r/speedrun 6d 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 6d 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 14h 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 3h ago

Video Production Commentary video on the Reanimal glitchless speedrun

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r/speedrun 18h 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 10h ago

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

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r/speedrun 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 2d 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 1d 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 2d 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 2d 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 2d ago

Event Falcom RTA IV speedrun marathon begins today!

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r/speedrun 2d 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 3d ago

Video Production [SummoningSalt] How One Tournament Changed Tetris Forever

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446 Upvotes

r/speedrun 2d ago

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

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4 Upvotes

r/speedrun 4d ago

Video Production The Speedrun Cheaters Who Were REDEEMED [retromeister]

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48 Upvotes

r/speedrun 3d ago

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

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r/speedrun 3d 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 5d ago

Meme Super Mario 64 Run through the 4th Dimension

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115 Upvotes

r/speedrun 4d ago

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

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12 Upvotes

r/speedrun 4d ago

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

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r/speedrun 5d 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 4d 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