Tag: Cosmo

In light of TheLegendofZaheer regaining the World record time for completing A Link Between Worlds (1:29:42), I would like to briefly delve into the world of speed-running video games. Learn more after the jump!

Popular Zelda speedrunner Cosmo Wright has recently beaten the world record time for completing Ocarina of Time. The previous “any%” world record holder, skater82297, had beaten the game in a solid 19 minutes, but Cosmo managed to sneak past that time by a mere four seconds, landing a record of 18 minutes and 56 seconds. Check out the run after the jump!

If you know anything about speed runs at all, I’m sure you’ve heard of Cosmo: the man most famous for most of his Zelda runs. He’s done great runs of Majora’s Mask and The Wind Waker, which he just recently made a new record for. Today the focus is his speed run of Ocarina of Time, coming in at a measly 22 minutes and 38 seconds. ComputerandVideoGames (CVG) decided that it was probably time to interview him on his amazing,…

A month ago, the internet stood in shock when the reigning king of The Wind Waker speedruns, Cosmo, was dethroned by Swedish runner Demon9 with a time of 4:34:09. Of course, speedrunning is a section of gaming that will always be unpredictable and constantly changing. Thus holds true here; hardly a few weeks after Demon9’s triumph, Cosmo managed to reclaim the World Record with an astounding time of 4:32:26! This puts Cosmo on top again with a lead of 1…