Kenneth Pettersen Please explain the hidden message which is essentially saying this is wrong. I'm aspergers and this is my special interest. People should realize that either A: everything that doesn't help someone else's life is worthless, or B: that every hobby is ok.
A couple notes people have mentioned: 1) A gold split can still happen even if you are behind in your current run - it means you did the best ever for the CURRENT split only. So go for the GLOD! 2) Be cautious about running your favorite game of all time - it might turn into your least favorite game if you're not careful :P 3) If you want to know what speedrun a certain clip is from, feel free to ask! Also, if you have any questions, ask people in the speedrunning community! Worst case, you don't get an answer, but it never hurts to ask! We're here to help!
+snomaN Gaming Hey bro, you do nintendo content do you? well if you do, you do have the Nintendo Creator Program thing right? If not then HOW DO YOU UPLOAD NINTENDO GAMES WITHOUT GETTING COPYRIGHT NOTICED, OR ID CLAIMED BY NINTENDO?...Seriously, I would really like to know, so reply soon. :)
I've never had an issue with that. I think that really only happens with let's plays. Im never using any in-game sound, just video and voiceover and music so its not so much a direct Nintendo content to claim, but idk. Just hasn't ever happened to me
One extra hint that has personally helped me, don't focus on using glitches, bugs, etc. to start. Start running the game at base, and then, when you feel like you've done as well as you CAN do, work on those skips. It really helps you settle in for the long run.
Galactic Amethyst while I agree with this pointer for the majority of games, if you're running a game that is based around glitches don't follow this advice.
snomaN Gaming i've just watched a speedrun of metal slug 3...one of my most favourite games ever...and just by watching the gameplay for the just the first mission...i realized i've been speedrunning it for months without even knowing it xD
Lots of things in this video were the right thing to say. But I'd say to beginners... Don't get embarrassed with split sheets etc. For your first runs on games, just take your phone, and launch the chrono. You'll have fun! Anyway, good video,snoman. I'm going through most of your content right now and I'm really impressed.
+snomaN Gaming I already checked it out. Also, wow dude, how can you answer all these comments? Where do you find the time? I mean, you have 50k subs! Aren't you submerged in comments? Anyway, it's great that you do this but don't overwork, Kay?
I don't recommend starting how I did I just got bored downloaded an emulator for SM64 did a 31 star run casually, then looked up a 16 star route and just went.
A pretty common bit for a lot of games in terms of speedrunning (especially RPGs) is just "don't stop to fight things if you don't have to" since stopping to fight things almost always means you're not moving forward, followed by "build for offense as much as possible when you do have to fight" in games where that's an option since the less time you have to spend standing around fighting something, the more of your time is able to go toward getting further in the game sooner, and in most cases it only matters that you survive at all, not by how much. Building for offense is also generally a good way to improve as a player even without speedrunning, since it limits how much leeway you have for staying alive and thus forces you to improve on coping with that aspect.
You should also practice throwing your controller as far as physically possible, like all the big speedrunners do! ...But please, don't. These kind of people piss me off.
In all honesty though, you should probably avoid throwing controllers so recklessly. At the very least, $60 could be going down the drain (Dualshock 4), and $150 at the most (Xbox One Elite Controller). Usually the most I do is swear in frustration, but i'm not really heavy on the whole speedrunning thing as a gamer myself. (I did speedrun Sonic Rush on the Nintendo DS _as a kid_ though...)
as a matter of fact: dont pick a game you LOVE pick a game you like. i speedran my fave childhood game (that i still played casually a lot till this day) for almost 3 months... now i hate it lol
This was the video that got me to try speedrunning a year ago. Now I'm a part of several running communities and I love the hobby. Thanks for your part in that!
This is unrelated to the video, but I just wanna give you some props for commenting on all the Games Done Quick videos and giving the starting timecodes. Thanks, man.
+snomaN Gaming All the karma for snomaN please. It's weird, I've used a similar handle for more than a decade, just with a bunch of nines added on. Sorry if I ever squatted on a username on you in the past = (
I've started speedrunning NSMBW. One thing I've found is that learning how to deal with autoscrollers if you have to fall back on them after a missed skip is really helpful, and little ways to shave time. I had a run the other day and I died more than ever but still came within 30 seconds of my previous pb. Gave me a ton of motivation to go for sub-35 propellerless%
I first watched this video about a year and a half ago, your tips are great and really got me started. I can now say i hold a speedrunning world record (fairly small game but still took loads of grinding). thanks for this video.
I think this might have been one of the videos that got me into speedruning over 5 years ago. I now speedrun all time, having ran over 30+ games at this point, met tones of amazing people and comunitys, and can't imagine my life without it. Crazy to think this video is part of what inspired it for me. If you end up reading this Sno, Thanks
I speedrun Guacamelee. I was streaming casually when the former WR holder entered my chat and convinced me to run it. And I couldn't ask for a better game to run. It's a blast. I was asked a few times how to start speedrunning, so I'm looking forward to show them this video because it explains it better than I ever could. I may have something to add here. Make sure to look at the categories of the speedrun. For example, there is a new category in Guacamelee that is faster than anything else. But it has nothing to do with the original game anymore (no fighting, not much platforming and a lot of RNG). Speedruns of the same game can differ astronomically depending of their category, so choose wisely. You will play the game this way for hundreds of hours.
@@musicfriendly12 The Guacamelee Gold edition speedruns are everything I love about speedrunning. The community kind of died after Guac 2 came out, sadly. That INCLUDES the Guac 2 community... But that doesn't take away from the amazingness that is the any% 1P1C speedrun. The run mostly resembles a normal playthrough of the game. But there are two things that make it special. The Select Door Glitch lets you replace the main menu with the map you are on. It basically lets you teleport to very specific points on the map you performed the glitch on. And then there is the Swap Hop. It basically lets you do a pseudo double jump and you can chain multiple Swap Hops to gain height. But the timing is ridiculously tight. Imagine performing dozens of almost frame perfect inputs in a row! So the run has clever routing, impressive tech and despite the mastery runners have over the game, the run stays exciting because of how easy it is to die without additional health and a costume that lets you take double the damage. AND it still resembles the game. So if you know the game, you can appreciate the run! It's really everything I love about speedruns. I'd still be streaming and running this game, if my connection allowed me to.
The amount of effort you have put into this video is huge. You explained everything in a very comprehensive way that even a non-gamer could understand what's going on. Keep it up man!
I just wanted to stop by give you a huge thanks.. It was actually a combination of your Top 5 Speedruns video and finding a new friend who was already into watching speedruns, but watching some of the videos you recommended really got me interested in watching speedruns and the GDQ marathons (though I ended up missing the entire week this year, not that my internet can do Twitch reliably). I have been shocked and amazed and reverent many times over the last few weeks, and I am so glad you turned me on to what I had previously dismissed.
snomaN Gaming I'm still a little intimidated by the thought of speedrunning myself, especially of anything from outside my childhood, but I have been really caught up in watching runs recently, especially from GDQs. That friend I mentioned even showed me the Tetris Grandmaster exhibition and I was utterly blown away.
I think the only other bits that I think need to be added is that not all games are created equally in terms of speedrunning, and many have different categories. you touched on it a little bit, but bringing up something like, say, OoT which has the sub-20 minute world record massively glitched run, or the marathon all temples run in the same game brings up an interesting point in how even the same game can be done completely differently. Also, a lot of games are average or bad casually, but the speedruns are really intense and interesting, so don't count thigns out before you've done a little bit of interest. Glitches can start making some things super crazy. I also say this because I know a lot of runners who like doing things like SMW 96 exit speedruns, but hate doing any% speedruns because the game just isn't as fun in any% for them. Figure out what works best for you and what you have time for. Not everyone can do the 10 hour FFX speedrun whenever they want. Also, two additional excellent resources that are available anytime are Speeddemosarchive.com (SDA, the people behind the original games done quick marathons who still host them today) have a verified non-cheating, non-emulated world record of most games (Others of which you can find on youtube, but have to dig a little deeper) and commentary about the video and strats usually on the page of the game as well, to include the varying categories that are recognized. (No, as much as you may want to, 69% DKC is not and will not be a recognized speedrun category... well, maybe it will, but at the moment it's not anyways. :P). Along with SDA, we also have SRL, or speedrunnerslive.com Speedrunnerslive.com may be an even more invaluable resource to speedrunning as it allows you to see a lot of other speedrunners, provides livestreams to a HUGE number of speedrunners, and even allows you to race other speedrunners using a simple program. Watching live streams will let you see a lot of runs and how people do things themselves, ask questions about strategy, etc, and the big thing about the races is, no matter how much you may love a certain game, you WILL probably start getting burned out of it at some point, which will make you pick up other games. Being able to join in, say, a megaman X race, or a super mario 64 race with a bunch of peopl is a good way to laugh with a lot of people and see how you're doing. Like any race, sometimes weird things happen, and you may have the current WR holder come in last place due to some massive screw up. You can go tell people you beat caleb at MMX, and just leave out the part where he somehow softlocked the game at armadillo skip. :P
These are excellent tips for anyone new to running or looking to get into running, I run a game called Action Henk it has such a tiny community but the people who actually take the time to learn the game really love it. And the only thing i could add onto your tips is to remember to take periodic breaks. Even more so if you have intense sequences. Although you will be playing a lot you do need to remember your body does need time to recuperate. Much love for the video and most importantly much love for speedrunning.
Already knew everything in this video but non the less it was very well explained and I imagine will help a lot of people :) Also great choices on the clips! Those Cosmo Wind Waker clips bring me back. AGDQ HYPE!
Dude This Video Was Great, You Said Everything I Wanted You To. I Started Speedrunning Before I Had Seen This Video, And I Already Did All Your Steps, So Thanks For Helping The New People
This and all the streamers I have watched has really inspired me to do this. It adds a whole new level of replay-ability and challenge, and there's just something about getting the fastest time and potentially getting your name on the leader boards that I find really exhilarating. I'm finally getting all the products I need to speed run and stream, it can be expensive but overall it's something I really want to do since current online games and stuff just doesn't really cut it for me anymore. That and new games are fun for about a month but speed running can last forever if you have a big desire for it, even if you're done with one game there's plenty more to venture into! I even find learning new games and getting your personal best a blast too! And even if you don't achieve the fastest run, who cares? You're still one of the best and you've had fun with it, there's even more to speed running like community races and other great events online. Why people have to hate on speed running is just so pathetic.
This is an encouraging video. I have lots of admiration for speedrunners, but I doubt 've the nerves for it. The only game I'm really interested in doing it for on/off of late is "Final Fantasy 9", since you need to for the Excalibur 2 (reach endgame in under 12 hours). But the thought of missing so much of the game just to get it makes the completionist in me upset (on top of me not having much experience in doing low level runs in general... which is what that entails pretty much). And I've tried to follow a 100% completion guide specifically with that item in mind, but it fried my nerves way too much when I attempted it. There's so much to do and perfect in that game/run and so little time... and more importantly, energy. I'm aware that a long-play game like that, let alone with completionism in mind, is probably not the best place to start... but man, would it be cool to be able to say I was able to get that weapon AND not miss stuff. Ah well, dunno when/if I'll try that again.
I am speedrunning SMB / SMB Lost Level's / SMB3 / SM64 / Some Mario 64 Hack / Zelda Ocarina of Time and that's pretty much. All the advice your teaching in this video are essential. Great vidéo!
While not exactly a speed run, I did a 6-day run in Majora's Mask. Meaning I had to beat all 4 dungeons in the cycle immediately after the deku cycle, it was actually really fun!
After reading though the comments on this and other videos by you, snomaN Gaming, I am quite certain that this channel has a great community, congrats!
ajk00421 I'm about to try and speedrun that game actually. I did my first run of it in 1 hour and 39 min and 48 seconds. Now that was what I call a blind speedrun without any comeplete knowledge about when certain things will happen. It was fun I recommend it too :)
hey, ive said this before but i cant thank you enough, you were a big part of getting me into speedruns. i watched sethblings minecraft videos when i was into that a while ago, and i saw his smw speedruns and got a little interested. then a few months later i saw this video and i was SO interested, particularly in cosmos run. i watched the video, and then started researching on games to play. i started out trying oot3d but i couldnt get the hang of it. then i tried multiple games and did a few kirby runs (im still doing kirby) but ive recently been working at pokemon blue like crazy! thanks again for being one of 3 to get me into one of my favourite things to do. :)
I remember seeing your comments on GDQ videos telling everyone when the run starts...a year back? Maybe longer? Now I find you again, and am being inspired to start speed running by you. You're a pretty chill dude.
Hahah thanks! Yeah I wanted to do it again this year, but they kept changing the start times in the videos they uploaded so it wasnt worth it to go back and adjust my comments, so I don't do it anymore unfortunately lol
I'm speedrunning Tigger's Honey Hunt (N64 emulator) for three months now. I started speedrunning a few months ago, with games I enjoyed playing as a kid. It was just for nostalgia at the beginning. But I quickly became eager to get a world record and I got some. My first game and WR was Spider-Man 2 PSP version. Some very cool games deserve more people to be interested in speedrunning them. If you don't see any runs of your favorite childhood game, then become his speedrunner! It's more fun to speedrun our favorite game than just watching runs about it.
I've decided to speed run Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Alien: Isolation. Splinter Cell is a weird game to speed run I know but I've put a lot of time into it, completed and unlocked everything on it and so am looking for a new way to play it. Wish me luck!
The amount of time u state is def right, years ago i got into DKC speedrunning (before all the crazy strats) and it took alot of playing to get where i was satisfied (no glitches etc and timed around 1 hr 58 min) and recently got into mgs on ps1 (any% EZ 1hr 28min) i practiced for hrs n hrs, saving in areas i had problems with and making my fiance crazy by replaying the torture scene in mgs (saving meryl). I love the community around speedrunning, alot of them are super helpful n give tips n strats to any who jus ask. Love the vid, n hope to see more ppl getting into the speedrun community
i already tried a little shovel knight but thanks to this vid i will definitely train to speedrun that game. thanks for the encouragement and the cooll video!
Thanks a lot for this video buddy! I've been practicing speedrunning off camera a lot recently and this video gave me a lot more motivation! Not to mention you're very enjoyable to listen to haha
One of the easiest games to start speedrunning, is Antichamber: It's really fun and you will get satisfactory results in few days. You dont know what Antichamber is? It's a mind=blown genre puzzle game, which seems to be very hard and complicated, and is normaly completed in 2-3 hours of gameplay... after completing in twice normaly, and watching few videos, my fastest time is about 5 minutes. Start speedrunning with Antichamber!
I started to speedrun with Braid. It lets you practice the hard tricks over and over agian, since you just need to rewind and try again. Plus I loved the art and music so it didn't get frustrating when I fail horribly after having an almost perfect run.
I used to speedrun quite a bit, and i think you forgot what made me love speedrunning : trying to find shorcuts, tricks, cancels, glitches by yourself. It's tedious, but oh man is it rewarding when you find that glitch that skips the entire level.
If I was going to try speed running it would be with Super Mario World. I have done a few casual speed run tries. My best time was around 15 minutes or so for a glitch free star road run. Online they list the top 200 fastest runners, and my time falls just outside of the top 100, and is way better than the #200 time. I might not be able to get that top time, but I bet if I practiced a bit I could get in the top 100 for sure.
I'm starting to speedrun Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, a really fun game from my childhood. I don't like all the RNG in it, but it's really fun to play and I'm starting to route the game for speedruns. I can say the video was very helpful, thank you for the insight!
This helped me get into speed running. I started off running Pokemon blue with my best time being 2:16:42.7 and I want to get that down to around 2:00:00-1:50:00.
I love the Legend of Zelda series. I've played with glitches in Twilight Princess and the Wind Waker and have been watching speedruns for years. However, I don't have access to a console right now since my Wii thought it would be cool to scratch disks. I know emulation is frowned upon in the speedrunning community and you can have random crashes and whatnot, but is, say Dolphin, allowed? No hacks of course!
Hey, I've been looking into possibly running Twilight Princess as well. Emulators are generally only acceptable for older consoles, and even then, the emulator has to be accurate. However, the specific rules ultimately depend on the community for the game you're running. That said, it doesn't really matter if you start out on an emulator, as long as you're playing on a console by the time your time starts getting down to competitive levels. I'm playing Twilight Princess on Dolphin (and Minish Cap on VBA-M) until I can get ahold of a Gamecube.
Yeah, when I start officially speedrunning, I'd do it on console obviously. With Dolphin's random crashes and lag, it wouldn't be wise to run in Dolphin even if it was allowed. I've been playing TP on Dolphin, practicing 100% of it. The savestates really come in handy for difficult glitches/tricks. Practicing on emulator makes it so much easier. Just have to realize that some things may be different on console.
Not gonna lie, this video gave me some motivation back to finish learning Mega Man X3. I've been doing speedruns for over 2 years, but taking a break definitely was needed.
Great video. I've been wanting to get into speedrunning for a while now and I wasn't sure where to start. I don't think I will be beating any world records, but I like the idea of sitting down with friends and playing a game we all know and love, and then showing them how fast I might do it.
Oh yeah, that's how to enjoy speedrunning most honestly. WR is soo hard to obtain, especially for a well known game, it's more rewarding to just do it for fun and get a personal best :)
This video combined with your Top 5 Speedruns to Watch have finally convinced me to try my hand at it. But, like you said, the hardest part is finding what game to speed run! xD Great video Sno!
I was always interested in speedrunning but never officially tried until about a month or two ago. I chose Sly 1 and check it out guys, after a month of practicing, routing, etc. my first official run was like 1 (hr) 50 min. Now, after another month I've gotten in down all the way to like 1 (hr) 24 min. You guys can do it too :) just find your game and keep at it
MikeMintTV i remember that every day, i watch a lot of speedruns of my favorite ways, to know the best way to beat it. when i played it, still the tricks were so hard. now, i remember every piece of map and exactly every name and route that its discovered. its really helpfull
I really recommend speedrunning Celeste, the movement is so good and there is zero rng. Celeste is a very popular speed game and there is alot of information about tricks. (This is biased)
Loved this! I just did a 100% speedrun of Banjo-Kazooie with my friend for the first time and we got a time of 3:43 (in-game timer), which I was pretty proud of. I used a lot of these tips beforehand, but it was good to get a refresher for my next attempt : ) Great video, man!
And if you run the rhythm heaven series, don't. There is *NOTHING* to improve on. Unless you can mash the A button with frame perfect precision, have fun running a game that has been optimized since the first run. And if you hate yourself as much as I do, run subspace emissary.
Wow, thanks a ton snowman, I’ve watched this videos a couple times, and it helped me get into speed running MEGAMAN. Although I can’t get some of the frame tricks that coolkid or duckfist can pull off but I’m still working on it. Thanks!!
Nice video! Also, don't forget about the European Speedster Assembly, another amazing event =) I actually had Dying Light Any% be accepted to AGDQ which is a first for me, sadly the cost to travel is too much so had to give it up, will still watch though!
I thought about speedrunning SMG 2. ( I did the infinite Yoshi flutter twice in a row) I love the game and it is a pretty popular speed game. Im currently doing another 100% casual run of it and after AGDQ I might start "real" speedrunning. Good job on the video.
Its old, however, games I'd recommend speed running is Katana Zero, it's in gamepads and when you beat the game, you get a "Speedrun mode" with a timer which helps new runners. Celeste has the same thing and Is also on Gamepass. It's fun and Katana Zero takes average 40 min run time if your faster than average
I recently picked up Middle-Earth: Shadow of mordor to speedrun and i find it super interesting since the fights are always changing and you have to think on your toes
TexasWarrior nice, I love hearing people speedrun games that most people don’t even play anymore lol. I’m still speedrunning Ori and the blind Forest. Which is almost 5 years old now. 🤘🏼
The game even gave me an alternate title screen for beating in under 2 hours. I've played all 3 of the Shantae games that are out and they have all been great at being pure fun both casually and for speed running.
been playing the THPS series since i was a kid and i played them all over and over. Found these vids and i tried THUG2 easy mode any percent and got 19mins after not playing for a while. Think i might brush up on my skills and try hit the perfect run!
It depends. Some people put the time into it, but if you're in school, it's definitely not the time to start sinking the hours into. But a segmented speedrun might be more up your alley. Basically it's a speedrun for a very short period, usually between saves. For FFIX, that's one of the best ways to do it, and there's even a guide for it on Game FAQs
Ever since I started streaming a while back I really wanted to get a game to speed run. As soon as I get a capture card I am going to practice Luigi's Mansion Any% no OoB, I haven't played the game much but I cannot get enough of watching people speed run it. Looking forward to doing it sometime soon!
There are regular debates in communities about natural talent vs practice, and general consensus tends to be that talent isn’t even the biggest factor. Dedication is far more impactful in the longrun. Simply loving to speedrun and learn about a game in depth is going to make a person a good runner, sooner or later. It’s like school not necessarily being just for smart people.
3:18 don't forget, that gold splits can happen nonetheless if you are ahead or not to your pb. If your previous split was quite bad, you can have a gold split the next one but still be behind. Otherwise, awesome video again, snomaN. :) I'm currently struggling with LIMBO to reclaim a spot in the top 10 there. As opposed to many other runners, I started right off with the hard route, but currently I'm doing normal route and I consider that one a lot harder. >_>
Hahaha! I watched this and realized I had done and figured out all of this myself. Good job laying it all out. Especially the game choice. That is the most important part. I think that, anyway. Thanks for the video man!
This video was pretty helpful. At least I want to try speedrunning casually and either quick games or catagories are better in general personally. So I've looked at games like Super Pang/Super Buster Bros. and Star Fox (Snes & N64) seem to be enjoyable in that sense being arcade type games that are easy to learn and I have been trying those out so far.
how are splits "cued"? Do you hit a button or something to indicate you've reached the end of the split? Because obviously the timer knows nothing about the game process. Someone please clarify this for me, I'm very confused.
Some games actually can be read by the timer but if the game doesn't have that then yes you have to manually press a button yourself indicating a split.
is it true for most games that they can be "read"? how would that work? do you launch livesplit and then launch the game with livesplit "looking" for the process? do you specify a process for livesplit to monitor?
that's cool. does that mean that for each game, someone needs to hardcode whatever variables / processes livesplit needs to look for? do you have to download a preset for each game you want to time? thanks for the response.
Good watch. I just recently finished my first run of super metroid, my first ever completed speedrun. Can't wait to get it down to a decent time and learn a new game. LttP is topping my shortlist atm.
Shantae: Risky's revenge and pirate's curse are a blast to speedrun. The games even reward you for finishing fast, you you have incentive to try first few runs.
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Kenneth Pettersen Please explain the hidden message which is essentially saying this is wrong. I'm aspergers and this is my special interest. People should realize that either A: everything that doesn't help someone else's life is worthless, or B: that every hobby is ok.
@@nsluacsegmented1603 I am not saying this is wrong. I love speedrunning myself, have watched it for 2 or 3 years and just got into it myself.
@@nsluacsegmented1603 dude, speedrunning really takes all of your remaining braincells.
IT'S A FUCKING JOKE!!
she be like i want to break up
@@nsluacsegmented1603 one word: joke
4:00 "5-4 DON'T DIE"
Best notes ever!
hahaha yeah it's very important!!
Gonna be speedrunning crypt of the necrodancer. This is gonna be tough xD xD
Advice I wish I could take lol
Islarf dark souls speedrun sheet will be a lot of dont die
Yea
A couple notes people have mentioned:
1) A gold split can still happen even if you are behind in your current run - it means you did the best ever for the CURRENT split only. So go for the GLOD!
2) Be cautious about running your favorite game of all time - it might turn into your least favorite game if you're not careful :P
3) If you want to know what speedrun a certain clip is from, feel free to ask!
Also, if you have any questions, ask people in the speedrunning community! Worst case, you don't get an answer, but it never hurts to ask! We're here to help!
+snomaN Gaming hey do you have any other tips outside of the vid?
+snomaN Gaming Hey bro, you do nintendo content do you? well if you do, you do have the Nintendo Creator Program thing right? If not then HOW DO YOU UPLOAD NINTENDO GAMES WITHOUT GETTING COPYRIGHT NOTICED, OR ID CLAIMED BY NINTENDO?...Seriously, I would really like to know, so reply soon. :)
I've never had an issue with that. I think that really only happens with let's plays. Im never using any in-game sound, just video and voiceover and music so its not so much a direct Nintendo content to claim, but idk. Just hasn't ever happened to me
snomaN Gaming
Ok, thanks
+snomaN Gaming Hey - could you please tell me the name of the game at 2:02 ? - it looks really cool.
One extra hint that has personally helped me, don't focus on using glitches, bugs, etc. to start. Start running the game at base, and then, when you feel like you've done as well as you CAN do, work on those skips. It really helps you settle in for the long run.
Yes thats a great pointer. Get a feel for the game itself first, know it inside and out before you start breaking it :P
Galactic Amethyst while I agree with this pointer for the majority of games, if you're running a game that is based around glitches don't follow this advice.
and some game don't need glitchs
I would say that if it's simple and saves a lot of time to go with it, but I dunno
0:22 - that speedrunner has some small arms
LOL I never noticed that before :P
snomaN Gaming i've just watched a speedrun of metal slug 3...one of my most favourite games ever...and just by watching the gameplay for the just the first mission...i realized i've been speedrunning it for months without even knowing it xD
Lol
This guy: says pick a game that you love for a starter game
Me: looks at red dead redemption 2 case “yeah it’s big brain time”
Me: looks at borderlands 1
Totally have everything in control.
Lots of things in this video were the right thing to say. But I'd say to beginners... Don't get embarrassed with split sheets etc. For your first runs on games, just take your phone, and launch the chrono. You'll have fun!
Anyway, good video,snoman.
I'm going through most of your content right now and I'm really impressed.
Yeah this is a good idea :) Just have fun with it to start!
Hey thanks, lots of fun stuff here, check out the Good Game Design series ;)
+snomaN Gaming I already checked it out.
Also, wow dude, how can you answer all these comments? Where do you find the time? I mean, you have 50k subs! Aren't you submerged in comments?
Anyway, it's great that you do this but don't overwork, Kay?
Haha I feel you, it is hard to find the time, I just catch up when I can, but it will probably get to a point where I cant eventually
I don't recommend starting how I did I just got bored downloaded an emulator for SM64 did a 31 star run casually, then looked up a 16 star route and just went.
what are splits?
A pretty common bit for a lot of games in terms of speedrunning (especially RPGs) is just "don't stop to fight things if you don't have to" since stopping to fight things almost always means you're not moving forward, followed by "build for offense as much as possible when you do have to fight" in games where that's an option since the less time you have to spend standing around fighting something, the more of your time is able to go toward getting further in the game sooner, and in most cases it only matters that you survive at all, not by how much.
Building for offense is also generally a good way to improve as a player even without speedrunning, since it limits how much leeway you have for staying alive and thus forces you to improve on coping with that aspect.
You should also practice throwing your controller as far as physically possible, like all the big speedrunners do!
...But please, don't. These kind of people piss me off.
I'm one of those, and I hate myself as much as you do.
In all honesty though, you should probably avoid throwing controllers so recklessly. At the very least, $60 could be going down the drain (Dualshock 4), and $150 at the most (Xbox One Elite Controller). Usually the most I do is swear in frustration, but i'm not really heavy on the whole speedrunning thing as a gamer myself. (I did speedrun Sonic Rush on the Nintendo DS _as a kid_ though...)
Actually I stopped throwing them, for the most part, but I still do everything else. *Especially* the "swear in frustration" part.
Shooting Star robot
@@dmas7749 Same and agreed
as a matter of fact: dont pick a game you LOVE pick a game you like. i speedran my fave childhood game (that i still played casually a lot till this day) for almost 3 months... now i hate it lol
This was the video that got me to try speedrunning a year ago. Now I'm a part of several running communities and I love the hobby. Thanks for your part in that!
This is unrelated to the video, but I just wanna give you some props for commenting on all the Games Done Quick videos and giving the starting timecodes. Thanks, man.
+〈-thatguyoverthere Haha anytime!
+snomaN Gaming All the karma for snomaN please. It's weird, I've used a similar handle for more than a decade, just with a bunch of nines added on. Sorry if I ever squatted on a username on you in the past = (
hahahah no i dont think so :P
I thought you were me for a second. I used to have your Picture and I got confused xD
Snoman Gaming thanks specifically for the dkc 3 one man I love that game
Legit I started thinking about castle crashers and then he started to type it into the TH-cam search bar. Weird
Haha I read your mind!!
Same xD
SAME
@@snomangaming hehehe telepathy
Me too
I've started speedrunning NSMBW. One thing I've found is that learning how to deal with autoscrollers if you have to fall back on them after a missed skip is really helpful, and little ways to shave time. I had a run the other day and I died more than ever but still came within 30 seconds of my previous pb. Gave me a ton of motivation to go for sub-35 propellerless%
+zioy nice!
I first watched this video about a year and a half ago, your tips are great and really got me started. I can now say i hold a speedrunning world record (fairly small game but still took loads of grinding). thanks for this video.
I think this might have been one of the videos that got me into speedruning over 5 years ago. I now speedrun all time, having ran over 30+ games at this point, met tones of amazing people and comunitys, and can't imagine my life without it. Crazy to think this video is part of what inspired it for me. If you end up reading this Sno, Thanks
That is so awesome to hear, glad it helped :D
4:01 ´DONT DIE´ - ah, thanks for the note
Thank you for making this. I've been wanting to get into it for a while but didn't know how to start.
+Literal Bacon Glad it helped, literal bacon.
I speedrun Guacamelee.
I was streaming casually when the former WR holder entered my chat and convinced me to run it. And I couldn't ask for a better game to run. It's a blast.
I was asked a few times how to start speedrunning, so I'm looking forward to show them this video because it explains it better than I ever could.
I may have something to add here. Make sure to look at the categories of the speedrun. For example, there is a new category in Guacamelee that is faster than anything else. But it has nothing to do with the original game anymore (no fighting, not much platforming and a lot of RNG).
Speedruns of the same game can differ astronomically depending of their category, so choose wisely. You will play the game this way for hundreds of hours.
+MelvaCross Yeah categories are very important! I can't believe I forgot to mention it
Guacamelee! Great game, I bet the speedruns are pretty good too!
@@musicfriendly12 The Guacamelee Gold edition speedruns are everything I love about speedrunning. The community kind of died after Guac 2 came out, sadly. That INCLUDES the Guac 2 community...
But that doesn't take away from the amazingness that is the any% 1P1C speedrun.
The run mostly resembles a normal playthrough of the game. But there are two things that make it special. The Select Door Glitch lets you replace the main menu with the map you are on. It basically lets you teleport to very specific points on the map you performed the glitch on.
And then there is the Swap Hop. It basically lets you do a pseudo double jump and you can chain multiple Swap Hops to gain height. But the timing is ridiculously tight. Imagine performing dozens of almost frame perfect inputs in a row!
So the run has clever routing, impressive tech and despite the mastery runners have over the game, the run stays exciting because of how easy it is to die without additional health and a costume that lets you take double the damage.
AND it still resembles the game. So if you know the game, you can appreciate the run!
It's really everything I love about speedruns. I'd still be streaming and running this game, if my connection allowed me to.
The amount of effort you have put into this video is huge. You explained everything in a very comprehensive way that even a non-gamer could understand what's going on. Keep it up man!
Thanks that means a lot :D
thanks for this. I'm gonna try to speedrun dishonored!
I just wanted to stop by give you a huge thanks.. It was actually a combination of your Top 5 Speedruns video and finding a new friend who was already into watching speedruns, but watching some of the videos you recommended really got me interested in watching speedruns and the GDQ marathons (though I ended up missing the entire week this year, not that my internet can do Twitch reliably). I have been shocked and amazed and reverent many times over the last few weeks, and I am so glad you turned me on to what I had previously dismissed.
+Kraigon42 That's so awesome to hear, I'm glad you like them :)
snomaN Gaming I'm still a little intimidated by the thought of speedrunning myself, especially of anything from outside my childhood, but I have been really caught up in watching runs recently, especially from GDQs. That friend I mentioned even showed me the Tetris Grandmaster exhibition and I was utterly blown away.
snomaN Gaming Oh, kind of forgot to mention that I saw your co-op run of Mario 64. It was really neat and extremely fun :D
Hah! I actually watched that run, but it's a different snowman. No relation :P
snomaN Gaming My mistake, then. I thought it strangely coincidental.
I think the only other bits that I think need to be added is that not all games are created equally in terms of speedrunning, and many have different categories. you touched on it a little bit, but bringing up something like, say, OoT which has the sub-20 minute world record massively glitched run, or the marathon all temples run in the same game brings up an interesting point in how even the same game can be done completely differently. Also, a lot of games are average or bad casually, but the speedruns are really intense and interesting, so don't count thigns out before you've done a little bit of interest. Glitches can start making some things super crazy.
I also say this because I know a lot of runners who like doing things like SMW 96 exit speedruns, but hate doing any% speedruns because the game just isn't as fun in any% for them. Figure out what works best for you and what you have time for. Not everyone can do the 10 hour FFX speedrun whenever they want.
Also, two additional excellent resources that are available anytime are Speeddemosarchive.com (SDA, the people behind the original games done quick marathons who still host them today) have a verified non-cheating, non-emulated world record of most games (Others of which you can find on youtube, but have to dig a little deeper) and commentary about the video and strats usually on the page of the game as well, to include the varying categories that are recognized. (No, as much as you may want to, 69% DKC is not and will not be a recognized speedrun category... well, maybe it will, but at the moment it's not anyways. :P). Along with SDA, we also have SRL, or speedrunnerslive.com
Speedrunnerslive.com may be an even more invaluable resource to speedrunning as it allows you to see a lot of other speedrunners, provides livestreams to a HUGE number of speedrunners, and even allows you to race other speedrunners using a simple program. Watching live streams will let you see a lot of runs and how people do things themselves, ask questions about strategy, etc, and the big thing about the races is, no matter how much you may love a certain game, you WILL probably start getting burned out of it at some point, which will make you pick up other games. Being able to join in, say, a megaman X race, or a super mario 64 race with a bunch of peopl is a good way to laugh with a lot of people and see how you're doing. Like any race, sometimes weird things happen, and you may have the current WR holder come in last place due to some massive screw up. You can go tell people you beat caleb at MMX, and just leave out the part where he somehow softlocked the game at armadillo skip. :P
+silverfoxxflame Yes, all of this is great info. So true. Upvoting for visibility :)
These are excellent tips for anyone new to running or looking to get into running, I run a game called Action Henk it has such a tiny community but the people who actually take the time to learn the game really love it. And the only thing i could add onto your tips is to remember to take periodic breaks. Even more so if you have intense sequences. Although you will be playing a lot you do need to remember your body does need time to recuperate. Much love for the video and most importantly much love for speedrunning.
Yeah that is a great point, breaks are so important! Glad you enjoyed, thanks :)
Already knew everything in this video but non the less it was very well explained and I imagine will help a lot of people :) Also great choices on the clips! Those Cosmo Wind Waker clips bring me back. AGDQ HYPE!
+ToastBombHalo Haha yeah it was fun putting it all together :) Glad you enjoyed. I'm so HYPED for AGDQ
Dude This Video Was Great, You Said Everything I Wanted You To. I Started Speedrunning Before I Had Seen This Video, And I Already Did All Your Steps, So Thanks For Helping The New People
7:20 "sonic boom: rise of lyric?"
**puffs cigarette**
"Haven't heard that name in years"
This and all the streamers I have watched has really inspired me to do this. It adds a whole new level of replay-ability and challenge, and there's just something about getting the fastest time and potentially getting your name on the leader boards that I find really exhilarating. I'm finally getting all the products I need to speed run and stream, it can be expensive but overall it's something I really want to do since current online games and stuff just doesn't really cut it for me anymore. That and new games are fun for about a month but speed running can last forever if you have a big desire for it, even if you're done with one game there's plenty more to venture into! I even find learning new games and getting your personal best a blast too!
And even if you don't achieve the fastest run, who cares? You're still one of the best and you've had fun with it, there's even more to speed running like community races and other great events online. Why people have to hate on speed running is just so pathetic.
That Battle Block Theater video from AGDQ was hilarious. I think I've watched that thing three or four times now.
+lukenuetzmann Yeah that was one of my faves at that GDQ, too funny. I love Stamper
+snomaN Gaming "Dont worry Im still here" - stamper in his narrarator voice
For a while now i have been pushing my personal time in gunman clive and this video gave me the push to start taking it seriously.
Great game! super fun
This is an encouraging video. I have lots of admiration for speedrunners, but I doubt 've the nerves for it.
The only game I'm really interested in doing it for on/off of late is "Final Fantasy 9", since you need to for the Excalibur 2 (reach endgame in under 12 hours). But the thought of missing so much of the game just to get it makes the completionist in me upset (on top of me not having much experience in doing low level runs in general... which is what that entails pretty much).
And I've tried to follow a 100% completion guide specifically with that item in mind, but it fried my nerves way too much when I attempted it. There's so much to do and perfect in that game/run and so little time... and more importantly, energy.
I'm aware that a long-play game like that, let alone with completionism in mind, is probably not the best place to start... but man, would it be cool to be able to say I was able to get that weapon AND not miss stuff. Ah well, dunno when/if I'll try that again.
+S. Holloway Haha hey, I mean as long as it would be fun for you to try, I wouldn't rule it out :) Thats most important, that you enjoy yourself!
I am speedrunning SMB / SMB Lost Level's / SMB3 / SM64 / Some Mario 64 Hack / Zelda Ocarina of Time and that's pretty much. All the advice your teaching in this video are essential. Great vidéo!
While not exactly a speed run, I did a 6-day run in Majora's Mask. Meaning I had to beat all 4 dungeons in the cycle immediately after the deku cycle, it was actually really fun!
+LinkAlexJazz That's awesome!
and how have I not found this video. I need to cry in happiness for this man
I speedrun 7 GRAND DAD.
I actually got around 15 minutes.
You're a disgrace, you didn't get 7 minutes
It's hard...
After reading though the comments on this and other videos by you, snomaN Gaming, I am quite certain that this channel has a great community, congrats!
Hey thanks! Yeah I like to be uplifting and help people out, so I hope that spreads in the community
Outlast turned out to be a fantastic game to speedrun, you guys should try it out
ajk00421 I'm about to try and speedrun that game actually. I did my first run of it in 1 hour and 39 min and 48 seconds. Now that was what I call a blind speedrun without any comeplete knowledge about when certain things will happen. It was fun I recommend it too :)
Too spoopy for me.
Huh, a horror game for speedrunning, that's a funny concept
hey, ive said this before but i cant thank you enough, you were a big part of getting me into speedruns. i watched sethblings minecraft videos when i was into that a while ago, and i saw his smw speedruns and got a little interested. then a few months later i saw this video and i was SO interested, particularly in cosmos run. i watched the video, and then started researching on games to play. i started out trying oot3d but i couldnt get the hang of it. then i tried multiple games and did a few kirby runs (im still doing kirby) but ive recently been working at pokemon blue like crazy! thanks again for being one of 3 to get me into one of my favourite things to do. :)
That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed and got into it, it's really fun :D
ill never forget seeing the vid at 6:40, 1:12 baby imma fucking legend!
I remember seeing your comments on GDQ videos telling everyone when the run starts...a year back? Maybe longer? Now I find you again, and am being inspired to start speed running by you. You're a pretty chill dude.
Hahah thanks! Yeah I wanted to do it again this year, but they kept changing the start times in the videos they uploaded so it wasnt worth it to go back and adjust my comments, so I don't do it anymore unfortunately lol
That cosmo run... ugh so many memories :(
I'm speedrunning Tigger's Honey Hunt (N64 emulator) for three months now. I started speedrunning a few months ago, with games I enjoyed playing as a kid. It was just for nostalgia at the beginning. But I quickly became eager to get a world record and I got some.
My first game and WR was Spider-Man 2 PSP version.
Some very cool games deserve more people to be interested in speedrunning them.
If you don't see any runs of your favorite childhood game, then become his speedrunner! It's more fun to speedrun our favorite game than just watching runs about it.
I've decided to speed run Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Alien: Isolation. Splinter Cell is a weird game to speed run I know but I've put a lot of time into it, completed and unlocked everything on it and so am looking for a new way to play it. Wish me luck!
The amount of time u state is def right, years ago i got into DKC speedrunning (before all the crazy strats) and it took alot of playing to get where i was satisfied (no glitches etc and timed around 1 hr 58 min) and recently got into mgs on ps1 (any% EZ 1hr 28min) i practiced for hrs n hrs, saving in areas i had problems with and making my fiance crazy by replaying the torture scene in mgs (saving meryl). I love the community around speedrunning, alot of them are super helpful n give tips n strats to any who jus ask. Love the vid, n hope to see more ppl getting into the speedrun community
i already tried a little shovel knight but thanks to this vid i will definitely train to speedrun that game. thanks for the encouragement and the cooll video!
+MrJorleis Awesome! Glad you enjoyed :)
Thanks a lot for this video buddy! I've been practicing speedrunning off camera a lot recently and this video gave me a lot more motivation! Not to mention you're very enjoyable to listen to haha
One of the easiest games to start speedrunning, is Antichamber: It's really fun and you will get satisfactory results in few days. You dont know what Antichamber is? It's a mind=blown genre puzzle game, which seems to be very hard and complicated, and is normaly completed in 2-3 hours of gameplay... after completing in twice normaly, and watching few videos, my fastest time is about 5 minutes.
Start speedrunning with Antichamber!
Yeah thats a fun one, trips me out tho haha!
I started to speedrun with Braid. It lets you practice the hard tricks over and over agian, since you just need to rewind and try again. Plus I loved the art and music so it didn't get frustrating when I fail horribly after having an almost perfect run.
5:06 This is literally the best tip for undertale genocide
No damage, is possible
I used to speedrun quite a bit, and i think you forgot what made me love speedrunning :
trying to find shorcuts, tricks, cancels, glitches by yourself.
It's tedious, but oh man is it rewarding when you find that glitch that skips the entire level.
If I was going to try speed running it would be with Super Mario World. I have done a few casual speed run tries. My best time was around 15 minutes or so for a glitch free star road run. Online they list the top 200 fastest runners, and my time falls just outside of the top 100, and is way better than the #200 time. I might not be able to get that top time, but I bet if I practiced a bit I could get in the top 100 for sure.
yeah thats awesome! I've casually run it too, it's a lot of fun
snomaN Gaming I could be wrong, but I think we had this same conversation in the comments of another video. lol
I'm starting to speedrun Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, a really fun game from my childhood. I don't like all the RNG in it, but it's really fun to play and I'm starting to route the game for speedruns. I can say the video was very helpful, thank you for the insight!
Glad it helped :D
This helped me get into speed running. I started off running Pokemon blue with my best time being 2:16:42.7 and I want to get that down to around 2:00:00-1:50:00.
James murillo awesome keep working at it!!
1:14 oh god i love that combo still (tammy's head + spoon bender + brimstone) :3
I love the Legend of Zelda series. I've played with glitches in Twilight Princess and the Wind Waker and have been watching speedruns for years. However, I don't have access to a console right now since my Wii thought it would be cool to scratch disks. I know emulation is frowned upon in the speedrunning community and you can have random crashes and whatnot, but is, say Dolphin, allowed? No hacks of course!
Hey, I've been looking into possibly running Twilight Princess as well.
Emulators are generally only acceptable for older consoles, and even then, the emulator has to be accurate. However, the specific rules ultimately depend on the community for the game you're running. That said, it doesn't really matter if you start out on an emulator, as long as you're playing on a console by the time your time starts getting down to competitive levels. I'm playing Twilight Princess on Dolphin (and Minish Cap on VBA-M) until I can get ahold of a Gamecube.
Yeah, when I start officially speedrunning, I'd do it on console obviously. With Dolphin's random crashes and lag, it wouldn't be wise to run in Dolphin even if it was allowed.
I've been playing TP on Dolphin, practicing 100% of it. The savestates really come in handy for difficult glitches/tricks. Practicing on emulator makes it so much easier. Just have to realize that some things may be different on console.
Well, dude, I wish you luck with your speedrunning endeavors.
Same to you. (:
Chris Ramer You can hack your wii to play off of a USB Hard drive instead of a disc.
Not gonna lie, this video gave me some motivation back to finish learning Mega Man X3.
I've been doing speedruns for over 2 years, but taking a break definitely was needed.
+FAI Nice! Yeah breaks are important if youre not enjoying anymore :) Good luck hopping back in!
I want to make a category extension for new Super Mario Bros. U deluxe called Baby Yoshi% where you get the baby Yoshi as fast as possible
this NEEDS to happen
Great video. I've been wanting to get into speedrunning for a while now and I wasn't sure where to start. I don't think I will be beating any world records, but I like the idea of sitting down with friends and playing a game we all know and love, and then showing them how fast I might do it.
Oh yeah, that's how to enjoy speedrunning most honestly. WR is soo hard to obtain, especially for a well known game, it's more rewarding to just do it for fun and get a personal best :)
I saw the blue nail polish and immediately thought of Cosmo.
i love cosmo
RIP
who?
Gingold You may know him/her as Narcissa
BubbleGuy92 no idea
This video combined with your Top 5 Speedruns to Watch have finally convinced me to try my hand at it. But, like you said, the hardest part is finding what game to speed run! xD Great video Sno!
+8BitOlivia Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed both of em :) that was my goal ;)
"There aren't a lot of hard tricks involved in a Donkey Kong speedrun." I bet people said that about Super Mario World 20 years ago, too...
lol too true!
i am trying to start speedrunning super monkey ball deluxe, i having been playing for about 5 years and this video has really helped
Glad it did!
I'm planning to start speedrunning mic Tyson's punch out
I was always interested in speedrunning but never officially tried until about a month or two ago. I chose Sly 1 and check it out guys, after a month of practicing, routing, etc. my first official run was like 1 (hr) 50 min. Now, after another month I've gotten in down all the way to like 1 (hr) 24 min. You guys can do it too :) just find your game and keep at it
MikeMintTV i remember that every day, i watch a lot of speedruns of my favorite ways, to know the best way to beat it. when i played it, still the tricks were so hard.
now, i remember every piece of map and exactly every name and route that its discovered. its really helpfull
Hundreds of hours of one game?
Then why can't I speedrun Breath of the Wild yet?
More like thousand of hours
I’m starting sped running botw But I only can get one sharing and can’t get to any other shrine
@@parkersenter3173 good luck, the run is stupid hard
like ive played botw for 1.5thousand hours and i still cant do btbs all the time... and my best time is like2.5hours
I watched this video at 1.5x, now im tied for third for "How To Start Speedrunning" 100% noskips Thanks Snoman!
I really recommend speedrunning Celeste, the movement is so good and there is zero rng. Celeste is a very popular speed game and there is alot of information about tricks. (This is biased)
Well then no.
@@kingbrad6482 ok
Today marks the beginning of my foray into speedrunning Specter of Torment. This video gave a great starting point!
My first speedrun attempt was on _Castlevania: Circle of the Moon_
Ahahah...hah...hah...
Kids, be smart and don't speedrun that game first.
Loved this! I just did a 100% speedrun of Banjo-Kazooie with my friend for the first time and we got a time of 3:43 (in-game timer), which I was pretty proud of. I used a lot of these tips beforehand, but it was good to get a refresher for my next attempt : )
Great video, man!
+Ben Stegner Yeah thats awesome! Faster than I could play it :P
And if you run the rhythm heaven series, don't. There is *NOTHING* to improve on.
Unless you can mash the A button with frame perfect precision, have fun running a game that has been optimized since the first run. And if you hate yourself as much as I do, run subspace emissary.
rhythm/music games can't really be ran in general, since the only real optimizations are menus and scoring
Wow, thanks a ton snowman, I’ve watched this videos a couple times, and it helped me get into speed running MEGAMAN. Although I can’t get some of the frame tricks that coolkid or duckfist can pull off but I’m still working on it. Thanks!!
Nice video! Also, don't forget about the European Speedster Assembly, another amazing event =)
I actually had Dying Light Any% be accepted to AGDQ which is a first for me, sadly the cost to travel is too much so had to give it up, will still watch though!
+Nord Productions Yeah I've heard thats another great event too, good call!
I thought about speedrunning SMG 2. ( I did the infinite Yoshi flutter twice in a row) I love the game and it is a pretty popular speed game. Im currently doing another 100% casual run of it and after AGDQ I might start "real" speedrunning. Good job on the video.
+Shardar 1 Thats awesome keep it up!
i have tried to speedrun dark souls
how did it go?
Got around 5 hrs
Nice, that's about 25 hours less than what I did ;D
HiIm Werer sadly my pc broke so i cant practice :(
Was it the first game?
Its old, however, games I'd recommend speed running is Katana Zero, it's in gamepads and when you beat the game, you get a "Speedrun mode" with a timer which helps new runners. Celeste has the same thing and Is also on Gamepass. It's fun and Katana Zero takes average 40 min run time if your faster than average
When I speedrun PC Games I load them into RAM with RAM drive software.
I recently picked up Middle-Earth: Shadow of mordor to speedrun and i find it super interesting since the fights are always changing and you have to think on your toes
TexasWarrior nice, I love hearing people speedrun games that most people don’t even play anymore lol. I’m still speedrunning Ori and the blind Forest. Which is almost 5 years old now. 🤘🏼
im gonna speedrun super meat boy till i become super meat *man*
Watching AGDQ inspired me to speedrun Mighty Switch Force 2 ILs and the full game of Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. Nice video.
Awesome! Just started getting into the Shantae games, they're great!
The game even gave me an alternate title screen for beating in under 2 hours. I've played all 3 of the Shantae games that are out and they have all been great at being pure fun both casually and for speed running.
Step 1: skip cutscenes
been playing the THPS series since i was a kid and i played them all over and over. Found these vids and i tried THUG2 easy mode any percent and got 19mins after not playing for a while. Think i might brush up on my skills and try hit the perfect run!
Thats awesome!
cheers man!
so basically any FF game is out of bounds... istillwanttodo13
And speedrunning is very off limits since im still in school
Yukino Neno how so?
Cause pretty much the entire FF series is hella long, IIRC FF7 is like 4 hours or something, not a lot of people wanna commit that much time.
Theo Bell Yeah not to mention the lack of glitches the games are the WR for 13 is 5 hours
It depends. Some people put the time into it, but if you're in school, it's definitely not the time to start sinking the hours into.
But a segmented speedrun might be more up your alley. Basically it's a speedrun for a very short period, usually between saves. For FFIX, that's one of the best ways to do it, and there's even a guide for it on Game FAQs
Ever since I started streaming a while back I really wanted to get a game to speed run. As soon as I get a capture card I am going to practice Luigi's Mansion Any% no OoB, I haven't played the game much but I cannot get enough of watching people speed run it. Looking forward to doing it sometime soon!
+Opixer Awesome! Yeah thats great, it's a ton of fun to run a game that you like a lot
I speedrun crash team racing and fur fighters :)
+MusicStuffSome haha nice!
I want to start speedrunning Super Mario Sunshine, and with the help of this video, I successfully completed a run! Thanks for helping me!
Awesome! Enjoy
And for the love of god, DON'T start with Metroid Prime!
+I514 Haha sure!
There are regular debates in communities about natural talent vs practice, and general consensus tends to be that talent isn’t even the biggest factor. Dedication is far more impactful in the longrun. Simply loving to speedrun and learn about a game in depth is going to make a person a good runner, sooner or later. It’s like school not necessarily being just for smart people.
Fucking Caleb has zero chill. Like, it was the second split for fuck sake...
EDIT: Wow. I did not intend that pun, at all lol...
hahaha nice!
3:18 don't forget, that gold splits can happen nonetheless if you are ahead or not to your pb. If your previous split was quite bad, you can have a gold split the next one but still be behind.
Otherwise, awesome video again, snomaN. :) I'm currently struggling with LIMBO to reclaim a spot in the top 10 there. As opposed to many other runners, I started right off with the hard route, but currently I'm doing normal route and I consider that one a lot harder. >_>
+Zet Yeah great point, worth noting! Thanks Zet :) Glad you saw this
dwarf fortress speedrun ! who will make it real ?
Hahaha! I watched this and realized I had done and figured out all of this myself. Good job laying it all out. Especially the game choice. That is the most important part. I think that, anyway. Thanks for the video man!
This video was pretty helpful. At least I want to try speedrunning casually and either quick games or catagories are better in general personally. So I've looked at games like Super Pang/Super Buster Bros. and Star Fox (Snes & N64) seem to be enjoyable in that sense being arcade type games that are easy to learn and I have been trying those out so far.
I want to try to speedrun MMZ2 in the near future, thanks for this little beginners guide!
How's that going? I recently picked up MMZ2 and it's kicking my ass.
how are splits "cued"? Do you hit a button or something to indicate you've reached the end of the split? Because obviously the timer knows nothing about the game process. Someone please clarify this for me, I'm very confused.
Some games actually can be read by the timer but if the game doesn't have that then yes you have to manually press a button yourself indicating a split.
is it true for most games that they can be "read"? how would that work? do you launch livesplit and then launch the game with livesplit "looking" for the process? do you specify a process for livesplit to monitor?
Yes it reads the data for specific things in the memory like loading screens
that's cool. does that mean that for each game, someone needs to hardcode whatever variables / processes livesplit needs to look for? do you have to download a preset for each game you want to time? thanks for the response.
Yeah each game has to be able to have the memory read
Good watch. I just recently finished my first run of super metroid, my first ever completed speedrun. Can't wait to get it down to a decent time and learn a new game. LttP is topping my shortlist atm.
+Michael Parzyck Nice yeah thats awesome! Keep it up!
Be wary; i've heard tales about super metroid being the hardest game to speedrun on SNES.
Shantae: Risky's revenge and pirate's curse are a blast to speedrun. The games even reward you for finishing fast, you you have incentive to try first few runs.
Can't wait to start speedrunning Pokemon Yellow
About to start speed running Psychonauts this weekend. And was looking for a timer program so thanks a bunch for the recommendation.
Thanks! This video helped me start running New Super Mario Bros.