[TAS] [Obsoleted] PSX Castlevania: Symphony of the Night "all relics, best ending" by arukAdo in ...

[TAS] [Obsoleted] PSX Castlevania: Symphony of the Night "all relics, best ending" by arukAdo in 57:20.60
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TAS originally published on 2010-08-04
Like most games in the Castlevania series, Symphony of the Night has different possible endings. To achieve the best ending, one must explore at least 1847 rooms which is normally a huge, time-consuming task.
However, in this run, certain abilities are gained that allow Alucard to move at tremendous speed along glitched routes that players in 1997 could not have even dreamed of.
While traveling through all those rooms, the author, arukAdo (tasvideos.org/..., simultaneously acquires all of the relics, making this an "all relics and best ending" run.
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Note: Due to an emulation error, the audio in the ending FMV sequence doesn't play.

[@dmas7749]

41:46
Richter (Shaft): "Huh? I'm not ready yet..."
Alucard: "No need, I'm putting an end to this."
Richter (Shaft): "But I haven't even summoned the second castl-he's already in it..."

[@Barbe]

xD!!!!!!!!!!

[@cubanpete2079]

D MAS lmfao!!

[@akienos]

I think Alucard summed up this run quite nicely...
"What!?"

[@Dukstless]

52:43 - But nobody knew that Dracula had third castle, the Glitch Castle.

[@ScorpionAndZangief]

Shaft: "We'll see what happens when I destroy your weak human side."
-watches Alucard do this shit-
Shaft: "...Fuck this. You win. I don't care anymore."

[@HIROSEist]

Exellent Job arukAdo!

[@EdmanXERO]

33:30
Alucard: "Sup, guurl?"
Maria: "Talk to da hand, okaaay?"

[@Shin_FTW]

As far as I know the second trick isn't really explained. The first one uses a level up and the Heart Refresh to alter the shift line of the screen, which is the point on the screen where the screen stops/starts scrolling and where Alucard walks off center. When you level up or use a Heart Refresh while moving, the screen won't scroll even though Alucard is still moving. The game thinks Alucard has been center-screen this whole time, so it opens a pixel on the edge to fell down.

[@WillowEpp]

"When you hit loading zones is based on the position of the camera, not Alucard. Moving while a screen pause (level up, Heart Refresh animation, etc.) is occurring displaces the camera, allowing Alucard room to fall off the edge of rooms." So yeah.

[@noside.foxhound]

Oh boy i soooo enjoy this TAS!

[@gamesveios]

Best TAS 2013!

[@TheBlackStar999]

Thoroughly entertaining!

[@ScorpionAndZangief]

I realize your comment's a few months old, but in case you still wanted to know...
In the PSX version (including the XBLA and PSN ports), if you do a Wing Smash and then input it again mid-flight, with the right timing you'll refresh the duration. Note that it does drain MP, though, so it'll deplete you pretty quickly if you're not using Prisms periodically. The timing isn't too strict, so just toy around with the input for a while until you get it down.

[@Patashu]

Your wish has been answered, ForgoneMoose has made the updated TAS.

[@Veeshush]

Castlevania makes for some very nice TAS.

[@oboewan42]

Holding a D-pad direction jiggles the loading text.

[@helloofthebeach]

I would love to see a new version of this TAS given what's now known about the game. Heck of a job, though.

[@danylopez123]

I see, thanks for the information

[@Shin_FTW]

I have a few videos on my channel doing this glitch and explaining it a bit.

[@etracecar]

you need to beat the game once and have that progress saved to access newgame+, which allows you to skip all cutscenes by pressing select; the use of a memory card is generally against tasvideos rule, but goes under an exception in which the tas movie file on their site contains the memory card for proof of ability to run the tas very consistently with no de-syncs. Not only that, the reason the tas uses this method is to utilize the duplicator and skip cutscenes to make a more interesting run.

[@Patashu]

if you have a clear file on the memory card you skip cutscenes and more items are available in the game.

[@danylopez123]

Let me guess, on the "Now Loading" screens, to mess up with the text, you press the buttons right?

[@panxo13x]

amazing job!

[@MidnightWonko]

Will someone please explain to me what happened at 4:40? And 10:00?

[@on9van]

how to keep flying?

[@bening8]

40.56 "WHOAAAAAAAA (die)", "No i'm just joking :P"

[@joshuamiller2903]

#GATHERBROTHERSOULBLADES

[@JavierHernandez94236]

catacombs FTW