Anyone that likes speed running video games and especially Mario 64 should know that Siglemic just got the world record for 120 stars finishing in 1:44:52 (Previous Record was 1:45:38, for comparison). Getting his goal of getting a 1:44 time; which is pretty close to perfect in that game for a non Tool Assisted Speed Run. Speculation is that a perfect human time with current route is in the low 1:44's or very high 1:43's that's how good that run was.

That's pretty awesome! I have a friend who likes speed running games like that but he's not nearly that good.

The thing is when you speedrun a game you end up getting a very high over all playtime anyway since you need to practice playing and beating the game again and again and again to get a really low speed run time; and depending on the game you might end up playing it for a few hours every day for months on end.

Also to plug a Charity Event Team Sp00ky/Speed Runs Live Kings of Poverty Charity Stream For September 2nd and 3rd Team Sp00ky (best known for their Fighting Game Streams) and Speed Runs Live (Known for a bunch of people streaming speed run practice and world records on just about any game) are teaming up to raise money for RAINN. Normally I make these their own topic but I feel like they don't get enough attention so I'm putting it in here.

You typically don't speedrun a game until after you've played through it normally.

I've never actually watched them do a speedrun stream, but I've watched the tournaments they handle all the time.

Whelp seeing as this is a gaming forum i might as well anounce that the next Skyrim DLC is out on Tuesday for xbox live (hehe) for 400msp

I can see the fun in it. I had a blast having a speed run race with a group of friends in Luigi's Mansion.

I love Luigi's mansion! I make it a habit to try and beat it in one night on Halloween, however I usually have to visit family or Halloween is on a school night.

I'm pretty excited for the sequel.

Black Mesa (Improved version of half life 1) is green light!
And It's free. Wanderer, you should give it a try

Oh man watching those runs is intense, once it gets down to the end. I watched him fail a few runs that would have had times around that a few weeks back.

There was also the Cosmowright guy that set his world record a few times for Wind Waker. After he set the latest record, he said he wouldn't be playing as much since he would be unlikely to improve it much past that until someone finds a new glitch that allows a lesser time without requiring perfection.

Definitely fun stuff to watch

Oh yeah some how I forgot about Cosmos improvement of Windwaker (Japanese with Tingle Tuner: 4:58:55), and I watched basically all of it. (I think I caught it little bit after the first temple or something) Same with Werster's improvement of Pokemon Yellow (2:02 in game time/2:04:06 Real Time) which I watched from end of Mt. Moon on. Those are both great runs and I completely agree Speed Runs are so much fun to watch.

Everyone needs to play through Half Life. and I mean even the last set of levels that are, mediocre at best.

The Marathon just raised their goal of 10,000 dollars! Thanks to everyone who may have donated.

I really like this game.

The game is great, and everything looks amazing. I suggest gw2 to anyone that likes a good MMO

anyone want portal2 75% off coupon?

So, I just got Okami for the Wii. I'm not a really big gamer, but I'm excited over this.

I've seen a play through of it, but haven't actually played it myself. Has anyone here actually played it before?

I've played it. It's gorgeous. The art and music are amazing and the characters are great. The gameplay is also really, really good for a Zelda clone. It's good enough that you don't even care that it's not super-original.

Its a ton of fun, and I wish that Okami Den was on the Wii, I don't own a DS people!

I keep forgetting that's on my mental list of DS games to get eventually. I just finished Super Mario 3D Land 100% (I tell yah, that game sucks the SOUL out of you!) and now I'm playing Ocarina of Time.

Got it for my Wii too. I still can't believe i didn't beat it yet due to my time constraints. Maybe someday

Marvel Vs. Capcom Origins is looking awesome. <3

anyone remember putt putt, or am I just odd?

Don't remind me of putt putt.

I remember seeing ads for Putt Putt games every time I played Freddie Fish or Pajama Sam, but I never played a Putt Putt game itself (aside from a super short demo that came with one of my other games).

Man. Now there's some nostalgia. I feel like playing through the Pajama Sam games again.

I used to have blues clues video game, and the objective of game was to collect all the newspaper; I was never able to.
now that I think of it I really ought to finish that off, there is so much videogames that I was never able to beat when I was young. I'm doing nostalgia videogame run this weekend.

my mother found someone with a perfectly good SNES and bought it for $25 along with Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, and King of the Monsters.

King of the Monsters brought back so many good wrestling memories ;_;

EarthWorm Jim? Played it on Genesis, but not SNES. Still pretty cool though, but the game's graphics are not as good. still, it's nonetheless fun to play.

my friends and I are planning to play whole lists of earth worm Jim someday. What is SENS?
from what I heard, Spyro is also big nostalgia for everyone out there, but not me I never played it before.

SNES = Super Nintendo!

Same! Between Operation Neptune, Amazon Trail, the Reader Rabbit games, and Mission: T.H.I.N.K., The Learning Company practically owned my childhood game time for a good while. XD

I should have nostalgia, instead it only reminds me that I played all those educational games back then. Thus it induces rage.

you guys played educational games as a kid? Fair enough, my cousin did the same.

I lived in Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Tekken and in the later years (I still call it me being a kid) Dynasty Warriors and Kingdom Hearts. I was born in he PlayStation era, and honestly I'm glad I got the PlayStation over N64. I own both now, and a couple of the best games for N64 (Turok Seeds of Evil, F-zero, Diddy Kong Racing and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time (This game was much, much better on the Gamecube simply due to the controller in my oppinion)).

Did The Incredible Machine count as educational? I adored that game.