Ape Escape any% no IJ writeup

Cut the 1 in Ape Escape...without using the infinite jump glitch.

This run...was something.  For one, something like 3 years ago I jokingly said "I was to get under an hour in Ape Escape".  Jokingly.  Because the infinite jump wasn't discovered yet, so I didn't think it was possible.  There was no community for the game, it was just me doing a run every once in a while.  Then about...a year and a half ago (?) the infinite jump was discovered, and a community sprung up.  I met some really cool people (<3 saboom), but at the back of my mind, sub 1 was always nagging.  Even when I smashed the 1 hour mark with a 57:18 over a year ago, it still occurred to me that I hadn't truly subbed 1 just yet.  We did a few no IJ races, I tried to get there a few times a few months ago, but stopped at a high 1:03.  Well, after the 50:19 any% I pulled...this had to be next.  I had to complete this goal that I already knew was possible from my earlier attempts, even less a slim PS2.  I had to.  and that's what I tried to do yesterday...but fell short with a 1:00:20.  It was far from a bad run, but it just wasn't good enough.  I kept trying for another 4 hours that day, but never managed to top it.  This morning, I tried again.  And failed.  And failed some more.  I failed Specter's Factory jumps/route, I failed Snowy Mammoth movement (kills the run if you fall down), I failed Hot Springs ice bridges (likewise), I failed at everything you could come up with.

Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta, Run 2-12

After a month of forced inactivity, and a week of laziness, I'm finally back and writing up the rest of my Four Job Fiesta Report.  Where I left off after post 11 (2-?? was a quick thing on how I finished on time-it'd be a decent read, though 2-13 will cover most of the same things with less OP strategies) was right outside of Phoenix Tower at Level 26.  Without any further stalling, into the tower Team Sidequest goes.

Inside the tower, escaping battles is locked: you MUST defeat every enemy you come across, or die trying.  Coupled with fake walls that if you choose the wrong one is a miniboss, this dungeon can be a challenging place to run through given its 30 floor length.  However, the awesome song Four Warriors of the Dawn plays, so the length doesn't get annoying.

Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta, Run 2-??

So, the Fiesta has ended, and my run was unfinished due to my laptop dying.

Or was it?

I recovered the remainder of my data at 6 PM on the 31st of August, the final day.  I then elected to go all or nothing on my laptop, previously been booting to Ubuntu off a DVD, and do a full factory restore.  This worked.  Using no less than 2 external hard drives, I maneuvered my FFV data back onto my laptop...and you guys probably don't want to hear this part.  I had 4 hours remaining to defeat Exdeath for my victory to be counted.