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Check Out this Video Explaining Why People Don’t Often Speedrun Metroid Prime
The Metroid series is known for many things and speedrunning is no doubt one of them. Super Metroid alone appears quite frequently in speedrunning events, though you’ll certainly find many of the other 2D titles popping up. In fact, Dread has also become quite popular among the speedrunning community. So…
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Check Out This Super Metroid Speedrunning Tutorial!
Speedrunning is and has always been a big part of Metroid games. From the very first title on NES, the series has encouraged players to go fast with special endings and other rewards. However, some like to compete and go even further beyond in an attempt to get the fastest…
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Join the Speedrunning Hall of Fame November 4th-6th As They Race Metroid Dread and More In Suport of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Starting this Friday, November 4, Speedrun Hall of Fame is hosting Skip the Stigma, a non-stop 3-day streaming event to help benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Throughout the event, you’ll have the opportunity to join in and help celebrate the fun and passion of speedrunning, and of…
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New Super Metroid Speedrunning World Record (Any%) Achieved!
Back in August of 2020, famed speedrunner Zoasty beat the previous world record for speedrunning Super Metroid (any%). In a mere 40 minutes, 46 seconds he defeated Mother Brain and left planet Zebes in ruins. The last Metroid lay in waste, the planet in debris, and here a world record…
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Watch This Speedrunner Be The First to Beat Metroid Dread in Under An Hour!
As the time to complete Metroid Dread has been shaved down further and further by speedrunners, it was only a matter of time before somebody beat the game in less than an hour. Now, it’s officially been done. Last Friday, speedrunner Arkandy took to Twitter to announce their incredible news…
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Metroid Dread, Kaizo Super Metroid Scheduled for SGDQ 2022
Games Done Quick has announced their schedule for their 2022 summer line up, and Metroid Dread is on the list making its inaugural appearance along with Kaizo Super Metroid. Almost every Metroid game in the series has a well established speed running community supporting it, so it is no surprise…
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Join TheSpeedGamers March 11-13th for a Metroid Marathon Benefitting Zero Prostate Cancer
What’s better than watching skilled players play Metroid games and having fun with their friends? Not much, but watching skilled players play every Metroid game continuously in support of Zero Prostate Cancer comes to mind! Our friends at TheSpeedGamers are embarking on a 48 hour livestream, filled with tons of fun…
