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Really stretches the definition of speed run. If I record the game to VHS, and fast forward to the end, does that count?
by tantalor 4mo ago
Really stretches the definition of speed run.
If I record the game to VHS, and fast forward to the end, does that count?
- charcircuit 4mo agoYou aren't playing the game then. There is a difference in being creative in what actions you can take as a speed runner versus just playing back a video recording.
- TimorousBestie 4mo agoSpeedrunners are perfectly capable of defining categories better than that.
- jjmarr 4mo agoThis was the technique used by American Dad speedrunners. Unfortunately, speedrun.com banned it after years of controversy, since fast-forwarding videos doesn't count as a speedrun. Summoning Salt Documentary: https://youtu.be/yPvKhFXc7ck https://youtu.be/yPvKhFXc7ck
- tantalor 4mo agoThis is brilliant
- m463 4mo agobreak off the tab after you record it
- colechristensen 4mo agoIf it's funny enough they'll add it as a category, track it, and then ban it in the rest of the categories. "No major glitches" is a common sort of speedrun restriction.
- account42 4mo agoUltimately glitch-assisted speed runs are not a pre-defined category. Whatever the community agrees goes. The point is to have an interesting skill-based competition whether that skill is reaction time and precise inputs or finding exploits.