The Quest to Beat abney317
Summoning Salt・31 minutes read
Abney speedruns Mario Kart 64 in the 150cc skips category, holding the world record since February 2015, but facing competition from Kazuya who recently broke his streak of world records by one second. Both racers excel in hitting shortcuts, leading to a fierce competition for the top spot on the leaderboard.
Insights
- Newcomer Forest 64 revolutionized the Mario Kart 64 speedrunning scene by discovering multiple game-changing shortcuts, significantly altering the strategies and times in the 150cc skips category.
- Kazuya's relentless pursuit and mastery of shortcuts in Mario Kart 64 led to the eventual breaking of Abney's long-standing world record, marking a shift in dominance and intensifying the competition between the two top players in the category.
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Recent questions
How did Forest 64 revolutionize speedrunning?
By discovering new shortcuts in Mario Kart 64.
What challenges did Abney face on Yoshi Valley?
Luck with item drops was crucial for success.
How did Samek improve his personal best?
By achieving significant results in a short span.
What strategy did Forrest and Weatherton discover?
A wall clip strategy on Luigi Raceway.
How did Kazuya break the world record?
By consistently hitting game shortcuts.
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Summary
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"Abney's Mario Kart 64 Speedrun Domination"
- Abney speedruns Mario Kart 64 in the 150cc skips category, aiming to race through all 16 tracks quickly using shortcuts.
- Abney has held the world record since February 2015, dominating the category for years.
- Matthias Rustameyer holds the top spot on the leaderboard with a remarkable time of 27:06.
- Mario Kart 64 had few new discoveries until August 2nd, 2020, when a new shortcut was found by a viewer named Forest 64 on Royal Raceway.
- Forest 64, a newcomer, discovered the shortcut by exploiting the game's mechanics, revolutionizing the speedrunning scene.
- Another new shortcut was found on Rainbow Road by Garrett Gracel, offering a significant time save.
- Forest 64 continued to find more shortcuts, including one on Toad's Turnpike, adding over two minutes of time save to the run.
- Abney faced challenges in implementing the new shortcuts, particularly on Yoshi Valley, where luck with item drops was crucial.
- Despite setbacks, Abney broke the one-minute barrier with a time of 24:58, thanks to perfect execution of the new shortcuts.
- Abney continued to improve, eventually achieving a world record time of 24:19, solidifying his dominance in the category.
20:57
"Kazuya Breaks World Record in Mario Kart"
- Abney had a run with the best pace of his life, largely due to shortcuts on the Calamari Desert course.
- The shortcuts involved driving into a tunnel and activating a Star to extend the Finish Line, saving significant time.
- Another shortcut required using red or blue shells to knock oneself over a fence, skipping a large portion of the lap.
- To optimize time savings, one needed to acquire red shells, then a second item like a star, with a low probability of success.
- Abney faced challenges at Royal Raceway, needing luck and precision for successful runs.
- Samek and Kazuya saw an opportunity to improve while Abney struggled with Royal Raceway.
- Samek made a major push to lower his personal best, achieving significant results in a short span.
- Forrest and Weatherton discovered a wall clip strategy on Luigi Raceway, offering a potential time-saving shortcut.
- Kazuya made remarkable progress, closing in on Abney's world record with consistent driving and shortcut execution.
- After over 50,000 attempts, Kazuya finally broke the world record, edging out Abney by one second, ending Abney's streak of 29 consecutive world records.
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Intense competition for Mario Kart world record
- Abney initially lost time by playing it safe on the courses, despite having the potential for a sub-23 minute run due to favorable RNG.
- Abney briefly lost the world record to Kazuya by one second, but had held the record for most of the past seven years, with Kazuya now matching or surpassing him in hitting the game's shortcuts.
- Both Abney and Kazuya are significantly ahead of the competition in 150cc skips, with Kazuya proving his skill by matching Abney's times and even surpassing him in hitting shortcuts, leading to a fierce competition for the world record.
