Spyro the Dragon Forums / Speedrunning

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Steinar) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:47:38 +0000

Well i don't think of Spyro in terms of Speedrunning. It just feels like i am rushing instead of exploring. But is chill that people enjoy this and that ^ _ ^

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Morgan) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:33:47 +0000

CrystalFissure wrote:

When I say I'm not very good, I more meant regarding Spyro and Crash. Like I know pretty much all the glitches, but I don't play the games super-fast and effectively. The tournaments I won were for Disney and Gex. But you're right, there is a tournament going on right now, and it's for Insomniac and Naughty Dog. You guys could check it out.

I'm taking part in that tournament as well.

I also know about what tournaments you won, but I wanted to keep my post that way for personal documentation.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (CrystalFissure) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 05:48:29 +0000

When I say I'm not very good, I more meant regarding Spyro and Crash. Like I know pretty much all the glitches, but I don't play the games super-fast and effectively. The tournaments I won were for Disney and Gex. But you're right, there is a tournament going on right now, and it's for Insomniac and Naughty Dog. You guys could check it out.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Morgan) — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:15:22 +0000

I'm relatively new to speedrunning, but I'm already fairly decent at it.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (AlexDest) — Fri, 29 May 2015 21:44:34 +0000

Paranoia wrote:

What's the reason PS2 is the best? Fastest loading times? I would only be able to use a PS1 or PS3

PS2 has an option in the menu that allows PS1 discs to spin at the speed of a PS2 disc, called "Fast Disc Speed". This essentially speeds up loading times.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Morgan) — Tue, 19 May 2015 12:52:26 +0000

CrystalFissure wrote:

Our little Spyro community on YouTube used to have speedrunning tournaments. It began on a channel titled "Spyro Speedruns". These days, a few of those people from the community started taking it real seriously. Guys like Rabidwombatjr/FahrenheitFrenzy and Crash41596 originated from that community. Same with ThaRixer (Jak speedrunner) and PeteThePlayer. Good times. I myself am pretty *bleep*y at speedruns, but they used to be good fun and we always had great Skype calls.

You think that you're not very good at speedruns? What are you going on about? You're the only person to win 2 major I'm A Speedrunner tournaments. You're officially the best speedrunner in the community. And what do you mean the community "used" to have speedrunning tournaments? I'm A Speedrunner is still going.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (CrystalFissure) — Sat, 16 May 2015 13:10:44 +0000

Our little Spyro community on YouTube used to have speedrunning tournaments. It began on a channel titled "Spyro Speedruns". These days, a few of those people from the community started taking it real seriously. Guys like Rabidwombatjr/FahrenheitFrenzy and Crash41596 originated from that community. Same with ThaRixer (Jak speedrunner) and PeteThePlayer. Good times. I myself am pretty *bleep*y at speedruns, but they used to be good fun and we always had great Skype calls.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Paranoia) — Wed, 13 May 2015 21:14:20 +0000

What's the reason PS2 is the best? Fastest loading times? I would only be able to use a PS1 or PS3

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Caitelady) — Tue, 05 May 2015 19:26:56 +0000

Emulators aren't completely accurate and have slower loads; sometimes they're discouraged, especially certain versions. For the original trilogy speedruns, PS2 is always superior.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Flapjacks) — Sun, 03 May 2015 20:41:38 +0000

I know that some speedrunners use emulators, however the more dedicated ones usually have a capture card, because the timing for loading screens and such is always recorded using the original console, or something like that. Most emulators will allow you to run games through your disc drive, too, so you don't have to illegally download .iso files. I always play using an emulator, because it's just easier. Plus I can play using my gamepad's analog sticks.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Caitelady) — Sun, 03 May 2015 07:33:10 +0000

The only thing you need to video capture from console is a capture card like a Dazzle DVC100 or GV-USB2, then an s-video/composite cable or composite with splitter cables. The software to record/stream is free, most people use Open Broadcaster Software (or OBS). I remember when I bought my Dazzle, I found a decent used one for about $30, then the s-video cable was about $10. So it wasn't bad at all.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Paranoia) — Sun, 03 May 2015 05:39:01 +0000

Yeh, I'm ParanoiaRebirth on Twitch so if you ever see me in chat (though I generally lurk), that's me. Hopefully I can figure out a way to stream myself after I'm done with school, but it seems like it's kind of an investment to get streaming and recording software.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Caitelady) — Sat, 02 May 2015 17:17:07 +0000

Awesome, thanks! I hope to see you around.

If you ever need help with anything, I'm always more than willing to help. If I don't know something myself, I can definitely direct you toward people that do know.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Paranoia) — Fri, 01 May 2015 22:46:24 +0000

Yeah for sure. I actually wasn't aware there was an active community around such an old game...that's pretty cool. I'm always watching streams on Twitch so I gave you a follow there. Hopefully I can get to trying more runs soon.

Re: Speedrunning

dummy@example.com (Caitelady) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:36:01 +0000

My first run of 120% was 2:37 so a 2:40 is really good, especially without a route. It's a pretty fun watch and lots of cool people in the community, would love to see more people getting involved in it.