World records. Speedrunning and speedrunners. Miracles and other stuff.

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Diablo speedrun sleuths proved its 15-year world record was fake after reverse-engineering the game and failing to replicate the run in 2.2 billion possible randomized dungeons

Diablo speedrun sleuths proved its 15-year world record was fake after reverse-engineering the game and failing to replicate the run in 2.2 billion possible randomized dungeons

They were thorough.

www.pcgamer.com

 

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some people are just incredible, that's very quick thinking. (I remember some news about an ukranian general saying that good Call of Duty players would be awesome drone pilots in any war given their quick reaction skills)

Xcom 2 Developers React to Incredible Speedrun​

 

[Cyan]

this is one of the most fascinating stories regarding videogames I've seen to date. How the world record of Tetris was achieved. Sometimes people come up with things you'd never expect, sheer artisanship.