Why is it called any%?

Etymology. From any + percent, denoting that any percentage of the game could be completed in order to get to the central goal.

What does any% percent mean?

Any%, in simplest terms, is the act of completing a game in the shortest time possible by any means necessary, while achieving any percentage of the game's total completion.

What is the world record for any%?

As of July 26, 2022, the world record for Super Mario Odyssey's Any% category is held by Tyron18 with a time of 56 minutes, 55 seconds.

What is any% unrestricted speedrun?

Elden Ring Any% Unrestricted is a speedrun category in which the player tries to complete the game as fast as possible with no restrictions about game version or what glitches are used.

What was the first speedrun ever?

While speedrunning may seem to be a modern development, technically the concept has been around for decades. The first game to utilize the fundamentals of speedrunning was the 1977 game “Drag Race,” by Kee Games.

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What does any% mean speedrunning?

Each video game may have its own speedrun categories, but some categories are popular irrespective of game. The most common are: Any%, which involves getting to the end as fast as possible with no qualifiers. 100%, which requires full completion of a game.

What is the shortest speedrun ever?

Since then, hundreds of gamers have tried their hand at aiming for the fastest speedrun. As of August 2022, a player who goes by CantEven took the lead after completing a speedrun of Portal in less than six minutes. The exact time of the speedrun was five minutes and fifty-three seconds.

What is a 200% speedrun?

For some games 200% simply means 100%ing the game twice in a row.

What counts as a glitch in speedrun?

a glitch is a feature the developers didn't intended to be in the game, and in the context can be used to benefit a speedrun. glitches not intentionally caused by the player which aren't exploited or benefited from are not considered glitches.

What world record is not broken?

There is one sports record, however, that will never be beaten: Uwe Hohn's javelin throw of 104.80 meters. Hohn changed the sport with that throw back in 1984, and experts believe it's a record that will never be broken.

What is the easiest world record?

Can anyone break a world record?

If you wish to break an existing record or set a new record, and want to view the guidelines, you will need to submit an online application first. Each application for a new record title is reviewed individually by an expert and we are unable to tell you if your record can be accepted by email or phone.

Is speedrunning just cheating?

When people learn about speedrunners using glitches, many think of it as cheating, but it's not, not really - you aren't playing the game the way the developers intended, sure, but everyone competing for the world record in a category is playing by the same ruleset, so it's a level playing field.

Can you go to jail for glitches?

Yes, it's fraud. In general, knowingly obtaining money, goods or services you know you are not entitled to is fraud/illegal. Here's an example of someone going to jail for knowingly exploiting a glitch: https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20071026_N_C_...

Are using glitches cheating?

Cheating is gaining an unfair advantage over other players, glitching is abusing the game physics or code to do something you're not supposed to in a game. Cheating is bad and ruins the game for everyone else not cheating. Glitching can be fun and is used to surpass what developers originally intended.

Do you get paid for speedrunning?

The salaries of Speed Runners in the US range from $20,110 to $37,230 , with a median salary of $26,870 .

What is the longest speedrun game?

The world record is currently held by Evanmrob, who managed to unlock everything in the game across multiple play sessions in just over 288 hours, or around 12 days. This particular run takes so long because Hyrule Warriors is far from a typical Legend of Zelda title.

What is the longest speed run on a game?

Baffan points out Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon as the longest when you look at it's no time manipulation category. 528h 16m 44s. It's over 22 days long.

What games haven t been speedrun?

Is there a game that is impossible to speedrun?

RollerCoaster Tycoon is probably the worst game ever to speedrun. At least if you try to beat it how it is intended to be. It's literally impossible to Speedrun since the Goals are bound to the ingame time (Mostly 3 Years which is about 2hours 30 Minutes).

What does SS mean in speedrunning?

Overall Speedrunning Vernacular

They measure small sections of the speedrun, often for specific areas, levels or bosses, or a collection of them. SS: Single Segment. IL: Individual Levels.

What is R and G in speedrunning?

RNG stands for "random number generator," a programming term. It's how luck and chance are simulated in video games. Like everything else in a computer program, RNG works according to a given set of rules (different rules in different games).

What is a zip in speedrunning?

It's all thanks to the latest zip strategy, which is letting speedrunners skip past entire portions of the map and defeat certain bosses. It works by guarding and then slowly walking forward for a specific number of frames.