Released on August 18th, Team Reptile’s [Bomb Rush Cyberfunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1353230/Bomb_Rush_Cyberfunk/) (BRC) took the internet by storm with its flashy visual style, 3D platformer flare, and amazing soundtrack. The game, heavily inspired by the likes of Jet Set Radio and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, tasks the player with going through the city of New Amsterdam to go “All City”.

![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9HKDfO51Ja4/maxresdefault.jpg)

With 5 story chapters, each one facing an opposing street crew, the early Any% runs saw players spraying graffiti with very little more. However, runners soon found the most important tech in the run, with a trick known as the zip even catching the eyes of casual players.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMCxRI7k_v0

Zips were immediately tested, and many unique use cases were found. Be it basic movement or huge skips, they proved to be important aspects of the run. One of the biggest skips was found just 3 days into the game’s life.

Chapter 5 of BRC finds you facing the crew Futurism. However, it was discovered by @ZumoDePapaya that the story trigger to start the final boss sequence is always active far away into Mataan, the final level. Using zips, it was found to be possible to get to this trigger from the very start of the chapter. This was a *20 minute timesave*, skipping a ton of story content. A setup was soon found after by @Xyphles, Zumo, and I.

[https://twitter.com/shovelclaws/status/1693788196927058038](https://twitter.com/shovelclaws/status/1693788196927058038)

This skip showed the true potential for zips, and began the search for more skips. Soon, the community found ways to enter the mall early in chapter 3, skip the last half of the prologue, and beyond.

The game had taken off, but the record stood at 1:16:53 by @JackieNewguy and then 1:16:48 by @kitcarson. How did the run get so much shorter? Well, some help from the developers over at Team Reptile helped out. They updated the game, and in the patch came a change that saved 7 minutes: cutscenes that could be skipped would be skipped 3 seconds faster.

On top of this cutscene skip change, a new skip was made real by a change in a respawn trigger. At the start of Chapter 4, the game wants you to find the Flesh Prince to provide some medical attention to the main character. Afterwards, you’d be off to Pyramid Island to fight against Devil Theory, the fourth crew.

Patch 1.0.19864 changed a respawn trigger on Pyramid Island, which allowed us to entirely skip the Flesh Prince sequence by voiding out as we loaded into the Pyramid Island docks. If done correctly, you’d respawn on the island, and the story would play out as normal. These two tricks instantly dropped the record to a 1:07:08.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9bRNNAOs9Q?t=2961

The community rallied, with the sub hour in sight. Following a ton of graffiti reroutes, new skips such as [Nightmare 1](https://youtu.be/yRXQkNx99KQ), [Nightmare 2](https://youtu.be/5w0Fhp0VgbI?t=2668), and [Baseball](https://youtu.be/Oj5JiGa70uo), and movement optimization, the community quickly closed in, with records dropping minutes by the day.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/9edfdggIPWsVIX6y9MZT1W5gYm1O427af21m1bpyX7a27j5pMt16MhnejIcmiCjGWovo6fekY56i6954J0D4PYeyo8gtaO-087_AIM0S_Fc1c53R8_85Kl5jLbQPHBSn8padUTt39VocchwENSPYXfM)

Finally, the bullet that allowed sub-hour hit BRC when user @Ninja_cookie discovered a skip that allowed us to skip a multiple-minute section of the early game. In order to skip the prologue, runners used an out-of-bounds to hit a level transition trigger. It was found that if you hit the trigger and paused at *the same time* (frame-precise), you’d load into the next level.

https://clips.twitch.tv/CuteGoldenJackalOneHand--iVazaN17iYVnFKm

This instantly gave runners the boost they needed, and @kitcarson, @Storied, and @ItzBytez would race to get the sub hour first.

Then, on September 6th, Storied would tap against the glass with a time of 1:00:32. kitcarson would post his own cursed run, clocking in with a time of 1:00:10. Bytez would get the closest, with a run with a final time of *1 hour exactly*. Tensions were high and the community was eager to see who would close out the race.

And then, Bytez claimed the crown, grabbing himself a 58:37 just under 24 hours after his cursed run. Not only did Bytez get sub hour, but he skipped past the 59 minute barrier. However, he wouldn’t be alone for long: not even 15 minutes later, Storied would nab the world record back with a 57:20. But even kitcarson wouldn’t be out of the sub hour club for long, posting a 59:06 within 2 hours of Bytez and Storied.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmdnr5AhLA

What had been a race to sub hour ended with the three of them coming out winners, all having the sub hour back-to-back. The community, waking up hours later, buzzed with excitement as our eyes set themself on the 50 minute barrier.

Since the sub hour, the community has left no stone unturned searching for new ways to break the game. A recent discovery, @Ninja_Cookie found a new way to zip called Zip Storage that allowed them to be done faster, easier, and more frequently: the 3 things that matter most to us! This new discovery turned some of the absolute hardest skips into easy skips with simple setups at the top level. It also allowed zips to be more ingrained into the basic movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2vFkkdxfGo

After so many people dedicated so much hard work and time to breaking this game, the [world record currently sits at 51:34 by Bytez](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEaSxlAAFXc), with [Storied just 2 seconds behind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eW2aS6RrW0). Sum of bests have recently gone under 50 minutes, and as of September 26th, the *entire top 10* is composed of runners with times under 1 hour.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Bli9neFklOSJ2g1Z5N2mPsD5glrzmuI8-IdtE0_Dz24L0KbL3Q4LNoIGPJnWdk9ajyrHdKvsgk187Z4vRhw38_-LkI8AjkZ-9jjOOX9fABrwzfM3xRMpvrZkLt_02IWbVMQ5BnjKmpkX-C0LEhjdZms)

What started as a highly anticipated release, and a day 2 record of 2:34:46, has turned into one of the greatest speedruns of the year. In the wise words of community moderator @Helix, “BRC feels like it progresses a month in a week.”

With Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 around the corner, which Bytez and Storied have both submitted to, the future is looking bright for this newly released title.

If this short history lesson has you interested in the game, you can join the Discord here: [https://discord.com/invite/EWCfbJDrh4](https://discord.com/invite/EWCfbJDrh4).

A short history of the futuristic street-culture platformer released in August

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Community Races Towards 50 Minute Barrier

# What is The 1545?

Combining thirteen legendary 3D Collect-A-Thon games into one marathon challenge, "[The 1545](https://www.speedrun.com/1545)" is a jaw dropping feat of endurance, skill, and sheer willpower.

[The 1545](https://www.speedrun.com/1545) brings together three epic marathons into one:

- [Sprashfecta 642%](https://www.speedrun.com/sprash#Sprash_Trilogies?h=Sprashfecta-642&x=824p4vm2-2lgm3qlp.5lm2keyq) (OG Crash Bandicoot 305% and OG Spyro the Dragon 337%)
- [3D Mario 602](https://www.speedrun.com/multimario?h=3D_Mario_602&x=xd1ezw28) (SM64 120 Star, SMG 1 120 Stars, SMS 120 Shines and SMG 2 242 Stars)
- [Rareware 301%](https://www.speedrun.com/mrg?h=Rareware_Collectathon_Trilogy-301&x=zd3o40ed-wledz4rn.5lerpezq) (Banjo-Kazooie 100%, Banjo-Tooie 100% and Donkey Kong 64 101%)

Together, that’s **642 + 602 + 301 = 1545!**

# Soo... what is this about?

Each year, we host team relay races for the completion category, with occasional Any% (Restricted) ones thrown into the mix.

However, all the way back in January 2024, a small group of runners decided to organize something never done before: a **Solo 1545 completion race.** This daring endeavor would see **individuals run all 13 games back-to-back**, pushing themselves to their absolute limits.

...and so it began - 7 months of learning the remaining games and grinding times down all the way up until the end of July, when it all went down.

# The Solo 1545 race

The term "race" is being used very loosely, as due to the sheer length of the category and participants being from multiple different timezones, it was impossible to settle on a start time that would work for everyone.

Everyone agreed that **the only thing that matters is finishing**, regardless of position or final time - so each runner started at whatever time worked best for them.

The first person to start their attempt did so exactly 2 weeks prior to everyone else and hoped to lead right into the 10th Anniversary 3D Mario 602 race, but unfortunately, they had to quit on game 5 due to some health concerns. This is a great reminder that while this event was a thrilling challenge, it's important to know that **such marathons can take a toll on physical and mental health. Always listen to your body - your safety matters most!**

The remaining 7 participants all started on **July 26th 2024**.

# The Results

Out of the 7 remaining participants, a whopping 6 all ended up finishing the whole 56+ hours long run, with **the first 3 doing so entirely sleepless.**

![](/static/blob/1n7jk29n.png)

The whole detailed results can be found on [this sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v7eeEl5nitv6wIuJ5AVGkBXiLwf0KGNwNNCcJm-0ED0/edit?gid=2065738983#gid=2065738983) while times adjusted according to our [break rules](https://www.speedrun.com/1545?h=Solo_1545&rules=game&x=jdrxzlld) have been submitted to the [leaderboards](https://www.speedrun.com/1545?h=Solo_1545&x=jdrxzlld).

# What's next? 

While some have vowed to never do this again, others are already considering another run. Interest from new runners is also growing, so the future looks bright for this challenge!

For now, feel free to [join our Discord server](https://discord.gg/YDTDKyA) to keep up with everything 1545, including the **Any% Restricted relay we have coming up next weekend!**

Five months ago, the first-ever Solo 1545 race made history! Spanning 50+ hours across thirteen 3D collect-a-thons, six runners completed the challenge - with a new world record set along the way.

One of 2024's Greatest Speedrunning Triumphs | The 1545

Good reminder about listening to your body. Just like in athletic marathons, a speedrunning event especially of this capacity takes a *lot* out of someone. GGs to everyone!

Excellent, thank you for following up with this! 

Hello! So glad to see this game on SRC, I love it! I have a question though - what's the difference between the 100% category and the All Cats% category? To me it sounds like they're one in the same but there's something I could be missing. Thanks!

This is more for the Multiple Windows Games area but I'd love to see some kind of category involving all of the Microsoft Solitaire Collection games. Broken up into Easy/Medium/Hard/Expert categories. Maybe one game of each game to start?

Hi! I noticed that this game is on Nintendo Switch Online. Would runs on that platform be accepted? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for this! Quick question. When you say "cheat mode" in the Epilogue Pies categories, do you mean assist mode?

Hey friends,
Maybe I missed this but is this the place where 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS) runs would go? Thanks!

Hi all!
I’ve been playing Mean Bean through the Sega Genesis Classics game on the Switch. Would I be able to submit runs using that port? Thanks in advance :)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Baseball

Windows Series Category Extensions

An Arcade Full of Cats

Celeste Category Extensions

The first wave of Category Extension submissions has been processed—thanks for all the ideas! We added 3 new categories from the 6 distinct submissions sent in. The boards on the CE page have been re-ordered to accomodate these new additions, and if you'd like to submit more categories, here are the relevant links:

Form: https://forms.gle/PLvRLd7VxLqajn528
Accepted/Rejected Submissions: https://bit.ly/34uFnXC

Runs will not be verified for the 72 hours following this announcement. With all that out of the way, here's the submission results:

1) All Blue Hearts: rejected 
— this category was deemed too similar to All A-Sides, with the only differences being 5-7a hearts

2) True Pure Any%: rejected
— this category has little lasting value (TAS has already been tied RTA), and due to its length and simplicity there are issues with determining the legitimacy of submissions

3) Berry Sampler: accepted
— using cheat mode, collect one berry from each checkpoint that has any; visit epilogue for verification. (Submitted as "One Berry Per Checkpoint")

4) Prologue: accepted
— beat prologue from a new file. timed by showing the journal after completion; you must then immediately show the main menu for version number
— note: this will not be added to the Main boards because it uses the file timer, and would also generate 3 dead boards

5) Epilogue Pies: accepted (adapted from VRB and Good Enough Pie submissions)
— unlock epilogue with enough berries to receive a pie screen different from the default one. six sub-categories have been added: cheat mode/no cheat mode versions of 20, 50, & 90 berries. (150 berries seemed too similar to ARB). 
— we deemed the 50 berry run close enough to VRB to hopefully capture the interest of those who played VRB, while this structure allowed for more intermediate berry runs to try out. the 20 berry boards stand to be deleted due to their similarity to Any% and Berry Sampler. __if you'd like them to stick around, get people to play them__