Welcome back to Speedrun Weekly, where we round up the hottest world records, discussions, and events from the speedrunning community. This week brought incredible milestones across Mario titles, Final Fantasy, and more, plus some fun community debates about “un-speedrunnable” games and hype history moments. Let’s dive in.
🚨 Major World Records
- Super Mario Sunshine (120 Shines) – 2:49:36 by akane
Akane has done it again, cutting another 1.5 minutes off the record in just a week and breaking the long-awaited sub-2:50 barrier. This is a huge step forward for one of the most competitive 3D Mario categories. - Final Fantasy Tactics (100% No Math) – 16:39:32 by greenhornX_X
A monumental WR for one of the longest and most complex runs in RPG speedrunning. The runner noted that with a bit of luck at Nelveska Temple, a sub-16 hour run may be possible. - Super Mario 64 (70 Star – Real Time A Press Challenge) – 2:19:30 by Bubzia
Bubzia continues innovating with this quirky challenge category that blends the A Button Challenge with standard routing. - Super Mario 64 (70 Star Marathon) – 2:58:54 by Kulwickness
A new marathon-style WR, with efforts underway to get this recognized as an official category on Speedrun.com. - Mario Kart World Records Galore
The Mario Kart scene was on fire this week, with multiple tracks seeing big time saves and first-ever subs:- Cheep Cheep Falls – flurry 🇺🇸 with 1:56.241, using the Tarzan tree shortcut on all 3 laps.
- Faraway Oasis – James 🇬🇧 with 1:57.780, marking Cataquack’s first WR.
- Wario Shipyard – berda 🇺🇸 with 2:16.968, first sub-2:17.
- Sky-High Sundae – Jamie 🇬🇧 with 1:52.985, first sub-1:53.
- Starview Peak – Wood22 🇬🇧 with 2:12.820, saving 1.5s thanks to a new wall ride strat.
- Rainbow Road – Technical 🇺🇸 with 3:55.488, breaking into low-3:55 territory.
- DK Spaceport – Optik 🇦🇺 with 1:29.740, becoming the youngest WR holder on the board!
- Other Highlights
- SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Aecial set a new WR at 40:37.
- Portal 100% – alatreph clocked in at 18:20.
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (PS1, Easy) – ALZERI28 scored a WR at 15:41.
🎮 Community Discussions
- What’s the most “un-speedrunnable” game? – Players debated which games resist being run at all, from mechanics to sheer length.
- Favorite hype moment in speedrunning history? – A nostalgia-fueled thread celebrating peak community moments.
- Longest valid WRs – With examples like a 24-hour Just Cause 3 run, the endurance side of speedrunning was in the spotlight.
- Multiplayer speedruns with friends – A user asked for good co-op speedrun games, sparking ideas for 2D titles that allow task splitting.
📅 Events & Marathons
- AGDQ 2026 Registration Open – The next Awesome Games Done Quick will take place January 4–10, 2026 at the Wyndham Grand in Pittsburgh. Registration is live now and closes December 21, 2025.
- FAST52 Schedule Posted – The community-driven FAST52 event released its full schedule, promising another weekend packed with creative categories and experimental runs.
🏁 Personal Bests & Misc
- joons88 shared a Super Mario Land 2 (Glitchless) PB on Game Boy.
- Phinsgive completed a Lo-Friction demo full completion run in just 2:49.
That wraps up this week’s speedrunning highlights! From Sunshine milestones to Mario Kart dominance, the scene continues to prove that records are made to be broken.
What was your favorite WR or discussion from this week?
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