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Speedrun
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A speedrun is a playthrough of a game with the intention of completing it in the shortest amount of time possible. Unlike the Three Heart Challenge, optional upgrades are acceptable but are generally ignored if the amount of time they save is less than the time it takes to obtain them. Most speedrunners attempt to break record times by using a variety of glitches to save time. However, cheating devices, hacks and custom game controllers are generally not allowed. A video of the gameplay is usually required to verify that a record was truly broken. Most record breaking takes place on streaming services in recent years. Sometimes, speedruns are done on emulators, which their use is sometimes allowed.
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Community
The speedrun challenge has given rise to its own community consisting of casual and world-class speedrunners and their spectators. Much of the community is hosted on the website Speed Demos Archive (SDA) as well as the live-streaming site Twitch. The SDA forums are often used to discuss route planning and new techniques in order to improve run times. Many speedrunners β especially world-class ones β will stream their runs live to spectators; most do so on Twitch using timing software. Through Twitch, spectators can support runners monetarily by donating or paying for a subscription to the runner's channel. Donors can add comments to their donations which runners will usually read aloud during lulls in the run, or after it is completed. Many speedrunners allow their donors to choose a file name for each run. Twice a year, SDA hosts charity marathons called "Awesome Games Done Quick" (peak winter event) and "Summer Games Done Quick" (off-peak summer event), where world-class speedrunners congregate and live-stream speedruns to elicit donations from viewers.
The Legend of Zelda games are highly contested and constitute some of the most popular games for speedrunning. Zelda speedrunning has its own expansive sub-community. ZeldaSpeedRuns compiles information on speedruns and hosts the series' definitive speedrun leaderboards.
Terminology
- Main article: Speedrun/Glossary
Speedrunners evolve unique terminology and abbreviations for each game. It usually refers to important techniques or strategies ("strats"), most of which are exploitative glitches.
Glitches
Most speedruns rely on exploitative glitches and sequence breaks to finish the game quicker. Glitches are a rallying point for the speedrunning community. The discovery of new glitches, usually a result of extensive research by members of the community, can lead to breakthroughs in a run category. This can reignite interest in a "dead" category, resulting in further competition and run improvement. A category "dies" when a strong, decisive record is made that cannot likely be beat. Competition in the category thus wanes until new "strats" or glitches are discovered.
Some Zelda games are more "broken" than others. In Ocarina of Time and Link's Awakening, massive sequence-breaking glitches exist that skip most of the game. These games can be completed in a matter of minutes β Link's Awakening can be completed in under 3 minutes; Ocarina of Time in under 20. Games such as The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword feature less drastic skips and still require several hours to complete.
Game Versions
Due to slight design changes between game versions, a specific version of a game will be more desirable than others for speedrunning. Japanese versions are frequently used for Zelda games because there is less text to wait through. (The Japanese writing system utilizes Chinese characters, which are logograms, as well as their own syllabaries. These amount to a smaller volume of text than an equivalent translation written with the Latin alphabet.) Additionally, many speedrunners prefer to play with the NTSC version of the game over the PAL version as it usually runs faster (60Hz versus 50Hz).
For example, the Chinese version of Ocarina of Time for the iQue Player was at one point ideal for any% speedruns. This version has the fastest text and the least lag.[1] It is less suitable for other Ocarina of Time categories because of the iQue's slow start screen. The Japanese version is used for other Ocarina of Time categories.
Categories
Multiple speedrunning categories exist for each game. Each category sets unique conditions under which the run must be completed.
Any% is the standard speedrunning category. The goal is simply to complete the game as quickly as possible, without any conditions.
100% is the second most popular category. Full completion of the game is required in this category. All Heart Containers, songs, inventory and quest items must be obtained. 100% speedruns do not necessarily have to meet any other 100% Completion criteria.
Glitchless runs must be completed without the use of glitches.
Various categories exist that are unique to each game. For example, Majora's Mask features an "All-Masks" category. Ocarina of Time features several unique categories, including "All Dungeons", "Ganonless", "No Wrong Warp", etc.
Current Records
- Main article: Speedrun Records
The following is a list of speedrun records for The Legend of Zelda games. For a complete leaderboards that includes all the major speedrun categories, see the ZeldaSpeedRuns leaderboards. All runs listed are single-segment/real-time attack, meaning the run was completed in one take from start to finish.
Speedrun Records
Main Games
Game | Time | Performer | Date | Notes |
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The Legend of Zelda | 27:40 | lackattack24 | May 26, 2019 | Any% (Quest 1, Up+A) |
28:17 [2] | lackattack24 | March 27, 2019 | Any% (Quest 1, No Up+A) | |
34:29 [3] | lackattack24 | May 2, 2018 | Any% (Quest 2, No Up+A, No ACE) | |
35:24 [4] | lackattack24 | May 6, 2019 | 100% (Quest 1, No Up+A) | |
The Adventure of Link | 18:02 [5] | Simpoldood | August 5, 2018 | Any% |
57:36 [6] | Simpoldood | September 22, 2019 | Any% - No warps or deaths | |
1:13:46 [7] | Simpoldood | March 10, 2019 | 100% - All Keys, 1CC | |
A Link to the Past | 01:31 [8] | Lomiig | February 1, 2017 | Any% |
1:23:10 [9] | Xelna | July 23, 2018 | Any% - No major glitches | |
1:41:18 [10] | Xelna | September 16, 2019 | 100% - No savewarps, deaths, or out of bounds | |
Link's Awakening | 01:21 [11] | Global-Trance | August 15, 2015 | Any% |
01:21 [12] | GreenTunic | December 22, 2018 | Any% | |
43:26 [13] | aullos | August 21, 2019 | Any% - Warpless | |
1:05:26 [14] | BambooShadow | September 21, 2019 | 100% | |
Link's Awakening DX | 02:13 [15] | SeYsEy | January 29, 2019 | Any% |
51:56 [16] | vlackSR | July 22, 2019 | Any% - No wrong warps, no out of bounds, no save & quit | |
1:17:06 [17] | Sagaz | June 20, 2019 | 100% | |
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch | 1:38:51[18] | Samura1man | September 28, 2019 | Any% |
Ocarina of Time | 16:58 [19] | Torje | July 12, 2019 | Any% |
3:51:39 [20] | zfg | June 29, 2019 | 100% | |
Ocarina of Time 3D | 37:23 [21] | ZeldaCubed | October 24, 2018 | Any% |
4:08:58 [22] | gymnast86 | February 25, 2019 | 100% | |
Majora's Mask | 48:32 [23] | EnNopp112 | September 10, 2019 | Any% |
1:15:29 [24] | EnNopp112 | April 24, 2019 | Any%, No Text Overflow | |
4:35:30 [25] | EnNopp112 | December 3, 2018 | 100% | |
Majora's Mask 3D | 1:24:17 [26] | Iwabi74 | August 5, 2018 | Any% |
5:21:34 [27] | Iwabi74 | March 18, 2019 | 100% | |
Oracle of Ages | 1:32:28 [28] | Sagaz | March 30, 2019 | Any% |
2:20:36 [29] | Sagaz | August 18, 2019 | 100% | |
Oracle of Seasons | 54:40 [30] | Drenn | July 24, 2019 | Any% |
1:38:25 [31] | Drenn | January 29, 2019 | 100% | |
Four Swords | 20:42 [32] | legrandgrand and Baffan | July 7, 2016 | Any% |
Four Swords Anniversary Edition | 20:32 [33] | golderzoa | December 28, 2018 | Any% |
34:50 [34] | Mikesky and Tomster | January 31, 2017 | Any% (Co-op) | |
The Wind Waker | 1:07:50 [35] | Linkus7 | September 15, 2019 | Any% |
3:48:17 [36] | Demon | July 5, 2018 | Any% (No Actor Unloading) | |
6:35:30 [37] | Demon | September 30, 2019 | 100% | |
The Wind Waker HD | 54:15 [38] | Ian_Miles29 | March 3, 2019 | Any% |
5:34:53 [39] | Linkus7 | May 13, 2019 | 100% | |
Four Swords Adventures | 2:02:26 [40] | zmaster91 | July 16, 2019 | Any% |
The Minish Cap | 1:37:38 [41] | vlackSR | August 27, 2019 | Any% |
4:03:23 [42] | ToadsWoot | March 29, 2018 | 100% | |
Twilight Princess | 2:54:11 [43] | Demon | March 22, 2019 | Any% |
6:35:49 [44] | Adam | January 20, 2019 | 100% | |
Twilight Princess HD | 3:26:31 [45] | Jacquaid | October 2, 2019 | Any% |
7:34:25 [46] | sva | April 9, 2016 | 100% | |
Phantom Hourglass | 3:13:33 [47] | benstephens56 | November 8, 2018 | Any% |
5:24:45 [48] | benstephens56 | October 14, 2018 | 100% | |
Spirit Tracks | 4:31:57 [49] | mosstkm | September 16, 2018 | Any% |
9:29:42 [50] | indykenobi | August 16, 2014 | 100% | |
Skyward Sword | 2:09:22 [51] | sva | September 3, 2019 | Any% |
7:26:18 [52] | keitsu23 | April 2, 2018 | 100% | |
A Link Between Worlds | 1:21:01 [53] | TheLegendofZaheer | October 23, 2018 | Any% |
3:01:11 [54] | TheLegendofZaheer | April 30, 2019 | 100% | |
Tri Force Heroes | 2:19:51 [55] | Koopary | July 20, 2018 | All Levels |
4:17:01 [56] | Cognition_TV, Thelmpasta, and zed0 | March 4, 2018 | All Levels (Multiplayer) | |
Breath of the Wild | 28:24 [57] | sketodara01417 | August 6, 2019 | Any% (Amiibo) |
28:54 [58] | sketodara01417 | July 19, 2019 | Any% (No Amiibo) | |
1:55:01 [59] | Zdi | September 3, 2019 | All Divine Beasts | |
23:29:14 [60] | SpecsNStats | June 10, 2019 | 100% |
Other Games
Game | Time | Performer | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Faces of Evil | 24:18 [61] | Usui | April 17, 2018 | Any% |
35:40[62] | Grumpmeister | May 5, 2018 | 100% | |
The Wand of Gamelon | 29:35 [63] | Authorblues | February 7, 2017 | Any% |
39:44[64] | Grumpmeister | April 29, 2018 | 100% | |
Zelda's Adventure | 1:12:56 [65] | Douggernaught | December 10, 2016 | Any% |
Freshly-Picked: | 3:50:46[66] | dynomation4 | July 28, 2019 | Any% |
6:43:17[67] | dynomation4 | July 29, 2018 | 100% | |
Hyrule Warriors | 2:53:57[68] | Tricourage | June 24, 2015 | Any% |
2:19:48[69] | Tricourage | April 2, 2015 | Any% (New Game +) | |
Cadence of Hyrule | 16:48 [70] | incnone | July 14, 2019 | Any% (V1.0.1) |
55:17 [71] | incnone | August 5, 2019 | 100% |
See Also
- 100% Completion
- Three Heart Challenge
- Challenges
- Speedrun on Wikipedia
References
- β "This run was done on the official Chinese release of the game. I chose this version because of faster text and less lag." βNarcissa Wright, world record holder for Ocarina of Time any% as of August 1, 2014 (Zelda: Ocarina of Time Speedrun in 18:10 by Cosmo)
- β The Legend of Zelda, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda - Second Quest No Up+A, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda - 100% No Up+A, Speedrun.
- β [http://www.speedrun.com/Zelda_II_The_Adventure_of_Link#Any Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Any%], Speedrun.
- β [http://www.speedrun.com/Zelda_II_The_Adventure_of_Link#Any_Deathless Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Any% Deathless], Speedrun.
- β [http://www.speedrun.com/Zelda_II_The_Adventure_of_Link#100_All_Keys_1CC Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - 100% All Keys, 1CC], Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Any%, No major glitches, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 100%, No savewarps, deaths, or out of bounds, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Any%, glitched, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Any%, glitched, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Any%, warpless, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - Any%, glitched, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - Any%, no wrong warps, no OoB, no S&Q, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - 100%, Speedrun.
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/las#Any The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) - Any%], Speedrun
- β The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Any%, No Text Overflow, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - All Essences, No ACE/MC, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - All Essences, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords: Anniversary Edition - Any% DSi Solo, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords: Anniversary Edition - Any% DSi Co-op, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Any% - No Actor Unloading, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 100%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - All Levels Singleplayer, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - All Levels Multiplayer, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Any%, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - All Dungeons, Speedrun.
- β The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 100%, Speedrun.
- β Link: The Faces of Evil - Any%, Speedrun.
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/facesofevil#100Link: The Faces of Evil - 100%], Speedrun
- β Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon - Any%, Speedrun.
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/wandofgamelon#100 Zelda: Wand of Gamelon - 100%], Speedrun
- β Zelda's Adventure - Any%, Speedrun.
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/trr Freshly-Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - Any%], Speedrun
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/trr#100 Freshly-Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - 100%], Speedrun
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/hw#New_Game1 Hyrule Warriors - Any%], Speedrun
- β [https://www.speedrun.com/hw#New_Game_%2B Hyrule Warriors - Any% New Game +], Speedrun
- β Cadence of Hyrule β Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda - Any%, Speedrun.
- β Cadence of Hyrule β Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda - 100%, Speedrun.
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