[ROUTE] Taz: Wanted Any% [TAS]

Start

- NTSC version seems to have an extra screen before the main menu that wastes 5.5 seconds: http://imgur.com/SWpnLKe
The NTSC version runs at 60 FPS, which should make it more visually appealing to watch than PAL's 50 FPS.
No other region differences have been found.
- No Memory Card (to avoid the many autosaves).
- Change the difficulty from Standard to Expert as it saves about 45 seconds throughout the run.
- You don't need to pick 3 letters for your file name - you can choose 2, 1 or none at all.
- RTA timing starts when you finish choosing the file name.



Hub movement

Everything should be like the RTA run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S--wjmMGES8
IMPORTANT: We do Museum -> Looningdale's -> Bank now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsbcjQvSsR0
I've thought about stopping and charging a spin instead of just spinning towards your destination, but I'm not sure that is faster anywhere. It'd only be in places with a flat ground and your destination is mostly in a straight line (maybe Sam Francisco?).



RNG Manipulation

Objects that launch Taz (cannons, some signs, etc.) put Taz in one of two animations: getting up or bouncing. Bouncing is over a second slower, so we don't want that. It is possible to change which animation you get by pressing buttons at certain times, even during the launching state.
Wall climbs may or may not be RNG - if you charge a spin against, for example, a wall in the bathroom in Samsonian Museum, savestate, hold B + Up and keep loading the state, you'll have different results pretty much every time. I have no idea if this is because of framerate or something else, but it's definitely odd.
RNG Manipulation should also be useful in Elephant Pong - we want the Elephant to face Taz at the start of each round so we can get 3-scare goals (I doubt 2-scare goals are possible; if they are, the Elephant needs to face Gossamer at the start of each round) - and The Hindenbird - to guarantee perfect order on the final switches (more information below).



Zooney Tunes

It's gonna be pretty similar to this: https://youtu.be/2RQON-qn9DU?t=47s
Route: https://pastebin.com/9e8PgJgS
HVEs: Tower Sign, Van Sign, Cork Sign
You can move during the level end cutscene.

Don't actually watch the cinema at the start, it's only useful for IGT runs.
After the Lake Sign, spin continuously until the bouncing branches: https://youtu.be/MjhGxON06h0?t=47s

Expected time: ~1:05.0



Looney Lagoon

Basic route: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYEOfX0qRy0
HVEs: Boat Sign, Lighthouse Sign, Inflatable Sign
You can move during the level end cutscene.

After Boat Sign HVE, drown close to the lighthouse to respawn there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtUPZohjiKw
You can charge a spin up the lighthouse as well as clip through the underside of the top platform.
After Lighthouse Sign HVE, charge a spin over the rails and jump into the cannon (don't jump too quickly or you'll start the splatting animation, which doesn't work for entering the cannon).
Since it's a TAS, there should be no need to wait for the camera to go back to normal after the Diving Plank Sign.
Grab invisibility before climbing up the sink.

After Inflatable Sign HVE, get punched by the box into the inflatables : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dB7wo8J5gA
(if you're still invisible, it might be faster to get punched like the IL record does: https://youtu.be/pYEOfX0qRy0?t=2m32s )

Expected time: Sub-2min



Ice Burg

Again, gonna be pretty similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9JiMRf_NQ
(the description for that video is pretty elaborate, definitely check it out)
HVEs: Ski Lift Sign (3-vid), Ice Cream Truck Sign

You can hit the ice cube and land on the post again.
Don't fail the wallride after the Ice Cube Sign like me lol.
If the clip at the christmas tree isn't working, pause and unpause to create lag.
You can jump into the top crack on the rocket's hatch to instantly teleport. It's pretty precise and may be lag-dependent.
For the last sign, burp as fast as possible and move as close to the sign as possible. The sign's position can be roughly seen here (or just use a free cam cheat lol): http://imgur.com/PqWQLTN

Expected time: Around ~1:40



Elephant Pong

Elephant Pong is a disgrace to game design. Not only is it the most unoriginal boss fight to have ever been created, it is also absurdly random, which means that any skill you might have at this pathetic excuse for a videogame is completely thrown out the window in favor of having the "quirky" experience of playing pong with an elephant for a ball. This level alone makes speedrunning this game an exercise in futility. What a joke.

2-scare goals are actually possible.
Make sure to get the fast animation as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABWgrI20NTQ

Expected time: Around ~35s



Samsonian Museum (enter level by spinning up the wall to the right of the stairs)


Basic route: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpm4d9nE_ew
HVEs: Light Bulb Sign (2nd hit), Coin Sign
You can move during the third hit of the Light Bulb Sign and the level end cutscene.

Spit Clip at the first button.
Coin Clip Done Quick: https://youtu.be/1ZhdpsDzqTs?t=38s
Spit clip at the second button, Coin Sign HVE, continue with the level.
Floor Sign dumb tip that may help: a perfect perpendicular pass-through cleans exactly 20% of the sign. Regardless, it's probably better to clean like this: |\/\/\/ . It's a terrible sign, even for RTA, don't sweat it if it isn't perfect.
After the Floor Sign, try this (needs lag, try pausing to create lag) (instead of jumping, use the little bit of floor inside the wall to spin down): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_WYsqq-GTo
After Hologram Sign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaFNkuOYJpI
Enter the toilet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX2-pYZG-bg (a perfect pause might be faster, the only thing you need to worry is jumping before the door is sufficiently open).
Bump into the ropes after the Toilet Sign to gain some speed (like in the RTA run).

Expected time: ~3:15



Looningdale's

HVEs: TV Store Sign, Clock Sign, Mall Explosives Sign
You can move during the battery cutscene, the dart shooter cutscenes and the level end cutscene.

TV Store Sign
Battery Clip: https://youtu.be/f5kQuY_bSoY?t=27s
During the battery cutscene, enter the mall (try clipping using the boxes to the left of the starting area. If that doesn't work, enter normally (touch the door and charge a spin to get past the box), then take a shopping cart all the way to the Stadium Sign).
Then do RTA route until Explosion Sign.
For Explosion Sign: Walk into the hole that teleports you, dont jump or spin into it.
End the level, charge a spin after the Explosion Sign and go through the area with the boxes.

Expected time: ~2:30



Bank of Samerica

HVEs: Barrel Sign, Antenna Sign, Elevator HVE
You can move during the Cement Mixer Sign and the level end cutscene.

Spin up the gate and hit the sign, jump off the spin and land on the sign, spin two more times to destroy it.
Normal route until Barrel Sign.
Hiccup Can Route: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFFrzmYeCPE
Elevator HVE Route + Perfect Hiccup Can RNG (4th paragraph in the description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdwTfTPLxsE
After Antenna Sign, continue with the normal RTA route: https://youtu.be/9l-UmO6RDec?t=26m46s

Expected time: ~1:40



Gladiatoons

Auto-scroller, so choose one (or more) of these swag strats:
1) 7-0
2) Win on the last possible frame.
3) Trap Daffy in the blue pipe: https://youtu.be/DJG8PienPvI?t=32m47s
4) Taz wins by doing absolutely nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUU_xeYzu-g
5) Hit one of the middle bumpers at high speed and land on the structure in the middle: http://imgur.com/vQ2noor

Expected time: 2:14



Taz: Haunted

Basic Route: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAnYzJ0LnuI
+ some cool strats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cINhuLvRAWQ
+   R O C K E T   C H A I R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnGakXhTUOo
HVEs: None (cool level).
You can move during the Lab Sign and the level end cutscene.

Just to clarify: after Rocket Chair you should be on the area near the cog and stumps. Jump over to the roof, destroy the sign, get the invisibility potion and continue with the level.

Expected time: ~2:05



Granny Canyon

Everything is here + read description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkF2horTd5s

Expected time: ~1:40



Cartoon Strip-Mine

Everything is here + read description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIehOtsC4Ro
HVEs: Light Projector Sign x3, Drill Sign (2-vid), Basement Cutscene, Bubble Gum Sign's barriers, Elevator going up (2-vid)
You can move during the Platform Sign cutscene and the level end cutscene (which shouldn't start anyway if you're fast enough).

Expected time: Sub-3:20



Dodge City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUnIJTXXgAA
Keep in mind that that video was done on Expert, dynamite is a bit slower on Advanced. Still, it provides a good guide for the lowest amount of dynamite needed to move through the level.

Expected time: ~2:20



Tazland A-maze-ment Park

Pretty much the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsVsz3JYHes
Helpful album for the tricks in this route: http://imgur.com/a/mEdPy
HVEs: None (cool level).
You can move during a couple of cutscenes, too bad we won't be seeing any of them! =^)

Faster route for reaching the bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJCDXUg9UU

Expected time: ~55s



Disco Volcano

Lava-jump to the center before he reaches the TNT detonator. Try to collect the chilli pepper while he's moving without causing him to stop. Then, jump to him (don't fall in the lava or you'll lose your power-up) and burn him.
I guess a TAS could use the speed from the spinning platform in the middle to jump to the 2nd pillar from the middle.
The closer you are to Sam when spitting fire, the quicker his animation starts. Fast-fire doesn't seem to work on Sam though.

Expected time: Sub-1:17



The Hindenbird

Objects in your mouth stay between phases. Charged spins also stay between phases, useful for phase 3.
1st Phase - All hits 1st frame. Remember to swag between attacks/phases.
2nd Phase - You can glitch hit probably all of them ( https://youtu.be/R6Skzdk2dK8?t=1m2s ). If that doesn't work for all of them, you should still be able to hit 2 of them, maybe 3, per cycle.
3rd Phase - Will have to be RNG manipulated for optimal switch order (not sure when that's determined). Assuming the switches are named A to D (from left to right), the optimal order is (A B D C) (or (D C A B), since they're symmetrical). A charged spin might be faster than normal spinning between sides. Also, it might be possible to shoot diagonally at switches on the other side, but I doubt it.

Expected time: Sub-2min



TAS timing ends on last input so snipe the last switch as soon as possible and don't press anything after that.
RTA timing ends when the screen goes dark.

Expected final RTA time: Sub-43min