Currently, she enjoys playing «A Hat in Time», for which she holds third place in the world rankings. Over the years, she has tried out many different games. I just enjoy playing the games and watching myself improve», the 23-year-old explains and adds that she never gets bored. But Emily insists that she’s not in it for the trophies. Meanwhile, her record has been broken by almost 15 minutes and a total of 1:41:05. About one year later, she set her first speedrunning world record with «Paper Mario». «Didn't realize how much that would change my life forever», Emily says in her blog. But what really got the ball rolling was coming across a streamer called 0xwas back in 2012. Four years ago, she took part in the summer Games Done Quick. I don’t get angry at my games.» Leaderboards are arbitraryĮmily is no stranger to the speedrunning scene. «It has a bunch of awkward out of bounds stuff and one spot where you can be one-hit KO-ed.» Surprisingly, she has not destroyed any controllers out of frustration yet. The hardest part of the game is definitely mission 7, she says. So for about two years now, she’s been improving her speedrunning skills for «Superman 64» on the side. The game has just grown on me ever since and is quite an enjoyable game to speedrun.» «Due to my love of speedrunning, I quickly became interested in how the game could be broken and how fast I could do it. Emily started to be interested in the background story and why the game became so hated. «I was actually playing it for some friends in a call just for fun, so they could see it, and I guess the nostalgia of the game just got to me.», she tells me on Twitter. But, Emily, who completed «Superman 64» twice as a kid, seems to have a much more positive attitude towards this notorious game. The cynically inclined might say that her speed put everyone out of their misery in no time. All it took her was a jaw-dropping 36 minutes and 54 seconds until the closing credits began to roll. So why on earth would you choose this annoying game for a speedrun? Emily, also known as headstrong1290, did exactly that. And I’m guessing that most players have never cleared the first ring level, let alone got to the end. One of the most aggravating Nintendo 64 games ever. Image: Games Done Quickĭespite the label «Awesome» Games Done Quick, by far not all games shown at the event deserve this title. HeadStrong1290 with «Superman 64» for N64. «The nostalgia of the game just got to me» Many gamers comment their own runs in a very entertaining way. The event has a family feel about it and is not as competitive as you may think. But mostly, it was all about completing the game as fast as possible. Some runs were all about grabbing 100 per cent of all collectibles, others presented the challenge of getting to the end in an unorthodox way (e.g. The types of speedruns were also manifold. The games featured at the event were a mix of classics such as «Ultima VI: The False Prophet» and more recent editions like «Prey». For all of you who couldn’t be part of the spectacle, there's a stream on Twitch worth checking out. Since then, GDQ has become one of the biggest speedrunning events in the world. The event has been taking place since 2010 and used to be called Classic Games Done Quick. For eight days straight, countless speedrunners chased after new records while the audience cheered them on. The winter edition of this charity event recently took place in Washington DC. Games Done Quick (GDQ) is a biannual speedrunning marathon carried out for a good cause.
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