Key Risks: keyboard Pause ignored when controller active; keyboard input
ignored on Pause menu

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Runs Executed:
• RUN-20251027-001 — TC-001 — Fail — Keyboard Esc/P do nothing; controller
Start opens/closes Pause
• RUN-20251027-002 — TC-002, TC-011 — Pass — HUD restored exactly after Pause
across 5 cycles, HUD decreases immediately and
matches internal health.
• RUN-20251027-003 — TC-003 — Pass — Respawn at last checkpoint; HUD
intact; camera correct; inputs active
• RUN-20251027-004 — TC-004 — Pass — Ding SFX then brief camera pan;
bounds unlock; proceed to next arena
• RUN-20251027-005 — TC-005 — Pass — Music resumes within ~1s after
unpausing; volume/mix unchanged
• RUN-20251027-006 — TC-006, TC-001 — Fail — Pause menu ignores keyboard;
arrows/Enter/Esc/P do nothing

Next Session: Recheck co-op join/leave for edge cases (pause, disconnect)
- TC-007

Key Risks: frame-time spikes under combat load; camera-pan performance
(spikes >40 ms: 0)

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Runs Executed:
• RUN-20251029-001 — TC-008 — Pass — Avg 140 FPS; 1% low 135; worst
7.4 ms; >40 ms spikes: 0
• RUN-20251029-002 — TC-008 — Pass — Dense spawns/power moves/camera
pans; avg 144 FPS; >40 ms: 0

Next Session: Re-test TC-006: reproduce Pause keyboard lock with controller
connected; verify Resume → Join overlay; capture Alt-Tab focus behavior;
confirm keyboard-only navigation after controller disconnect.

Key Risks: keyboard Pause ignored with controller; Resume opens Join overlay;
Alt-Tab retains controller focus

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Runs Executed:
• RUN-20251030-001 — TC-006 — Fail — With controller: keyboard P/↑/↓ ignored;
Enter on “Resume” opens Join overlay

Next Session: Run TC-004 (progression cue/camera pan), TC-010 (audio resume),
TC-005 (Start via controller/keyboard), TC-009 (Pause nav), and verify TC-001
baseline

Key Risks: camera pan smoothness; audio resume integrity

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Runs Executed:
• RUN-20251031-001 — TC-004 — Pass — Ding cue plays [once/twice]; camera
pan [smooth/jitter]; input after pan [accepted/delayed]
• RUN-20251031-002 — TC-010 — Pass — Pause audio mutes; Resume audio
restores clean; no distortion
• RUN-20251031-003 — TC-005 — Pass — Start with controller success; back to
Title; keyboard Start success; no Join overlay
• RUN-20251031-004 — TC-009 — Pass — Controller+keyboard: Pause instant;
highlight moves; Resume clean
• RUN-20251031-005 — TC-001 — Pass — Verified via existing executions;
keyboard ignored when controller active = expected

Next Session: Run TC-004 (progression pan between arenas), TC-007 (Game Over
→ Load Checkpoint), TC-002 (short-level stability/perf cross-ref), and probe
TC-008 Pause/Join-In input ownership (keyboard Enter opens Join In; check
controller responsiveness); log a bug if repro.

Key Risks: input ownership on Pause/Join-In; controller unresponsive on Join
In screen

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Runs Executed:
• RUN-20251101-001 — TC-004 — Pass — Exit ungates; camera pan right;
seamless walk-in; HUD/controls intact
• RUN-20251101-002 — TC-007 — Pass — Game Over: single prompt “X Load
Checkpoint”; loads last checkpoint in ~3s (3/3)
• RUN-20251101-003 — TC-002 — Pass — Short level; no freezes/input lag; perf
steady; behavior matches prior TC-008 runs
• RUN-20251101-004 — TC-008 — Fail — Keyboard Enter opens Join In; controller
input dead on Join In and Pause; Esc/Enter restore

Observation session. Capture first-minute
flow and pause-to-control for Battletoads;
compare against one same-dev title
(Illusion Island, video reference) and one
genre peer (TMNT); note next tests.

Inputs/Env: XInput controller + keyboard
(solo); default graphics; 1080p@144Hz.

Games covered: Battletoads;
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge; Disney
Illusion Island (video reference).

Flows: Title→New Game/Continue →
First control (Battletoads); Title→ Start
→ First control (TMNT); Title→Play →
First control (Illusion Island).

Behaviour: Pause→Back to gameplay
(immediate control / unintended actions).

UI: HUD readability during combat
(health/special/combo/score visibility).

Evidence: timestamp notes; 1–2 short
clips/screens per game.

Save states: fresh boot and existing
save (Battletoads).

Battletoads — Title→New Game: 4 presses to first control (0:07→1:12).
Title→Continue: 4 presses; intro skipped (0:01→0:20). Pause→Back:
immediate control, no unintended actions (0:04→0:13). HUD: info spread to
corners; hard to track health/rank/combo during fights (not improved on 27"
fullscreen; no UI scale).

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge — Title→Start: 6 presses to first control
(0:01→3:55). Pause→Back: immediate control, no unintended actions
(0:06→0:16). HUD: small, unlabelled blue/green bars; score pop-ups can
obstruct.

Illusion Island (video reference) — Title→Play: 13 presses to first control
(0:09→3:11). Onboarding: first jump prompt appears exactly at control (3:11).
Pause→Back: not observed in source video.

Takeaway — Same-Genre: Battletoads is faster to first control (4 vs 6); both
resume cleanly; HUD readability risks differ.

Takeaway — Same-Dev: Illusion Island has higher start friction (13 presses) but
shows just-in-time onboarding at control; Pause→Back TBD (video did not show).