The categories that define how we play

The world of speedrunning

Chapter 1

The race against time begins

Chapter 2

Breaking the digital boundaries

Chapter 3

The rise of the speedrun community

Chapter 4

Humans versus the perfect machine

YOUR GOAL

Master of The world of speedrunning

Ch 1 · The race against time begins

Glossary

console (noun)
A specialized computer system designed primarily for playing video games on a television or monitor. Whether you're racing karts on a Nintendo Switch or exploring massive worlds on a PlayStation, these devices are built specifically to bring gaming adventures to life.

diegoplays Speedrunning

Gotta catch that bus! (Oh-oh!) / Gotta beat the frame rule! (Yeah-yeah!)

diegoplays The competitive demos of Doom and Quake

The split between real time and game time

diegoplays Speedrunners use two main timing methods, Real Time Attack (RTA) and In-Game Time (IGT), to ensure fair competition.

The competitive demos of Doom and Quake

diegoplays In 1993, id Software's Doom allowed players to record and share tiny gameplay files called demos, launching the first online speedrunning hubs.

*Quick Click Rush* - Nice.
* *The Speedy Skip

BETA

diegoplays Time your jumps perfectly to discover how speedrunners skip massive sections of a game.

Fun Fact

Early fast play: In 1997, a group of Quake players collaborated to finish the game in under 20 minutes, releasing it as a legendary video titled Quake Done Quick.

Glossary

speedrun (noun)
A playthrough of a video game, or a segment of it, completed as quickly as possible. In 1994, Doom players created Compet-N, establishing the first online community dedicated to fast game completions.

Gossip

Which run type is more entertaining?

Quiz

Which video game demo recording feature in 1993 made sharing speedruns easy because it recorded controller inputs instead of heavy video files?

diegoplays The split between real time and game time

Quiz

Which 1986 Nintendo game rewarded players with different endings based on their completion time, inspiring early speedrunning?

diegoplays The categories that define how we play

Quiz

Which legendary 1997 speedrun video showed a collaborative effort to beat Quake in under 20 minutes?

Quiz

In 1994, what website was created to host the world's first centralized speedrunning leaderboard for the game Doom?

Quiz

What does the '100%' category in speedrunning require a player to do before reaching the end of the game?

Quiz

What does the speedrunning term RTA stand for when measuring the duration of a run?

Quiz

Why do speedrunners often prefer In-Game Time (IGT) over Real Time Attack (RTA) for certain games?

Quiz

Which speedrunning category requires the player to complete the game as fast as possible with absolutely no restrictions on glitches?