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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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Master wrote: Sun Dec 21, 2025 11:43 pm Just came across this video explaining how that trick to skip Cave of Bad Dreams was discovered and works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubr_xeZIKZ0&t=917s

God speedrunners are an inspirationally determined and crafty bunch xD
It's a really good video, I like how it explains everything, from the glitch's inception to the detailed impact on the various categories.

And I'm seeing All Cages and All Masks runs using it already! Now will anyone be crazy enough to try it for Any%? :lol:
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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PluMGMK wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 9:13 pm That's a fantastic video! :D The "turning into a shell" thing sounds like it was well-known before I did my write-up on it here in 2022 :oops2:
That's actually something I discovered 2 years ago, so after your message :P The way to do it is basically to die at the same time you get on the shell (well it's easier said than done but with 10-15min of attempts it's not too hard). You can do it on map 1 as well, here is a funny clip where it accidentally happened to me... in a No Major Glitch run x) https://www.twitch.tv/torsinn/clip/Calm ... Mb2scW5pQv

Thx for the nice feedback on the video btw!
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Any% NMG - Dreamcast/iOS/3DS in 02h 08m 42s by Naestrinus - 1st place

Submitted: 30/12/2025
Platform: Dreamcast
Naestrinus wrote:i'm back :)



*mod note: retimed to 2:08:42*


Menhir Hills: 100% IL - PC in 03m 12s 158ms by Dr_Otto9 - 1st place

Submitted: 02/01/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:I love Clark and I would never let him down.


Woods of Light: Any% IL - Dreamcast/iOS/3DS in 03m 35s 330ms by Naestrinus - 1st place

Submitted: 03/01/2026
Platform: Dreamcast
Region: EUR / PAL



Woods of Light: Any% IL - PC in 01m 09s 906ms by Dr_Otto9 - 4th place

Submitted: 03/01/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Woods of Light: GLM edition but much better ;)


Woods of Light: Any% IL - PC in 01m 10s by GuiguiBlocCraft - 5th place

Submitted: 04/01/2026
Platform: PC
GuiguiBlocCraft wrote:Feat. GLM


Woods of Light: Any% IL - PC in 01m 07s 584ms by CoCo - 1st place

Submitted: 04/01/2026
Platform: PC
CoCo wrote:Nice time thanks to murfy skip and GLM strat. Still, it can be improved by a lot!


Any% in 01h 23m 16s by Kinimara - 2nd place

Submitted: 02/01/2026
Platform: PlayStation
Region: USA / NTSC
Kinimara wrote:Died a few times doing dumb stuff, can improve it a lot and i will!
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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Torsinn wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 6:12 pm You can do it on map 1 as well, here is a funny clip where it accidentally happened to me... in a No Major Glitch run x) https://www.twitch.tv/torsinn/clip/Calm ... Mb2scW5pQv
Oh man, I can feel the pain! :oops2:
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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PluMGMK wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 11:12 pm
Torsinn wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 6:12 pm You can do it on map 1 as well, here is a funny clip where it accidentally happened to me... in a No Major Glitch run x) https://www.twitch.tv/torsinn/clip/Calm ... Mb2scW5pQv
Oh man, I can feel the pain! :oops2:
How to lose 17 minutes of your life. :hap:
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Woods of Light: Any% IL - N64/DS in 03m 28s by Payman - 1st place

Submitted: 08/01/2026
Platform: Nintendo 64
Region: USA / NTSC
Payman wrote:After 3 years, I've finally beaten my old IL record for this level. Got a good Jail slide and instantly got Murfy Skip. Next, I got a good spawn with the Murfy cage textbox. Then surprisingly got first try ledge grab after lum #4 and got a pretty fast Baby Globox cutscene Skip. Finally, got a good wall jump and Teensie cage break for a new record and the first sub 3:30 Woods IL.

Only minor timelosses were how I grabbed lums 1 and 2.


Any% - N64/DS in 01h 30m 35s by Payman - 1st place

Submitted: 08/01/2026
Platform: Nintendo 64
Region: USA / NTSC
Payman wrote:Early game was garbage, I had a very slow Tornado Skip and Bayou GLM losing me probably a minute but I decided to continue just to play the game. Mid game was alright with a decently fast EEC but had a garbage Echoing Caves portion and a shaky Precipice. Late game had some pretty good movement but sadly had to get the bonus game in Rock & Lava to make up some lums and lost 1 lum in Walk of Power. End game was pretty good, got the hard tricks I wanted but only issues were a silly death in Tomb and bad RNG in Crow's Nest.


Woods of Light: Any% IL - PC in 01m 07s 405ms by Dr_Otto9 - 2nd place

Submitted: 09/01/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Was a coward's Murfy skip, but enough to have WR for one evening!


Any% NMG - Dreamcast/iOS/3DS in 02h 02m 53s by Naestrinus - 1st place

Submitted: 09/01/2026
Platform: Dreamcast
Region: EUR / PAL
Naestrinus wrote:Still way too much absurd timeloss but we're getting there c:



*mod note: retimed to 2:02:53*


Woods of Light: Any% IL - PC in 01m 05s 313ms by Torsinn - 1st place

Submitted: 10/01/2026
Platform: PC
Torsinn wrote:Finally I can retire


All Cages - PC in 01h 16m 57s by Torsinn - 1st place

Submitted: 10/01/2026
Platform: PC
Torsinn wrote:Cursed run but it's a start with CoBD skip


Woods of Light: Any% NMG in 01m 13s 99ms by GuiguiBlocCraft - 1st place

Submitted: 17/08/2025
Platform: PC
GuiguiBlocCraft wrote:Since GLM exists on Woods of Light, NMG exists


Take the Treasure - Console in 22m 56s by Payman - 1st place

Submitted: 08/01/2026
Platform: PSN Download
Region: USA / NTSC
Payman wrote:After getting Revo All Masks WR I had chat decide another category for the day and they chose Revo Treasure% and after one attempt I got this run. It had a rocky start with Woods of Light, but afterwards I started playing pretty well with the exception of some safe strats. Only big timeloss was Jano Skip 2 since I failed it three times and lost about 40s. Somehow with a bad ending, I got the first 22:xx milestone for this category.
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All Cages - PC in 01h 14m 57s by Torsinn - 1st place

Submitted: 12/01/2026
Platform: PC
Torsinn wrote:Pretty good run with 2nd try CoBD skip


Any% NMG - PC in 01h 19m 56s by Torsinn - 1st place

Submitted: 16/01/2026
Platform: PC
Torsinn wrote:Tied WR hype


All Cages - PC in 01h 21m 06s by Dr_Otto9 - 3rd place

Submitted: 18/01/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Decent run given that I got CoBD skip after triggering the cutscene once. Still gonna aim for sub 1:20 in the future, but I'm happy with this for now!


All Masks - Console in 46m 11s by Payman - 1st place

Submitted: 08/01/2026
Platform: PSN Download
Region: USA / NTSC
Payman wrote:The first half of the game started off pretty good, the only major timeloss was a stupid death in Lava Sanctuary. As for the second half, it wasn't off with the greatest start especially with Stone and Fire tree clip and having bad gameplay during that level but everything else went good aside from failing Final Boss Cutscene Skip and bad RNG.
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Glitchless - Console in 01h 42m 28s by Payman - 1st place

Submitted: 08/01/2026
Platform: PSN Download
Region: USA / NTSC
Payman wrote:Early game was amazing, I was nailing every movement and tricks I could ask for. Mid game was off to a good start with hub 2 skip and the pirate mines but lost some time due to bad gameplay and safe strats. Late game was also good, aside from forgetting a certain strat in Beneath Rock and Lava. End game started off shaky with Tomb switchless and Clark fight, Iron Mountains I played safe for the sake of gold gloves, Prison Ship went pretty good, and Crow's Nest once again had bad RNG for the 3rd time in a row this year.
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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I wonder if there is anything that makes the Nintendo 64 version interesting to play compared to the others.
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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Any% - PC in 01h 16m 37s by oggyloscara - 16th place

Submitted: 21/01/2026
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



100% - PC in 01h 36m 14s by Torsinn - 1st place

Submitted: 31/01/2026
Platform: PC
Torsinn wrote:CoBD skip v2 ftw


Echoing Caves: 100% IL - PC in 02m 30s 621ms by Dr_Otto9 - 1st place

Submitted: 01/02/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Great first map, but otherwise not so great.
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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Huge GGs Torsinn! Skipping that treasure choice dialogue is such a massive time save for 100%. Crazy to see how optimized this category is getting. Well deserved WR!
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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hoodlumsworld wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 9:32 am Huge GGs Torsinn! Skipping that treasure choice dialogue is such a massive time save for 100%. Crazy to see how optimized this category is getting. Well deserved WR!
Thanks mate!
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Echoing Caves: 100% IL - PC in 02m 27s 967ms by Dr_Otto9 - 1st place

Submitted: 02/02/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Rock may rest now.


100% - PC in 01h 44m 52s by Dr_Otto9 - 3rd place

Submitted: 04/02/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:I've had enough of collecting things for now, but I'll come back to this oneday!


All Masks - PC in 01h 40m 56s by KeidaKennedy - 8th place

Submitted: 05/02/2026
Platform: PC
KeidaKennedy wrote:My second ever run. Very terrible, very funny. :) I also totally forgot to set up my LRT timer, will have it on next time!



*mod note: LRT is actually fine, I just changed RTA to 1:42:02*


Any% - PC in 01h 07m 44s by CoCo - 11th place

Submitted: 06/02/2026
Platform: PC
CoCo wrote:Improvement!


Slippery% in 02h 58m 29s by vitamin227 - 5th place

Submitted: 05/07/2025
Platform: PC
vitamin227 wrote:get jumpscared by this half a year old run 👻👻👻


Any% in 01h 17m 28s by Kinimara - 1st place

Submitted: 12/01/2026
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: USA / NTSC
Kinimara wrote:World record but the time can be lower, i'm aiming at 1:15 for now!
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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GG Kinimara on the new world record! 👌
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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

All Masks - PC in 01h 04m 02s by Torsinn - 1st place

Submitted: 08/02/2026
Platform: PC
Torsinn wrote:Clutched sub 1:05 RTA let's go


All Masks - PC in 01h 33m 57s by KeidaKennedy - 8th place

Submitted: 10/02/2026
Platform: PC
KeidaKennedy wrote:Still not consistent with a lot of skips, but getting better!


Any% - PC in 01h 04m 47s by Kobaltski - 5th place

Submitted: 11/02/2026
Platform: PC
Kobaltski wrote:Turning off the music actually makes the game somewhat bearable!!
[youtube]mGPPCnVci90#[/youtube]

Echoing Caves: Any% IL - PC in 01m 17s 727ms by Dr_Otto9 - 1st place

Submitted: 14/02/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Rock


Any% No Memory Card - Console in 01h 34m 11s by Payman - 1st place

Submitted: 06/02/2026
Platform: PSN Download
Region: USA / NTSC
Payman wrote:Early game was okay, aside from a stupid death in both Bayou and Water & Ice. Mid game was incredibly shaky with managing gold gloves for the 2nd generator that I had to do safe strats. Late game was really good, asked chat for potential Chenille Skip and thanks to them I got it first try and saved 1 extra minute, however I didn't do Foutch skip since I wanted full health for what was coming up. End game was good with a first try switchless, however had to play safe to keep gold gloves until Prison Ship 3 pirates, as for Crow's Nest didn't get cutscene skip and STILL got terrible luck with the ammo spawn.
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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SpeedBot wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 11:42 pm [youtube]mGPPCnVci90#[/youtube]
Oops, a stray hash got in there. I wonder where the bug was between SpeedRun.com and our own SpeedBot :mefiant:
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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PluMGMK wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:40 am Oops, a stray hash got in there. I wonder where the bug was between SpeedRun.com and our own SpeedBot :mefiant:
Thanks for fixing it! It's probably both: speedrun.com had no reason to provide a lone hash, but SpeedBot should have detected it nonetheless.

And congrats Torsinn on yet another WR! That's a really impressive performance with that death in the Marshes of Awakening. The grind for the 1:03 is looking closer than ever. :up:
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

All Masks - PC in 01h 22m 56s by Torcnein - 7th place

Submitted: 15/02/2026
Platform: PC
Torcnein wrote:memorable run for sure


Any% - PC in 01h 04m 58s by vitamin227 - 6th place

Submitted: 15/02/2026
Platform: PC
vitamin227 wrote:epic


Any% - PC in 02h 18m 38s by Gpro - 28th place

Submitted: 15/02/2026
Platform: PC
Region: USA / NTSC
Gpro wrote:The allegations are now real: I have officially ran Rayman 2 (part of the Rayman 2² event)


Any% - Dreamcast/iOS/3DS in 01h 56m 07s by Naestrinus - 1st place

Submitted: 18/02/2026
Platform: Dreamcast
Region: USA / NTSC



All Masks - PC in 01h 41m 42s by Lausevi - 11th place

Submitted: 18/02/2026
Platform: PC



Any% - PC in 01h 03m 02s by Dr_Otto9 - 4th place

Submitted: 17/02/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Next PB is 1:02 for sure for sure...


All Masks - PC in 01h 27m 34s by KeidaKennedy - 9th place

Submitted: 18/02/2026
Platform: PC
KeidaKennedy wrote:Happy with the improvements! Going to try and add CoBD skip going forward.


All Masks - PC in 01h 35m 37s by Sandwitchs - 10th place

Submitted: 20/02/2026
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Any% - Emulator in 14m 51s by MonsieurDiro - 15th place

Submitted: 12/02/2026
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: EUR / PAL
MonsieurDiro wrote:Mod Note: retimed to 14:51
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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Hunchman801 wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 9:20 am And congrats Torsinn on yet another WR! That's a really impressive performance with that death in the Marshes of Awakening. The grind for the 1:03 is looking closer than ever. :up:
GG Torsinn! 👍👌
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

All Masks - PC in 01h 37m 07s by Lausevi - 11th place

Submitted: 21/02/2026
Platform: PC



Any% - PC in 01h 03m 44s by vitamin227 - 5th place

Submitted: 22/02/2026
Platform: PC
vitamin227 wrote:# **d**


All Masks - PC in 01h 26m 15s by KeidaKennedy - 8th place

Submitted: 22/02/2026
Platform: PC
KeidaKennedy wrote:Terrible start, good endgame.


Any% - PC in 01h 31m 04s by Lausevi - 22nd place

Submitted: 24/02/2026
Platform: PC
Lausevi wrote:Welcome to The Sanctuary of Water and Ice.

Yes, we know.

The split is misspelled.
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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Lausevi wrote:Welcome to The Sanctuary of Water and Ice.

Yes, we know.

The split is misspelled.
Maybe Lausevi was a Rayman Revolution developer all along? :hap:
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Re: Rayman 2 speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Treasure% - PC - Late CoBD in 20m 53s by GuiguiBlocCraft - 5th place

Submitted: 28/02/2026
Platform: PC
GuiguiBlocCraft wrote:*mod note: retimed to 20:53 LRT*


Any% - PC in 01h 07m 12s by CoCo - 10th place

Submitted: 28/02/2026
Platform: PC
CoCo wrote:Still not super happy with mid/late game (prison ship pls), but hey, not too bad!


Any% - PC in 58m 46s by EricZen - 3rd place

Submitted: 01/03/2026
Platform: PC
EricZen wrote:After so many runs that died in endgame I finally managed to get my first 58:XX. This run defenitly makes me feel like I can get a 57:XX as well since I had way better paces entering endgame then this run plus there are many safe strats I'm using that are losing me time. So I would really like to get a 57 but my mindset for speedrunning right now is not healthy at all. You might notice with how salty I got over every bigger mistake (So sorry for this btw). I really hope I can fix that in the future.


Any% - PC in 01h 02m 39s by Dr_Otto9 - 4th place

Submitted: 01/03/2026
Platform: PC
Dr_Otto9 wrote:Eggplant = Rayman ≠ Dog


Echoing Caves: Any% IL - PC in 01m 17s 471ms by CoCo - 1st place

Submitted: 02/03/2026
Platform: PC
CoCo wrote:Rock


Any% - PC in 01h 13m 56s by oggyloscara - 15th place

Submitted: 05/03/2026
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL
oggyloscara wrote:sorry that i didnt show the rta and lrt and the end of the runs


First Mask in 15m 03s by oggyloscara - 3rd place

Submitted: 05/03/2026
Platform: PC
oggyloscara wrote:i have tried to calculate, it may be wrong (i forgor to split at animation)

Mod Note: Retimed to 15:03 LRT


No Lum Check - Precipice Warp in 47m 09s by oggyloscara - 5th place

Submitted: 05/03/2026
Platform: PC



Dead% in 01m 05s 640ms by oggyloscara - 2nd place

Submitted: 05/03/2026
Platform: PC
oggyloscara wrote:Mod note: retimed to 1:05.640 LRT and 1:06.260 RTA
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