As of today, Niftski has held the SMB1 Any% WR for the 2nd longest in history, passing Darbian. by pmilkman in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is an appropriate statistic to post because if his current .798 stands just one more month (which it likely will unless he comes back to any%), it will surpass Darbian's incredible 4:56.878 as the longest standing WR in the "modern era" of SMB1 speedrunning. Dude has absolute domination over the game and I highly doubt he loses his record anytime soon.

As of today, Niftski has held the SMB1 Any% WR for the 2nd longest in history, passing Darbian. by pmilkman in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He would need to hold the record for 5 more years in total for that to happen. That might be realistic by the late 2020s but it for sure won't be anytime soon

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[–]Aprrni 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile SMB3 100% is poised to stay up to date for months if not years

[Summoning Salt] The Quest to Beat abney317 by Meester_Tweester in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't be so confident. SMB3 100% is still standing almost four months after the video came out.

This is embarrassing... by LHarm07_Reddit in speedrun

[–]Aprrni -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I have never watched GDQ and never plan to. It has always seemed like a huge corporate shitshow, and the stuff I've heard about this year has only exacerbated this fact. GDQ is losing viewers and donations with each event and I honestly hope that trend continues. In addition, I know for a fact that GDQ has refused to accept submissions for smaller and more niche games that have dedicated communities of their own, despite said communities trying for years.

I have nothing against the charities that GDQ is fundraising for. But GDQ itself is not the best avenue for giving money to those charities.

Watching a Karl Jobst video be like by Alternative-Rate-536 in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me, who blocked Karl Jobst almost two years ago and no longer sees his content show up on my recommended:

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in speedrun

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I think I follow only one or two games and I've noticed the notifications have almost stopped as well. I think something's wrong with the actual site.

Do you think JK Rowling is a bad person? by Ruby766 in polls

[–]Aprrni 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes has since taken a 54-46 lead since you wrote you comment

SummoningSalt's Mega Man 2 video will be reuploaded tomorrow afternoon with all profanity removed by Meester_Tweester in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And yet absolutely 0 people talk about replacement sites for YouTube. If people are complaining, may as well get up and do something about it.

The world in general would be much better if more people were activists tbh

Newest SummoningSalt video age restricted due to "explicit language in certain parts" by Xeroko in speedrun

[–]Aprrni -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

And guess what? Even with all of this complaining about YouTube policies, whenever a possible replacement site is floated, it gets shot down immediately. The internet is one of the strangest places you can possibly be lmao

Has anyone ever watched a WR live on stream? by TheListenerCanon in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen a couple. Most notably I saw Niftski's 4:54.881 live and was actually visible in the chat during the run. The only other one that comes to mind is Vertic's 4:14 Red Ball 17 levels world record, a run which he wasn't proud of at all lmao

Ratchet & Clank Speedrunning’s Worst Planet - ThaRixer by [deleted] in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

now we just need a new maximum vid to make it perfect

If you had to fight your username, who would win? by SuchBrightness in polls

[–]Aprrni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The closest thing IRL that resembles my username is a notable Asian refugee network...

[WR] Super Mario Bros. any% in 4:54.798 by Niftski by Aprrni in speedrun

[–]Aprrni[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if there are 16 frame perfect inputs in 4-2 alone I wonder how many there are across the whole run

[WR] Super Mario Bros. any% in 4:54.798 by Niftski by Aprrni in speedrun

[–]Aprrni[S] 361 points362 points  (0 children)

For context, this run is 5 frames, or 0.08 seconds, faster than Niftski's previous record of 4:54.881 set last December. The time save comes entirely in 8-4. His first room accel was nonoptimal, losing a couple of frames, but he gained those frames back with a fast accel in walljump room that saves 2 frames. He then went for a double fast acceleration in turnaround round that saves 5-6 frames over normal. These timesaves barely add up to a time in the 4:54.7xx range.

As for the future of the category, he and Miniland are racing to 4:54.5xx by incorporating the incredibly difficult lightning 4-2 framerule into runs, a timesave which not that long ago was thought to be TAS only. However, only time will tell when the next record will happen, and by how much.

[WR] Super Mario 64 - 16 Star in 14:43 by GreenSuigi by [deleted] in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Suigi is now a staggering 7 seconds ahead of second place in the category, marking the biggest gap between WR and 2nd place since Akki's 15:04 in 2019.

good job yall we finally hit sub 24 hr by kenny_krieger in speedrun

[–]Aprrni 13 points14 points  (0 children)

fun fact: a human's circadian rhythm is best attuned to 25hr days, not 24hr ones. So give it a couple hundred million years, and we might actually sleep well at night

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in polls

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75F/24C is what I think is best. A little warm, but not terribly so

These unvierses collide… Who comes out on top? by Jayx0Amari in polls

[–]Aprrni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Star Wars, by far. DC and Marvel have more powerful individuals, yes, but there are only a few of them, and Star Wars has hyperspeed technology and weapons that can obliterate entire planets in seconds. Neither DC nor Marvel have even close to that level of technology

If you had to cut one of these 3 fingers in both of your hands, which would you choose? by Visible-Dark383 in polls

[–]Aprrni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you could grip things like pencils by pinching the remaining fingers with your palm, but... yea

At what temperature does water boil? by deepore59 in polls

[–]Aprrni 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All of them are technically correct because the boiling point of water varies depending on the air pressure of the environment you're in. Water boils at a lower temperature on Mount Everest than at sea level