[atulvi]

can this be done on real hardware with a modified controller?

[bombcar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJXxmD_Qk2o

They use a modified ROM to set the memory state, but that could be done with SMB3 manually, apparently.

[flykespice]

Ah bummer, I wanted to see the authentic experience of the dude filming himself swapping catridges to setup RAM and start TAS playback... :(

[adzm]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJXxmD_Qk2o

This is a video of it running on a console, though I'm uncertain how the inputs were provided

[dormento]

Behold the TASbot

https://tasvideos.org/TASBot

> TASBot is best described as a special R.O.B. robot outfitted with Legos to hold a custom circuit board that can exactly mimic the behavior of a video game controller. TASBot can play games on real video game consoles with superhuman abilities, usually leading to game breaking glitches in front of live audiences.

[trenchpilgrim]

Usually TASes use a modified controller with wires hooked up directly to the controller's circuit board.

[notpushkin]

Wouldn’t be much of a tool-assisted speedrun if it wasn’t using any tools, would it? :-)