Category: Zelda Runners

Welcome back to Zelda Runners, your glimpse into the world of Zelda speedrunning. Recently, the speedrunning world was treated to the semi-annual Games Done Quick event. Speedrunners from around the world gathered together to showcase their skills while raising money for Doctors Without Borders. This year’s summer event featured five different Zelda titles, each of them being broken in their own way. With titles spanning 29 years, we were able to see a true evolution in Zelda games. Without further…

Welcome back to your bi-weekly installment of Zelda Runners. Doug here to offer another look into the world of Zelda speedrunning. Over the last few weeks, if we’ve learned anything, we learned that no records are ever safe. Several Zelda games saw a shakeup at the top of their rankings, while one of our own participated in a casual race. Let’s see how things shook out. New Notable Achievements Greenmario continued his Legend of Zelda domination by taking yet another…

Welcome back for the long awaited return of Zelda Runners, your bi-weekly dive into the world of Zelda speedrunning. Before we begin, allow me to first introduce myself. My name is Doug, and I will be taking over this column from Euan. I dabble in some speedrunning, myself, with such games as Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts, Shadowgate, Mega Man 2, and of course, the Zelda franchise. It’s my goal to provide the same quality information as my predecessor, and to…

Hello and welcome back to Zelda Runners, your (almost) bi-weekly digest of everything going on in the Zelda speedrunning community. It’s been both a quiet and hectic couple of weeks, so without further ado, let’s jump right in!   Now Playing The A Link to the Past Randomizer community are gearing up for their 2020 tournament! This bumper 64-person tourney will start 24th May, and will consist of around 6 weeks of bracket races, followed by an 8 person single-elimination bracket. Sign ups have…

Welcome back to the latest edition of Zelda Runners, your bi-weekly digest of all things Zelda speedrunning. You might think this, and all articles for the next few months may be bumper editions, thanks to the months and months I’ll be spending in self-isolation. Alas, more important things have arisen (that may or may not involve a tanooki and a dog drinking uh… vacation juice). That said, I have found the time to pull together an article covering the latest rule changes (yes,…

Welcome back to Zelda Runners, your bi-weekly digest of everything going on in the Zelda speedrunning world. This week’s article features the results of the latest round of voting in multiple games and categories, as well as taking a look at some of the longest speedruns in Zelda history. Think less tea-break, more sleep-break. So make yourself comfy, get some suitable food stock ready, and settle in. Now Playing We finally got the results of the remaining Ocarina of Time community votes this week, which were based on…

It’s that time of the month again! That’s right, dust off your Pegasus Boots, stick the kettle on, and get ready for another round of Zelda speedrunning. This week, we’re discussing the various rule changes and votes going on across multiple communities, and breaking down some more movement options available to Majora’s Mask runners.   Now Playing It’s been another busy 2 weeks in the Zelda speedrunning communities. In particular, there are a few community votes which we now have the results for. First up, Ocarina…

Hey there! If you’re reading this, it means that we didn’t have a Nintendo Direct announced today, and that the author of these articles hasn’t died from shock. This week in Zelda Runners, we’ll be taking a closer look at the memory manipulation that fuels A Link to the Past‘s Arbitrary Code Execution, as well as a whole host of news stories and upcoming events! Now Playing There’s been a lot happening over the last 14 days. Perhaps most notably, the Ocarina of…

Welcome back to another round of Zelda Runners! The main topic of discussion this falls once again to shenanigans concerning Ocarina of Time, which has fallen victim to yet another game changing glitch. There are also plenty of tournaments and events in the running for the next few weeks, and I’ll also be breaking down some of the manipulations found in The Minish Cap. Sound exciting? Let’s get started then!   Now Playing Yes, it’s happened again. The Ocarina of Time Any% category has once…

Hello, and welcome to the first Zelda Runners of the new decade! I hope you all had a lovely break over Christmas, and are ready and raring to go this year! Today, we’ll have a brief recap of Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, and taking a look at some of the movement options used by Ocarina of Time runners. So, without further ado, let’s get started!   Now Playing This week saw the end of Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, one part of the bi-annual…