Category: speedruns

  • Crowdfunding Practice Hacks for Speedrunning

    Donkey Kong Country 1 and 3 (SNES)

    Blueimp, a speedrunner and a trusted member of the DKC speedrunning community, has supported the community by creating a practice hack for DKC 2 (which you can check out here). You can follow Blueimp via YouTube, SRC, or Ko-Fi.

    A crowdfunding campaign has just been launched for the DKC speedrunning community to reap the benefits of having practice hacks for popular speedgames DKC1 and DKC3.

    The campaign has a target of $1,000 and is already 43% of the way there as of this writing.

    If the target is met, Blueimp, recognized for developing the freely released practice hack for DKC2, will take on developing and releasing the new practice hacks.

    Just like the existing practice hack, the new practice hacks will feature quality-of-life (QoL) features for speedrunning, such as the following.

    • Level warping
    • Retry on death
    • Retry on pressing L/R while paused
    • On-screen info
    • Options screen; and
    • Recording/deleting your best level times.

    These features can be seen in the following demo, which was graciously provided by Blueimp to readers of FFV Central.

    To support the campaign, please check out the Ko-Fi page here.

    Disclaimer: these practice hacks are unofficial and are not affiliated with Nintendo or Rare.

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  • Whirlwind Fiesta Speedrun by BobbyHamrick

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta, Division II

    For more info on the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, see here.
    For more on the Whirlwind mod for Final Fantasy V, see here.

    You can follow BobbyHamrick via YouTube or SRC.

    The Speedrun.com submission is here, or see the video embed below.

    For the event leaderboard, click here.

    You can check the current event standings here.

    Fiesta Any% in 1:14:14

    Title Awarded: Fiesta Conqueror 2025

    Date: July 20, 2025

    Seed: Bobby

    Team: FFV Central

    Congrats to Bobby on completing the challenge!

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  • Whirlwind Fiesta Chaos Speedrun by NeoKakarot

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta, Division III

    For more info on the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, see here.
    For more on the Whirlwind mod for Final Fantasy V, see here.

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    Writes Neo shortly after his Final Fantasy V playthrough and review:

    So very exciting news everybody! I got invited to a Final Fantasy V Summer Fiesta event by @clymax. It features a heavily modified version of the game in which people speed run it! I’m no speed runner but I couldn’t say no to such an exciting opportunity. I am as blind as possible on what is modified about the game so very exciting stuff. I’ll be streaming my “speed run” of the game July 17 at 6:00 PM MST!

    So, mark your calendars, boys!

    Update

    The Speedrun.com submission is here, or see the video embed below.

    For the event leaderboard, click here.

    You can check the current event standings here.

    Job/Level Any% Chaos in 2:08:42

    Blood-Moon Attempts After a Chaos Finish?!

    Titles Awarded: Fiesta Flags Leader, Fiesta Runs Co-Leader, Ultraboss Conqueror, Superboss Conqueror, Crimson Conqueror, Fiesta Berserker, Fiesta Berserk Leader, Fiesta Conqueror 2025, Fiesta Roles Leader

    Date: July 17, 2025

    Seed: BUTZ

    Team: FFV Central

    Congrats to Neo on the titles!

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  • Whirlwind Fiesta Chaos Speedrun by Casual Tom

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta, Division I-A

    For more info on the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, see here.
    For more on the Whirlwind mod for Final Fantasy V, see here.

    Casual Tom, an avid Mega Man player, is a streamer and content creator who focuses on blind playthroughs of romhacks while occasionally throwing some speedrunning into the mix. As a staff member of Final Fantasy IV – Ultima, Casual Tom often features Final Fantasy mods on his streams. You can follow Casual Tom via YouTube, Twitch, or SRC.

    The Speedrun.com submission is here, or see the video embed below.

    For the event leaderboard, click here.

    You can check the current event standings here.

    Fiesta Any% Chaos in 1:51:12

    Ultraboss and Crimson Exdeath Previewed

    Titles Awarded: Fiesta Flags Leader, Fiesta Conqueror 2025

    Date: July 16, 2025

    Event Seed

    Team: FF4 Ultima

    Congrats to Casual Tom on the titles!

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