The Speedrunning Thread - Page 22

Wafles · 01-9-2014, 08:11 PM

Really cliche but this run is one of the most interesting out there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7IINwTFVw

Not because the run is extraordinarily phenominal but the commentary he provides really provides a lot of insight as to how much this game has changed over the years.

**roundbox** · 01-9-2014, 08:20 PM

all this time and I didn't know you were dbx what the hell

also my body is ready for HL1

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I'm a bit iffy with how it'll look with 4-player split-screen and the live-feed altogether...hopefully it won't be hard to see what's going on.

pulled straight from Minion's twitter

**Charu** · 01-9-2014, 09:00 PM

Uuuuuugh, this Starcraft run is boring. Maybe it's just because I'm not really in to those RTS games, haha.

At least some Valve games are next. Those are interesting to watch, dohoho.

darklordsarumon9 · 01-9-2014, 09:00 PM

**Charu** · 01-9-2014, 09:03 PM

That gif is glorious. Definitely a marathon highlight that won't be forgotten.

**shenjoku** · 01-9-2014, 09:20 PM

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Also let's predict results of the SM Any% race

1. Zoast - 44:59 (seriously he can do casual 44's now)
2. Ivan - 45:16
3. Krauser - 45:35
4. Garrison - 46:00

That's if nothing ridiculous happens like dying to Draygon or something...dbx please drop knowledge

I'm rooting for Zoast just because he's the only runner I've seen in the other marathons and because he's fucking amazing at SM.

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Uuuuuugh, this Starcraft run is boring. Maybe it's just because I'm not really in to those RTS games, haha.

I'm rather surprised they decided to add SCII to the lineup. Doesn't seem like a good game to speedrun just in general, let alone when trying to entertain tens of thousands of people live.

**roundbox** · 01-9-2014, 09:22 PM

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I'm rather surprised they decided to add SCII to the lineup. Doesn't seem like a good game to speedrun just in general, let alone when trying to entertain tens of thousands of people live.

TeamLiquid is usually a huge donor, and this is the time they plug a gigantic donation. Other than financial incentive, this is not a very entertaining speedgame.

**Reincarnate** · 01-9-2014, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wafles

Really cliche but this run is one of the most interesting out there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7IINwTFVw

Not because the run is extraordinarily phenominal but the commentary he provides really provides a lot of insight as to how much this game has changed over the years.

It's amazing how he's telling this very involved story and all the while pulling off these crazy glitches like it's nothing

**m0de** · 01-9-2014, 09:23 PM

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You guys have links to any of your favorite alltime runs?

This got bottom paged, and I'm just getting into speed running (better late than never) so I'm interested in seeing some more links/suggestions~

**Charu** · 01-9-2014, 09:27 PM

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It's amazing how he's telling this very involved story and all the while pulling off these crazy glitches like it's nothing

Yeah, that's Cosmo. He's a really good commentator with speedrunning in general. He can explain a trick, and mess on it, but still maintain his explanation without getting too angry.

I think in a previous marathon, someone ran Metroid Fusion and the commentary was amazing. He explained EVERYTHING that he was doing. It was the most entertaining run in that marathon. Shame I don't know the person's name or what marathon it was in.

**roundbox** · 01-9-2014, 09:28 PM

http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchi...38?t=09h54m50s

Zoasty's 100% from SGDQ 2013 is a super amazing run for a marathon, and very entertaining. SnappyZ

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I think in a previous marathon, someone ran Metroid Fusion and the commentary was amazing. He explained EVERYTHING that he was doing. It was the most entertaining run in that marathon. Shame I don't know the person's name or what marathon it was in.

Kirbymastah SGDQ 2013?
http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchi...74?t=07h18m10s
http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda/b/436861435
http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda/b/436874100
http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda/b/436899451

**Reincarnate** · 01-9-2014, 09:29 PM

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Yeah, that's Cosmo. He's a really good commentator with speedrunning in general. He can explain a trick, and mess on it, but still maintain his explanation without getting too angry.

WHAT THE FUCK that warp trick, holy shit

I would love to see how they figured that one out

nvm he explained it, jesus. That is the coolest glitch I think I've ever seen. Lots of logic underneath that one.

**shenjoku** · 01-9-2014, 09:34 PM

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WHAT THE FUCK that warp trick, holy shit

I would love to see how they figured that one out

nvm he explained it, jesus. That is the coolest glitch I think I've ever seen. Lots of logic underneath that one.

Cosmo is without a doubt my favorite person to watch. You should check out his Wind Waker runs if you have like 4+ hours to spare. Or watch his live run during the marathon Saturday.

**Charu** · 01-9-2014, 09:34 PM

Lots of free time and boredom probably, haha.

It's like how people find the most random stuff in Super Mario World.

I mean, who in the world comes UP with this?

I posted this earlier in the thread, but you seem interested in this, so there you go.

**Reincarnate** · 01-9-2014, 09:37 PM

He's... beating Ganon with a Deku stick

I gotta watch all these other vids, I feel like I've been missing out on some serious gaming history or something.

**DarkbearX** · 01-9-2014, 09:46 PM

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Lots of free time and boredom probably, haha.

I think hobby is the word you're looking for.

as far as favorite (marathon?) runs roundbox posted an incredibly impressive SM 100% run. At that time it was the second best time in the world aside from the WR, which was (and still is) held by him. Pair that with Jadin's LTTP run and that was probably my favorite part of SGDQ2013.

AGDQ2013's Pocky & Rocky by PJ and mr. k stands out. There are probably some really cool highlights I can't think of because there are a lot of great marathon runs.

Oh and yeah Cosmo is pretty popular bc of his in depth commentary. Looking forward to him redeeming Wind Waker. :>

**hi19hi19** · 01-9-2014, 09:49 PM

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He's... beating Ganon with a Deku stick

The truly amusing part, of course, being that the Deku Stick is actually the most effective weapon in the game against Ganon.

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I gotta watch all these other vids, I feel like I've been missing out on some serious gaming history or something.

LOTS of history in the most popular games. Even the less popular games have really interesting optimization histories most of the time.

If there's one that really stands out, aside from Ocarina of Time, it is Super Mario 64. Watching SM64 go from 16 star to 1-star to 0-star is epic speedrunning history. Definitely take a look into all the different SM64 categories and the origins of the BLJ trick.
In the words of TASvideos, "At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker."

**Charu** · 01-9-2014, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkbearX

I think hobby is the word you're looking for.

Maybe, I like it the way I said it, lol.

**Dynam0** · 01-9-2014, 10:11 PM

He's hooked

Speedgaming is super neat when you actually see how glitches are done and why they happen. I remember my friends and I used to religiously avoid item duping in Pokemon Red/Blue because it was "cheap"...and at the time it made no sense at all but someone at school read up on it in a magazine or something in 5th grade. Most glitches are pretty difficult to execute anyways and still allow runs to be interesting (except the observation glitch in ALttP or something).

Good entertaining runs that I can remember off the top of my head:

Wind Waker in 4:44.40 at AGDQ 2013 by Cosmo -

Super Mario 64: 120 Stars in 1:47.48 at AGDQ 2013 by Siglemic -

Super Mario World in 10:37 at AGDQ 2013 by dram -

Super Monkey Ball (Expert) in 22:35 at AGDQ 2013 by Miles -

and runs that I thought were pretty sick at this AGDQ so far:

Megaman 2 in 30:05 by cyghfer - http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchi...23053?t=24h33m
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Alucard) in 17:53 by romscout - http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchi...1459?t=9h0m25s

**Charu** · 01-9-2014, 10:31 PM

He's almost done, yeah!

01-9-2014, 08:11 PM	#421
Wafles FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,988	Re: The Speedrunning Thread Really cliche but this run is one of the most interesting out there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7IINwTFVw Not because the run is extraordinarily phenominal but the commentary he provides really provides a lot of insight as to how much this game has changed over the years. __________________ http://smleaderboards.net/profile/view/Wafles

01-9-2014, 09:37 PM	#435
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: The Speedrunning Thread He's... beating Ganon with a Deku stick I gotta watch all these other vids, I feel like I've been missing out on some serious gaming history or something. Last edited by Reincarnate; 01-9-2014 at 09:39 PM..

01-9-2014, 10:11 PM	#439
Dynam0 The Dominator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Bay, ON Age: 35 Posts: 8,987	Re: The Speedrunning Thread He's hooked Speedgaming is super neat when you actually see how glitches are done and why they happen. I remember my friends and I used to religiously avoid item duping in Pokemon Red/Blue because it was "cheap"...and at the time it made no sense at all but someone at school read up on it in a magazine or something in 5th grade. Most glitches are pretty difficult to execute anyways and still allow runs to be interesting (except the observation glitch in ALttP or something). Good entertaining runs that I can remember off the top of my head: Wind Waker in 4:44.40 at AGDQ 2013 by Cosmo - Super Mario 64: 120 Stars in 1:47.48 at AGDQ 2013 by Siglemic - Super Mario World in 10:37 at AGDQ 2013 by dram - Super Monkey Ball (Expert) in 22:35 at AGDQ 2013 by Miles - and runs that I thought were pretty sick at this AGDQ so far: Megaman 2 in 30:05 by cyghfer - http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchi...23053?t=24h33m Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Alucard) in 17:53 by romscout - http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchi...1459?t=9h0m25s

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