[TAS] N64 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter by mmbossman in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2008-04-08
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a critically acclaimed first-person action game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. It stars a hero of controversial descent, being a pre-Colombian Native American time-travelling warrior, referred to as Turok. As such, he must stop an evil entity known as The Campaigner from conquering the universe with a time-controlling artifact called the Chronoscepter (amazing, really). This also was the reason for stuffing the game full with anachronisms, so you'll see high-tech weapons and teleporters together with magic crossbows and dinosaurs.
Turok has been famous for being the first fog navigation simulator of its time. The omnipresent fog was included to obscure the low rendering distance that was used in order to increase performance on N64's hardware, but it also resulted in a somewhat claustrophobic feeling throughout the game. To further confuse the disoriented player, the majority of wall textures are nondescript and repetitive, making it easy to get lost at times.
Disclaimer: Due to various complaints of motion sickness caused by the strafe-running technique utilized, the viewer is encouraged to keep an airsickness bag handy in case of sudden nausea.

[@Ogiichidawg]

I dont know how I ever beat this game without any help but it was amazing when I finally did. This speedrun just blasts through no problem its sick.

[@ShadowMokujin]

Final boss spent more time exploding then not

[@q0a8]

this game was underatted for real

[@GamerGee]

The longest 8 stages in any game ever lol

[@zephyro5089]

Turok 2 levels are much longer

[@Terkzorr]

Last week when watching the Turok 3 TAS I thought
"When do they upload the Turok Dinosaur Hunter TAS?"
And here we are, PREDICTION 100.

[@TheGamingChad.]

There is a new turok evolution TAS 56:58

[@mysticgohan2827]

Sooo many memories. Damn I'm old lol.

[@avalonjustin]

You were a badass if you played Turok.

[@mysticgohan2827]

@@avalonjustin hell yeah. Should I have been playing this when I was 9? No, but I did lol

[@XenoGuru]

You played this when you were 9 and you say you're old???
I was a senior in high school, I am old! 🤣

[@5577Step]

16:31 Now that was satisfying.

[@Isoundfiveyearsold]

Its been 2 years since i speedruned this game and now i see this

[@hatsuneelissu5924]

25:27 can anyone explain that?
IF that works in the ps4 version then it takes -1 kill of a "minimum kills" run im doing.

[@KorenLesthe]

Always fun to « ride the roof » in the Catacombs level stairs at the beginning to move way faster ^^.

[@l3igl2eaper]

16:04

[@RoyHess666]

did the music cut out for a tiny split second between 1:00 and 1:01 ?
The soundtrack sounds a bit omitted there
same at 23:52
Could be just a emulator hickup tho

[@zephyro5089]

Maybe it’s multi segment

[@RoyHess666]

@@zephyro5089 in a TAS?

[@zephyro5089]

@@RoyHess666 maybe

[@q0a8]

@@zephyro5089 no its n’t multi segment lol its just a audio record bug

[@avalonjustin]

Good memories!

[@xMehL]

the camera fov on n64 looks so awkwardly tiny compared to pc remaster

[@inybisinsulate]

If you're aiming with the controller it'd better be accurate and have the most% of shootable body on it I played through the first one on n64 it was not fun. Did the pc one in 5 hours glorious upgrade with mouse controls almost feels like cheating.

[@theBoenich]

i really hope they reboot turok sometime like they did with doom

[@halfasleeptv8763]

not sure why they re uploaded a 12 year old tas but ill watch it again anyhow.

[@Pixiuchu]

For better quality.

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

YUMP 2 ?
100%, please 🙂

[@meroisratatata7559]

25:47 blj? Same Bug ?

[@bjrnsimonsen2311]

5:33 I think there can be a faster way to take the key. When jump from the pyramid platform (Where there are several 2+ health and a little room with purple spheres). I could jump diagonally from the corner to another platform. And from there up to the key. But i dont know it works it N64 version.

[@jpviegas]

The sideways movement makes it very hard to enjoy :( its a shame because I've been waiting for a TAS like this to show

[@MrChaomen]

Impossible to enjoy, really.

[@JosephQPublic]

@@MrChaomen - I’m enjoying it 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TheGamingChad.]

22:45 is he using invincibility cheat? Why did he dodge enemy bullets when he was going to kill himself anyway? Very fishy if you ask me...

[@5577Step]

That occured when he got the key for level 7.

[@matthewvaldez1523]

Turok: Speed Hunter

[@TobiasWhisperwind]

This is one of my favorite games with awful forced platforming, it's almost a shame the whole run is done facing a wall

[@jpviegas]

I don't get it, I love the platforming in this game, what's so bad about it?

[@TobiasWhisperwind]

@@jpviegas the fact that it didn't need to be there and the game wouldn't have been any worse is a start

[@jpviegas]

@@TobiasWhisperwind I'm happy it's there and I enjoy it more because of it.

[@GamerGee]

Distance fog matters

[@dylanlarson4658]

*Turok: Steriods hunter*

[@fonsie3029]

Dinosaur hunter didn't kill 1 dinosaur

[@inybisinsulate]

35:34 although it's a robotic one of some kind may be painted scales may be synthetic.

[@guyincognito9484]

wow it's Turok: Flash hunter!!!

[@renan8966]

Sem graça

[@Carambolero]

At some point tas run are not so much intresting no more.

[@ericdanielski4802]

First.

[@Schimnesthai]

Yes, it is the first game in the series... i think.

[@tayway210]

Where the early gang at? 🔥🔥

[@MrChaomen]

Wow, so entertaining when you can't see anything as a viewer 80% of the game. But really, he never watches where he goes, it's a disgrace to upload this movie to tasvideos.

[@TobiasWhisperwind]

Yes I agree, no more pokemon menus

[@JosephQPublic]

It’s a TAS speed run, it fits the channel perfectly.

[@TheBanishedWind]

At the risk that you might be joking, that camera trick is done on games like this and GoldenEye so the player's speed increases even more, from the lack of object that need rendering.