r/speedrun 1d ago

Discussion Weekly Help and Getting Started Speedrunning Thread (Week of August 31, 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 1d ago

Discussion Which runners/events are you watching this week? (Week of August 31, 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 11h ago

Kings Quest VI Community Speedrun Races with Pensive Goat and Professor Retro

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I had posted the link to the Twitch VOD a few weeks ago, but that link doesn’t work any more.


r/speedrun 2h ago

World Record Temporarily came out of retirement to beat the WR for M8 on alien isolation

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Few of my times were beaten and I reclaimed them and at the same time I managed to snatch the WR for M8 very proud of this one as I did not actively attempt this IL during my career but was able to do this in less than 15 attempts


r/speedrun 1d ago

World Record [WR] Smash N' Grab Demo - Any % 5,93 by me

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34 Upvotes

r/speedrun 19h ago

World Record The Ninja Warriors Once Again - Raiden Hardmode WR

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I have achieved WR for this character, Raiden, in this game's hard mode. Please note that this is only for this character's category, as Ninja is a much faster character and current WR in his category beats this time by 3-4 minutes. (Yes there is a character called Ninja in The Ninja Warriors Once Again)

I wish more beat 'em ups let you be a Very Large Robot.


r/speedrun 10h ago

POV: You’re 12 Minutes Away from Speedrunning PEAK

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r/speedrun 1d ago

Video Production Timing Mirror's Edge Speedruns is Hard, Actually

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r/speedrun 1d ago

Personal Best Astro's Playroom Any% 32:10

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holy skill issueing in jungle, sub 31 next time


r/speedrun 1d ago

(40:78) Space Run | Currently WR 243

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17 Upvotes

r/speedrun 1d ago

World Record Picross 2:31 random seed no guess speedrun

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Picross 2:31, random seed 3 mistakes are mechanical error, no guess was taken
Since i found absolutely no source of anyone with better score than this i declare myself the world record holder of this category


r/speedrun 1d ago

Discussion SMB All Stars Practice Rom

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I have the one by Lui37, but it's a bit incomplete, and I'm not sure it's ever been updated. Are there any other options I'm missing?


r/speedrun 2d ago

Video Production Niftski (4:54.332) VS Super Mario Bros. RTA Rules TAS (4:54.265) COMPARISON

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r/speedrun 1d ago

World Record Gollum 2.3 The Rattler IL Speedrun 57s

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r/speedrun 2d ago

Personal Best Snowboard Kids 2 | The final boss' last second barrier was just broken with Tommy!

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Trying to break the "Tommy is too hard for SBK2" stigma :) Took well over 500 attempts to beat my previous best of 17.200 from june of last year.

There's also a playlist including all boss fights/character/board combos necessary for speedrunning any category if anyone picks up this game in the future! Also the runner’s spreadsheet I’m working on with tech and other resources (still a WIP)

Time starts at 7.133 and ends at 23.850 at 60 fps to get a final time of 0h 0m 16s 717ms. Retimed using frame-timer


r/speedrun 2d ago

Video Production Commentary video on the Reanimal glitchless speedrun

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r/speedrun 2d ago

Personal Best Resident Evil 4 Remake Any% NG+ by me @omarxc13 - 1:44:12

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Hello thank you for watching. My name is Omar. I am attempting to speedrun Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) for the Playstation 5. I am practicing for now as there is a lot of glitches to learn. Specifically, there are several speedrunning categories, but I am aiming for the New Game + category.

In this category, it is using a file where you have already beaten the game. You can use any guns, any charms, any cases, any costumes, and perform most glitches. There is rules to follow etc. Here is a link directly to the Resident Evil 4 speedrunning leaderboard.


r/speedrun 1d ago

One handed on monkey ball mobile old game I know but this time I gotta video took me forever but tell me if this level is record or not cause I don’t know whoever knows monkey ball mobile

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r/speedrun 2d ago

We beat the NEW PEAK Update in Just 13:35!

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r/speedrun 4d 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 3d ago

Watched an old video about the Cody Miller gdq Halo run

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Just had a question about this particular run at gdq and that was why did he even agree to do it if he knew his other speed runs were all faked and edited? Why would you put yourself out there like that when you know you can't do it and embarrass yourself in front of the speed running Community like that? I just had this question because I was watching an old moist critical video on it.


r/speedrun 4d 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 3d ago

World Record [Mario Kart World WR(s)] - Logan documentary on achieving Unique World Records on all 30/30 tracks - How I Accomplished the Impossible in Mario Kart

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r/speedrun 3d ago

World Record RAID: World War II - Outlaw - Forest Convoy solo very hard 1:58 #23.2 P

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RAID: World War II game on PC in steam! get loot f.a.p. get the truck f.a.p. and run against the rng to escape! highest difficulty with stamina and speed tricks and pacifism(no kills).


r/speedrun 4d 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!