Mikul
| Other names | Michael | ||||||||
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| Country | United States
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| Known for | Glitches, TASes | ||||||||
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Hey there, I'm Michael!
I've been a long-time fan of Mario Kart Wii since its release, and I've been playing it on and off for a little over 15 years at this point.
Around 2018, I rediscovered my love for the game, and while I've never been the best at it, I decided to dedicate much more time to improving and learning everything I could about the game. From around 2018-2021, I played a lot of time trials and online, and absorbed any knowledge I could about the game's checkpoint system and physics, though it was rare you'd ever find me interacting with the rest of the community.
At the end of 2021, though, I got noticed by The Track Breakers, and from then on my interaction with the wider community completely changed. I picked up TASing with the goal of using it to break as many CTGP tracks as possible, and spent a lot of time collaborating with other people to achieve this goal. Eventually, I slowly pivoted to investigating the Nintendo tracks, and from there we started contributing to an ever-growing list of strat developments and track breakage.
Some of my personal favorite Nintendo track discoveries include:
- DS Yoshi Falls Ultra Shortcut
- DS Yoshi Falls Egg Shortcut (both two-shroom and one-shroom variants)
- Koopa Cape Dragster Strat
- Koopa Cape Respawnless Ultra (with help from Justin)
- N64 Bowser's Castle Sign Bypass (with help from Epik95)
- DS Peach Gardens Tiny Titan Ultra (with help from Epik95 and Justin)
Whenever I find the time to TAS, you'll typically find me working to test out any strat ideas I have, rather than optimizing existing strats, so it's rare that you'll see published runs from me. I also revisit custom tracks from time to time, though these days it's more of a solo effort to work on whatever I find exciting. However, I still love to keep up with current strat developments, and I'm currently an active admin for MKWTAS, so please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns about anything!