Speed Running

Big same, my youtube diet is 98% Bon Appetit and Ryukahr at this point. It's just very satisfying to see him working through these levels (without having to sit through every full attempt).

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Well, I sure hope Ryukahr doesn't turn out to be a racist asshole.

oh god it would truly be the most milkshake'd of all ducks in my worlds

to be clear, there has been no suggestion whatsoever that he's problematic afaik

i know the feeling. any of these guys can be another pewdiepie at the flick of a switch...

the proverbial "heated gaming moment"

Heh, it only clicked with me right now that "speed running" is sort of redundant. I guess it needs the "speed" qualifier because "run" has so many definitions (top three number of definitions in English iirc).

Yeah in gaming a “run” really just means a repeat play through, so the qualifier is actually useful here.

"i'm going running now, talk to you later!"

*plays videogames for 12 hours straight without moving*

You know what's ironic is that despite how unhealthy the hobby of grinding video games for hours while being immobile can be, speedrunners seem very universally dedicated to the importance of staying hydrated. They all have bots that remind them to drink water and they fill up huge jugs/cups like they're doing intense workouts. So that's good, I guess!

in college I spent 2 days trying to speedrun Jaws for the NES before realizing that 1) someone already did it in half the time of my best run and 2) this guy understood the random encounter algorithm way better than I did

I spent a month learning Kid Kool. Maybe I'll try again some time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipVX6sctV3c
I found a Kirby Air Ride speedrunner on twitch. Having never seen this gamecube game before, I was surprised at how fast the powered up vehicles could move and how much the gameplay seemed like a more versatile version of Mario Kart battle mode. You're not just killing guys - mostly you're collecting things and performing obscure tasks to fill in checkboxes on a big grid (100/120 wins the game). I've watched his stream several times now. Learning the ins-n-outs is very compelling; but mostly, I enjoy the sleepy chill trance his streams put me in.

But you don't want to stay too hydrated, do you? Because it would stink to have to pee when you're on a record run.

OR WOULD IT

People on job interview panels should be required to hydrate heavily before each interview, and doubly so before the final selection decision.

kirby air ride looks fun

Boy, do I love SDQ. Watched a crazy super glitched backwards order run of Zelda II yesterday, as well as The Last of Us 1 on Grounded/HUDless mode.

There's an Ocarina of Time randomizer run tonight some of you may be interested in

The guy who streamed Alien:Isolation was a hoot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kDSVzyXhJw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_uRIyAgtpE
I love videos that go deep into game engine quirks.

Speedrun to eat a baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m19Py9K_yUI

I love the idea of making your own speedrun categories. That was a fun idea.

I liked this history of the high score for one specific Trackmania track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b67SC7Y4qA

weirdly compelling

Yeah that was a good one!

The end made me emotional for some reason lol

yikes stripes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSStfwaOies

This Andy Samberg youtuber guy has a knack for explaining geeky BOTW speedrunning techniques without coming off like that "bro explaining" meme

That's fun. Though when he declares someone in a clip "just blindly went for it" or whatever I more than suspect that person may have blindly went for it, like, 1000 times until they got it. A lot of speed running seems to me, a know-nothing, like the product of years of trial-and-error at a molecular level.