Gallery: For the World's Fastest Gamers, Failure Is Just One Bad Jump Away

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    Wright successfully performs the Zombie Hover glitch in Wind Waker HD, but it doesn't work the way he expected it to in the end. *Video credit: Cosmo Wright*
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    Quake was one of the first games to inspire a serious speedrunning community. Over the years some players have gotten... well... a little *too* good at the game. *Video credit: Youtube user wusseh*
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    The endless staircases that separate floors of the castle in Mario 64 aren't so endless after all, if you can move quickly enough. Youtuber PsychoSpeedGame has been kind enough to record a tutorial showing anybody how to pull off the Backwards Long Jump glitch. *Video credit: Youtube user PsychoSpeedGame*
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    At the 17:30 mark in this video, we see a complicated glitch that allows players to exit the boundaries of Mirror's Edge's world. By skipping massive level segments, speedrunners of ME are able to beat it in less than 40 minutes. *Video credit: Youtube user VafflaN8*
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    Most people, given unlimited time, would find it pretty difficult to beat Super Meat Boy. This guy does it in less than 20 minutes, and reveals a handful of useful tricks in doing so. *Video credit: Youtube user ExoSDA*
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    This video would be impressive enough if the runner only beat Portal in fewer than 10 minutes, but he also uses a bizarre series of exploits to reach the cake room shown at the end of the game. *Video credit: Youtube user Michael Yanni*
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    Here Cosmo Wright and some fellow speedrunners demonstrate and explain the warp glitch in Ocarina of Time that changed everything. *Video credit: Youtube user SwordlessLink*
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