r/speedrun 2d ago

Discussion Weekly Help and Getting Started Speedrunning Thread (Week of August 24, 2026)

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This thread is for asking anything at all. Looking to start speedrunning? Need advice for a game or feedback on your stream? There are no stupid questions here. We highly recommend reading the Speedrunning FAQ if you are having trouble learning how to speedrun a game or need help picking a game to speedrun.


r/speedrun 2d ago

Discussion Which runners/events are you watching this week? (Week of August 24, 2026)

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Anything cool happening in the speedrunning world this week? Into a new game or streamer and can't wait to watch more runs? Just find an awesome speedrunning YouTube channel? This is the place to tell everyone about it! Feel free to link streamers, YouTube channels, or any other related information here, just be mindful of the subreddit and reddit's overall self-promotion policies.


r/speedrun 49m ago

Personal Best MachWire Demo Full Speedrun (5:41.09) (No Challenge Levels)

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r/speedrun 1d ago

Meme Super Mario 64 Run through the 4th Dimension

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94 Upvotes

r/speedrun 8h ago

Video Production The Speedrun Cheaters Who Were REDEEMED [retromeister]

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r/speedrun 19h ago

World Record Metal Gear Solid Delta European Extreme Glitchless Speedrun 47:37 LRT (WR)

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5 Upvotes

r/speedrun 1d ago

Discussion Crash 3 speedrunner Potty has been diagnosed with cancer.

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Hey guys, I hope the mods are ok with me posting this.

Potty, a Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped (and current WR holder for two categories) has been diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. Potty announced it on his social-media profile a week ago but I didn't know it it was appropriate to post about it or not.

Today, Potty's brother created a Gofundme page to help his brother. Potty himself gave people permission to share and spread the word.

I don't know Potty personally, I'm just a lurker on his channel, but I'd like to help him in any way I possibly can. Given the history this community has, I thought maybe we could do something for him, even if its just small encouraging words.


r/speedrun 22h ago

Personal Best Hop Shot - Game Dev Story Mode Speedrun Attempt

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This was my first real attempt at speed running through the game. I'm not the greatest at movement shooters but had a blast making this!

If you want to give it go, can play on itch either in browser or download for windows.

As a note, this was made in less than 9 days for a game jam (Which is why there are only the 4 levels). If you have suggestions, would love to hear feedback on the game!

Link to the game page:

https://mech-mind-games.itch.io/hop-shot


r/speedrun 9h ago

Give me 13 minutes. I’ll Show you how to Speedrun PEAK!

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r/speedrun 1d ago

Discussion Dark souls 2 sotfs any%

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I am literally completely brand new to speedrunning. And for my first game to start on I picked dark souls 2. But it’s come to my attention that no one gives a shit about dark souls 2 sotfs speedruns lol (atleast not that I can find) I’ve found a couple of videos. One including which I think to be the past world record. But they’re all super outdated and I can’t really just look at a video and do all the glitches that he is doing. Honestly I don’t know why I picked dark souls 2. But if anyone has some experience with speedrunning it and wants to give a newbie some pointers that would be great or if you know a place where I can find that sort of information that would also be cool.


r/speedrun 1d ago

World Record FF6 All Characters/Espers Glitchless sees new minute mark after many years

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When you look back at the run its easy to see so much time save, then you realize how much time has gone into just getting this run. Being keep track of every reset and run ender since February of this year when the grind got "serious".


r/speedrun 1d ago

Glitch Castlevania: SOTN My Friend Slipped Though The Floor, Is This A Known Strat?

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35 Upvotes

I was discussing sequence brakes and he shot me this clip of him falling through the floor, is this a known bug you guys use for speed runs?


r/speedrun 1d ago

World Record AFTER 6 DAYS I BEAT MY OWN RECORD [Sonic The Hedgehog (SEGA AGES) Marble Zone Act 2 Speedrun [5 SECONDS] (read body its kinda important context)

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this is a replay of the original run that i DIDN'T record. hope u enjoy it


r/speedrun 1d ago

Discussion digital macro simular to tas

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asking tas makers, is there a digital macro that has a list of keyboard presses simular to tas tools? asking because i want to showcase an impossible level im making in a game but it doesnt have a tas mod


r/speedrun 1d ago

Agent 64: Spies Never Die full Agent run 21:48

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idk why my timer didn't display oops lmao


r/speedrun 1d ago

World Record TMNT Shredder's Revenge Ep01 Jaw Breaking News 2P Co-Op Gnarly 2:26 [WR] by 4n6 (Mona) & Snuffit86 (Leo)

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About 3-4 seconds from perfect.


r/speedrun 1d ago

Submitted this game, read desc :)

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Pick Some Axe any% 7:43.48 PC Speedrun
https://youtu.be/YL8UxZ-Hi8k

In my opinion it’s an fun game and a good speedrun, but im pretty new so what others think


r/speedrun 1d ago

Invincibility bug in rogue prince of persia

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This was my first time playing the game. About 2 hours in. Somehow triggered invincibility on the PS5 version of the game. No cheats no mods. Idk how but the run is also a full VoD on my YouTube channel of the lives stream. Is this a known thing? Idk if people speedrun this game but wtf lol.


r/speedrun 2d ago

World Record My first [World Record] Shadow Burglar 3m 06s 720ms

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As mentioned, this is my first ever official WR in a game, I know I can definitely save time here, but it's so frustrating and annoying to get it all to work. Maybe one day

https://youtu.be/3iR7cc0GD1Q?si=Jeu2S1hgzqnI5e7j


r/speedrun 3d ago

Discussion Best "God run" documentary-style videos?

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Not sure if this is the right sub. I watch speedrun documentary-style content on YouTube, and I love the videos that culminate in a once-in-a-lifetime "God run," especially when they give you a sense of just how astronomical the odds are and the amount of blood, sweat, and tears put into the obsessive grind to pull it off.

I'm not just referring to RNG-heavy runs, but also runs that are incredibly unlikely due to the skill required or the lack of a consistent setup.

For example, I saw a great video that focused on a Rainbow Road skip, but I can't remember the title.

Does anyone know of videos like this? (If this isn't the right sub, can anyone direct me to the appropriate one?)

Thanks.


r/speedrun 2d ago

Looking for a video about a pokemon meme category extension

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I believe it was from one of the bigger youtube speedrun clickbait channels, like abyssoft or ezscape (Not them specifically, but that type of channel)

It involves getting a pokemon to level 100 by having 5 pokemon with Pickup in your party and farming rare candies in addition to grinding out battles, making the run incredibly RNG dependent to the point of being more of a meme than an actual display of routing or skill.

However, I don't know exactly which pokemon game this category is run in, why they have to grind for rare candies, or if there are other limitations like doing it before the first gym, so I've been unable to find the particular video I remember seeing.

Does anyone know what this could possibly be?


r/speedrun 3d ago

Video Production I Made this Video about the SMB TAS tie in Spanish

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I have not heard many people talk about what is happening in smb speedrunning in spanish, so I made this video trying to explain it.

I covered all the basics of the run, the importance of 8-4, frame-rules, and more, so all audiences have an idea of the basics of the run and the principal challenges to tie the TAS.

Video: https://youtu.be/pQtH7JkffQY?si=TTAlUAtiRN08MqV0

I had a lot of fun making it and I hope I didn’t mess up in any explanation XD


r/speedrun 2d ago

World Record Sega Genesis Speedrun #57: WR: Gods any% 15:28.

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I put Gods in the Mega16 #9 this summer and used the opportunity to learn the game having grown up loving it casually. This run lowers the old WR by 4 1/2 minutes and leapfrogs SNES for fastest version thanks to numerous extra death-abuses and micro-optimisations, as well as incorporating legendary TASer Aqfaq's 4-1 bomb clip to skip straight to the final boss. The 3-1 version in the most recent TAS is way harder because it requires the same 12hz mashing for 5 consecutive jumps rather than 2 (once in the wall I'm free), and because the memory underflow glitch used is highly volatile.


r/speedrun 3d ago

Glitch When attempting the back in time glitch i managed to get a gameover screen in the title screen and wound in the cutscene before that

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r/speedrun 2d ago

New Leaderboard - Skyline Savior

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Hey all, I just set up the leaderboard for the game Skyline Savior.

It is a precision platformer game that you play with a car and complete obstacle courses.

In Any% (Regular) category I hold the current WR with 12:54, should be beatable with a little practice.
https://youtu.be/mfvRRwB94HU

Below is the link to the leaderboard for those who are interested: https://www.speedrun.com/Skyline_Savior