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Speedrunning, explained properly

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01
Speedrunning Is Awesome, And Here's Why
hbomberguy
Explains what the whole practice is and why anyone bothers. Start here.
02
Super Mario Bros: The Human Limit
Summoning Salt
The most famous record chase there is, down to frames a human can barely hit.
03
4-2: The History of Super Mario Bros.' Most Infamous Level
Summoning Salt
One level, decades of argument, and why a single wall jump mattered so much.
04
World Record Progression: Pokemon Red/Blue speedruns
Summoning Salt
Shows how a route gets rebuilt over years as people find better exploits.
05
The History of Cuphead World Records
Summoning Salt
A modern game's record history, where the difficulty is execution rather than glitches.
06
Super Mario Bros. 3 Speedrun World Record Explained
Bismuth
Goes through a record run trick by trick so you can see what is happening.
07
How to create the perfect speedrun - Tool-assisted speedrunning explained
Bismuth
What a tool-assisted run is, and why it is not the same as cheating.
08
[TAS] Super Mario World "game end glitch" in 00:41.98 by Masterjun
Masterjun3
The famous run that writes code into the game to reach the credits early.
09
The Most Insane Fake Speedrun Ever
Karl Jobst
How faked runs get caught, and what verification actually involves.
10
Chrono Trigger by puwexil in 5:41:25 SGDQ2019
Games Done Quick
A full marathon run with live commentary, which is the culture in its natural form.