A Glimpse Into The Terrifying, Impressive World Of Silksong Speedrunning

As most of us are still struggling with Silksong's punishing difficulty, some people are beating it in under 90 minutes.

SummoningSalt Gets a World Record and a Reddit Ban

When it comes to Speedrunning, there is no name more widely known than SummoningSalt. His YouTube channel, which documents ...

40 years after its release, a unique Super Mario Bros. record is achieved, although it is not definitive

One of the most established records in the world of speedrunning has fallen: that of Super Mario Bros. It has been four years ...

From crazy Mario speedrun record to US$1.6 million cartridge, Nintendo’s mascot in numbers

One of video gaming’s most beloved characters, Mario is a phenomenon that has spread across the world. Here are some ...
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‘Don’t Think, Just Solve’

Max Park is a longtime speedcubing world record holder — for the 3x3x3 cube, his best official time is 3.13 seconds. Let's show you how he does it. By Siobhan Roberts, Jeremy White, Sean Catangui and ...
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Train Nerds Taking Over BART This Weekend for Trendy Sport: Speedrunning

While speedrunners have raced on San Francisco’s MUNI trains, San Mateo’s SamTrans bus lines and Santa Clara’s VTA light rail ...

The Simpsons Hit & Run has quietly been the arena for an incredible 10-year speedrunning gauntlet, dominated by one runner who broke 45 records in a row

He's a lean, green speed-thingy ...