Speedrun Stage @ PAX East 2026 Submissions

Run Submissions for Speedrun Stage @ PAX East 2026

Event starts: 3/26/2026

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4D Golf

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

It's not an exaggeration - 4D Golf is a mini golf game in 4 spatial dimensions! Understanding the...

new dimension is very brain bending and leads to some really interesting levels and strategies. While it is a mini golf game, it also has a built in marble mode which is designed specifically for speedrunning! Since there is a new axis through which to optimize, that makes things quite unique and even more challenging. While the 4D mechanic is tricky to understand, the amount of different view options in game help build the intuition as you play and makes this a really fun speed game.

Content warning: The world appears to morph, potentially causing motion sickness and/or triggering photosensitivityGame contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Marble Mode - All Courses (00:35:00) Declined	No	This speedrun completes 4D Golf in marble mode. It beats all 126 holes in the game, including the... holes in each of the "Challenge" courses, and showcases the most amount of different mechanics and levels in the game. Marble mode is pretty quick, and this category beats all of the levels without overstaying its welcome and makes for a greatly paced run.
Marble Mode - Normal Courses (00:17:00) Declined	No	This speedrun is the "any%" of the game in marble mode. It beats the 9 "non-challenge" holes of... each course, totaling 63 holes. The run is short and sweet, giving a taste of all of the mechanics.

Marble Blast Ultra

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A classic marble roller from 2006, Marble Blast Ultra is a blast to play! Tons of unintended and...

clever shortcuts are use to destroy the game's 60 levels making for a really entertaining run.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Levels (00:34:00) Accepted	No	Beats all 60 levels of the game back to back. This category showcases a boatload of cool... strategies, including some risky but very flashy tricks!

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Anodyne

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Here's the sequel to Link's Awakening, where the Wind Fish instead has a fever dream. This indie...

Zelda-style adventure is purposefully vague with its story, making no sense and perfect sense all at once. Your character, named Young, picks up a broom and sets off to dust the world free of his fears.

Content warning: The Servants (boss of the Circus area) kill themselves after being defeated in battle.Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
100% (0:32:00) Declined	No	The glitched 100% certainly ramps up the confusion already present in the game. We actually beat... the game very early on, and upon unlocking New Game+ one of the features becomes very broken, on purpose. We quite literally rearrange how maps are put together, using creative, fluid routing to collect all 37 cards, all 4 brooms, and all 10 health upgrades. And that's done in less than half the time it takes to beat the game without glitches.
Any% Glitchless (1:10:00) Backup	No	The category I bonded with the most when I learned this game. For Glitchless showcases, I take time... to explain the story as best as I can, while I go through the various environments the game throws at us. Of course, there's tech that borders on being a glitch for good measure.

Child of Light

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A beautiful 2D side-scrolling RPG with Metroidvania elements, made by Ubisoft Montréal. I've wanted...

to showcase this at a live event for a few years now. This game was talked about a lot when it came out, and rightfully so, but it's disappeared since then. I'd like to share the joy of this game with a new group of people now.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% Casual (1:40:00) Declined	No	"Casual" is definitely an interesting choice of adjective. It's the default difficulty, but it's... still very hard. Of course, as speedrunners, we make it harder on ourselves by staying very underleveled. After the first three enemies, we only fight bosses and minibosses, with very careful and precise strategies involving the ATB bar. The battle systems are intriguing, and more in-depth than you'd expect considering its 2D display. There are both keyboard functions and mouse functions to stay on top of, and if it ever goes off script, I need to be on top of my improv game.

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (DS)

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Last year, I was getting set up on the stage, ready to show this off as only the 2nd game of the...

event... but we had to cancel the run due to technical difficulties with the capture. So let's put this game on the PAX stage for real this time. I have everything I need for DS capture on a good old-fashioned memory stick, and we'll even be prepared with backup consoles.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Collectible Rush (2:15:00) Declined	No	Alternatively... If you want a longer run (and I understand we probably don't have the space)... here's a totally jam-packed 2 hours of just about everything this game has to offer. This showcases all 30 levels in the game, accessed in Free Play wherever possible, and rather than going straight to the finish line, we collect all the main collectibles. That's 3 fruit bricks (except for Podrace), 10 minikits and 1 red brick in each level. This contains super fluid routing, and endless zoomies with our pal Yoda. And glitches, still lots and lots of glitches.
Free Play (0:42:00) Accepted	No	Free Play allows us to take any character we want into the levels, and there are 22 levels... available in this mode. This is my long-time favorite category to speedrun in any game. Ghost Yoda goes zoom, and custom characters can jump infinitely. Almost every level has a major skip, but it's also a good run for outsiders, as it's still easy enough to follow. This was the run that was initially on the schedule last year before it was canceled at the last minute.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)

Platform

Switch

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Having played the original Link's Awakening for the first time last year, I became obsessed, and I...

had to try out the remake too. This is a beautiful reimagining of the world first seen on GameBoy, where the characters now seem like toys in a world made of clay.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (No Hinox Warp/Early Dungeon 6) (1:30:00) Declined	No	This category has everything you could ask for in a marathon showcase. The first 10 minutes are... glitchless, and from there, it slowly starts breaking itself open more and more. It's a slow burner in that sense. We do still have to collect all 8 instruments in order to access the end of the game, but we find some very creative solutions to get those instruments. Usually, I wouldn't dream of submitting a run without commentary, but it should get the appeal of the run across nonetheless.

KingJO444

Astro Bot

Platform

Playstation 5

Genre

Speedrun

Description

I ran Astro Bot at both AGDQ 2025 and GDQX 2025 and It's hands down one of my favorite games of all...

time. It's the Game of the Year winner for 2024, a 3D platformer which is a love letter to Playstation history! The goal is to beat Space Bully Nebulax and fix our PS5 ship while rescuing our friends along the way!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (02:15:00) Declined	No	I showed off Any% at AGDQ 2025 and it was a great run! Since then a few new big discoveries/changes... have been made to the run like a way to skip the 2nd boss fight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR8d6RI1BCE), the developers accidentally patching out a main trick and many small optimizations that add up over the course of the run! I not only think this would be great to bring such a high profile and beloved game to the Pax audience, but also a great way to show much different the run looks today!

Donkey Kong Bananza

Platform

Nintendo Switch 2

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Donkey Kong Bananza is the hot new platformer/collectathon made by the Super Mario Odyssey team....

This game immediately caught the eyes of speedrunners with its amazing movement and has become very broken very fast with tons of OOB clips and ways to skip major portions of the game!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (01:25:00) Declined	No	There are 17 levels (they are called layers in this game) in Donkey Kong Bananza in order for DK... and Pauline to reach the Planet Core and fight [REDACTED SPOILER HERE]. This run is nonstop action from start to finish!

Ghostland Yard

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Ghostland Yard is a 2D precision platformer very similar to Super Meat Boy. It's immensely popular...

in the French/European speedrun community and is slowly gaining more traction in the North American side now too. From tight, precise jumps to pixel perfect skips, this game is very simple but very charming. I submitted this game to SGDQ 2025 and it was put on backup for that event but since then, i've improved a ton and am more consistent leading to me getting top 3 in the game and being able to lower my estimate by a decent amount!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:28:00) Accepted	No	Any% has 6 worlds with 20 levels and a boss fight in each one. That adds up to 120 levels and 6... boss fights all in less than 30 minutes! Each world gets harder than the last and the final world/final boss are a very difficult way to end a run. It's a very well paced run with new mechanics to spice up the game at each turn!

Hell Of An Office

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Hell Of An Office is a fast paced first person parkour game where you work an office job for the...

Devil and it's designed for speedrunning! It's kind of like Neon White but instead of cards you use a stapler that causes explosions! This game just came out of early access late last year and is extremely underrated. The rush of the movement and the skips allowed are encouraged by the developers with an in-game leaderboard for IL's which are highly competitive.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:47:00) Declined	No	Any% has us beating each chapter from the prologue to the epilogue and all 10 chapters, each of... which has 10 levels adding up to 100 total! From text mashing so we can skip the text boxes as fast as possible to the crazy skips in the actual levels themselves, this run is perfectly paced and a hell of a speedrun to watch!
Hell Rush (00:30:00) Declined	No	Hell Rush is a category similar to Neon White's "White Rush". Instead of playing through the... chapters where we have story sections in which we do daily job activities to progress the plot, Hell Rush is all action with no breaks. We do levels 1-100 in one straight shot with no intermissions. This leads to a no-downtime run with crazy movement throughout each and every second of it! This category was on backup for SGDQ 2025, Pax East 2025 and is also on backup for GDQX for Twitchcon!

Super Mario 64 Randomizer

Platform

N64

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Mario 64 is one of the most well known and beloved 3D platformers of all time and this...

randomizer is a great way to experience it a different way every time! Every item (coin, star, enemy, secret, 1up, etc) is in a unique different spot in it's given level/load zone and every painting goes to a random level. This leads to on the fly routing and a lot of memorization that needs to go into each run and is truly a sight to see!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
120 Stars (Random Seed) (03:10:00) Declined	No	Collect all of the 120 stars in their random spot and beat Bowser. This is a wild category that has... a lot of things you need to plan, route and remember. It's difficult but also fulfilling to complete a seed in it's entirety!
70 Star (Random Seed) (01:20:00) Declined	No	Collect the 70 fastest stars you can find and beat the game by defeating bowser. The fastest stars... we typically go for are open stars with no requirements, box stars or boss fight stars.

Hallow

Beastieball

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Beastieball answers an important question: what if a monster collecting game was a volleyball...

anime? With hilarious and moving character writing? And beautiful, low-poly environments to traverse? And intriguing worldbuilding which you discover throughout the story? And animations breathing tons of life into every character and creature? And a fantastic, innovative soundtrack which WILL get stuck in your head? And your very own team of Beasties with relationships which form and shift as you travel around playing freaking SPORTSBALL? Every battle is a volleyball match played to one, two, or three points. With no damage RNG, each point is a delicate dance of volleys, positioning, supportive and defensive moves, and creative attacks. Your team members will hone their body, mind, and spirit as you coach them on the way to the Crown Series, and find the answer to the second question: why are those Beasties ballin’, anyway?

Content warning: minor to moderate flashing lights throughout (clearing level-up screens)Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Ranked Coaches (0:56:00) Accepted	No	In All Ranked Coaches we explore a large portion of the game's world, defeating all 8 Ranked... Coaches before taking on the Crown Series and rolling credits. We'll do a whole bunch of interesting sequence breaks to access late-game areas early and skip some required matches. Our Beasties will be excessively strong for a large portion of the run after an early grind, but near the end there are some complicated, knife's edge flowcharts to follow, leading to an exciting conclusion!

iswimfly

Big Hops

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Big Hops is a sandbox puzzle 3-D platformer that has insane movement and even crazier veggies! Hop...

has to repair the Voidstream, taking him across 3 unique worlds with their own challenges - making for an incredible game filled with speedrun tech and awesome movement.

Content warning: Motion Sickness- there are gravity-manipulation sections that can induce motion sickness.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (1:00:00) Accepted	No	Any% is the classic get from start to end as fast as possible. This game uses tech, glitches,... exploits and insane movement all wrapped together for an incredible high-execution speedrun.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a combination of Super Monkey Ball 1, 2 and Deluxe's stages...

brought to modern platforms! With a fresh coat of paint and a new set of physics, Mania brings about new challenges and strategies to beloved classic levels!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Banana Mania Bingo (Triple Line) (01:05:00) Declined	No	Banana Mania Bingo builds upon the speedrunning knowledge of the game and expands it to game... knowledge and general execution! Goals range from completing stages, doing stunts, collecting bananas, and all sorts of other objectives! Bingo shows off so much of Banana Mania, making it a fast-paced but unique experience.
Invisiball Banana Mania (0:50:00) Declined	No	Invisiball Banana Mania is a modpack I created that takes every stage in the game and turns it at... least partially invisible! This run is the same stage set as Story Mode All Worlds (100 stages consecutively), but with the added difficulty of not being able to see the ground in front of you. Some strategies stay the same between normal Story Mode and Invisiball, while others completely change!
Story Mode All Worlds (0:40:00) Declined	No	Story Mode All Worlds is a 100 stage gauntlet of the stages from Super Monkey Ball 2's Story Mode!... With Mania's physics these stages take all new strategies to beat and make use of some Mania-exclusive techniques and glitches!
Story Mode All Worlds + Invisiball Banana Mania (1:40:00) Declined	No	Story Mode + Invisiball is an incredible combination of two runs. The first is a normal Story Mode... run - a challenging gauntlet of 100 stages. But what if... it was invisible? Invisiball Banana Mania is a modpack I created that takes every stage in the game and turns it at least partially invisible! With an added layer of difficulty, in the second run the strategies change and the run gets crazier! Doing these back to back is not only a challenge for myself, but also allows viewers a chance to see the stages before they become invisible.

Blackbeltginganinja

Bugsnax

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Bugsnax is a weird mix of Octodad's humor and Ape Escape-ish gameplay. Bugsnax lit the internet on...

fire a few years back with a it's strange-as-heck concept, and continued to surprise people by being a solid game full of memorable (and heartfelt) characters. The purpose of the game is to go around catching strange creatures called Bugsnax, feed them to the islanders, and slowly unravel the mystery of the island. The speedrun prioritizes smart usage of gadgets, decent platforming, and a mastery of manipulating the creature pathing. And depending on the speedrun category, we may or may not skip a lot of that!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:18:00) Declined	No	You ever look at a game's speedrun and go, "Huh, now that's BROKEN broken"? In Bugsnax, the... developers left the loading trigger for the next area just out-of-bounds... and then did it again for the final area... and then left the final boss trigger right outside that final area. As such, this multi-hour adventure turns into a sprint to the end, with some laughably easy skips sandwiched between clever gadgets and platforming.
No Major Skips (01:18:00) Declined	No	Okay, but what if you actually wanted to watch someone, like, play Bugsnax? In the No Major Skips... speedrun, we ban the huge sequence breaks that define Any%. You're left with a much more intended experience, using your gadgets and wits to speed through each level and trivialize some of the hardest challenges in the game. It's a cozy run, and audiences will enjoy the silly character dialogue interspersed between gameplay.

Disneyland Adventures

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Disneyland Adventures is pure cozy! In a world full of intense speedruns full of huge skips, DLA...

gives us a chance to slow down and talk a jaunt through virtual Disneyland. Along the way, we'll meet iconic characters, complete missions, and optimize the heck out of a few minigames to squeeze as much timesave out of this Disney-sim as possible!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Autographs (01:15:00) Declined	No	Disneyland Adventure's most competitive category is All Autographs. As a kid, did you ever want to... run around the park and fill up your autograph book with all the characters' signatures? In DLA, that means getting enough money to buy the autograph books from the in-game shop, getting to a certain level by completing missions, and traipsing through Disneyland to find every iconic mascot. I basically invented this category a few years back when I saw this game didn't have a speedrun.com page, and it's warmed my heart to see a community build up around it. It's all a bit of a meme, but I approach the All Autographs speedrun with earnest enthusiasm that I'd love to share.

Mirror's Edge

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This game is THE parkour platformer. As a game, Mirror's Edge is remembered as a cult classic, with...

striking visuals and innovative gameplay. As a speedrun, Mirror's Edge has become infamous for being fast-paced, flashy, and deeply technical, with an encyclopedia of speedtech at the runner's disposal. I've shown off this game at over a dozen marathons (big and small) over my 10+ years of running Mirror's Edge. In fact, I had a blast showing off Any% at Pax East in 2024, so I'll submit some different categories this time...

Content warning: Motion Sickness

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
100% (00:48:00) Declined	No	100% requires you to beat the game, but find all 30 runner bags collectibles hidden in the game’s... ten levels. Some of the bags are mild diversions; they’re just off the Any% route, so we still have ample opportunity to showcase the huge sequence breaks that Mirror’s Edge is known for. On the other hand, a few bags are hidden in levels we otherwise skip, allowing for new routes and glitches not featured in other categories. Completionists will love this one!
69 Stars (00:28:00) Declined	No	This category has something unique to offer, being the only main category not played in the game’s... Story Mode. Once you complete the story, you unlock 23 time trials, and you’re challenged to get 3-star ratings on each. These time trials bring the runner through clever remixes of each level by placing checkpoints off the beaten path. For some of the game’s lifespan, these time trials were individually more popular than any full-game category, and they’ve therefore seen quite a lot of optimization. This is a great choice if you want a shorter category that’ll make viewers say “Jeez, that took me hours as a kid!”
Glitchless (00:53:00) Declined	No	Mirror’s Edge is infamously broken… but what happens when we take away the main tools for... glitching? By prohibiting the most broken stuff, the Glitchless category is the closest Mirror’s Edge speedrunners get to the intended parkour experience. Now granted, there’s still a lot you can do with the tech that developers intended… between abusing little bits of level geometry, chaining together wallclimbs with wallruns, and comically running past anyone that tries to kill you, Mirror’s Edge runners have a lot of room to style on ‘em. Expect lots of clever shortcuts and glitchless-approved routes through all the checkpoints the game has to offer.
Inbounds (00:45:00) Accepted	No	Inbounds is lowkey my favorite category in Mirror’s Edge, and I'll take any excuse to freshen up on... it. Doing Any% at marathons is fun… except you have to perform out-of-bounds skips that are easy to fail and lose a ton of time if you do. Comparatively, Inbounds is forgiving, allows runner to focus on micro-optimizations of routes inside the levels. Don’t get me wrong: we’ll still skip lots of developer-intended routes by flinging ourselves at highway speeds up and about the level. Go for Inbounds if you like all the “glitchiness” of Mirror’s Edge, but you want to show off all the levels in their entirety!

BrandonBlank

Chain Reaction

Platform

SNES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A kaizo-style Super Mario World fangame by Sweetdude, a classic. Stand-out gimmick being able to...

swap between normal jump and spin jump mid-air, allowing for some really cool gameplay.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:18:00) Declined	No	Only category, beat the game and final boss

Chain Reaction 2

Platform

SNES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

An amazing kaizo-style Super Mario World fangame from Sweetdude. In this one, you always have...

P-Speed, no more building up speed you're just always fast fast FAST. You even get a lot of cool gimmicks in each level, including being able to swap between normal jump and spinjump midair in the 2nd half of the game. This is an MSU fangame with all songs being by Capsule who allows their music to be used on youtube, but a non-MSU option is also available.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Levels (00:17:00) Declined	No	Beat all levels
Any% (No Level Select) (00:15:00) Declined	No	Get the goal post in the credits level without using Level Select

Not Dracula's Castle

Platform

SNES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A kaizo-style Super Mario World fangame by Morsel (Known for other GDQ runs like Storks and...

Elephants). Morsel is known for making fangames that contains constant motion with wacky obstacles, and is always a delight to watch, which is what got me into running it myself.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
100% (00:22:00) Accepted	No	Only category for this game. Beat the final boss starting from the beginning of the game

Finalflame

Chameleon Twist

Platform

Nintendo 64

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Chameleon Twist is a platformer released on the N64. Taking control of a colored and named...

Chameleon, we use our tongue to our advantage, using it to grab onto obstacles and move quickly, or eating enemies and shooting them out.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:20:00) Accepted	No	In Any%, we clear 4 of the 6 levels using the shorter options. Glitches are allowed.

Zelda's Adventure

Platform

Phillisp CD-i

Genre

Speedrun

Description

One of the cursed Zelda games, this is one of the games for the CD-i. No, not the ones with the...

great cutscenes. The OTHER game. That I somehow genuinely enjoy running.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Shrines (1:25:00) Declined	No	Visit all 7 shrines in the game, beat them, then face off against Gannon! Video with good... commentary (but slightly over estimate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfcKj8ahcWU

stump

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Platform

PS2 (PAL) (PSX game)

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A classic original-PlayStation 3D platformer. Many sequence breaks are made possible by being able...

to easily jump just a little bit higher than intended, and the speed movement technique used throughout has interesting effects on some interactions in the game.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
100% (1:40:00) Declined	No	We saw any% No Game Over Abuse two events ago - let's see the rest of what the game has to offer!... (Especially in the form of the strats for the more difficult or casually-annoying box gems.) The ability to easily jump just a little bit higher than intended makes many sequence breaks and various pieces of other speedtech possible, including cutting out all but one of the level revisits needed to get 100% casually. There is a box duplication glitch that skips an infamous backtrack in the game's longest level. Some timer gems, sidepath gems, secret exits, and secret entrances result in unusual routes through certain levels, including for that box dupe, making for a good amount of variety in level strats.

Pokémon Blue

Platform

GBI on GameCube

Genre

Speedrun

Description

One of the first pair of Pokémon games to be released, this is where it all started. Gen 1 is known...

for the power of its glitches and a whole bunch of other quirks in how it works, and I liked the thought of reaching back to a game from much earlier in my involvement in speedrunning.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
any% No Save Corruption (manipless) (0:26:00) Accepted	No	The game, broken through any means necessary short of save corruption or from-reset RNG... manipulation, resulting in a more classic set of glitches used. This is the Brock-through-Walls and double-Trainer-Fly route, using the Pidgey-based setup with the PP-based setup available as a backup (accounted for in the estimate) so that any run can be completed, and I can work a lot on the commentary if this gets in.

TLBG

Crash Bandicoot Warped: Speedrun Editon

Platform

Emulator

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This is a romhack of crash bandicoot warped that lets the runner pick any warp room they want to...

start with

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Warp levels (1:13:00) Declined	No	All Warp levels combines the skill of any% no item glitch with the boss skips of the n sane trilogy... exclusive category reverse warp order. The goal is to collect all 25 crystals and defeat cortex while skipping bosses tiny tiger, dingodile, n tropy, and n gin

karlgerm

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition is the PC Port of the original console version of Dark Souls...

with the DLC included. Many runners consider this the gold standard of Dark Souls speedruns since it is a completely different route than Dark Souls Remastered with different strats and speed tech. The most optimal route includes tech that requires upwards of 100 hours to learn. Karl likes to showcase a more beginner friendly route in the hopes of getting new runners to try learning the run.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (Beginner Friendly Route) (00:40:00) Accepted	No	Dark Souls is a game that needs no introduction. But the high level speedruns requires a lot of... introduction. Using the most optimal strats (such as Blighttown Skip) changes the route completely and requires upwards of 100 hours to master. But there is a more beginner friendly route that involves no weapon farming and no majorly difficult skips. Karl loves to showcase this more beginner friendly route which can still lead to Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition to be beaten in under 25 minutes IGT.

Dark Souls: Remastered

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Dark Souls Randomizer has a setting called Race Mode which allows for a much more streamlined and...

marathon friendly version of the randomizer which makes it easy to complete in a marathon setting. Running the Dark Souls Randomizer on Remastered allows for the player to get immediately extremely overpowered. This lends the randomizer speedrun to being more of a Glitch Showcase and shows a lot of interesting speed tech that is not typically required in a normal speedrun. There is also potential for Randomizer Only glitches.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Item Randomizer Any% (2:15:00) Declined	No	Dark Souls Item Randomizer has a marathon friendly mode where all key items are in set locations so... it's not exactly like finding a needle in a haystack for progression or key items. Required items to beat the game are shuffled into every treasure chest, every Black Knight miniboss, every boss fight and every key item location. All items are shuffled, including weapons so the randomizer has a chance to showcase a lot of weapons, strategies and speed tech you will not see in a typical Dark Souls speedrun.

dijonketchup

DuckTales 2

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

DuckTales! Woo hoo! This is the sequel to the hit 1989 NES game based on the 1987 animated series....

Scrooge McDuck returns to explore 5 new locations around the world in search of treasure. Pogo jump along with Scrooge in this platformer and become the richest duck in the world!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Treasures (0:23:00) Accepted	No	In this category, we collect all the treasures in the game, including the hidden ones. This also... includes collecting all the pieces of the treasure map and playing the hidden bonus level.

Pokémon Blue

Platform

Game Boy

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Pokémon Blue is one of the inaugural games in the Pokémon series, hailing all the way back to...

generation 1. Enter a world of excitement and whimsy with 150 unique monsters to collect and battle. Can you defeat the Pokémon League and become a Pokémon master?

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Reverse Badge Order (1:15:00) Declined	No	This is a very normal run of Pokémon Blue. In this run, we collect all the gym badges in reverse... order. You know, just like you do normally. Pay no attention to the mischief in the inventory. What, do you think I'm underflowing the inventory and using it to manipulate the RAM in order to fight the gym leaders in reverse? That's preposterous.

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Everybody's busy bringing you a Disney Afternoon! This collection brings together 6 NES games based...

on Disney Afternoon cartoons: DuckTales 1 and 2, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1 and 2, TaleSpin, and Darkwing Duck. Take a trip down memory lane with these classic games and relive the action and adventure of your favorite animated shows!

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Boss Rushes (0:33:00) Declined	No	This category faces every boss in every game through the built in boss rushes that the collection... provides.

mrlink2k

ENTROPOLY

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

ENTROPOLY is a 2023 time-trial platformer inspired by platform fighters, and it is one of the...

sickest speedruns I have ever played! You control the character Poly, who traverses five realms, each with their own gimmick, to fight chaos and restore balance. Poly's moveset is incredibly similar to Fox's from Super Smash Bros Melee, but she is equipped with a Celeste-like dash as well! The abundance of movement options makes for a fast-paced, incredibly entertaining speedrun.

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (0:25:00) Declined	No	ENTROPOLY's Any% speedrun wastes little to no time throughout the duration of the run. Despite the... relatively short runtime, ENTROPOLY's any% speedrun is jam-packed with 5 unique worlds, 50 total levels, and a difficult final boss segment. All of these sections make for an amazing speedrun with new mechanics constantly being introduced to the player!

UNDERTALE

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Undertale is a popular indie role-playing game from 2015 created by Toby Fox. The game follows a...

child who has fallen underground, where they meet different monsters. The player can choose whether to befriend these monsters or fight them, with the player's choices ultimately affecting the ending of the game. Although the game is mostly known for its compelling story, the speedrun is nothing to scoff at either! The speedrun of Undertale is incredibly technical and showcases mastery of text mashing, frame-perfect attacks, and flashy glitches.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
EPC Neutral (0:55:00) Declined	Yes	Undertale speedrunning is famous for its wide variety of glitches with an item known as the punch... card. Once collected, the punch card allows for runners to skip cutscenes, store text, and wrong warp in almost every room in the game. In a typical Undertale speedrun, this item is not collected until about twenty minutes into the run, but what if we started a neutral ending run with a punch card already in our menu? Undertale’s early punch card neutral ending answers that question, adding even more glitches to an already fast-paced speedrun. These category-exclusive glitches save about four and a half minutes over the regular neutral route. Submitted as a race between myself and Jaq.
Neutral Ending (1:00:00) Declined	Yes	The neutral ending of Undertale is the game's main and most competitive category. It is esentially... Undertale's version of an any% category. The neutral ending showcases a mastery of glitches, encounter menuing, and frame-perfect attacks. The neutral ending is jam-packed with plenty of fast-paced glitches, mostly due to an item known as the punch card. Submitted as a race between myself and Jaq.
NG+ Neutral Ending (00:45:00) Declined	Yes	The New Game+ variant of the Neutral Ending preserves the fundamental gameplay of a regular neutral... ending speedrun while speeding up some of the slower parts of the run, such as ruins, new home, and the Omega Flowey fight. Overall, New Game+ saves about thirteen minutes over the traditional neutral ending, allowing for a dense run with minimal downtime. Submitted as a race between myself and Jaq.
NG+ True Pacifist Ending (1:10:00) Declined	Yes	The New Game+ variant of True Pacifist ending preserves the fundamental gameplay of True Pacifist... while removing some of the slower parts of the run, such as new home, Asgore, and the Omega Flowey fight, saving about sixteen minutes over the traditional True Pacifist ending throughout the course of the run. These timesaves allow for a dense run with very minimal downtime. Since the Asgore fight is not included in the New Game+ variant of True Pacifist, this run focuses less on boss fight consistency and focuses more on glitches with the punch card. Submitted as a race between myself and Jaq.
True Pacifist Ending (1:30:00) Accepted	Yes	Undertale's True Pacifist Ending consists of beating the game without fighting any monsters. This... category is the “good ending” of Undertale and can be viewed as an extension of the neutral ending. The True Pacifist ending includes all the gameplay from the neutral ending, along with approximately thirty more minutes of content, including the date segments, the true lab, and the exciting final boss fight against Asriel. Submitted as a race between myself and Jaq.

AdrianVG

Flower, Sun, and Rain

Platform

Playstation 2

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Possibly the most eclectic experience from a director known for eclectic experiences, Suda 51's...

Flower, Sun, and Rain is a surreal, mysterious, and often laugh-out-loud-funny trip to paradise. Searcher Sumio Mondo has been hired by the hotel manager of the Flower, Sun, and Rain Hotel on Lospass Island to find a bomb on a plane set by a terrorist. It seems simple enough, but every time Sumio tries to leave for the airport, a hotel guest always seems to need his help, he always gets roped into something that's not his business, and he wakes up every morning after having the same dream of the plane exploding. It's "murder and mystery in paradise!" I will be running the original PS2 version (which is only in Japanese).

Content warning: Explosions may be intense for some

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Escape Hotel Premises (1:50:00) Declined	No	Escape Hotel Premises is a partial game category, getting about 40% into the game. It's a simple... speed run, in that 90% of the run is quite literally about running, but the delightful atmosphere and wonderfully quirky characters make for a surprisingly serene and mesmerizing run (even with the language barrier). Also once seen on the Hotfix!

No More Heroes

Platform

Switch

Genre

Speedrun

Description

The first installment in Suda 51's longest running series, No More Heroes is centered around otaku...

assassin Travis Touchdown and his journey to become the #1 ranked assassin in the United States. A game with a razor-sharp satirical edge and an inspired sense of style, it also makes for an exciting speed run, with fast-paced hack-and-slash gameplay and a respectable speed metagame. I will be running on the Switch version (a slightly modified port of the original Wii version).

Content warning: Strong language, violence (dismemberment, blood, etc.) albeit cel-shaded, intense themes

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% NG+ Sweet Speed Run (1:32:00) Declined	No	Any% NG+ Sweet is the fastest category of the game, skipping all of the side missions between... levels to focus squarely on the levels and bosses. This category was on the back-up list for AGDQ 2022, and although it didn't make the main event, it was featured on the GDQ Hotfix afterward. The run has gotten even faster and more interesting since then, even including a fun out-of-bounds glitch partway through the run.

shovelclaws

Fragrance Point

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

freak game for the real freaks. the first autobiographical game made by an alien. fragrance point...

is a ridiculous game, speedrun, and experience. you play as a robot investigating an alien spaceship named Fragrance Point, which has whirred back to life after decades of inactivity. this investigation uncovers a plot to destroy Fragrance Point, taking all life with it - and your mission is to stop it. Fragrance Point plays akin to a metroidvania, with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving. mix in a sick moveset, several huge glitches, and a heaping dose of passion, and Fragrance Point becomes unforgettable. i would LOVE to showcase my 2025 GOTY (i am not kidding) for everyone at PAX.

Content warning: mild motion sickness warning

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Good Ending (0:20:00) Declined	No	Good Ending has us save Fragrance Point, which can only be done by collecting the 9 whims on the... ship. this has us scour every inch of the ship to collect the whims, essentially becoming the NMS category. don't be fooled though, this game is broken in all the right ways to make this game sick. basic movement - which was already breakneck - has Lipstick Boosting, allowing you to go even faster by using your primary ability. add in Wrong Warps, several huge out of bounds, Super Jumps, and a huge sequence break right before the final boss - Fragrance Point is incredibly sick, moving at a pacr you can hardly keep up with.

Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A flashy, stylish 2d platformer released last year, GDCC is the sequel of Grapple Dog that greatly...

improves on the original's formula. You play as a duo of dawgs (Pablo and Luna) who have to travel the multiverse, collecting the Alkrystals to save their dimensions (and everyone else's, too) from Vyrr, a demonic overlord. This game is fantastic and massively underrated, with a great moveset that acts as a canvas for the great level design to be imprinted on. Between a host of fun grapple movement lies techniques like Super Grapples which allow you to build up speed to SOAR through the air. Every action you do also stores your speed, allowing you to combo moves together without massive losses in speed. Pablo and Luna also play dramatically different, which allows a ton of fun skips in each of their stages.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Main Stages (0:50:00) Backup	No	While Any% is a good run, it has a massive pacing issue because of bosses and gems, which are... intrinsic to the category. So what if we removed them? Meet AMS! This NG+ category is a stage-rush of sorts. Because we no longer see gems or bosses, this makes the game's movement really shine. My submission video is a fully commentated marathon run, and I think the PAX crowd would have a blast watching.

Lil Gator Game: In The Dark

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This adorable adventure game from 2023 got a DLC released a month before PAX East! Gator dives into...

the mines of the island to explore new lands - and more importantly, make new friends! The DLC also adds brand new items. Some of these items are Charms, which give Gator massively impactful powers for a short time. I was a very active runner for a few months after this game released, and I'm excited to return to the DLC now that it's out.

Content warning: Minor flashing lights occasionally

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Basegame + DLC: Any% (0:35:00) Accepted	No	Why stop the fun when we have another half of the game to play? This run would play the base game... first and then play the DLC after finishing that run! The big difference is that this limits what items we can realistically bring into the DLC - so no max stamina and no bonus items! This changes the movement of the run in unique ways. Note that the DLC submission video would be treated as the second half of this run: https://youtu.be/APe0EnbPuJ0
Into the Dark: Any% (0:15:00) Declined	No	Play the DLC from start to end. The DLC adds a variety of new items, mechanics, and a brand new... main quest line. Gator takes on some angsty teens to befriend them - but they hang out in the deep caves beneath the surface. This run is also a NG+ run, as you can enter the DLC at any point after beating the basegame. This means that we have maxed out stamina and every base game item, which makes us an even more powerful gator.

Sephonie

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Sephonie is one of my greatest passion projects in speedrunning. You play as a team of researchers...

who are stranded on the remote island (named Sephonie) they've intended to study. In their time on Sephonie, the web of life entangles them through the ONYX Link, a tool that allows them to connect with the new species they're studying. The game is played in two different ways: the ONYX Link takes place in a tetris-like puzzle while you explore the island with a fun, dynamic parkour moveset. This game is truly one-of-a-kind that I love to death.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Species (0:57:00) Declined	No	All Species is a completionist category where you must link with all 29 non-key species (35 species... total). This category introduces many new puzzle mechanics and has a ton of unique routing/movement, and is my favorite category of this game. Some of my favorite parts of the run include Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 3 Deep, and Core, four of the most interesting parts of the run through their routing and movement.

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

SADX is one of the coolest (and most broken) Sonic speedruns out there, with something for anyone....

Between its 7 stories and variety of playstyles, it makes an excellent challenge with a very high skill ceiling. It also has one of the most fun implementations that Archipelago Randomizer has, which is excellently complimented by this variety! Unlocking playable characters, completing stages, collecting emblems, grabbing field emblems, and more allows you to progress and ultimately defeat Perfect Chaos.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Expert Logic Solo Randomizer (1:30:00) Declined	No	This is an adjustable length category, 1:30 - 2:30. While SADX randomizer is super accessible,... Expert Logic tests even a speedrunner's knowledge. This logic difficulty requires a ton of out-of-bounds, broken logic skips to circumvent a variety of hub movement items introduced into this randomizer as a progression-gate. Combined with an absurd skill ceiling in stages, expert logic becomes the most broken and most rewarding version of SADX to play.

Jaxler

Frogmonster

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This is a metroidvania FPS sports a beautiful voxel artstyle and some of the coolest boss designs...

I've ever seen in a game. The speedrun focuses heavily on combat, with every piece of ammo meticulously routed to clobber the game's bosses and enemy ambushes. Additional tricks like dash jump abuse, boss AI deactivations, and lag backslides can be used to ignore tons of bosses and 'required' areas, making this game the complete package for an enjoyable speedrun experience.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (Restricted) (0:55:00) Backup	No	Beat the game as fast as possible. The restricted category bans most glitches caused by low FPS... caps. This restriction results in a wider slew of difficult bosses, weapon loadouts, and harder skips and strats not seen in the Unrestricted run. Pound for pound, this is the most entertaining category Frogmonster has to offer.
Any% (Unrestricted) (0:35:00) Declined	No	Beat the game as fast as possible with any glitches allowed. This route forces us into the final... boss fights with much weaker guns and equipment, which makes for a high-stakes and edge-of-your-seat watch as the run goes on.

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie

Platform

PS2

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This is an obscure 3D action adventure game set in the Neopets universe (think Twilight Princess,...

but more furry). What elevates this game as a run are the HYSTERICAL glitches available to us. We use a magical potato sack to break the laws of physics, overflow textboxes to break the Neopian economy, summon a floating purple fruit as a familiar, and the list goes on.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (Cloak) (0:45:00) Accepted	No	Beat the game as fast as possible, collecting the 'Cloak of Heroes' key item along the way. This is... a sort of legacy Any% route and is the most popular / competitive category for this game.

Vexx

Platform

Xbox

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Vexx is a 3D collectathon with a massive suite of movement glitches. What separates this speedrun...

apart from others is its emphasis on vertical movement tech, with the ability to chain massive double and triple jumps through the use of rage jumping and fakie fireballs. Vexx is no slouch on the lateral movement front, as extended long jumps give us a ton of speed and mobility via aerial drift. Add in glitches like heart duping and cutscene overlaps, and this run has everything you could want in a 3D platformer run.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (1:36:00) Declined	No	Beat the game as possible by collecting 60 out of 80(ish, it's complicated) total wraith hearts in... the game. Armed with faster OG Xbox loads and tons of new strats, I'm looking to avenge myself for technical issues at PAX East '24 and give this run the showing it deserves >:)

Caneras

Jet Force Gemini

Platform

Nintendo 64

Genre

Speedrun

Description

A run and gun platformer featuring some of the best gameplay that Rare developed for the Nintendo...

64. Destroy bugs of all kinds, and save the galaxy (and a lot of bears)!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
100% (4:20:00) Declined	No	A full exploration of the game. Every upgrade is collected, and every mini-game is perfected. This... category really shows off everything that the game has to offer.
Any% (3:35:00) Declined	No	The main category of the game. All levels are explored, and the best segments of the overall game... are featured.
Any% Co-op (3:35:00) Declined	Yes	A co-op full run of the game - something that has not been done before involving top runners. Would... allow for strategizing between knowledgeable runners and create situations unseen previously.
Mizar 1 (1:25:00) Declined	No	The introductory speedrun category of the game. It technically does not reach the end credits, but... it does reach a definitive stopping point. Much more fast paced than the comparable segment of Any% and still shows off all the main bosses and levels.
Mizar 1 Race (1:25:00) Declined	Yes	A race in the shorter category of the game. This could also be done as a co-op with the second... player playing as Floyd (either in a single game co-op with 2 players or a co-op race with 4 players).

theValiantSun

Kabuto Park

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Kabuto Park is an indie creature collector where you play as Hana, a young girl at a campground for...

the summer where she learns how to catch bugs from her friend, Midori! WIth a skill-based catching minigame and a minor deck-building meets sumo wrestling battle mechanic, it is a very delightful short game with tons of charm. Recently updated to have more language support and gamepad support and the dev is very involved with the community and spaces.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
100% (00:47:00) Declined	No	100% completes every battle, catches all the bugs in the game, and purchases all the upgrades... available in the shop! There's a ton of micro-optimizations for this run to sweep locations, menu efficiently, and so much to track to keep the run on track. Extra time is given in case of bad RNG, but the game has fail-safes built in to prioritize uncaught bugs to alleviate this.
Terrarium (00:30:00) Backup	No	Terrarium is a bespoke category I created because I was upset at the fact that all the speedruns... have you either skip the bug catching mini game or instant release the bugs. This category requires you to catch 15 unique ground bugs, 10 air bugs, and 2 water bugs, which is about 50% of the bugs in the game while also doing about half of the battles. A great sampling of what the game has to offer. The dev also introduced an additional bug (the sunburst water beetle) to make this category possible.

IllegallySam

Levelhead

Platform

Xbox Series X

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Levelhead is a 2D platformer maker game with a robust level editor and a devoted community. The...

game's main unique gameplay feature is the package, which is a grabbable object that is required to bring to the goal of every level. It is also used for platforming, and a lot of tech revolves around it as well, like the Super Jump, where you jump off of the package in midair while regrabbing it. The editor allows for complex level design, mainly through the game's switch and channel system.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Training Stages (Any%) (01:00:00) Declined	No	All Training Stages involves playing through all 93 campaign levels as quickly as possible. This... category is run from a completed file, so there is much less downtime between levels than in other categories. Some of the levels here are not featured in Any% and showcase skips and tech not heavily seen in other levels.
All Training Stages (New Game) (01:10:00) Declined	No	All Training Stages involves playing through all 93 campaign levels as quickly as possible. This... category is run from a new save file, so all levels must be unlocked by getting certain collectibles on some stages. Some of the levels here are not featured in Any% and showcase skips and tech not heavily seen in other levels.
Any% (00:50:00) Declined	No	Any% involves playing through the 62 campaign levels required to reach the credits from a fresh... save file. The campaign itself introduces and utilizes the game's many items, features, and mechanics, and many levels have interesting skips that utilize tricks to cut out large sections of each level.

Rebel Transmute

Platform

Xbox Series X

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Rebel Transmute is an indie Metroidvania inspired by all of the greats of the genre, coming...

together into its own fun package. You play as Moon Mikono, searching for her mother after crashlanding on the planet where she was last seen. Along the way, you'll collect upgrades, fight bosses, platform all over, everything you'd expect from a game in the genre, but with a good slew of movement tricks and difficult combat as well. Between bomb bounces, super bounces, super bomb bounces, lots of schmoovement and more, the game is a pleasure both to speedrun and watch.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:50:00) Backup	No	Any% requires simply reaching the end of the game as fast as possible. This requires reactivating... the 3 subsystems needed to reach the final boss, as well as defeating the final boss itself.

Rift of the Necrodancer

Platform

Genre

Showcase

Description

Rift of the Necrodancer is the latest spinoff/sequel to Crypt of the Necrodancer, but this time,...

it's a more standard rhythm game. That doesn't mean there isn't still a Necrodancer twist in there, of course. Rift is a 3 lane rhythm game where all of the notes are monsters that each have unique movement patterns. From switching lanes every beat, moving after being hit and requiring another hit, to instantly moving all of the way down the lane, and more, each enemy brings their own flavor of difficulty to every song, making for a very fun (and very difficult) twist on standard lane-based rhythm games. And of course, this is all set to an absolutely banging soundtrack by a multitude of talented composers, with a slew of dlc tracks from other games and other places to add in even more variety.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Impossible Showcase (01:00:00) Accepted	No	This showcase will feature as many songs as I can fit into an hour, all performed on the game's... hardest difficulty, Impossible. Songs will be a mix of base game and dlc tracks. Because this is a showcase, the length is very flexible, so an hour is simply a suggestion.

Typoman: Revised

Platform

Xbox Series X

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Typoman is an indie game that I like to refer to as "Limbo but with words." Not because it has...

dialogue, but because all of the puzzles and the world itself are made up of letters and words. The game requires you to move, manipulate, rearrange, and create these letters to solve said puzzles in numerous different ways. From turning poisonous gas into a gasp of air with the letter 'P', to using a LIE to turn words into their antonyms, to draining some rain by adding a 'D' and more, Typoman uses its gimmick in a number of really fun and interesting ways. It really is one of the most unique platformers I've ever played.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:45:00) Declined	No	Any% simply requires getting to the end of the game as fast as possible by any means. This is done... by going out of bounds, clipping through doors, moving during cutscenes, doing very precise jumps, and more. No word is truly safe from us speedrunners.

GeneralAndrews

Little Nemo the Dream Master

Platform

NES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Dreams, Candy, and cute sleepy animals that we can either ride or merge with...is a totally normal...

approach to a game and platformer. Right? Time to get used to bangin' tracks and a kid living his best life in his PJ's. The way this game captures nostalgia in a bottle rocket aimed straight at the moon showcases Capcom's pulse on the fun-loving platformer genre it dominated for years. The game is a fun whimsical place that crescendos into a race against time with the dreaded Nightmare Land , a horrid wasteland representing all the fear and all of the darkness of the world's nightmares, and what Nemo can do to save everyone...especially his new princess friend! Don't worry, Nemo will eventually get his sleep, and Slumberland can rejoice once Nemo and I have defeated the Nightmare King!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
any% (00:38:00) Backup	No	Tight routing, tighter windows for jumps and accurate damage boosts will allow us to speed along... this glorious Capcom title. Deaths are tragic but not run ending in any way besides level 3 (being an autoscroller) where it's more painful than is it going to change parts of the run going forward. Long deaths such as that one have been considered and included as a part of the overall time estimate. Timing starts when you gain control of nemo (first movement in Mushroom Forest) and ends at loss of character control when the Nightmare King is defeated. No turbo allowed

Mega Man

Platform

NES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Mega Man zipless is a really fun category. We will be showcasing the pause glitch that will allow...

us to stop knockbacks, increase fall velocity, and melt bosses rather quickly! Every level will be displayed in full, but every boss will be reduced to null. Wild chats and fun skills will brave the stage to entertain one Mega PAX East crowd!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Zipless (00:27:00) Declined	No	Zipless rules: No Zips, Screen wraps, scrolls or Wiggle Glitches allowed.

Mega Man 2

Platform

NES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Mega Man 2 is the launching pad of the Mega Man series into it becoming a series. I had the...

pleasure of having an amazing couch of Women representing Women's History Month back in March 2024 however something technical happened that caused an interruption to a classic platformer with an amazing OST. The type of OST that bands might even consider performing live on stage for...but alas the first Mega Man title to sell 2 million copies always has a soft spot in most platformers' hearts. However, what good are these performances if we cannot reach the masses and have a positive affect on them? That is what drove me to submit this title again was all the kind words from hardcore speedrunners to casual audience purveyors that has me thinking this title might have another shot at being on stage and once again protecting the world from Dr. Wily.

Content warning: FLASHING LIGHTS THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUN

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Normal, zipless (00:35:00) Declined	No	Timing starts on "game start" and ends on final hit on last boss. Turbo is not allowed. (Note:... "game start" is Selecting Normal) Full game, no skips or glitches. Cool techniques and well timed item swaps with easter eggs are all over this category.

Mega Man 3

Platform

NES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

The first Mega Man to add in a sliding technique, and providing an even faster way to eliminate the...

cunning Dr. Wily and his cohorts. A history lesson will accompany this title into why rushing a video game out had stolen what could have been one of the MOST epic NES games of all time. An absolutely top tier title that still showcases some rough edges (yay lag!) that we will try to glitch out where we can to have a smoother perfomance and overall movement throughout the title but at the cost of the stellar soundtrack? What are we to do? Time to put on the helmet, hide these gorgeous locks and let's see how a lifeguard can slide his way through Dr. Wily's treacherous clutches all over again!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
any% (00:46:00) Declined	No	There will be a couple times we aim to save time by breaking cutscenes that will glitch out the... music providing us with fluid movement in those particular heavy sprite levels. Otherwise it is another zipless run masquerading as an any% route. Timing starts on "game start" and ends on final hit on last boss. Turbo is not allowed. Second controller is not allowed.

TMNT : Turtles in Time

Platform

SNES

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Fighting Game turned combo breaking side scroller!?! The beat 'em up genre never knew such a silky...

smooth flow could be had in the speedrunning realm until that faithful night of Pizza and Cowabunga jams! I lovingly call this genre of beat 'em ups that flow like this brawlers because the action is nonstop one after another and when the year 1993 all the way to 2100 are involved its about to get tubular on this stage!

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% 1P1C (00:21:00) Declined	No	This category only allows for one turtle being picked for one runner, and thus the Wrong Warp trick... is impossibe to perform. MAIN RULES Start the timer as soon as you gain control, SDA style. Other timer start alternatives are: Start the timer when you hit start on the "Big Apple, 3 AM" screen, but with a -4 second countdown. Start the timer on turtle select, and have a -9 second countdown (doing this you want to mash to skip the intro cutscene and hold start throughout the whole "Big Apple, 3 AM" screen). Timer ends as soon as you lose control after defeating Super Shredder. Don't stop the timer when Shredder falls off, but wait until your turtle(s) start to walk towards the middle of the screen. You don't have to wait until the turtle(s) have reached the middle. Do not use the in-game timer, it is very broken and may also show different results depending on the cartridge and rom file. You want to use real-time for Turtles 4: Turtles in Time only.

EpicCrossover

Mario Kart Wii

Platform

Wii

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Welcome to Mario Kart Wii, the Mario Kart where skips and tricks are the way to go! 32 tracks...

ranging from Nitro to Retro Tracks, you take control of one character in 12-player races, while using items to gain advantages or to prevent opponents from getting ahead of you in the race. Whether you want to drive a kart or a bike, automatic or manual, you can participate in any way you like in Mario Kart Wii!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
32 Tracks (200cc) (01:10:00) Backup	No	All 32 tracks featured in super-speed! Instead of the normal 150cc you're used to, this is an... enhancement mod of the normal run where you go a little faster. This introduces the possibility of new skips and shortcuts that aren't possible on the normal version of the game and some cuts that are a little cleaner than their 150cc counterparts.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Platform

Nintendo Switch 2

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Welcome to Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition! A game with super precise tricks in short...

in-game time levels. 156 to be precise. This game will take you back to the NES days with 13 NES titles and a game truly meant for speedrunning with things like defeating levels, bosses, or even the entirety of Super Mario Bros. This game has a very unique playing style unlike any other on the Nintendo Switch. Experience the world of Nintendo World Championships and fulfill your dream of becoming a Nintendo World Champion!

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Legendary Trial (00:30:00) Accepted	No	We take the 13 legend challenges, which are some of the most difficult changes in the game, and you... run through them like a gauntlet! Starting off with Donkey Kong and ending off with Super Mario Bros., we go through all 13 games featured and highlight the moments that make those games true classics for many years to come in the future!
Speedrun Mode NG+ (01:30:00) Declined	No	Speedrun Mode is entirely a different beast as it puts true skills to the test, from collecting... coins quickly to defeating deadly bosses with speedrun strategies such as Barba and Meta Knight. Witness Nintendo's longer love letter to speedrun fans as we go through all 156 of the speedrun challenges in the game!

Helix

Mario Kart World

Platform

Switch 2

Genre

Speedrun

Description

In the newest Mario Kart game, brand new mechanics like rail grinds, wall rides, and charge jumps...

elevate the series from a standard kart racer into a unique and stylish racing game, in which the quickest way to a given destination is not always the most direct. Add in the stunning visuals made possible by the Switch 2's upgraded hardware, and Mario Kart World is always a treat to watch.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All ? Panels (0:30:00) Backup	Yes	This category turns Mario Kart World into a collect-a-thon platformer with kart racing elements.... All 150 question mark panels are collected in free roam, this game's open-world mode, involving creative routing and unique movement. This run is very fast-paced with little downtime, and is arguably the most unique run in the history of the series. I helped create this category and currently hold the world record by a considerable margin. Multiple new strategies have also been discovered since my run at AGDQ.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

Platform

Switch 2

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble is widely considered the best Monkey Ball game in almost two...

decades, and arguably the best modern Monkey Ball speedrun. The excellent level design leads to consistently entertaining and impressive gameplay, and the brand new dash mechanic adds a fun spin onto the classic Monkey Ball formula while increasing the pace of gameplay.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Super Speed World Tour (0:35:00) Declined	No	World Tour plays through the first ten worlds of Banana Rumble that make up the base story, which... should be recognizable even to casual fans of the game. However, this run plays in Super Speed mode, which doubles my top speed and acceleration, creating an even faster-paced (and sometimes more difficult) run!

UNBEATABLE

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

UNBEATABLE (all caps or no caps) is a two-lane rhythm game released in December 2025 that has...

gained a significant following. It's very punk, very queer, and very stylish, with an excellent soundtrack that is also relatively unique compared to most of the genre. This game is also still receiving updates, improving the experience and adding brand new charts that I may include in my showcase! I am ranked 84th worldwide according to the in-game rating system at the time of this submission.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Arcade Mode Showcase (0:50:00) Declined	Yes	Arcade Mode is UNBEATABLE's dedicated rhythm game mode. I'll play a selection of charts on either... unbeatable or star difficulty (the two highest available difficulties), including some of the hardest charts in the game. Showcase length is flexible and can be adjusted between 35 minutes and 1 hour. The setlist in the submission vod does not necessarily represent the setlist that will be played at PAX East if accepted.

gz

MY HERO ACADEMIA: All’s Justice

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

new mha series arena fighting game. it is a 3v3 fg so the fights have a lot of variety in how the...

fastest way to do any individual encounter progresses as you go on. this game was released on 2/6/26 and is still extremely new so strats are constantly evolving.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Team Up Mission (Hasuna District) (1:38:00) Declined	No	this is an alternative open-world story mode for MHAJ that takes every main arc from the main story... and recreates them as "training missions" for the main characters of the show to go through and grow from. there is a lot of variety in the main missions with different fights, restrictions, timed challenges, and collectathon esque segments. also, the biggest thing to make this category interesting is that the rising meter, plus ultra gauge, and health arent reset to any default value after the end of encounters. it introduces a lot of macro routing into the speedrun, like building more gauge in an easier fight to speed up a later harder fight, and setting a checkpoint at an out of the way facility early on and spacing out gauge usage between several shorter fights without a break- requiring good health management. not to mention, the game plays like a golden age 3d spiderman game with cooldown resets! it is a super engaging showcase yay

Super Monkey Ball Deluxe

Platform

GameCube

Genre

Speedrun

Description

this is super monkey ball deluxe (in super monkey ball 2, but dont tell anyone!)

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Expert (Pauseless) Relay (0:48:00) Accepted	Yes	relay of expert (100 + 20 + 20 + 10 hard levels! woah!) with peas

Msushi

Portal 2

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

2011 fan favorite puzzle game Portal 2.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Single Player No SLA (01:05:00) Accepted	No	The standard category for Portal 2 - no out of bounds or save load abuse glitches.

Peas

Puyo Pop Fever

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Puyo Pop Fever released in 2003 for a multitude of consoles as Sonic Team's first game in the...

series. The gameplay amplifies the Puyo 2 ruleset of offsetting damage by introducing Fever Mode, a comeback mechanic that allows the player to complete chains at the lost of less but faster damage.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Courses (Normal) (00:35:00) Declined	No	The full game experience! RunRun is the beginner course, WakuWaku is the main story but... intermediate, and HaraHara is the most challenging course.
HaraHara (Normal) (00:20:00) Declined	No	I'll be playing this on the DS version, as it is the most marathon-friendly of the consoles! This... is Raffina's course where there are 8 stages; I'll be using a hefty amount of Power Chains and (hopefully) All Clears to help finish the fights without reaching Fever mode unless necessary. I will take the run to Carbuncle, but should I miss the requirements to trigger the route, I will just fight Popoi.

SEGA AGES Puyo Puyo

Platform

Switch

Genre

Speedrun

Description

To celebrate 35 years of Puyo Puyo, I'd like to show off both Puyo Puyo games in the SEGA AGES...

engine, as those are not only extremely short games but also laid the foundation for the franchise. Puyo Puyo is a falling-block (or blob) puzzle game where matching four Puyo of the same color creates a chain; stack more on top to create a bigger chain that only deals hefty amounts of damage, but is quite satisfying. There are no counterattacks in Puyo 1, so any 5 chain or strong Power Chain can be the win button! Puyo 2, however, introduced the counterattacking mechanic, so building a high chain is optimal for both casual playthroughs and speedruns.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Scenario Mode (00:30:00) Backup	No	As mentioned earlier, counterattacking does not exist in Puyo 1, and each AI has different patterns... that are either smart or are completely random. Either way, Power Chains and Stair-Stacking are going to help win each fight. In Puyo 2, the Scenario Mode operates off of score; I clear a tower if I reach the score after beating a stage.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz turns 20 this year! It rebooted the Monkey Ball series introducing...

gimmicks such as jumping and character stats, making it more of a platforming, precise marble roller. This version of Banana Blitz improves on said mechanics, while also putting Sonic the Hedgehog into the magical ball.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Worlds (00:45:00) Declined	No	This category plays through 100 stages using Sonic to blaze through levels with the fastest speed... stat and a great jumping stat.

Super Monkey Ball Deluxe in SMB2

Platform

GameCube

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Monkey Ball Deluxe in SMB2 is a fanmade port of the aforementioned game. Originally played on...

the Xbox and PlayStation 2, Deluxe is more of an expansion of SMB2, including stages from SMB1.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Expert Pauseless Relay (Warps) (00:50:00) Accepted	No	gz and I want to showcase a relay showing off both the SMB1 and SMB2 stages; I will be handling the... SMB1 stages. Pauseless entails not going for pause strats that allow us to perform TAS-like inputs to skip certain parts of the stage. This makes for a very challenging category, so it's pure execution, no pausing!

Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll

Platform

Wii

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll released in 2010 as part of the Wii Balance Board trend... except...

we're going to play its stages using the Wii Remote. Following Banana Blitz, Step & Roll returns to Super Monkey Ball 2-esque mechanics, bringing back wormholes and switches.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Worlds (Wii Remote) (00:40:00) Declined	No	Using a special cheat code, we can trick the Wii into loading the Balance Board stages as opposed... to dealing with obstacles that are exclusive to Wii Remote stages.

TSparkle99

Rugrats in Paris

Platform

Playstation

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Rugrats in Paris is a game that does contain a bit of RNG and patience. Navigating the world of...

Euro Reptar, the goal is to collect 12 golden tickets. Golden tickets are obtained either by winning minigames, or by trading gifts to the other Rugrats characters. Once 12 gold tickets are obtained, the tickets can be exchanged for

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
PS2/PS3 very easy (00:34:13) Declined	No	Rugrats in Paris very easy difficulty, on PS1. Run is an attempt to reclaim the world record. World... record was beaten in August 2022 by 7 minutes. The end goal is to collect 12 golden tickets, purchase the Reptar helmet, and face Robo-Snail to save the princess as quick as possible

XanderIsALoser

Skylanders Superchargers

Platform

Playstation 4

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Skylanders Superchargers is the fifth installment in the popular toys-to-life series. Players...

summon the Skylanders and newly added vehicles into the game when their figures are placed on the Portal of Power.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (2:15:00) Declined	No	Any% involves completing the game's entire main campaign. The run is focused on tight movement and... combat through levels both on foot and in vehicles, primarily using the character "Gearshift", for her great speed and consistent power. The popular character "Gill Grunt" is used to skip the bulk of one level, and "Eon's Elite Trigger Happy" is used to defeat an endgame boss quicker than intended.

Meltra

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This classic 3D platformer combines blazing fast speed stages, technical mech levels, and skip...

heavy treasure hunting levels. This run was a crowd pleaser at PAX East 2024, and I would love to bring this run back to the big stage once more!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Dark Story (00:40:00) Declined	No	Dark Story follows the events of Shadow, Eggman and Rouge in their quest for world domination. The... beginning of the run is light on major skips, where I will primary display raw movement and execution. The run will reach a crescendo with heart stopping, execution heavy level skips towards the end of the run, which will demand absolute mastery of the game's movement systems and tech.

ZCubed

Super Mario 3D Land

Platform

3DS

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Mario 3D Land is a fun Mario run. The tanooki suit allows for smooth but unique movement...

unlike any other Mario game, while also allowing for many really cool skips.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
any% (1:05:00) Accepted	No	Any% involves beating the game as quickly as possible.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D

Platform

3DS

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Ocarina of Time 3D has everything you would want to see in an Ocarina of Time run and more. With...

many classic tricks from the original Ocarina of Time, as well as many new mind boggling tricks including wrong warps, seam hovers, and more, it is always a great showing.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Dungeons (1:35:00) Declined	No	All Dungeons requires the player to enter the blue warp at the end of every dungeon. We accomplish... this in relatively little time through clever use of wrong warps, routing, and even accessing a savefile inaccessible through normal means. A brand new trick was discovered at the very end of last year, allowing us to skip the door of time without wrong warps, and saving a solid minute and a half, making PAX East a perfect opportunity to debut it.

beeve

Super Mario 64

Platform

Nintendo 64

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Super Mario 64 is a staple of GDQ runs and with the biggest discovery in years, carpetless, it...

makes for a super cool speedrun. I do a lot of up to date movement so it may differ from a regular speedrun!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
120 Star (1:50:00) Accepted	No	120 stars is the 100% completion of this game. We grab every 100 coin, secret star and bowser stage... star. You can also use any strat you want with no restrictions

GTAce

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Platform

FDS

Genre

Speedrun

Description

This is the original sequel to Super Mario Bros. This game is notable for being very difficult,...

which makes speedruns quite the spectacle to watch. There are tons of unique glitches only found in this game that are both visually entertaining and also very helpful for saving time during the run. My idea is to do an exact sequel to what I did at PAX West 2024, which was a regular SMB1 Warpless run followed by a one-handed Any% run.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (One-Handed) (00:15:00) Accepted	No	As far as I can tell, doing an Any% speedrun with one-hand has never been done before. I know I am... able to do it, so let's make history by doing it live on stage!
Warpless (00:25:00) Accepted	No	This run involves saving Peach at the end of 8-4 without using any warp zones. That means playing... all 32 levels in the regular game, all of which are notoriously challenging. Luckily there are tons of precise and visually stunning glitches to show off all across the run.

Glubbers

The Legend of Zelda: "Wild Echoes"

Platform

2 Nintendo Switches

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Have you ever looked at a Zelda Speedrun and gone "Wow, there's a lot of cutscenes happening in...

this speedrun, I wish there were more action!"? Well look no further! Now presenting The Legend of Zelda: Wild Echoes! A combination run of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! We will complete both games within the timespan of the longer of the two runs, meaning the first game started will be Echoes of Wisdom, and the final time call will be when Echoes of Wisdom is complete, with no actual loss in time due to multiple games being played!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any Wild Dungeons of Echoes? (02:30:00) Accepted	No	This category is a combination run of Echoes of Wisdom: All Dungeons (Restricted) and Breath of the... Wild Any%! The premise for the run being possible is simple: Echoes of Wisdom All Dungeons (Restricted) has over 43 minutes of "downtime", aka time I can put the controller down and play Breath of the Wild. Conversely, Breath of the Wild Any% has plenty of leeway to fit into that downtime comfortably! here's some supplementary data to support this: Downtime data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uByCme87iHiYEXLDKnKSk4LlhszU1b8uCHw84LAR8OA Echoes of Wisdom run: https://youtu.be/uW5_PvQydHo and Breath of the Wild run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0BcN6xiYQ

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Platform

Nintendo Switch

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Breath of the Wild is a staple speed game that uses glorious glitches, tantalizing techniques, and...

speedy skips (i wanted to make the alliteration okay?) to blaze through so much of the game in any category, from the quick 30 minute any% to the over half a day long 100%, whatever breath of the wild category is being performed, the speedrun is a must watch!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (00:35:00) Declined	No	Breath of the Wild Any% is a well known run, and a very fun one at that! This run is a gorgeous run... where we use fun clips, skips, and dips (definition of what qualifies as a "dip" pending) to blaze through the game in around half an hour! But maybe, there's a twist...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Platform

Nintendo Switch

Genre

Speedrun

Description

From its cute art direction to the deep technical glitches and exploits driving the speedrun, this...

game has something for everyone. Echoes of Wisdom brings a fun blend of tantalizing techniques, adorable artwork, and goofy glitches, making it a true charm both to watch and to play! In the past year, we've created a truly unique experience, being able to complete basically anything in the game in any order we choose!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Dungeons (Restricted) (02:30:00) Declined	No	All Dungeons (Restricted) is, shockingly, Very Different from its unrestricted counterpart. By... restricting the ability to wrong warp to the ends of dungeons and only allowing wrong warps to the point nearest the entrance of the dungeon, we see significantly more game, nuanced tech that's pulled from the fantastic glitchless category, while cutting the length down by over an hour from the glitchless counterpart by allowing the aforementioned wrong warps, which are themselves a spectacle to see!
All Dungeons (Unrestricted) (01:50:00) Declined	No	All Dungeons (Unrestricted) is the perfect combination of showing off the most of this wonderful... game, while throwing in the glitches and exploits that make the speedrun so fun and interesting! We showcase all 8 dungeons with cool boss fights, a fun variety of strategies to complete each dungeon, which has a large amount of versatility thanks to the open-ended nature of this gorgeous game!

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Platform

Nintendo GameCube

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Twilight Princess is the dark and edgy Zelda from 2006 that many look back on very fondly. This...

game brings a stunning narrative that brings a lot of nostalgia for viewers, that when combined with how much of the game a typical Twilight Princess run completes, this becomes the type of speedrun both for those looking to watch a game and look back on what they loved, and, having all the fun glitches and tricks we see, Twilight Princess is also a speedrun for those who like seeing ridiculous glitches, out of bounds movement, and more!

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (03:00:00) Declined	No	This is Twilight Princess like it's never been seen before on stage! We save a whopping 12 seconds... through rerouting the entirety of the first hour-ish of the game (plus over 7 minutes off of new tricks...) but we shake up the entire first half of the run, with a ton of new skips and tricks!

TGH

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

Platform

Game Boy Color

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Capcom made some Zelda games in the early 2000s. They were pretty good! This is one of them Oracle...

of Ages is the glitchier, more trick-heavy of the two Oracles games. (Note: I am open to the prospect of having people in Twitch/Youtube chat vote on which game I run between Oracle of Ages (Any%) and Oracle of Seasons (All Essences) if it's something that's logistically possible!)

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
Any% (1:28:00) Accepted	No	The Oracle of Ages Any% speedrun throws most of what you might know about the normal progression of... the game completely out the window. It showcases a gnarly mix of tight movement, RNG manipulation, menu and resource management, and glitches and exploits that are so absurd it's a miracle they exist in the first place. Oh, and to top it all off, Arbitrary Code Execution to finish off the run and warp to the credits!

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

Platform

Game Boy Color

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Capcom made Zelda games in the early 2000s. They were pretty good! This is one of them. Oracle of...

Seasons is the more movement- and combat-focused of the two Oracles games. (Note: I am open to the prospect of having people in Twitch/Youtube chat vote on which game I run between Oracle of Ages (Any%) and Oracle of Seasons (All Essences) if it's something that's logistically possible!)

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
All Essences (1:40:00) Accepted	No	The All Essences speedrun of Oracle of Seasons plays mostly by the book in terms of casual... progression, but not without a huge sequence break that allows all four Seasons to be accessed earlier than intended. Despite that, we still see the vast majority of the game and thus it's a great viewing experience, whether you're familiar with the game or not! Resource management and combat skills are vital to this speedrun, and long RNG-manipulated segments throughout help keep our Pegasus Seed supply stocked to keep moving fast, and allow for some incredibly fast fights too.

Jaq

Undertale

Platform

Genre

Speedrun

Description

Undertale is a popular indie role-playing game from 2015 created by Toby Fox. The game follows a...

Game contains flashing lights.

Category	Co-op/Race	Description
EPC Neutral (00:55:00) Declined	Yes	Undertale speedrunning is famous for its wide variety of glitches with an item known as the punch... card. Once collected, the punch card allows for runners to skip cutscenes, store text, and wrong warp in almost every room in the game. In a typical Undertale speedrun, this item is not collected until about twenty minutes into the run, but what if we started a neutral ending run with a punch card already in our menu? Undertale’s early punch card neutral ending answers that question, adding even more glitches to an already fast-paced speedrun. These category-exclusive glitches save about four and a half minutes over the regular neutral route. Submitted as a race between myself and mrlink2k.
Neutral Ending (1:00:00) Declined	Yes	The neutral ending of Undertale is the game's main and most competitive category. It is esentially... Undertale's version of an any% category. The neutral ending showcases a mastery of glitches, encounter menuing, and frame-perfect attacks. The neutral ending is jam-packed with plenty of fast-paced glitches, mostly due to an item known as the punch card. Submitted as a race between myself and mrlink2k.
NG+ Neutral Ending (00:45:00) Declined	Yes	The New Game+ variant of the Neutral Ending preserves the fundamental gameplay of a regular neutral... ending speedrun while speeding up some of the slower parts of the run, such as ruins, new home, and the Omega Flowey fight. Overall, New Game+ saves about thirteen minutes over the traditional neutral ending, allowing for a dense run with minimal downtime. Submitted as a race between myself and mrlink2k.
NG+ True Pacifist Ending (1:10:00) Declined	Yes	The New Game+ variant of True Pacifist ending preserves the fundamental gameplay of True Pacifist... while removing some of the slower parts of the run, such as new home, Asgore, and the Omega Flowey fight, saving about sixteen minutes over the traditional True Pacifist ending throughout the course of the run. These timesaves allow for a dense run with very minimal downtime. Since the Asgore fight is not included in the New Game+ variant of True Pacifist, this run focuses less on boss fight consistency and focuses more on glitches with the punch card. Submitted as a race between myself and mrlink2k.
True Pacifist Ending (1:30:00) Accepted	Yes	Undertale's True Pacifist Ending consists of beating the game without fighting any monsters. This... category is the “good ending” of Undertale and can be viewed as an extension of the neutral ending. The True Pacifist ending includes all the gameplay from the neutral ending, along with approximately thirty more minutes of content, including the date segments, the true lab, and the exciting final boss fight against Asriel. Submitted as a race between myself and mrlink2k.

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