(1'51"5) Cave Story+ (PC) Hell speedrun (Snake/Blade, no pause abuse)

Personal best (for the no-pause-abuse category) as of 2023-02-13.
Here's my best time with pauses (1'47"9): • (1'47"9) Cave Story+ (...
Sorry, Altair...I was only trying for 1'53", but I got 1'51" instead...
Twitch VOD with commentary: / 1737467448

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

2:16 when you open your eyes after sleeping and the light is on

[@PretzelBS]

I don’t even know how you would save more time

[@EleCyon]

How to stop the island from falling before you're late for school.

[@SobreDunas]

Holy shit this is genuinely incredile. I didn't even know going below 2 minutes was possible!! you did amazing

[@RareDust76753]

Bro that amazing

[@borby4584]

I watched this and thought "Wow, what a cool TAS"
And then I realized a human did that.
Needless to say, great job man

[@Valery0p5]

Oh so the game clock is accurate!

[@periwinkle.]

It's actually not, but speedruns of this level have traditionally always been based on the in-game timer so that's what I'm going with here.

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

This is absolutely beautiful! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya!

[@user-nb7wx6je4e]

real

[@NTNscrub]

How do you get such fast spam with the bosses? I feel like my input speed doesn't register/the bosses don't take damage at the rate I'm mashing. Then again, I'm playing on a 3ds.

[@periwinkle.]

It could be a positioning issue. For Heavy Press, the weak spot is only in the center, so be careful not to stand too far off to the side. Ballos phase 1 is all about staying within his hitbox and not missing any shots (it helps to start the fight near the edge of his hitbox and then move as little as possible). Then for phase 2, you should start shooting as soon as his eyes open, because despite the health bar making it look like he always starts with full health, he does still take damage before that.

[@NTNscrub]

@@periwinkle. Thanks, I really appreciate your wisdom!