[TAS] SMS My Hero by enderpal7 & ThunderAxe31 in

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TAS originally published on 2022-12-23
My Hero, known as Seishun Scandal (青春スキャンダル) in Japan, is a beat 'em up arcade game that was released in 1985 and later ported to the Sega Master System in 1986. You play as a guy named Steven (Takeshi in Japan), whose girlfriend Remy (Mari in Japan) suddenly gets kidnapped by some gang leader. Steven must now go across town to save Remy, beating up any thugs that try to stop him, and defeat the gang leader.
Unique to the arcade version is the inclusion of a hostage that can be rescued mid-stage and fight for you until they are defeated. It also has extra stages that change the setting and enemies, with the second stage involving ninjas in Edo period Japan and the third stage involving ape-beings in a far-off future a la Planet of the Apes.
In this run, enderpal7 ( tasvideos.org/... ) and ThunderAxe31 ( tasvideos.org/... ) both complete a single loop of the game in record time, kicking everything off the screen.

[@servedbot7377]

0:09 - 0:14 the most random game intro I ever saw. Had me in tear when I first saw it 😂

[@MarquisDeSang]

I still love that game because it reminds me of good times with my grandmother

[@chrismingay6005]

This guy is just too trusting, I do admire his get up and go spirit though.

[@manuep3599]

（Machine translation from Japanese） In the arcade version, which is the basis of this game, when you clear one stage, you time warp to the past or the future to rescue a girl, but in this SMS version, it seems that the appearance of stage 1 is unified. It is expected that it is due to memory capacity, but it is interesting.

[@internalwarrior2410]

I used to toture myself further trying to land punches and kicks as well as flying kicks

[@Schimnesthai]

The frogs from Alex Kidd lol

[@turbomario]

Pretty sure this predated Alex Kidd.

[@FabioGnecco]

Ohhh I have this one ! The music is catchy

[@XanthinZarda]

Certainly no River City Ransom or Double Dragon, but this is quite the jaunty roll of music.

[@ghostmachine]

in heavy rotation, this one was

[@PaulFisher]

if I were the main character I would have simply kicked the villain off screen before he has the chance to kidnap my SO

[@DarkBluefire91]

You think getting kick in the face x30. You think you'll have any teeth left and brain cells to stop taking the girl.

[@KimeramonRocks]

I wouldn't exactly call the joker my hero.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

Almost seems like this game didn't need a TAS. Just hold right and jump kick.

[@thunderaxe31]

Yeah but if you actually try to play it yourself you'll see that's it's much more complicated than what it seems.

[@enderpal7558]

Yeah, looks can be deceiving

[@X_marksthespot]

academia

[@HylianWindRider]

The gameplay looks like kung fu on the nes to me.

[@turbomario]

This game is way harder than Kung Fu. This game has one hit deaths and plenty of bs, but Kung Fu was pretty forgiving most times

[@HylianWindRider]

@@turbomario I see

[@enoughthatshoppingads6069]

Literally endless game there no ending tho

[@myflyisopen.8732]

Fun game with good music. Too bad this was an extremely watered down port. The arcade version has two more rounds and different music for each and loads of different enemies.

[@Brycepop]

If only they released it on a cart instead of the Sega Card. Oh well.

[@jennasloan396]

I thought SMS meant Short Message Service

[@holiciomes]

You are right! But in videogames it means Sega Master System console. 😁

[@Operational117]

Abbreviations often have multiple meanings. It’s why ABC can mean “American Broadcasting Company” and “Australian Broadcasting Corporation” and “A-Button Challenge” and “Agricultural Bank of China” and more.

[@JasonPullara]

Donald Trump jump kicks for freedom