[TAS] Genesis X-Men by jaysmad in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2014-11-27
Sega came out with X-Men in 1993, later followed by X-Men 2 ( tasvideos.org/... ). Notable is the fact that this game requires a reset towards the end, something that made TASing this game impossible for a long time.
This run by jaysmad ( tasvideos.org/... ) improves his previous effort ( tasvideos.org/... ) by almost half a minute via new tricks and better lag management.

[@customfwj642]

I remember playing this game when I was a kid. I never beat it so it was nice to see the ending. Even as a kid I knew night crawler was the best character.

[@ThickCutOhio]

Remember getting stuck on Mojos crunch… had no idea you had to reset the actual console it’s self…

[@williamzeo2493]

I only picked Wolverine and he was at his peak of popularity at that time.

[@sporedoutofmymind]

0:05 The most Genesis-y sound you'll ever hear in your life

[@Awesmic1]

I've never heard a more iconic fart.

[@solarflare9078]

*The most GEMS-y sound

[@KmF0X]

I never thought that a TAS would have the Reset button as a input

[@jaru4564]

Apparently at some point in the game, you actually have to press Reset to be able to progress, but you have to press and immediately let go of the button, otherwise the game just resets and you have to start back from the beginning.

[@PawsOfFate]

Are you kidding me? So as a kid I actually got to the second to last level but after the glitch thing I gave up. I had no idea I was so close to beating the game.
I remember Night Crawler being the MVP and having him die made the game immensely harder.

[@bloodlustshiva1]

Meanwhile, Nightcrawler isn't even on the last screen with the rest of the heroes.

[@oldcat1790]

Ah yes, I remember this quite unique game. Unique because while in comics and other xmen games mutants can spam their abilities left and right, here they are harshly limited by energy.

[@WillClayYoung]

I wanna see a TAS *not* use Nightcrawler
My prayers to whoever decides to be the madman to pick up that challenge

[@garuelx8627]

I played this long ago and learned Nightcrawler can blaze through levels while Wolverine is used against tough bosses like Apocalypse.
I only ever made it to level 4 though, so idk if I would have figured out level 5's meta trick to proceed.

[@kmk_zero4858]

who would've thought that spending 40 bucks on a game would only net you 10 minutes of gameplay

[@pratikhazari3701]

8:10 Xavier was completely talking out of his ass. "Yea maybe some day we'll all get along!!" The entirety of human history proves him wrong.

[@SuperiorWare]

This game is really difficult if your not using Nightcrawler as your point character.

[@williamzeo2493]

Well time thought us that Magneto was right all along.

[@mythgraven]

There was basically no x-men game I didn't want, but the one I wanted *most*... was arcades revenge.

[@stickyman05]

Did you ever get it? That game was super tough.

[@bloodlustshiva1]

Eww.

[@Mikewee777]

Does this mean that nightcrawler is just a nerfed version of Dhalsim from Street Fighter ?

[@shreknet]

Nightcrawler OP

[@kmk_zero4858]

used to have this game....never realized how awful the soundtrack was

[@kaiokendo]

The sound effects tho

[@m9105826]

This soundtrack is a banger you're nuts

[@Awesmic1]

The Shi'ar level is the one that stands out tbh. That one deserves more remix covers.

[@GamerGee]

This game needed a sega cd port. Cause all it is is diiiiiionng and more diiiiiiing LOL

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Night crawler fans don’t even like x-men