Metroid Prime Done Even Quicker

Thanks to the Gaming-Age forum regulars for pointing to news of a new world speed record at Metroid Prime for GameCube. The record-breaker, Radix, was originally inspired by an earlier Slashdot article about CALFoolio's non-item-based speed record, and "decided... to focus on a 100% speed run: one that gets all 100 items in the game." This run comes with a complete video record of the amazingly swift 1 hour, 37 minute play-through.

oohh kay

[darkmayo]

wow did he get a trophy?

I think the poster forgot the "Stuff that matters" part.

Oddly enough,

[Dr. Photo]

"CalFoolio" doesn't even play Metroid Prime anymore. (Probably got sick of it after countless speed runs.)

And there are not 100 items in the game. A 100% score indicates that you've been everywhere and scanned everything.

Re:Super Metroid

[fredrikj]

Not caring about items, I've beaten Super Metroid in 51 minutes, one continuous run without saving. The world record (non 100%) is 44 minutes [geocities.com]. That's with saving - best time I know that has been done in a continuous run is 46 minutes [elazulspad.com].

The world record with 100% items is 1:02 (first link again).

None of those records are near perfect, though, recent discoveries suggest that it might be possible to complete the game in about 0:35 with any % and 0:55 with 100%.

Heh I was going to submit this myself

[Radix37]

Why didn't I finish more commentary before I made it public?

not really...

[Anonymous Coward]

Sesshoumaru is doing a recorded 1% Metroid Fusion run at http://metroid.retrofaction.com/games/mf/onepercen t.shtml

He makes it look easy =) Too bad he's not done with it yet.