>> ^lampishthing:
I thought he was going to run the laptop cooled by the nitrogen... Wouldn't that make it faster or something?


If it still worked after being frozen like that (unlikely) then it would be no faster than normal. You have to change the speed settings to run it at higher clock speeds.

Running a computer faster produces more heat, especially if you increase the voltage. This extra heat can limit the maximum speed that the computer can run without calculation errors or instability. Overclockers sometimes use extra cooling for the hot components to counteract the heat-limiting effects at higher speeds.

Cooling won't make it faster, but it can be set to run faster without overheating (assuming the cooling method doesn't kill it first).

Ya, that is why I hate doing speed runs, it completely ruins the fear!

My roomy just played through HL2 last week, I just showed him this...his response "NO FAIR!"

hehehe, I love speed runs, but I know my brain doesn't work that fast. I am the dude stalking slowing through the game going the opposite way the devos planed for you to go.

^Taxation, one could argue, so I'm willing to concede it. Others, like probhibiting marijuana possession or gay marriage are clearly tyrannical. Using my criteria, it is easy to see why (neither have victims).

What criteria do you use to determine which policies are tyrannical and which aren't?

Speeding, running a red light, driving on the wrong side of a road, and driving drunk can all potentially involve victims, so I can see why people are tempted to make them illegal. But can you identify a victim in all instances of the above actions? Take for instance, someone doing any of the above on a stretch of road through Nebraska, where there are no cars or people for 50 miles. There are no possible victims, so how can those laws be anything other than tyrannical?

Now, speed, run a red light, drive on the wrong side of the road, or drive drunk in the middle of rush hour in a congested city, and you might be able to identify a victim. If you could, the crime would be reckless endangerment, or worse. Reckless endangerment is like murder or theft, it always has a victim no matter what the circumstance. You can't say that about any of the four actions you mentioned above.

So, why make speeding, running a red light, driving on the wrong side of the road, or driving drunk illegal when all you really need to prohibit is reckless endangerment? If you prohibit the former four, you open up the potential for tyranny. If instead, you prohibit reckless endangerment, which always has a victim, then you have solved a safety problem without tyranny.

I was hoping they'd do a few full-speed runs into that muddy pool at the bottom. In speedos. Now that sounds like fun.

Fixed and thanks.

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>> ^Kreegath:
Exactly who verified that this is the world record and what was the paramiters? Did he use an emulator (or whatever they're called)? If so, what makes the no dying and fast clearing parts of this loooong video special?
If the player indeed used an emulator, as I think he did due to the inhumanly timed jumps and accuracy with the lance in the six minutes I watched, then the whole point of bragging is lost, isn't it? It's almost like watching the computer play itself.


http://speeddemosarchive.com/GhostsnGoblins.html

With all of the author's commentary on how he beat the game, and this is a recording from a NON-emulated game!

http://speeddemosarchive.com/GhostsnGoblins.html

And from his YT page:
This is a live (non-emulated) speedrun of Ghosts N Goblins for NES. I go through both rounds of 6 levels each without any deaths in 22 minutes 56 seconds. This video is of the current verified world record time.

Also check out my no-death Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts!

Maybe NOW you'll be impressed.

In reply to this comment by Kreegath:
Exactly who verified that this is the world record and what was the paramiters? Did he use an emulator (or whatever they're called)? If so, what makes the no dying and fast clearing parts of this loooong video special?
If the player indeed used an emulator, as I think he did due to the inhumanly timed jumps and accuracy with the lance in the six minutes I watched, then the whole point of bragging is lost, isn't it? It's almost like watching the computer play itself.

Ofcourse! That's the reason I upvoted it. A text-based game speedrun... i mean... lol! the fact that you can't actually read the text properly makes it even funnier imho.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
I actually posted this as a joke, because WHO IN THIER RIGHT MIND WOULD ACTUALLY WATCH THIS WHOLE THING? C'mon system shock!?!

I wish more people who post regular (non-speed runs) gameplay videos. For whatever reason, I really enjoy watching people play my favorite games. If anyone wants any ideas, check out my avatar... Deus Ex or System Shock 2 are at the top of my list.

I love studies of video games. I spent a month or so trying to create a topological map of shadow of the colossus. I'm not into SSB, but I dig this kind of thing, so upvote from me. I think that is one of the reasons I am so fascinated by speed runs. What is the fastest that is possible in theory to win a given video game. A month ago, I would have said that the recently made 10:29 speedrun of mario 3 was impossible. Now it has been shown to be possible. Four years ago I never would have believed that the 11 minute mark was possible.

Stuff like this is awesome.

Wow. Nothing says "I'm a virgin" like a glitch speed run.

I think you miss the point. It's not that this isn't possible in the original game, it's that the feats of timing are likely programmed as in those once-common speed runs which would get posted. Someone is just having more fun with the technology. Go watch a Zelda 2 speedrun and then try to do it on the NES.

Um, isn't this an emulator with manually programmed controls like all the other speed runs?

hahaha i figured it was an honest mistake. just joking anyways. cheers!


In reply to this comment by berticus:
I only noticed this comment now. It was an honest mistake, I must have mashed the d and s keys, 'cause there's no way I'd deliberately call it Metroids (I'd have the same reaction you had).

In reply to this comment by joemawlma:
how DARE you call Metroid (one of the best video games ever created), METROIDS!!!!1111onethousandonehundredeleven

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid