Metal Arms : GITS : Gamecube NTSC Cutscene Timing

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## Gamecube NTSC Cutscene Timing
Metal Arms Glitch in the System
Revised: Feb/26/2024

Mirrors :
• https://pastebin.com/9NZcFqhN
• https://www.speedrun.com/metal_arms_glitch_in_the_system/guides/ju8qc

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# dj0wns Fourth Attempt at Timing GCN Cutscenes
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Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
GCN NTSC USA - Cutscene Timing

Method: FFmpeg frame counting

Data By: dj0wns
Posted: 07/31/2020
Math by: Friendo
Revised: 3/10/2021

Total Frames = 34892
Framerate = 29.97 fps

1164.2308 Seconds / 60 = 19.4038 Minutes

19 Minutes 24.22 Seconds


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# Dr_Friendermans Third Attempt at Timing GCN Cutscenes
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Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
GCN NTSC USA - Raw Cutscene Timing

Method: Extracted bik files and viewed them in shotcut

Created 4/13/2020
Updated 4/07/2021
By Dr_Frienderman

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**--<| Key |>--**


Filename - file length [playtime] (Description)

[Min:sec:frames] @60fps?

* = has length vs playtime variation

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**--<| Midgame Pre-rendered CS (27) |>--**


GC_inv_attk$ ---- 00:13:05 [00:13:04] (UwHome mid lvl)
gc_WEBCclose ---- 00:39:29 [00:39:28] (FTPieces Outro)
gc_WECDclose$ --- 01:15:07 [01:15:06] (GTTTower Outro)
gc_WECFclose$ --- 00:31:03 [00:31:02] (Unhandled Outro)
gc_WECRclose$ --- 01:37:26 [01:37:25] (Snipers Lair Outro)
gc_WEDIclose ---- 00:16:14 [00:16:13] (UwHome Outro)
GC_WEDIintro$ --- 01:26:22 [01:26:21] (UwHome Intro)
gc_WEDM3close$ -- 00:35:18 [00:35:17] (Seal Outro)
gc_WEDTclose$ --- 00:46:19 [00:46:18] (Cleanup Outro)
gc_WEDTintro$ --- 00:38:02 [00:38:01] (Cleanup Intro)
gc_WEMC5intro --- 00:13:27 [00:13:26] (Access Intro)
gc_WERGintro$ --- 01:07:28 [01:07:27] (Morbot Intro)
gc_WERRclose$ --- 00:56:17 [00:56:16] (FIUp Outro)
GC_WESCintro ---- 01:03:04 [01:03:03] (Finale Intro)
gc_WESHIntro ---- 00:50:02 [00:50:01] (One Small Intro)
gc_WESRclose$ --- 01:02:08 [01:02:07] (GenC Outro)
gc_WEWCclose ---- 00:17:25 [00:17:24] (HYG Outro)
gc_WEWCintro$ --- 00:37:11 [00:37:10] (ITTrenches Intro)
gc_WEWJ2close$ -- 00:38:19 [00:38:18] (WJourney Outro)
gc_WEWKclose01$ - 00:47:04 [00:47:03] (RTTRocket Outro)
gc_WEWRclose$ --- 00:46:29 [00:46:28] (Chase Intro)
gc_WEWRintro ---- 00:13:03 [00:13:02] (Research Intro)
GC_WEWRkrunk1$ -- 01:16:28 [01:16:27] (Search Krunk Outro)
gc_WEWTclose$ --- 00:29:11 [00:29:10] (WThunder Outro)
gc_WEWTintro$ --- 00:26:11 [00:26:10] (WThunder Intro)
gc_WEWZclose$ --- 00:15:10 [00:15:09] (ZBKing Outro)
gc_WEWZintro ---- 00:20:05 [00:20:04] (ZBKing Intro)

Sum = 19:17:27 [19:17:00]

::edit:: Recalculated for 29.97 fps
4/7/2021

19:23:12 [PLAYTIME]
+27 frames for file length
= 19:24 + 9 frames

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**--<| Failure Screens (2) |>--**


gc_WEWKclose02 - 00:19:10 [00:19:09] (RTTR failure)
gc_WEDTfailed - 00:17:09 [00:17:08] (Cleanup/ UwH failure)


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**--<| Intro - Outro (2) |>--**


gc_intro$ --- 04:54:14 [04:54:13] (Intro)
gc_finale$ -- 03:13:16 [03:13:15] (Outro/Credits)

Sum = 8:07:30 [8:07:28]

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**--<| Other (8) |>--**


GC_Demo_Mov --- 01:14:07 [01:14:06] (Menu Teaser)
gc_License ---- 00:02:03 [00:02:02] (Splash Screen)
gc_Loading * -- 00:02:00 [00:01:14] (Big Loading)
gc_Loading2 --- 00:03:09 [00:03:08] (Smol Loading)
gc_ma_demo ---- 01:36:24 [01:36:23] (E3 Video)
GC_SAS_Logo * - 00:10:00 [00:09.29] (Splash Screen)
GC_SOL_logo --- 00:11:17 [00:11:16] (Splash Screen)
GC_VUG_Logo --- 00:07:01 [00:07:00] (Splash Screen)



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# Ed58s Secondary Attempt at Timing GCN Cutscenes
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Metal Arms : GITS : Prerendered CS Times

Created 10/08/2018
Updated 02/14/2019
Posted by Dr_Frienderman
Data by Ed58

I believe this is the data from the re-time, done by stringing all the pre rendered CS files into one long continuous video.

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Into: 4:54
Finale: 3:13

Unwelcome Home (Midway) 0:13
Fall to Pieces (End) 0:39
Get to the Tower (End) 1:15
Unhandled Exception (End) 0:31
Sniper's Lair (End) 1:37
Unwelcome Home (End) 0:16
Unwelcome Home (Intro) 1:26
Seal the Mines(End) 0:35
Clean Up (End) 0:46
Clean Up (Intro) 0:38
Access The Ruins (Intro) 0:13
Morbot City (Intro) 1:07
Fire It Up (End) 0:56
Final Battle (Intro) 1:03
One Small Step (Intro) 0:50
General Corrosive (End) 1:02
Hold Your Ground (End) 0:17
Into the Trenches (Intro) 0:37
Wasteland Journey (End) 0:38
Race to the Rocket (End) 0:47
You Know the Drill (End) 0:46
What Research? (Intro) 0:13
The Search for Krunk (End) 1:16
Wasteland Thunder (End) 0:29
Wasteland Thunder (Intro) 0:26
Zombiebot King (End) 0:15
Zombiebot King (Intro) 0:20

Total w/o Intro & Finale: 19 Minutes 11 Seconds
Total w/ Intro & Finale: 27 Minutes 18 Seconds


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# First Attempt at Timing GCN Cutscenes
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Metal Arms : GITS : Cutscene map : NTSC Gamecube

Created 7/15/2015
Updated 02/14/2019
By Dr_Frienderman



::edit::
Post making this map all pre-rendered cutscene files were extracted, and strung together. The result was 19:11 (19 Minutes:11 Seconds). aka PS2's estimated timesave

This map includes some unskipable rendered CS's which is why the times differ. Niether Xbox, Ps2 nor Gamecube have to ability to skip rendered cutscenes. Making 0:19:11 the definitive ps2 time-save.


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Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - NTSC Gamecube - Cutscene map

KEY:
"(<" = Intro
">)" = Outro
"skip" = skippable cutscene
"none" = no cutscene

Minute:Second.Tenth
All times rounded to nearest .50

Intro           (< 4:53.50) = 293.50s

Hero Training       (|Start time|) tutor skip/spawn skip/mine skip (None >)
Do Ore Die      (< Skip) 0:09.00/fall skip (None >)
Seal the mines      (< None) (0:36.00 >)
Cleanup         (< 0:38.00) (0:45.00 >)
Wastleland thunder  (< 0:24.50) (0:30.00 >)
They live       (< None >)
Wastleland journey      (< None) (0:37.50 >)
Mozer Shmozer       (< None >)
Zombiebot King      (< 0:18.00) (0:18.00 >)
Into the trenches   (< 0:36.00) (None >)
Infiltrate compound (< None >)
Destroy comm arrays (< skip) 0:11.00/skip (None >)
hold your ground    (< 0:10.00) (0:18.00 >)
What Research       (< 0:12.50) (None >)
Search for Krunk    (< None) (1:17.00 >)
F&!?ing Krunked     (< 0:10.00) (0:24.00 >)
Know the drill      (< None) (0:46.50 >)
Wasteland chase     (< None >)
Morbot City     (< 1:08.50) (None >)
I Predator      (< None >)
Reactor core        (< None) skip/skip (1:22.50 >)
Fire it up      (< None) (0:56.50 >)
The Hand is mightier    (< None) (skip >)
Find the spy factory    (< None >)
Unhandled exception (< skip) (0:30.00 >)
Access the ruins    (< 0:12.00) (None >)
Seen better days    (< None >)
Snipers lair        (< None) (1:37.00 >)
Secret  rendevous   (< None) (skip >)
Bright lights mill  (< None) (None >)
Get to the tower    (< 0:06.00) (1:12.00 >)
Unwelcome home      (< 1:27.00) (0:15.00 >)
15 minutes      (< cage of shame) dialogskip/spawnskip (0:05.00 >)
Round 2         (< cage of shame) (None >)
Last bot standing   (< cage of shame) (0:10.00 >)
Fall to pieces      (< cage of shame) (0:50.00 >)
Rocket race     (< None) (0:47.00 >)
One small step      (< 0:49.00) (None >)
Fully operational   (< None >)
Bring it down       (< skip) (None >)
General corrosive   (< None) (1:04.00 >)
Final Battle        (< 1:02.00)  (|End Time|)


Outro/Credits       (3:14.00 >) = 194s



1314.5s Main game = 21:54.00
487s Intro/outro = 8:07.00

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