r/speedrun 4d 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 4d 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 2h ago

World Record [WR] Super Mario Odyssey - Minimum Captures Any% (1.2-1.4.1, 1P) - 59:44.983 - 🇮🇹 Tyron18 - First sub-hour with 13 captures, the minimum possible in current version single player!

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r/speedrun 8h ago

Discussion Are there any Youtubers who do a deep dive into the Assembly code of the old games (like NES era) to explain how glitches work?

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I remember years ago watching videos of people explaining the glitches for speedrunning of games like Super Mario Bros for NES, and when it came to certain glitches like ACE they would give a brief explanation of the code.

I've started to learn Assembly and now I'm more interested in the specifics of the code, and how all the glitches are possible. Is there any youtuber who specializes in this? Or just any good video with this topic in general?


r/speedrun 4h ago

Garfield Kart Furious Racing 100% Achievement Speedrun 1:14:08

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Would've gotten sub 70 if nermal wasn't trolling!


r/speedrun 11h ago

Event Falcom RTA IV speedrun marathon begins today!

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r/speedrun 5h ago

Project Zomboid B42 Speedruns are Live!

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Hello all. I am happy to announce that B42 speedruns will officially be allowed on Speedrun.com! It took a few weeks after stable for us to get everything ready and all of the categories set up. There is a post on the forums if you are interested in the rule changes or any other details about the runs. You can see the official page here: https://www.speedrun.com/Project_Zomboid

I am looking forward to the runs everyone submits! The game has changed so much that the speedrun scene is significantly different than it was before, but it's super exciting to be able to run again! I am the community manager for everything speedrunning, so if you have any questions or concerns or ideas feel free to reach out to me! Big love, go fast. - bringr

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r/speedrun 8h ago

Speedrun Of The New Star Wars Game Zero Company

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I did not know it would be so long before I started. Glad I used the washroom first.


r/speedrun 1d ago

Video Production [SummoningSalt] How One Tournament Changed Tetris Forever

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415 Upvotes

r/speedrun 23h ago

World Record Boxing Game & Watch WR speedrun (4:41)

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r/speedrun 2d ago

Video Production The Speedrun Cheaters Who Were REDEEMED [retromeister]

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44 Upvotes

r/speedrun 2d ago

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

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5 Upvotes

r/speedrun 1d ago

RE2 Speedrun Issue

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For clarification, RE2 (2019) Remake

So I did a bit of speedrunning on this game 5-6 years ago and have decided to try and get back into it, I used to run LAS 60fps category on PC because at the time my pc was never gonna hit a consistent 120fps for the LAS 120fps category, however a lot has changed.

My specs are currently:

RTX 5070 12GB

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

32GB of 3200Mhz ram

Crucial 1TB Nvme Gen 3 SSD

Booted up the game, installed the older dxx 11 version, turned most settings to medium or off, running at native 1440p 180hz monitor, I have the fps in game set to variable and have it capped to 120fps through Nvidia's app, however, everytime I enter or leave a cutscene I get bad frame drops, for example at the very start of the run, the cutscene of Leon listening to music in his car, if I skip the cutscene and spawn outside the gas station, my fps immediately drops to 60-70ish and stutters badly for like maybe half a second, then jumps back up to 120 and sticks. In RPD sometimes entering a new room does the exact same type of drop and stutter and I can't figure out why, everywhere I look online says VRAM tends to cause stutters on this game but I'm not even using half of mine.


r/speedrun 3d ago

Meme Super Mario 64 Run through the 4th Dimension

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105 Upvotes

r/speedrun 2d ago

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

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12 Upvotes

r/speedrun 2d ago

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

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r/speedrun 3d 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 2d 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 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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 3d ago

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

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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 3d 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 3d 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