10 World Record-Breaking Video Game Speedruns That’ll Blow Your Mind

For some reason, the video game community has always been obsessed with players who can finish their favourite games in the shortest time possible. Such quickness has even become a registered Guinness World Record, and it seems people everywhere are impressed by those clever folks who can whizz through games rapidly, even more so when they do something notable along the way, like collecting a certain number of points or collectible items. In ye olden times, when gaming was festooned by 2D, side-scrolling platformers, speed runs were perhaps more common: you didn't have to go far to find someone who knew somebody else, who also knew a guy who could finish Super Mario Bros before most people had negotiated the first levels, or who could blast through Sonic The Hedgehog in ludicrously swift fashion. These people never seemed to care that they were devaluing their own purchases, but they were still proclaimed superheroes. Since those days of yore, the speedrunning community has come on leaps and bounds. Certain gamers have managed to find new and interesting ways to clock classic games in record time, keeping alive this curious trend. It's not limited to 2D platformers either; even on consoles such as PS3 and Xbox 360, gamers have been striving to see the end credits more quickly than other players, wearing such achievements like a badge of honour. There are many recorded speedruns, spanning loads of classic games, but sometimes, there are some truly extraordinary feats, and they deserve special mention. So sit back, relax, and envy those who you are assured to never be as fast as...