List of The Legend of Zelda speedrunning records

Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series is well known for its popularity in speedrunning. This is a list of notable scores achieved in The Legend of Zelda games.

The Legend of Zelda

The current world record of Any%[Note 1] speedruns for the original The Legend of Zelda was set by LackAttack24 in December 2015, at 28 minutes and 50 seconds.[1] LackAttack24 beat his previous world record, set April 2015, at 29 minutes and 56 seconds.[2][3]

At Summer Games Done Quick 2015, speedrunner Jkoper played through The Legend of Zelda in 59 minutes without obtaining the sword, the most important weapon in the game.[4][5][6]

A Link to the Past

It is possible to speedrun through the original Japanese version of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in under two minutes by making use of a particularly advantageous glitches,[7][8] though the current record of beating the game without making use of any "major glitches" is in hands of Canadian speedrunner Xelna, with a time of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 50 seconds.[9]

Ocarina of Time

By using the "wrong warp" glitch to skip the majority of the game, it is possible to beat The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in under 20 minutes.[10] Since the discovery of the "wrong warp" glitch, Any%[Note 1] speedruns of Ocarina of Time have become highly popular.

Date Name Time Platform Sources
9 May 2015 skater82297 17:45 Japanese Wii Virtual Console [11][12]
1 January 2015 Jodenstone 18:07 Japanese Wii Virtual Console [13][11]
July 2014 Narcissa Wright 18:10 iQue Player [14][15][11]

The current record of beating Ocarina of Time 100%, collecting all optional items, is in hands of speedrunner ZFG with a time of 4 hours, 19 minutes and 35 seconds.[16][17] Ocarina of Time was beaten 100% while blindfolded by speedrunner Runnerguy2489 in October 2015. This complicated run took him around 103 hours to complete.[18]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Any%" refers to beating a game without having to play through any optional content.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Any% No Up+A in 28m 50s". Speedrun.com. 2015-12-08.
  2. ↑ Lloyd, Rod (2015-04-04). "New NES Legend of Zelda Speedrun World Record, First Sub-30 Minute Run". Zelda Informer.
  3. ↑ "Any% No Up+A in 29m 24s". Speedrun.com. 2015-10-19.
  4. ↑ Parish, Robin (2015-08-01). "This Guy Beat 'The Legend Of Zelda' Swordless, In One Hour". Tech Times.
  5. ↑ Veix, Joe (2015-08-01). "Here’s how to beat The Legend of Zelda without a sword". Deathandtaxes.
  6. ↑ Wynne, Jared (2015-07-31). "This guy is better than you at Legend of Zelda—and he doesn't even use a sword". The Daily Dot.
  7. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2015-10-02). "Video: Learn How to Clear The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in Under Two Minutes". Nintendo Life.
  8. ↑ Petterson, Alex (2015-10-03). "Såhär klarar du The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past på under 2 min". Eurogamer Sweden.
  9. ↑ "No Major Glitches in 1h 23m 50s". Speedrun.com. 2015-10-15.
  10. ↑ Li, Roland (2014-01-09). "Making money as a Zelda speed runner". Polygon.
  11. 1 2 3 Gates, Christopher (2015-05-09). "Gamer Sets New World Record for ‘Ocarina of Time’ Speedrun". Gamerant.
  12. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2015-05-09). "The Ocarina of Time Speedrun World Record Has Been Beaten Yet Again". Nintendo Life.
  13. ↑ Hall, Charlie (2015-02-01). "Watch the fastest Ocarina of Time speedrun ever". Polygon.
  14. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2014-08-01). "Zelda speedrunner explains how it's possible to beat Ocarina of Time in 18 minutes". Polygon.
  15. ↑ Lingle, Manuel (2014-07-20). "New 'Ocarina of Time' speedrun record brings Cosmo Wright to tears". The Daily Dot.
  16. ↑ Klepek, Patrick (2015-03-19). "Speedrunner Misses Beating His Own Ocarina of Time Record By Two Seconds". Kotaku.
  17. ↑ "100% in 4h 19m 34s". Speedrun.com. 2015-08-20.
  18. ↑ Vas, Gergo (2015-10-26). "Guy Beats Ocarina of Time While Blindfolded". Kotaku.

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