Category: Dungeon Runners

Nintendo’s habit of dropping big news out of nowhere seems to be as strong as ever. Following yesterday’s announcement of “Switch successor” news coming within this fiscal year, the company released a trailer this morning for a new retro-focused title coming soon to Switch. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition brings the spirit of competition to a collection of classics from the NES era, including The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Metroid, and more. Inspired by Nintendo’s in-person championship events…

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. Welcome back to your bi-weekly Zelda Speedrunning article. Was last week a bit slow? Feeling a bit sluggish? Never fear! This week, we’re talking the puzzle that left Skyward Sword runners heart-broken, another ridiculous Breath of the Wild 100% run, and why Toon Link might be the best man to ask about sliding into DMs.   Now…

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. Hello! If you’re reading this, it means one of two things. Either you enjoyed the first article in the series so much and you can’t wait to read on about the multitude of new records and routes that have surfaced over the last two weeks, or you’ve mis-clicked and wondering why I’ve not introduced today’s daily debate…

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. Hello everyone! Welcome to a brand new series of articles here on Zelda Dungeon which are all about Speedrunning! For almost two decades now, high level players have dedicated themselves to completing video games as quickly as possible. Of course, this being a Zelda site, we’ll focus on the Zelda games and their runners, scientists, and routers….

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. When Gymnast86 beat The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in under five hours back in February, we all thought that was a crazy and one-of-a-kind world record not to be beaten for some time. But on August 26th, someone went ahead and did just that, beating Gymnast86’s world record by getting a 4:58:10. A speedrunner by the…

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. Summer Games Done Quick is upon us once more, and there are five Zelda titles on the schedule for this year. The annual speedrunning for charity event begins on July 2nd at 9:30AM and is scheduled to last until July 8th at 9:43 PM. The first Zelda title is Twilight Princess HD, and it starts at  3:36 PM on July 6th. Following…

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. For as long as video games have been around, there have been people trying to beat them in the fastest time possible. This has led the speedrunning community to find the craziest glitches, exploits, and tricks. In the case for The Legend of Zelda franchise, these findings culminated in tricks such as Back in Time for Twilight…

The following article is part of our archives and does not reflect current style guide standards. It is kept as is for posterity. Breath of the Wild was marketed as a speedrunner’s paradise. It was stated to be a game the player could fight the final boss right away, and that basically held true. Like other Zelda games however, players are looking for strategies to bypass certain mandatory sections of the game. Breath of the Wild is no different, as players have now found how…

The Zelda speedrunning scene has been around for quite a while now, with speedrunners constantly attempting new strategies, dungeons orders, and discovering glitches in the race to beat our favorite Zelda games. Now, a new record has been set…

The Zelda Informer Podcast has finally arrived this week and needless to say, it’s been a very frustrating journey. Before I get into why the podcast is late, let’s give a brief preview, shall we? This week we have three guests along with our typical hosts. Those would be Darrin, Daniel, and GameOverJesse. We go over a multitude of topics this week, including a branch 

new glitch found in The Wind Waker and The Wind Waker HD, along with a massive bevy of NX rumors. We also debate about the potential of side games and talk about why ZombiU and Paper Mario: Color Splash are good games…