![]() ![]() When you pick a game that you grew up with, or have recently played through and had a great time, steadily improving your times in your speedrun just feels that much better. What I have seen more often, however, is a good casual experience leading to a stronger dedication to the speedrun. On the other side of that coin, even though you may fall in love with the game casually, there’s still a chance you will not like the speedrun. This is especially a good approach when you’re genuinely uninterested in the game casually but the speedrun looks really fun. With that said, it’s totally fine to speedrun without first playing a game. It’s much better to find these things before grinding speedrun learning sessions, making splits, and getting wrapped up in the details. But maybe you won’t want to spend another minute with the awful music, mechanics, or something else which bothers you. If you find out casually you don’t like a game there is still a chance you’ll enjoy the speedrun. I’ve seen speedrunners who reset long runs because they didn’t know how to do a section of the game casually as a backup strat.Īdditionally, a casual playthrough will cement your opinion on the game. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen new speedrunners jumping into a game without playing casually, and losing time in their runs for not knowing simple, in-game mechanics. This will allow you to get used to all of the intended mechanics for the game. Personally, I highly suggest doing a casual playthrough of your game or choosing a game you have already played. If that’s the case, you may want to start off by watching speedruns to see which appeals to you most. You may not be into casually playing games. So many games so little time Find a game that you like However, there are some pointers that could get you started on the right track. The main thing about choosing a game is it all comes down to personal preference. Practice where needed and you’ll be just fine. ![]() Since you’re speedrunning for your first time, feel free to make mistakes and learn from them. For example, if you’ve already decided on a game or watched the speedrun you can move to the step detailing how to follow along. Go ahead and skip around to the sections you’re specifically interested in. How to Start Speedrunningįollowing that general guide will give you a general idea of what you will need when you are first starting off with speedrunning but feel free to read the details for more information. As a quick guide for beginners to jump in and get started, here’s the general overview of the steps you will need to take. I personally believe the best way to start speedrunning is to not overthink it. I hope this guide works as both a quick speedrun checklist, and a thorough enough guide that you’ll be able to refer back to it when you’re looking into more advanced approaches. ![]() I’ll first start off covering the details on a surface level, and then if you need any extra details of how to speedrun, you can keep reading. I went through a lot of headaches and confusion when getting started up, so I figure I’ll save you some trouble. If multiple bosses have been defeated, only the latest split will be shown.At some point, in 2015, after years of watching speedruns, I found a game that I truly wanted to speedrun. When a boss has been defeated, an additional timer displays beneath the main timer which shows the map icon of the previously defeated boss and the exact time the boss is defeated based on the main timer. On the speedrun timer, the first kill of each boss automatically saves a split. The timer does not run while the player is not in any world.Ī split is a term used in general speedrunning to define a section of a run. The time is tracked per player, and will persist if the player travels to different worlds. The timer begins as soon as the player loads into any world for the first time. If the timer exceeds a day, an additional digit shows up for the amount of days elapsed, changing the time format to d:hh:mm:ss:ff. The timer displays time in a hh:mm:ss:ff format, specifying to the hour, minute, second, and hundredths of a second. When enabled, the timer is located at the top center of the player's screen by default, which can be moved through configuration options. ![]() It can be toggled in the Configuration options menu. The Speedrun Timer is a timer that tracks how long the player has been playing on the current world. ![]()
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