This is a speedrun of FFVI (actually FFIII on the US SNES version). I completed the entire game without saving with a time of 4:48. You can download the entire run at Speed Demos Archive (click on 4:48): speeddemosarchive.com I set battle speed to 6 (which affects only enemies and not my party) and message speed to 1. I also leave the battle mode on Wait for the entire run; this might make me lose some time, but it also allows me to use a wait trick to delay enemies’ attacks. If you see me waiting in menus during battles, it’s so that the enemies’ ATB bars don’t fill up during that time, which will hopefully make them do fewer attacks. I tried to use this as much as possible when it would be beneficial. I avoid the second and third battles here by walking around the square that triggers them, and I was pretty lucky to get no encounters in the mines (which hardly ever happens). Whelk: Here is the first time I use the wait trick to make sure Terra gets 2 turns before Whelk goes into its shell. I wished I could kill it before it goes into its shell, like the TAS does, but that requires *tons* of luck, so I didn’t go for it. I needed Terra to get to level 5 before Locke appears, so that Locke and Edgar will join at one level higher (more important for Edgar, so he can kill stuff in one hit with Autocrossbow). This is the only out-of-the-way leveling up that I do in this run.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
ラスボスのケフカさんは実はガウのあばれるの｢ロフレシュメドウ｣の【ゆうわく】と｢ココ｣の【あいのせんこく】が効くようです。 ガウの【ゆうわく】を食らったケフカ様はガウに魅了されてガウの受ける攻撃をケフカ様が体を張って守るご様子。 ゴゴの【あいのせんこく】によってあのケフカ様が混乱状態になってしまい分けも分からず自分を攻撃のご様子。 混乱状態にもかかわらずガウを守ろうとする姿に誰もが涙するはず・・・。
@EssentiaFour Yeah I tried that and it played the intro anyway. Also, it glitched up that particular file. It was stuff like Sabin’s Blitz’s not working or when Locke joined the party, Terra was in front and at the beginning Terra was in the 4th slot. Probably has something to do with my rom.
@huntmanomega When you first turn the game on, don’t press any buttons and it will play through the intro on its own. After that, start a new game and it will skip the intro.
how does one just skip the intro like that?
@3q89396 No. This was done on an original SNES console.
was this tool assisted i hate all the “speed runs” that are tool assisted
wow beating ff6 in about 5 hours? how the hell is that possible?
I used to have this speed run on my computer, and I greatly enjoyed watching it……FF6 is an awesome game, and the concept of someone SS speed running it is just awesome
So i’ll be watching it again now on youtube, yay! Thanks Essentia, much appreciation for your effort and coolness 
I found that it’s slower for Terra to solo the battles. First, because you have to take the time to kill off Vicks and Wedge (takes Terra 3 turns because only Fire can hurt them), and second the battles themselves will be longer without Vicks and Wedge. However, I’ve since found a better way to get her to level 5 than what I do here: move Terra to the last party slot, then have Vicks and Wedge run away in the first battle, leaving Terra to get extra experience.
As for Terra being level 5 + you could just solo the battles including the boss to be at that level easily.
Yeah, I’m actually discussing it with Mike in IRC right now.
He says All Characters All Espers would be the definition.
I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t have to get Mog in the WoB. You’ll definitely need to get specific 100% definition. I agree with all characters and Espers (they’re easily definable), but all bosses might be a little vague.
You’re right, I feel stupid now XD
My proposed definition of 100% is All Characters, All Espers, All Bosses. You’re going to complete pretty much every event that way, but getting Mog in World of Balance is a little iffy since you get him later anyway… SDA would probably allow skipping it, since there was a similar ruling with one of the items in the 100% Zelda: aLttP run.
It might not count as 100% if you don’t get Celes, though. Also, I’d expect the Tentacles fight would be very hard (if not impossible) without her, although I must admit I haven’t tested it. I would think that the TAS would have skipped her if it would have been best.
I’ll wind up using OHKO stuffs anyway XD
I’ll definitely need to use a different route for the World of Ruin. That’s tbd though <_<
I’m thinking I may go ahead and skip Celes as well. That saves a good few minutes, right?
Yes, I agree you should follow the TAS WoB route as much as possible (although good luck with No. 024…). However, you’ll have more options once you get to Kefka’s Tower than the TAS had, so you’ll probably want to change the spells that people learn.
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The TAS route would be best in general for segmenting, so I’ll be using that WoB route over BalnabZ’s WoB route.
Doom Gaze is going to be one tough mother to find whenever I hit World of Ruin =[
I just checked, and the TAS uses “wait” for the entire run. Of course, they’re able to input commands so quickly that it doesn’t matter. However, I think it would at least be good to use “wait” whenever you do Joker Doom so you’re not getting attacked while inputting it.
Yes, setting battle speed to slowest has no effect on your party, but it will cause the enemies to get fewer turns. In a segmented run, I’m pretty sure active would be better, but I’ll need to think about it some more.
So I’m considering the route for the 100% quest run I had cooked up in the back of my head for a while.
It’s actually optimal to keep the battle speed set to slowest? Also, I take it that setting the menu to “active” would be best for a segmented run?
I love watching these speed runs. Brings back some awesome nostalgia
I could have done that. However, since the only way to kill them would be to use Fire on them, killing them takes more time than you’d think. I found it was faster to keep them alive and fight a couple extra battles when Terra was in the caves alone.
Could you have Vicks & Wedge kill themselves so Terra gets more xp from the beginning?
Good job. Still have the good ol snes game laying around myself. Play it from time to time :=)
I found it. Thank you. ^__^
It’s kind of complicated to explain. I recommend that you read Master ZED’s slot guide on GameFAQs, which explains all about how it works (and is also where I learned about it). I can’t put the link here, so send me a message if you need help finding it.
Charming Kefka, interesting!!
wtf
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9876
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lol
Kefka =da shit
ケフカ様、少年趣ｍ・・・・・・ｹﾞﾌﾝｹﾞﾌﾝ
説明逆じゃない？
命・夢・希望は破壊できたが愛は破壊できなかった
やってることが，愛そのものやな。
懸命にガウを守るケフカが
凄い可愛く見える私って。。ｗｗｗ
ケフカ愛してるぜｗｗ
こ れ は ひ ど い 。
ケフカ様の慈愛に全俺が泣いた
At the same time though, those comments are irrelevant to the video.
何だろう、この涙は・・・
やっぱりケフカはアイドルだなｗｗ
The audio is off.
It’s funny to see how every comment that’s not Japanese was given a negative.
Those positives and negatives don’t matter at all either.
ケフカはホントは優しかったんだな・・・。
このＢＧＭ好きです
Check out a few of my FF5 rom hacks.
ラストバトルの緊張感が台無しｗ
ケフカの優しさに全米がないた
ほんとは優しいんだね・・・ケフカ・・・！！
ばぐったｗ
your all most done with the game aren’t you