[TAS] Genesis Rolo to the Rescue by Aqfaq & Alyosha in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2022-12-13
Rolo to the Rescue is a platformer for the Genesis, starring an agile elephant, Rolo. Gameplay involves freeing animals from cages. Switching to the saved animals allows for different movement modes, which adds some puzzle elements. The overworld is assembled by getting pieces from clearing stages.
By herself, Rolo can only take one hit, but the animals she frees will take a hit then leave the group. Rolo is a perfectionist, anything less than 100% gets the bad ending, which is quite dark for a game that seems aimed at kids.
This is an 808 frame improvement over the previous publication ( tasvideos.org/... ).

[@AgentMidnight]

Absolutely unhinged bad ending at 9:44

[@KimeramonRocks]

YOU ARE NEVER TRULY HAPPY AGAIN

[@chrismingay6005]

I'm imagining this being the first game a young impressionable kid ever completed and the impact the ending had on their playing practises from that point forward, brutal!

[@pkfatstephen6287]

Never Truly Happy%

[@Zappero]

Man, the nostalgia! It's enough to make a man cry!

[@Blancanon]

the ending to this game is fucking WILD

[@thunderaxe31]

No, that's the opposite. It's actually captive.

[@williamzeo2493]

@@thunderaxe31 lmao

[@SurrealSurreal]

i used to cry in frustration as a little kid playing this in the 90s at how insanely difficult this game was. never beat it either but got very close.. this was awesome to watch! how nostalgic!!!

[@CMmeows]

Now that is blast processing

[@SkillTesta]

The ending made me sad but seeing a cartoon elephant in a cowboy hat made me smile.

[@DrNaz]

That ending is nightmare inducing trigger warning next time oh my god

[@williamzeo2493]

Someone need to make a good ending TAS for a change, I rented this game by accident back at the time and actually it's a solid and challenging game.

[@Zekium]

It's a good game but there's one major feature missing : A save feature or a long password like in James Pond 3 that appears in the game ! The game is WAY too long to be done in a single setting.

[@williamzeo2493]

@@Zekium yeah that's an general Genesis problema actually, I don't remember of a game with a save feature on Genesis.

[@Zekium]

@@williamzeo2493 Basically every RPG & A-RPG : Crusader of Centy/Soleil, Landstalker, Phantasy Star 2,3&4, ...) and some games like MicroMachine Military (time and progress), Flashback, Fifa Soccer 95-96-67, Starflight, Star Cruiser (Japanese exclusive that is also a 3D space opera (give it a look)) and even Sonic 3 (& Knuckles if plugged in). And I'm sure this list isn't exhaustive at all.

[@Meriquia]

@@williamzeo2493 Sonic 3 had a save system.

[@ryandddher]

That's a really fast Elephant

[@annienthetoon8941]

Let's not ignore he can jump swiftly between branches like a monkey

[@jugomebu]

This game was BRUTAL when I played it as a kid. So damn difficult. It's so good to see it smashed in a tas run like that.

[@TheRealKowalski]

Das war eins meiner Lieblingsspiele als ich klein war ich habe es natürlich durchgespielt mit allen Puzzleteilen gefunden ich wollte ja schließlich nicht unglücklich sein😅

[@EdinMike]

Urgh I remember bitching to my baby brother how annoying this game was to complete, but just like Ristar it was fun to do so !

[@FabioGnecco]

06:57 awww the jingle

[@GamerGee]

Strange game.

[@musashigundoh]

What kind of circus has moles and beavers? Also, that elephant is way too smug for having 1 HP.

[@MichaelPuterbaugh]

Rolo Tony Brown Town

[@Craig_Fulk]

Gimme some mo'