Luigi’s Mansion Any% changed a ton in 2023 because a huge clip was found that shaved 2 minutes off a 7 minute run

The explanation video was released alongside a WR run, and while the weeks after were absolute leaderboard chaos, it feels right that the innovators got to take the first record with it

I’m of the opinion that glitch hunters & strat finders should be rewarded for their finds, but there’s a point where hoarding starts to feel more harmful to the community than it is beneficial to the individual, and I agree that’s definitely bad karma

Speedrunning is an interesting intersection of competition and collaboration, and some people/communities will naturally value one over the other

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon btw

He was a pure soul, and those heartless monsters destroyed his gumdrop button

Still gotta hunt down two hide-and-seek champion NPCs, and I‘m somehow missing like 10 consecutive enemies in the bestiary, so I guess I managed to dodge a whole area after 40 hours of gameplay

*gestures towards the entirety of Cuphead*

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2026 is the year where I act like I belong

It's still hell accepting that I'll never realize my true potential in any of these domains, but I nonetheless deserve to celebrate the heights I have been able to reach

If other people are proud of me, then I should be too—that starts with AGDQ

I've been dealing with a lot of heavy imposter syndrome in all aspects of life lately: work, parenting, streaming, speedrunning, etc. and it's not fun

But I've never heard such kind words spoken about me more than I have this week, and that kinda snapped me out of the trance I've been in

We made it an hour longer than I expected 🎉