Here's what I discovered after analyzing the leaderboards on Speedrun.com!

For this experiment, I’ve set some arbitrary parameters so it aligns with the spirit of the Olympics and the Zelda speedruns/games.

## Rules

- I'm including every Zelda game in the main Zelda series according to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda#Development). Remakes and remasters are counted with the original game.
- Each included game has at a minimum 2 categories (except Four Swords Adventures, because there is only one official category).
- A category is included if there is at least 50 runners and the goal of the category is to finish the game.
- Categories are picked from official leaderboards on Speedrun.com.

With those rules, let’s travel a bit around 2D & 3D Zeldas, and see what happens overall !

## 2D Zeldas : 14 Games

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## 3D Zeldas : 7 Games

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## All Zeldas : 21 Games

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The USA stands out with an overwhelming lead in the medal count, showcasing its dominance in Zelda speedrunning. Interestingly, even if we combined the medals from all other countries, the USA would still come out on top in both the 3D and overall Zelda categories!

Following behind, Sweden, France, Japan, and Canada make up the top five, with each earning between 16 and 25 medals. While these countries are often strong contenders in speedrunning, I believe countries like Germany or England could break into the top rankings with other series - something we might see in the future!

I really enjoyed putting this concept together, and it’s exciting to imagine how something like this could one day look in the speedrunning world. For now, I’ll leave you with a few interesting stats about this experiment. I’d love to hear your thoughts - did you enjoy this idea? Is there a specific game series you’d like me to analyze next? I’ve already got a few ideas brewing!

- **Number of categories:** 72
- **Number of medal-winning players:** 128
- **Game with the most categories:** Ocarina of Time (11 categories)
- **Game represented by the most countries:** Ocarina of Time (8 countries)
- **Category with the most runners:** Defeat Ganon No SRM (Ocarina of Time) with 1,154 runners

If you want to dive deeper into the data, including the complete standings, categories, and other details, check out the full spreadsheet [[here]](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FfIp_QHgUcb-qeTtKenPlJBAnvC1d44UBkc8BdWo1w4/edit?usp=sharing).

# Games Included

2D Zelda Games:

Legend of Zelda games included: Legend of Zelda, Adventure of Link, A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, Four Swords, The Minish Cap, Four Swords Adventures, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes, Echoes of Wisdom

3D Zelda Games:

Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom

What if speedrunning became an Olympic sport? As a fan of both the Olympics and The Legend of Zelda speedruns, I decided to combine the two and see how different countries and players would stack up in a 'Speedrunlympics' simulation.

What If Zelda Speedruns Were an Olympic Event?

# What is the Mario Party Series Relay?

The Mario Party series speedrunners are uniting on **February 15th** to compete across 12 different Mario Party titles in a race to see which team can finish fastest. There are three teams this time around, abbreviated as A, B, and C but more formally known as Team :b, Team What If We Kissed on Bumper Balls, and Team Craziest Cutters! You can find an image below with the categories and names of everyone, but I will include their links at the bottom of this article as well.

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Having said all that, let's get into the format of the relay a little bit! We are remote, so everyone can participate all over the world. We have participants from Japan, Europe, and North America, so we have a wide range of time zones to cover, which means it's a good thing **we have nearly 24 hours of speedrunning action planned**.

The planned start time for our opening ceremony is **5:45 AM EST/ 10:45 AM UTC/ 7:45 PM JST** with the first event, Mario Party Superstars All Minigames, starting 30 minutes later.

## So, what should viewers expect?

All three teams are required to provide video feed of their runs. Audio will switch between feeds, favoring feeds with minimal extra audio over the game's to provide a comfortable viewing experience. Each run has its own unique goals, some focus on doing many (or all!) Minigames and winning, while others may be trying to avoid playing any at all. Our commentators will be sure to explain what the specific win conditions are for each run, so whether you are an experienced veteran of Mario Party or you just play a game here or there with your friends, you will be able to follow along and enjoy the fast-paced action! (...and laugh when the luck doesn't go a runner's way.)

# Where to watch it live

The event will be live on our community speedrun channel, which can be found over at [https://www.twitch.tv/mariopartyspeedruns](https://www.twitch.tv/mariopartyspeedruns). As stated above, we'll be starting around 5:45 AM EST/ 10:45 AM UTC/ 7:45 PM JST with the relay beginning about 30 minutes later.

# All the participants channels - 

- Noops: [https://www.twitch.tv/aq_noops](https://www.twitch.tv/aq_noops "https://www.twitch.tv/aq_noops")
- Akuretaki: [https://www.twitch.tv/akuretaki](https://www.twitch.tv/akuretaki "https://www.twitch.tv/akuretaki")
- Dr. Cakenstein: [https://www.twitch.tv/drcakenstein](https://www.twitch.tv/drcakenstein "https://www.twitch.tv/drcakenstein")
- KellyKr22: [https://www.twitch.tv/kellykr22](https://www.twitch.tv/kellykr22 "https://www.twitch.tv/kellykr22")
- LCTaco: [https://www.twitch.tv/lctaco](https://www.twitch.tv/lctaco "https://www.twitch.tv/lctaco")
- DillPickel: [https://www.twitch.tv/dillpickel__](https://www.twitch.tv/dillpickel__ "https://www.twitch.tv/dillpickel__")
- Freezy Pop: [https://www.twitch.tv/freezypopfp](https://www.twitch.tv/freezypopfp "https://www.twitch.tv/freezypopfp") 
- KitsuneofDreams: [https://www.twitch.tv/kitsuneofdreams](https://www.twitch.tv/kitsuneofdreams "https://www.twitch.tv/kitsuneofdreams") 
- BleedingBlue11: [https://www.twitch.tv/bleedingblue11](https://www.twitch.tv/bleedingblue11 "https://www.twitch.tv/bleedingblue11") 
- quo: [https://www.twitch.tv/quoooo](https://www.twitch.tv/quoooo "https://www.twitch.tv/quoooo") 
- hahaPhD: [https://www.youtube.com/@hahaphdgaming](https://www.youtube.com/@hahaphdgaming "https://www.youtube.com/@hahaphdgaming") 
- infinigummy: [https://www.twitch.tv/infinigummy](https://www.twitch.tv/infinigummy "https://www.twitch.tv/infinigummy") 
- Kumanomi: [https://www.twitch.tv/kumanomi_0326](https://www.twitch.tv/kumanomi_0326 "https://www.twitch.tv/kumanomi_0326")
- SchniDog: [https://www.youtube.com/@SchniDog08](https://www.youtube.com/@SchniDog08 "https://www.youtube.com/@SchniDog08") 
- Teddy: [https://www.twitch.tv/Teddytank13](https://www.twitch.tv/Teddytank13 "https://www.twitch.tv/Teddytank13") 
- Yoshiphx: [https://www.twitch.tv/yoshiphoenix](https://www.twitch.tv/yoshiphoenix "https://www.twitch.tv/yoshiphoenix") 
- Apeduden: [https://www.twitch.tv/apeduden](https://www.twitch.tv/apeduden "https://www.twitch.tv/apeduden") 
- dalerben: [https://www.twitch.tv/dalerben61](https://www.twitch.tv/dalerben61 "https://www.twitch.tv/dalerben61") 
- Zachofhearts: [https://www.twitch.tv/zachofheartz](https://www.twitch.tv/zachofheartz "https://www.twitch.tv/zachofheartz")
- usprez: [https://www.twitch.tv/usprez72/](https://www.twitch.tv/usprez72/ "https://www.twitch.tv/usprez72/") 
- w3s4d3ad: [https://www.twitch.tv/w3s4d3ad](https://www.twitch.tv/w3s4d3ad "https://www.twitch.tv/w3s4d3ad") 
- KilledTheJoke: [https://www.twitch.tv/killedthejoke](https://www.twitch.tv/killedthejoke "https://www.twitch.tv/killedthejoke") 
- Mark G: [https://www.twitch.tv/markg_94](https://www.twitch.tv/markg_94 "https://www.twitch.tv/markg_94") 
- Herb5: [https://www.twitch.tv/theoriginal_herb5](https://www.twitch.tv/theoriginal_herb5 "https://www.twitch.tv/theoriginal_herb5")
- Kuusou: [https://www.twitch.tv/kuusoukanvas](https://www.twitch.tv/kuusoukanvas "https://www.twitch.tv/kuusoukanvas") 
- ello15: [https://www.twitch.tv/ello1515](https://www.twitch.tv/ello1515 "https://www.twitch.tv/ello1515") 
- hayate: [https://www.twitch.tv/reohayate2211](https://www.twitch.tv/reohayate2211)

- itstonyxp: [https://www.youtube.com/@TonySR2](https://www.youtube.com/@TonySR2 "https://www.youtube.com/@TonySR2")

- kidrocker: [https://www.twitch.tv/kidrocker96](https://www.twitch.tv/kidrocker96 "https://www.twitch.tv/kidrocker96") 
- jakeyjake: [https://www.twitch.tv/jakeyjakes99](https://www.twitch.tv/jakeyjakes99 "https://www.twitch.tv/jakeyjakes99") 
- kinghuckster: [https://www.twitch.tv/kinghuckstero_o](https://www.twitch.tv/kinghuckstero_o)
- SNRobi: [https://www.twitch.tv/snrobi](https://www.twitch.tv/snrobi "https://www.twitch.tv/snrobi") 
- SuperBlackGuy: [https://www.twitch.tv/dasuperblackguy](https://www.twitch.tv/dasuperblackguy "https://www.twitch.tv/dasuperblackguy") 
- Mythlogic928722: [https://www.twitch.tv/mythlogic92](https://www.twitch.tv/mythlogic92 "https://www.twitch.tv/mythlogic92") 
- Rigby: [https://www.twitch.tv/Rigby234](https://www.twitch.tv/Rigby234 "https://www.twitch.tv/Rigby234") 
- Rhin: [https://www.twitch.tv/RhinWoods](https://www.twitch.tv/RhinWoods "https://www.twitch.tv/RhinWoods")

Shoutouts to Noops for a large majority of the organizational work behind the scenes, with love to Rixa for the work on the channel and everyone else who volunteers to make these events happen. Our community is great and we'd love for you to come see the results of everyone's hard work!

The Mario Party Series Relay of 2025, bringing together old and new Mario Party games and players to fight the odds in a nearly 24-hour long event.

Mario Party Series Relay - 2025

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