Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Speedrun -

Notching another personal goal here.

My initial goal with speedrunning Scotty P was to finish in the top 10 with a character. I did that almost two months ago with Ramona, and once I managed top 10, top 5 seemed achievable. And then the powerwalks introduced me to my new main man, Negascott, and eventually the new weird obsession turned into a bit of a passion project--a chance to get back into speedrunning after a 22-year hiatus.

The preparation for this run in particular reminded me a lot of what I enjoyed most about speedrunning: buffing out a weakness until it's a shiny new strength. I had an amazing Ramona run before this one that I ended up deleting because, with a 90-second advantage entering stage 7, I completely fell apart, and the culprit was obvious: I hadn't practiced. After a few days of grinding 5, 6, and 7 until I felt confident, this is the result. Plan, drill, and execute.

From 100%ing Super Metroid every day after school to putting the kid to bed and firing up OBS (if anyone out there was on Super Metroid message board on GameFAQs around like 2000 to 2003, I was Zelgaddis; you don't remember me and that's okay but yeah it was fun hanging out). Putting up a #3 and a #5 finish with two months of practice was actually pretty awesome. Still got it, baby. I'm the Cool Dad. I'm writing an essay about speedrunning in the video description like a Cool Dad.