

Sword of Sodan: Hold my beer

[@FigureFarter]

@@MsAmber82Sodan almost beats it

[@solarflare9078]

Eternal Champions on the Genesis/Mega Drive comes close

[@THEMETALISBETTER]

This is one of the funniest TASs I've ever seen. How could anyone dare fuck with those three monsters that just plow through crates and hundreds of people like nothing? Sheer terror if I saw that coming at me. Hahaha.

[@rafterscott]

I'm telling my kids this was the original Final Fight.

[@stevenpavelish6017]

The player that lands the final hit on a boss is the winner!

[@BlazenPowers]

The boss fights were literally the fight back meme.

[@banglacartoonnetwork3703]

Good play❤

[@GamerGee]

0:34 football hut hut LOL

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

That Geldo, he’s a mad man. Everyone wanna knock Geldo down.

[@prosewolf]

2:50 Look at that person. They do NOT condone acts of violence.

[@musashigundoh]

Back Loop hit Infinity Times, Good

[@Namtang1007]

very nice and apeedy play. good.

[@Deri_devilman]

Guys....... Switch to 480p and look what they doing at 3:50

[@GamerGee]

3:50 do the null dance

[@JFJD]

So, there’s nothing in the dip switches that lets you start in “Violent Round” mode?

[@Zelinkokitsune]

Well as the judges commented on the video. They do have a Hard Mode category for Mario Land and that's only accessed after one clear loop. If Pepper-Color wanted to do a Violent Round run they could use this as the base for verification when doing the Violent Round TAS.

[@IffyJottere]

2:12 CAN I SEE YOUR TICKET?!?!?!

[@可可-q5t]

这是我见过的最快的速通。

[@GamerGee]

9:19 how she get out?

[@2SI_Official]

LOLOL

[@KergoForAll-p7r]

3:50 Uh--- 4th wall break much?? 😂

[@可可-q5t]

Boss像猴一样的被耍死了，真是太凶残了。

[@eduardohenrique2728]

Muito parecido com Cadillacs e dinossauros

[@naxhitox1]

Todo por una ruca xd jajaja

[@theincrediblegeneral5135]

Real or fake? We need answers!

[@zimtak6418]

What? If you mean if a player actually pulled this off in real-time than no, this is clearly labeled as a TAS (Tool Assisted Speedrun) so it's not like they were cheating and lying about it.🤦‍♂️

[@theincrediblegeneral5135]

@@zimtak6418 I'm just joking around man!

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

@@theincrediblegeneral5135 who's this "tas" guy think he is?

[@BrandyBrandalia]

This looks like a straight rip of Final Fight. Even the last stage looks eerily similar lol.

[@zimtak6418]

I kinda get what you're saying, but as someone that was a kid in the early 90s let me tell you, there were a lot of beat-'em-up arcades in the 16-bit era. So just like The Simpsons arcade is not a rip-off of the Ninja Turtles arcade and the Turtles arcade is not a rip-off of X-Men etc, this is not a rip-off of anything to any notable degree, really just a standard genre of that era. Even if you mean beyond just the fact that they are the same genre, trust me, a lot of the less popular beat-'em-up arcades would also have you go to the big bad rich/powerful guys tower/mansion/castle and knock them out a window or in someway fall to their death.😅

[@RADish-official]

Mad Max but there are no cars

[@zimtak6418]

Actually, there was one car in the very beginning, but it gets destroyed really quick.