[World Record] Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Any% (

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Whatever planet Spyro lives on must be a moon of Saturn.

[@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist]

Why do you say that?

[@eatanotherzio6811]

@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist Agent 9s Lab and the multiple moons/ringed planet in the sky

[@melaniethielepape5750]

@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist Hi My Name Is Mary

[@Galax395]

Well you could assume that there are many dimensions that contain lots of planets in the world of dragons.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist You see Saturn in the sky in some levels

[@tina.kola1]

i love how the NPCs are thanking Spyro for saving their world while the enemies are roaming in the background :D

[@lylecann9265]

This is so impressive. As a kid, I would never of even thought this was possible. So many glitches I had no idea about!

[@ryansmock2717]

Still WR after over 3 years. This is nuts

[@Kidneyjoe42]

And 2nd place is still a minute off.

[@gladosmaincore8589]

6:11 "Listen carefully you s-" LoL, It sounded like it was censored XD

[@thisisnotthechannelyouarel119]

If it wasn't an rated e game then probably would of said it

[@GGDAWG7]

I remember being happy I beat this game 100% in just under 8 hours, and look at this masterpiece. 2 years late but congratulations!

[@jcthompson0005]

Thank you!

[@ladygabes5558]

That's impressive for me! I can beat this game in 4 days lmao

[@SongOfStorms22]

Little known fact: The Second Warning isn’t actually called that because it’s the second time you’re warned, it’s because it lasts around a second.

[@Youngone841]

It doesn't last around a second it lasts at least 5 seconds

[@black_caty]

buddy missed the joke

[@recodegamesstudio]

Id clap biancas furry cheeks

[@toadsavage9218]

Sir the door is over there

[@lapis.d3i]

I never managed to finish it myself back in the day, so this really brings back some nostalgic memories

[@yoji1354]

I legit thought i was watching TAS at first but then i realized this was a human. VERY Impressive and fun to watch somebody basically destroy what i struggled with my childhood. Props G

[@hugoclarke3284]

The beauty of proxies is they give Spyro access to pretty much anywhere on the map, and stunning to watch

[@osasosas2982]

i like how he launches up with somewhat of a warrior pose. i really like it

[@SuperMase9X]

Shiela: (in a cage) lets head over to the balloon

[@PsyWalks]

08:54 i dont know why but this made me laugh how you shot the bird with no reason

[@XxRiselinexX]

I recently watched ThaRixer's video on your 'perfect' time. I immediately came over here to watch your speedrun. I'm hyped for you LOL c:

[@GlitchanBlack]

Aside from RNG in Fireworks Factory, this is an amazing run - ThaRixer introduced me to you through his video about this run, and wow... this is amazing. No wonder Insomniac wanted you to do a run of Year of the Dragon! Plus, that Hub 2 is the best I've ever seen. You really pushed yourself & this game to the limits, and - while the Firefly RNG could be improved - this is still an amazing run! Can't wait to see more of your Spyro content soon - just ended up getting Season of Ice & Season of Flame on my GBA emulator thanks to ThaRixer's video on this run.

[@jcthompson0005]

Thank you. I appreciate you saying that. Ricky's video was really good! I'm glad it inspired you to download some Spyro games. I've never actually played Season of Ice or Season of Flame. The only Spyro GBA games I had when I was younger were Attack of the Rhynocs and Spyro Orange.

[@daandanx]

12:46 Those were some clean staircase jumps! I see the improvements that you made in some parts of the run. Very well played indeed

[@jonfero8072]

Damn bro I can’t take my eyes off the screen or I’ll miss something amazing. I know this shit was hard af, congrats 🎉

[@peytondrews703]

My entire childhood is just done in 33... wth

[@matt13classic]

Dear Jeremy Thompson Hi Jezza, it's me, matt13, I am speaking to you directly from my KZbin account by leaving a comment on your new WR (World Record) speed run or Spyro: Year of the Dragon any% completion, which you completed in a noble sub 24 minute time - 23:58. I am here to give you my congratulations on such a feat, a feat I know won't truly give you the satisfaction you had hoped to attain, but you will still be happy about nonetheless. The run was very entertaining, thanks for broadcasting live, not just this run but all the attempts. I am so proud of this accomplishment, and I hope to see many more feats from you in the future. I have a strong feeling of elation when writing this comment due to the happiness this run has caused me. Thank you again, I hope you are doing well. Yours sincerely. Young Mazza

[@jcthompson0005]

My Good Friend Mazza, It's been so long since you last wrote. It's lonely here without you. I find myself daydreaming to push myself through each afternoon, wondering if you've been close to me even if only with your geo-guesses. The kids have long since grown up. I don't know if they were old enough to remember you, but I used to see the little one stare pensively at the welcome mat in front of the door, quietly thinking of something he'd never be able to do (welcome Matt)... or so I imagined. Perhaps, if you had been more present, he would've learned to run and we'd have been able to call him by a faster pace than walking as there are some things only you could have taught him. Spike's Arena, for example. Are you really mine? Big Jawz (KWYFW)

[@william1_]

24:56 The fact the Agent 9 is looking at the sorceress getting out of the lava without doing anything to stop her...

[@jeremybregermann666]

This is a huge accomplishment! I can only imagine the satisfaction, congratulations JT!

[@ladygabes5558]

WOAH, brother! I love how Spyro speed runs are getting more recognition! That's pretty fire.

[@kgedgeyo5839]

Amazing run! I honestly had to double check the title while watching to make sure this wasn’t a TAS.

[@EyesCold04]

I seen the first level beat in 5 seconds and knew I’d be shocked the whole video

[@jasinere35]

cheating the game thats whats happening here

[@henryhardfoot]

@@jasinere35 No cheats, literally all game mechanics.

[@semisubmersible]

@@jasinere35 dude, its a game from ps1. ofc there could be glitches like this

[@skonafid]

@@semisubmersible there are glitches in new games aswell... actualky way more glitches lol

[@semisubmersible]

@@skonafid I know but that’s only the low-quality ones… oh I didn’t realize that I killed almost all of new games

[@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist]

9:49 Spyro lays an egg 🤣

[@Q8Duelist]

lol

[@iZ-the-Egoni]

21:15 Sorceress: That’s it, I’ve had enough! 21:18 Jeremy Thompson: As have we >n>

[@sladegerman]

Have not seen this gameplay in literally 20 years. Awesome

[@SockABusta]

this is still the highlight of my 2019, and possibly the 2010's.

[@skonafid]

fax

[@rabbidsloquendoyscp1048]

Fun fact when you're at this spyro game theme press l1 r2 and square and it will appear a black screen and the surprise is there will be a crash bash demo

[@rabbidsloquendoyscp1048]

Yes it's true

[@blob5907]

the demo is meant for devs and has more features than the games original release

[@JayHiggs]

My favorite game as a kid, this is awesome lol

[@ONLSpeedruns]

Congrats JT. Well deserved all around. Excited to see what you take down next!

[@peterl3907]

Those high jumps, like the one in Sunny Villa, are incredible! Can you do that with any enemy/critter, or just specific ones?

[@jcthompson0005]

Yeah, they're a lot of fun. You can only do them off certain enemies/objects, but the enemies/objects you can do them off are pretty common.

[@peterl3907]

@@jcthompson0005 Are there any tutorials out there on how and where to execute them?

[@jcthompson0005]

@@peterl3907 Another speedrunner, Zeuspot, made a tutorial for the run a few years ago. A lot of useful instances of the glitch are covered in that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmqzg6Bmlq6Ijdk

[@peterl3907]

@@jcthompson0005 Awesome, thank you!

[@lukecwolf]

I keep watching this and being more impressed or finding new things each time. Congratulations!

[@Rodrigo_Casachagua]

14:37 Bianca:Listen to me dragon Spyro: NO >:v Bianca:ok

[@KrazzyKlown]

You tore this game to pieces.

[@Jumpyluff]

Amazing work! How satisfied are you with the result?

[@jcthompson0005]

Hmm, that's a difficult question to answer. Very, but not completely? I'm confident that it's good enough. I won't come back to it.

[@Makingblah71]

Unbeaten 3 years on. Mad impressive

[@Moon-hr1fq]

The video should be renamed to "All glitches in Spyro"

[@thesergalladaf6902]

Great video. So grand. Where could we get an animation adaptation?

[@sweptapostle2473]

this seems almost too perfect

[@daniilzadorozhnyy8950]

the epilogue was so good and so we'll thought out! after playing reignited I still prefer this version

[@playerthree38]

i have no idea how any of that just happened but i love Any%

[@KyuubiCore]

I'm just sitting here, being amazed by every little thing you do I could only dream of doing all of this at first try lol Amazing job

[@jcthompson0005]

Thank you.

[@KyuubiCore]

@@jcthompson0005 You're welcome :D

[@lumilauraa]

learning this category for real now, look out big guy!

[@jcthompson0005]

Good luck. Let me know if you'd like help learning. It'll be fun to watch you play.

[@BrooksPMA]

QUEEN is in da house!

[@Rage_Against_The_Screen]

First time seeing this and WOW lol what’s the process on figuring out where these glitches are in a game? Mind blowing

[@jcthompson0005]

It's been a collective effort by a lot of runners and glitch finders over the years. Generally, the first step is for a technique or exploit type to be discovered (e.g. dead body proxies, swim-in-air, spin jumps, etc.). After that, we apply our understanding of the trick to similar situations to see if the technique has utility elsewhere. The original discovery sometimes happens by accident, but often will happen when someone wants a specific skip and doesn't have a way to do it with current knowledge. They'll brute-force ideas and occasionally come up with something that works.

[@Rage_Against_The_Screen]

That impressive I remember playing this game as a kid but nothing like this 😂

[@inefffable]

@@Rage_Against_The_Screen if you played pokemon blue or red growing up, watch a video on badges in reverse

[@Greyspecies9999]

23:08 *Yeah, i'd love some explaining right there*

[@jcthompson0005]

Sure. Area portals like the one that leads into Sorceress's Lair are sometimes much larger than they appear to be visually. In this case, part of the portal bleeds invisibly into the mountains behind the castle. I reach this section of the portal by directing a horizontal squeeze proxy from the Desert Ruins portal structure and the ground in a way that slides me up an angled part of the scenery.

[@jcthompson0005]

For reference, a squeeze proxy occurs when you force Spyro into a position where his hitbox is being pressed beyond a specific threshold. In such a position, Spyro is forced away from the pressure with a magnitude dependent on the severity of the squeeze.

[@antoine_as]

@@jcthompson0005 I would like to thank you with these explanations , sooo thank you :)

[@jcthompson0005]

@@antoine_as You're welcome.

[@LunarEquity93]

I love this game I wish I could do the glitches

[@patricksousa10]

Haven't seen this til now! Wow!! I've played Spyro my whole life and didn't know these exploits existed.. Do these still work in the reignited trilogy or have they been patched?

[@jcthompson0005]

The Reignited Trilogy was built from the ground up, so nothing really translates from the OG version. There are still plenty of gamebreaking glitches in SRT though. You can find the leaderboard for those games here: www.speedrun.com/spyrortpc.

[@Niall_Peace]

Shocking! Absolutely shocking!

[@breakingboardrooms1778]

How did the spike battle go that way? I thought you had to hit him three times with each type of ammo?

[@jcthompson0005]

The game has a global adaptive difficulty system based mostly on which eggs have been collected. Insomniac designated some eggs as "hard" eggs. The value in the game that controls global difficulty changes whenever you collect one of those eggs and, after the threshold is met, the global difficulty scales up. It turns out that the only "hard" egg I've collected by the time I enter Spike is Grayson, which I collect after defeating Buzz. Because of that, I'm able to enter Spike's Arena still on easy mode and play Spike on that difficulty.

[@CartoBalow]

23:08 BLJ Spyro Edition

[@disallowedstone8849]

Did spyro just fus ro dah himself?

[@RCHelicoptr]

Absolutely amazing job JT. Well done.

[@robsmith6281]

Best of all is not paying moneybags.

[@electricheartpony]

I want to see this. I thought this would take longer than 33 minutes... Not even two minutes in and I see that this game is broken in many ways I had no idea about...

[@noa_yamatori]

Spyro: Gotta go fast!

[@ariadumler410]

Entering the swamp You had sixty-nine treasure Pretty fucking nice

[@jcthompson0005]

Nice.

[@jaska8203]

Which version is this? I know its an older build because of the very unfitting Sunrise Spring home music during the Sorceress fight

[@jcthompson0005]

It's the original release version.

[@jaska8203]

@@jcthompson0005 thanks!

[@EmilyElizabethxox]

He beat the game by barely playing the game 😂 Amazing work. I remember this game so well and appreciate you posting this!

[@jruler93]

I mean, that's the goal of an Any% speedrun; to beat a game as fast as possible by any means possible. If you want a category that's probably closer to how you would play it casually, try watching the 100 Egg speedrun.

[@ri10q44]

How did you jump so high at 4:05?

[@jcthompson0005]

The technique I used is called a momentum conservation jump. Essentially, by charging, stopping, then fluidly transitioning into a jump, some of the horizontal momentum of my charge is preserved and applied to the in-air forward movement of my jump. In other words, rather than jumping higher than usual, the apex of my jump occurs farther forward than it would normally.

[@ri10q44]

@@jcthompson0005 Very cool, thanks for clearing that up and good job on the run

[@braydenward1763]

Here in 2021 ✊

[@electrocat07]

Pretty cool run! Congrats on a new record!

[@electrocat07]

To be honest I didn't even know that half of the game is indeed avoidable! Nice either way

[@Maheli_Seli]

2:03 Nice backup strategy 👌

[@mrchubman101]

Yea but the squid thing took the credit. MY PLAN WORKED!!!

[@olympian3]

any way to get into the bonus area with an exploit?

[@jcthompson0005]

I'm not aware of any.

[@olympian3]

@@jcthompson0005 unfortunate :(

[@doomguy4947]

After this video I will have to go to therapy but I found it very funny 🤣

[@CrownedExpertz]

You proxy jump so well ;~;

[@HAYL0W]

wow. this used to be my favorite game. never knew it had so many glitches and exploits. you sir have ruined the COUNTLESS hours 10 year old me put into beating this game. hahahaha great job though

[@tstandsfortheodore]

So 3 years later are you planning on ever coming back to speedrunning Spyro?

[@jcthompson0005]

I'm actually currently "back", although not to this category. I stream my live attempts at www.twitch.tv/jeremythompson. I'll be moving on to Spyro 2 soon with the intent to become competitive in that game as well.

[@thatonedude]

@@jcthompson0005 honestly just found your legendary runs, and man I'm pretty hyped to read this!

[@maatyice]

Enjoyed every second . Great work man . I don't know if you're trying to top this but I remember as a kid playing over and over for fun I wanted to skip Biancas scene in the beginning, I remember one run I was able to hop the the ledge at a angle and made it straight into sunny villa without seeing Bianca, only ever happened once haha. Not sure if u still ended up talking to her after the level but just throwing that out there . We hope to see ya again !

[@jcthompson0005]

Unfortunately, you still talk to her on the way out. She's persistent! I'm glad you enjoyed watching.

[@sizicosta]

Why there's sunrise spring music in Sorcesses' Lair? Wtf

[@scarleeto8931]

Spyro 3 was rushed at it's original release, so some levels never got finished soundtracks and had placeholder soundtracks from other levels, like Sunrise Spring playing over the Sorceress' Lair (super anticlimactic sounding I know). They didn't fix it until they released the Greatest Hits version in 2002. So if you had the original NTSC release of the game from 2000, or the PAL release, you don't get to hear certain soundtracks.

[@brandonswain65]

this is great. how many total hours playtime do you figure you have on this game?

[@RyushuSuperCat]

Bianca running into Spyro for the first time: So, you're the-...hey wait where are you going?? [Spyro disappears through the portal] Bianca: :/

[@halos-arthur]

I just finished YOTD less than an hour ago 117% with all skill points. Feeling baffled and a little insulted by this lol just breezing through all it

[@YukiNakamura]

How tf you play like that? You're just godlike I thought you were using hacks

[@TripleR6000]

Congrats on the world record

[@xSwiftx4]

What i wanna know is how you are jumping off of enemies and critters alike to such an astounding height

[@jcthompson0005]

I'm pulling one of my answers to a similar question on another video.

[@jcthompson0005]

"It's a good question. It's referred to as a proxy - the most common form in this run is a dead body proxy, so I'll explain that one. There are certain objects in the game that Spyro can charge through, but not glide through. If you charge jump toward an object of this type, then press X while still holding Square as you enter the hitbox of the object, Spyro glides for one frame and then continues charging on the next frame. During the gliding frame, the game recognizes Spyro is inside of an object and pushes him out of it. The velocity of this push is preserved as a vector with magnitude and direction based on where you were in the hitbox when you pressed X. TL;DR (method stripped of explanation): Charge jump toward a proxyable object and press X while still holding Square as you enter its hitbox."

[@xSwiftx4]

@@jcthompson0005 man thank you so much for this detailed answer. it sounds like its really precise to pull off. how long it take you to get it down with ease?

[@jonda1590]

Congrats, amazing work

[@kieran7675]

Is it frustrating knowing that bullshit RNG in Fireworks Factory cost you a few seconds and this could be improved slightly, or do you not care because of how insanely good this all is?

[@jcthompson0005]

I'm still pretty happy with the run. I might come back eventually, but I don't feel obligated to unless someone beats my time. Speedrunning, like any other hobby, reaches a point of diminishing returns where the effort and time required to negligibly improve can be pretty staggering. I reached that around the time of my 24:21 in Spyro 3 Any% and am happy that I was able to whittle it down to what I believe will be the final minute mark. There haven't been many strats discovered for the category in the last 4 years, so the time is holding up very well based on how well it was executed.

[@GBpoketto]

maybe a weird question, but when you initiate the zombie glitch at 19:44 to get into charmed ridge, how are you able to pause and exit at 20:50? does it depend on whether or not you're playing console vs emulator, what console you're using, etc?

[@jcthompson0005]

The sequence after the cat wizard dies at the end of the level clears zombie. It should perform the same way on any console or emulator.

[@GBpoketto]

@@jcthompson0005 that's really interesting! thank you!

[@Fiona-Jayne]

Very few eggs, very gew gems, very little storyline... but at least you got to skip "a light tappa-de-head" so that's a major win!

[@komixcici]

you're a legend dude

[@michaelhopkins1297]

Bruh how did you bait Buzz into stopping his saw attack early?

[@maatyice]

Think it has something to do with hanging on the edge

[@CorgiCore]

9:50 WHAT JUST HAPPENED AHAHAHAA

[@beeler123]

What was the point of burning on the lava on lost fleet? Why not immediately exit the level like all the others?

[@jcthompson0005]

By pausing on the frame where I receive damage that should cause Spyro to die and then exiting the level, I initiate a glitch called "zombie Spyro". The main effect of the glitch is that the game has difficulty transitioning Spyro between swimming and not swimming. Since I spawn underwater after exiting Lost Fleet, I immediately get a swim in air that I can use to enter Charmed Ridge.

[@beeler123]

@@jcthompson0005 gawddamn

[@DragonKingZero]

@@beeler123 Yeah, ThaRixer explains in his video about this run.

[@ExhaustedPidgeon94]

Please do this with the reignited series!!! Would love to see it x

[@jcthompson0005]

If a Spyro 4 ever gets made, I'll do some Reignited runs to warm up for the release.

[@duffman18]

A Spyro 4 game would be absolutely amazing. Especially if they can make as good a game as the new Crash Bandicoot game It's About Time was. Spyro was always my favourite 3D platformer series. I put dozens and dozens of hours into the Spyro 3 demo alone, it was that good, and so then of course I just had to buy the full game. And now I have the remake of the trilogy of course, and it's incredible too. So yeah a new Spyro game would be amazing. 3D platformers seem to be making a comeback in recent years. And we've got things like Mario Oddysey which for my money is the best 3D Mario game ever made. And the new Ratchet and Clank game that was incredible. And the remakes of the Crash and Spyro trilogies sold like gangbusters. And we got the sequel to Psychonauts finally. So yeah why not? Why not get whoever made the remake of the trilogy (Toys for Bob?) to make a new Spyro game?

[@eonshade6297]

This speedrun made even Bentleys level pass by quickly.

[@sirpizo555]

I always felt bad for Buzz at 7:00

[@disallowedstone8849]

Never feel bad for that frog

[@ChildhoodGirl93]

Hello Jeremy Thompson! I'm just wondering what you're planning on speedrunning next? Spyro The Dragon, Spyro 2 or even a 117% speedrun of Spyro: Year Of The Dragon!

[@jcthompson0005]

Honestly, I'm not sure yet. I talk about this question and others in the last 10 minutes of my examination of the run, which I'll post beneath this comment.

[@jcthompson0005]

www.twitch.tv/videos/382106885

[@anticheater5049]

How to do this super jump? I can't understand.

[@jg1831]

Type in on KZbin "ThaRixer This spyro world record might be prefect" came out two days ago and he explains the record perfectly.

[@hypnotised-clover]

It's called a proxy, it's when your hitbox mashes into another hitbox and flings you up.

[@jordanjohnston8967]

Can u do a any percent speedrun beginner route 4 beginners in ur next video?

[@jcthompson0005]

I have a playlist of videos that demonstrates beginner level routes for an Any% speedrun. Unfortunately, it doesn't include homeworld routes.

[@jcthompson0005]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmfCk3p3ltCXq8k

[@GamesRacedAwfully]

how did you get the swim in the air on the stream at the start? I must have tried 1000 times to do it.

[@jcthompson0005]

Line it up like I do and just charge. It's fairly precise, so don't get discouraged by failing it. Even for me, consistency is no better than 40-60% usually.

[@jcthompson0005]

Maybe this will help: www.twitch.tv/jeremythompson/clip/FilthyRelievedTigerLeeroyJenkins.

[@GamesRacedAwfully]

@@jcthompson0005 thanks man, will try lining up like you do on twitch.

[@thevoid5117]

@@jcthompson0005 awesome, have got it a few times now thx!

[@jucocast5816]

i need the MF explanation to how to get this proxy jump at 23:08 , im going crazy

[@jcthompson0005]

This is a really good resource for learning it in my opinion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anauZYCtjtNnirM

[@MistyMusashi]

What a beast!

[@Ggamergoodson]

never seen that first swim in air before. Could you do a tutorial on it?

[@jcthompson0005]

I may eventually make a full-run tutorial for this category that would include something more prepared, but for now I'll link an impromptu explanation of my setup that I clipped from one of my streams last year. Let me know if you have any other questions relating to this or anything else.

[@jcthompson0005]

www.twitch.tv/jeremythompson/clip/FilthyRelievedTigerLeeroyJenkins

[@TheRoseyTint]

Well deserved man!

[@goeshardmate0945]

This is the only spyro I didnt finish fully this is an awesome run well done :)

[@jcthompson0005]

Thank you :)

[@garethdean6382]

Damn that's fine.

[@JakeInTakeOfficial]

Congratulations 🍰.

[@paolo94vicarello]

on which console is spyro played?

[@AUBCodeII]

PS1

[@Wookis]

Because of load times (I think, don’t run Spyro games) this run is played on a PSTV.

[@asuuki2048]

This is phenomenal. Well done, Jeremy! I have a few questions to ask you… I used to be big into Spyro speedrunning. I would throw myself at 14 Talismans over and over. If you scroll to the very first video publicly available on my channel, you can see ^.^ I finally got back into it, but only on console this time… Well, I had practiced for a few months, stopped for a few months, and these past few months, I’ve been going at it hard again. However, I need your advice… I’m wanting to switch from speedrunning on console to PC, but I’ve never bought a gaming PC before. I’m also a person that somehow, despite never going to nefarious websites, is known for contracting viruses. So the problem is this… I’m heccing poor, and want to know what the best option for a computer for somebody like me is to buy. I would also like to know how to avoid getting viruses, but that could wait until I make my potential purchase lol. I have never bought a gaming PC. I’m clueless. To be honest, I’m wanting to buy this specific PC in question strictly for emulation. For speedruns. No other purpose is necessary. I doubt a regular gaming PC would A. Be in my budget. B. Remain healthy with me downloading roms and emulators. God… I just know I’m sounding like a total noob lmao. I’ve always been known for being tech savvy, but certain topics like these? I’m clueless. Thank you so much, Jeremy, and late Happy New Year!! 💜💜💜

[@jcthompson0005]

Thanks, Asuuki. For the original trilogy games, playing on console is a good option, but if you'd like to emulate them, any Windows desktop should be capable. I'm not sure what PC specs are required to run the Reignited Trilogy. I'd recommend that you ask this question in the Spyro Speedrunning Discord server (discord.gg/spyrospeedrunning). There's a dedicated channel for tech help there and plenty of knowledgeable runners willing to help out.

[@jcthompson0005]

As far as virus prevention, you should download a malware detector and have it run scans regularly, only download ROMs from sites that seem trustworthy, and use community-approved emulators like ePSXe, Mednafen, and DuckStation.

[@el_zinga]

No eggs, no problem.

[@faustacoronado6456]

It took me 23 minutes to collect all the Sunrise Spring gems and eggs ಠ_ಠ

[@MrChaomen]

Wow, sub 24, well done my boy! Don't want to gloat you, oh wait, I want to: would you got proxy on firework factory it would be sub 23:45. :P

[@Jumpyluff]

No, it costed 9 or 10 seconds. I'm also pretty sure this kind of thing doesn't need to be said. Not only is this category incredibly difficult to optimize so there will always be timesave, but the runner knows his runs extremely thoroughly.

[@jcthompson0005]

I know Chaomen, so, tonally, there was a wryness to this comment that distinguishes it from a random person commenting something similar. I appreciate you coming to my defense though, Jumpy. Truly.

[@MrChaomen]

@@Jumpyluff With addition to this 9-10 seconds he also had to lose some time due to him having gold Sparx instead of green and that made JT lose some 2-3 seconds to my rough calculations, which is the reason I brought that up. I most probably am wrong there in precise amount, especially since I don't know finish time in milliseconds, but it would be exceptionally close to 23:45. But in any case that was insane run.