A world record?!
Alissa didn't realize I was serious, but after watching "KING OF KONG" a few weeks ago twice in one day, I determined that my latest S.L.O. (Short Lived Obsession) would be SETTING A WORLD RECORD SPEEDRUN IN MANIAC MANSION FOR NES. I've been practicing for a few weeks and so far, I've been able to whittle away at my time. For those interested in my technique & tricks, here is an outline (from memory) that I typed up:


DAVE GOES LEFT
DAVE PULLS DOORMAT
DAVE USES KEY IN FRONT DOOR
DAVE ENTERS HOUSE
DAVE OPENS KITCHEN DOOR
DAVE ENTERS kitchen
DAVE GOES RIGHT
DAVE IS CAPTURED BY Nurse Edna
NEW KID

RAZOR GOES LEFT
RAZOR ENTERS HOUSE
RAZOR ENTERS kitchen
RAZOR GOES to fridge
RAZOR OPENS FRIDGE
RAZOR GETS CAN OF PEPSI
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR exits kitchen
RAZOR climbs stairs
RAZOR OPENS steel security door
RAZOR ENTERS door
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR climbs stairs
RAZOR GIVES Can of Pepsi to Green Tentacle
RAZOR DESCEND stairs
RAZOR ASCENDS stairs
RAZOR ASCENDS stairs
RAZOR OPENS FIRST DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS FIRST DOOR
RAZOR climbs Ladder
RAZOR takes Yellow Key
RAZOR DESCEND Ladder
RAZOR leaves ROOM
RAZOR OPENS FOURTH DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS FOURTH DOOR
NEW KID

BERNARD GOES LEFT
BERNARD USES DOORBELL
NEW KID

RAZOR uses HUNK-A-MATIC
RAZOR exits room
RAZOR OPENS THIRD DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS THIRD DOOR
RAZOR GETS HAMSTER
RAZOR GETS CARD KEY
RAZOR EXITS ROOM
RAZOR OPENS SECOND DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS ROOM
RAZOR IS CAUGHT BY NURSE EDNA

NEW KID
DAVE GOES LEFT
DAVE PUSHES LOOSE BRICK
RAZOR EXITS CELL
RAZOR GETS SILVER KEY
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR ASCENDS STAIRS
RAZOR OPENS DOOR
RAZOR EXITS HOUSE
RAZOR OPENS BUSHES
RAZOR OPENS GRATING
RAZOR ENTERS GRATING
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR TURNS ON WATER VALVE
RAZOR GOES LEFT
RAZOR EXITS GRATING
RAZOR ENTERS HOUSE
RAZOR ENTERS KITCHEN
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR OPENS DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS DINING ROOM
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR OPENS DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS PANTRY
RAZOR USES SILVER KEY IN DOOR
RAZOR EXITS HOUSE
RAZOR DESCEND STAIRS
RAZOR GETS GLOWING KEY
RAZOR ASCENDS STAIRS
NEW KID

BERNARD ENTERS GRATING
BERNARD GOES RIGHT
BERNARD TURNS OFF WATER VALVE
BERNARD GOES LEFT
BERNARD EXITS GRATING
BERNARD USES DOORBELL
NEW KID

RAZOR ENTERS PANTRY DOOR
RAZOR ENTERS DINING ROOM DOOR
RAZOR GOES LEFT
RAZOR ENTERS KITCHEN DOOR
RAZOR GOES LEFT
RAZOR ENTERS HALLWAY DOOR
RAZOR ASCENDS STAIRS AND IS CAUGHT BY WEIRD ED
RAZOR GOES LEFT
RAZOR UNLOCKS TOP PADLOCK WITH GLOWING KEY
RAZOR UNLOCKS BOTTOM PADLOCK WITH GLOWING KEY
RAZOR OPENS OUTER DOOR
RAZOR OPENS INNER DOOR
RAZOR USES CODE "0000"
NEW KID

BERNARD USES DOORBELL
NEW KID
RAZOR ENTERS SECRET LAB
RAZOR WAITS UNTIL WEIRD ED CUTSCENE
RAZOR OPENS DOOR
RAZOR GOES RIGHT
RAZOR OPENS LOCKER
RAZOR GETS RADIATION SUIT
RAZOR USES CARD KEY IN CARD SLOT
RAZOR ENTERS METEOR CHAMBER
RAZOR USES SWITCH
RAZOR WAITS FOR LONG CUTSCENE TO END
RAZOR GET METEOR
RAZOR OPENS DOOR
RAZOR GOES INTO GARAGE
RAZOR USES YELLOW KEY IN TRUNK
RAZOR GETS TOOL
RAZOR USES METEOR IN TRUNK
RAZOR USES YELLOW KEY IN ROCKET POWERED JET ENGINE
GAME OVER


You can see the official criteria I am using at TwinGalaxies. I have been able to be in the Secret Lab when the first cutscene ("I hope you're enjoying your time here...") happens which is funny because you will be standing in the background and Sandy will actually try and go out the door at the end!

In other news, I checked my mixi account and got another AWESOME message from Survival Tobita. He rocks!

I put a few more pictures of our puppy up on my Facebook account. She had her first day of Puppy Training Class on Sunday which went okay but she is really easily distracted and was a bit intimated by the giant Siberian Huskie puppy next to us. Be good to one another and enjoy KOTR tonight!!