Time Crisis 1 Story mode TAS

A little weekend project for myself. I decided to do a Tool Assisted Speed run, or rather Superplay in this case, of Time Crisis 1 on the Playstation. Two goals aside from just going as fast as possible were to take no damage, and to have 100% accuracy. The run clocks in at 65445 frames, with 789 re-records. Technically though that's not entirely accurate because it includes the time taken to wait for the credits, and to do the name entry at the records screen. Also the actual run doesn't include the two intros. The video you're watching is actually slightly modified from the actual run. The two intros have been tacked on, and the music has been added. For some reason the emulator doesn't play CD audio, so that had to be added in afterwards in a sort of "best guess" manner. I know for a fact that this is not optimal. There are many ways that it can be improved, but for now I got my goals.
"My friend/brother/dog can do better!"
Perhaps they can, but can they do it with a controller and 100% accuracy? If they can, bravo. If they can't, well they're probably still better than me if they can get through with a controller and fewer than 30 continues. Besides, I'm not trying to compete with people doing this in real time. That goes against what a TAS is. For more information on what a tool assisted speedrun involves you can read this: tasvideos.org/W... Please note however that this is NOT an official TAS in regards to being approved by tasvideos.org. It's far too sloppy to even consider being accepted. It does however still use a number of the same concepts outlined. Most specifically slowdown, and savestates.
Also I'm aware that there's a faster TAS already up (found it after uploading, don't know how I couldn't find it before). I don't care. This doesn't make use of the guncon, and doesn't cut out the cutscenes. Though even if I did cut the cutscenes out, it'd still be slower.
"Why are you using a controller and not the guncon?"
I'm unaware of any way to emulate guncon input with PCSX.
"Wouldn't it have been faster to shoot down the grenade on the stairs, and elsewhere?"
Yes. Yes it would have, but for some stupid reason the programmers felt that shooting down the grenades should count as a missed shot. Since I'm going for 100% accuracy I'm forced to avoid shooting the grenades down.
"You don't shoot everyone! You should be shooting everyone!"
Some enemies are just there to provide extra time, and don't need to be shot. Because the cursor takes a fixed amount of time to traverse the screen I opt to ignore certain enemies that don't need to be shot unless I can do so without really wasting any time.
"You wasted so much time instead of just shooting the guy manning the turret on the tower!"
Unfortunately when using a controller, that guy is impossible to shoot. (please prove me wrong!) The cursor moves in steps, and unfortunately the step size is so wide that the closest two steps nearest him both result in a miss. Perhaps the programmers realized this, and that's why he times out if you wait long enough.
"You said you weren't going to take damage, but I clearly see you get hit!"
There are two types of hits. I'll call them warning, and critical. Warning hits don't do damage. They just tell you that you're going to get hit if you don't move your ass. Critical hits are the ones that actually do damage, and thus the only ones I need to worry about.
"The music sounds strange/is wrong!"
Probably my fault. The emulator won't play the CD audio on the disc, and I don't feel like playing through the whole game on a real system just to make sure the music is correct. Fortunately iTunes pulled down the track listing, and the tracks are named with their respective stages. So I went by that, and spliced the tracks into the video after the fact. Similarly that's why both intros are shown without interruption. I spliced them in without the intervening menu time.

[@6ack1ashme1n]

"Action, BANG BANG URHG. Action, BANG URGHH. Action, BANG BANG URGH. Action, BANG BANG BANG URGH PEW PEW PEW, Action, BANG URGH BANG BANG URGH. FIRE! HALT! PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW, Action, BANG BANG BANG, HALT! PEW PEW BANG. Action, Click Click, pew pew. This is too much, too handle.

[@battle4freedom2]

+Stephen Davies lovely lol

[@quickhelpfulbros8849]

you forgot "THERE HE IS!"

[@lucasmr3215]

Halt! Gotta ya!

[@geocross237]

"Get 'em!"

[@TheIrland09]

I love the Time Crisis games for how campy they are, in that old school action movie kind of way.

[@fireman1991]

don't play the new one its terrible

[@YansenQT]

@@fireman1991 tc5? i dont know, i like the switching cover mechanic

[@scorpionsst3202]

wow the memories are strong with this video..

[@Shiningwizardo]

5:38 - 5:50 is easily, hands down, my favourite trap reveal in gaming history.

[@rara200284]

She must be dead by now.... Punch to the face*

[@freddyfazbear6768]

Lizard Queen rekt

[@kookie4nookie]

That was pretty epic dude. My childhood had just been revisited. Thank you.

[@liamdugdale]

Haha same here I thought the graphics were better at the time haha

[@5021nadia]

kookie4noo

[@kyuubinokitsune13]

That gun duel with Wild Dog... The music and everything... Too nostalgic > . <

[@OniYeti]

omg i found out wild dog voice is chris redfield from resident evil!

[@bbsonjohn]

Rachael is Rebecca Chamber

[@VSSEDragon3]

Chris Redfield becomes nasty in Resident Evil 8: Village new VSSE young agent (Time Crisis 6) would be Ethan Winters

[@ZomIIXC]

15:17: *in Wild Dogs voice* (because someone told the wrong VA to read the script) OW! You are finally here to save me! WHAT A TWIST RACHEL WAS BEHIND EVERYTHING!

[@Kaiza-yh3gd]

Dun Dun Dunnnnn

[@riyario6639]

I thought he was mocking Rachel😋

[@diephoainambui9682]

Maybe mishearing about "see" and save

[@kidddstorey3425]

Riya Rio he was

[@jhonnymark7581]

I just noticed. The main character doesn't get a line at all.

[@alexdeghost2729]

Richard Miller vs Claude Speed

[@Ignius77]

+AlexDeGhost against the gta online character

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

death battle

[@jhonnymark7581]

Against the fall out character.

[@OniYeti]

man the main character doesn't talk at all

[@Frangelo90]

This was one of the hardest game I ever played gun or no gun and you make it seem like it's a baby's toy. I also didn't realize how short that was. This takes me back and you let all my frustrations from this game disappear. Thank you and great job.

[@dualshock3]

Ah Time Crisis.. I remember owning the Avenger Pro Light Gun for this game.. it came with a pedal and had this recoil function like the arcades had.. Good times :)

[@Nestalgba92023]

Only for PS1, right?

[@ryanbeatbox]

This brings back so many memories, damn

[@CursedWheelieBin]

Nostalgia to the max!!!! This was one of the first games that presented itself like a movie with cutscenes, trailer-like intros and all that.

[@SpektreProxy]

"Its high noon...." - Richard Miller

[@jhonnymark7581]

Where does he say that?

[@SpektreProxy]

between 0:00 - 19:52

[@jhonnymark7581]

Never mind. He says it at 19:57.

[@5021nadia]

「SpektreP

[@VSSEDragon3]

Still had time, he's an early bird 🐦

[@frankderossi795]

His reaction time and accuracy is quite impressive. Well done.

[@xaviermontero7547]

i played this game on my ps2 like a thousand times

[@ekzsuncz7610]

Damn.... One shot. One kill.

[@mrsnapshotss]

ahh great memories of this game, used to go mad on the arcades

[@dominikaplesniak829]

when i was Little i thought that the first boss had on his eye bloody growth. thats scared me a lot

[@GlyntTheCat]

Part of me wants an anniversary edition of Time Crisis. We would play that I think :D

[@nespc8271]

im no sony fan but a HD remasterd edition of the first three games would be great too

[@KaiNLinda]

this guy is the terminator sent from the future

[@h0lx]

ugh this is giving me ptsd flashbacks fighting that dude, who throws knives, unbeatable with a PS1 controller

[@TheLeaderGhetsis]

I always loved the fact that you're able to take a helicopter down with a mere handgun. You see it explode, so maybe Richard shot the fuel tank, but I dont know.

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

Action movie physics my friend. It just the way it is.

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

It would be possible to take out a helicopter with a hand gun, if the chopper was hovering very low it would be possible to shoot the pilot.

[@MightyKombat]

***** Apparnetly Richard's using a Strayer Voigt Infinity handgun, probably modded like hell if it can bring down a heli like that. Probably had enough cash to buff the firepower to shit-hundred-and-fuck.

[@krisfrosz133]

100% accuracy and no hit from the enemies? This is black magic!

[@MrPathorn]

Not sure if joking or not, but it said TAS in the title lol.

[@Frankiebonez337]

I could do 100% and no hits form enemies on the arcade cabinet. Took a shit load of money and practice but it was possible. The enemies always came up at the same spots so you jujst had to memorize the maps. That was the best part cause you could constantly try and beat your best time, and it impressed the shit outta people at the arcades.

[@KennethMoreland]

That's Richard Miller, the one man army.

[@jhaller90]

@ayy imao its an fk brno pistol.

[@FoxWeaver]

@@jhaller90 If I recall correctly, Richard Miller uses a Strayer Voigt Infinity - . 45ACP. EDIT: Spelling. Hard when you're dead tired.

[@robogen1331]

God damn this was my whole childhood in video games. I played every time crisis game on my PS2 and I had a steering wheel with pedals I used to set it out like an arcade machine

[@InflatableAlien]

I never noticed this when I was a kid, but it looks like the two machines at 14:08 are the teleportation devices from the movie 'The Fly'.

[@VSSEDragon3]

This one of the most professional, most successful and best games ever

[@pexeq]

"Be my guest and let me entertain you!" It's so cool when you remember it after all those years...

[@legacyeazzy]

Brings back memories. And these graphics were the shit back in the day

[@betlogins1583]

the game that changed my life thank you for making time crisis thank you namco

[@Benjaminkristensen]

thank you for uploading this. I remember seeing this game when I was little. Always wondered how it would end.

[@LunaJuno85]

damn , I beat the nr. 1 score of the game one time with about 10 or 20 seconds, dont know exactly but man....did i have to die a lot to achieve it. Knowing where the bombs are, how the soldiers walked, where they come from. The way you play is pfffffffff.....I know I was fast after many tries and I allso used the controller, but this gameplay is just ridiculous. Thanks for the upload...was 11 when i played this....loved that era!!!!

[@abisnow1843]

@ 3:06 Guy says "I'm gonna be super badass and do an epic roll and shoot him like that" Richard responds with "Wow, your stupid"

[@CDeeez94]

This was one hell of a game when I was a kid

[@rizkykautsar3687]

Richard shoots like a monster. Without mercy and always hit the target.

[@Apxn]

Brings back so much memories

[@eg0u5078]

Good stuff. Though I was always under the impression shooting the helicopter at 11:15 lowered the health of the helicopter at 12:10. I say this as I am sure I recall in the arcades managing to destroy that copter before it flew of screen (at 12:20 in your run) a couple of times, skipping the down time where it flies around the tower.

[@Manbeast222]

The level of nostalgia, my goodness. I miss this game!

[@yoshioi]

I spent tokens on Time Crisis and House of the Dead like a baller. Ah light gun arcade, house I miss you!

[@perkilatorxiii5179]

You're aware of the unannounced direct hit glitch, right? It's when you take damage and don't know when to cover. This glitch was fixed in time crisis 2, where red enemies fire bullets called "deadly eyes", which are indicated by a red flash and don't miss, giving the player time to cover before the shot lands a direct hit.

[@themoaspecial]

nicksmashbros Yeah actually that was a lame thing in the first Time Crisis. I remember that sometimes even just the regular blue guys would land hits on me because you don't expect them to. Although I don't think it was a glitch as such it was just a game flaw.

[@Mister-Mayor]

Perkilator Gaming that's what make this game sooo difficult and Richard in fact is the only agent trusted to work alone,no partner no support i think the "red bullet" counts as a support

[@Framed_Niner]

This whole comment is made up. The unannounced direct hits are not a bug, they are just poor game design. The red flashes are never referred to as “deadly eyes”, they are called “Crisis flashes”.

[@rara200284]

The song reminds me of Metal Gear

[@YUSKHAN]

those blue and pink Namco guns memories

[@Lacusveris]

Wow, you must be in a flow. It's very entertaining to watch you mow these childhood bastards down.

[@leemcardle3449]

good job man, i remember getting this for christmas with the gun

[@marcayling5536]

dude u are awesome i mean jesus christ i have never seen someone play that well on time Crisis before u are a legend

[@juancarloang]

I know that this video is 4 years old, but still, awesome work. If you're accepting suggestions, enemies "die slower" if you shoot them just once. They "die faster" and skip most of their death animations if you shoot them thrice. So technically, this TAS could go much faster if the last enemy of a particular place is shot thrice.

[@rooneyfan6292]

this brings back memory's miss the Namco gun use to play this all the time love the soundtrack to

[@1993MagicNMe]

i cannot even do half of what you did with a light gun. respect

[@bigswordspikedhair]

I remember when I thought the graphics on this game were the best

[@luismendoza852]

This should be a movie.

[@rydermccall3590]

Thank you for this perfect play-through.

[@LatisARG]

How memories, that game plot is better that some actual shitty games

[@valaha]

damn, this guy's timing is perfect.

[@homicidalharry9502]

Valaha He's using Tool Assist. He says so in the description.

[@ThePrayingMantis08]

Can't believe those birds didnt die by flying too close to the helicopter.

[@user-sj8si2zl9d]

神一样的枪法和预判，这个游戏在1995年左右在中国大陆的街机游戏厅里很常见，当时我还小，经常看枪法很好的顾客玩，但人数至多也就加到5-6条，这位玩家直接加满了，非常厉害。

[@wedgythewedges5489]

这是有自动瞄准的系统设定，以神准的系统计算达到最快速度，不是人类所为

[@greemu]

переведите мне эту херню

[@jamesporter2542]

At 7:19 - you could have shot down the girders.

[@LeePrototype]

***** It's quicker not to

[@jamesporter2542]

LeePrototype True - but it makes you feel more like James Bond.

[@kingemocut]

+James Porter (PMGPSW) but then it'd not be a TAS, it'd just be TAPR (Tool Assisted Perfect Run). i'm sure there was different name for that, but can't remember it...

[@battle4freedom2]

The games music and action is so epic.

[@battle4freedom2]

+battle4freedom2 and btw ,that was f****** amazing!

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

Holy shit this player is brutal

[@Kapamilya618]

Time Crisis (2021) Characters Time Crisis (1995) & Time Crisis: Project Titan - S1 Time Crisis II & Time Crisis: Crisis Zone - S2 Time Crisis 3 - S3 Time Crisis 4 & Time Crisis: Elite - S4 Time Crisis: Razing Storm, Ninja Blade (2009) & Time Crisis 5 - S5 (FS)

[@VSSEDragon3]

Wait a minute, Time Crisis (2021), does this mean another (6th) installment in the main series?

[@CNYoungboy]

Oh God great times

[@Frankiebonez337]

Damn I remember playing this shit back in teh day in the ARcade. THis run is EXACTLY how I would shoot the game manually. I forget my time, but it was pretty damn close to where this run is at. I cant tell you how many times I pumped a dollar or 2 into this game to play it, and that was in the fucking 90s. When games were 25 cents to play still!!

[@bi0hazard921]

Franks Life Changes I share this memory...

[@abisnow1843]

1. Sherudo and Clove have a lot in common... They both throw knives epically!!!

[@Highlandheadbanger]

Funny, this is exactly how my study abroad in Sercia went...

[@nicholasdoyle5899]

love this game

[@hawaiidkw1]

Not strictly a TAS because you were going for 100% accuracy (and didn't skip any of the cutscenes), but still *damn* pretty.' Wonder why there aren't more first person shooters on TASVideos. They'd be pretty easy to make, and trust me, it is *very* satisfying seeing those smack-talking punks hit the deck before they have time to gasp.

[@aranerem3767]

The time crisis games were really fun

[@harryboyd9902]

And you did this on my birthday sweet

[@XanthTwilight]

Conveniently placed cover everywhere.

[@utomow]

we need a remastred version of this

[@jeffthekiller628]

SO MANY MEMORIEEEES OMGGG!!!

[@slagarcrue85]

Nice job on this dude our gal.

[@josephmarcalham9139]

bought this yesterday on ps1 cant wait to play it!

[@GUNSLINGEREIRE]

This game for PS VR!!!!!

[@krisfrosz133]

15:18 - I think he meant saving "her" not "him." :P

[@josephmarcalham9139]

KrisFrosz133 ha ha😂

[@anthonylong8128]

I think he destroy the clock Tower to be sure that Shirudo, won't survive if I was still alive for some reason.

[@K-o-R]

You could gain extra lives in this game? I never knew that.

[@ninotimecrisisfan]

+neildKoR Yeah but gaining extra life is hard I mean you have to shoot 30 enemies in a row without missing a single shot.

[@K-o-R]

Looks more like 50 but yeah, probably why I never got one...

[@ninotimecrisisfan]

Nah is 30 you just need patience and precision but the difficult part is when thy shoot you accurately.

[@davedivvy3965]

Completed this when I was 8 💪

[@tk7806]

I call this game "city Hunter simulator"

[@niruapp8559]

Exactly ! I never beated Wild Dog..I always lose when he call his boys...

[@Theshark15z]

I think Tom Cruise should play the role of Richard Miller if Time Crisis was to be made into a live-action film.

[@blinkycabletsplay]

Wow, dude, you're amazing!

[@wtfitsdoris1641]

Time Crisis: Terminator Edition

[@figment1988]

from what i heard, they're bringing the series over to the Wii U sometime after it comes out.

[@Aegis_Mind]

I couldn't for the life of me find an arcade cabinet version of this. It was always time crisis 2 or above

[@AnthonyHernandez-ev9nw]

World largest lego star destroyer I loved it the game g

[@Airhersalderaz]

HI, I want to play the Arcade version of Time Crisis (and perhaps other lightgun acrade games) on MAME emulator on my PC using My Gon 2 or 45 on my CRT and I'm hoping you can help me? Is it straightforward can you direct me toward a video or website Guide to doing this and will doing this give me the same accuracy and genuine lightgun experience I get playing Time Crisis on the Playstation itself? Obviously I have a CRT tv and real Gcon 2 and 45 guncon's. Just to let you know I have an ultimarc aimtrak and Topgun III (thought the trigger broke on the TG!) but they are not genuine lightguns that work directly with a CRT like the Guncon's. Thanks for your great video and I do of course have the GunCon2Driver0.9b6 to start the process off. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, - Myles Thomas

[@thupsup]

Nobody cares

[@Airhersalderaz]

Nobody always was a very caring individual :)

[@terceljr]

freakin beast! i love this game. gonna look it up thx for lettin me know

[@hitzujaaa]

Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@reggierodriguez6546]

I played this game at the arcades back in 1995 before it was ported to the sony playstation 1

[@aliciasmo]

A classic!

[@abisnow1843]

@ 7:02 Richard thinks "What's through this door?" And @ 7:06 "SH**!!!!!!"

[@randomzombie2901]

7:02

[@BIackDomina]

I had this game on ps1 when i was a kid. My mum bought it for me from a charity shop for £5 lol

[@bijibadness]

this is nostalgic as fuck, but the whole "time" part of the crisis was arguably a pretty big lamestain.

[@themoaspecial]

Bijinius Cross Well from Time Crisis 2 onwards time wasn't much of an issue despite the title of the game and the plot always being based around having a certain amount of time to stop things. After each time you moved on the timer always reset back to 40 seconds so you would usually never run out of time and if you did all that happens is you lose a life and then the timer resets.

[@discmon]

Personally I prefer this game among all the games in the time crisis series. It's the only one where time is really an issue and it really suit the flavour of the game. Also, it remains probably the only game which tries to give you some sort of deeper connection to the game such as glancing towards the clock tower as you progress through stage 2 and see time ticks or glancing towards Rachel as Richard Miller rush off to fight wild dog. The newer games are just bullet fests with nothing to make you optimise for time...

[@mattrobinson2988]

Personally my favorite rail-shooter along with Time Crisis 2.

[@Mister-Mayor]

Matt Robinson i never want to play as P2 in TC2 again since robert became main antagonist in TC5 :(

[@87in7]

The nostalgia...

[@Benjaminrcd]

That's one killer aim

[@raissagavrila5199]

I imagine this game will remake at the end of 2017

[@bi0hazard921]

Raissa Gavrila 😐

[@SkythekidRS-cx2oj]

The ending song has you thinking about what Time Crisis was back then. Time crisis remastered anyone?

[@Mulpti]

Very nice

[@xaviermontero7547]

ah the memories

[@agentorange153]

Rachel McPherson and Sherudo Garo are such typically Serbian names :-D