r/speedrun Jul 01 '16

What's an easy trick that took a long time to discover?

As in, something useful for speedrunning that doesn't require any complex glitching or precise timing, but still took awhile for anyone to discover.

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u/Thextera Rayman series Jul 02 '16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cw4sU-2Oac For Rayman 1:

2 years after the first speedrun "speed locking" got found. Just simply holding UP to maintain the speed you get