@Gue1 said:
@UnbiasedPoster said:
Meh, not impressed. He's just using in game glitches to completely tear apart the game.
that's what most speedrunners do. I always wondered how people could beat Super Metroid in like 20 minutes but all they did was glitch the game with laser vision and then all of a sudden you're at the end of the game and the credits start rolling. The same with Dark Souls, Ocarina of Time, etc.
There are two major types of speed runs, legit runs done "by hand", and "aided" runs with the use of trainers and related programs/editors. The former type is beating the game in the fastest times on it's own terms (which includes glitches). The latter is breaking into the game's code and plowing through each area as fast as technically possible.
Super Metroid is a very special case, as it has a plethora of game-improving glitches like the Mochball. They make things like early access to the Super Missile a real possibility. There is a glitch that breaks a game (and makes it unplayable), then there are things in Super Metroid or Castlevania: Symphony of the Night that take incredible skill to achieve.
Since I got into speed running, I've only ever seen whining like this as pure jealousy at being unable to do these things. The gate glitch in Lower Norfair is one I can never do (not sure what I'm doing wrong), so I always have to get the Screw Attack, so my times never break into the 40 minute zone. Just practice, practice, practice. I spent a good three hours learning how to do the Mochball.
Mmm... those were good times. Makes me want to go through all the Metroid games.
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