Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 - Revision history

YoshiRulz: Add Wikidata topicon

2026-01-15T17:22:38Z

Add Wikidata topicon

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YoshiRulz: Use #time parser function for weekday

2024-08-06T14:37:57Z

Use #time parser function for weekday

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	Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 was held from {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}} to {{pretty date\|2014-01-11}}, raising ${{formatnum:1031666}} for the [[The Prevent Cancer Foundation]].		Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 was held from {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}} to {{pretty date\|2014-01-11}}, raising ${{formatnum:1031666}} for the [[The Prevent Cancer Foundation]].
	All TASBot runs at AGDQ 2014 were shown in a block on {{~~pretty date~~\|2014-01-05}}.		All TASBot runs at AGDQ 2014 were shown in a block on the {{#time:l\|2014-01-05}}.

	TASVideos.org administrator [[adelikat]] joined the commentators via teleconference;		TASVideos.org administrator [[adelikat]] joined the commentators via teleconference;

YoshiRulz: Use new run data template locations

2024-08-02T05:12:20Z

Use new run data template locations

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	== Runs presented ==		== Runs presented ==

	{{format run data~~\|showcase\|~~Gradius Any}}		{{format run data/Gradius Any}}
	This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.		This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.

	{{format run data~~\|showcase\|~~MK64 Special Cup}}		{{format run data/MK64 Special Cup}}
	<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->		<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->

	{{format run data~~\|showcase\|~~SMW ACE}}		{{format run data/SMW ACE}}
	This run was built upon the previous work of finishing SMW as fast as possible, but rather than displaying the credits, we decided to have fun with the game instead. The setup for achieving total control involves creating five Yoshis, juggling multiple items into precise positions, and spawning an unintended sprite triggering the start to everything. We upload data into memory using two multitaps meaning 8 controllers while polling input at triple the normal rate, achieving an upload rate of 48 bytes/frame or ~2.8KiB/s. We needed a temporary memory location for storing data, so OAM was chosen. Not only was it now unused and never overwritten, it's also responsible for displaying more and more random objects on the screen, which created a nice effect of the world being visually rewritten.		This run was built upon the previous work of finishing SMW as fast as possible, but rather than displaying the credits, we decided to have fun with the game instead. The setup for achieving total control involves creating five Yoshis, juggling multiple items into precise positions, and spawning an unintended sprite triggering the start to everything. We upload data into memory using two multitaps meaning 8 controllers while polling input at triple the normal rate, achieving an upload rate of 48 bytes/frame or ~2.8KiB/s. We needed a temporary memory location for storing data, so OAM was chosen. Not only was it now unused and never overwritten, it's also responsible for displaying more and more random objects on the screen, which created a nice effect of the world being visually rewritten.

YoshiRulz: Add to category

2024-02-24T02:43:45Z

Add to category

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	\|event-series=Awesome Games Done Quick		\|event-series=Awesome Games Done Quick
	\|date=2014-01-05		\|date=2014-01-05
	\|location=Herndon, Virginia, USA		\|location=Herndon, Virginia, USA [[Category:North_American_convention_appearances]]
	\|charities=[[The Prevent Cancer Foundation]]		\|charities=[[The Prevent Cancer Foundation]]
	\|replay-devices=NES/SNES Replay Device		\|replay-devices=NES/SNES Replay Device

YoshiRulz: Clean up formatting

2024-02-20T18:42:20Z

Clean up formatting

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	\|replay-devices=NES/SNES Replay Device		\|replay-devices=NES/SNES Replay Device
	}}		}}

	Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 was held from {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}} to {{pretty date\|2014-01-11}}, raising ${{formatnum:1031666}} for the [[The Prevent Cancer Foundation]].		Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 was held from {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}} to {{pretty date\|2014-01-11}}, raising ${{formatnum:1031666}} for the [[The Prevent Cancer Foundation]].
	All TASBot runs at AGDQ 2014 were shown in a block on {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}}.		All TASBot runs at AGDQ 2014 were shown in a block on {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}}.
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	== Runs presented ==		== Runs presented ==
	{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
			{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}
			This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.

			{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
	<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->		<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->
	{{format run data\|showcase\|SMW ACE}}This run was built upon the previous work of finishing SMW as fast as possible, but rather than displaying the credits, we decided to have fun with the game instead. The setup for achieving total control involves creating five Yoshis, juggling multiple items into precise positions, and spawning an unintended sprite triggering the start to everything. We upload data into memory using two multitaps meaning 8 controllers while polling input at triple the normal rate, achieving an upload rate of 48 bytes/frame or ~2.8KiB/s. We needed a temporary memory location for storing data, so OAM was chosen. Not only was it now unused and never overwritten, it's also responsible for displaying more and more random objects on the screen, which created a nice effect of the world being visually rewritten.
			{{format run data\|showcase\|SMW ACE}}
			This run was built upon the previous work of finishing SMW as fast as possible, but rather than displaying the credits, we decided to have fun with the game instead. The setup for achieving total control involves creating five Yoshis, juggling multiple items into precise positions, and spawning an unintended sprite triggering the start to everything. We upload data into memory using two multitaps meaning 8 controllers while polling input at triple the normal rate, achieving an upload rate of 48 bytes/frame or ~2.8KiB/s. We needed a temporary memory location for storing data, so OAM was chosen. Not only was it now unused and never overwritten, it's also responsible for displaying more and more random objects on the screen, which created a nice effect of the world being visually rewritten.

	The actual payload was quickly decided to be a game because "a game in a game" is a very natural way of showing off total control to a non-technical audience. A menu screen, playable versions of Pong and Snake, hand-programmed in 65816 assembly, and a custom avatar of the author were uploaded and started. Conveniently, the Mario head sprite was already loaded in memory, and was used in the newly programmed games. The final THE END screen was modified to show the avatar and allow returning to the menu, thus allowing actual humans to play the programmed games, showing off that the games weren't just scripted videos.		The actual payload was quickly decided to be a game because "a game in a game" is a very natural way of showing off total control to a non-technical audience. A menu screen, playable versions of Pong and Snake, hand-programmed in 65816 assembly, and a custom avatar of the author were uploaded and started. Conveniently, the Mario head sprite was already loaded in memory, and was used in the newly programmed games. The final THE END screen was modified to show the avatar and allow returning to the menu, thus allowing actual humans to play the programmed games, showing off that the games weren't just scripted videos.

	The final version of the run was finished and verified only 22 hours before the presentation.		The final version of the run was finished and verified only 22 hours before the presentation.

	== Additional Informaton ==		== Additional Informaton ==

Masterjun: added information about the SMW ACE run

2024-01-19T19:03:04Z

added information about the SMW ACE run

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	{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
	<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->		<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->
	{{format run data\|showcase\|SMW ACE}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|SMW ACE}}This run was built upon the previous work of finishing SMW as fast as possible, but rather than displaying the credits, we decided to have fun with the game instead. The setup for achieving total control involves creating five Yoshis, juggling multiple items into precise positions, and spawning an unintended sprite triggering the start to everything. We upload data into memory using two multitaps meaning 8 controllers while polling input at triple the normal rate, achieving an upload rate of 48 bytes/frame or ~2.8KiB/s. We needed a temporary memory location for storing data, so OAM was chosen. Not only was it now unused and never overwritten, it's also responsible for displaying more and more random objects on the screen, which created a nice effect of the world being visually rewritten.

			The actual payload was quickly decided to be a game because "a game in a game" is a very natural way of showing off total control to a non-technical audience. A menu screen, playable versions of Pong and Snake, hand-programmed in 65816 assembly, and a custom avatar of the author were uploaded and started. Conveniently, the Mario head sprite was already loaded in memory, and was used in the newly programmed games. The final THE END screen was modified to show the avatar and allow returning to the menu, thus allowing actual humans to play the programmed games, showing off that the games weren't just scripted videos.

			The final version of the run was finished and verified only 22 hours before the presentation.
	== Additional Informaton ==		== Additional Informaton ==

AC: Add SMW ACE

2024-01-19T17:13:15Z

Add SMW ACE

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	{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
	<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->		<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->
			{{format run data\|showcase\|SMW ACE}}
	== Additional Informaton ==		== Additional Informaton ==

AC: Minor wording changes to Gradius description

2024-01-08T20:28:33Z

Minor wording changes to Gradius description

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	== Runs presented ==		== Runs presented ==
	{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run is TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and ~~was~~ shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a ~~slight~~ modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run was TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and wasn't shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slightly modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
	<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->		<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->

SuperDragonite2172: Added description for Gradius Any% run

2024-01-08T12:39:19Z

Added description for Gradius Any% run

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	== Runs presented ==		== Runs presented ==
	{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}This run is TASBot's debut, featuring one of the first replay devices. The run desynced twice and was shown in full until [[Awesome Games Done Quick 2017]] where a slight modified version was played back in full on an NES Classic.{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
	{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
	<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->		<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->

YoshiRulz: Add some notes

2023-11-23T11:34:34Z

Add some notes

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	All TASBot runs at AGDQ 2014 were shown in a block on {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}}.		All TASBot runs at AGDQ 2014 were shown in a block on {{pretty date\|2014-01-05}}.

			TASVideos.org administrator [[adelikat]] joined the commentators via teleconference;
			midway through the TAS block, the TASVideos server was receiving so much traffic from GDQ viewers that it got overloaded and went offline.

	== Runs presented ==		== Runs presented ==
	{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|Gradius Any}}
	{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}		{{format run data\|showcase\|MK64 Special Cup}}
			<!-- TODO also the Mushroom Cup -->

	== Additional Informaton ==		== Additional Informaton ==