ActRaiser (USA)
Professional! Mode is a fast run though ActRaiser with the following differences over Normal Mode:
1) You start with the full 24 HP.
2) Magic is removed.
3) Simulation Mode is removed. You just go from act to act.
4) When starting an act, the initial "statue inhabiting" animation has been removed. You simply start the level right away.
5) Enemy damage does 2 damage. Terrain damage still does just 1.
6) Enemies that normally take 1 hit to kill now take 2. Multi-hit enemies don't take any more. Certain "destructible terrain" like the floating skulls in Aitos Act 1 still only take 1 damage to kill.
7) Certain enemies have a different pattern, though not very many.
8) Magic Scrolls in the acts have been replaced by crushes.
9) NO CONTINUES. You lose and it’s game over.
10) After an act is cleared, there is no life/time bonus. Your life gets refilled and you move on to the next level.
11) Projectiles in Aitos Act 1 is removed and replaced with a 1-UP. You still get them for Tanzara.
12) Ending is removed and you just go straight to the credits, with the final image changed from "THE END" to "YOU ARE THE BEST PLAYER!"
7 versions of this run have been completed.
v1 - 0:34:39
v2 - 0:31:30 (Official Time: 0:31:24)
v3 - 0:29:38 (Official Time: 0:29:31)
v4 - 0:29:26
v5 - 0:28:40
v6 - 0:28:37
v7 (FINAL) - 0:27:51 (Official Time: 0:27:43)
Professional! Mode Comparison Times
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