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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Speedrun in 22:38, live at AGDQ2013

Cosmo's 22:38 Ocarina of Time speedrun, performed live at AGDQ 2013. The runner uses a complex exploit to skip much of the game.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a showcase of the deep reverse-engineering and glitch knowledge behind speedrunning, and cite it for the wrongwarp trick.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
CosmoSpeedruns
Topic
speedrunning
Format
demo
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2013–2015

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • In case my server gets too sluggish, here's the important youtube link: [VIDEO] Basically there's a speedrunner who is technically adept at the game, is a good communicator, and explains as he plays a complex exploit that facilitates skipping a large part of the game

    jal278 on Hacker News · 2013-10
    In Discoveries Ten Years Later in Zelda Speedrun

  • In a similar vein are videos from the speed-running community. Linked below is a video of an Ocarina Of Time speed-run where the guy explains a bit of what it's all about. The level of reverse-engineering is impressive. [VIDEO] But this is the first time …

    stolio on Hacker News · 2015-01
    In Devs Play – Hacking a Legend of Zelda ROM [video]

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