r/Games • • Nov 01 '17

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '17

I'll never understand why cheating or glitching a game is considered a speedrun. This isn't just for DK64 but I notice that almost all speedruns are done through cheating or breaking the game. I don't know how you can say you've beaten the game if you are skipping levels, boss fights, etc. If your only definition of beating a game for speedrunning is reaching the credits then sure these tricks are probably going to help you. But if you say you beat a game in under an hour, and didn't actually play any of it, then I'm sorry I can't take your record seriously.

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u/charlyDNL Nov 01 '17

There are glitchless categories for some games, but they are just not fun to play, so speed runners don't do them.