This Week in Speedrunning: Tetris History, a Mario Odyssey Milestone, and Glitches With Feelings

August 30, 2026

This week in speedrunning felt like a tour through the whole hobby’s strange, generous range. There was a landmark documentary about Tetris, a Mario Odyssey run…

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This Week in Speedrunning: A FireRed bounty, broken F.E.A.R., and curiosity at full speed

August 23, 2026

This week in speedrunning had a little bit of everything: a bounty-chasing Pokémon breakthrough, a twenty-year excavation of a first-person shooter, and enough tiny leaderboards to…

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This Week in Speedrunning: Four Frames, Broken Knights, and the Human Limit

August 15, 2026

Speedrunning had one of those weeks where the frontier seemed to move and then immediately ask for a smaller ruler. Super Mario Bros. any% is now…

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This Week in Speedrunning: Niftski Chases the TAS, Werster Fallout, and Speedrunning Gets Weird

August 8, 2026

It was another week where speedrunning managed to be simultaneously incredibly precise, deeply technical, unexpectedly wholesome, and completely unhinged. The biggest story by far came from…

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This Week in Speedrunning: Big Records, New Discoveries, and the Joy of the Unknown

August 1, 2026

Another week in speedrunning delivered exactly what makes the hobby so compelling: major world records, creative new glitches, impressive community tools, and a reminder that sometimes…

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This Week in Speedrunning: GDQ Highlights, Wild World Records, and the Art of Breaking Games

July 25, 2026

It was another busy week in the speedrunning community, with Summer Games Done Quick continuing to dominate discussion while runners quietly pushed world records across everything…

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Weekly Speedrunning Roundup: SGDQ 2026 Ends on a High, Community Debates GDQ’s SNK Partnership, and More

July 18, 2026

The speedrunning community spent the past week celebrating another successful Summer Games Done Quick while also grappling with one of the biggest controversies in recent GDQ…

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This Week in Speedrunning: SGDQ 2026 Delivers Records, Randomness, and Reflection

July 11, 2026

Summer Games Done Quick 2026 dominated the speedrunning conversation this week, with the community celebrating world records, unforgettable moments, and another fundraising milestone—all while having an…

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Speedrunning Weekly Roundup – World Records, SGDQ Hype, and Community Spirit

July 4, 2026

The speedrunning community had another exciting week filled with world records, major announcements, and inspiring stories ahead of one of the biggest events of the year.…

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Weekly Speedrunning Roundup – Records Fall, Communities Unite, and Memories Live On

June 27, 2026

Another week in the speedrunning community brought a mix of world records, technical breakthroughs, community discussions, and heartfelt moments that remind us why this hobby is…

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