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I always forget this shit exists until it’s on. Side note, I don’t necessarily think SGDQ is to blame for the declined interest, I just think most people don’t care for speed runs anymore.

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catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Nobody ever really cared for speedruns. It’s always been a niche hobby.

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- Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Pretty much. It’s not something most of my circle of casual gamers know about. Even the hardcore gamers don’t watch live and usually catch a recording of something specific.
  
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- qooqie@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Early days of twitch I think most big channels were speed runners of some sort like binding of Isaac
  
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Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I miss the older marathons. Everything was in person, which I feel had better energy. And the runs were simpler. I don’t really like 4-way races, or controller passing whatever. It’s all a gimmick as far as I’m concerned. I like paying attention to the games and how skilled the runners are.

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- Die4Ever@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  this is in person
  
  I agree about some gimmicks like 2 players 1 controller, or playing games with a dance pad or whatever, they seem difficult but still feel like gimmicks to me
  
  4-way races are ok if you’re familiar with the game and speedrun already, but otherwise hard to watch
  
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