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I found a circular link in the second paragraph of
Lying about times. I think the link can just be removed:
In 2017, a
speedrunner named Eric "Omnigamer" Koziel disassembled the game's code and concluded that the fastest possible time was 5.57 seconds.PigBepsiRS (
talk) 22:41, 11 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Should the Mario Kart games and their significant presence with speedrunning be mentioned in this article if it hasn't been done already?
NintendoTTTEfan2005 (
talk) 14:31, 15 December 2023 (UTC)reply
If reliable sources identify their significance then yes, but I'm not sure that's the case. ~
Bluecrystal004 (
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contribs) 15:29, 15 December 2023 (UTC)reply
It's just my intuition as someone who speedruns a couple of them, but a quick Google throws up some news results about Mario Kart 64 which may be noteworthy. ~
Bluecrystal004 (
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contribs) 02:23, 17 December 2023 (UTC)reply
Well, I guess I kinda feel the same. I don't have MK64, but I do time trial MKW a decent bit and MK7 from time to time.
NintendoTTTEfan2005 (
talk) 02:25, 17 December 2023 (UTC)reply
Definition too narrow
I feel that the term "speedrun" has outgrown simply gaming. I have seen many instances of the term being used in a context outside of videogames. This would be a massive overhaul to the page so take your time but I beleive the deffinition at least should be broadened.
ANerd.png (
talk) 02:40, 19 February 2024 (UTC)reply
Not done- Wiktionary already has a definition to accommodate this at its entry for
speedrun, but the broadening of the term is still in reference to the same activity, and the only encyclopedic topic is still the gaming one. ~
Bluecrystal004 (
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I suggest adding to the 'History' section:
However, according to Sacha Bernard, it would appear that the term 'speedrun', understood as ' speed-based videogame performance ', originated with the game Radar Rat Race published in 1981 by HAL Laboratory.
Source :
https://speedrun.hypotheses.org/17132A01:E34:ECB9:A9E0:D573:C1D5:76F6:639B (
talk) 12:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)reply
Speedrunning was one of the Video games good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the
good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be
renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Video games, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
video games on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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I found a circular link in the second paragraph of
Lying about times. I think the link can just be removed:
In 2017, a
speedrunner named Eric "Omnigamer" Koziel disassembled the game's code and concluded that the fastest possible time was 5.57 seconds.PigBepsiRS (
talk) 22:41, 11 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Should the Mario Kart games and their significant presence with speedrunning be mentioned in this article if it hasn't been done already?
NintendoTTTEfan2005 (
talk) 14:31, 15 December 2023 (UTC)reply
If reliable sources identify their significance then yes, but I'm not sure that's the case. ~
Bluecrystal004 (
talk ·
contribs) 15:29, 15 December 2023 (UTC)reply
It's just my intuition as someone who speedruns a couple of them, but a quick Google throws up some news results about Mario Kart 64 which may be noteworthy. ~
Bluecrystal004 (
talk ·
contribs) 02:23, 17 December 2023 (UTC)reply
Well, I guess I kinda feel the same. I don't have MK64, but I do time trial MKW a decent bit and MK7 from time to time.
NintendoTTTEfan2005 (
talk) 02:25, 17 December 2023 (UTC)reply
Definition too narrow
I feel that the term "speedrun" has outgrown simply gaming. I have seen many instances of the term being used in a context outside of videogames. This would be a massive overhaul to the page so take your time but I beleive the deffinition at least should be broadened.
ANerd.png (
talk) 02:40, 19 February 2024 (UTC)reply
Not done- Wiktionary already has a definition to accommodate this at its entry for
speedrun, but the broadening of the term is still in reference to the same activity, and the only encyclopedic topic is still the gaming one. ~
Bluecrystal004 (
talk ·
contribs) 16:04, 1 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2024
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.
I suggest adding to the 'History' section:
However, according to Sacha Bernard, it would appear that the term 'speedrun', understood as ' speed-based videogame performance ', originated with the game Radar Rat Race published in 1981 by HAL Laboratory.
Source :
https://speedrun.hypotheses.org/17132A01:E34:ECB9:A9E0:D573:C1D5:76F6:639B (
talk) 12:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)reply