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This is what I love about speedruns: it's basically the core of the hacker mindset—solving problems through creativity, often to a insane degree. If you don't
by rsoto 6y ago
This is what I love about speedruns: it's basically the core of the hacker mindset—solving problems through creativity, often to a insane degree.
If you don't feel like watching a 24-minute video, please do yourself a favor and resist that urge. It really pays off.
And if you enjoy it, take a look at these channels:
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUbO6rBht0daVIOGML3c8w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUbO6rBht0daVIOGML3c8w
- https://www.youtube.com/user/BismuthWasTaken https://www.youtube.com/user/BismuthWasTaken
- https://www.youtube.com/user/karljobst https://www.youtube.com/user/karljobst
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyZiiHXIH7KkqfaDvBmG-Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyZiiHXIH7KkqfaDvBmG-Q
- https://www.youtube.com/user/RWhiteGoose https://www.youtube.com/user/RWhiteGoose
- vga805 6y agoTotally agree. I cannot recommend the first link posted here enough, Summoning Salt's channel. Some of the stuff that people discover about games, and then use to their advantage to shave off mere tenths of a second of a speed run is mind-blowing, and really does capture the essence of hacking. Sometimes thy literally hack the game by exploiting known memory flaws to skip sections, etc. etc.
- keenmaster 6y agoThe proper way to watch a speed run video is with a speed run. Watch at 2x speed or more for < 12-minute completion time with a possible gain in comprehension.
- saagarjha 6y agoActually, it turns out that you can save a couple hundred frames at the beginning if you enter the video holding down A.
- keenmaster 6y agoWhat does that do from a technical standpoint?
- saagarjha 6y agoNothing, it's a reference to the "Watch for Rolling Rocks 0.5x A Presses" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A
- s1artibartfast 6y agoamazing