![]() ![]() Ever since its release in 2002, the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has been taunting players by allowing them to get within sight of the game's final dungeon and boss relatively early in the game. But yesterday, a major breakthrough was made on one of the most popular games to speedrun. That's the case for the majority of games. However, after a few years, achieving a world record time is often more of a case of executing an existing run, which often extend beyond two hours, with pinpoint accuracy. It's often the case that when a game is first released, the world record drops quickly as major glitches or new routes are found. These two categories are generally the most popular for any given game, with some, such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Mario 64 each having had thousands of players post times. Almost all games feature an "any%" category, which allows for players to use glitches to skip vast parts of the game, while the "100%" category is typically much stricter, requiring players to complete the game as the developer intended. ![]() ![]() Within each game are various "categories" that help distinguish the method used by each player. The premise is simple: gamers compete to achieve the lowest possible time to complete a given game. The world of speedrunning is a fascinating, extremely competitive one that is definitely worth your time to explore if you're in any way interested in video games. ![]()
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