Nintendo speedruns and records (videos) - VGF

Koga · 07-24-2004, 05:04 AM

It's kind of odd that I am posting such a topic, because I was always one of the people who told MM "who the hell cares if someone can play through a game very fast?".

But it gets a lot more interesting if you can see footage. The following link contains many speedruns and other speed records of Nintendo games, including all Metroid games, many Mario games, many Zelda games and SSBM (break the targets records).

I've seen quite some footage already and I am very impressed. A lot of the time you're really amazed that something can be done. I think the most impressive video I've seen was the 1:04 speedrun of Metroid Prime (remember when we were amazed someone had done it in 1:46?).

Here's the link: http://planetquake.com/sda/other/other.html

[ July 24, 2004, 11:59 AM: Message edited by: Koga ]

Blue Yoshi · 07-24-2004, 02:45 PM

Those are some amazing times! It must take lots of practice to do that well!

**NintendoNut** · 07-27-2004, 07:56 AM

Goes to show there really are some amazing gamers out there. Tell us your best times for things!

Flamethrower Mario · 07-27-2004, 06:17 PM

That's pretty damn cool.

Tub-O-Troopa · 07-28-2004, 08:20 AM

Thank god I have a good cable, I can actually download some of this stuff and see it for myself.

Koga · 07-28-2004, 10:52 AM

It goes pretty fast for me too. I always download from Europe archive (obviously).

I've seen quite a few now. I also was very impressed by the GoldenEye videos.

I'm not a record-player myself. I play until I complete a game, and I ocassionaly play through it again, but always very leisurely.

Flamethrower Mario · 07-29-2004, 02:00 AM

The SM64 ones are nice, cause even though it's been so long since it's release, we're still finding out shortcuts... seriously, more games need to be like that..

Tub-O-Troopa · 07-29-2004, 08:30 AM

^ I especially liked that one, because it had a ton of tricks that I had never known existed or tried that I can easily do.

Koga · 08-01-2004, 01:07 PM

Yeah, I liked it how he hardly got any Star the 'official' way.

Tub-O-Troopa · 08-02-2004, 02:10 PM

Attempting almost everything he did in Cool Cool Mountain has resulted in failure. Damn.

Flamethrower Mario · 08-02-2004, 04:45 PM

And they make it look so easy...

07-24-2004, 05:04 AM	#1
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,094 Thanks: 105 Thanked 177 Times in 119 Posts Points: 103,648.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 121,400.82 Donate	It's kind of odd that I am posting such a topic, because I was always one of the people who told MM "who the hell cares if someone can play through a game very fast?". But it gets a lot more interesting if you can see footage. The following link contains many speedruns and other speed records of Nintendo games, including all Metroid games, many Mario games, many Zelda games and SSBM (break the targets records). I've seen quite some footage already and I am very impressed. A lot of the time you're really amazed that something can be done. I think the most impressive video I've seen was the 1:04 speedrun of Metroid Prime (remember when we were amazed someone had done it in 1:46?). Here's the link: http://planetquake.com/sda/other/other.html [ July 24, 2004, 11:59 AM: Message edited by: Koga ]

07-24-2004, 02:45 PM	#2
Blue Yoshi Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: DOES NOT COMPUTE Posts: 962 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Points: 588.25 Bank: 10,818.52 Total Points: 11,406.77 Donate	Those are some amazing times! It must take lots of practice to do that well!

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Flamethrower Mario Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,745.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,245.00 Donate	That's pretty damn cool.

07-28-2004, 08:20 AM	#5
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07-28-2004, 10:52 AM	#6
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,094 Thanks: 105 Thanked 177 Times in 119 Posts Points: 103,648.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 121,400.82 Donate	It goes pretty fast for me too. I always download from Europe archive (obviously). I've seen quite a few now. I also was very impressed by the GoldenEye videos. I'm not a record-player myself. I play until I complete a game, and I ocassionaly play through it again, but always very leisurely.

07-29-2004, 02:00 AM	#7
Flamethrower Mario Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,745.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,245.00 Donate	The SM64 ones are nice, cause even though it's been so long since it's release, we're still finding out shortcuts... seriously, more games need to be like that..

07-29-2004, 08:30 AM	#8
Tub-O-Troopa Do Not Feed or Poke Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Under your bed Gender: Posts: 37,118 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Points: 9,933.33 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 10,433.33 Donate	^ I especially liked that one, because it had a ton of tricks that I had never known existed or tried that I can easily do.

08-01-2004, 01:07 PM	#9
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,094 Thanks: 105 Thanked 177 Times in 119 Posts Points: 103,648.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 121,400.82 Donate	Yeah, I liked it how he hardly got any Star the 'official' way.

08-02-2004, 02:10 PM	#10
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08-02-2004, 04:45 PM	#11
Flamethrower Mario Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,745.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,245.00 Donate	And they make it look so easy...