[TAS] NES Ninja Gaiden "pacifist" by MESHUGGAH, eien86, feos, Marx, jprofit22 & Scumtron in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2022-08-22
Ninja Gaiden is a classic action NES title known for its difficulty, starring famous ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its main protagonist. Ryu has just learned that his father has recently gone missing after being defeated in a dual against his rival. He must now take up his sword and avenge his father, all the while encountering government conspiracies and supernatural events.
In this run, a group of authors decide to eschew the usual ninja methods of killing anything that wants to hurt you and go for a pacifist run, only killing when necessary to progress. To accomplish this, the RNG was heavily manipulated and glitches were abused to skip as many fights as possible and reduce the number of enemies encountered. For more information, you can read the authors' notes here ( tasvideos.org/... ).
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Watch this run being played back on a real console ( • TAS - Ninja Gaiden: Pa... ).
This movie has a full Atlas Map encode ( • Ninja Gaiden (Pacifist... ), which shows the standard encode overlaid on a zoomed out map.

[@morshumantheshopkeeperrobo6270]

I like how Ryu can freeze the time by stretching his arm forward

[@midgetgaming4real]

When you order same day delivery on the new Mario game

[@KomamuraSajin1980]

We need "pacifist no damage" :)

[@zr0se_ch]

@goggles789 its possible! someone did the pacifist, no damage run.

[@ironbowtie]

Can someone explain the enemy freezing that happens half a dozen times in 6-1 and later?

[@eien86]

By alternating L/R quickly, you can delay enemy movements, collision detection, and even prevent enemies from appearing.

[@XenoGuru]

@@eien86 I thought it was L/R simultaneously. There were many NES games that glitched in some form when that occurred

[@eien86]

@@XenoGuru Yes, but not in this case. Similar to the scroll glitch in Castlevania, it has to do with the direction you are facing while the screen scrolls. The game doesn't check collision or new object appearance when you are alternating directions.

[@XenoGuru]

As though this game wasn't stressful enough on it's own; this was even more stressful to watch 🤣. But great job

[@tamgiaonguyen2454]

Great TAS run. 👍 Waiting for TAS Ninja Gaiden II "pacifist" 😆

[@name_and_alias]

nice to see this run so much improved! was an indeed interesting idea first time i came across it on feos' channel as a test run!

[@j.k.3920]

Perspectives distorted The ladder beyond our grasp The twin-headed serpent forever hidden Where's the true knowledge Where engines of the sane and insanity merge The clarity, the unity Reality untouchable, transparent Invisible to our fixed, restricted fields of vision Existence taken for granted Absolute Possessed, owned, controlled By the common sense-infected rational gaze Onward forever we walk among the ignorant Never stray from the common lines.

[@haroldsantiago1451]

Time stop glitch?

[@pr3st00]

What the fu* happened on 04:44?

[@kevinlopezobrien5366]

That spot triggers a short cutscene during normal gameplay. It's skippable, so the TAS just skips it before it shows on screen.

[@gamehacklongplay]

Não tomar Dano e quase impossível

[@kwepc90thespeedrunner33]

9:03 That level totally ruined my childhood LOL

[@alfasilverblade]

Wait, didnt is see this yesterday?

[@jennasloan396]

That was a different one

[@eien86]

Was re uploaded due to a problem in the encode

[@tinkustudioropar1999]

good.. plz make a tutorial on making of fast climbing and instant killings

[@CoolHandMikeYT]

That was pretty awesome

[@Javifrom303]

How tf are you able to double jump, go through walls and glide? Oh and kill the bosses super fast? 🤔🤔

[@magnumd-pad5138]

What I want to see is the damage done to a human hand if forced to replicate these inputs.

[@stefanmadethen5359]

1:44 you got a game and a controller

[@Damidas]

This is crazy