New Speedrun Thread - I have gained the critical extra second by refusing to have fun

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Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

Sig literally can't win. Normally his chat gets flooded with people asking him why he's playing the JP version. Now, since he switched to the English version to avoid a reoccurring crash, the chat is being flooded with people asking why he isn't playing the JP version.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 00:25

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 02:10

Shadow Ninja 64: May 21, 2007; "I stood there, wondering why the puck was getting bigger...

and then it hit me."

0xwas is streaming a Kirby 64 run: http://www.twitch.tv/0xwas

# ? Aug 4, 2012 16:15

ImPureAwesome: Sep 6, 2007; the king of the beach

Shadow Ninja 64 posted:

0xwas is streaming a Kirby 64 run: http://www.twitch.tv/0xwas

I always forget how much I like the music in Kirby

# ? Aug 4, 2012 16:29

brap: Aug 23, 2004; Grimey Drawer

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Sig literally can't win. Normally his chat gets flooded with people asking him why he's playing the JP version. Now, since he switched to the English version to avoid a reoccurring crash, the chat is being flooded with people asking why he isn't playing the JP version.

The only way to win is not to play (the reading the chat game)

# ? Aug 4, 2012 21:37

Shadow Ninja 64: May 21, 2007; "I stood there, wondering why the puck was getting bigger...

and then it hit me."

There's a big Wind Waker race going on: http://www.twitch.tv/cosmowright

# ? Aug 4, 2012 21:59

Heavy_D: Feb 16, 2002; "rararararara" contains the meaning of everything, kept in simple rectangular structures

Also if you follow this thread live, siglemic is 1 min ahead with 39 stars to go.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 22:52

Taikuri: Mar 6, 2009; So it doesn't try to shitpost or anything?

Nope, it just lurks there. Completely harmless.

http://www.twitch.tv/siglemic

1 minute ahead WR Personal record, 4500 viewers at the moments :munch:

Edit: VVVVVVV Alright then

Taikuri fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Aug 4, 2012

# ? Aug 4, 2012 22:58

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

Go Sig!:

http://www.twitch.tv/siglemic

# ? Aug 4, 2012 22:58

iPodschun: Dec 29, 2004; Sherlock House

Heavy_D posted:

Also if you follow this thread live, siglemic is 1 min ahead with 39 stars to go.

The splits are for his 120 record of 1:47:10, not Nero's 1:46:35 WR. If he keeps the same pace he had at Tiny Huge Island he'd finish 36 seconds ahead of the WR.

edit: A couple of slip ups but got 11 more seconds there. God drat.

iPodschun fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Aug 4, 2012

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:00

Shadow Ninja 64: May 21, 2007; "I stood there, wondering why the puck was getting bigger...

and then it hit me."

Hyperbeli posted:

http://www.twitch.tv/siglemic

1 minute ahead WR, 4500 viewers at the moments

His splits are for his personal best, not the WR. He's about 35 seconds ahead of the WR.

E:F,B.

Edit 2: He got the breezeless star in TTM. Also 5.5k viewers and rising.

Shadow Ninja 64 fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Aug 4, 2012

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:00

evilalien: Jul 29, 2005; Knowledge is born from Curiosity.

Those were some superb recoveries from what seemed like were going to be major mistakes on the first stars of both TTC and RR. Also the viewer count is now up to 7500.

Well there goes that run

evilalien fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Aug 4, 2012

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:17

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

And Sig loving blew it.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:20

Bigass Moth: Mar 6, 2004; I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.

he knows...

Tuned in, saw him breakdancing on the carpet and then died, Whoops.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:20

Triangle: Jul 30, 2011; Heh. If I was actually unchill, I would be using all caps and/or exclamation marks in my posts, but I am chill. Clowns like you make me laugh, that's what clowns do. Added to my ignore list.

Hahaha that was the best time to tune in.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:20

Aipsh: Feb 17, 2006; GLUPP SHITTO FAN CLUB PRESIDENT

That was the most ridiculous thing ever in history

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:21

Haste Mistake: Oct 14, 2008; Here I go!
Kicking you in the hands!
Get your hands down here!

That was the saddest choke I've ever seen. How do you gently caress that up?

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:21

Gimpy Joe: Jul 25, 2004; In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A Stately Pleasure Dome Decree

Oh God drat. Why Sig? Why??

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:22

apophenium: Apr 14, 2009

Man that had been such a beautiful run until then too. :smith:

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:27

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

Santabear posted:

That was the saddest choke I've ever seen. How do you gently caress that up?

Apparently he was in the crouching animation when the star popped, so he had to wait so he didn't backflip off, but since Mario takes a bit to get out of the animation he didn't know how to respond and was thrown out of a loop.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:30

Mukaikubo: Mar 14, 2006; "You treat her like a lady... and she'll always bring you home."

To go from being on pace to beat the WR by over a minute to missing out on the world record by 90 seconds, because of a single mistake... that's just gut-wrenching.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:32

Super Jay Mann: Nov 6, 2008

That was the most heartbreaking thing.

# ? Aug 4, 2012 23:43

take_it_slow: Jul 7, 2011

Was it due to showboating or just previously unpracticed circumstances?

# ? Aug 5, 2012 00:34

Metajo: Nov 1, 2006; Created by R-Force Software
Your Console Sucks

showboating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef42obw5Zn8

# ? Aug 5, 2012 00:42

Crotch Bat: Dec 6, 2003; Much like with everything else in life, the Euros seem to have more sense on how to do things in a fun atmosphere without sucking the soul out of the event.

The Leon Lett of speedruns.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 00:50

Violently Car: Dec 2, 2007; You are now entering completely darkness

Wasn't Siglemic busting Trihex's rear end for doing stuff like that? :what:

# ? Aug 5, 2012 01:10

Gimpy Joe: Jul 25, 2004; In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A Stately Pleasure Dome Decree

What was he going to do for the rest of August if he crushed the record by that much on the 4th?

Speedrun conspiracy time.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 01:22

evilalien: Jul 29, 2005; Knowledge is born from Curiosity.

Gimpy Joe posted:

What was he going to do for the rest of August if he crushed the record by that much on the 4th?

Speedrun conspiracy time.

He said he would start training for Sunshine if he got the record before the month was up.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 01:34

usedpizza: Jan 1, 2009; Give it up for the champ

Sig is in Rainbow Ride. Viewers are topping 7k again. http://www.twitch.tv/siglemic

And he's still showboating on the carpet ride ahaha.

edit: 31 seconds ahead of his best after Rainbow Ride.

He got 1:46:49 with a missed bowser throw. Such a close run.

usedpizza fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Aug 5, 2012

# ? Aug 5, 2012 02:15

evilalien: Jul 29, 2005; Knowledge is born from Curiosity.

He's likely going to get a new personal record here and end up close to the WR.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 02:19

emdash: Oct 19, 2003; and?

14 seconds off aaaaaaaaagh

# ? Aug 5, 2012 02:21

Silento: Feb 16, 2012

Saturday Night Bingo is starting!

# ? Aug 5, 2012 02:50

pksage: Jul 2, 2009; You are an experience!
Make sure you're a good experience.

That was the first Bingo I've actually watched, was pretty cool! It's an interesting experience to watch Cosmo get schooled at stuff (I don't normally keep up with OoT).

How much time are runners given to plan their route after the card is revealed? I missed the start.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 04:36

Katana_Warrior: Dec 25, 2009

pksage posted:

That was the first Bingo I've actually watched, was pretty cool! It's an interesting experience to watch Cosmo get schooled at stuff (I don't normally keep up with OoT).

How much time are runners given to plan their route after the card is revealed? I missed the start.

No time. Once the card is revealed, the race is on.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 04:39

uPen: Jan 25, 2010; Zu Rodina!

Leonid posted:

No time. Once the card is revealed, the race is on.

So like 5 minutes while they watch the opening cutscene.

# ? Aug 5, 2012 04:42

evilalien: Jul 29, 2005; Knowledge is born from Curiosity.

Siglemic is close to the end of a potential WR run:
http://www.twitch.tv/siglemic

# ? Aug 6, 2012 00:30

AnacondaHL: Feb 15, 2009; I'm the lead trumpet player, playing loud and high is all I know how to do.

evilalien posted:

Siglemic is close to the end of a potential WR run:
http://www.twitch.tv/siglemic

9,500 idiots to mod and counting...

# ? Aug 6, 2012 00:34

iPodschun: Dec 29, 2004; Sherlock House

He's still using his old splits, so he's only 9 seconds ahead of WR pace heading into Tick Tock Clock. Just gotta see what happens in Rainbow Ride...

edit: I almost added that "he never screws up TTC" and his first star ends up being pretty rough.
edit2: 5 seconds ahead after TTC
edit3: Two deaths on RR, 13 seconds ahead

iPodschun fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Aug 6, 2012

# ? Aug 6, 2012 00:41