The Speedrunning Thread

[AlexDest]

Got a really good improvement on a 100 egg speedrun in Spyro 3: YotD.
http://www.twitch.tv/alexdest/c/3705480

Still got a good amount of time to make up though.

[igotrhythm]

Added. Grats on the PB.

[Dynam0]

Originally Posted by AlexDest

Got a really good improvement on a 100 egg speedrun in Spyro 3: YotD.
http://www.twitch.tv/alexdest/c/3705480

Still got a good amount of time to make up though.

You should set up your account with SRL so I can catch your streams! It's how I know when dudes like YoshL, dbx, and Grokken stream :>

[qqwref]

2stop just WRECKED the Yoshi's Island 100% WR! 2:37:33, took it from Japan

[Wafles]

Originally Posted by Dynam0

You should set up your account with SRL so I can catch your streams! It's how I know when dudes like YoshL, dbx, and Grokken stream :>

Getting set up on SRL just means doing lots of races at the moment, which is something not everyone likes doing (for me races were incredibly tedious and irritating to set up).

SRL isn't the be-all end-all to speedrunning streams, and actually its a little unfortunate that anyone who wants their speedrun stream to eventually get recognized has to do an arbitrary number of "races" first. I kind of wonder if they'll ever get around to improving the site like they promised by adding new ways to get listed and that whole leaderboard thing...

[DarkbearX]

Originally Posted by Wafles

(for me races were incredibly tedious and irritating to set up).

but races are simply no reset runs and what do you mean it's irritating to set up that doesn't make any sense set up is nonexistent lol. .enter .ready .done

[remedy1502]

Improved my THPS any% WR tonight. Almost went to bed before this. Almost. Gonna try and get sub 5 during reading week.

Youtube link has been glitching out, sometimes showing no video. Oh well.

[YoshL]

Originally Posted by Dynam0

You should set up your account with SRL so I can catch your streams! It's how I know when dudes like YoshL, dbx, and Grokken stream :>

i haven't streamed in forever...too much school

[Wafles]

Originally Posted by DarkbearX

but races are simply no reset runs and what do you mean it's irritating to set up that doesn't make any sense set up is nonexistent lol. .enter .ready .done

No reset runs aren't fun to me. I like grinding IL's and doing actual attempts.
Finding someone to race sometimes sucks too

[AlexDest]

Originally Posted by Dynam0

You should set up your account with SRL so I can catch your streams! It's how I know when dudes like YoshL, dbx, and Grokken stream :>

I'd have to do races to get my stream featured on the front page.

I always notify in the FFR Live Stream thread that I'm streaming, check there.

[Dynam0]

Alright, I'll have to check that thread more often then!

I agree it's a silly mentality to solely use SRL for catching speedruns but other than following a shit-ton of streamers and getting notifications out my ass, I really don't know any alternatives for being informed on a general level for who is streaming.

[tosh]

I just end up following people and check my follow page on twitch. First result that shows up when I type in the letter t into my address bar.

Edit: Forgot about the notifications thing since I used a throwaway email address for my twitch account lol.

[Wafles]

Originally Posted by Dynam0

Alright, I'll have to check that thread more often then!

I agree it's a silly mentality to solely use SRL for catching speedruns but other than following a shit-ton of streamers and getting notifications out my ass, I really don't know any alternatives for being informed on a general level for who is streaming.

http://pksage.com/speedruns/

You can use this site, this list polls from all of twitch from people with certain terms in their broadcast title. The terms are:
"speedrun"
"speed run"
"any attempt" (Twitch's API ignores percent signs, even when encoded)
"wr attempt"
"100 attempt"
"pb attempt"
" rta"

Its a cool site, though a bit of an eyesore.

[AlexDest]

Bumped down my PB to 1:13:08.

http://www.twitch.tv/alexdest/c/3711666

[shenjoku]

FINALLY got a working SNES controller so I'm getting back to Super Metroid. My current goal is to finish a 100% run. The farthest I've gotten is beating Phantoon, so I still have quite a ways to go (and that's with lots of save states to retry a lot of the difficult tricks).

The Kraid quick kill is the one trick that keeps screwing me over where I have to keep save stating until I get it I just can't figure out the timing to get it consistently. Anyone on here run Super Metroid that has any tips for making it more consistent? How do you know when to start the first jump? I just randomly guess until I happen to get it right since I can't figure out any visual or sound cues for it.

[FFR Pro 21]

I feel like this one is post-worthy: sub-20 (in-game time) on Challenge mode Intense difficulty.

EDIT: Started to move on to another game. I wonder if there are any Tetris fans on FFR?

[AlexDest]

Recently got 2:16:14 in a Spyro the Dragon 120% run, which is pretty decent I think.

http://www.twitch.tv/alexdest/c/3749312

[shenjoku]

Never mind about all the Kraid stuff. Drilled the crap out of him and mostly got it figured out now :P Slowly working my way to actually completing a run but there are still so many difficult tricks to learn...fun times!

[DarkbearX]

Originally Posted by Dynam0

I agree it's a silly mentality to solely use SRL for catching speedruns but other than following a shit-ton of streamers and getting notifications out my ass, I really don't know any alternatives for being informed on a general level for who is streaming.

You can choose which streamers you want twitch to notify you about.

also protip shenjoku you probably shouldn't drill anything if you don't have the route down. Best to complete the game first and go from there. Playing through the game is great as you naturally get better at movement which is most important, drilling specific tricks isn't important and ultimately become easier later on anyway.

[rajnesshtwr]

These are effective links.