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Bringing live updates for speed games, current runs, leaderboard changes, and other news for select games and categories. Currently includes updates for SM64, CTR, Halo, and more. If you want a specific game update to be highlighted, DM it to this account!

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Ashley @ashmichda.fastlittleboys.com · 12d

new 6 second deltarune timesave means I can casually take every single chapter 1 world record in 2 days 😛

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Suigi @greensuigi.bsky.social · 13d

2 community gold splits (1:42.569 HMC [-0.13] and 1:35.496 WF [ -0.05]) today and 3 golds total :DDD

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · 28d

Hey all! If you or someone you know has a recent PB (in any category) and want to showcase it, post it below! I'll repost and shout you out. I love to see new categories especially and want to showcase more runs!

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beeve 🅱️ @itsbeeve.bsky.social · 28d

42:25!!!! HUGE RUN! Was top 10 pace into first throws (this was third attempt) took me a bit to find the star at the end but I lucked out! Thanks for the GGs! Gonna keep pushing this time down.

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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · Sep 13

Tonight during #FlameFatales, Games Done Quick officially reached 1,000,000 TOTAL DONATIONS raised over our lifetime!

Words cannot express the gratitude that we have for all of you, everywhere around the world, who have contributed to this number, and helped in making the world a better place. 💙

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Badroenis @badroenis.sm64.live · Sep 14

FIRST MAIN CATEGORY PB SINCE 2023! YOU CAN ALWAYS GOLD BITS!!! (manamo cycle and the bomb hitboxes were generous to me this time)

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beeve 🅱️ @itsbeeve.bsky.social · Sep 14

I COMPLETED MY FIRST BLINDFOLDED 16 STAR RUN! CASTLE MOVEMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE LMAO. Thank you for the GGs. Defs going to bring this time down further!

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Sep 11

SM64 16 Star: Just weeks out from their incredible 70 star PB, lunarjump has made an incredible jump in 16 star! GGs on a new PB of 15:05!

Screenshot of lunarjump's Twitch stream right after his PB. On the right is the gameplay, the left is his timer (showing a 15:05 end time) and above that is a very happy lunarjump! GG

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GTM @gtm.sm64.live · Sep 10

lunar pbed last night and watching this popoff made me feel like i was 14 years old again waking up right before school and watching his 15:12 only a couple hours after it happened. speedrunning is so magical.

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Sep 11

Congratulations on breaking the 16 minute barrier eave!

eave @eave64.bsky.social · Sep 10

its over

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eave @eave64.bsky.social · Sep 10

its over

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squimmie @squimmie.bsky.social · Sep 7

Insane night, got 1:09 and 1:08 an hour apart!!

4th place in dk bananza any%!! 🍌

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Sep 9

Incredible work and congratulations to Kally's new 70 star PB! This pushes him into the top ten on the leaderboard. GG

Kally @kally.bsky.social · Sep 8

Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 31

The full run is on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZADV...) and the archived VOD is on averge11's Twitch page (www.twitch.tv/averge11). Go support their channel!

[World Record] Super Mario Bros. Any% in 4:54.515

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 31

SMB Any%: For the first time in four years, Niftski's world record was beaten by @averge11.bsky.social just days ago by frames. The new world record to beat is 4:54.515, down from 4:54.565. A massive feat in such an optimised and popular category! Congratulations and GG!

Screenshot of averge11's Twitch stream at the moment of world record. The left side shows the end of Super Mario Bros.. The right side has a camera pointing at averge11's keyboard, and below that is a timer and music player. The timer shows a 4:55.0 (retimed to a 4:54.515).

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かりぷ @karinpune.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Morph @morpheus080.bsky.social · Aug 27

Cycle 3 strikes again lol the first hour of the run was pretty decent at least

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 28

Watch ArmadaUGS on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/armadaugs

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70star !16 !Factor

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 28

SM64 70 Star: Huge win for ArmadaUGS in the grind! He just pulled off a massive nine second PB, breaking another 10s barrier by getting a 47:12! GG!

Screenshot of ArmadaUGS's Twitch stream at game end. The right side shows the game end screen, the top left shows Armada's face cam, and below that is the splits, which show a final time of 47:12.

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Geenix @geenix7.bsky.social · Aug 28

dumbest throws of my life but at least I didnt miss one lol. this was after having a real struggle with BLJs that made me want to give up and do 70 so im really glad I got it next run to BLJs. anyway 70 soon :)

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 24

Retimed to a 1:08:44.65.

Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 24

Insane that I posted this and within just a few hours Tyron18 does it again!! New minute barrier broken! GG

Screenshot of Tyron18's Twitch stream with Donkey Kong Bananza to the right and the splits timer and vtuber to the left. Timer shows 1:08:45.

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Zeas @zeas.sm64.live · Aug 24

How can we expect to move forward when our long jumps are backwards

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Speedrun Update Hub @speedgameupdates.bsky.social · Aug 24

(Alt text for the image) Screenshot of Tyron18's Twitch stream at time of record. There is a timer and vtuber avatar to the left, and the game recording is on the right. The entire thing is surrounded by purple design and misc stream elements. The timer reads 1:09:15 (retimed to a 1:09:13).