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Rhythm Platformer
0:25:00
Decent platformer where obstacles and the map changes based on the soundtrack.
From the Steam store page:
"140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack."
I currently don't have a VoD of this run, so I'm linking the current WR for a video.
1001 spikes
all skulls
0:22:00
speedy speed boy
Advance Wars
glitchless
1:05:00
This run skips the bonus missions, making the latter half of the game more difficult. There are a few on-the-fly decisions that need to be made. Regardless, it's a mostly consistent run.
the glitched run makes the enemy instantly forfeit, which is funny at first. Then you realize it's gonna go on for 15 more minutes
Aero The Acrobat
any%
0:45:00
booty bat
Age of Empires
IL Showcase
1:30:00
Classic RTS game where you actually need to be good at the game to succeed in a speedrun, because following a fixed route ain't gonna work out for you. I'd say pick between this or AoE2, instead of neither or both. The run would be similar to the one at ESA. It would be me doing various ILs in the game instead of one full campaign in particular. Video will be of a campaign though cause the ESA video isn't up.
Age of Empires II
IL Showcase
1:30:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Zz69cxgbs
Animal Crossing
All Debts
0:45:00
Something of a silly run, but interesting nonetheless. Combining two major tricks, the "walk on table" glitch and an item duplication glitch, we duplicate as many spring/autumn medals as necessary to pay off the player's full debt (final house expansion) as fast as possible. Timer starts upon pressing start on the title screen, and ends when the player-character fist-pumps the final time outside the post office.
Animal Crossing
All Debts
0:50:00
Animal Crossing is essentially a life(debt) simulator in which a greedy raccoon attempts to milk you for all your money. We help him out by using a combination of glitches to clone a specific item to sell to him over and over again to pay off all our debts. We then get a gold statue made for us in honor of our god-like powers.
Animorphs
Any%
0:43:00
A fun, Pokemon-like RPG game that was first confirmed to be beaten by anyone at SGDQ 2015. This game has the best opening mission of any video game out there! Present many back-up strategies to use to help get through the game with minimal game overs.
Ape Escape
Any%
1:00:00
ps1 classic based around catching a bunch of monkeys as fast as possible. the speedrun contains heavy gadget usage and sequence-breaking using the boost hoop and an infinite jump glitch with the slingshot. fun watch. i'll be improving this one too soon.
Ape Escape 2
beat the game
1:00:00
You're a dumb kid who gets owned by monkeys on the daily. You screw up and release a bunch of apes from the zoo, so professor oak gives you a bunch of gadgets to fix it. Use a hula hoop to go fast, a slingshot to fly, and pack of ice for when you get burned.
Aquaria
any%
1:25:00
Aquaria is an underwater metroidvania. Naija innately has a speedboost that refreshes when she clings to walls, allowing for very quick movement through the overworld and dungeons. Combining these with speed soups makes Naija move at warp speed. Also, you can pick up the 420 mushroom and make LSD soup to unlock the rainbow ending.
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Rebirth
1:30:00
http://www.twitch.tv/iongravirei/c/6823032
Asura's Wrath
Easy NG
2:10:00
Very bizarre playable anime. Extremely over the top. Lots of cutscene skip that unfortunately causes an audible buzz every time the button to skip a cutscene in pressed before you can actually skip the cutscene. However, aside from that, an amazing run.
Axiom Verge
Any%
0:45:00
This game is what a modern Metroid successor should be. Sequence breaking, quick kills and awesome movement tech are what makes this game amazing. Save warping is used in this category.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Any%
2:20:00
Everyone’s favorite banjo game. The ability to utilize custom premade blueprints sets it apart from most speedruns. Collecting parts for vehicles using glitches such as trolley hover (1:03:25) and laser fence grab (20:30) allow you to get the best items as early as possible. Also, the game’s wonky physics can be exploited to clear missions by thinking outside the box (like spring bounce (1:41:00))
Banjo-Tooie
Low%
1:05:00
Low% in this game is similar to the Any% run seen at SGDQ 2015 in length, but what is skipped for the sake of minimalism adds difficulty and makes it stand out. A couple of great workarounds used to skip some of the moves include using Beak Bomb to kill flies instead of Egg Aim (11:40) and clockwork clipping through a door to set up the DCW (44:40).
Barney's Hide & Seek Game
co-op any% no controller
0:09:19
Barney's Hide and Seek Game
any%
0:04:28
Jumping on a platforms can save a few frames, it adds up.
turtles go fast and you can ride them
Bastion
NG Any%
0:18:30
A̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶o̶l̶l̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶o̶b̶j̶e̶c̶t̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶t̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶ea̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶n̶d̶.̶ An isometric action game where you collect powerful objects twice for each one to skip a ton of the game, and that has a narrator dude. It has loads of clips in the speedrun... Watch the video, it can explain a lot better than I can.
BattleTanx: Global Assault
any%
0:30:00
drive tanx kill tanx
BattleTanx: Global Assault
any%
0:30:00
Use tanx of different sizes, strengths and special abilities to destroy other tanx and rescue prisoners. Exploiting the Neutral Reset on the fly enables 50%+ increase in speed, and powerups bring variety to combat. Squeeze through minefields, dodge turrets, shoot through walls, clip into the ground and fly.
Beavis and Butt-head
any%
0:25:00
a platformer
Beethoven's 2nd
any%
0:06:00
2d quake
Berenstain Bears: Camping Adventures
Any% Easy
0:10:00
The Berenstain bears go on a magical camping adventure. Short meme run, WR relies on getting a completely random glitch that causes the last level to never load and the credits to roll instead.
Bomberman 64
Any% Normal
0:28:00
N64 classic about blowing stuff up. Featuring 5 sec mini boss fights, "bomb ladders" used to skip quite a few sections of the game, and a glitch used once called ghost walking which allows you to skip cutscenes.
Bomberman Hero
JP Any%
0:55:00
3D platformer. Blows SM64 the fuck out. Guaranteed not to bomb because even my worst runs have been sub 55. Tight movement and explosive action
Bram Stoker's Dracula (GEN)
Any%, Normal Mode
0:20:00
The trolliest, raddest thing ever ran. Truly a memegame
Brave Fencer Musashi
Any%
3:00:00
Classic action RPG made by Squaresoft, great glitches and good pacing through a fairly long run. A new route has been developed since my video run that could probably cut the estimate to 2:45:xx
Burnout 2
Championship
1:15:00
Really fast paced racing game, aim is to not crash at all and keep my burnout chain going so I'm flying around all the corners, also has slight luck in skipping certain races hoping I'm first in the tournaments.
Camera Obscura
any%
0:40:00
Using the camera, I create snapshots of surrounding platforms that temporarily move relative to me. With this, I will be going through 58 levels in more than half the fastest possible time the devs intended, using no glitches, only strats they didn't consider.
(I'll say here, I'm considering adding more submissions. They're easy, but good & popular speedgames that the none of the current runners seem interested in marathonning.)
Caster
Any %
0:20:00
An interesting game with fun movement, and ability to lower/raise ground with a gun (explosion). Not glitchy but a very fast paced game with unique game play.
Castlevania
Any%, Normal Mode
0:15:00
A very quick, highly optimized run. Plenty of frame perfect, or near frame perfect tricks, as well as little RNG things that can cost the runner minutes. A great run is considered to be about 12 minutes fast, but considering the things that can go wrong, 15 minutes is a safer estimate (as well as it fitting the schedule a bit better)
Castlevania (N64)
Carrie, Normal Mode
1:00:00
For the viewer this run looks easy. For the one speedrunning, it's anything but easy. Plenty of clips and skips that you'd expect from an N64 speedrun, but the real difficulty comes from how easy it is to die in this game. One death can cost several minutes, especially at later stages in the game. The video provided is my current PB, but I'll be destroying that time very soon.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Soma All Bosses
0:35:00
The final gba castlevania games features fast movement thanks to movement mechanics and an ability that allows you to move lightening fast. The run also shows off how broken Aria is with many many zips and out of bounds.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Soma Any% Hard
0:18:00
Soma skips things because of various programming oversights. No '0 HP glitch' because it isn't reliable and can't be attempted without adjusting the route.
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Henry
0:15:30
The short and sweet version of the Castlevania N64 Games. Henry is a quick paced, gun-slinging, kid saving run that involves a few interesting skips and some pretty in depth optimization. This category has only ever been featured in one other marathon (SGDQ 2014 by PvtCB) and has sense evolved enough to where this run has been shortened by over a min.
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Reinhardt
1:10:00
Possibly the most interesting run / character in CVLoD. Reinhardt features a similar run to it's CV64 counterpart with vastly different levels, a few different bosses and some key changes to it's routing due to new skips and different weapons: the godly axe and the lazer whip.
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Cornell
1:15:00
The main character of CVLoD. "Samples" levels from different characters and features a few new levels made just for his story. Just like Reinhardt, cornell has quite a few skips and tricks that make his run interesting and speedy.
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Henry, Easy Mode
0:20:00
The most gangster Castlevania run ever. Easy mode is faster for Henry, only reason to play on easy mode. The run is a quick look at drac's castle with some blat blat action. PAL is a little bit faster due to improved frame rate, but I only have NTSC
Cave Story
Best Ending
1:05:00
Japanese game that isn't an anime game.
Chameleon Twist 2
any%
0:40:00
A platformer that features heavy abuse of death warps and tricky tongue techniques. A fun, relatively short run.
Chameleon Twist 2
any%
0:36:00
it's a cool sunsoft platformer where you use your tongue a lot and collect stuff. theres lots of deathwarps and powerup rng is kinda fun or really shit. estimate is pretty safe this game isnt that hard.
Cool Spot
Any% Easy
0:15:46
You play as the 7up logo and become cool.
Crash Bandicoot Tiki Quest
Any%
1:20:00
A bad Crash fangame with some pretty fast movement tech and varied levels. There are a few glitches here and there but most of the run is optimizing your run ability that has horrible controls. The game is pretty unstable and can very VERY rarely crash on the longest boss fight in the run, so i will use safety saves here and there. Also, because failing a Crystal bonus room makes you re-do the level, the estimate is pretty generous and accounts for possible fuck-ups in the Crystal rooms.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Any% (No Item Glitch)
0:55:00
A lot of people think of Crash Bandicoot games as really straightforward, and thus won't make for good speedruns. In reality, the games actually have movement with a lot of depth, and tons of small tricks that add up throughout a run. Warped is the 3rd game in the series. The main movement technique in Warped is unique to any other Crash Bandicoot game (Neutral Slide Jump) and the game introduced lots of different level concepts previously unseen in the series. Another thing worth mentioning about this game is that it possesses virtually zero randomness, and the run is quite consistent.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Any% (No Item Glitch)
0:55:00
same as Kollin's description.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
105%
2:30:00
A very hard and exciting category. Though this has revisits other categories in this game don't have, through the addition of time trial relics, this creates some insane one cycles that span an entire visit to a level. The time trial relic is essentially a collectable you get on the second visit to each level earned by beating a specific set time through an in game timer, but you can save huge chunks of time collecting other gems in these revisits making the in game timer really tough to beat. In fact, just recently, two of these one cycles were proven to be possible, and shave 2 minutes off the run.
Crusader of Centy
Any%
0:50:00
wr is now 43 minutes, but I could still get bad luck on Roxie and Georama
Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions
any%
0:20:00
As of this form I've not completed a run of this game yet. I believe the 20 min estimate is appropriate but I'm unsure.
This is a cool platformer with weapon recoil and jetpack movement. Special weapon ammo management is important to make bosses go quick.
Dark Souls
Any%
1:05:00
Dark Souls is a brutal RPG known for its difficult, but fair, gameplay. The Any% run uses melee combat and a glitch called Moveswap which swaps the moveset of two weapons. The run also utilizes the Red Tearstone Ring which boosts damage while health is below 20% resulting in an exciting run.
Dark Souls
All Bosses
1:35:00
Dark Souls is a brutal RPG known for its difficult, but fair, gameplay. The All Bosses run combines powerful sorcery and Fall Control quit-outs to defeat all 26 bosses in just 90 minutes. The run also utilizes the Red Tearstone Ring which boosts damage while health is below 20% resulting in an exciting run.
Dark Souls 2
Any% Hexes
1:00:00
This was the Any% route used before current Any% that has the parry walking glitch. A very fun run that is a cool throwback to early dark souls 2 running, and has never been run in a marathon. This run uses the bino boosting glitch to run at a much higher speed through the game as well as very over powered hexes to kill bosses with very low risk of being killed in melee. No video at the moment but having a good video and lots of practice should be no issue given the 6 months between submissions and the marathon. Resubmitted with an example video for this route run by Distortion2
Decap Attack
Beat the Game
0:33:00
A fairly unique spooky Genesis platformer that prioritizes Newton's first law of thermodynamics-the preservation of momentum. It takes a little bit to build up speed in this, so making mistakes are costly in Chuck D. Head's quest to stop the evil Max D. Cap. The game has one of the best soundtracks for the Genesis.
Demon's Souls
any%
1:15:00
skip a couple bosses using cat ring glitch and use magic to kill bosses very easily.
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
Vergil NG Devil Hunter
1:30:00
Vergil is a beast and so am I. Tech everywhere and plenty of skips. Good lord is this a pretty speedrun
Diddy Kong Racing
100%
2:30:00
ill eat a donair live on stream for donations
Disney's Aladdin
any% (hard)
0:15:00
Have you ever played a game so much that you feel like you've ran out of replay value? Some people choose to come up with additional challenges, such as beating a game as fast as possible, scoring as many points as possible, or pushing a multiplayer game to its competitive limit. Disney's Aladdin for the Sega Genesis has no scoring system; it's not multiplayer. It is a single-player journey through an epic world. So, how fast can someone beat it?
Disney's Aladdin (SEGA)
All Levels / No Death Abuse
0:17:00
Throw apples and swing a scimitar at fat goons and suicidal skeletons while running through a side-scrolling platformer. Frequently exploiting Aladdin's "sliding stop" allows you to move faster than the normal running speed, as well as skip some areas with longer jumps. Well-timed attacks create invulnerability frames used to ignore some obstacles. This category completes the infamous Rug Ride level, rather than killing yourself to skip it.
Donkey Kong Country 2
Any%
0:45:00
My main speedgame, which is no longer on speedrun.com. My current pb is 42:13. This is a fun, short, action packed game with lots of wrong warps and scary jumps.
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
103%
2:15:00
The sequel to the critically-acclaimed Donkey Kong Country 2, and the speedrun remains just as exciting. 103% entails completing all stages, including the Lost World stages, and collecting all major pickups--DK Coins, Bonus Coins, and Banana Birds. The first two worlds are played in their entirety, unlike every other category in the game. There is a lot of 103-exclusive tech, and a lot of optimizations in the bonus stages themselves. All the hardest stages are at the end of the run, making for a nerve-wracking ending. I have experience running this game at past marathons, and can do full commentary while playing. Estimate is very conservative due to potential for multi-minute time losses in several places.
Donation incentives: File name (5 characters), 1P vs. 2P color scheme, MERRY (Christmas-themed bonus stages)
Donkey Kong Country Trilogy
All Stages / Any% / Any%
2:20:00
Run of all 3 classic DKC games back to back. The categories would be the main categories from all 3 games - All Stages from DKC, Any% from DKC2, and Any% from DKC3
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Any%
1:40:00
As the newest title in a series of reboots from Retro Studios, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze stays true to its platformer roots but brings stunning visuals, exciting, smooth and fast paced gameplay and an all new soundtrack from David Wise. The any% Run showcases all of the partner Kongs special abilities through a wide variety of carefully routed stages and challenges, and shows off some momentum exploits as well. Previously appeared at AGDQ 2015.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
100%
2:55:00
DKC: Tropical Freeze 100% expands heavily on any%. It utilized a different route in order to collect all the KONG letters and showcases all 63 levels in the game, still uses all the momentum exploits from any% and includes the notoriously difficult K Levels and World 7.
Doom 2: Hell on Earth
UV Max
2:00:00
PB Is 1:42 RTA (as of this submission, by may I'll probably be way fuckin faster), and most resetless runs are generally around 1:50, but 2:00 just to be as safe as possible.
Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II
Any%
2:30:00
Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku II is a very straight forward game that requires a lot of movement options as well as some rng factors, mostly due to starting stats with each character you use, the game is pretty quick despite the eta stated, once things get going it's an enjoyable ride from there.
Dragon Valor
beat the game
2:30:00
A 3D hack and slash where you backflip a lot and kill dragons. Takes place throughout five chapters of around 10 or so areas each, which is why it's fairly lengthy. Currently being fully routed, so estimate could drop like a rock.
Attached is an old run of the first chapter, to give you a feel for the run. I'll send an update when I finish a run.
The guy is a shitter and doesn't have the sick OST in the video so here's a good taste:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kSJD7ZGGI
Driver
Any% [PS1]
1:35:00
You are the wheelman. Not many speedrun strats and tons of cop RNG, but still a cool vidyagame.
Dustforce DX
any% all levels
0:45:00
Dustforce is a fast paced, technical momentum based platformer. With detailed physics, the run includes a number of different game mechanics and there's never downtime.
Dustforce DX
Any% All Levels
0:42:00
dustforce is a very technically demanding momentum based platformer. this category has been heavily optimized and rerouted in the last few months, to the point where the WR has dropped over a minute since september. the run is faster and flashier than ever, and has very little downtime making it a blast to watch.
possible race with metallama? he offered to commentate a long time ago but haven't really talked to him soooo
Dustforce DX
("Glitched" NG) All Levels
0:55:00
pretty silly category but shows off a really cool glitch found recently that allows us to access the difficults without 16 red keys. the category is a mix of any% all and SS all, removing many of the marathon unsafe levels of SS all while still showing many of the SS strats that are otherwise rarely seen in marathons. it is admittedly a questionable category (the glitch isnt fully explored and rules are still being figured out) but it shows a side of dustforce not often shown in marathons along with a neat glitch to set everything up.
Duty Calls
any%
0:05:00
I actually somewhat know speedstrats but all the ones are entirely luck.
This is a parody of Call of Duty, fairly obvious, you literally just spam jump to move fast. I don't have a video against because I don't know.
Earthbound
Any% Glitchless
5:20:00
The most popular category for Earthbound. Glitchless plays the game (mostly) as intended, and it is a difficult but exciting run because every run is different. Though the game is RNG heavy, the impact of RNG on the run is minimal due to a good runner knowing how to adapt to the RNG he gets. Knowing enemy movement on the overworld map is really important, and the runner must constantly make decisions on whether to de-spawn or stutter-step around enemies to avoid fights. Marathon route is safe compared to WR route but still fast.
Donation incentives: Names for Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo (5 characters each), the dog, favorite food, favorite thing (6 characters each), player name (up to 32 characters).
Ed, Edd 'n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
Any%
0:40:00
The Mis-Edventures is the Eds' first jump into 3D. The results were awkward, to say the least. TME is a fast paced 3D platformer game that casually is pretty bad, but manages to make a really entertaining and fast speedrun. There is a lot of movement tech involved, such as Batter-Edding as much as possible to move at top speeds, skillfully managing 3 characters at once, precise tricks and skips, critical timing for quickly switching Eds and activating their special abilities, all backed by an incredibly active and supportive community which just has broken this game open. A New Scam 5 skip has lowered Any% by about 5 minutes, and a ton of small strats have been implemented to speed up levels.
I am submitting GCN Any%, which is different than PC Any% for many reasons. GCN loses around 2 minutes to PC due to load times, and PC contains many risky and not-marathon-safe strats that simply aren't possible on GCN. My current GCN time is pretty decent, i'm good at the game and i have also recently gotten the All Scams WR, which could be a bonus incentive. Overall, this is the perfect example that bad game =/= bad speedrun.
EDGE
Any%
0:45:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP-8fyu7DB4
Eletale Monsters (Quest 64)
JP Any%
2:15:00
The JP version of Quest 64, contains the same OOB, but the cloning is harder due to a longer animation. Much much easier then the US version. Still quite interesting. (Also better in a Race, but still much more likely to finish a run then US, but not as interesting due to less spirits in cloning, so less OOB are viable)
Eletale Monsters (Quest 64)
JP all spirits
2:35:00
http://www.twitch.tv/bingchang/v/33113771
Eternal Darkness
any%
2:45:00
a great survival horror game for the nintendo gamecube, requires quick menuing and puzzle solving, I don't have a VOD of this game so I am including the VOD of the run from ESA 2014 to show how good this game can be as well as the possibility of improving the marathon showing
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Any%(Xel'otath)
3:00:00
Eternal Darkness is the first Mature rated title released by Nintendo on the Gamecube. It features Lovecraftian horror elements as well as adventure puzzle solving with a heavy emphasis on story. The any% run requires some sequence breaking using spells you're typically unaware of in a casual playthrough and infinite sprint.
Eternal Ring
any%
1:30:00
cast spells, watch cutscenes, smack an evil baby, wake up Lyla.
F-Zero GX
All Tracks TA
1:20:00
Goes through each of the tracks in Time Attack mode.
It's a really good speedgame.
F-Zero GX
Time Attack All Tracks (Max speed settings)
1:15:00
F-Zero GX is among the fastest racing games out there and it has a several techniques that need to be mastered to go fast. It's a tough game to speed run since your boost meter is also your shield. If you run out of it and hit the wall, retry. Situations where you can fall off the course are fairly common because of shift boosts. You have to retry if you fall off course.
For this category, you have to complete all 26 courses in Time Attack mode as quickly as possible, at 100% settings. Very difficult to get a fast clean run without something going horribly wrong, but can be mitigated by doing safe starts. That doesn't mean I'll be breezing through most of it. No video yet of this category since I have yet to pull off a decent run, and I am currently focused on individual level runs. Linked instead is my All Cups video run that has been submitted to speedrun.com, which goes through all 26 courses in GP mode, which has its own set of challenges
This could be turned into a race if other runners who play this game attends the event and want to take part.
F-Zero GX
26 Staff Ghosts 26 Machines
1:25:00
This is a more restrictive category where the goal is to beat all 26 staff ghosts, but you cannot use the same machine more than once. And custom machines are not allowed. This makes it challenging for even experienced F-Zero GX runners to complete, since about a third of the staff ghosts are very challenging to beat with an average performance F-Zero machine.
There is less risk of dying/falling off course since nearly all machines used in this run are slower and use less tech/inputs. But losing to the staff ghost is costly. Machine selection is very important. I could use a more optimized machine selection (by using the few very fast machines in courses where I can cut the most time), but then that would make beating some staff ghosts very difficult. Another challenge is adjusting to the different handling and boost timing of all 26 machines
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
any%, Selkie, NTSC-J
2:30:00
Honestly a pretty chill run, one glitch used called Infinite Gil Glitch (abbr. IGG). World Record holder is Neviutz: 2:03:10.
Will need either an NTSC-J Gamecube, or Softmodded Wii with region unlock. I can bring region free Wii if I'm attending.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
True Ending
30:10:00
Final Fantasy XII
any%
7:30:00
I'll be focusing a lot on this game in the coming months, so if there's time for it I'd love to run it. Current PB is shit because it literally took one attempt.
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Any% Easy (Transfers)
2:50:00
Strategy game of a popular franchise with a strong variety in strategy and a lot of detailed commentary to offer, especially in earlygame. Very fast menuing and cursor movement, including actual cursor tech to go fast. Generally a very safe marathon run (guaranteed to finish in a reasonable time) with some RNG to spice things up too. Video is my RPG Limit Break run, my PB is ~2:37:xx RTA (can be found on http://www.speedrun.com/ferd )
Flywrench
any% Normal Mode
0:35:00
Current WR holder in this category as well as in all ILs of the game. Flywrench is a precision platformer-like Focused on movement and preservation of momentum. By abusing the ability to bounce of walls we can minimize the time spent changing momentum allowing runners to fly through the game's levels at high speeds. The game also contains many cycle skips to speed up the late game. Overall a fast game with a lot of strats and very little downtime.
FM
yea
15:15:11
fortified zone
any%
0:13:30
Video is a marathon run with commentary its like 12 minutes watch it
Freedom Planet
Lilac
0:50:00
Featured as a race at SGDQ '15. I currently hold the record, and a lot (read: a LOT) of crazy new strategies have already been found since July, and likely many more will be found before May. It's a physics platformer like Sonic, but with an acrobatic moveset allowing for a lot of complex, flashy maneuvers to abuse the way momentum works. It's like if F-Zero and Sonic had a baby.
Garfield Kart
All Cups
0:15:00
Absolutely soulless Mario Kart rip off with tons of worse aspects but a few improved aspects relative to most kart racers. All cups requires playing every level, each with their own skips and varying levels of broken tricks. Bid war for 50cc, 100cc, or 150cc is possible (50cc is EASY, 100cc is NORMAL, 150cc is HARD). Else just 150cc for a good challenge
Garfield: Caught in the Act
any%
0:25:00
Fun platformer with a great soundtrack. Relatively Fast paced.
ghost sweeper mikami: joreishi wa nice body
any%
0:25:00
anime goes fast
Glover
any% All Levels
0:37:00
This run has become much more optimized since the last time it was run at a major marathon. I will soon be dedicating some time to regaining the world record, which is currently 29:08.
Glover
Any%
0:17:00
A shorter run. This was ran at MWSF 2015, and is a fairly safe and entertaining category. It involves going to the last world first, and then a boss rush broken up by clips and speed tricks.
God Hand
Easy NG+, Easy NG+ KMS, Hard NG or Hard NG+
3:00:00
Est above is for Hard NG as it is the longest. Others would be:
Easy NG+ 1:10:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR-OWKdkUUQ
Easy NG+ KMS 1:35:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbx8lP3uok4
Hard NG+ 1:45:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ91oocceAA
Golden Axe (Arcade)
Tyris, Hardest
0:09:00
Archaic, loveable, Sega beat em up. AI is very predictable and controllable. Run mostly consists of setting up down stabs or riding the beasts. Tyris is used for level 5-6 magic. Ran on wii version, which eliminates RNG(not much to begin with).
Golden Axe II
Tyris, Hard
0:19:00
Similar to the original Golden Axe, run still focuses on down stabs and riding beasts, but with faster mechanics and even stupider, self-sabotaging AI. PC version just to avoid using the genesis controller.
Goof Troop
Any%
0:30:00
Over the top action-adventure game based off of popular TV series. Five levels that involve solving difficult puzzles and using different items to progress. Involves really precise movement and great execution to defeat enemies and bosses. Run can be done with Goofy or Max.
Gothic
any%
0:25:00
An afamed RPG broken very similar to the Morrowind run.
You skip into the final dungeon and have to do various NPC manipulative tricks to kill 5 shamans, and then abuse save and load for various other things. Has some hot platforming along with usage of bugs that allow flying and clipping into the ground.
Game is pretty hard and dying means a run over if you don't save at all.
(btw video i don't believe is my most recent time)
Gran Turismo
any%
2:30:00
This run is basically just doing challenges/races in a certain order to get to the credits. The reason why I think it should be in a marathon is because a major part of the route involves getting all gold medals in a very difficult set of time trials, which would add some suspense before I choke and go 3 hours over estimate :^). Also, WR is 1:36:40 so it's one of those "hey, lets learn a run in 2 months for a marathon" submissions.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Any%
6:10:00
Very lengthy game, with lots of stupid RNG, but straight forward.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
100%
7:15:00
Vice City 100%, where you actually get to play the fun parts of the game unlike in Any%. There are many more tricks you can use in 100% with the replay system, and a lot more improvisation is required to get what you want in this category. Despite its length, there aren't really any long boring parts except for Taxi Driver and perhaps Paramedic (which total to about 1h10m alone), but it shows off the best of what GTA has to offer.
GTA IV TBOGT
any%
2:20:00
The last of the GTA IV episodes. This episode takes you in the role of Luis Lopez. In the speedrun we gotta make sure Luis is getting all the headshots, teleporting people, killing himself and is a good driver. Theres lots of neat tricks done in this run and most of this is execution and there is little RNG.
GTA: Vice City
any%
1:10:00
We follow the adventures of Tommy Vercetti as he bends the laws of space and time to his whim. This run (especially this category) is very glitch heavy, making what people consider to be an 8-15 hour game this length. Other than that, it's what you expect from a GTA game; shooting lots of gangsters and stealing cars. But this time it's done in a quick and efficient manner (Y). However, there's plenty of other people who are considering going to this marathon and are better at this game then I am. So pick them instead if they do decide to attend
Gunman Clive
Any% Clive
0:20:00
Short and chill Mega Man inspired indie game. Not a lot of glitches, just really optimized movement.
Half-Life
any%
1:15:00
Greetings from Germany! I just finished learning this game, let me run it pls
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games
Any%
0:25:00
Unlike the previous games in the series, this one revolves around completing difficult sub-games back to back in an extremely fast paced run.
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak
Any%
1:30:00
The sequel to the most skill based speedgame! Slightly longer but has more variety in character interactions.
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!
Any%
0:50:00
The most skill based game as it revolves primarily around menuing.
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
Any%
2:15:00
A lesser known game of the series as it was never released outside of Japan and Europe, it goes back to being a primarily menu based game. However, several mini games are included to make for a run that has the potential for a lot of variety!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PC
any%
0:55:00
The second Harry Potter game on PC - a fast paced wizard sim with cutscene skips . As opposed to Harry Potter 1's broken-ness and glitches, this gameplay is more refined with better skips but surprisingly worse physics lmao. This game moves much faster, is more optimized (my time is half a second off of record), and makes an amazing speedgame
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince PC
any%
2:45:00
The sixth Harry Potter game - the atmosphere is beautiful and the characters and their chemistry is great. This game is quite long and not as broken as the first two.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PC
any%
1:28:00
The first Harry Potter game on PC - a wizard sim filled with physics breaking, superjumps, and PLENTY of glitches-er I mean magic; such as canceling cutscenes with one click or jumping once to skip a boss fight. The gameplay is surprisingly tight and is well optimized
Heavy Rain
any%
4:00:00
heavy rain is a fun although somewhat silly speedrun with lots of sequence breaking and hindering the characters resulting in getting one of the worst endings possible.
Hotline Miami
NG+ All Levels
0:27:00
Top down fuck em up, willing to race it against anyone else who runs it and shows up
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
NG Any%
0:45:00
The worse Hotline. A lot more atmosphere than HM1 but slower gameplay. Donation incentives to race various custom made levels in the Hotline level editor instead of the actual game. Maybe both
iZBOT
Any%
0:15:00
Fast paced platformer that is similar to super meat boy with double jumps. There is a surprising amount of speed tech in such a short game and the quick kills on the bosses are fun to watch.
Jet Force Gemini
any%
3:45:00
A long, but fast-paced run that clears hordes of enemies incredibly quickly and with a variety of weapons. The run plays the game mostly as the developers intended with only one significant sequence break. It makes for an entertaining run to watch because it showcases how the mechanics, controls, and individual area strategies can push the pace of the game to its limit.
Jet Force Gemini
100%
4:25:00
This category showcases all of the weapons and mini-games that aren't explored in the any% run. Expert medals on all of the Floyd (helicopter) missions is required, as well as record times on 2 top-down arcade racers. Determining the route for 100% was a very complicated process because many of the upgrade pick-ups require weapons to be unlocked. The current route very seldom backtracks, so explaining the route as it's played could make for especially interesting commentary.
Jet Set Radio Future
Any%
2:08:59
JSRF is part of the Jet Set Radio series of games and can be thought of as a reboot or a modern take on Jet Grind Radio for the Dreamcast. JSRF has many glitches and skips which have optimized the route and made it more of a fast paced and fun game to speedrun.
Johnny Bazookatone
Any%
0:19:00
Johnny Bazookatone is a platformer that was panned for its difficulty and lack of direction. I thought it was neat as you shoot demons with a guitar-gun and fight El Diablo to get your pink, anthropomorphic guitar Anita back. The run is a fun jump, hover, and shoot-fest in levels like a graveyard, kitchen, and ventilation shaft.
JumpJet Rex
Adventure Normal
0:20:00
Dustforce but with a dinosaur with rocket boots. It's a good speedgame
Kero Blaster
any%
0:28:41
Play as a cute frog and lmao around. an update came out since this video that lets you skip cutscenes which saves like 5 minutes. But as of now, this video is the best showcase of skill in the game.
Kero Blaster
zangyou
0:50:00
kero's hard mode. not yet routed so no video, which i know means it won't be accepted but hey i can hope ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Killer is Dead
Any%
1:50:00
Slash through everyone and everything as Monda Zappa (who was going to be named a smith)
A great hack and slash game with some fun bosses to boot.
Killer7
Killer8
3:40:00
Mind fuck of a game. 7 characters each with unique speed strats. some cutscenes are pretty fun to watch. long game though.
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX
Beginner
3:00:00
The fastest category in the game. Lots of interesting strats make this game fun to watch and much faster than the higher difficulty categories. After the big success the game was at AGDQ people would love to see the other categories the game has.
Kirby Air Ride
Top Ride 100 Checkboxes
0:35:00
Showcases the Top Ride portion of Air Ride. Quickest and less RNG modes in terms of speedrunning. 100 Checkboxes is essentially the any% of each mode. Recent strats involve using 4 controllers to get some boxes more quickly, as well as constantly switching off controllers depending on the situation you're in.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby 100%
0:50:00
Kirby breaks switches and kills Nightmare.
any% is ~5 minutes shorter with slightly less variety in gameplay mechanics used.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Metaknight 100%
0:37:00
Meta Knight breaks switches and kills DeDeDe.
any% is slightly faster but much more difficult.
Kirby's Dream Land
Extra Mode
0:15:00
This mode of Kirby's Dream land is the legitimate hard mode that kirby games need.
Knytt Stories
The Machine 100%
0:20:00
Knytt Stories is a level creation software program that comes with one level bundled with it. This speedrun is of that level. It features fast movement tech and sequence breaks.
League of Legends
destroy the nexus
0:07:00
if this run doesn't get in the marathon we will have some major issues imo tbh js... really technical run with lots of apm, and tpm (thoughts per minute). once in a lifetime run imo tbh
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
Any%
1:20:00
Optimal movement, staying alive, and a couple glitches. That's all there us to the run really, a lot of people like it though.
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Co-op any%
2:40:00
Run will be with Ckarl_Bobadine and KN4life. War in the north is a fast pace rpg hack and slash. We start the run by infinitely selling an item to give us as much money as we need for good equipment. Outside of that it is completing the levels as fast as possible and making the bosses look like pussies (they dont stay alive for long). It is a great run and a glitchy mess
Luigi's Mansion
Any% No OOB
1:08:00
Luigi's Mansion is a straight forward speedrun, there are a few exploits involved into the game, but not too many glitches, and mostly execution based maneuvers to get through the game, quickly as well. The game can be beaten in one hour on averag