I didn't really document my initial LM2HD arc when the game came out last year but this feels pretty good

LM2 initial benchmarking done; 2:49 in New Game+ would be an ideal start and I'll try and clean up from there This game's structure ought to help me step away from single segment runs. Recklessly diving into single segment RTA and not keeping up has felt like a waste of time in many cases

Syrene (Wind Tribe) comm

Secret Mine RTA (NG+) 26:14 -> 24:31 Just had to remember what the hell I was supposed to do I guess

Secret Mine in 26:14 Again set a really low bar for myself with a 25. If I can figure out D-3 I can maybe get a 23

First Haunted Towers RTA (33:22) Initial goal was a 32 based on a fake 2:47 comparison but I can do much better than that

One thing I find funny about this game is that if the Poltergust gets caught on something when E Gadd calls Luigi the object (in this case the tablecloth) will stick to the vacuum as it retracts back onto Luigi's backpack

Gloomy Manor (NG+) 29:09 -> 28:27

Getting back into things

Might be time for some LM2HD 🎃 will try to balance with Mario since I'd like at least a 1:55 in 120 for now Very likely to put LM3 behind me, much like LM1 and a handful of Sunshine/Dread categories where I simply failed to meet basic benchmarks in a reasonable amount of time

All challenges done, last one was kinda meh Heavily reliant on investment tag ante 1 w/ the right vouchers and planets. Even then I'd just get straight up unlucky with some bosses Winning attempt injected aces and steel cards into the deck, investing in 3 of a kind before pivoting to 4 of a kind

My run's done but there's plenty more of the event! Go check it out :)

Thank you for the request!!! #FireEmblem

Another win for flying unit enjoyers Looking ahead I think FE8/10 has to be next right? The two best rosters in the series so I'm looking forward to it

Golden needle (1 hand, 6 discards, each discard costs $1) was an interesting challenge Essentially the strategy was to fish out three lucky 5s from my hand every time and hope at least one of them gave me $20 to keep buying upgrades Jokerless is the only challenge I haven't finished

Todo list looking pretty good :) - Nioh 1 & 2 - FF Tactics Remake - Prime 4 - Towerbolt (game I tried at GDQ!) - New FE

Can't wait to scan dash off the bike in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

[[Taps the sign]]

The Sumia training arc paid off

Migrated my speedrun PBs off of pastebin, might play around with formatting in my spare time

Lost 2.5 minutes solely to my own stupidity in tick tock clock in a run that probably could have gotten a 1:56 if not a 1:55 Median is now around a 1:57:30 which isn't too bad to compare against if I just want league points

鬼庭形部雅孝 #SEKIRO

Seems there's a new trick in Metroid Dread, and I think it could have some use in the "100% no wall clips" category At time of writing the category is so niche that I honestly wouldn't mind ironing out the run in my own little corner without worrying about how far I am behind everyone else

Wild that I can now get a low 1:59 with one of the worst runs of my life

70 Star 54:38 -> 54:10

Peak% (Solo, NMG) NaN -> 1:06:32

This challenge was actually really fun to play around once I learned you can remove the debuffs using tarot cards My winning attempt hinged mostly on fibonacci and hack along with making enough money to open arcana packs and focus on restoring only a subset of my cards

An important announcement! To allow competitive integrity across all platforms, @jayena.hijumpboots.com has developed a tool that removes loads and displays the total load time. The tool is open source and free to download here: github.com/goth-uhaul/z.... Thanks to jay for all their hard work!

The schedule for Completithon 2025 is now HERE! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who submitted a run, we had tough choices to make, but that just means we’re gonna have a great event. The event takes place September 17th-21st! oengus.io/marathon/com... #completithon

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About Me 📌 Favorite games are soulslikes, strategy (FE), and speedruns Practicing Mario Sunshine hoverless with the goal of being good enough for GDQ someday Also planning to work on SM64 and Metroid Prime 2 while keeping an eye on Prime 4 www.speedrun.com/users/labmem... www.twitch.tv/labmemb3r

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Returning to running SM64 after finishing a game about paintings kind of makes sense actually

This Friday and Saturday at 8 pm EST, we will be racing All Bosses Glitchless and Chaos randomizer, respectively! In addition, if any of you have prior restream experience and would like to get restreamed or commentate for these races, let @mayberryzoom.bsky.social know to help get you set up!

I've said this a handful of times but the backwards dash in the small amounts of Prime 4 gameplay footage seems like it could have potential as speed tech Like in my head I'm imagining a scenario where you lock onto an enemy and repeatedly jump backwards across the room like Samus is doing a BLJ

We got two more weekly races this weekend! 8 pm EST tomorrow, we will be doing a randomizer race, this time using the Random Start format. And on Sunday at 3 pm EST, we will be racing Any% NMG. Join or spectate if you can!

First single segment run (no splits) Accidentally went to get [[the beam upgrade in Magmoor]] before I was supposed to but did all the other routing right

Hoping the first FE on switch 2 will allow me to have a physical copy of the game

Spent my evening learning this trick mostly for fun. This skips the backtracking to gravity suit after ice beam Should be able to start runs after I learn the artifact routing after phazon suit. Will not be doing this trick immediately as out-of-bounds is much more risky in the remaster

Another race down, this time our first randomizer race! If you're interested in racing Any% Glitchless, we'll be running that tomorrow in our community Discord. We'll be setting the final times for these races soon, then continuing them weekly, so stay tuned!

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Took a mental health break from serious speedrun attempts that ended up being all summer. Signed up for a SM64 league in August so should be back soon!

It was kind of funny breaking a miniboss' weapon in Lies of P and watching him swing it around as if it was still the original length only to keep missing

おそろいね #fanart

Today's weekly race was a hit, four runners racing in All Bosses No Major Glitches and having a great time! Stay tuned for news on upcoming races.