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Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 months ago
I don’t understand the appeal to TAS speedruns. Of course a computer can do it better; it’s more impressive when it was done by a human though.
TAS runs are often are less about the challenge of beating a game and more about displaying mastery in knowledge and understanding of the game’s code.
Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it right off the bat, even just casually viewing them requires a fundamental understanding of how games and computers work.
🤡 if I don’t get it right off the 'what?
“Right off the bat” is a phrase used to mean: immediately, without requiring extra thought or consideration, upon first attempt or viewing, etc.
its supposed to be a joke based on the joker/ BATman theme of the post
a really bad one
TAS can be considered its own competitive speedrun genre, with its own players trying to optimize and reduce times further and further. As far as I know, very few games have reached a point of being definitively 100% TAS optimized.
Additionally, TAS often is the incubator for ideas and tech that human speedrunners can adapt for their own use, too.
Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
It’s not a computer playing, a person plans out the run and then executes the plan with the help of slow motion, save states, and frame-by-frame play. Seeing things that no human could possibly pull off unassisted is entertaining too.