What is a .TASPROJ file?
A .TASPROJ file is a special type of file that is used when people are making tool-assisted speedruns of video games. Tool-assisted speedruns are when players use software to create the perfect playthrough of a game, often doing things that would be very hard or impossible for a human to do in real-time. These speedruns are like super precise, choreographed performances of playing a game, where every move is planned out in advance.
The "TAStudio" is a part of BizHawk, which is a program that lets players not only play games from old consoles on their computers (this is called emulation) but also gives them tools to create these tool-assisted speedruns. The .TASPROJ file contains all the information about a speedrun project that someone is working on in TAStudio. This includes all the inputs - like button presses and joystick movements - that have been planned out to control the game in a very specific way.
To work with a .TASPROJ file, you need to use TAStudio, which is only found in BizHawk. This means you can't just open this type of file with any program. You have to use BizHawk, and within BizHawk, you use TAStudio to open, view, and edit the .TASPROJ file. So, if you're interested in making or editing tool-assisted speedruns, you'll need to download and install BizHawk, and then use TAStudio to open these files.
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