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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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A new run has just been validated on speedrun.com!

All Races (GC/Xbox) - Obstacle Racing in 24m 08s by Eljay - 3rd place

Submitted: 07/01/2023
Platform: GameCube
Region: USA / NTSC
Eljay wrote:After 3 weeks and a serious warmup
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Good work! :hap:
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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Water Canyon: Popolopoï - PS2/PC in 12s 401ms by MonkeyNuts - 3rd place

Submitted: 09/01/2023
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: EUR / PAL
MonkeyNuts wrote:Could do some work with the skip
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1702715485

Nebulous Tower: Popolopoï - PS2/PC in 10s 640ms by MonkeyNuts - 4th place

Submitted: 09/01/2023
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: EUR / PAL
MonkeyNuts wrote:Need to get the skip sorted. Can 100% get below 10 secs
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1702715487

First Ruins: Race - PS2/PC in 01m 27s 942ms by Maredioa - 2nd place

Submitted: 12/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC



First Ruins: Popolopoï - PS2/PC in 01m 29s 81ms by Maredioa - 1st place

Submitted: 12/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC



First Ruins: Lap Record - PS2/PC in 28s 660ms by Maredioa - 2nd place

Submitted: 12/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC



First Ruins: Lums - PS2/PC in 01m 33s 540ms by Maredioa - 1st place

Submitted: 12/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC



Electric Final: Race Glitchless - PS2/PC in 02m 39s 437ms by ThatSrb2DUDE - 1st place

Submitted: 13/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Electric Final: Lap Record Glitchless - PS2/PC in 52s 469ms by ThatSrb2DUDE - 1st place

Submitted: 13/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Nebulous Tower: Popolopoï Glitchless - PS2/PC in 03m 18s 99ms by MonkeyNuts - 1st place

Submitted: 11/01/2023
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: EUR / PAL
MonkeyNuts wrote:Definitely can be improved by alot but a first run on the board


Future: Lap Record - PS2/PC in 27s 437ms by ThatSrb2DUDE - 1st place

Submitted: 13/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



All Races UNOPTIMIZED (PS2/PC) in 33m 12s by ThatSrb2DUDE - 1st place

Submitted: 14/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Big Bang/Speed Stress: Lap Record - PS2/PC in 00s 518ms by Maredioa - 1st place

Submitted: 14/01/2023
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC



All Races UNOPTIMIZED (PS2/PC) in 37m 57s by MonkeyNuts - 2nd place

Submitted: 14/01/2023
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: EUR / PAL

Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1707322045
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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It's amazing how the speedrunning community manages to improve the timing in some levels. :o
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A new run has just been validated on speedrun.com!

All Races (GC/Xbox) - Obstacle Racing Glitichless in 35m 33s 230ms by snmario128 - 1st place

Submitted: 05/02/2023
Platform: GameCube
Region: USA / NTSC

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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Flat Earth Society wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:47 pm It's amazing how the speedrunning community manages to improve the timing in some levels. :o
Some levels more than others, from what I have seen. 😬
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On and On: Race Glitchless - PS2/PC in 09m 11s 477ms by VeltraZz - 1st place

Submitted: 11/03/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL
VeltraZz wrote:right category
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Is On and On the equivalent of Obstacle Racing on Master?
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Pipe Maze: Race - PS2/PC in 01m 59s 188ms by PolskiKwadrat - 3rd place

Submitted: 01/05/2023
Platform: PC



Pipe Maze: Lap Record - PS2/PC in 38s 296ms by PolskiKwadrat - 3rd place

Submitted: 01/05/2023
Platform: PC

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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Bentinito wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:26 pm Is On and On the equivalent of Obstacle Racing on Master?
On Master?
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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A new run has just been validated on speedrun.com!

100% (GC/Xbox) in 05h 29m 08s by Lotus_RT - 1st place

Submitted: 28/05/2023
Platform: GameCube
Lotus_RT wrote:Yet another game that I have fond childhood memories of! While the previous record within this category was 7 years old, I was quite amazed at how unoptimized it was. I could understand not really being able to optimize the beginner and pro difficulties of the battle modes, but the race modes were very unoptimized and the master difficulty had a LOT of struggles as well. I think I'm also helped out by the fact that I already knew of 1000 Waterfalls Skip and Forest Jump Skip going into the run. Combined with my overall better execution, I cut 1 hour off the previous RTA.

That said, due to the ordering that I did for this run by starting with the battle modes for beginner and pro, the run does not truly begin until 2:53:20 in the video. To iterate, starting with the battle modes is NOT the best order. It's faster to start with with the race modes, then moving to the battle modes. However, I did this run in the order that I did because a previous attempt of mine on this run that used the other order had the game freeze near the end of Rise and Shrine. Losing 1 hour and 40 minutes is incredibly lame considering the fact that it's faster to not make a save file.

The Master Difficulty is always an epic part of this run due to the fact that the execution is more demanding and Freeze Combat in particular can result in huge time loss - 30 seconds per draw, and if you restart you'll lose more depending on when you decided to restart. I had to restart Timber Wood and Coconut Island, costing me about a minute 50 combined. I lost another 2 minutes there due to 4 draws. But that Haunted Yard double draw was clutch!
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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That's a very long run! Congratulations. ☺️
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

On and On: Race Glitchless - PS2/PC in 08m 47s 202ms by ThatSrb2DUDE - 1st place

Submitted: 30/05/2023
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC



100% (GC/Xbox) in 05h 23m 08s by Lotus_RT - 1st place

Submitted: 31/05/2023
Platform: GameCube
Region: USA / NTSC
Lotus_RT wrote:An improvement by 6 minutes due to better execution on the beginner and pro races, fewer mistakes on Freeze Combat master, and executing all of Time Attack Master in 1 checkpoint per race. Still can go lower though.
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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hoodlumsworld wrote: Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:40 pm That's a very long run! Congratulations. ☺️
And the loads don't help. 😬 But it's the battles that must feel a bit boring in the end.
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Nebulous Tower: Popolopoï Glitchless - PS2/PC in 02m 17s 378ms by VeltraZz - 1st place

Submitted: 07/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Lava Factory: Lap Record Glitchless - PS2/PC in 38s 884ms by VeltraZz - 2nd place

Submitted: 17/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL
VeltraZz wrote:lap 3


Lava Factory: Popolopoï Glitchless - PS2/PC in 02m 05s 784ms by VeltraZz - 1st place

Submitted: 17/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL
VeltraZz wrote:with videolink


Water Canyon: Popolopoï Glitchless - PS2/PC in 01m 45s 591ms by VeltraZz - 1st place

Submitted: 10/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Water Canyon: Lap Record Glitchless - PS2/PC in 34s 555ms by VeltraZz - 2nd place

Submitted: 10/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL
VeltraZz wrote:Lap 3 in Popolopoï
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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hoodlumsworld wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:48 pm And the loads don't help. 😬 But it's the battles that must feel a bit boring in the end.
Yeah, given the scores there doesn't seem to be a lot of challenge and it's all about waiting for the time limit.
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

1000 Waterfalls: Popolopoï Glitchless - PS2/PC in 03m 12s 992ms by VeltraZz - 1st place

Submitted: 21/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



First Ruins: Time Trial in 38s 630ms by Pro_cnr - 1st place

Submitted: 04/06/2023
Platform: PlayStation 2
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Hunchman801 wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:05 pm Yeah, given the scores there doesn't seem to be a lot of challenge and it's all about waiting for the time limit.
Maybe one day we'll find a way to beat the clock. 😬
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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A new run has just been validated on speedrun.com!

Treasure Ship: Popolopoï Glitchless - PS2/PC in 02m 04s 956ms by VeltraZz - 1st place

Submitted: 28/06/2023
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL

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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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hoodlumsworld wrote: Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:52 pm Maybe one day we'll find a way to beat the clock. 😬
Like a glitch that triggers the end of the level earlier? Not sure how that would be possible!
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