Donkey Kong Country 2 Theory TAS Speedrun v2 - 39:03 (With Timer)

This theory TAS represents the theoretical best possible speedrun time a human being could get using RTA strats. It is essentially a spliced together run of the best known raw videos of each individual level in the game. Each level was performed in real time by a top speedrunner of the game after grinding many attempts to get the best speed and least mistakes on that level. Those videos were then arranged to appear like a single continuous run.

The final time of the speedrun is 39:03, 16 seconds faster than version 1 of this theory TAS and 46 seconds faster than the world record as of Mar 2nd 2018. Before you ask, no, 38 is not quite possible at this time as almost all levels contained in this video are extremely optimized. The timer begins when selecting 'One Player' on the new game menu, and ends on collecting the kremcoin after defeating K. Rool. The intro and outro of the game do not count towards the timer, but they were included to give the full game experience.

The black frames on level fade-in and fade-out were used to frame perfectly paste together the overworld and level videos, so that no time is gained/lost during the transitions to and from the overworld. As a side effect of this, you may notice very minor audio issues after certain levels.

One final note - all levels were performed on either a snes console or bizhawk emulator, both of which accurate emulate snes lag. This was important to me for realism. This game on wii's virtual console does not emulate accurately, and therefore this run would probably be a 38 on virtual console.

The following runners contributed level videos (follow the links to see them livestream speedruns of various games):
MikeKanis - http://twitch.tv/mikekanis
Cryptonberry - http://twitch.tv/cryptonberry
Lukeloguidice - http://twitch.tv/lukeloguidice
V0oid - http://twitch.tv/v0oid

Video Credits:

Overworld, Intro, and Outro - MikeKanis

World 1
Pirate Panic - Cryptonberry
Mainbrace Mayhem - Luke
Gankplank Galley - MikeKanis
Lockjaw's Locker - MikeKanis
Topsail Trouble - MikeKanis
Krow - MikeKanis

World 2
Hot-Head Hop - MikeKanis
Kannon's Klaim - MikeKanis
Lava Lagoon - MikeKanis
Red-Hot Ride - MikeKanis
Squawk's Shaft - MikeKanis
Kleever - MikeKanis

World 3
Barrel Bayou - MikeKanis
Glimmer's Galleon - V0oid
Krockhead Klamber - Luke
Rattle Battle - MikeKanis
Slime Climb - MikeKanis
Bramble Blast - Cryptonberry
Kudgel - MikeKanis

World 4
Hornet Hole - MikeKanis
Target Terror - MikeKanis
Bramble Scramble - MikeKanis
Rickety Race - MikeKanis
Mudhole Marsh - MikeKanis
Rambi Rumble - MikeKanis
King Zing - MikeKanis

World 5
Ghostly Grove - Cryptonberry
Haunted Hall - Cryptonberry
Gusty Glade - Cryptonberry
Parrot Chute Panic - Cryptonberry
Web Woods - MikeKanis
Krow 2 - MikeKanis

World 6
Arctic Abyss - MikeKanis
Windy Well - MikeKanis
Castle Crush - MikeKanis
Clapper's Cavern - MikeKanis
Chain Link Chamber - MikeKanis
Toxic Tower - MikeKanis

World 7
Screech's Sprint - MikeKanis
K Rool - MikeKanis -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/mikekanis