The Sunday Sequence Break

The Sunday Sequence Breakis a weekly web show about speedrunning, hosted by flickyPJand feasel with technical director duckfist

This is an archive of links and information about the runs and runners referenced on the show. For corrections send a message to feasel or PJ on the SDA forums or IRC.

Episode 29 - Records Week! - 16 September 2012

Guests: TompaSurreal

Swords & Serpents (SS any%) in 52:13 by feasel (video)

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (any%) in 19:56 by PJ (video)

A Boy and His Blob (any%) in 2:10 by Zephyrz (video)
-This is the best run.

Ape Escape 3 (any%) in 1:29:37 by Surreal (video)

Ape Escape 2 (any%) in 1:21:34 by Surreal (video)

Ape Escape (any%) in 48:48 by SSBMstuff
-So many monkeys this week o.O

Octodad (any%) in 7:34 by gerfuggery (video)
-You need to watch this.

Castlevania: SotN (Richter all bosses) in 26:04 by Mecha Richter (video)

Contra 4 (any%) in 24:37 by [www.twitch.tv/mister___k/ Mr. K] [www.twitch.tv/mister___k/b/331957272?t=22m (video)]
-Really good run!

Final Fantasy X-2 (any%) in 3:10 by Augora (video)

The Firemen (any% w/ deaths, J) in 10:54 (in-game) by Omnigamer

Secret of Mana (co-op any%) in 2:55:54 by Pydoyks and Khovastis (video)
-Wow. Just wow.

Bad Dudes (any%) in 14:36 by Murphagator (video)

Donkey Kong Country 3 (any%, J) in 49:56 by riz

Banjo-Tooie (any%) in 3:05:48 (in-game) by [www.twitch.tv/fiveleafclover/ fiveleafclover] [www.twitch.tv/fiveleafclover/b/332070389?t=236m10s (video)]

Super Mario Sunshine (120-sprites, PAL) in 4:09:52 by Nkiller (video)

Super Mario World (96-exit) in 1:26:39 by Dram55 (video)
-With a death, even!

Half-Minute Hero (Hero 30 NG+ IL) in 15:58.23 by Dowolff (video)

Amnesia: The Dark Descent (any%) in 29:26 by mr_weables (video)

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (any%) in 1:15:24 by Surreal (part1)(part2)

Rayman (any%) in 1:49:01 by spikevegeta (video)
-Wow this progress is incredible!

Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland (100%) in 52:35 by Neoshine (video)

Banjo-Kazooie (100%, J) in 2:18:35 by hambacon (video)

Batman (any%) in 11:13 by Funkdoc
-AND DIDN'T RECORD AUDIO FFFFFFUUUUUUUU

Episode 28 - Super Mario Sunshine - 9 September 2012

Guests: GragleDump HiddenPower13

Duck Tales (Game Boy, any% J) in 9:27 by bangerra [www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9bb9RvLjcI (video)]

Super Mario Sunshine (96 shines, PAL) in 3:17:13 by samura1man (video)

Mega Man 9 (any% real time) in 21:04/32:01 (in-game/real time) by privateye (video)
-He...he really beat Exo. o.O

Duck Tales (any%) in 7:25 by Dxtr (video)

Super Mario World (any% J) in 10:29.57 by yaposon
-10:28 incoming!

LoZ: Majora's Mask (100%) in 6:05:45 by GoronGuy (video)

Mischief Makers (any%) in 1:01:56 by [www.twitch.tv/peaches__/ peaches_] [www.twitch.tv/peaches__/b/331510585?t=98m50s (video)]
-Insane progress!

Rayman (any% PS1) in 1:56:28 by spikevegeta (video)
-Only took 2 weeks of practice.  :O

Tony Hawk's Underground 1 (NG+ all missions) in 48:26 by Chrno

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 (easy any% w/ scripts) in 59:00 by S.

LoZ: The Wind Waker (any% J) in 4:58:01 by Demoon9 (video)
-Dat dry storage!

LoZ: The Wind Waker (100%) in 9:16:47 by Demoon9 (video)
-Missed this last week. Sorry!

Journey (White Robe any%) in 37:01 by Oblimix (video)

Half Minute Hero (Hero 300) in 2:53.52 by Dowolff (video)

Super Metroid (any% real time) in 48:18 by Garrison (video)
-I have no words.

Super Metroid (any% GT code) in 39:26 by Garrison (video)

LoZ: Ocarina of Time 3D (MST NG+) in 3:18:47 by BenStephens1000

A Boy and His Blob (any%) in 2:12 by Zephyrz

Episode 27 - Donkey Kong Country 2 - 2 September 2012

Guests: theJUICE Twig

Final Fantasy IX (any% SS, J) in 9:32:44 by Tomato Rice

A Boy and His Blob (any%) in 2:16 by Zephyrz (video)
-Go go Gadget Rocket!

Dustforce (all levels) in 35:02.44 by Marksel (video)

Crash Twinsanity (any%, PAL) in 1:04:39 by DRsynj (video)

Renegade (any% medium difficulty) in 8:52 by feasel (video)
-Now with even more dash punch!

Portal 2 (SS co-op) in 47:00 by Colfra & Xebaz (video)
-We actually have a video this time!

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 (SS w/ scripts) in 1:06:09 by S.

Yoshi's Island (100%, J) in 2:45:43 by Kaede
-Bringing the pain

Pokemon Yellow (any% glitchless) in 2:02 by werster (video)

Rayman (any%) in 2:04:02 by neskamikaze (video)

Paper Mario (SS any%, J) in 4:03:23 by 0xwas (video)

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (SS any%) in 6:43:05 by Almolicious (video)

Crash Bandicoot (100%) in 1:21:25 by CaneOfPacci (video)

Far Cry 2 (any%) in 3:05:32 by S.

Hagane (any%) in 15:31 by Omnigamer (part1)(part2)
-Really solid run!

Donkey Kong Country 2 (any%) in 42:22 by riz
-RIZ IS BACK!

Banjo-Kazooie (100%, J) in 2:19:27 by hambacon (video)
-Bacon? Bacon!

Ape Escape 3 (any%) in 1:31:28 by Surreal

Aidyn Chronicles (any% segmented) in 12:52:05 by Darkwing Duck (video)
-I still don't know if this is real or not.

Super Mario 64 (120-star, J) in 1:44:52 by siglemic [www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXk8eR4FoQw (video)]
-THIS IS T3H URN

Contra (any%) in 10:16 by Heidman
-This will be improved very shortly.

Ninja Sneaking (any%) in 5:38 by Heidman (video)

Relevant links:

Castella's DKC2 any% in 42:33 (part1)(part2)

Riz's DKC2 102% in 1:32:17 (video)

Episode 26 - Super Meat Boy - 26 August 2012

Guests: Exo Breakdown

Super Meat Boy (any%, PC) in 18:39 by Exo (video)
-What a coincidence! This run looks like TAS.

The Darkness (any%) in 1:53:28 by Indextic (part1)(part2)

Spelunky (any%) in 4:03.028 by Sirfist (video)

Metal Slug 6 (any% with Fio) in 19:58 by Stem(Sang) (video)

E.V.O. The Search for Eden (any%) in 51:01 by Darkwing Duck (video)

Ninja Gaiden 3 (low%) in 16:45 by UraniumAnchor (video)

Super Meat Boy (106%, XBLA) in 1:45:40 by Breakdown (part1)(part2)
-In your face, Exo! You're not that special!

Sonic 2006 (Sonic's story) in 1:07:23 by venick409 (video)

Mohawk & Headphone Jack (any% with warps) in 29:02 by PJ (video)
-Don't watch if you suffer from motion sickness. We mean it.

LoZ: The Wind Waker (any%, J) in 4:58:55 by Cosmo (video)
-Cosmo might finally be done?!

Duck Tales (any% Game Boy) in 9:49 by bangerra

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (100%, U) in 5:49:18 by ZFG (video)
-wat

Final Fantasy X-2 (any%, J) in 3:18:26 by Caracarn

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose (any%, J) in 23:17 by Edenal (video)

Tony Hawk's Underground 1 (any% Beginner, PC) in 57:23 by Chrno

Episode 25 - Spyro series - 19 August 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch

Guests: Surreal Crash41596

Final Fantasy IV (SS any%, US) in 3:40:03 by RaneofSOTN (part1)(part2)(part3)
-Now with even more Meteo!

Super Mario Sunshine (any%, J) in 1:32:47 by Tobou

Darksiders (any%) in 1:18:08 by Aftermath (video)
-This game has more OoB than DK64

Super Mario World (any%, J) in 10:29.63 by dram55 (video)
-Tied WR! U S A

Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES any%) in 21:07 by kareshi (video)

Mega Man X (any%, J) in 32:14 by Caleb Hart (video)

Earnest Evans (any%) in 8:55 by Mike Uyama (video)
-This run is far better than this game deserves.  ;P

Sub-Terrania (any% hard mode) in 14:07 by Mike Uyama (video)

LoZ: The Wind Waker (any%, J) in 5:05:38 by Cosmo (video)

VVVVVV (100%) in 17:59 by FieryBlizzard (video)

VVVVVV (any% no-death mode) in 14:11 by FieryBlizzard (video)

VVVVVV (any%) in 13:18 by FieryBlizzard (video)
-Holy smokes! The trifecta!

Mohawk & Headphone Jack (any% warpless) in 44:01 by PJ (video)
-Nothing to see here...

Metroid Prime (SS any%) in 1:02 by MilesSMB (video)
O_O

Ninja Gaiden 3 (low%) in 18:18 by UraniumAnchor

Cobra Triangle (any%) in 17:19 by KHANanaphone (video)
-This game is amazing. Oh, the run isn't bad either.

Episode 24 - VVVVVV - 12 August 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch

Guests: FieryBlizzard Tranquilite

Super Mario 64 (120-star, J) in 1:45:35 by siglemic (video)

Banjo-Kazooie (100%) in 2:27:41 by StivityBobo

Rollergames (any%) in 14:11 by Murphagator (video)

Final Fantasy IX (any%, J) in 9:34:55 by Tomato Rice ??????

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (multiplayer ILs, no zips) in 6:33.XX by AftermathPJMecha Richter
-These guys suck.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair [Soma ILs, no zips) in 6:52.34 by Aftermath (video playlist)

Earnest Evans (any%) in 9:10 by mikwuyma (video)

Ape Escape 2 (any%, J) in 1:23:33 by Cham

Ape Escape 3 (any%) in 1:36:29 by Surreal (video)

LoZ: A Link to the Past (100% no save & quit, SNES9x v1.53) in 1:45:13 by Kryssstal (video)
-Kryssstal still plays this?!

Ninja Gaiden (pacifist) in 16:59 by sinister1 (video)

Hydlide (any%) in 15:47 by feasel!
-It cannot be deniedlyde.

Super Mario Bros. 2 (all levels, SNES, J) in 25:27 by ygmc (video)

Billy Hatcher (any%) in 1:26:29 by iongravirei (video)

Dragon's Lair (any% PAL) in 5:52 by KartSeven (video)

Final Fantasy X (any% SS) in 10:38:33 by Caracarn
-He may finally be done!

Final Fantasy VIII (any% SS, J) in 8:52:57 by Emanon ????

Bomberman 64 (100%) in 1:15:58.16 by JaggerG (video)

LoZ: Oracle of Seasons (any% linked game) in 1:58:25 by Paladrima (video)

Renegade (any% easy mode) in 6:11 by feasel!
-Feasel wins this week again.

Hagane (any%) in 16:33 by Omnigamer

Super Meat Boy (106%, XBox360) in 1:49:58 by Breakdown (video)

Episode 23 - Donkey Kong 64 - 5 August 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: cfox7 RingRush

Ninja Gaiden (pacifist, J) in 17:32 by ???? ????
-Crushed sinister1's old time! Insane run.

VVVVVV (100%) in 18:07 by FieryBlizzard (video)
-This run is bonkers. Definitely worth a watch.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon (any%) in 1:05:10 by Crash41596 (video)

Spyro the Dragon (any%) in 45:46 by Surreal (video)(youtube)

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (any%, J) in 6:53:27 by Haru Bashi (video)

Left 4 Dead (4P co-op) in 11:57.96 by oasizFreezardAdam_AKand flicky (video)
-WR by 0.02 seconds. Way to go flicky...

Portal 2 (any% co-op) in 47:55 by Xebaz and Colfra

Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (warpless 8-4, J) by Menboo

Bomberman 64 (100%) in 1:18:27.47 by JaggerG (part1)(part2)
-BOMAHMAN!

Relevant links:

DK SPEED RUN PAGE

Episode 22 - Mega Man 3 - 29 July 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: coolkid duckfist

Super Metroid (any% real-time) in 48:30 by Garrison (video)
-Even Garrison said this is good!

Eversion (any%) in 2:47 by bangerra (video)

Legend of Zelda (any% 2nd quest, no up+A) in 37:11 by Darkwing Duck (video)

Adventure Island (any%, PAL) in 43:58 by ktwo (video)
-Converted to NTSC time, this is faster than the TAS. No big deal.

Portal 2 (any% co-op) in 48:17 by z1mb0bw4y and Gocnak

LoZ: Oracle of Seasons (any%, J) in 1:52:49 by Paladrima (video)

LoZ: Oracle of Seasons (any% linked game) in 2:00:43 by Paladrima
-Someone finally ran this category!

LoZ: The Wind Waker (any%, J) in 5:14:07 by Cosmo

Athena (any%) in 22:30 by Brossentia (video)

The Immortal (philosophical ending) in 11:46 by boxfat (video)

Illusion of Gaia (100%) in 2:20:23 by puwexil (video)

Hagane: The Final Conflict (any%, J) in 18:30 by Omnigamer (video)

VVVVVV (any%) in 13:22 by FieryBlizzard (video)

Bomberman Hero (any%) in 51:53 by kirkq

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (100%) in 5:50:56 by runnerguy

Batman: Arkham City (SS Hard mode, no catwoman, PAL60) in 1:44:25 by RoboSparkle (video)

Super Meat Boy (106%, XBox 360) in 1:52:06 by Breakdown (video)

Blast Corps (any%, J) in 31:54 by peaches_

Relevant links:

Shark Savers marathon page: CLICK
Mega Man RTA Wiki
TASVideos Rockman resources
Final Fantasy 1 TAS in 1:09:57.7 by TheAxeMan (info) (video)
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Julius) TAS in 19:20.63 by Cpadolf (info) (video)

Episode 21 - Battletoads - 22 July 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: Icthus & PJ!

Donkey Kong 64 (101%) in 7:10:03 by cfox7 (part1)(part2)
-27 minute improvement?!

Mega Man X2 (any%, J, SNES9x v1.53) in 33:14 by Exo (video)
-Wow!

TMNT4: Turtles in Time (any% Raph) in 20:20 by mikwuyma (part1)(part2)

Portal (segmented, no scripts) in 8:31.93 by Portal Done Pro-er team: z1mb0bw4y,inex, Gocnak, and Xebaz. (video)

Portal 2 (co-op any%) in 51:11 by Xebaz and Colfra

Yoshi's Island (100%) in 2:48:59 by Kaede

Ape Escape (100%) in 2:21:49 by Unizushi

Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (any%) in 20:18 by MURPHAGATOR (video)

Kung Fu (any%) in 3:55 by Ducky1994 (video)

Final Fantasy VIII (SS any%, J) in 8:56:43 by ?????? (Tomato Rice)

Radical Rex (any%) in 25:46 by Omnigamer (video)

Earnest Evans (any%) in 9:42 by mikwuyma (video)
-How is this a game??

Luigi's Mansion (any%, J) in 1:07:09 by bonesaw577 (video)

The Legend of Zelda (2nd quest, no up+A) in 38:27 by Darkwing Duck (video)

I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaiden (any%) in 6:48 by Arkhanno (video)
-Read Ark's comments about this run!

Adventure Island (any%, PAL) in 44:06 by ktwo (video)
-Holy smokes!

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (100%) in 5:50:56 by runnerguy (video)

Relevant links:

European Speedster Assembly schedule: HERE
Super Metroid reverse boss order (RBO) TAS by Saturn (info) (video)

Episode 20 - The Legend of Zelda - 15 July 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch

Guests: Breakdown Darkwing Duck

Super Mario World (no cape, no star world) in 35:42 by dram55 (video)

The Legend of Zelda (any%, no up+A) in 32:04 by Darkwing Duck (part1) (part2)
-Oh hey, that's convenient.

Super Metroid (any% real-time) in 48:45 by Garrison (video)

LoZ: Wind Waker (any%) in 5:21:08 by Cosmo (video)

Mega Man X (any%) in 32:28 by Tiki (video)
-~32:17 if played on J version. Did not record properly...

Mega Man X (100%, J) in 36:47 by Caleb Hart (video)
-Starts at around 3:46:00 in the video

Solomon's Key (any%, PAL) in 15:41 by ktwo (video)

A Week of Garfield (any%) in 10:32 by coolkid (part1)(part2)
-Most important record of the week

Yoshi's Island (100%, J) in 2:50:39 by Kaede

Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (any%) in 20:51 by MURPHAGATOR (video)
-Bad Game Exchange buddies with below

Radical Rex (any%) in 27:40 by Omnigamer (video)
-Bad Game Exchange buddies with above

Crash Bandicoot (any%) in 50:29 by CaneOfPacci (video)

Rockman & Forte (any% Rockman) in 39:17 by Nijikutsu (video)
-Thanks to Yggdrizzle for uploading!

Space Chimps (any%) in 50:12 by Kosmicd12 (video)

Super Meat Boy (106%) in 1:53:19 by Breakdown (video)

Cat Poke (any%) in 1:33 by neskamikaze (video)
-Happy Birthday, nes

Blocks that Matter (SS NG+) in 31:45 by holydiver42 (video)

Relevant links:

LoZ item drop table

The latest LoZ first quest, no up+A, screen scroll route: MAP
-Only works on browsers that support color.

DW's second quest run: LINK

Episode 19 - Portal - 8 July 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch (1)(2)

Guests: z1mb0bw4y inex

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%, J) in 21:35 by Pydoyks (video)

Metroid: Other M (any%) in 2:29:49 by TheOnlyOne

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (any%) in 3:25:15 by DRsynj (video)

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (MST, J) in 2:19:03 by Poodleskirt (part1) (part2)

Nier (any% SS) in 3:19:13 by Omnigamer (part1) (part2) (part3)
-Beat his segmented time! Daaaamn!

Solomon's Key (all rooms, best ending, PAL) in 34:37 by ktwo (video)

Ape Escape (any%) in 51:26 by SSBMstuff (video)
-Got it in a race. Go figure.

Crash Bandicoot (100%) in 1:24:34 by CaneOfPacci (part1) (part2)

Radical Rex (any%) in 28:14 by Omnigamer (video)
-Go go, game exchange!

Donkey Kong 64 (any%) in 47:14 by RingRush (video)

Castlevania: SotN (all bosses, Richter) in 26:32 by Mecha Richter (video)

Spyro the Dragon (120%) in 1:50:23 by Surreal (video)

Shadow Complex (NG+ any%, PAL60) in 7:28 by greenalink

Ninja Gaiden 3 (low%) in 19:41 by UraniumAnchor (video)

Castlequest (any%, J) in 12:37 by fuly (video)

Yoshi's Island (100%, J) in 2:51:42 by Leo

Hydlide (any%) in 17:52 by feasel! (video)
-Quality that cannot be denydlyde. Feasel is the winner of this week; sorry guys!

Portal 2 (SS any%) in 1:15:32 by znernicus

Final Fantasy X-2 (any%, J) in 3:20:45 by ryutchi (video)

LoZ: Twilight Princess (any% no save & quit) in 3:47:27 by Pheenoh (video)

Loz: Oracle of Ages (any%) in 2:49:09 by TheOnlyOne (part1) (part2)

A Week of Garfield (any%) in 11:32 by coolkid (part1) (part2)
-Coolkid trying to compete against feasel for 'winner of the week'

Relevant links:

Negatratoron's "fewest portals" run

Bunny hopping tutorial (Portal 2)

Portal Wiki!

SourceRuns forums!

GO PLAY THE SUNDAY ANT ATTACK
-Thanks go to Marksoupial for making this. No, we will not feature scores of this on our show.

Beautiful fan art made for us!
-Thanks for that, Karls_Friend

Episode 18 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series - 1 July 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: George neskamikaze

Donkey Kong 64 (any%) in 47:55 by RingRush (video)
-Now featuring even more black abyss!

Donkey Kong 64 (100%) in 7:36:53 by cfox7 (part1)(part2)(part3)

Pokemon Leaf Green (any%) in 2:23:29 by mexiricanbassmonkey (part1) (part2) (part3)

LoZ: The Wind Waker (100%) in 9:57:12 by Demon9

Luigi's Mansion (any%) in 1:07:26 by Bonesaw577 (video)

Mega Man X (any%) in 32:19 by Caleb Hart (video)

Within a Deep Forest (any% glitched) in 16:08 by chumlum (video)

Crash Bandicoot (100%) in 1:27:33 by CaneOfPacci (video)

Super Metroid (any% real time) in 49:00 by Garrison

Blast Corps (any%) in 26:50 by peaches_ (video)
-peaches_ 4 president

LoZ: Oracle of Seasons (any%) in 1:55:32 by Paladrima (video)

LoZ: Majora's Mask (100%) in 6:06:26 by ZFG (video)
-These numbers are dangerously close to Planck's constant

LoZ: Oracle of Ages (any%) in 2:49:42 by TheOnlyOne (video)

Legend of Zelda (first quest, no up+A) in 32:31 by Darkwing Duck (video)

Solomon's Key (best ending, warpless, PAL) in 34:55 by ktwo (video)

Super Meat Boy (100%, XBLA) in 2:07:36 by Breakdown (video)

Episode 17 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 24 June 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: AniMeowzerz Cosmo

Yoshi's Island (any%) in 1:48:07 by Carl Sagan (video)

LoZ: Wind Waker (any%) in 5:27:59 by Cosmo (video)
-How timely!

Super Mario Land (any%) in 12:58 by neskamikaze (video)

Mega Man 9 (any% in-game) in 20:46 by rgggibson (video)

Super Mario World (no cape, no star world) in 36:07 by dram55 (video)

Silhouette Mirage (any%) in 49:30 by Kari (video)

Rygar (any%) in 22:56 by Darkwing Duck (part1) (part2)

Castlevania: SotN (any% no OoB, PSX) in 32:11 by Satoryu

Castlequest (any%, J) in 12:44 by ??@??? (Yotsuba @ Spring) (video)

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (any%) in 7:32 neskamikaze (video)
-I am speechless. At least it only took him one day.

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (any%) in 1:18:32 by Surreal (video)

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (MST, J) in 2:21:04 by Poodleskirt (part1) (part2)

VVVVVV (any%) in 15:21 by FieryBlizzard

TMNT4: Turtles in Time (any% Raph) in 20:30 by Mike Uyama
-Once again, Uyama hits his submission threshold on the nose and decides he must go lower.

Crash Bandicoot (100%) in 1:28:25 by CaneOfPacci (part1) (part2)

LoZ: Oracle of Ages (any%) in 2:49:47 by TheOnly0 (part1) (part2)

LoZ: Twilight Princess (any%) in 3:28:04 by Pheenoh (part1) (part2) (part3)

Half-Life: Opposing Force (SS, no scripts) in 27:19 by coolkid
-coolkid strikes again

Ninja Gaiden (pacifist) in 18:07 by sinister1 (video)

Super Meat Boy (100%, XBLA) in 2:29:39 by Breakdown

Nier (SS any%) in 3:28:01 by Omnigamer (video)

Relevant links:

Wind Waker J vs English text differences
Savage Labyrinth 50th floor reward (J)
Old trials skip
Forbidden Woods TAS
Tower of the Gods TAS
SUPERSWIM (TAS)

Go watch SGDQ videos!

Episode 16 - Pot Luck Extravaganza - 17 June 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch (1)(2)(3)(4)

Guests: Tompasinister1BreakdownSurreal

Metal Gear (any%) in 24:42 by dunnius (video)

Spyro the Dragon (any%) in 46:55 by Surreal (video)

Soul Blazer (any% with death abuse) in 1:47:25 by Everhate (video)

Athena (any%) in 23:54 by Brossentia (video)
-Wow

Castlevania: SotN (any% no OoB, XBLA) in 28:40ish by romscout (video)

Super Metroid (any% real time) in 49:22 by Garrison (video)
-Take THAT, Hotarubi!  :P

Ninja Gaiden (pacifist) in 19:29 by sinster1 (video)

Super Mario 64 (70-star) in 49:35 by siglemic (video)
-THIS IS THE RUN

Final Fantasy X-2 (any%, J) in 3:21:27 by Caracarn (video)

LoZ: Wind Waker (any%) in 5:32:01 by Cosmo (video)

LoZ: Wind Waker (any%, J) in 5:46:42 by cafde (video)

Left 4 Dead (The Sacrifice, 4-player) in 6:10.88 by oasizFreezardAdam_AKand flicky (video)

Ratchet & Clank 3 (any%) in 1:53:XX by xem_92 (video)

TMNT4: Turtles in Time (any% Raph) in 20:34 by Mike Uyama (video)

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (any% Maxim) in 1:01 by Axon
-Zippity doo dah

Zelda 1 (any% no Up+A) in 32:46 by Darkwing Duck (video)

Super Mario World (no cape, no star world) in 36:23 by dram55 (video)

Donkey Kong 64 (any%) in 48:05 by Ringrush (video)
-This is the best N64 game.

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%) in 21:40 by Pydoyks (video)
-This is what we get for thinking OoT was finished.

LoZ: Twilight Princess (any%) in 3:33:14 by Pheenoh

Castlevania: SotN (any% no OoB, PSX) in 32:21 by Satoryu

Shadow Complex (NG+ any%, PAL-60) in 10:21 by greenalink

Crash Bandicoot (100%) in 1:29:44 by CaneOfPacci (video)

Superman 64 (any%) in 1:53:12 by Aleckermit (video)

Bomberman 64 (any%) in 27:05 by AniMeowzerz (video)

Final Fantasy IX (PSX, J) in 9:39:17 by Semieru

Episode 15 - The SGDQ2012 Retrospective Show! - 10 June 2012

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Guests: EssentiaMike Uyama

Illusion of Gaia (100%) in 2:21:4X by puwexil (video)

Portal (any% no scripts) in 11:15 by z1mb0bw4y
-Beats the old scripted run on SDA by a minute! Wow!

Ape Escape (SS any%) in 51:54 by SSBMstuff
-...how?

LoZ: Wind Waker (any%) in 5:33:35 by Cosmo (video)

LoZ: Twilight Princess (100%) in 8:02:40 by Pheenoh

LoZ: Twilight Princess (any%) in 3:36:51 by Pheenoh

LoZ: Majora's Mask (any%) in 1:48:09 by sva

Final Fantasy VII (any%, J) in 8:18:42 by Tomato Rice ??????
-Uses Cait Sith and Cid?!

Yoshi's Island (100%, J) in 2:52:43 by Kaede
-Japan is bringing it hard!

Skyblazer (any%) in 26:06 by Omnigamer (video) (youtube)

Super Mario World (96 exit) in 1:26:44 by Menboo

Zelda 1 (any%, no Up+A) in 32:52 by Darkwing Duck (video)

Super Mario Sunshine (PAL 96 shines) in 3:21:28 by Nkiller (video)

Super Mario World (no cape, no star world) in 36:33 by feasel (part1) (part2)

Blast Corps (100%) in 1:39:42 by peaches_ (video) (youtube)
-He did this on his first attempt. What a monster.

Sonic 2006 (Sonic's story) in 1:12:59 by venick409 (video)

Power Blade (any%) in 17:33 by Exo (video) (youtube)

Shadow Complex (NG+ any%, PAL-60) in 10:37 by greenalink

Episode 14 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 20 Mar 2012

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Guests: romscoutMecha Richter

Shatterhand (any%) in 23:47 by UraniumAnchor (video)

LoZ: Wind Waker (SS any%) in 5:56:34 by Cosmo

Yoshi's Island (any%, J) in 1:49:54 by ebance
- Beat Carl Sagan by 19 seconds. o.O

Kingdom Kearts II (SS any% beginner mode) in 4:24:17 by spikevegeta

Ape Escape (any%) in 55:38 by SSBMstuff

Illusion of Gaia (SS 100%) in 2:25:34 by puwexil (video)

Skyblazer (any%) in 26:18 by Omnigamer (video)

Super Mario World (96 exit) in 1:28:02 by Menboo
- Beats dram by 45+ seconds!

Contra 4 (any%) in 24:31 by Mr. K (video)

Mega Man X (any%, J) in 32:34 by mushipan (nicovideo)(part1)(part2)(part3)

Booty Hunt (100%) in 31:53 by Minion (video)

Batman: Arkham City (SS hard mode no Catwoman) in 1:51:51 by RoboSparkle

SotN TASes:
Castlevania: SotN (any% luck mode) in 13:58.27 by arukado (info)(video)

Castlevania: SotN (100% luck mode) in 57:20.6 by arukado (info)(video)

Castlevania: SotN (pacifist) in 28:48.67 by arukado (info)(video)

Episode 13 - Ape Escape - 13 Mar 2012

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Guests: I have no namesimstim

Half-Life (any% hard, no scripts) in 40:35 by coolkid

Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (any%) in 1:22:05 by kirkq (video)

LoZ: Wind Waker (any%) in 6:11:18 by Cosmo
- People play this game?

Sweet Home (SS any%, J) in 1:05:23 by RaneofSOTN

Super Monkey Ball (expert) in 7:27.81 by Miles (video)
- WHAAAAAAAAAT

Castlevania: Bloodlines (Morris) in 30:50 by Klaige (video)

TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (raph) in 20:40 by mikwuyma

Super Mario RPG (SS any%, J) in 2:56:50 by rakuu

Donkey Kong Country (all levels) in 36:27(RTA)/31:38(in-game) by tjp7154 (video)

Illusion of Gaia (SS 100%) in 2:26:14 by Puwexil

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%) in 21:45 by ZFG (video)
- This run is bonkers

Ninja Gaiden (low%) in 13:07 by sinister1 (video)

Sonic 2 (Knuckles any%) in 15:58 by mike89

Rayman: Origins (SS any%) in 2:11:58 by spikevegeta

GotW records:
Ape Escape (RTA, J) in 57:22 by Sea Urchin Sushi (video)

Ape Escape TAS in ~53:10 (video)

Episode 12 - Super Metroid (any%) - 6 Mar 2012

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Guests: Garrison MSDS

Castlevania: SotN (any%, Alucard) in 19:40 by romscout

Oracle of Ages (SS, any%) in 2:56:38 by Samura1man (part1)(part2)

Harvest Moon (any% with major skips) in 2:04 by Golden (video)
- What a cheater

Super Castlevania IV (any%) in 34:29 by Bablo (video)
- 36 second improvement!

Diddy Kong Racing (100% adventure 1, NG+) in 2:04:58 by 0xwas (video)

Diddy Kong Racing (100% adventure 1, new game) in 2:18:50 by 0xwas (video)

Castlevania III (Sypha, US) in 29:15 by funkdoc

Shatterhand (any%) in 25:39 by UraniumAnchor (video)

Castlevania: SotN (Alucard any%, no OoB, PSX) in 32:36 by Satoryu (video)

Twilight Princess (SS 100%) in 8:16:47 by Pheenoh

Dark Souls (any%) in 32:47 by Thanatos (part1)(part2)(part3)

Ape Escape (100%, J) in 2:25:55 by Sea Urchin Sushi

Ape Escape 3 (any%) in 1:37:28 by Surreal (part1)(part2)

Episode 11 - A Week of Garfield & The Great Gatsby - 29 Apr 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: coolkid neskamikaze

Final Fantasy X (segmented) in 9:56 by Caracarn

Super Mario RPG (SS, J) in 2:57:09 by cyghfer (part1) (part2) (part3)
- This was the best run ever. Beats rakuu by 1 second.

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%, J) in 21:56 by ZFG (video)

LoZ: Oracle of Seasons (SS any%) in 1:59:17 by paladrima

Ninja Gaiden in 12:08 by Exo (video)
- Ties Hotarubi!

Ape Escape (any%, J) in 57:22 by Sea Urchin Sushi

Super Mario Land 2 (any% with major skips) in 3:42 by Mugg (video)
- This run is insanity!

Harvest Moon (any% all days) in 43:58 by Krystal
- Gotta break dat fence

Skyward Sword (any% SS with resets) in 5:39:XX by Paraxade

Dark Souls (any% SS) in 32:49(in-game)/34:30(RTA) by Thanatos

GotW records:
The Great Gatsby (any%) in 3:10.82 by neskamikaze (video) PLAY GREAT GATSBY NOW

A Week of Garfield (any%) in 11:55 by coolkid(video)

Episode 10 - Punch-Out - 22 Apr 2012

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Guests: sinister1 adelikat

Donkey Kong Country (all levels) in 36:36(RTA)/31:44(in-game) by tjp7154

TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (raph) in 20:55 by mikwuyma

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (Simon ILs) in 7:46.97 by PJ (video)

Banjo-Tooie (100% segmented) in 4:16:34 by Pjii
- Planning to redo the run to get 4:14 or so before submitting

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%, J) in 22:32 by Cosmo (video)

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (MST, J) in 2:24:45 by sva (video)
- Beats Cosmo by 6:45 using wrong warps

Ninja Gaiden (low%) in 13:20 by sinister1 (video)

Castlevania III (Trevor) in 29:36 by funkdoc

Lufia II (SS, J) in 3:36:45 by mahiru part1 part2
- 3:22 game time. May beat the segmented run on SDA.

Final Fantasy X-2 (SS, J) in 3:22:40 by Caracarn

Kirby's Dreamland (any%) in 11:49 by bangerra (video)

Sub-Terrania (hard mode) in 14:25 by mikwuyma
- It's the gift that keeps on giving

Episode 9 - A Link To The Past - 15 Apr 2012

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Guests: cyghferReaif

LoZ: Majora's Mask (low%) in 2:28:26 by rocmox (part1)(part2)

Ape Escape 2 (any%) in 1:28:28 by Cham

Cutthroat Island (best ending) in 14:29 by funkdoc
- What a delightful game

Castlevania 3 (any%, Grant) in 30:43 by funkdoc (video)

Rocket Knight Adventures (Easy mode) in 28:18 by VorpalEdge

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%, J) in 22:56 by Cosmo (video)

Zelda 1 (any%, 1st quest) in 34:23 by Darkwing Duck (video)
- Happened in a back-to-back run of both quests

Nier (segmented any%) in 3:22:59 by Omnigamer

Final Fantasy X (SS any%) in just 10:39:37 by Caracarn
- 54 second improvement. Totally worth it.

TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (raph) in something prety good by mikwuyma

ALTTP records:
Master Sword record (J, with SQ) 21:26 by Krystal(video)

Any% record (J, without SQ) 1:26:06 by Krystal(video)

Any% record (J, with SQ) 1:23:55 by Krystal(video)

100% record (J, without SQ) 1:46:54 by Krystal(video)

Episode 8 - TMNT IV: Turtles In Time - 8 Apr 2012

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Guests: mikwuymasinister1

Mega Man 5 () in 37:20.6 RTA by Exo (part1)(part2)
- beats agwawaf’s 37:49

Mega Man 10 (Wii, Normal, no DLC) in 35:28.2 RTA (22:47 in-game) by duckfist (video)

Ape Escape (J, any%) in 58:49 by Sea Urchin Sushi

Ape Escape (J, 100%) in 2:36:41 by Sea Urchin Sushi

Ape Escape 2 (J, any%) in 1:32:56 by Cham
- 9 Minutes faster than last week.

Ninja Gaiden (any%) in 12:18 by Arcus (video)
- Fastest recorded run. Hotarubi has 12:08 RTA but no video.

Ninja Gaiden (low%) in 13:26 by sinister1 (video)
- Same as above. Hotarubi has 13:15 RTA.

Double Dragon II (2P co-op) in 11:53 by jprophet and sinister1 (video)

TAS: NES Final Fantasy (White Mage only!) in 1:16:37.56 by TheAxeMan (info) (video)
- Amazing. Has the best final battle in history.

In other news, flicky looks like Justin Bieber.

Uyama's TMNT IV run (Raphael) from CGDQ (video)

Uyama's TMNT IV run (Donatello) from AGDQ2011 (video)

Uyama and Sinister1's TMNT IV co-op run from AGDQ 2012 (video)

Episode 7 - Final Fantasy 7 (not *** 64) - 1 Apr 2012

Watch this episode: Twitch Youtube

Guests: PuwexilGarland

Mega Man X (J, low%/any%) in 32:37 by mushipan (video)
- 8 sec faster than Caleb Hart (?!)

Sonic 2 (any%) in 16:13 by mike89

Super Mario Bros. 3 (J, warpless) in 54:45 by blackhasu (video)

Yoshi’s Island (J, 100%) in 2:56:20 by Maple/Kaede
- Save us, Karl!

Rygar (deathless) in 23:01 by Darkwing Duck (video)
- 11 sec faster than that scrub feasel

Mega Man X2 (low%) in 38:16 (SDA)/38:33 (RTA) by Yoshiiscool (video)
- 1 min faster than Heidman

Ape Escape 2 (J, Any%) in 1:41:32 by Cham
- "Get to Ape Escape 3 already" --flicky

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (any%, SS, GCN) in 1:40:23 by mikwuyma

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (71-star SS w/ banktoad) in 3:18:33 by nemi (video)

Goof Troop (2p co-op) in 18:07 by cyghfer and Blechy (video)
- Forgot to press record  :\

Battletoads (any% with major skips) in 0:00 by PJ (video)
- Uh... yeah...

Brandish (any%) in 1:21:42 by Breakdown (video)
- Check out all the awesome Falcom games!

Super Monkey Ball 2 (any%) in 39:34 by Thundrio

Mega Man 9 in 20:51 (in-game) by rggibson (part1)(part2)
- 28 seconds faster in-game time than exo’s RTA run

Super Castlevania 4 in 35:06 by [http://www.twitch.tv/babloization Bablo}
- 7 seconds faster than SDA run

Episode 6 - Donkey Kong Country - 25 Mar 2012

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Guests: tjp7154Tompa

Quest 64 (low%, J) in 6:14:36 by Peaches(video)

LoZ: Ocarina Of Time (any%) in 47:09 by ZFG(video)

Bomberman Second Attack in 1:25:50 by Kirkq
"this week is so dead" --flicky

Sonic 2 in 16:26 by mike89

Bayonetta in 1:33:21 (2:19:57) by flicky (video)

Operation C in 11:38 by Mr. K!
YEEEAAAAHHHHHH 8-) . Illusion of Gaia (100%) in 2:26:59 by Nitrodon (video)

Rygar (deathless) 23:13 by Darkwing Duck(video)

Goof Troop (co-op) in 16:18 by cyghfer and blechy

Zelda II (100%) in 1:15:18 by solairflaire

TSSB intro video, for your viewing pleasure

Episode 5 - Contra 3 - 18 Mar 2012

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Guests: Mr. KHurblat

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (100%) in 5:52:37 by runnerguy (video)

Donkey Kong Country (New Warps Any%) in 14:53 by riz

Donkey Kong Country (Old Warps Any%) in 19:36 by riz

Super Mario World (Any%) in 10:29.76 by Menboo (video)

Yoshi's Island (100%) in 2:58:57 by Maple

Rygar (deathless) in 23:24 by Darkwing Duck(video)

Resident Evil 2 (Leon B) in 1:17:47 by Carcinogen

Super Mario 64 (120-star) in 1:46:35 by Nero

Illusion of Gaia (100%) in 2:29:20 by Puwexil

Ape Escape (100%) in 2:46:25 by Chibi Black

Castlevania: SotN (Richter, Any%) in 5:41 by Mecha Richter

Castlevania: SotN (Richter, All Bosses) in 26:35 by Mecha Richter(video)

Metal Gear (NES) in 24:48 by dunnius(video)

Skyblazer in 26:45 by Omnigamer(video)

Pulseman (with zips!) in 31:34 by Axon(video)

Two players, one controller. video

Hurblat makes badass chiptune music. Maybe we'll use some of it for the show? (oh wait) soundcloud

Live feed of TSSB production staff at work: link

Our heroes

Let's attack aggressively!

TASes (Tool Assisted Speedruns) of Contra 3:
Pacifist TAS by Ash Williams (14:25) link
Co-Op TAS by Hero of the Day (13:03) link
Death Warps TAS by DorkClaude and Cpadolf (3:20) link

Episode 4 - Super Mario World - 11 Mar 2012

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Guests: dram55Minion

SMW any% 10:30.49 by yaposon (video)

SMW any% 10:34.xx by dram55 (video)

SMW any% 10:34.xx by andrewg (video)

SMW any% (orbless) 10:44.96 by yaposon (video)

SMW 96 Exit 1:28:56 world record that dram55 got in a race(!!!) (video)

SMW TAS credits glitch in 2:36 by Masterjun (video)

Yaposon's bowser cape strat tutorial video

The Super Mario World speedrun wiki

To chat about Super Mario World or race it, visit the IRC channel #smw at irc.speeddemosarchive.com

Support the swell Japanese SMW runners now streaming on twitch: YaposonMenbooAkimilatte

Castlevania: SotN (Richter, any%) in 5:45 by Mecha Richter (video)

Castlevania: SotN (Richter, all bosses) in 26:47 by Mecha Richter (video)

Skyrim (SS) in 1:14:53 by Ilseroth (part1) (part2)

Twinkle Tale (any%) in 22:50 by chum video

Rygar (no deathwarps) in 23:43 by feasel video
OWNED! Rygar (no deathwarps) in 23:41 by Darkwing Duck video when he should have been watching the show.

Adventure Island (PAL) in 44:25 by ktwo video

The Great Gatsby in 3:11 by Neskamikaze (video)

Terranigma (SS, NTSC-J, deathless) in 4:09:47 by lemonsx(not pronounced "lemon sex") (part1)(part2)(part3)

Sonic 2 in 16:42 by mike89

Fan-art by Chrno - pic

This has nothing to do with Super Mario World, but it's true

Episode 3 - Castlevania III - 4 Mar 2012

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Guests: FunkdocBablo

Super Mario 64 (70 Star) in 49:42 by Honey

Super Mario 64 (120 Star) in 1:32:36 by Honey

Rygar (glitchless) in 24:16 by Darkwing Duck

Twinkle Tale in 18:51 by Sent (video)

Chrono Trigger (SS 100%) in 5:41:xx (in-game) by Essentia (part1)(part2)(part3)(part4)(part5)

Donkey Kong Country (all levels) in 0:31 (in-game) by tjp7154

Donkey Kong Country 2 (102%) in 1:32:36 by riz

Yoshi's Island (100%) in 3:00:05 by Kaede

LoZ: Ocarina Of Time (any%) in 47:41 by ZFG (part1)(part2)

Bio Force Ape in 5:10 RTA (5:04 in-game) by Frozencup

PJ wasn't jerking us around when he said that he got a run of Whizz (SNES) in 18:08

Episode 2 - Sonic 1 - 26 Feb 2012

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Guests: NaegleriaMike89

Naegleria's Sonic 1 run from AGDQ

Castlevania: SotN (Alucard, any%) in 19:42 by romscout (video)

Mega Man 1 (glitchless) in 22:47 by Exo (video)

Mega Man 1 in 19:56 by coolkid (video)

Mega Man X (any%, J) in 32:38 by Caleb Hart (part1)(part2)

Skyblazer (any%) in 26:48 by Omnigamer [(video)

Terranigma (SS, J) in 4:25:27 by Exo

Zelda 1 (2nd quest, SS, no Up-A) in 39:19 by Darkwing Duck (video)

Zelda 2 (any%) in 1:07:47 by Arctic Eagle

Link's Awakening (SS, J) in 1:15:00 by Exo (video)

LoZ: Ocarina of Time (any%) (gannonless) in 48:18 by ZFG

Metal Gear in 25:02 p1p2by dunnius

Final Fantasy 10 (SS) in 10:44:xx by Caracarn

Blast Corps (100%) in 1:41:42 by peaches_

Alligator Jerky

Rizand Castella- awesome Japanese DKC2 players, now streaming on Twitch for your pleasure.

Episode 1 - Mega Man X - 19 Feb 2012

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Guests: Tiki Caleb Hart