[endgame]

https://wiki.supermetroid.run/Arm_Pumping

Arm pumping actually moves Samus forward a pixel each time. It was considered "too hard" for human runners, until I think hotarubi's 0:32 in 2006.

[derefr]

Okay, bad example, I guess. There’s still the entire “playaround” TAS category, mostly featuring TASes that will be the same length no matter what you do (e.g. Gradius, Brain Age.)