[TAS] PSX Spyro: Year of the Dragon "117%" by Nitrofski in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/2.... TAS originally published on 2014-11-07.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is the third installment in the Spyro series and the last Spyro game to be released for the PlayStation, in addition to being the last one created by its original creators.
After many technical issues, this first ever completed TAS of Spyro: Year of the Dragon finishes the game with 100% (in-game 117%) game completion, over an hour faster than any normal speedrun. This is done through carefully planned routes, precisely executed glitches and highly optimized movement.
Author's vocal commentary during the run's video can be watched on KZbin ( • [TAS] Spyro: Year of t... ).

[@kyles.8332]

46:49 > “This swamp smells.” > Refuses to elaborate further > Leaves

[@KAYLARAMIREZ-jz3kg]

🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬

[@SeanHarding-nv9li]

@@KAYLARAMIREZ-jz3kg?????????? What DNA?

[@katiewilkins7885]

Gghggguggc.,❤🤑🤑🤪😝🤑🤑😝😚🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐪🐐🐑🐐🐏🐑🐑🐂🐑🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🫎🫎.😊​@@KAYLARAMIREZ-jz3kg

[@gnbman]

The skateboarding was unfathomable. Spyro made Hunter look like he was on a mobility scooter. And I don't even know what happened at the end of Crystal Islands.

[@CaseyJayne]

I can't tell you how many hours I spent on the Panda Rhynoc flame ball minigame, but watching you absolutely obliterate it was a bittersweet moment.

[@cupnoodle.astronaut]

it's a TAS!

[@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464]

@@cupnoodle.astronaut made by a person so what's your point?

[@werewolfboyf_]

The new tas jumps over cutscene and kills all the rhnocs

[@bloodyredpill3027]

@@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464😑….the point is the person who uploaded it didn’t ACTUALLY play the game you idiot.

[@WildVee]

Elora: Hey Spyro come over Spyro: I can't I'm busy saving some eggs Elora: But my parents aren't home Spyro:

[@TheFullGamePhantom]

I always come back and watch this speedrun when I feel like relaxing, the nostalgia I get from this and other old games I used to play is unreal. Also this TAS is flipping amazing.

[@TheMoonRover]

I like how the moments where the game forces you to play at a certain pace become random fun here. 37:34 Spyro shows off his moves in the ice skating mini-game. 51:36 Hunter bounces the targeting reticle around the edges of the screen. 57:15 Similar thing with Spyro constantly spinning, almost hitting the pandas. 1:04:56 Skateboard showboating, going out of bounds because why not? 1:23:05 Round 1: you can't see what you're shooting at. Round 2: flappy Byrd. Round 3: stunt Byrd. 2:22:40 The camera spins around Hunter. Other highlights include the boss fights, anything with Agent 9, and um... 2:08:00?

[@Reynsoon]

TAS's showing off while there's fuck all to do will never not be my favourite thing.

[@M4XD4B0ZZ]

Agent 9 was crazy

[@WallFlower94]

You should see the commentary he did on this. It's on his KZbin channel, same spelling as the submitted by in the video title.

[@onilbautista]

2:10:40 too

[@SeanHarding-nv9li]

2:08:14 >

[@Hwd405]

This is absolutely gorgeous. A genuine masterpiece of a TAS.

[@Escanor93]

I was 12... (Now 27)... This game brings back memories..... Never thought I'd see someone performing at such phase.

[@logbih]

1:31:20 That was sickest move i have ever seen in videogames

[@AJ5]

How is it real!

[@hugoclarke3284]

@@AJ5 read the channel description

[@AJ5]

@@hugoclarke3284oh okay that makes sense now.. thanks Hugo Clarke

[@dav129id]

and then right after the TAS picks an egg called Chad hahahaha

[@lunarwiinds]

1:45:52 This is the most cathartic thing about speedruns, especially tas's. its when a notoriously difficult part of the game just gets absolutely brought to its knees. It's a feeling I can only imagine akin to seeing the execution of someone guilty of murdering one of your loved ones. They say revenge is bittersweet, but the ten year old child in me sleeps easy tonight, knowing that a cause of many nights of frustration got what it deserved.

[@neog8029]

Am I the only one who didn't struggle with this? It really can be as easy as hold right and mash jab. I would purposefully restart the game just to play this mini game again.

[@Chilliisftw]

The skill Point on this1....

[@NONE.Dragon]

@@Chilliisftw you can get it easily in 2 player mode.

[@kennethshawn2866]

i guess Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost the login password. I love any tricks you can offer me

[@diegobentlee9775]

@Kenneth Shawn instablaster ;)

[@SchlubbyTomHanks]

46:48 "This swamp smells." lol

[@Mario17h1]

It's 1:15 in the morning and I'm watching a 117% speedrun of Spyro 3. I need sleep.

[@taylorbritt499]

3:57am for me..... My sleep schedule is non-existent thanks to Covid 🙃

[@bpayne233]

Same

[@Dante_Sparda_DMC]

2:01 AM

[@sockmonkey1994]

Wow, even a TAS can't make the sparks sections more exciting

[@thunderaxe31]

Finally a proper encode for this masterpiece.

[@Spikechive]

And it only took... 5 years.

[@Shadowmew55]

The Great Zamboni: Would you like to see a magic trick? Spyro: no *swims away through the air*

[@crazycool1128]

the amount of dedication to make this speedrun is insane. imagine missing one gem because you walked that little bit too quickly past where it spawned...

[@cetitanenthusiast776]

2:27:47 my favorite part 😂

[@eonshade6297]

2:27:55 lmao what was that? i lost it when Bianca continued talking thorought it all 🤣

[@ZekeDidNothingWrong]

This is incredible. Also, this game and its soundtrack are still amazing.

[@evam6961]

This was my fave game when i was a kid i'm 26 now this is crazy. I can go fast since i know by memory where everything is cause i played it a lot as a kid but this is just beyond anything i have seen.

[@youngtuggaaa6424]

Literally the same applies for me.. time flies

[@herpderp61]

If the run its self is over 2 hours I can't even imagine how long a tas would take to make.

[@Sokaim]

628767 rerecord count 🤯

[@scudjoples]

Every time spyro went up to a closed off side character mission door I was like, how are you gonna get into this one u sneaky little shit

[@HappySmilesInc]

Me at 1:56:53: Ah, the most satisfying moment in video game history. Although it won’t be AS satisfying, given how few gems were paid throughout this run. Me 5 seconds later: I stand corrected, lol.

[@ryan-vu1vy]

man the butterflies never stood a chance. just lapped them multiple times like it's nothing. this is incredible

[@XTLmaker]

5:26 Hunter: 'Just come back for boarding tips from the master' Afterwards Hunter: 'Nevermind, I'm definitely not the master'

[@xSwiftx4]

1:36:00 Now, Ive seen Nitro do this part of the level in livestreams using Agent 9's moment gimmick, but NEVER did I imagine its limits could be done like THAT!

[@Skarmillion]

the hunter mission on the second speedway is amazing. its just like the DVD screensaver that never seems to hit the corner.... amazing!!!

[@Chicenk]

Damn, this TAS guy is really good at speedruns

[@aronsz]

51:36 this is art

[@Chicenk]

Agent nine is m o v i n g

[@GLEclipseGaming]

This is a great TAS, I'd love to see 100% TAS of the other 2 games.

[@GreatFairy718]

it's weird how nobody did a tas 100% of the first 2 games yet for spyro 2 it only been any% and thats just a boss rush

[@zeke7100]

you know a game is good when it takes over 2 hours to complete when it's a speedrun.

[@edkhil]

It's even a TAS, so it's truly a masterpiece

[@jruler93]

Not just a speedrun, a TAS.

[@zeke7100]

@@jruler93 wow thanks for pointing that out!>

[@jaretco6423]

Yep.

[@Chicenk]

Not to mention a tas a tas the fastest it can be completed is still 2 hours-

[@kyleleggat175]

51:37 is my favorite part

[@m.rizkikurniaramadhan7616]

After watching ur gameplay at very first map "sunny villa", my conlusion for you is soo PRO 👏thx for making this video, thx for make my childhood game looks so amazing 😆🔥

[@imdrunkmk427]

It's a built tool playing the game not a person

[@Spikechive]

​@@imdrunkmk427 Since this TAS was made in PSXjin, and Nitrofski did stream his progress on how he made this. This was done with some old school TASing where the input was created manually where only the tools of savestates, a decreased speed (sometimes normal speed as well) and the least used frame advanced was used to create this TAS. Not only that but he manually created a spreadsheet and wrote down several routes to find which is fastest before executing some of the times. It also does help that he was one of the top runners of the game at the time.

[@henryhardfoot]

The routing never gets less impressive

[@sauronawdi8999]

this speedrun should be recommended for the gaming jurnalists

[@TLO7]

that skateboard run was pretty crazy ngl I would not want to be the person who plans that route out

[@Racesolar]

the super precise routing to make sure you can grab every gem but still go as fast as possible is incredible

[@daandanx]

1:36:01 Psh, everybody keeps complaining about how "difficult" this place is, just look at him go!

[@UntitledKirk]

This is easily a top 10 most impressive TAS of any game I've ever seen.

[@Terkzorr]

23:58 Pewpewpewpewpewpewpewpewpew... Wohoo!

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

Holy hell, I laughed so hard at Spyro just nyooming past the craft, killing the Sorceress, and taking the last egg as Bianca was still telling you how to beat her hahahahahaha

[@MachiriReviews]

Hunter: "I bet you can't catch all the lizards :^)" Speedrunners: "Heh."

[@SeanHarding-nv9li]

Guy's so full of himself... but only here...

[@Chicenk]

crazy ed blinks with his glasses

[@CordyMcDonald]

It’s so satisfying to see the Firefly bombing run aced; I must have spent about an hour playing that minigame over all my playthroughs and I never enjoy it.

[@OmegaTaishu]

1:15:10 my favourite speedway in this run

[@waltercomunello121]

love that suicidal Spyro @31:29 lol

[@icyheart1455]

This is awesome. It took me idk how many to attempt the first level shela skip lmao. Couldn't get the jump right. Also, how does this video not have more views and likes? I could watch this all day.

[@Chicenk]

Someone in the special thanks section rlly got the last name cleveland---

[@ellobocelisnt]

1:45:19 Thanks for helping us... half of the enemies are still alive XD

[@veycarn]

But is it really complete without the skill points? 🤔

[@jruler93]

The skill points add nothing to the completion percentage, so technically yes.

[@flamingmoomba5608]

I agree but using a tas to get the skill points would be great fun to watch

[@NONE.Dragon]

@@jruler93 Whatever, it's still something extra added for players to collect/complete.

[@jruler93]

@@NONE.Dragon Hence why I said "technically yes". The Skill Points don't add to the completion percentage, but they're fun little distractions that some people like to go for just because they're there.

[@xiabluecheng]

😂😂😂 I'd cry if you had to get all the skill points in order to complete the game

[@KayEnFX]

You literally cant blink, or you'll miss a level lol

[@miguelerrece]

Exactly 😆

[@natewhocking]

bruh the agent9 and skateboarding missions just blew my mind pretty much the whole run blows my mind lol

[@_Smokescreen_]

1:35:55 uh, Agent 9, you good?

[@windrider2190]

The noclipping and out-of-bounds shenanigans going on here always reminds of how impressive speedrunners are. They know the ins and outs of every game they play to the point where it feels like these games were meant to be broken lol

[@JT-qw1cn]

That Sheila path-clearing minigame can go straight to hell.

[@OrobaSpyro]

1:36:00 monki is fast as fucc

[@mimikeofficial86]

i played the fuck out of this game growing up, thanks man. bringing back so much nostalgia

[@jai5834]

I loved and struggled with this game so much when I was a kid. It provided a challenge unlike any I'd come across in a game. This was so satisfying and fun to watch 💞💞💞

[@MuchWhittering]

14:20 Managing to confuse the game and get 2 eggs at once.

[@taylorbritt499]

I noticed that too lol took me a second to realize what actually happened

[@eeveecharizard8718]

i remember unlocking Spark´s ability to break vases and baskets. took me a long time to reach that point... aah takes me back to fond cghildhood memories.

[@robsmith6281]

This is a another worldly run congrats bro.👍🏻

[@xinterest9029]

How is Agent 9 just so broken?

[@jruler93]

Strafing.

[@wilbo_baggins]

Never knew that the speedways had different music between EU and na versions

[@ThereIsAnExtension2UndoHandles]

"I can't believe you scored 31225, to my 4335, I quit."

[@stellapropella6458]

I have never been so impressed

[@ryanhoffman704]

T.a.s I asked u if u in another video 2 speed run this game. N i looked n u have already did it. Wow. Amazing.

[@PhoenixGaming-mm9it]

1:35:46 Part To Go Into Agent 9 Area, I DID IT IN LIKE 3 TRIES M SO HAPPY RN

[@whaleiams]

timer is synced to the music at 33:20

[@Dewitched]

how can you be that good they just kept nailing it i’ve never seen it so clean

[@kanyeeast8221]

It’s a tas or a tool assisted speed run. Probably took thousands of hours to optimize this speed run

[@GBomberFlora]

Whoa, those Agent 9 sections... O_o

[@HeavyClaw]

I love this game so hard

[@Jadovran]

51:37 DVD

[@miseelise]

1:36:20 when you install that fresh hack client on minecraft and test it out on bedwars

[@outordinary218]

2:22:40 Man that gave me some Drakengard vibes

[@Indrijid]

Those speedways give me anxiety....

[@coltonhannah7019]

Agent 9 is fuckin cracked

[@lunar0275]

Sparks is working overtime 😭😭

[@sabrinabrontesi1621]

51:36 reminds me of DVD logo hitting corners and sides of the screen, remember?

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

This and Spyro 1 are my favourites in the series.

[@pagannova3621]

51:40 or so..the DVD bouncing logo..

[@Darian7364]

Nice speedrun!

[@ivanponce4826]

Sparx MVP

[@SeanHarding-nv9li]

1:10 the synchronization☺

[@Homelander134]

03:55 me at every step that Spyro takes

[@cobrabear6497]

THE NOSTALGIA!!!!

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

@57:00 *grabs barf bag*

[@wagnerramosmidichannelabso514]

There are no BFDI characters on this video.

[@Scardigne]

Spyro runs always give me sheer anxiety xD just looking at those speedways

[@kotastump]

this is super cool, i watch this like 24/7 lol

[@Pipe-fn6bh]

This is an art piece

[@diegocrusius]

what a beautiful game I dare to say the ps4 version did not match this.

[@FA-jh3dw]

**seeing bosses beat within seconds when it took me multiple tries as a kid** “I...am...garbage...”

[@jruler93]

Dude, this is a TAS (Tool-Assisted Speedrun), meaning it was played through frame by frame with heavy use and abuse of save states to get the theoretical fastest time possible. Comparing even the best human players to a TAS isn't a fair comparison.

[@perfilpersonal4638]

Love this game

[@CookieLunch]

Did you even pay Money Bags a single gem

[@DarcalubinnX]

Is it just me or do those fish in Spark's shooter level make the same death noise as the Iblis Takers in Sonic 06?

[@staren1991]

so exactly what is the deal with Agent 9's movement...?

[@ДмитрийСуданов]

Он был из тех, кто не хотел выкупать зверей у медведя))

[@CyluxTrashheart]

2:02:02

[@SeanHarding-nv9li]

26:44 I still don't know why this particular timer runs at 150% speed, but none of the others.

[@YukiNakamura]

Are TAS human or are they computers to pass the level perfectly?

[@sirchris6047]

It's humans creating a computer that can complete the game perfectly

[@YukiNakamura]

@@sirchris6047 Thanks for the explanation :)

[@HectorGonzalez-qx9nk]

That’s not technically correct. It’s a human playing the game but with various programs (save states, moving frame by frame, etc.) that allow them to play the game at what is theoretically the fastest time possible without accounting for human error/ability.

[@hugoclarke3284]

@@HectorGonzalez-qx9nk I'm not part of any speedrunning community, but I'd be surprised if this isn't seen as controversial. A bit like athletes taking drugs... It will improve their performance but wasn't the point to test unaltered ability?

[@HectorGonzalez-qx9nk]

If you’re doing a regular speedrun, sure, but this is TAS. The T and A stand for tool assisted, so everyone knows it wasn’t done by a person without any outside help.

[@wercziczi]

It's not Nitrofski