72 Hour Zelda Marathon!

Come join the marathon now! They're playing Ocarina of Time.

lol, they can't do it

[QUOTE="Head_of_games"] They seem to be doing good so far. Check out the vid.VGobbsesser

I'm talking more about pure speed.Their route optimization and planning is sub-par,there are too many time-wasting mistakes,and I have seen a number of potential sequence breaks and exploits that they have missed.No disrespect to the Speed Gamers; I understand they are doing this for a good cause,but analyzing this from a speed runner's point of view,I'm not impressed.

They are not using sequence breaks.Rocky32189

Really?That seems a bit...silly.It would help them reach their goals much faster and much more efficiently.And it's a lot more fun to watch.

This is cool.

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"] They are not using sequence breaks.VGobbsesser

Really?That seems a bit...silly.It would help them reach their goals much faster and much more efficiently.And it's a lot more fun to watch.

They're playing Majora's Mask!

what's the next one going to be?

Why is it silly? The real point of the marathon is to raise money for charity and entertain the viewers, not to get the marathon over as soon as possible. Also, if they used sequence breaks, everyone would accuse them of cheating. They didn't use sequence breaks when they did Mario or Metroid either.Rocky32189

Their goal is to finish these games within a designated amount of time; time and speed are both of the essence here.Sequence breaking isn't cheating,either; it's merely one of the ways to push a game's route to its absolute limit.Speed runs such as ones at SDA are verified to see any traces of cheating (actual cheating,such as use of cheating devices or hardware tampering),and it wouldn't be difficult to get some verifiers into the mix with this type of marathon,considering the popularity of the franchise inside and outside the speed running community.

And the main goal is to raise funds for charity and to entertain the viewer,correct?Then why not lower the time limit?Why not beat every Zelda game within 48 hours?I'm sure even more people would like to see that,and I'm sure they'd recieve even more donations.And why not sequence break?It would certainly add a layer of excitement to the viewers,seeing things done in the games they didn't know were possible that they could replicate themselves.

I know their cause is good,but they could do much more to make it interesting and benefit their cause more at the end.

And a Metroid speed run without sequence breaks?Blasphemy.:P

Why not beat every Zelda game within 48 hours?I'm sure even more people would like to see that,and I'm sure they'd recieve even more donations.VGobbsesser

[QUOTE="VGobbsesser"]Why not beat every Zelda game within 48 hours?I'm sure even more people would like to see that,and I'm sure they'd recieve even more donations.AlexSays

More interesting run = more people watching and more potential donations.

More interesting run = more people watching and more potential donations.VGobbsesser

[QUOTE="VGobbsesser"]More interesting run = more people watching and more potential donations.AlexSays

Then they need to raise the stakes or create a new challenge.Either that,or get rid of the title "Speed Gamers," because they certainly aren't living up to their name.

I can't wait until they get to wind waker and twilight princess, those will be fun to watch

Then they need to raise the stakes or create a new challenge.Either that,or get rid of the title "Speed Gamers," because they certainly aren't living up to their name.

VGobbsesser

Yeah, they are so slow. Everyone can beat Master Quest in 7 hours without sequence breaks. Why do they even bother?

/sarcasm

They beat Majora's Mask in 7 hours and 14 minutes.Rocky32189

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]They beat Majora's Mask in 7 hours and 14 minutes.TheColbert

They're doing alright. It's a shame I can't watch it though :( (I'm on dial-up, and streaming video is next to impossible)

AAAAAH the nostalgia!!! I'll probably jump into a few moments.

They're currently playing Wind Waker.

They're doing alright. It's a shame I can't watch it though :( (I'm on dial-up, and streaming video is next to impossible)

Shayde_Shadow

They'll finishRocky32189

No they won't. Any wager on this?

Edit: Looking at their previous marathons, they did less games in the same amount of time.

So these games would have to be significantly faster than the ones they did before.

I don't see it happening.

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]They'll finishAlexSays

No they won't. Any wager on this?

Edit: Looking at their previous marathons, they did less games in the same amount of time.

So these games would have to be significantly faster than the ones they did before.

I don't see it happening.

They just beat Minish Cap, which means they have 25 hrs to beat Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, and Four Swords.Rocky32189

Is it still going on?

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]They just beat Minish Cap, which means they have 25 hrs to beat Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, and Four Swords.snover2009

Is it still going on?

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]They just beat Minish Cap, which means they have 25 hrs to beat Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, and Four Swords.snover2009

Is it still going on?

Oracle of Seasons was completed in 3 hours and 37 minutes.

Wow! I rememberSeasonswas apainto play. Those side (not top-down) bosses frustrated me to no end.

Ocarina of Time was completed in 7 and a half hours. Tyler completed The Wind Waker in 8 hours and 36 minutes.

7.5 hours for Ocarina of Time Master Quest is crazy!! Funny...I've always thought OoT is so much longer than Wind Waker. I guess I'm wrong.

Twilight Princess was completed in 8 hours 18 minutes, can somebody tell me how that is even possible? Thats 40 hours faster than me!alphamale1989

Yeah that was ridiculous.

Now they'll finish because they had some guy play that game flawlessly.

Heck, it took them longer to finish Wind Waker!

That's crazy.

[QUOTE="alphamale1989"]Twilight Princess was completed in 8 hours 18 minutes, can somebody tell me how that is even possible? Thats 40 hours faster than me!AlexSays

Yeah that was ridiculous.

Now they'll finish because they had some guy play that game flawlessly.

Heck, it took them longer to finish Wind Waker!

That's crazy.

http://www.thespeedgamers.com/

More than anything else, I'm impressed that they actually have a guy that can reliably and consistently beat Zelda 2... That game is really hard.

Haha, I cant believe they actually did it. Man, they destroyed those games. They only did bad with Oracle of Ages, which took them aorund 5 hours, when Oracle of Seasons about 3 hours. But still, looks great. BTW, you guys should try and donate a dollar or something, these guys did a great job and they are actually doing it to raise some money.

They only did bad with Oracle of Ages, which took them aorund 5 hours, when Oracle of Seasons about 3 hours.dan543

Three hours left to finish the last game.