Cradle LTK 0:38 by Alka Maass

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  • Achieved: 11 April 2018
  • Posted: 11 April 2018 at 5:17 pm EDT
  • System: NTSC-J
  • Points when achieved: Unknown
  • Rank: N/A - Alka Maass has improved this time
Player's comments:
Alright. So it seems that the concensus is that it would be too difficult to have a "guitar hero" type of assistant that just helps one get timed perfect button presses and complete any sort of level. However, what I am also hearing is if such a tool was used, it would indeed count on the world record rankings as it abides by all the written rules.

So stay with me while we dive a little deeper... suppose I now create a program in the future that uses the AI technology behind driverless cars that is watching the television through a camera and is adjusting the "guitar hero" key press event timing which now accounts for lag, boosts, RNG to provide an optimal press pattern (and possibly this helps account for analog stick usage variation). Would that count for world rankings???

Even a step further... suppose such a "guitar hero" application with AI also has a system that has pneumatic plungers that press your fingers down on the buttons at the appropriate time. Would that count for world rankings??? Still, no modifications have been made to the console or cart.

I know these are hypothetical and probably far out in the future, but perhaps something that speedrunning communities everywhere should address sooner rather than later.

Alka Maass's time history for Cradle LTK

Date Achieved Time Proof System
1 January 2021 0:36 Video NTSC-J
11 April 2018 0:38 Video NTSC-J
11 April 2018 0:39 Comments NTSC-J

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