[TAS] NES Gradius by adelikat in

[@philclip23]

Imagine being some extraterrestrial space marine, devoting decades of your life to being a pilot in a fleet, only to report to your superior that some guy dodged all of your fire, circled you as closely as possible at supersonic speeds, and dipped.

[@spartanretro]

10% shooting, 90% frame-perfect choreography.

[@john-jackforte6899]

I love how tame this tas is in the beginning followed shortly by the immediate jump from not moving at all to violently spazzing all over the screen. I bet this was hilariously fun to put together.

[@teckworks]

Ahhh good to see this classic get a re-encode~

[@83joonior]

Hard to read some of the words he writes by moving his ship around, one was "EAT AT JOES" though lol

[@adrianhdz138]

4:13 He literally wrote his own name "adelikat" 4:36 "Eat at Joe's"

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

Who's Joe?

[@justanaverageanimator2531]

hehehehe....

[@ambersummer22]

@@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 well this didn't age well...

[@Atmapalazzo]

"How fast is the Vic Viper?" "Yes"

[@Efi-df5bz]

4:14 he wrote own name by red sphere

[@AriochStarr]

Thank you. Came from the ff1 tas video and they mentioned this part in this video and had to check it out.

[@Fugwel]

Oh shiiiiit this is an awesome HD up of that classic shit. I remember first seeing this run and totally tripping about it and was intro to TAS. We need more TAS like this with all the visually impressive tricks lol

[@Aladato]

Most TAS videos have this kind of trick when they have extra time, while some games just have no extra time for tricks. Since this one is an auto-scroller, you have a lot of free time to have extra fun!

[@ryanmilway1644]

Can you imagine the rage the nes was feeling over this?

[@gabrielwoj]

Collecting Graze points in Touhou be like:

[@Zelinkokitsune]

Catch all the fun references hidden in the TAS as adelikat had a lot of fun with this

[@saperoi]

Hi, I don't get the references, explenation pls?

[@xxEzraBxxx]

Saperoi He wrote with the particles

[@romadimitrishen6262]

​@@saperoiHe wrote his name and "EAT AT JOES"

[@rafterscott]

Feels like most flights I end up going on.

[@itachixmaster]

Very fun tas xD

[@mike_yarddogg]

*Vic Viper:* _"Who says you have to be a 'street fighter' to teabag?"_

[@lesamarrages]

driver in the rocket : I am going to throw up SOTP

[@notamobilesprout4175]

YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND BABY RIGHT ROUND

[@norezenable]

Having played this game on nes, I can confirm this is the best build and strategy. I almost feel like I am watching a replay of my own playing. Circling and all.

[@OverseerMoti]

The key to this TAS seems to gain enough speed that the Vic Viper could skip obstacles, "warping" between hitboxes... I guess this TAS can still be improved by a second or two, I don't know if the death was necessary.

[@Zelinkokitsune]

It leads to a lot of fun when you go so fast!

[@GLEclipseGaming]

It has to be necessary, there's no way he'd kill himself on purpose if it wasn't beneficial to the run

[@Zelinkokitsune]

It'd strongly recommend reading the publication notes on this one about the Death. Also this is a "Playaround" type run where entertainment is more important than purest speed else this would be an incredibly boring run to watch.

[@GLEclipseGaming]

True that it is a play around TAS, but in the notes it says that the death does save some frames.

[@NickRightAtYa]

When the driver of the Vic Viper takes steroids... this happens.

[@esquire9445]

Does anyone know what causes the green faces at 2:25? That happened for the first time to me today on my game…. That’s why I’m watching videos now….

[@TheBoxGamePL]

what those inscriptions meant on this ship

[@PsychoBelka]

i wonder if 100% kills possible...

[@AlexKrasnyPrime]

What up with the ending of this game?

[@丫o]

This would probably be better termed a tool-assisted run, or tool-assisted gameplay, but trivial pedantry aside, this was fun to watch.

[@aaron.0303]

Oh dang we goin' fast af boi

[@stefanmadethen5359]

eat at joe's

[@freeman6437]

i see you everywhere

[@jasonlee8842]

time stamp? I missed it. also why did he commit suicide?

[@stefanmadethen5359]

@@jasonlee8842 theres a warp

[@psifox5102]

Enemies:we will crush you Vic viper: am I a joke to you!?

[@TheBoxGamePL]

Vic Viper love this ship and game

[@psifox5102]

@@TheBoxGamePL definitely

[@TheBoxGamePL]

@@psifox5102 thanks

[@psifox5102]

@@TheBoxGamePL no problem

[@TheBoxGamePL]

@@psifox5102 love games from series gradius and ship Vic Viper Vic Viper Ready For Take Off

[@natelecarde962]

Speedrunner Mario is flying that ship

[@sarcasticguy4311]

I never really understood why you could get more than a couple speed increases in this game.

[@MiTBender]

I can only imagine the amount of vomit covering the interior of the Vic Viper cockpit

[@jasonvancura2139]

😂

[@m_5373]

Vic Viper with TAS, Enemies: Am I a Joke To You?

[@javime9885]

I can't believe it's TAS!

[@Heliocentric]

Why did you warp?

[@millardadam]

This must be what having a seizure is like. I may have had one while watching this.

[@CoolHandMikeYT]

haha that nes gradius just SCREAMS TAS

[@tiyenin]

Is this the run from AGDQ 201X?

[@ericdanielski4802]

Yes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJnKhIajd9yBnJo

[@jadeevansgaming6454]

This is a god player 😂😁

[@xxEzraBxxx]

It was actually made with savestates, slowdowns, re-records, etc. There is no way a human can play like this in a real-time setting

[@ralphyreece4687]

@@xxEzraBxxx Yes, there’s no way.

[@datsboy2143]

Nice one

[@TheHulk2008]

That's one way to use lightspeed

[@justindorado7380]

*Rip D-Pads*

[@rosarioiguina6399]

Vic Viper's goin' INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (Edited for some reason)

[@remiliascarlet230]

Bro think's he's playing Touhou Lunatic Mode

[@andrerosario1230]

Vic Viper: I'M FAST AS #@&$ BOIIIIIIII!!!

[@SwitchZetto]

I think I need a new kidney after laughing to tears

[@kirby9759]

the only time saves that are possible is with the bosses

[@TheHulk2008]

This run of Gradius is crazy nuts 🤔

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Of all the TAS videos, I always found this one the most baffling. There's no 'speedrunning' that's possible with this game since it's just an auto-scroller the whole way through, so it really just boils down to the runner killing time for 10 minutes. I mean, I'm not complaining, I just don't really see the point.

[@丫o]

Not everything has to have a point. Sometimes people do things just because they can.

[@TheBoxGamePL]

words reats : LOL AD DELIKAT EAT AT JOE'S

[@ZikoRenamon]

In Gradius V [Gradius 5] from PS2 In very Hard loop 255. It's impossible do this because is a lot shooting. Shooting everywhere. I think that ps2 no have this tools or tas system I guess anyway thumbs up for you

[@victorhugocastillohernande8205]

Que pasado de eggs es este men !!!

[@DatTruckinGuy]

4:37 Eat At Joes

[@yousefslimani99]

Oh dang I didn't notice that lol!

[@yousefslimani99]

Seriously what does it "Eat at Joes" means?!

[@stolaire]

1:45 Cope + Skill Issue + Cry About It

[@jfliguy]

He literally ran circles around this game

[@jgone1433]

Can't touch this

[@yousefslimani99]

Nice dodging lol 9:09

[@zr0se_ch]

ninjet...

[@Meriscan]

for clarity i AM NOT A N INDIAN

[@CloakTheLurker]

🗿🗿🗿

[@Meriscan]

NOT a real gameer

[@wert556]

Fuck off kid

[@Meriscan]

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[@Meriscan]

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[@Meriscan]

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[@djoctorok1375]

I have no idea what he said and I'm too afraid to ask

[@MasterZebulin]

Showoff...

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

James Burton must have taken the strongest fucking caffeine Planet Gradius could offer; The kind of shit that lets you see sound and taste light.