BETA
Chapter 1
The race against time begins
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Chapter 2
Breaking the digital boundaries
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Chapter 3
The rise of the speedrun community
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Chapter 4
Humans versus the perfect machine
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of speedrunning
Ch 2 · Breaking the digital boundaries
diegoplays Speedrunning
We rewrite the code with the tap of a key, To bend the game world and set physics free.
diegoplays By performing highly specific actions, players can rewrite a game's memory in real-time to trigger the ending credits instantly.
diegoplays Speedrunners exploit gaps in a game's 3D collision geometry to slip through walls and travel across empty space.
Fun Fact
Super Mario World: In 2014, a speedrunner used Arbitrary Code Execution to beat Super Mario World in under two minutes by writing code using controller inputs.
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In which game did runners first execute a famous 'wall clip' by exploiting sub-pixel coordinates to slide through brick walls in World 1-2?
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Which advanced speedrun glitch involves manipulating RAM using precise controller inputs to write new code and jump straight to the credits?
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Which Metroid Prime item, obtained early in 2003, popularized the term 'sequence breaking' among gamers?
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Which hardware component's temporary data is manipulated during an Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) glitch?
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What term was coined in 2003 by Metroid Prime players to describe obtaining items out of the developer's intended order?
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What is the term for a glitch where a character passes directly through solid walls or floors by exploiting collision detection?
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What are the microscopic, invisible units of position that games use to track character coordinates beyond what is visible on screen?
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What is the physical mechanism behind clipping through walls in 3D game engines?