Here's another round of awesome SGDQ runs that you might want to check out. But... Jon why? Read on friends!

Super Mario Bros 3 All Forts Race of MitchFlowerPower v GrandPOOBear in 58:34 This run is embedded above and is not only an amazing test of skill by Mitch and PooBear but it also contains two really unfortunate soft locks. After Mitch's console soft locks the first time they are able to restart the run together but after that PooBear takes the win. It's hard to see this kind of thing happen in a race but both players are cool about it and you can see that in the interview afterward. It was reported that PooBear kicked Mitch's console but that's not quite what happened, it seems Poo stomped the ground as he was getting into the fun of the match and that may have rattled Mitch's console.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures by Zmaster91 in 2:08:59 I didn't know you could play Zelda Four Swords on Gamecube single player but Zmaster91 shows that you can and does it well. It's a really chill run to watch so if you're looking to relax and watch some Zelda, this is it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQvEQK8KMcU

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD by Linkus7 in 1:28:27 Linkus Wind Waker runs shows off just how crazy speedruns can get when the community finds amazing glitches. It's been recently found that if you pause buffer in Wind Waker that you can gain incredible swimming speed allowing you to swim to locations that previously required the boat. This allows runners to skip the first part of the game and other major parts making Wind Waker HD a run you can do in an hour and a half. If you watch anything watch Linkus setup the crazy pause buffering swim glitch then watch the rest because it's awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLytsTfCcE

Kirby's Dream Land by eBloodyCandy in 12:51 Kirby's Dream Land isn't a very hard but BloodCandy's run adds quite a bit of strats to the game I wasn't aware of. I really love Dreamland and this was a fun run to watch because it's really quick and a fun game to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfQylC7rt2E

Travis   Admin wrote on 07/13/2018 at 06:56pm

It was beautiful to see him just sit there and wait for Mitch to catch up and opt not to use an item just so they’d be even. And maaaaaaaan he felt bad.

That kind of sportsmanship is great to see. But unsurprising. Everyone in the speedrun community seems to be awesome.

Travis   Admin wrote on 07/13/2018 at 07:16pm

Also I felt really bad for Mitch. He caught up and then luck of the draw knocked him behind in world 8. But both of them were amazing.

Travis   Admin wrote on 07/13/2018 at 07:18pm

Oh man... ANOTHER soft lock at 55. This has been a roller coaster of emotions.

Travis   Admin wrote on 07/13/2018 at 07:23pm

I'm now seeing that you said "two really unfortunate soft locks" in your post. I'm glad I missed that the first time through. I felt that emotion hard.

jdodson   Admin   Post Author wrote on 07/13/2018 at 10:16pm

Yeah, glad you liked it. Mitch and Poo are both great Mario players.

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