====================SUMMER GAMES DONE QUICK 2019===================== ===========Raising $3,039,596 for Doctors Without Borders============ ===========================June 23-30, 2019========================== -------------------------------SUNDAY-------------------------------- Spyro Reignited Trilogy: Spyro the Dragon (PS4 - Toys for Bob 2018) any% by ChrisLBC [2RH] host Nichole Goodnight, couch SwordOfSeals, CaiteLady, dayomaan7 as Spyro 48m19s (est 1h00m, wr 55m56s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube Y9sZJWcbnXk Review: A solid start to the marathon. A much more precise run than previous Spyro runs I've seen, and much faster-paced than most collectathon platformers. Couch did a good job explaining things (or at least prompting ChrisLBC to explain things), and had some decent banter too. Portal 2 (PC - Valve 2011) Single Player, Inbounds by Can't Even [WRH] host Nichole Goodnight, couch alexh0w, BSSDRVN, ConnorAce 1h04m29s (est 1h15m, wr 59m52s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube Q2y0j3Ex6lA+7 Review: A good technical run. Lots of small optimizations and minor glitches. Be careful if you get motion-sickness, though, the movement in this run can be nauseating. Or maybe it was just me. TMNT III: The Manhattan Project (NES - Konami 1991) any% co-op by PJ, Mecha Richter host LLK, couch Murphagator!, Klaige 35m39s (est 40m, wr 47m17s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube CqFTaqt6W5U+18 Review: A really hard game to begin with, using a very risky strat. A rather massive glitch helps, but it's still a dangerous run. It does get a bit repetitive, even in just half an hour. NM: Speedrun.com might not be authoritative for this record? Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - Nintendo EAD 1988) All Stages by coolkid [WRH] host The_Kov, couch BJW [3RH] 23m21s (est 25m, wr 21m33s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube hGTLfo3f2VI+10 Review: A decent run of an oft-overlooked Mario game. Mostly just good gameplay, same as an SMB1 run, but a different set of tech and glitches. Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES - Rare 1995) any% all stages by MikeKanis [2RH] host The_Kov, couch DemonSmallz, Mrzerathemant, GreenMixtape, CountGooby 51m15s (est 54m, wr 49m30s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube dxds1-zTxmI+6 Review: A pretty amazing run towards the end - Mike saw he was ahead of estimate, and just went for every crazy strat. Got them all. Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (GBA - HAL Laboratory 2002) any% by Mr_Shasta [2RH] host Edobean, couch LaurieDBunnykins, jayhawkey, swordsmankirby 40m02s (est 45m, wr 38m20s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube az--H4NsYu0+8 Review: A decent run, more or less glitchless if that's what you're looking for. Sonic Generations (PC - Sonic Team 2011) any% by thebluemania [WRH] host Edobean, couch CriticalCyd, Talon2461, Sukimos 56m03s (est 1h00m, wr 52m20s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube LceBZiG2Eio+16 Review: A bit sloppy, in places, but a decent run. More of a fun run than a super-serious one. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA via Wii U VC - Capcom 2004) any% by quo host iggyzig, couch VB__, sgrunt, a Hatsune Miku doll 1h51m10s (est 1h55m, wr 1h44m03s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube rZxW58ama3k+51 Review: A very nice Zelda run... starts out mostly normal, just solid execution, and slowly descends into glitched madness. nota mihi: missed a quarter of the run, should re-watch VOD eventually Devil May Cry (PC - Capcom 2002) any% by Maxylobes [2RH] host SimplyAJ, couch waifu, BawkbaSoup 48m48s (est 57m, wr 44m57s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube WTiEd0bfLZE+6 Review: A pretty well-done run of the game, but not that great to watch. Maybe it's better if you've played the game? Streets of Rage (Genesis - Sega 1991) Hardest by cestpatou [WRH] host Mike Uyama, couch Dr.FatBody, Faust4712, SonicMan2005, Eight 30m44s (est 32m, wr 29m16s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube jX-fLaiiirQ+55 Review: Strictly as a speedrun, this was actually kind of boring. There's not much tech to the game. But, the couch turned it into sort of an impromptu dance party. -------------------------------MONDAY-------------------------------- Final Doom (PC - id Software 1996) TNT-Evilution, UV-Speed by KingDime [2RH] host Prolix, couch MattyIce3131, 4shockblast, Jovo 45m54s (est 55m, wr 37m30s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube -r60y0llHVI+60 Review: Not as polished as Ultimate Doom or Doom ][ runs, but still pretty good. And a very hard category of a very hard game. Outland (PC - Housemarque 2014) any% by Vulajin [WRH] host Sooraya, couch Grimelios, halfcoordinated 1h08m10s (est 1h10m, wr 1h02m37s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube KQR54JQpcEw+25 Review: I think Vulajin had a bad case of nerves, once he started making mistakes it started to snowball. He managed to laugh it off, so at least it was an entertaining disaster. The Hobbit (Gamecube - Inevitable 2003) any%, no menu glitches by Chrixiam98 [WRH] host KrunchyLex, couch Kerf Merf, authorblues, tinahacks 34m06s (est 45m, wr 27m57s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 3jPOt6nfxBY+10 Review: A very glitchy game, as expected of shovelware, but it made for a really interesting run. There's no single overpowered trick, so there's lots of variety, and there's glitches that need to be avoided as well. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (PC - Neversoft 2004) Classic Normal, All Goals, NG+ by Plumato host KrunchyLex, couch exilelord, mildew, biglaw 21m20s (est 30m, wr 18m55s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube S7e9Ynxn55c+6 Review: It's got the setup for a zany run, but didn't follow through. Like, why bother playing as Shrek if you're only going to make like one joke about it? Why mod the game soundtrack and then practically mute the game audio? The run was pretty average - good but not great execution, clever routing but no glitches. Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES - LucasArts 1993) any% by teddyras [2RH] host KrunchyLex, couch ecdycis [3RH] 36m44s (est 40m, wr 32m38s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube UF6l_n6HVaQ Review: A surprisingly good B-movie spoof. Kind of a filler run, typical glitchless play-the-game-well speedrunning, but not a bad run. Blaster Master (Famicom - Sunsoft 1988) any% (JP) by davidtki [3RH] host SporadicErratic, couch UraniumAnchor, skavenger216 25m56s (est 32m, wr 25m37s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube n44iYOxM_dM Review: Really good couch explanation (which is good, because I doubt the runner would have done well alone), combined with a fairly technical run. Solomon's Key (NES - Tecmo 1987) any% by metroidmcfly host SporadicErratic, couch apollo22237, MCAaronIce, RottDawg 14m00s (est 16m, wr 12m33s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube iNdkO9gVNTY Review: He was collecting 1-ups all run for safety, but finished the run with zero deaths. Unfortunately, there wasn't really much to explain, and the crowd kept memeing over what little commentary they gave. Metroid (NES - Nintendo R&D1 1986) any% by metroidmcfly host SporadicErratic, couch apollo22237, MCAaronIce, Cypherin 11m26s (est 15m, wr 10m10s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube gLgnmBnW3vw+42 Review: McFly makes a dangerous run look easy. Good snack-sized run. Rygar (NES - Tecmo 1986) any% no WW by Darkwing Duck [WRH] host SporadicErratic, couch Nescardinality 22m53s (est 25m, wr 21m14s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube HYN8HsQ0PFY+6 Review: Kind of just a rough run all over. The couch was dead, the host had no chemistry with the runner, the donations were just lame puns, the runner was really distracted by trying to re-route to make up for early missteps but didn't even do it verbally so we had no insight into the process. He's done much better runs than this. Guess he just had a really off day. DuckTales 2 (NES - Make Software 1993) Good Ending by swordsmankirby [2RH] host SporadicErratic, couch LaurieDBunnykins 16m23s (est 12m, wr 14m47s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube hWsy6p2lCi4+4 Review: A nice bite-size run. Two quick deaths early on made SMK play things a bit safe for the rest, but overall pretty good. Note: Run was upgraded from Any%, without updating the estimate. WR for the category is 14m47s, so the run was well within a reasonable estimate. Marble Madness (NES - Rare 1989) any% co-op by yelsraek [2RH], Elipsis [3RH] [COOP WRHs] host SporadicErratic, couch Oldschoolmcfly, CTConqueror, stormscrow56k, special guest "Ellie" the plush elephant 3m37s (est 4m, wr 3m14s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube OOYX8FU1t6s+68 Review: A short speedrun, but pretty nifty. Well-explained, for such a short run, though the couch didn't really contribute much. Marble Madness (NES - Rare 1989) 1p2c by yelsraek [WRH][ORH] host SporadicErratic, couch Elipsis, Oldschoolmcfly, CTConqueror, stormscrow56k, special guest "Ellie" the plush elephant 4m57s (est 5m, wr 4m16s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube OOYX8FU1t6s+394 Review: Probably the best sub-five-minute speedrun I've ever seen. Jackal (NES - Konami 1988) any% 2 player by RottDawg, SuperPitFro [3RH] host YoBGS, couch byavalonith, death_taxes_n64, angrylanks 8m27s (est 10m, wr 8m00s loadless) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 0VKJSmKiDV8+29 Review: Pretty standard Konami shooter of the era. No real tricks beyond lag reduction, but well-narrated. Contra (NES - Konami 1988) low%, 2 player by angrylanks [WRH], RottDawg [COOP WRHs] host YoBGS, couch FCJ2000, metroidmcfly, superpitfro, slurpeeninja 11m25s (est 12m, wr 10m17s) [NV] Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube kRrjK6lqAFc+12 Review: A fun little speedrun, kind of sloppy but good couch and runner chat. Run invalidated by accidentally grabbing two power-ups, but that didn't really affect watching it. Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES - Konami 1992) any% Hard by FCJ2000 [WRH] host YoBGS, couch angrylanks, thedrifter18 [3RH], mrsfcj2000, nickbgohard 15m27s (est 20m, wr 14m17s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube bfgOnqjq4ik+461 Review: A pretty well-known shooter of this class, gets absolutely wrecked. Not much in the way of strats, though, or if there were, they weren't explained well. Alien Soldier (Genesis - Treasure 1995) Supereasy by chronoon [WRH] host YoBGS, couch D4gron, kickasspancakes, Dr. Fatbody 24m56s (est 25m, wr 22m02s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube uzLq-67YYas+41 Review: An odd Genesis side-shooter, a good but not outstanding run. Ranger X (Genesis - GAU Entertainment 1993) Heavy by d4gr0n [WRH] host YoBGS, couch leracous, sonicman2005, chronoon 13m35s (est 17m, wr 12m38s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 7qTywEhUcHc+2 Review: A *very* odd Genesis side-shooter, played skillfully and with good, nonstop commentary. Probably the highlight of the morning. Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafx-16 - Irem 1988) any% by lattmackey host Pythonicus, couch InfiniteMystery, EvanGrill, Cypherin, GreatJhon, GliitchWiitch 10m24s (est 15m, wr 9m01s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube 0yTfG-hX_uE Review: An interesting run. You don't see many TG-16 games, so it was some nice diversity on that front. The game had some interesting mechanics too. Super Time Force Ultra (PC - Capybara 2014) All Missions by Tohloo [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch Pringle_Daddy, HalfCoordinated 31m24s (est 35m, wr 26m50s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube A6zdBCtnCfI Review: An oddball little indie sidescroller-shooter. Weak action from the couch, though, and the runner couldn't multitask well, resulting in lots of (minor) mistakes and lackluster commentary. Still not a bad run, but definitely a weak one. Half-Minute Hero (PSP via PSTV - Marvelous 2009) any% Hero 30 by dowolf [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch Mike Uyama 23m32s (est 27m, wr 20m40s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube wC5R61Avbrc+9 Review: A ridiculously fast-paced run. Entire chapters go by in seconds. Commentary runs at the same speed. Half-Minute Hero (PSP via PSTV - Marvelous 2009) any% Hero 3 by dowolf [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch Mike Uyama 35s (no est, wr 11s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube wC5R61Avbrc+1493 Review: Like fast runs? This one is EVEN FASTER. Timespinner (PC - Lunar Ray 2018) any% by RiskyCB [WRH] host cartridgeblowers, couch RogueLink, thetimesink, Rainbow Poogle 25m33s (est 28m, wr 24m33s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube hNzAe7acWxA+17 Review: A nifty little indie metroidvania, to ease in to Castlevania block. Not too flashy or glitchy, but a respectable run nontheless. [[[CASTLEVANIA BLOCK]]] Castlevania (NES - Konami 1986) any% race, 2snek [2RH] vs Komrade vs freeland1787 host cartridgeblowers, couch LoZCardsFan23, fcj2000, Sathdresh, hashtagcats 11m51s, 12m17s, 13m21s (est 15m, wr 11m26s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube hNzAe7acWxA+33 Review: Too short a run for much recovery, so it was unfortunately a two-way race for most of it. But a decent race nonetheless. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PC - Inti Creates 2018) any% no-oob Ultimate (Veteran) by strizer86 [WRH] host cartridgeblowers, couch GuyNextDoor717, The Blacktastic, Komrade 24m56s (est 28m, wr 24m19s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube LgMTgTUjhT8+6 Review: A solid run of a solid modern take on the 8-bit Castlevanias. Minimal glitches but solid execution. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xb360 - Konami 1997) All Bosses, All Relics, Save Richter by Dr4gonBlitz [WRH] host cartridgeblowers, couch VB__, romscout, The Blacktastic 43m11s (est 46m, wr 40m24s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube KEPbvP8kuxw+3 Review: Always a great speed game, and this category is sort of a diet 100% run. Great run by Dr4gonBlitz, except for the reset two minutes in. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS - Konami 2006) no-oob by VB__ host AnEternalEnigma, couch strizer86, Dr4gonBlitz, RomScout 49m17s (est 55m, wr 42m54s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube GOnPbZ1tQ-Q+3 Review: Always cool to see a more obscure installment of a big series get a run. Solid but unremarkable. [[[/CASTLEVANIA BLOCK]]] Prey (PC - Arkane 2017) All Main Quests by LifeL1ke [WRH][ORH] host AnEternalEnigma, couch BloodThunder, SaintMillion 1h05m06s (est 1h20m, wr 1h09m07s) Overall N/R Skill N/R Fun N/R Youtube el4S1QQD9bo+6 Review: Did not watch, still haven't finished this game and am avoiding spoilers. Editors Note: Two years later, still haven't finished it, somehow still haven't been spoiled. Titanfall 2 (PC - Respawn 2016) any% by Bryonato [WRH] host Prolix, couch Taskinoz, Carss, TheFunCannon 1h23m45s (est 1h32m, wr 1h20m46s) [YES-REALLY] Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube jtJWrvIA-TU+26 Review: Always a brilliant speed game, the best of Source movement tech, with just enough glitches and skips to keep things changing. Excellent commentary on the game from both runner and Taskinoz. Perfect Dark (N64 - Rare 2000) any% Agent by Alkamaass host CovertMuffin, couch Jaxler, TBCR, KevinDDR via Discord 33m00s (est 40m, wr 27m56s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube GKV62Ersqj4+14 Review: Almost all of the commentary was done by an off-site runner, audio piped in over Discord, seemingly reciting a canned speech. There was almost no interaction either way, and lots of talking over each other. Add on the fact that Perfect Dark is a fucking slideshow of lag, and it made for probably the weakest run of the event so far. Borderlands 2 (PC - Gearbox 2012) All Quests co-op by TheFuncannon, Shockwve, Amyrlinn [COOP WRHs], guest star Punchy host Prolix, couch too many 2h48m04s (est 3h00m, wr 2h342m33s) [NV] Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube hHU1UUB3k-8 Review: Like the game itself, this was just stuffed too full to really follow. Three runners, all giving commentary, multiple Gearbox devs on call, and a huge couch that I'm not even sure was miked up. The action was impossible to truly follow - but just hanging on for the ride was still a fun experience. Metroid Prime (Gamecube - Retro Studios 2002) any% by JustinDM [WRH] host SakuraTsubasa, couch Skull64, IceFire, Mr_Whiskers, Edzan, BashPrime 1h16m40s (est 1h16m, wr 1h12m07s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube Rql--9SOMC8+24 Review: A great game, positively demolished. A great mix of unintended routing, clever use of glitches, and just good solid gameplay. -------------------------------TUESDAY------------------------------- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Gamecube - Retro Studios 2004) any% by Claris [3RH] host SakuraTsubasa, couch BashPrime, Venmissa, Darkszero, special guest "Jigglypuff" the plush Pokemon 1h27m33s (est 1h20m, wr 1h09m32s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube zUXwqYxKkN0+6 Review: Fun fact - I once cited this game, in a schoolyard argument, as evidence Nintendo titles are generally less buggy, because the worst glitch I could find in this game was one spot where you could induce a lot of lag. I apparently was absolute garbage at finding glitches, because this game, and this run, are PACKED with them, even compared to the previous run. I think they spent longer out of bounds than in it. And while Claris took a couple tries on some very costly tricks, the banter was top notch. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS4 - Naughty Dog 2015) any% ps4, no airwalk by osskari [2RH] host Sooraya, couch TwanMan, CatalystZ, Jibberdoo, Modelcoldwar 42m11s (est 49m, wr 41m48s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube T7MVSO3X1aQ+4 Review: Whoever picked this category made the right call. It's just broken enough to be fun, without just being a clip-to-the-end-trigger speedrun. Nothing really outstanding about it, but there's nothing wrong with that. Chasm: The Rift (PC - Action Forms 1997) any% by tbcr [2RH] host Sooraya, no couch 15m03s (est 33m, wr 13m44s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube t4rhSX8fFwI Review: A peculiar little 2.5D, almost 2.75D shooter. Runner made a good time but was pretty low-energy, and with no couch he had to try to both run and explain all the tricks involved... he focused on the run and so the commentary was pretty weak. He did the best he could, he just really needed a couch. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch - Game Atelier 2018) any% by tinahacks [WRH] host WeGoGiant, couch authorblues, cyclone 1h53m22s (est 1h59m, wr 1h51m00s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 9j759GhtjUg+81 Review: These Sega game runs are kind of weird to me. I never had a Sega console, and neither did anyone I knew. I've played Sonic games, obviously, but the rest of the Master System, Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast library is an alternate universe to me. So the couch spends a lot of time talking about the long and storied Wonder Boy series, that I've never heard of outside of GDQ. Makes me wish I had the time to delve into the Sega-platform series more. Anyways, the actual run was good. Quality commentary, nice blend of small glitches, routing, and solid execution. No minds will be blown but it's a solid run, especially for night shift. The Textorcist (PC - MorbidWare 2019) All Bosses by teddyras [WRH] host WeGoGiant, no couch 28m20s (est 35m, wr 22m15s) [NV] Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube uqu5ZP0U5CA+17 Review: A very strange bullet-hell typing game. Runner seemed to have a bad case of nerves, or maybe the run was just too fragile for GDQ, because it ended up rather sloppy. Run invalidated, died on one boss and never retried due to time. Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island (PC - Right Nice 2017) any% by Cuttyflame_ [WRH] host LLK, couch NowYouLostMe 15m18s (est 20m, wr 13m23s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube XBV2PRWC1k8+34 Review: A very forgettable run, but only because this marathon has been full of so many great runs. Couch was basically silent, runner had a pretty monotone voice and a thick accent, and it's an unfamiliar game. This would have been average for a GDQ spinoff like Hotfix, but it's well below par for SGDQ. Slipstream (PC - ansdor 2018) Canonball Max Settings race, Konasumi [WRH] vs WhatIsCalvin [3RH] host sgrunt, couch NewtManKing 17m44s, 17m50s (est 20m, wr 17m15s igt) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube SoYIfFPUtKw+50 Review: A retro-style racing game. The race was close but not very exciting, and while I'd never seen it before, the runners didn't impress. Lots of crashing, very little speed tech. And hard to track relative performance. Split/Second (Xb360 - Black Rock 2010) All Detonator Runs by ViceroyOfMonteCristo [2RH] host sgrunt, couch skymin 31m02s (est 40m, wr 16m13s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ☆☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube nHg0RNlu-i4+5 Review: "This is just as big a disaster as Bonesaw's Jak & Daxter run, but not as funny." Actual quote, but not really true. It was a sleep-deprived wacky-antics run, but nowhere near that level. It was sort of forced, even, Viceroy was *trying* to make it a trainwreck run. But other than nonsensical shoutouts, some deliberate-cringe Fortnite jokes, and a few awful puns, it wasn't all that deranged. Unfortunately, the focus on the sideshow made the actual run kind of bad. Only a few crashes, sure, but lots of really slow driving, and even a few bits where it was sitting at a menu waiting for him to press A, while he was standing up doing a Fortnite dance or something. Kirby Air Ride (Gamecube - HAL Laboratory 2003) All Tracks, No Duplicate Rides race, Pearstrike [3RH] vs 1davidj [2RH] host YoBGS, couch Jetsethradio, arghmytoast, Kev 20m49s, 21m09s (est 23m, wr 20m24s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 15--GvZOTLE+27 Review: Some really good trash-talk between the racers, and occasional good commentary, but Racing Games Mini-Block ended the way it began, not bad but kind of boring. NS: rewatch this, maybe you were just tired and slept through too much of it. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64 via Wii VC - HAL Laboratory 2000) 100% by swordsmankirby [WRH] host YoBGS, couch Mr_Shasta, Graample, curtissimo41 [2RH] 1h09m43s (est 1h16m, wr 1h07m51s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube 5yxiY7r9G0s+94 Review: A really dull run. There's not much tech to the run, and the couch failed to even attempt the hard task before them. Ape Escape (PS1 - SCE Japan 1999) any% by Hornlitz host iggyzig, couch slvr_, orsa 49m28s (est 50m, wr 44m44s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube w4RUUI59PxM+5 Review: A surprisingly nifty collectathon run. Only one real glitch, abused over and over, but in an entertaining variety of ways. And it's short enough to not get too tiresome. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy (PC - Vicarious Visions 2018) CB3: Warped any% race, JHobz [3RH] vs Murcaz [2RH] vs CameronVengenz [WRH] host iggyzig, couch Jpeezy, Blunts Moses, DepCow 45m19s, 46m23s, 48m48s (est 59m, wr 45m09s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube COODwqBtHVk+150 Review: I don't really know why this race ended up boring me so badly. The runners were good, the couch was great, it was reasonably competitive... it was just really tedious. I think Crash just doesn't make for a very good speed game to watch. It's clearly fun to run, else there wouldn't be so many people for it, but with such an incredibly linear game, it's just not fun to watch. It is a testament to this crew that they dragged it all the way to two-and-a-bit stars. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy (PC - Vicarious Visions 2018) CB3: Future Tense 100% race, JHobz vs Murcaz vs CameronVengenz host iggyzig, couch Jpeezy, Blunts Moses, DepCow 4m23s, 4m57s, dnf (no est, no wr) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube COODwqBtHVk+3470 Review: A bonus incentive, a super-hard extra level. One run ended due to a well-known crash, the other two were leagues apart for most of the run. Punch-Out!! (Arcade via Switch - Nintendo R&D3 1983) All Unique Fights by zallard1 host Glass Joe, couch Sinister1, Klaige, Mecha Richter 11m50s (est 25m, no wr) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 89QwIDGMcr4+3 Review: A brutally hard game gets absolutely wrecked. Punch-Out!! (Wii - Next Level 2009) All Fights, Blindfolded by zallard1 host The_Kov, couch Sinister1, Klaige, Mecha Richter 1h10m17s (est 1h35m, no wr) [PB] Overall ★★★★★ Skill ★★★★★ Fun ★★★★★ Youtube mUpT7fHi1lA+4 Review: The absolute fucking madman. Blindfolded Punch-Out!! isn't exactly new, but it never gets old. Somehow Zallard makes the menuing look harder than the actual fights. Punch-Out!! (Wii - Next Level 2009) Donkey Kong, Blindfolded by zallard1 host The_Kov, couch Sinister1, Klaige, Mecha Richter 1m43s (no est, no wr) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube mUpT7fHi1lA+4573 Review: Are you shitting me? Pokemon Crystal (Game Boy - Game Freak 2000) any% glitchless by Keizaron [3RH] host sonicmega, couch SheNanagans_, PokeGuy84 [WRH], Dabomstew, eddaket 3h31m15s (est 3h55m, wr 3h10m54s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★★ Youtube PupgZtt_KEw Review: A delicious disaster of a run. The couch was full of top-tier banter, even the slowest points of the run were still interesting. Pokemon Crystal (Game Boy - Game Freak 2000) any% by PokeGuy84 [WRH] host sonicmega, couch SheNanagans_, Keizaron, Dabomstew, eddaket 19m31s (est 20m, wr 11m15s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube jDeTY2MX_YU+6 Review: Explaining the trick fully would take longer than the entire run. So it's more of a novelty "by doing twenty minutes of weird shit, warp to the end" display... but that's still cool. The Legend of Zelda Randomizer (NES - Nintendo EAD 1986; Fred Coughlin 2015) LITE Flagset race, JamEvil vs fcoughlin host Edobean, couch JSR_, LOZCardsFan23 48m59s, 53m26s (est 59m, no wr) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube TgtaVj7Icj0+19 Review: An incredibly close race all the way through, with top-notch commentary. Not the easiest thing to follow, but they did everything possible. Deltarune (PC - Toby Fox 2018) True Pacifist Ending race, Cookiepocalypse [WRH] vs Shayy host Skybilz, couch TGH 28m06s, 28m19s (est 43m, wr 27m02s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube P_UdUYpfGN4+142 Review: Not the most polished run, but awesome chemistry between the runners, lots of good banter and fun. Probably even better if, unlike me, you have any idea wtf is up with this game. Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube - Nintendo EAD 2002) any% race, Jcool114 vs Kwaniza host SmoothOperative, couch JJSRL, AverageTrey 1h19m18s, 1h20m48s (est 1h25m, wr 1h14m37s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube HxqMhwx9n1s+23 Review: A very tight race throughout, and possibly the only race I've seen where the runners contributed significantly to the commentary. Resident Evil 2 (PC - Capcom 2019) Claire A by Bawkbasoup host SmoothOperative, couch maxylobes et al 54m27s (est 1h08m, wr 49m33s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube K0CFIymKnZo+230 Review: A surprisingly good run, given how recently the game came out. Lots of RNG, but also lots of good tech, and a respectable time despite many surprises. Great audience interaction, too. Resident Evil 2 (PC - Capcom 2019) Fourth Survivor by Bawkbasoup host SmoothOperative, couch maxylobes et al 8m13s (no est, wr 6m41s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube K0CFIymKnZo+3524 Review: A short bonus incentive, even more RNG but also a lot of skill. ------------------------------WEDNESDAY------------------------------ [[[SILLY BLOCK]]] Silent Hill 3 (PC - Team Silent 2003) UFO Ending by Punchy [WRH] host AnEternalEnigma, couch Plywood, maxylobes, Ecdycis 29m56s (est 30m, wr 16m17s igt) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube p9LXdDmMrvs Review: A very silly run of a (theoretically) very scary game. It's an alt-ending category, based around a tokusatsu parody weapon and outfit, and ending in a massive crowd singalong. Sonic Adventure DX (PC - Sonic Team 2003) Big the Cat by JerKro, Allegro (2P1C) host AnEternalEnigma, couch Talon2461, LaceyStripes, et al. 7m32s (est 10m, 1p1c wr 6m17s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube nRyqniKwJSA+5 Review: The most high-stakes fishing game of all time - now in Two Players One Controller form. Everything was great fun. The crowd, if anything, got a little *too* into it, clapping and cheering over the much-needed commentary. Divekick (PC - One True Game + Iron Galaxy 2013) Story Mode All Levels, Damn Tough difficulty, DK Bongo cotrollers race, RagingCherry vs ESAM host AnEternalEnigma, couch GrandPooBear, NOBLETOFU, Darkman 13m21s, 13m29s (est 22m, no wr) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube oYawvQQHGY8+3 Review: An odd game to speed run, and really an odd game in general. Nothing in the way of tech, but some gentle ribbing from the couch and some good-natured competition between the runners (both fighting game pros, apparently, but I had no idea) made it fairly fun. We Love Katamari (PS2 - Namco 2005) any% by GarbitheGlitcheress [2RH] host Nichole Goodnight, couch Mr_Shasta 1h02m30s (est 1h09m, wr 54m55s) Overall ☆☆☆☆☆ Skill ☆☆☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube h4bSJkQroAA Review: This could have been, *should* have been, a great run. It's a very silly game, in the middle of Silly Games Block. But Garbi was just torture to listen to. She stammered constantly, trying to listen to her explanations of anything was nearly impossible - and half her commentary was just "wow I'm doing this badly". Mr_Shasta contributed nothing from the couch. And the run itself was absolutely just "play game good". You can absolutely skip this one. Shrek Extra Large (Gamecube - DICE 2002) No Levels Early by Silo_Simon [WRH] host Nichole Goodnight, couch SpikeVegeta, authorblues 25m02s (est 29m, wr 22m56s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube SnvPRcfILUc+2 Review: Not nearly as memey a run as I feared. There's an actual decent game under here, with some decent speed tech. Silo just failed at a lot of it. And the crowd, if anything, was too hype, often shouting over the runner and commentary. Mort the Chicken (PS1 - AndNow 2000) any% by Joester98 [WRH] host LLK, couch Punchy 21m27s (est 25m, wr 12m52s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube zCdI26ZtzqA+13 Review: A bizarre, and kind of terrible, late PS1 game. The main reason to watch is the cutscenes, which are indeed hilarious. Not a great speed game, but it's got enough tricks that this wasn't a Let's Play Fast, and Punchy was great on couch. Catlateral Damage (PC - Chris Chung 2015) any% by Bullets [WRH] host LLK, couch Hero of Wolves [2RH], Metallama, GTaichou, Fhnnhf, Fimbz 13m22s (est 13m, wr 8m40s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube CkktHonQcLM+17 Review: It's a game about being a cat and knocking things over. Not too much in the way of tech, but at fifteen minutes, some basic point optimization and a large couch is all it really needed. Hylics (PC - Mason Lindroth 2015) any% by TheFlyingMarlin [WRH] host LLK, couch Punchy, Metallama, "a warm ham" 20m02s (est 26m, wr 19m04s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube DM7u-dmBGzI+40 Review: The quirky indie RPG to end all quirky indie RPGs. As a speedrun, it's mostly just dodging encounters, but there are some strats for the mandatory fights, a chapter skip, and *no grinding*. But you're mostly going to be here for the weird art and story. Laffy Taffy 3D Pyramid Challenge (PC - Left Brain 2006) any% no passwords by Zikubi [WRH][ORH] host LLK, no couch 9m46s (est 14m, wr 7m58s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube 4czBl014hxA+28 Review: A game nobody's heard of, being played with minimal commentary, while the audience breaks out into obnoxious canned laughter. Not the best ending to Silly Block. NM: Sort of guessing on the year, game is very obscure, may be even earlier [[[/SILLY BLOCK]]] Glover (N64 - Interactive Studios 1998) All Main Levels by yoshipro [2RH] host LLK, couch Flarebear, Ignite, Salmonpants, Electra13x7777, et al 28m49s (est 32m, wr 26m34s) [NV] Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube UtFeim7P2YY+44 Review: This game is more a nonstop stream of small tricks, than any singular big game-breaking exploit. Some save seconds, some skip most of an entire level. And if the game controls as badly as I remember it controlling, even the small ones are impressive. Invalidated by a game crash. Castlevania (DOS - Konami 1990) any% by LozCardsfan23 [WRH][ORH] host Pythonicus, couch tetra, skavenger216, nescardinality, jsr 15m59s (est 16m, wr 13m47s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube rYmofDD5G5U+101 Review: An awful, awful port of the game, yet somehow most of the strats still carry over. Might be a bit nauseating, with such a low framerate, but it was a fun run. Last Action Hero (NES - Teeny Weeny 1993) any% by SuperPitFro [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch (incomprehensible), DeathTaxesN64, KingOfContra 9m02s (est 11m, wr 7m59s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube R5MPLO2TwJI+14 Review: Runner did almost the entire thing in Arnold cosplay and voice. A gimmick like that would have worn thin had the run not been this short, but he demolished the game. Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (Famicom - Now 1989) any% true ending race, StormCrow56k [WRH] vs BesTickles [2RH] host Pythonicus, couch Bentglasstube, Lattmackey 19m53s, 20m46s (est 20m, wr 19m57s) [WR] Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube b8uvzaGJOK8+34 Review: One of the few races I think could have benefitted from being a solo run. It's hard to be competitive when one runner is on WORLD RECORD PACE. He put in a solid run regardless but he was obviously behind. Cool speed game, kind of obscure and full of references to games I never played, but a good brawler. Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers (Genesis - Alexandria 1994) 100% Difficulty by Ritz Blues [WRH] host cartridgeblowers, couch Silo_Simon, Stevetvonline, Mike Uyama 13m29s (est 20m, wr 11m00s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube 96GVxiQJeoo Review: A pretty normal speedrun, nothing too exciting, but fine early-morning filler. Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure (Genesis - Interplay 1994) any% no item use by mrmaximus11 host cartridgeblowers, couch plywood, iseedeadkittensxo, Haylohgaming 27m45s (est 30m, wr 27m03s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube nzKoJ2s3S8E+14 Review: Peak 90s gross-out humor. Not really much of a speedrun but a decent high-skill LP. T.R.A.G.: Tactical Rescue Assault Group (PS1 - Sunsoft 1998) any% by CavemanDCJ host cartridgeblowers, couch Punchy, Bradnthings, Studio 52m48s (est 56m, wr unknown) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube lVETQhBLsq4+4 Review: A really bad Resident Evil clone. Not too much in the way of a speedrun. Probably makes a great Let's Play, when you watch the awful cutscenes, but it wasn't a good speedrun. NB: 2021!Gman003 here, trying to look up the wr, seems Caveman yanked his accounts, and as he was the moderator for TRAG's leaderboards, that ended up deleting the records. Clustertruck (PC - Landfall 2016) noAbility% by █████████ host French Toast, couch BigLaw, taskinoz, BuffetTime 28m04s (est 27m, wr 24m29s) [NV] Youtube hZxZMu4fOtA Review: So, turns out this runner cheated his way into GDQ with a spliced submission. What an asshole. Video is now disabled, but not worth giving him any attention. If I could give negative stars, I would. Original Review: The noAbility% run is a lot better than the any%, since you actually see most of the levels. Runner got screwed a bit by RNG, but that's Clustertruck for you. Original Ratings: Overall ★★★☆☆ / Skill ★★☆☆☆ / Fun ★★★☆☆ Lethal League Blaze (PC - Team Reptile 2018) Arcade Mode - Candyman by Buffet Time host French Toast, couch Nick, Katie, developers via phone 17m48s (est 18m, wr 15m39s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube c5KMNIEIxko+2 Review: A "play game well go fast" run. Too short for all the commentary that would be needed. I like this game but this was a bit of a mess of a run. Nex Machina (PC - Housemarque 2017) Rookie any% by ProtoPip host French Toast, no couch 24m20s (est 28m, wr 24m59s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube bj9RDg6_Wb8+26 Review: A modern take on the twin-stick arena shooter, nothing too remarkable. The only real problem is the bitrate, which is woefully insufficient for some of these particle effects. Fortunately the runner commentates on every little detail, which kind of makes up for it. Furi (PC - The Game Bakers 2016) Speedrun Mode, Furi Difficulty by Dircashede [WRH] host French Toast, couch JimmyJam100, Flarebear 30m49s (est 35m, wr 28m20s igt) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube elN9D0MODlY+15 Review: A cool boss-rush game, with some very polished strats. Decent commentary but hard to really tell how good the run was, without knowing the game. Nuclear Throne (PC - Vlambeer 2015) All Bosses by fishmcmuffins host French Toast, couch Flarebear and Bobma99, Fimbz and Metallama 18m18s (est 35m, wr 11m49s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 7h2SlVMH9wc+112 Review: A bullet hell roguelike, gets kind of crazy towards the end. A few costly mistakes, but RNG was fairly nice so came in well under estimate. Definitely check out the "Loop 10 showcase" after the run, seeing the game played so far beyond what was intended is absolute madness. Mega Man X2 (SNES - Capcom 1994) low% by Trogdor Nota mihi: apparently canceled Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC - EA Los Angeles 2008) Soviet Campaign Hard Mode Co-Op by Raelcun, CovertMuffin [COOP WRHs] host iggyzig, couch KingDime 1h31m41s (est 2h00m, wr 1h15m08s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube a5bXzjMrdgA+19 Review: "Why did they let us do this?". A very campy game gets a very funny run. And not even a slow one - there were lots of cool co-op strats employed. Starcraft Remastered (PC - Blizzard 2017) Brood War Protoss Campaign by KingDime [WRH][ORH] host iggyzig, couch Raelcun, CovertMuffin 50m39s (est 1h00m, wr 47m57s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube 2dI-R0qVvg4+13 Review: Without the broken co-op strats, hilarious cutscenes, and charismatic runner commentary, it turns out RTS runs are kind of tedious. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS - Nintendo EAD 2013) 100% by TheLegendofZaheer [WRH] host sgrunt, couch Arontoad99, PurplePhoton, Jamama92 3h05m52s (est 3h15m, wr 3h01m11s) [NV] Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube XnrIQ4Iu9Ms+18 Review: Long runs like this usually depend on some charisma or chemistry to stay interesting. Zaheer had a great couch that he used well for explanations, but they never really played off one another, and he definitely couldn't carry it alone. His run was good, but with relatively few glitches (just a dozen OOB clips, really) it kind of wore on. Run invalidated by multiple capture failures and timer pauses. Dark Souls II (PC - From 2014) All Bosses w/DLC by Distortion2 [WRH] host Sooraya, couch Bawkbasoup, QTTSix, Larxa 2h35m57s (est 2h35m, wr 2h14m56s) [NV] Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube Gq80PkJi4eI+2 Review: A good run, absolutely ruined by technical issues. Having to restart the game every fifteen minutes just ruins any chance of getting into the flow, and kept the couch from contributing too much. ------------------------------THURSDAY------------------------------- Dead Rising (PC - Capcom Studio 1 2006) Overtime Mode (New Game / low%) by DrunkWario host AnEternalEnigma, couch Bitskee, Ecdycis 22m25s (est 25m, wr 16m42s loadless) Review: 2021 GMan here, was trying to add in the Youtube embeds, and couldn't find this one. After way more digging than I should have needed, seems like the cause of the takedown is allegations of grooming. Yikes. Original Review: Great charisma from the runner, and decent interactions with the couch. The only bad thing was the RNG. Original Scores: Overall ★★★☆☆ / Skill ★☆☆☆☆ / Fun ★★★☆☆ Remnants of Naezith (PC - Tolga Ay 2018) All Chapters by XepiccatX [WRH] host AnEternalEnigma, couch Rainbow Poogle, Shedd, LurkingAssassin 19m17s (est 30m, wr 17m30s igt) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube gmBj6GWog5g+6 Review: A surprise hit run. An obscure game basically no-one has even heard of... but an incredibly difficult run that EpicCat made look easy, all while commentating his own run at the same breakneck pace. Looney Tunes (Game Boy - Sunsoft 1992) All Levels by WinnerBit [2RH] host SmoothOperative, couch AuthorBlues, Yoshi_zilla, JayHawker, Mr_Shasta, Yuuki_Akiyama 11m32s (est 15m, wr 10m14s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube -MuCTyRV1ak+6 Review: A fun little run. Too short to really get into the swing of things, and too simple a game to really impress, but a perfectly fine run. Rhino Rumble (Game Boy - Formula 2002) any% by WinnerBit [2RH] host SmoothOperative, couch AuthorBlues, Yoshi_zilla, JayHawker, Mr_Shasta, Yuuki_Akiyama 15m24s (est 16m, wr 12m39s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube QTfVKHsa5-E+6 Review: Another fun little run, of a game a bit more challenging and a bit more charming than the last. Jumper: Griffin's Story (Wii - Collision 2008) any% by Silo_Simon [WRH][ORH] host SmoothOperative, couch RitzBlues, SilverM00nl1ght, SandSh8rk 17m12s (est 22m, wr 15m08s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 7Za77qvWoYk+8 Review: Finally, we get a broken, broken game. Funny commentary, hilarious gameplay, and overall a good time. Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (SNES - Iguana 1994) any% by Thu Ox [WRH] host SmoothOperative, couch Arkiandruski 31m46s (est 35m, wr 28m09s) [NV] Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube oSZM4pZOGXQ+5 Review: A pretty normal run of a 16-bit platformer - some clips, mostly good execution, occasional bizarre story explanations. Nothing remarkable but perfectly fine. Invalidated by a softlock and subsequent use of password. Super Bomberman 2 (SNES - Produce! 1994) any% by Iceplug [WRH] host SmoothOperative, couch GreenMixtape 27m46s (est 35m, wr 21m48s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube XT4438BnA_c+8 Review: A very charismatic runner, not the most interesting speedrun but Iceplug makes it worth it. A lot more sincere charisma than most others. Metal Slug X (PC - SNK 2014) any% by sukimos [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch TheBlueMania 17m44s (est 25m, wr 15m59s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube UFj0s3U1C2w+18 Review: This run disappointed, but only a little. Sukimos blazes through the game, but his commentary was pretty weak. I think it's language issues - his English wasn't *bad* but he clearly doesn't feel that comfortable with it, so he didn't say too much beyond basic explanations. With a good couch he could make up for that, but that's not what we got. Metal Slug 3 (PC - SNK 2014) any% by sukimos [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch TheBlueMania 27m59s (est 35m, wr 24m19s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube zOZqPypsMhQ+22 Review: More of the same as the last run. Gauntlet (NES - Tengen 1988) any% race, digshake vs Eunos [2RH] host Pythonicus, couch Bentglasstube, Feasel 16m12s, 16m33s (est 22m, wr 14m42s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube lOkzKt3ak5E+5 Review: A hard-to-follow race, with lots of RNG and muddled commentary. Surprising to see both finish. Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers (NES - Capcom 1990) any% co-op by sinister1, GeneralAndrews [COOP 2RHs] host Pythonicus, couch Dospostmann, Angrylanks, Feasel 9m51s (est 12m, wr 9m27s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube onGLQ8tvhgI+4 Review: A run I've seen a couple times before, done better. Not super flashy but a nice fun-size snack. TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (SNES - Konami 1992) any% co-op by GeneralAndrews, Dospostmann [COOP WRHs] host Pythonicus, couch DarkAlexandr, Sinister1 21m55s (est 25m, wr 20m10s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube A63yHNAIObg+8 Review: A surprisingly technical run. Most brawlers are just "kill everyone the second they spawn in" - and there is plenty of that - but this one also has some interesting glitches and strategies. Ristar (Genesis - Sega 1995) 100% by Chubbus [WRH] host Pythonicus, couch Sonicman2005, D4gr0n, Chronoon, Drakodan, breakdown, et al 34m17s (est 39m, wr 33m52s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube SiE2eF6B_Jw+2 Review: I don't know why, but this run just bored me to tears. The couch was lively, the game was cool, the execution was impressive, I just wasn't entertained. Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis - Traveller's Tales 1996) any% Bad Ending by KingRhodesTn host Nichole Goodnight, couch Ambercyprian, TGH [3RH], Smallfryebek, D4gr0n [WRH] 27m00s (est 30m, wr 25m43s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube 70un5j5G1Ms+15 Review: A bit of a filler run. It's just such a dull game, it would take a minor miracle to make it interesting. The crew made a good attempt but it's completely skippable. Cave Story (PC - Pixel 2004) Best Ending by Shadax [2RH] host Nichole Goodnight, couch BJW, Gumdramon, Cyghfer 59m39s (est 1h05m, wr 56m32s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube qDntHI-8weU+25 Review: A smorgasbord run. Not too meticulously routed, but it had some bits. Not too dense with tricks, though there are some. Execution isn't super-polished, but Shadax played better than I ever could have. (Never did get Best Ending). It makes for a pretty good run. Koumajou Densetsu II: Yougen no Chingonka (PC - Frontier Aja 2010) Hard by Shadax [3RH] host The_Kov, couch BJW 15m58s (est 20m, wr 14m28s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube sBRcaKRaHuA+13 Review: Oddball little fangame, Touhou over an early Castlevania framework. Kind of hard to follow though. Fire Emblem Fates (3DS - Intelligent Systems 2015) Conquest (Normal/Classic) by Kirbymastah [WRH] host The_Kov, couch Sgrunt, Mellana, Quo 1h05m38s (est 1h00m, wr 43m54s) [NV] Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube hwEaqKRQHKA+8 Review: The game has a lot of RNG, so a marathon speedrun would need a lot of careful routing or manipulation. This run doesn't have that. It didn't even turn into the funny sort of trainwreck. It was just kind of boring. Run invalidated by using DLC items. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4 - Square Enix Division 3 2019) Any% Beginner relay, mistmaster1 [2RH], CrispyMe, ninten866 host SakuraTsubasa, couch BIZKIT047 3h12m02s (est 3h40m, solo wr 3h03m45s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 7fhTddZaiaI+3 Review: Any run of this length is going to have a rough go. Any run this shortly after the game's release will be even tougher. This was a far better run than it had any right to be, but I'm not sure that makes it worth it. Kingdom Hearts III (PS4 - Square Enix Division 3 2019) lv1 Dark Inferno by ninten866 host SakuraTsubasa, couch mistmaster1, CrispyMe, BIZKIT047 5m41s (no est, no wr) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube 7fhTddZaiaI+11614 Review: A brief bonus incentive, defeating a superboss at minimum level. Obviously pretty hard, but after the full-game lv1 run of KH2 at a previous event, it doesn't quite have the same awe. Super Mario World (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990; SMWcentral.NET Team 2019) custom romhack blind relay race, Team One Tile Men (Barbarian, Dode, grandpoobear, NobleTOFU) vs Team Lunar Magicians (PangaeaPanga, GlitchCat7, LaserBelch, juzcook) host SporadicErratic, couch SpikeVegeta, Deakula, Jaku 44m09s (est 1h15m, no wr) Overall ★★★★★ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★★ Youtube yARetgEZnEM+120 Review: Races are fun. Relay races are more fun. Blind relay races are just about the most fun you can have without pissing off BATFE. NB: SMWcentral.NET Team consists of MM102, KaizoMan, ChrisG___, NeXuS15, Freakin_HA, dtothefourth, IcyFruit, MiniMawile, Valdio Super Mario Bros 3 (NES - Nintendo EAD 1990) All Forts race, GrandPooBear vs MitchFlowerPower [WRH] vs Lawso42 vs TheHaxor [3RH] host Skybilz, couch StewieCartman, GlitchCat 46m28s, 47m19s, 49m05s, 50m12s (est 50m, wr 45m25s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube B-nEgYJeLbA+28 Review: In a speedrun race, the underdogs have two strats: they can go slower and more consistent, hoping to capitalize on other's mistakes; or they can go balls to the wall with every risky strat in the books. Lawso and Haxor both went for the latter, and it made for a great race. Invictus (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990; Juzcook 2018) any% by Dode host CovertMuffin, couch NobleTofu, Juzcook, Arisendead 42m48s (est 50m, wr 33m56s) Overall ★★★★★ Skill ★★★★★ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube Q88gd15rZaE+52 Review: An incredibly well-done kaizo hack, almost feels like a real Nintendo game, save for the monstrous difficulty. Dode makes it look easy, the designer is on the couch giving some of the best dev commentary ever, and the runners filling out the couch did great on run commentary. Grand Poo World 2 (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990; Barbarian 2019) any% good ending by mitchflowerpower host Skybilz, couch GrandPOObear, NobelTofu, Barbarian 1h07m36s (est 1h25m, wr 50m57s) [NV] Overall ★★★★★ Skill ★★★★★ Fun ★★★★★ Youtube GY0HnqnYMO8+8 Review: A hard game even by kaizo standards, with one of the all-time Mario greats playing, another on the couch, and the hack creator providing really interesting commentary. Only flaw was some technical difficulties. Jank hack, bro. Banjo-Kazooie (N64 - Rare 1998) 100% race, Hagginater [3RH] vs duck [WRH] host CovertMuffin, couch KingKC, Nylume Mooseman_videos, Danzel_Glovington 2h04m04s, 2h05m27s (est 2h10m, wr 2h00m44s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★★ Youtube H_PqaDT4rCE+203 Review: One of the most competitive races I've ever seen. The lead traded back and forth constantly, and they were never more than two minutes apart from each other. For much of the run, less than thirty seconds separated them! Not a super-flashy run, but a great race. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Gamecube - Nintendo EAD 2003) All 4 Cups race, OptimisticEmo [2RH] vs Goomba [WRH] host SporadicErratic, couch phoenixspelledcorrectly, Riqbic, AverageTrey 35m31s, 36m55s (est 36m, wr 32m38s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube ZgqK6r6M_eU+10 Review: A far less broken game than every other Mario Kart... but still as RNG-heavy. Everyone on the couch was shocked by how many blue shells and lightnings they were getting hit by - and the race was ultimately decided by a very inconsistent trick in the penultimate track. -------------------------------FRIDAY-------------------------------- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii - Nintendo EAD Tokyo 2010) any% by SuperViperT302 [3RH] host KrunchyLex, couch SpikeVegeta, TheSludgyGamer, MutantsAbyss 3h12m58s (est 3h21m, wr 3h00m23s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube u09ke3HfB-4+5 Review: A solid enough run, SpikeVegeta on couch is always a good sign. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii - Nintendo EAD Tokyo 2010) The Perfect Run by SuperViperT302 host KrunchyLex, couch SpikeVegeta, TheSludgyGamer, MutantsAbyss 3m14s (no est, wr 2m38s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube u09ke3HfB-4+11624 Review: Bonus incentive, the ultra-hard bonus level. Very impressive to see it beaten first-try, although there wasn't much in the way of speed tech for it. Pac-Man World (PS1 - Namco Hometek 1999) any% by Joester98 [WRH] host SmoothOperative, couch Nitrofski, WedSR 32m36s (est 35m, wr 29m25s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube AZXvg5HH8f8+13 Review: A rather forgettable 2.5D platformer. Not broken enough to make for an exciting run, and not polished enough to make for an impressive run. Pretty expected for a run at this hour of the night. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racconus (PS3 - Sucker Punch 2010) All Keys by Zenthrow [2RH] host SmoothOperative, couch Cynaschism, Taymneon [WRH], Joester98 1h10m06s (est 1h15m, wr 1h05m22s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube UsjIzPYLtqg Review: Unfortunately, most of the speed tech in this game is of the "skip cutscenes by reloading" sort. There's some nifty physics glitches and general play-the-game-well strats, but far too much of this run was waiting on a loading screen. Star Fox 64 (N64 - Nintendo EAD 1997) Red Line All Medals (Expert Mode) by LylatR [WRH] host SmoothOperative, couch DoctorSwellman, Zallard1, Lennon Free [3RH] 34m50s (est 38m, wr 32m39s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube NmMiGa0977c+8 Review: Not really a good speedrun, since it's entirely "play game good" and lag reduction, but the runner and couch went above and beyond to make it interesting - and the category sets a skill floor high enough to make it exciting. Still far from a great run... but possibly the best a Star Fox 64 run could be. Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction (PC - Blizzard North 2001) any% normal Necromancer by MrLlamaSC [2RH] host WeGoGiant, couch Musical_Daredevil, Nospimi99, Icyrayne 2h05m09s (est 2h20m, wr 1h50m06s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube uOFKp3VHdW0+6 Review: A pretty RNG-heavy run, but much better luck than the last D2 run. Runner and couch made a valiant effort to stay entertaining through a long and grindy run, but they could only do so much. Quake (PC - id Software 1996) Easy Run by alexh0w host French Toast, couch Msushi, K80May, Nichow, rock48 17m48s (est 20m, wr 11m57s igt) [NV] Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube Lzo6geKTtQo+4 Review: A typical early FPS run, with explosive jumps and a few sequence breaks, but no really amazing tricks, nor any big skips. Invalidated by accidentally loading a safety save, didn't actually affect things but would still invalidate. Half-Life (PC - Valve 1998) any% race alexh0w vs Msushi host French Toast, couch Connorace, Waezone 33m28s, 34m29s (est 35m, wr 28m06s loadless) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube rTlDhArwGCs+3 Review: A somewhat uncompetitive race - only one change of position, at the very end, due to a mistake by the clearly-superior runner. Still an entertaining run, but it could have been a solo run with little difference. Half-Life 2 (PC - Valve 2004) New Engine, Inbounds by waezone [2RH] host French Toast, couch Alexh0w, K80May, Nichow, rock48 59m34s (est 1h15m, wr 57m27s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube 8gWd5A_4eYQ+3 Review: They might be stretching the word "Inbounds" a bit, but still one of the best Source game runs I've seen. Solid commentary, great couch interaction, and some really cool tricks. Hyper Light Drifter (PC - Heart Machine 2016) no major glitches by CovertMuffin [WRH] host The_Kov, couch MunchaKoopas, Obidobi 37m25s (est 37m, wr 33m47s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube hgzEHAvMwWc+1 Review: Not really a bad run, just kind of average, hard to separate from all the other runs. Minecraft (PC - Mojang 2011) any% random seed glitchless by illumina1337 [2RH] host sgrunt, couch BlueCrystal004, Geosquare, Admiral_Stapler 1h00m12s (est 1h25m, wr 26m48s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube F9IrE1-F-SM+4 Review: A dangerously RNG-heavy run, but blessed by RNJesus with pretty great luck. As expected of a random seed, the routing was done on the fly, and the runner did a good job of thinking out loud for those parts. Not a spectacular run but great if you enjoy that sort of thing. Octopath Traveler (Switch - Square Enix Division 1 + Acquire 2018) Therion's Story by altabiscuit [3RH] host sonicmega, couch mamgar, Ouro, Archariat 1h15m51s (est 1h15m, wr 57m06s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube IfhW1mwgDSo+45 Review: This run was kind of bad by normal speedrun standards... but it was surprisingly entertaining. The specific category is very RNG-heavy - one rare thing happened first-try, but then we'd spend five minutes grinding through an awful RNG lottery. An emotional roller coaster, to be sure. The couch was great, and there was a lot of shouting from the crowd (which I'm not a fan of but some people clearly like). [[[MEGA MAN BLOCK]]] Rockman 4 Minus Infinity (Famicom - Capcom 1991; Puresabe 2014) any% by Kuumba [WRH] host Metman, couch Lv Creed 44m37s (est 48m, wr 43m18s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube hlt8pBnpAaM+6 Review: A very high-quality and innovative fangame. Arguably better than most official Mega Man games. Mega Man 2 (Famicom - Capcom 1988) Difficult Zipless by CoolKid [WRH] host Metman, couch Sinister1, Cyghfer 29m14s (est 32m, wr 26m37s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Youtube YFandjbnlsU+2 Review: Zipless is the most execution-focused category for this game. A cool display of skill but not super-fun to watch. Mega Man 3 (NES - Capcom 1990) any% by ColonelFatso [WRH] host Metman, couch PJ, Chelney, Fastatcc [2RH] 34m11s (est 39m, wr 33m42s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube R-rf_ISaE30+75 Review: A surprisingly good run, Colonel was close to WR pace for most of it. Barely any errors, and rarely even needed a second attempt at a clip. Runner didn't do much commentary, but the couch took up the task with valor. Great job all around. Mega Man 11 (PC - Capcom 2018) any% normal no-OoB race, fastatcc [2RH] vs Qttsix host Edobean, couch Sagehero, PJ, Chelney 33m47s, 34m18s (est 45m, wr 32m51s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube ydtuLLAbfaw Review: A very close race, mere frames apart at some points. The route divergence made things even more interesting. [[[/MEGA MAN BLOCK]]] Tetris Effect (PS4 - Monstars + Resonair 2018) Journey Mode, Expert by Blink [WRH] host Edobean, couch MicroBlizz, CliffordTBRD, Eudaimonistic 34m07s (est 40m, wr 26m35s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube tfcSiLqaIIA+12 Review: Maybe not as unbelievably skillful as previous Tetris runs, but top-notch commentary by the runner. Tetris (NES - Tengen 1989) Mode B, playaround, fastest 999999 TAS by Baxter, ACMLM tasbot dwangoAC, host Raelcun, couch GlitchCat7, MediaMagnet 7m25s (est 10m, three TASes) Overall ★☆★☆★ Skill ☆★☆★☆ Fun ★☆★☆★ Youtube PYX8iDqCDAY+8 Review: A funny little trio of TASes. Nothing jaw-dropping but it's TASBot, it's still fun to watch it just play games inhumanly well. It doesn't always have to completely obliterate them. Mario Kart Wii (Wii - Nintendo EAD 2008) Individual Levels TAS by 20 authors tasbot dwangoAC, host Raelcun, couch Malleo, Luke, TasPlasma, SwordofSeals as "Funky Kong" 16m53s (est 16m, 11 tracks) Overall ☆★☆★☆ Skill ★☆★☆★ Fun ☆★☆★☆ Youtube 7sHmiMxoYjE+42 Review: An impressive set of TASes, everything from running loops around the start line, to blazing around the entire course with microoptimizations, and all exceptionally well-commentated by Malleo. Celeste (PC - Maddy Makes Games 2018) All Red Berries TAS by Euni, Fish, Kilaye tasbot dwangoAC, host Raelcun, couch Euni, FishMcMuffins, buhbai, TGH, Kevin Regamey 43m34s (est 45m, human wr 48m52s igt) Overall ★☆★☆★ Skill ☆★☆★☆ Fun ★☆★☆★ Youtube l8k7ya_5E8s+57 Review: Celeste is a game with virtually no skill ceiling. Every TAS of it is kind of mindblowing because none of it really breaks the rules, it just does things that humans can never be good enough to pull off, and does them constantly. Brilliant commentary and a brilliant run. Dark Souls (PC - From 2011) All Bosses by catalystz [WRH] host CovertMuffin, couch QTTSix, Distortion2 1h25m27s (est 1h35m, wr 1h06m53s igt) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube rjUbGYTGHIs+6 Review: Not the best-executed Dark Souls run, nor as intense a commentary as HeyZeus's runs, but good in its own way. A sort of more chill, casual one. A "yeah, I'm crushing Dark Souls in 90 minutes like it's nothing, nbd" run. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch - Nintendo EPD 2017) any% no amiibo by Wolhaiksong [2RH] host st3rfis, couch Zant, MrPop1, Limcube 33m51s (est 35m, wr 28m54s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube -yFXNONpN7Q+8 Review: A wild run - not quite as broken as the amiibo-allowed category, but still makes heavy use of glitches. But it *mostly* relies on sheer skill and the fact that the game was designed to let you go straight from the end of the tutorial to the final boss. Commentary suffered a bit from not being able to keep up with the actual run, but was still overall a great run. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64 via Wii VC - Nintendo EAD 2000) 100% by MajinPhil [3RH] host Patty, couch PopeSquidward, Antilink, FullGrownGaming 5h11m12s (est 5h15m, wr 4h35m30s) [NV] Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube 9pBmNcv0Mlw+14 Review: Great chemistry between runner and host, a five-hour stream of tricks and glitches, some intense routing to do 80% of the game in a single cycle, all making for an excellent run. Probably the best five-hour run you'll see. Run invalidated, first by a timer issue, second by failing to get the Postman heart piece due to a WiiVC-exclusive bug. ------------------------------SATURDAY------------------------------- Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (N64 - Hudson 1999) any% by LivelyRaccoon [WRH][ORH] host SamWithoutAPlan, couch + occasional co-op assist KirkQ 41m29s (est 50m, wr TODO) [WR] Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube WiyX31Xq0k0+43 Review: That's right, I gave a world-record run a single star out of five. Because it was a pretty dull run! The gameplay is boring, the speed tech is minimal, the commentary was mostly just stating the obvious, and even the runner seemed almost bored by it. It's a category with a single record, for a game with maybe a half-dozen runners on the leaderboard. It's not the worst filler run I've seen, but it's filler. Cannon Spike (Dreamcast - Psikyo 2000) any% normal by Aquas [WRH][ORH] host SimplyAJ, couch Cypherin, InfiniteMystery, D4gron 8m19s (est 10m, wr 7m35s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube ea4Ua3M4izg+43 Review: Not a super technical run, but very fast-paced, with pretty good commentary. It would have sucked if it was an hour-long run... but ten minutes is just right for this sort of game. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (PC - Crystal Dynamics 2006) any% no bug jump by SmoothOperative host SimplyAJ, backup dancers Maxylobes, KatLink, Nikasaur 45m20s (est 55m, wr 37m01s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube fKQeyFuugZw+20 Review: A broken, broken run. On the face of it, a run that's 30% "flying over the entire level", 30% autoscroller, and 30% dull boss fights shouldn't be fun, but somehow it is. SmoothOperative is some sort of wizard at making boring runs fun. NB: Had been listed as "any% no bug jump", did that change? Transistor (PC - Supergiant 2014) low% by fhnnhf [WRH] host WeGoGiant, couch Davesterio, TinaHacks, Tega, Hero of Wolves, Sarki, Vulajin 48m44s (est 57m, wr 47m28s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube zOUhkt7meEM+20 Review: A much more broken game than I thought it would be - lots of noclipping and fight skips. But, there's no one universal setup - glitches have to be set up new time, and rarely in the exact same way. So it's got enough variety to hold interest for nearly an hour. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC - Bethesda 2011) Main Quest by Chronos_R [3RH] host WeGoGiant, couch Nfro, Musical_Daredevil, Biglaw, TheFunCannon 37m22s (est 45m, wr 30m43s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube Fg1zV8BiSsA Review: Skyrim runs keep getting more and more broken. I don't even remember the biggest trick being used last time this was run. Not the greatest commentary or run, but pretty solid. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC - Bethesda 2011) Marriage% by Chronos_R [2RH] host WeGoGiant, couch Nfro, Musical_Daredevil, Biglaw, TheFunCannon 4m33s (est 15m, wr 3m49s) Overall ★☆☆☆☆ Skill ★☆☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube Fg1zV8BiSsA+2370 Review: Just a fun little bonus run afterward. Worth sticking around for if you were already watching the Skyrim run, but otherwise completely skippable. Pokemon Let's Go, Eevee! (Switch - Game Freak 2018) any% by eddaket [WRH] host KrunchyLex, couch Keizaron, SheNanagans_, Ouro 3h18m13s (est 3h30m, wr 3h06m01s) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Youtube 5IqwIBNPMGo+9 Review: Surprisingly good, though I admit I had low expectations. Great chemistry with the couch, and even with the audience and chat. Super Mario World (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1990) 96 Exit race, TNT vs Seathorne vs truman host Patty, couch Skybilz, Authorblues 1h24m45s, 1h26m52s, 1h27m25s (est 1h30m, wr 1h22m03s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube RCVVxgwuc34+13 Review: A race that basically boiled down to "who can make the fewest mistakes?", but with so few errors it made the race a bit predictable. Still a pretty good race. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64 via Wii VC - Nintendo EAD 1998) any% by Torje [WRH] host Kungfufruitcup, couch The Weather Up There, Glitchesandstuff, RichardSage [3RH] 19m52s (est 23m, wr 17m01s) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Youtube 3_beDqpmnpo+39 Review: A super-glitched run, just shy of a credits warp. It breaks everything that can be broken, and falls back to super-polished execution and routing for the unbreakable bits. NM: 2021!GMan here, looking up the WR. It seems like Speedrun.com renamed the category due to new tricks being discovered - I'm pretty sure what used to be any% in 2019 is now Defeat Ganon%, No SRM. If this is wrong, please file a bug and let me know. Link to the Past + Super Metroid Combo Randomizer (SNES - Nintendo EAD 1991; Nintendo R&D1 1994; Total 2018) Co-Op Beat the Games (But Also A Race) by Andy, Ivan, special guest appearance by LackAttack24 host Skybilz, couch Kelpsey, Patty, Lackattack24 2h41m23s, 2h53m57s (est 3h00m, no wr) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★★ Youtube uujsW7yFkZU Review: An entertaining watch, but not for speedrun reasons. It was basically three hours of couch banter and shenanigans, with only occasional and barebones commentary on the actual gameplay. Which I think is kind of a shame, because playing two randomizers at once is a grand idea for a run, and if we'd gotten more of the runner's discussion or explanation of what they were searching for and why, it could easily have gotten top marks. So instead, it's *merely* one of the most hilarious GDQ runs ever. Chrono Trigger (SNES - Square 1995) 100% glitchless by puwexil [WRH] host SporadicErratic, Prolix, couch StingerPA, Vulajin 5h41m25s (est 6h00m, wr 5h25m12s) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Youtube mopVLqSsv54+154 Review: It's a glitchless JRPG run, so expect blazing-fast menuing and heavily scripted battles, across the entire length of this extra-long run. On the plus side, this one had a huge variety of strats, even by the final dungeon there was no single do-this-to-win combo. On the downside, the back half gets a bit overshadowed by breaking the donation record. Which is great for charity and all, but it did detract from the speedrun.