Adding onto what @JWILD said, it seems that the mods have recently taken down @JWILD 's completely legitimate first place runs, while still leaving up @KPCzombie 's illegitimate ones.
Great job mods Kappa.
EDIT: The Discord link has been added to the sidebar.
I feel like every run should require a video, except for those that are extremely long.
BibleThump
BTW, here's the link to the Discord: https://discord.gg/9wU4pY9
Alright, I guess I'll go ahead and make the Discord then. And @MrMarshmallowManBoy, when submitting their game request, did your friend use a run that he did himself? I've learned from experience that the mods will reject a game request if the run that's used isn't done by the submitter.
Would everyone be okay with an official GSSH Speedrunning Discord? It would allow for faster & easier decision-making, and also provide a central hub for the community to ask questions, share their runs, and discuss new strats. This Discord could also encompass speedruns of the original GSSH~~, which doesn't have a speedrun.com page yet (hint hint).~~
If everyone's fine with this, I could go ahead and make the Discord.
EDIT: The Discord is up! Link: https://discord.gg/9wU4pY9
Welp, it seems like the poll is useless now, as the mods have already come to a decision. Thanks for all the votes, everyone!
And to answer your question, @Sendog, I actually do need some help with my Red Ball 5 glitches. I'll try to describe the exploits here:
In Red Ball 5, there are 30 levels; you start at Level 1, progress through the levels in increments of 1, and try to get to & finish Level 30 as fast as possible. However, there are two glitches (one of them wasn't found by me, while the other one was) that have the potential to skip large amounts of, if not all of, the game.
- The Spacebar Glitch: After you complete a level, a menu pops up that has the next level button on it. Clicking the NL button will - surprise, surprise - take you to the next level. However, pressing the spacebar when this menu pops up has the same effect as pressing the button - it also takes you to the next level. By combining the two inputs - pressing the NL button and the spacebar at the same time - you can go forward TWO levels, instead of one, effectively skipping a level (ex.: if I were on Level 1 and used this glitch, I would go directly to Level 3). Pressing the spacebar multiple times after clicking the NL button can take you forward even more levels, so you can see how this would be useful. If you can find a way to maximize the amount of levels skipped using this glitch, that would be great. Shoutouts to @MaximalMaxPL for finding this glitch.
- The Restart Glitch (the glitch I found): There is a pause menu in the top left that is present on every level; clicking this pause menu brings up many options, one of which is the restart button, which restarts the level. However, pressing the R key has the same effect as pressing the restart button - it also restarts the level. By pressing the R key RIGHT AFTER (not at the same time as) pressing the menu restart button, letting the level restart, and then completing the level normally, something odd will occur. After pressing either the NL button or the spacebar to go to the next level, you'll notice afterwards that you've actually skipped forward TWO levels, instead of one, just like the Spacebar Glitch; doing the Restart Glitch repeatedly can skip more levels. While this glitch is riskier than the previous glitch (sometimes you won't skip a level at all), it has the potential to skip more levels than the Spacebar Glitch, since you don't have a certain time window in order to perform this glitch. Again, it would be great if you could find a consistent setup for this.
Thanks in advance!
@francky2999 Do you mean to say that you accidentally voted for the wrong option? In that case, no worries. I can make a note to add 1 vote to "first input" and subtract 1 vote from "skip intro" at the end.
FI: +1 SI: -1
In that case, the rules could change for each level, in regards to whether every coin is obtainable or not.
@Sendog Sure thing!
@Sendog Not really. Any% has a route that's somewhat tedious to learn, and 100% is kinda long, so I wouldn't recommend the game quite yet. However, I am working on perfecting a glitch that may bring the Any% speedrun length down quite a bit, so I'll update you when I get it.
Alternatively, you could run any other game in the Red Ball series. In particular, the original Red Ball - https://www.speedrun.com/redball1 - is a relatively fast and easy speedrun initially, so I'd recommend that one first. However, some of the harder strats are extremely tricky to get down, so good luck if you decide to go for the WR.
Shouldn't there be a 100% version of every category, where you collect every single coin (both red and blue) in each level?
I just googled "qwop speedrun" and got these two videos here:
If these two videos are legit (I haven't checked them yet), then they should be second and first place on the 100m leaderboard, respectively.
Mods?
It seems that not many people like the category, so I'll drop the idea for now. Thanks for the help anyways!
@DanOnTheMoon would you happen to know the Discord link?
Link to Grand Dad% poll: https://strawpoll.com/2hryffd3