Try viewing speedruns as a Sport. Many athletes have cried because they never managed to reach their goal, had to retire prematurely or their body can simply no longer keep up with their mind. Best reminder that currently comes to mind was Ivanchuk vs Naroditsky in chess. And we Speedrunners are no different. Only our passion is directed towards video games. Not sports.

I agree!

Ben is getting serious!

that's a nasty trick you did there at the end

there is this neat little tool: https://slashinfty.github.io/yt-frame-timer/

amazing find. That way, we may be able to implement it into full any% or all level% runs.

Why steal then, Ben? :(

@JRTheFerret

Nobody here holds any authority as to what & what not counts as a speedrun. And it's usually decided among the community of said game to put some rules into place for competetiv reasons. Alas, they also cannot stop you from creating your own Category (if other speedruns with various rules already exist).

The struggle is real

Co-op runs are indeed very rare. And i can't think of any games beside Good Job! & Overcooked 2 on switch. Goob jobs discord server can be considered Inactive at this point. While Overcooked will likely stay active for the forseeable future.

Hopefully, both of you find a game to speedrun together with if either of them are not to your liking.

Welcome back.

As great as speedrunning communities can sometimes be. There will always be a few who just can't control their ego or behavior. And in turn, scare away people from speedrunning a game they too are passionate about...

Anyway, i wish you success birdzy!

Looks like you love 2D platforming games that are more focused on Movement. So I obviously suggest Levelhead - the game I run myself every now and then. But if you're not interested, maybe give Super Meat Boy or Celeste a try.

Good luck! And don't burn yourself out!

Okay... you appear to be bothered about the required skills & competition. So let's start with a different Mindset. Whichever game you choose, expect to miserably fail. Expect to not pick up key items. Expect to forget which way to go. Expect to die. Expect to run out of ammonition. But also expect to finish this run. Expect to improvise to save yourself. And learn from your mistakes afterwards.

When it comes to tutorials or guides, don't follow them Kara. Try to figure stuff out on your own first, then optimize your own route. And from here onwards, give yourself a Goal. Once you achieved it. You'll know if you wanna keep learning more about the game to push yourself. Or be satisfied & move on.

(sounds like awful advice...)

Don't know exactly what you meant by "didn't optimize this". Our strats are very different.

Such nach deinem Spiel & klick auf "Submit Run" das oben Rechts auf'm Leaderboard steht.

Due to how nonsensical the rule is, it has been abolished!

I never thought of using the miss to get the jems faster. Nicely done Sam!

2 very tough and very competitive games. let's see how far you will go without burning yourself out.

Never be disheartened by the competitive spirit us young speedrunners often display, Ditlew. Relax & enjoy the grind to improve yourself.