Syphon Filter Speedrun in

Played on Bizhawk (PS1 emulator with similar load times).
PAL version (which runs marginally faster than NTSC due to not waiting for Vsync)
Time from Game Start to when the final cutscene starts playing.
Real-time World Record as of 10/30/2023. No deaths, messy Stronghold 2. Would be roughly 57:4x on Playstation 2 with Fast Disc Speed. Pretty solid, can still bring it down more. -- Watch live at / baronhaynes

[@Baronhaynes]

Since I know it's likely to be puzzling: at 32:09 I throw a gas grenade despite having already killed the scientist, because the grenade glitch defaults to standard grenades *until* you've used a gas grenade in that level. I was thrown off by an extra guard spawning near the test subject and wanted to do my usual strats rather than improvise, which didn't work out very well, as I missed the grenade glitch setup anyway.

[@dmitryfaustin4714]

When your parents allowed you to play the console for just one hour...

[@Melissa-saber-69]

I love this game..way better than today games

[@worldmilitaryfood9308]

yuip i miss that time i was playing a lot

[@davebertaud]

Dude, this is insane.

[@proa007]

Congrats on the sub-hour club! One day I hope to join you there.

[@ASIRI11]

OMG MAN My Childhood game

[@mbah_dharmo]

43:21 That was a close call, couple frames late, the run is dead.

[@Baronhaynes]

My eyes went dinner-plate wide and stayed that way until I hit the checkpoint lmao

[@davebertaud]

As would be Lian lol

[@matthewheath7839]

"Where's Romer...."

[@eugenijusdolgovas9278]

You beat Valk. Congratz.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

nice watch used to love that game

[@shindukess]

Glad GDQ finally let you run the game.

[@raulsanchez9795]

A walk thru the museum with gabe.

[@CoyoteEnix]

I like the way you speedrun Rhoemer fight 😎

[@shazmosushi]

3:03 lol taking the other door

[@davidp519]

Wild

[@heaw]

👏👏👏

[@FluffyDave86]

What exploit is being accomplished by constantly switching weapons? Is it a speed boost? Iframes?

[@Ammut6]

20:18 . . . what did you do there in the menu?

[@Baronhaynes]

On the approach to this fuel tank, I look to see if Gabrek is approaching the corner, as he can be aggro'd by hearing enemy gunshots or seeing you as you come down the corridor. If that happens, it's very hard to kill him while also dodging the enemy wave that spawns nearby. So as soon as I tag the fuel tank, the game checkpoints me and I go into the menu and load to the nearest checkpoint, which I just hit. It costs about 5 seconds, but it resets the guard positions and I can take Gabrek out without being shot by the very difficult guards in this level.

[@Ammut6]

​@@Baronhaynesthanks for the quick reply! You explained it very well. I haven't played this game since the early 2000s so I forgot about being able to load checkpoints. It all makes sense now.

[@Rain-ec4jj]

LOL Why did you kill Aramar at Expo?

[@Baronhaynes]

Gabe and Lian have a long dialogue during the level fadeout, which you can skip by killing Mara, triggering Lian's "We needed her alive" line. The level still completes, and it's a few seconds faster since you don't have to wait for the regular dialogue to finish.

[@2NDFLB-CLERK]

​@@Baronhaynes▪️ So you're willing to trade a human life for a few measly seconds?! You disgust me! 🟥