[TAS] Time Crisis 1 Arcade (9'22"85) (Story mode) (100% Accuracy)

[@Prog61]

===Description=== Time Crisis is a first-person on-rails light gun shooter series of arcade video games by Namco, introduced in 1995 It is focused on the exploits of a fictional international intelligence agency who assigns its best agents to deal with a major threat by a hostile organisation, which has ranged from criminals, terrorists, to hostile military outfits, and mostly take place within fictional locations across the world. The arcade series differed from other light gun shooters of its time by incorporating unique mechanics, including the ability to duck into cover to dodge attacks and reload the player's weapon, and forcing players to complete battles in each level within an allotted amount of time. Over time, the series developed to incorporate additional features of gameplay, including two-player co-operative modes on arcade machines, the ability to use additional weapons in combat, and dealing with dangerous events. Alongside arcade machines, the series was also developed for consoles, beginning with a port of the first installment to PlayStation consoles in 1995, with all ported versions of arcade titles featuring additional content and game mechanics, such as additional stages, and different difficulty modes. Alongside the main games in the series, it has spawned a number of spin-off titles that incorporate the cover mechanics and time limit gameplay elements, but with notable differences in combat situations and organisations involved in each game's story. ---From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Crisis For more information on this game and to read my comments on this TAS, click on the description section above. To see my other TAS of this game finished in 8'37"82 (45 sec less!) click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZC7nJujoct6hsU

[@VSSEDragon3]

Happy 28th Anniversary Time Crisis series

[@l3wismoreman9227]

One men against an entire army and without breaking a sweat should go to the Badass Crater Of Badassitude

[@Mill_O]

9:26 Richard Miller, the absolute gigachad who climbs down a sheer brick surface with a gun in one hand. 💪💪

[@TheRogueWolf]

Good thing for him the texture was so pixelated. Gave him plenty of handholds.

[@hanafuda]

Also, did you see how far down he fell? Link would have cracked *something* from that height.

[@christophersok2559]

You said Chris Redfield but better

[@VSSEDragon3]

@@christophersok2559 Richard Miller way better

[@CursedWheelieBin]

@@christophersok2559Funny you should mention that. The voice actor for Wild Dog also voiced Chris Redfield in the original Resident Evil. He also did the voice (grunts) for Paul Phoenix in Tekken 2.

[@xenowatashi6590]

I wasn’t expecting the first Time Crisis to be so cinematic. I’m really impressed with what they did.

[@VSSEDragon3]

This was the best series ever

[@Alexander_l322]

@@VSSEDragon3 really was!

[@ens0246]

Mate just that intro build up and when he says "Time Crisis" still gives me goosebumps. As a kid this was the closest thing to being John McClane. In the arcade, having to use the foot pedal to duck in and out of cover made it feel like I was in an action movie.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@ens0246 I'm not gonna lie, every time I play Time Crisis 3, that one moment in Stage 1 Area 2 where the duo sees an air strike coming in and effortlessly dodge it by hiding behind the doorway and just staring at each other while the flames blow past them, I imitate it every time. It's just so cool.

[@xtlm]

When this first hit arcades, it was all I could think about for like a month lol Only one arcade had it at first and they had the large monitor version where you shot at the screen a few feet away....it was the only time I ever saw that version anywhere. Glorious, all of it.

[@hawaiidkw1]

Over the years, I always got the feeling that this game, rough as it is, had a certain quality that the later Namco shooters never recaptured, and after watching this again, I finally figured out what. The *urgency.* Notice that almost every second Richard isn't slaughtering foes, he's running like hell? It really looks like that he doesn't have a second to lose, that if he dawdles for even a moment, Rachel could die (or become a thrall of Wild Dog, which is arguably even worse). 2 had some nice cliffhanger moments, but it was clear that Keith and Robert weren't in any great hurry, and I never got the sense that Gen. Diaz's harebrained scheme ever had any chance of succeeding. 3 was an outright war, massive firepower taking precedence over speed. 4 resembled an Indiana Jones movie to me more than anything, nasty critters and a dark cave and an old enemy and a comical brawl. 5 was one of the slowest-paced Namco games I've ever played. Crisis Zone and Razing Storm, of course, were all about wreaking wholesale destruction and had lengthy boss fights. This is really the only one that comes across _as_ an actual time crisis.

[@bi0hazard921]

Incredibly valid point

[@focalpolyglass7337]

I used to play this arcade for time killing while waiting for cinema in mall when i was in high school age. It's the only penny worthy arcade game i ever play because i can fill my time 11 minutes with thrill and fun with just 3 coins. I feel cool when people watching me on my back playing haha.. If no one in a row to play this game i always have 3 coins more to replay the game until cinema theater open. And yes you are true bro. The URGENCY. SIMPLICITY and FOCUS. The sequels always add the complication to the game. And we are all now grown up man not teenage anymore. But, imagine if that URGENCY philosophy always become the philosophy of our life. We must be more successful than now i believe. People in general dont have this Urgency in their life. They always think they'll live forever. I'm sorry to mix the topic but this really nailed my mind.

[@hawaiidkw1]

Well... I'd _also_ argue that an unforgiving timer that kills you long before the enemy does is a really big turnoff for a lot of players. Silent Scope was *really* bad about this. Only Monica, Hornet, and _occasionally_ Scorpion were any threat to your life bar; the rest of the time you'd be as healthy as a horse and that damned clock would "Oh no!" you into oblivion. The Police 911 games weren't much better; if you were any good at avoiding bullets, you could have four, seven, or a hundred lives (seriously, 100 lives was a thing you could earn in this game), and your sands would run out like any other's. Inevitably, everyone started doing the logical thing: make it easier to get killed. If you're going to eat credits, at least do it honestly. (I will say that Sega has been absolutely brutal in this regard. If I never play Deadstorm Pirates or Transformers to the end again, it'll be too soon.)

[@focalpolyglass7337]

@Zikri i dont really know about it bro, just my random thinking hehe.. is there any philoshopy of that kind of thing bro? Please elaborate .. for extra knowledge

[@VSSEDragon3]

This keeps getting better and better

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

I love the Stage Clear screens. Have this real Naohito Takahashi "Berserk" kind of vibes to them - well-captured character action/determination caught in a single frame. Real nice.

[@realamericannegro977]

I wish all Time Crisis did this

[@paralyzer2304]

The neat detail about this game is that the pistol sound during indoors are outdoors are different... Love it when they give love to this simple game

[@realamericannegro977]

Wow

[@VSSEDragon3]

Anyone for Time Crisis 6 or Time Crisis Remake?

[@paralyzer2304]

​@@VSSEDragon3 I'm in.

[@VSSEDragon3]

@paralyzer2304 You gotta wait, Namco takes some time to think about it first

[@GtHeErAdIcAtOr]

Rachel: "Don't come!" Richard: "I'm gonna come"

[@VSSEDragon3]

Can't beat the lead top ace agent

[@Nastuf]

They don't call him "The Dick Mill" for nothing

[@zackfair1868]

is this trump reference??

[@ChikikyoKONAMI]

Awesome TAS!!!!! Love the sharper 3D models and textures on the Arcade original than the PS1 home port.

[@leonnoel9661]

This is the real Time Crisis, where you ran out of time and you had to either deposit more quarters to continue or start all over.

[@sragen99]

Fucking hate this shit at the cinema arcade 😂

[@xtlm]

Time Crisis 1 was the only one where Time always mattered. And it was effing awesome because of it. 2 however was my favorite, playing though with a friend at an arcade was one of the coolest things. Once they started introducing the alternate weapons and slightly different graphics, they were still fun but not the same.

[@CursedWheelieBin]

I had this game on PS1 with the GCON light gun and could easily blitz my way through it, but the arcade machine version at my local bowling alley always seemed more difficult.

[@bigbosssnakecorn8834]

​@@xtlmTC3 was the last best TC in my opinion and even Wild Dog battle was so badass with 2 players cause of Wild Fang in it and Alicia story was kinda cool

[@griffincontracting]

ACTION packed game, for sure.

[@ultra-astron]

懐かしい！ つい最後まで見入ってしまいました 当時のゲーセンは格闘ゲーム一色で、「ガンシューティングなんか誰もやらんだろ」って空気の中、やりたいゲームの席が埋まってて仕方なしにお金を入れてプレイしたのが最初でした 映画のような展開、細かい隠し要素、気を抜くと即死する緊張感・・「ナムコやるやん！」って感動したのを覚えてます 何よりガン発射時のリコイルショックが衝撃的でした 10数年前に近所のスーパーのイートインコーナーで見たのが最後です それも照準がズレててまともにプレイできませんでした もう日本にはまともに動く筐体はほとんど現存しないと思います ポリゴンも前時代的なものですし、今やっても当時のように没頭できないのかなとも思います でも、あの時代に味わった感動・興奮はいつまでも色褪せません

[@budrick9330]

Although i'm not a fan of this game it's a special one for me because I always remember my late father. The only Ps1 game he played and saw him enjoy it . I don't see him like that much because he's serious all the time it's like seeing my father's inner child. Sweet nostalgia :)

[@CursedWheelieBin]

My dad once took an interest and asked to play “Techno 3” 😂. I was surprisingly excited to see him win a round. He chose Hwoarang and cheesed his way to victory ✌️

[@Mill_O]

6:21 that chandelier drop and "YAAAAAAAGHHH" is iconic to me 🤣used to kill me laughing at this scene in the PS1 game

[@CursedWheelieBin]

Funnier yet is wee guys making that sound when they plummet over a balcony 😂

[@reddungeoneer2187]

I played this arcade game a lot in my younger days, still a great game, Time Crisis 3 is the best one in the series for me!

[@eightfifty2309]

Man such nostalgia. I remember playing this at the coin laundry all the time back in the day lol.

[@KimSamaVideos]

You missed the time saves which and give you a better time 3:53 You save a lot of time if you shoot the car and destroy it 5:55 Shoot the thing on the right to know the barrels down which will save time 11:23 You don't have to shoot the bonus guy on the far left, it saves time if you shoot the grenade guy first 11:49 Shoot the ninja on the top right first, it's a massive time save, it prevents the upcoming enemies from spawning Shoot the grenades at 13:45 and 13:55 They are big time saves too!!

[@Prog61]

Thanks, I will try that when I have the time.

[@thunderaxe31]

@@Prog61 Sorry, but you also missed another important time save: every time you kill the last enemy, you can make him disappear sooner by shooting him 3 times. As soon as every enemy has disappeared, the game advances to the next fight. This trick is also used in normal speedruns, as you can see in the arcade WR video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4HWdKmllJyfftU I'm looking forward to see your new TAS! Subscribed.

[@Prog61]

Thanks. I don't know when, but I will do another TAS on this game.

[@hawaiidkw1]

I'm pretty sure that the game registers at least one of these things as a miss, meaning that you won't have 100% accuracy. If that's not a concern (it shouldn't be), go for it! (Wow, a random commenter _helping_ a TASer? There may be some hope for video games yet. :-D)

[@rozzmin]

Would this affect the the accuracy though?

[@Golecom2]

This game has a really good sound desing, different shoot sound depending on where you are. A lot of effort was put on that aspect, and you have to take into acount that you will be playing this in a arcade gallery with mixed sounds on the ambient. Only now you can really hear everything

[@LtMarshmellow]

Love the The Fly homage with the pods in the control room, never noticed them before. Cool stuff

[@CursedWheelieBin]

Coincidence pal. Calm yourself 😂

[@patrickholt8782]

Man crazy how namco was able to dominate the early 80’s and the mid 90’s.

[@alvercaine8893]

Yeah early playstation namco was bonkers. I still listen and play ridge racer, cyber sled ace combat and soul blade time to time. Their music composers (hosoé, okubo...) were geniuses.

[@emanwe01]

I am loving the dialogue in this game! XD So utterly cheesy it's hilarious!

[@fercho.7776]

Where's everyone going, bingo?

[@CursedWheelieBin]

Wild Dog says “How could you?” like a scorned girlfriend 😂

[@samjudge1240]

I adore this game, one of the earliest experiences that got me in the art of shooting a gun. I live in England by the way.

[@DarkseidJoshua]

Time Crisis blew my mind when I was a kid. I spent days on end practicing my shots on a TV that was only 14" Wide until I finally beat the game and could brag to my friends that I had beat the game with a 67% accuracy rating.

[@ultramarinechaplain88]

Man this game brings back so many memories. Back when arcade games were still huge

[@darklagoon7]

Amazing to think that the WR is 9'27 only, and achieved 20+ years ago.

[@VSSEDragon3]

Happy 30th anniversary Time Crisis series

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

Wow man- huge game for me when I was a kid. I had the blue gun controller that actually recoiled when you'd fire in this game. It felt like you were discharging a weapon for real. Its so strange, the minutia of what sticks and engrains into your memory, like fibers in a rug after two foreign objects come together. When the music started in the game, I instinctively started humming along bc I knew the notes. the Picture of the guy's back view as he runs at @4:55- I've had that photo stuck in my brain since I played this. I just couldn't remember "what cartoon it was from". (I had myself half convinced it was from a cartoon I must've seen before) I haven't played this in 27 years. smh

[@ratooeybusinessman6066]

F yeah dude. Totally badass. Good goooood times for sure.

[@Navazarian]

I think other comments have said all that needs to be said about this legend but to add my little bit, this was the first arcade game I played where the physical gun actually had the mechanism where the top of the gun realistically popped back with each shot. I haven’t seen much of that these days, rather, the gun just vibrates. It felt so realistic and powerful. Coupled with having to engage with the foot pedal, it was so immersive at such an early time for 3D arcade games. Amazing game and an amazing TAS! Great job! Also that click at 14:41 always felt oddly satisfying 😂

[@leewalker23]

Richard Miller, The OG one man army of video game

[@VSSEDragon3]

He also appears in Smash Court Tennis and Namco High as a cameo character

[@devmiles]

Such a great gungame with some epic memorable music

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

Having played TC 2 and 3, this game feels so alien. Something about the setting and the villain.

[@Dflowen]

Richard Miller the badass agent, one man army. I sure love the old school English voice actors.

[@joseramonhuertasrivera5777]

9:34 Kids, don't try this at home.

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

Kids"you can't tell us what to do"!

[@nanashi802]

Fall damage that

[@VSSEDragon3]

Logic animation

[@MrGoatFish10]

its a super hero landing. lol

[@abdulrasyiid]

too late, i broke my leg now

[@VSSEDragon3]

Happy 25th anniversary Time Crisis Anthology and VSSE forever and for life 💖💓♥️💛💚💙💜💝💟

[@VSSEDragon3]

@himo4ever no problem, oh Happy Chinese New Year 🏮💲🇨🇳🍊

[@VSSEDragon3]

Nice

[@bloxtoonyt7671]

Is it just me or did Richard Miller did the 007 Pose? 0:45

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Richard is infinitely more efficient than Bond. He's got no time for sex and puns. When an enemy appears in front of him, he will destroy them.

[@guilhermecaiado5384]

I was obsessed about this game on the arcades

[@jhonera1058]

Esse jogo marcou minha geração de maneira muito agradável... a excelência na execução de todos os personagens com excelência... sem perder um único pixel... fica até difícil crer que foi um humano a executar tamanho feito!!! Parabéns pela mestria apresentada aqui!!

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

I can't wait to see if this genre ever garners any favor in the live action gaming world now that its becoming a reality. This would be amazing on VR or even a FPS

[@pfteve]

This TAS guy is breaking records everywhere, jeez.

[@Joe-ff6tk]

hes cheating

[@Rainhands22]

@@Joe-ff6tk yes sometimes he will make impossible shots like shooting 5 guys at once. He must have a cheat mod enabled.

[@retneychozken]

​@@Rainhands22 you have a cheat mod enabled

[@yodiargasaputra]

This is thr first time efer,i saw the most PERFECT gameplay of Time Crisis

[@seanbrillante2867]

I love this, reused a portion in Time Crisis 2 as a part of end credits. And in Time Crisis 5, on Robert Baxter's last stand.

[@l3wismoreman9227]

What portion? Do you mean the music?

[@seanbrillante2867]

@@l3wismoreman9227 yes, if you will see the end credits of time crisis 2, you will hear the bgm though

[@l3wismoreman9227]

@@seanbrillante2867 Oh Ok was asking what you meant by that?

[@VSSEDragon3]

Hoping for Time Crisis 6, new missions, new agents, new enemies, new boss terrorists, new gameplay and new stories

[@jaylex666]

No aim bot and Richard Miller proves he was the ultimate Chad still

[@VSSEDragon3]

Can't beat the lead top ace agent

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

VSSE: "The son of the former emperor is trying to take the president's daughter to force him to restore imperial rule. And there's word that he may have employed a kooky old dude named Wild Dog who loves explosives and has a really hard time dying." TASbot: "... be back in 10." VSSE: _"nani?!"_ TAS: "did I stutter?"

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Not even the TAS, that's just a Tuesday for Richard.

[@juliobrian4757]

I almost forgot how cheesy these games were...but I still loved 'em! Actually...I STILL love 'em to this day.

[@MiMi-Elona]

That accuracy....🥲👍

[@enzohcp7326]

TAS is canon

[@VSSEDragon3]

TAS is a king 👑 of all video games player

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Considering Richard's reputation, absolutely.

[@EMusyk]

4:27 "Don't Come, it's a trap!" has a very different meaning now compared to 1995.

[@retneychozken]

Uh huh

[@AdamKasiukKszrzrtof]

2024 Prevent The intercourse with the Transvestite Is the evil Transgender still a thing?

[@geedee1264]

Bad localisation

[@garydj27]

A game I saw when I was child. It brought memories on my mind.

[@lefthandedscout9923]

11:00 agent miller learns to phase through wooden boxes

[@oliverstaunton10]

What a game Also the whole thing reminds me of that sniper headshot in Enemy at the Gates where they're trying to jump across that gap lol

[@luisreyes1963]

Damn good shooting! ⏱️

[@guilhermecaiado5384]

Tas is programed

[@Gamer_Oni927]

I have a feeling Wild Dog is immortal

[@mushroomman733]

He’s not! This game is his real human form before he’s an Android! And for 2,3,4, and 5th games he’s an android being of purpose of ruining VSSE’s mission!

[@VSSEDragon3]

Hoping for Wild Dog making his return in Time Crisis 6

[@condorX2]

1:58 that's crazy fast. You dropped 3 enemy in 1 second 😮 Took me aa while using thy mouse

[@twistedclips]

What a blast from the past.

[@andyb9675]

I used to pride myself on 100% runs of this. Back in the days wielding the good ol' G-Con 45!! No bloody tool assisted bs back then ;)

[@LyingSecret]

It's not the same skill set anyway, tool assisted is planned and done frame perfectly just to show what is mechanically possible rather than humanly possible after all.

[@emanwe01]

12:31 I think that was supposed to be Rachel's line, sir. 😂

[@twitchykun]

Richard stared too long into the abyss.

[@VSSEDragon3]

But he's an careful person.

[@reeds19]

Brings back alot of memories

[@globalistgamer6418]

"It's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten."

[@TheVampirePredator]

I always liked going Die Hard on the mobs…just dumping several rounds center mass. So cathartic.

[@johnbuck4395]

11:29 is that Seth brundle's teleporter from the 80s fly movie? And are we sure Rachel isn't actually aerith from ff7?

[@nerdyboywallace4652]

Holy shid, he don't miss. Man's got GOD mode on. (BTW I'm aware that this is a TAS, I'm just joking here)

[@tximinoman]

5:04 props to the bad guys for climbing to that tower in less than 30 seconds.

[@Jason-eo1rh]

Also how they managed to move the girl through a brick wall.

[@fran9201]

orange ninja leader: "she must be dead by now" Richard: "F You she ain't" punches him in the face.

[@aeroplanething]

Canonically accurate Richard Miller:

[@LordSpleach]

11:19 The Telepods from The Fly?

[@3rdalbum]

Bae: Come over to my place Me: I can't, I'm playing Time Crisis Bae: My parents aren't home

[@Corrieography]

HD and 60fps. nice.

[@NPHL01]

8:13 - Studio 23 (Philippines) News Central!

[@pongmai201203]

Perfect shot!

[@KidDynamite6]

Then I remember getting this on PlayStation with the gun and the pedal

[@windyfairy]

my favorite gun game

[@DeAnimeAPartitura]

OMG The fastest TAS in the West!!

[@Chavhunterofcalne]

I had a time of 9:45 (might have been 9:55) back on the original playstation. I thought I was damned good - until I saw this run. You must be a Time Crisis God or something. Kudos to you!

[@AdrenResi]

It's a Tool Assisted Speedrun (TAS) meaning you can pause or rewind the game to get a perfect result

[@KarlosSanatana]

Ohhhh.... childhood. How i miss you....

[@Prefizful]

It is crazy that Wild Dog kept on appearing in almost every Time Crisis.

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

Had this on PS1. The gun was a beast.

[@MrRipper557]

The adventures of Richard and Rachael.. . Just before he pulls his gun he pronouces... "it's Miller time"

[@dmitrimin5695]

my childhood :D every gas station had this arcade with 2 pistols :') never finished it but had a lot of good time anuyway

[@ceroenblanco]

This gets me right in my childhood

[@ryananderson8511]

Loved that when it was new in the arcades

[@davidbaker418]

I remember I was so young I didn't understand the calibration screen. So when I seen my bullet not lining up I would focus my aim away from the centre until my misguided bullet hit the centre. Made it bloody solid playing for months with an purposely calibrated skewed aim lol

[@soulezwan266]

bruh i don't remember time crisis was this epic.

[@spudeeelad]

NGL the fact that one bullet killed 3 enemies at times had me full on laughing out loud

[@cesar72093]

Great video

[@Ar1xF]

Richard's been busting the entire castle like it's Tuesday

[@VSSEDragon3]

He's like a dragon 🐉🐲

[@Jasonred79squeek]

11:50 is it not possible to shoot the yellow claw guy here?

[@aeroplanething]

Time Crisis 1 is literally a playable movie.

[@apdj94]

Imagine Robocop barging into your stronghold, killing upwards of 300 of your henchmen, and destroying 2 helicopters with a single pistol and you think yeah I'll beat him with TWO pistols

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Not even Robocop, this is just one REGULAR dude. This is JUST pure human Alex Murphy on a warpath.

[@howarddenaven5165]

man the player dude is perfectly avoiding all collateral damage while the bad guys are fucking up the treasure museum.

[@error_404.69]

I would love to see a remake/master of this. They can add some qol things like the crisis flash and not getting an instant game over when the time ends. Something I also think would be cool is if the arcade mode had a modern and retro mode. Modern could have the multiple weapons and possibly multiplayer and retro is the classic single player with just the pistol

[@bffoxjr]

A remake of the console exclusive campaign would be pretty sweet as well.

[@VSSEDragon3]

@@bffoxjr I agree, Time Crisis turns 29 next year of its anniversary

[@Mr_Red.25]

Nah, not every games need a fucking remake, let the classic be a classic

[@namco003]

I used to own a 50" arcade version I bought from work when I worked for namco back around 2005. Our sales guy at the home office sold it to me cheap for like 250. I think third game I owned. I sold it, and have over 20 machines now lol!

[@diligaf1000]

Sounds like an amazing man cave 😍

[@didierrenemathon3869]

Richard Miller THE very best agent

[@VSSEDragon3]

100% agree

[@siegfriedc2332]

My kid self always wanted to see an action flick based on the og Time Crisis.

[@MxArgent]

Clearly, Sherudo Garo miscalculated. The VSSE has a experimental ground combat variant of Z.O.E. Program tech, going off what we've seen here.

[@Kicklash]

Oh hey, wasn't expecting an Ace Combat reference in the comments.

[@PacketWrangler]

My friends and I would play this together - the second player controller would be used to duck, and the other person would use the gun. If I was playing by myself, I would put the controller on the floor and hit the button with my toe. Fun stuff!

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

There was a button on the side of the gun you used for ducking 😂

[@2011053406]

The hours i have sunk into this game

[@DMMDestroyer]

Time Crisis but it's John Wick. 5:09 lmao Having never got to play the original since it was never in any arcades all those years ago, was awesome to see how it started. Time Crisis 2 was available and was played over and over and still to this day when able to come across it.

[@MylstarElectronics]

Hey, we're back! It's been a while, almost in few months ago...

[@shawngrenaud]

Good action!

[@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s]

17 minutes of a TAS game where the MC shoots like John Wick.