So, here's the deal: I've been following speedrunning for a while and have always wanted to get into it. I guess that's what brings everyone here... But, like a lot of people, I felt like I'd missed out on starting when this was still new. I'm not gonna have a chance at some of these games.

And then, while browsing the site, I noticed something. One of my favorite games of all time has no recorded runs (there are a handful of individual levels, but no full game times). That game is Midtown Madness 3.

In my excitement, I spent an entire day driving to various used game stores until I found a copy, having sold or lost my original years ago. And that's when I found out that Microsoft has never made it backwards compatible. So now, I'm on a quest to find an original Xbox so I can stream a few playthroughs and then, hopefully, my first ever speedrun. I'll update my profile later, after I've had time to figure everything out. In the meantime, if anyone wants to give some encouragement or discuss that game, I'd love to hear it!