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[Mike] When we first wanted to do a charity event
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Running with Speed

When we first wantedto do a charity event, streaming was notvery commonplace, and the...

[Mike]
When we first wanted
to do a charity event, streaming was not
very commonplace, and the place for Speedrunners
to hang out online was Speed Demos Archive

Full Transcript

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[Mike] When we first wanted to do a charity event,
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streaming was not very commonplace,
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and the place for Speedrunners to hang out online
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was Speed Demos Archive.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:08
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wild Arrow Media,Good Deed Entertainment

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Movie Summary

It tells the fascinating story of how the most dedicated and ingenious video game players in the world compete to set the fastest records of all time, and how they unite at @gamesdonequick to raise millions of dollars to fight can...
[upbeat electronic music] - Running with Speed 00:10
[upbeat electronic music]
To go back even further, no one can say - Running with Speed 00:07
To go back even further, no one can say
-[electronic voice] Get set... -[gunshot] - Running with Speed 00:06
-[electronic voice] Get set... -[gunshot]
But many points are in the early '90s, - Running with Speed 00:08
But many points are in the early '90s,
For speedrunning, it wasn't the gameplay that was so important. - Running with Speed 00:05
For speedrunning, it wasn't the gameplay that was so im...
It was the fact that it included a rudimentary way to record gameplay - Running with Speed 00:09
It was the fact that it included a rudimentary way to record...
The way demo files work is the game records your inputs while you're playing - Running with Speed 00:10
The way demo files work is the game records your inputs whil...
The demo files were small and could be shared quickly over the Internet. - Running with Speed 00:06
The demo files were small and could be shared quickly over t...
So now players had a verifiable proof of their runs. - Running with Speed 00:06
So now players had a verifiable proof of their runs.
Leaderboard started popping up and speedrunning was on its way. - Running with Speed 00:06
Leaderboard started popping up and speedrunning was on its w...
[electronic music] - Running with Speed 00:11
[electronic music]
Mike Uyama had taken over as the site's administrator, and, in 2010, - Running with Speed 00:14
Mike Uyama had taken over as the site's administrator, ...
He planned to live stream their runs - Running with Speed 00:07
He planned to live stream their runs
[man 6 speaking inaudibly] - Running with Speed 00:06
[man 6 speaking inaudibly]
-Woo! -[laughter] - Running with Speed 00:05
-Woo! -[laughter]
[Summoning Salt] But when they tried to start streaming, - Running with Speed 00:06
[Summoning Salt] But when they tried to start streaming,
We have to discuss this really badly right now. - Running with Speed 00:05
We have to discuss this really badly right now.
[Mike] Their Internet was very bad DSL - Running with Speed 00:08
[Mike] Their Internet was very bad DSL
Yeah, well, this guy's working on a Linksys router - Running with Speed 00:07
Yeah, well, this guy's working on a Linksys router
So one would think that between the two of them, we could have, - Running with Speed 00:09
So one would think that between the two of them, we could ha...