Cosmo Wright Breaks the Ocarina of Time World Record!

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The

life of a speedrunner isn’t one of leisure. Some runners can log hundreds upon

hundreds of attempts for the world record title. Today is one of those days

that shows hard work and dedication can give you what you desire.

In just eighteen minutes and fifty six seconds after starting up his save

file, the famous speedrunning, pizza eating, co-founder of SpeedRunsLive,

Cosmo Wright, delivered the

final blow to Ganon and broke the world record of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time! Cosmo has held the record previously with a time of 19:15, and currently plans to improve his record

further. He runs the game on the iQue, which is essentially the Chinese

Nintendo 64. It has faster hardware and faster text than the Japanese virtual console

release, which makes the iQue version of Ocarina

of Time faster than any other version.

The

category that this speedrun falls under is called “any percentage,” or “any%.” As

the SpeedRunsLive FAQ defines it, any% basically means that a player will

complete a run with no additional completion requirements; anything goes. It’s

considered the “default” category for speedrunning a game. There are

other categories for Ocarina of Time

speedruns such as glitchless, all temples, and 100% to name a few. It’s

actually a lot more complicated than one would think. Check out SpeedRunsLive for more information!

With speedrunning becoming so popular as of late, would you ever want to try your hand at speedrunning a game? What are your opinions on speedrunning in general? Tell us in the comments!

Source: YouTube