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#1 Mcbasilrocks
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Oh, don't worry about that. That's actually the name of his YouTube channel; I asked him, and he doesn't mind. The whole Phil and Gerald thing was purely for comedic effect and not serious anonymity. Thanks for pointing it out though!

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#2 Mcbasilrocks
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Oh, OK. Thanks for the tip-off. I'll correct myself in Part 22.

Also, about your recommendation with the blurb; I don't really understand what you mean. Would you explain please? Thanks.

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#3 Mcbasilrocks
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I won't say too much about this now, because I have a huge analysis of this about half-finished in Word. Read over it and tell me what you think. Long story short: the ULTIMATE proof that EM2 was going to be bigger. Even moreso than Adam Fenton's reply.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Epic-Mickey-2-The-Power-of-Two-Game-UI/8416329

Read it. And view it. And wonder why this never got made. Oh wait. We know why.

Expect an article about this soon (I'll couple it with my Disney Gulch theory).

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#4 Mcbasilrocks
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I'll probably just give them to Daisy to show the 'full' way of doing it, and then just mention and explain what the achievement is.

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#5 Mcbasilrocks
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OK guys, it's not my big reveal yet, but to tide you over here's some tidbits I discovered.

1. http://www.destructoid.com/warren-spector-and-i-are-totally-best-friends-now-236679.phtml

So THIS is what Warren Spector was doing when he should have been perfecting the game and finishing it on time. Riding rides at Disney World just chatting about parts of the game that he didn't know weren't true... BECAUSE HE WASN'T THERE.

2. Also, did you ever notice that the ending in the extras menu changes if you go back in the Epilogue and finish up Horace's or Donald's quests? It changes to match what you did. This is clearly a programming error, and an obvious sign of the game's truncation.

There we are! Thoughts, everyone?

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#6 Mcbasilrocks
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Thanks for all the support! It really helps. Just wanted to show you something cool; my efforts have been noticed by another YouTuber called Clyceer. He gives me a shoutout near the start of his EM2 video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUSi-w91iOc

Which I think is pretty cool. Also, just wanted to let you guys know that I'm currently gathering information and evidence on a little EM2 theory I've been working on for some time now, so expect an article on that soon.

Also, katydiddd especially, it's great to hear you're picking up tips! I've never had issues entering that screen before. Have you?

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#7 Mcbasilrocks
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OK, parts 16 and 17 of my walkthrough are up, but that's not why I'm posting.

Towards the end of part 17, I get stuck in Bog Easy's graveyard. I'm not entirely sure why. Can anyone provide an explanation for this?

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#8 Mcbasilrocks
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Nope. I couldn't have written it better myself. Keep your little guide up, it's super useful for those speedrunning. I do have one tip to share, though - in the Blot diorama, you say to blow up the Blot on the spring with fireworks. You can actually do it a lot faster just by thinning the spring the Blot prop is on. Apart from that, I can't think of anything else. Good work!

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#9 Mcbasilrocks
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That's right. My previous record was just under 3 hours, but today I was able to run through the game in UNDER ONE AND A HALF HOURS. 1hr 26 mins, to be exact. No lie. This is how I did it, using special methods to shave off precious minutes:

- Followed everything I did before, skipped cutscenes etc, except I now mashed through more dialogue. Saved about 3 minutes total there I think.

- Employed a cheat at the Dragon boss enabling me to skip the entire first half of the fight (an example of it is here, on hwh5ff's playthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvdiqbUD92w) which saved me about 7 minutes, easily.

- Dropped a TV sketch in front of the Prescott boss, makes it so much easier as you can casually blast away at him while he watches TV (couple it with the watch sketch (which I didn't have) and it basically becomes utter child's play - he watches TV in slowed time, giving you about 15 solid seconds to shoot at him. Easy); saved me about 15 minutes, I reckon.

- Didn't waste time gathering money (except for TV sketch and Pete Pan) and tried not to die. I practically shot through most areas. You should've seen me in Fort Wasteland - I was in and out in under 10 minutes! Whoosh!

- Finally discovered I could just leave the Beetleworx in Bog Easy - so I did. Shaved off about 5 minutes.

- In Ventureland, I employed a cheat; instead of bothering with anvils or Hook's clothes, I hopped up on top of the DNN building and then onto the thinner chute over the water wheel (you can just barely stand on the very edge of it - BARELY); from there, it's an easy jump to the walkway and the door in the tree, thereby rendering the entirety of Ventureland completely pointless; you can do it in about 3 minutes if you're good (I did it in about 4 and a half, I think).

- Bribed Pete Pan, mashing through his dialogue.

- Autotopia was admittedly a sticking point. I died once (the only time in the run) due to that annoying Blotworx at the end, and Oswald kept throwing himself off a cliff (OK, the thinner knocked him off, but same thing!) but I think I made it through faster than last time. Definitely one of the more annoying areas, thanks in no small part to the obnoxious 'loading screen doors' as I call them.

- I actually did the Attic the good way as it can be finished in about 4 minutes this way - destroying them, as I did before, takes a lot longer.

- Used thinner on the Mad Doctors' claw, meaning I skipped the first half of the spiderbot battle. I made sure to bring some Thinner Guardians and just shot them all, one after another, at the Doc. The final boss therefore took me about 20 seconds, no lie, taking off about 13 minutes (I didn't have Guardians before).

- Skipped the ending and skipped the credits by pressing B (thanks for the tip katydiddd!), taking off about 12 minutes. I then instantly quit the game after the Pete scene as fast as I could, then headed to the save game selection to see my time. There it was, staring me in the face: 1hr 26 mins.

There you have it, folks. EM2 can be beaten in under 90 minutes. Heck, we all knew it anyway, but there's proof! I can take a photo of the save file if you like to show you.

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#10 Mcbasilrocks
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Alright. Job done. Sorry if I offended you; I certainly didn't mean to! I just wanted to show my appreciation for you subscribing to me; like you say, it really helps! Having people subscribe to you on YouTube is actually a very good thing. You can change it so people can't see your uploads/comments etc. and it shows that people are interested in your work! But you are a person with every right in the world to refuse this, so I respect your wishes and have unsubscribed.

Thanks again for letting me know and for all the kind support you've given me on my EM2 videos. Much appreciated!