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[tibone]

Ok, i know there´s gotta be a topic about this already, but apart from some speedruns from Kareshi, i haven´t found anything else.

So, has anyone else here likes to give a shot at speedrunning ?

I just did one of GreenHillZone 1. Time 0:29. Not the best one, but the run is pretty clean, apart from losing some time on the first jump and some time at the looping (i haven´t mastered the loop-down-jump yet) its clean.
Watch here :

So, does anyone here likes to try speed runs ? It´s a pretty fun way to give a new spin into a old game. I haven´t tried speedrunning a whole game yet. Just levels (like 1-1 at SMB1, and the like).

Anyway, if you have any videos, like these, post them ? Maybe some comments and such ?

EDIT : Changed the video link, new time is 0:28.
I got lucky with the loopdown-jump.

[Spookmeister C]

I have my Ninja Gaiden run chilling in my VHS. I suck at timing but I think it's around 13 minutes (maybe 14...like I said I never timed it down to the second)? It's not too special, hence why I haven't transferred it yet.

[Wizwars]

How the hell anyone can beat Ninja Gaiden in that short of time beyond me. Even avoiding all of the enemies, I still get killed pretty early on. Maybe I just haven't played it enough.

[XMark]

Ninja - japanese word for one who flips out and kills people
Gaiden - japanese word which is roughly translated as "who bumps into everything in his path no matter what you do"

[Spookmeister C]

There's some cool tricks that not many people know of. Sometimes you HAVE to get hit.
Maybe I should post it then?

[Wizwars]

There's some cool tricks that not many people know of. Sometimes you HAVE to get hit.
Maybe I should post it then?

Yes. Yes you should.

[tibone]

Maybe i should add, that it doesnt have to be a perfect run, or the world fastest.

In fact, anything you think is worth is cool.
Because doing this kind of stuff is really fun.

Anyway, i am downloading your run right now Mr. Blarney, and Spook, you really should post the NG run. and asap, if i may say so.

[Insane_Penguin]

I'm casually working on a "speedwalk" of New Super Mario Bros., wherin I don't press X or Y ever.

Of course, recording a DS game is kinda tough, especially when you don't have a camera.

[kareshi]

I like speedrunning, it's fun when you learn a technique that you just know nobody else has discovered yet. makes you feel like a kung fu master or something.

anyway my favorite is my "both rounds, no deaths" Ghosts N Goblins run, which is the most recent addition to SDA. it's at
http://speeddemosarc...tsnGoblins.html

I am also a Jaws master. my run on SDA is now very outdated, I'll try to get my new one up (it's about 40 seconds faster than this one: http://speeddemosarchive.com/Jaws.html )
Also, I'm working on an even faster technique, but it's still being researched.

Also there's a Castlevania 2 run that I did earlier this year, but I don't like it anymore. Very little good research went into this run, I just sent it in because it was faster than the run they had up at SDA at the time.
http://speeddemosarc...stlevania2.html

[Shervz0r]

Spook, when you have to get hit is it to help bump you to a higher/different platform? That's incredible though, 13 minutes. That's how long I spend on The Jaquio after wasting my Jump n' Slash fighting The Father.

[Spookmeister C]

Sometimes yeah. You also can jump on certain enemies to "boost" yourself over other enemies or jumps instead of flying backwards, you just have to hit teh right spot (I think I still go backwards once or twice on my run...it's pretty noticeable). It's not too tricky to figure out but it does require some timing. And you can imagine how many takes and how much time I put into the game just to finish it that fast.

[ironyengine]

Sometimes yeah. You also can jump on certain enemies to "boost" yourself over other enemies or jumps instead of flying backwards, you just have to hit teh right spot (I think I still go backwards once or twice on my run...it's pretty noticeable). It's not too tricky to figure out but it does require some timing. And you can imagine how many takes and how much time I put into the game just to finish it that fast.

Citizens demand video clips.

[Nario]

Silent Hill 3 - 0:52:xx

Just about seven minutes more than SDA's fastest video. Too bad I can't record myself playing it on my PC... or at least I don't know how to if I can.

[tibone]

I edited the first post. New video of Sonic, got 1 sec faster.

Great Kirby run, Blarney, awesome.

Damn Kareshi, you´re like a NES master or something.
Only very hard games.
CV2 isn´t THAT hard, i know, but it´s not piece of cake either.

Great stuff so far.