Zelda II Record Broken

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Many of us hold Zelda II, from the NES era, as the hardest game in the entire series. It appears in our nightmares, and remembrances of the dreaded Death Mountain sometimes makes us wish we were actually dead. However, despite how unfairly difficult and unforgiving this game is, Swedish gamer Pro_JN has managed to establish a new speedrun world record—at 00:18:53, no less.

This is not the first time Pro_JN has attempted to break the world record. He, in fact, has another speedrun where he achieves the 100%, all keys included, in just 1:16:29. You can watch it

here. He is also the fastest person to have achieved the 100% completion task.

To watch the amazing—and quite ingenious—speedrun, just

click here.

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