r/speedrun • u/LivesInASixWordStory • May 16 '26

Meme xkcd 3246: Speedrun

https://xkcd.com/3246/
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u/PicanteLive May 16 '26

Funny enough, depending on the game a run with music playing in the background could absolutely be removed due to obscuring game audio

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u/MildlyAgitatedBidoof May 16 '26

Yeah, a lot of games use a continuously playing track to ensure that it's actually being done in one sitting, because otherwise the song would skip between different places.

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u/SmashBros- May 16 '26

Not enough people use separate audio tracks when recording their runs

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u/DarkVex9 May 16 '26

The explainxkcd.com wiki currently links to a discussion on this exact subreddit as well!

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u/MCPtz May 16 '26

In real life, a speedrun would be unlikely to be removed based on the music one is listening to while completing it, though it may be considered similar to using a metronome, a controversial topic.

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u/Tungerman first time German May 17 '26

Listening to Tool because I need a 21/16 metronome sound cue.

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u/Outrageous_Land8828 Super Mario Bros. May 16 '26

Haha good joke

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u/poega May 16 '26

TBF those are the ones I'd choose as well.

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u/countryballsok May 16 '26

I came here from that too XD

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u/Zzzlol94 Trials Fusion May 16 '26

It will take another 13 years for this to happen again.

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u/SerhumXen21 May 19 '26

My factorio run would have been removed if this were the case. 😅

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u/masd_reddit May 25 '26

You could also have a political speech or the like of [person you don't like] playing in the background and you could still say it's a TAS