In the world of speedrunning, it's common for dedicated runners to remain loyal to a single game or series, with the occasional dabble into fresh games as they are announced at game conferences. Some are dedicated to a genre, such as racing or first-person shooters, but rarely do we see runners that have the broad skill set to conquer a variety of genres, game engines, and platforms. There is a small subset of speedrunners whose goal is to obtain world records from the widest variety of games (world record grinders), and [Akuretaki](https://www.speedrun.com/users/Akuretaki) is one of them.

This community focuses on high profile games within different game groups and attempts to battle out full game and individual level records. These games range from old Atari hits, such as [Sky Jinks](https://www.speedrun.com/sky_jinks), to IL intensive web games, such as [Seterra](https://www.speedrun.com/seterra).

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*Seterra Individual Levels are largely dominated by World Record Grinders and Run Farmers*

# Notable World Records:

To commemorate the achievement, let's take a look at some of the most notable world records out of the 10K achieved:

### 1. [Nox - Wizard Any% in 34:32](https://www.speedrun.com/nox_pc/runs/mrl0vp8m)

Akuretaki's main speedgame, he continues to dominate the leaderboard with his large skill gap over the competition. He is currently working on a route for the hardcore difficulty.

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*Wizard% is his most optimized category*

### 2. [Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear - Pandora Trigger (Recruit) in 0:14.567](https://www.speedrun.com/tom_clancys_rainbow_six_rogue_spear/runs/z0nd6nom)

Many fans of the Tom Clancy series will quickly recognize rogue spear for its gameplay being very similar to other first-person shooters released in 1998. Akuretaki beat this world record by a single frame.

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### 3. [Phasmophobia - 200% (Launch Maps) in 1:53:45](https://www.speedrun.com/phasmophobia/runs/z1rrx1rm)

Akuretaki was the first person to pull off a full 200% run in the game, and the only person to complete the category successfully. Why? An extreme level of luck required to complete a run, and Akuretaki spent hours in this category for a completed run.

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*Phasmophobia is a popular horror game released in 2020*

# Interview:

**1. What was your first speedrun, and what made you choose that game?**

> I used to record Mario Kart Double Dash attempts back in 2005; however, my first speedrun with the intent of submitting to a site was World of Tanks. I played this game since 2012 and had hundreds of hours in the game, so it seemed like an easy choice. I ran the Soviet Union Boot Camp category, where I was minutes behind first place. The heavy RNG component made me take a break from the game, and I never submit to the site for this category. My first submission to SRC was Phasmophobia.

**2. What made you decide to start your world record journey?**

> After running Phasmophobia for quite some time, I ran a game called [Carmageddon II](https://www.speedrun.com/carmageddon_two/levels). I didn't like the RNG part of the full game run, so I decided to run only Individual Levels (IL's) for the game, taking almost all of the world records. Once I completed this game, I started to search the **Newest Added** tab on the games page for the site, where I found a game with a lot of IL's. A moderator of one of the games, [Darrel69](https://www.speedrun.com/users/Darrel69), invited me to a Discord server with statistics about anything you could think about on the site. One of these stats was **Most World Records by a User**, and I wanted to be on the top of that list.

**3. What have you learned from your world record journey, and have you been exposed to other genres you otherwise would have not played?**

> The overall take-away from my journey is that there is no such thing as a best speedrunner in any sense. Each game has its top player that creates a gap between themselves and the rest of the play field. It's impossible for one runner to master every genre, platform, and game engine, so make the most of your skills and play the games that are most fun to you. 

> I would say having a variety of games really reduces burnout and I always feel motivated to grind a game. Changing games creates a fresh start, and there is no better way to reduce burnout than to start from the bottom of a leaderboard and work your way up the rankings. Also, after playing hundreds of games, it's much more relaxing to run glitchless than to constantly learn new out-of-bounds and weird mechanic glitches.

**4. What tips would you give to new runners wanting to go down your path?**

> The biggest barrier of entry for any game is the resources provided by the community. When you are searching for games to run, try and find a commentary run to follow along with, it makes the learning process much more seamless. **ALWAYS CHECK THE NEWEST ADDED GAMES!** There is no better way to find a hidden gem of the game than this page, so check it frequently to make sure you don't miss anything that may interest you.

> For following world records that you may want to take, follow games in a genre you like and make a list of what world records interest you. Follow users from genres you are interested in as well, as they usually spot high quality games quickly and go for early world records.

Thanks to Akuretaki for the interview, and congratulations on world record milestone! For those interested in keeping up-to-date with your own standings on many site leaderboards (World Records, Verifications, Total Runs, Etc.), make sure to join [Farmington](https://discord.gg/BYrpjwkteA) on Discord.

Akuretaki becomes the first runner to obtain 10k world records across 761 games, including 1,110 Full Game records and 9,279 IL records.

Akuretaki Becomes First Runner to Obtain 10,000 World Records

This is amazing! You are great at this game!

I think it would be a good idea to add some demon platformer levels made by users. Levels such as I wanna be the guy & The tower XXII.

world 2 next to the massive cow wearing a mask

All characters should be playable in speedruns, but each have a different category on section for them. Nabbit would have their own because no other character is exactly like Nabbit.

This would be possible I think. Just incredibly difficult.



I have things going on around Super Meat Boy and Super Mario Wonder, so it is almost a relief that I can do the other ones before 2.2



I'm rapped up in another much larger project, probably not for a few weeks or even months.

It's fine. I don't know what a ticket of support is.



It can sometimes take a month you just need to wait



Super Mario Bros.

Geometry Dash

DEEEER Simulator

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Moving Out

Die to live

Moving Out 2

Hello everyone! I'd like to formally announce my Moving Out 2 Demo Speedrunning Competition!

Even if you've never speedrun anything before, now is a great chance to start!

I'm going to be giving away keys for Moving Out 2 (when it releases) to the top speedrunners of the four levels in the Demo. Here's the run-down:

- The competition will only last as long as the Demo does, so the last day to run will be June 26th with an extra day buffer for submissions - have your videos in by the 27th.
- Submissions will be handled through speedrun.com. If you don't have an account, it's free to create!
- Make sure to record your entire run. If you're looking for a recording software, OBS is free. Or, you can always just record from your phone or other camera.
- Assist mode must be off.
- The scores will be ranked by the sum of your times on the four levels (not including Mandatory Training). Note that because Honeycomb Hoops is a high score level, I will be counting the time it takes you to score 10 baskets. If you don't manage to hit 10, then your score for the level will be the max of 2 minutes.

There will be 6 keys in total up for grabs:
- To even the playing field, I will be giving a key each to the top 3 solo speedrunners who have never speedrun Moving Out before and do not have an individual level record on speedrun.com.
- To make sure the rest of us have something to do, I will be giving one key to the top solo speedrunner who *does* hold an individual level record on speedrun.com. Those runners are:
	- Sleepyhead08 (myself)
	- SparkyMcCalc1
	- TheLollyGaggerz
	- Blassics
	- penmen
	- Szajgicism
	- AlreadyRented
	- BoxCam
	- SuudoRush
- Finally, to celebrate the addition of online multiplayer, I will be giving one key each to the top 2 player team that does not include any of the runners above.

Good luck, everyone!