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Running With Speed
''Running with Speed'' is a 2023 documentary film about speedrunning directed by Patrick Lope and Nicholas Mross. It was written by Lope, Mross, and Summoning Salt, the latter of which also narrated the documentary. Summary The documentary is split up into three main parts, first introducing Summoning Salt and then focusing on classic Mario games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Bros 3''. It then covers the legacy and history of Games Done Quick and its charitable impact on the world and how it fosters the growth of professional careers for featured speedrunners, many of whom earn a living from streaming on Twitch (service), Twitch. It also covers the Nintendo World Championships and other speedrunning competitions, including Kaizo competitions. The documentary mostly focuses on Nintendo classics from the 1980s and 1990s, including ''Super Mario 64'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', ''Punch-Out!! (NES), Punch-Out!!'', and ''Super Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summoning Salt
Summoning Salt ("Salt" for short) is a pseudonymous American speedrunning, speedrunner and YouTuber known for his video documentaries about the history of speedrunning records. As of June 2025, his channel has over 2 million subscribers and more than 246 million views. Speedrunning career Summoning Salt is one of the leading speedrunners of the NES video game ''Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!'' (MTPO). As of November 2024, he holds the records for a variety of MTPO categories, including single-segment (playing through the entire game in one sitting), where his 14:46 time is over 13 seconds faster than the No. 2 speedrunner. In addition, Salt has held the record for the fastest Mike Tyson boss fight since 2017. The fight is highly optimized and requires a significant amount of Random number generation, random number luck (referred to in speedrunning as "RNG"), plus excellent execution, to lower any further. He is the first person to finish the fight in fewer than two in-game minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |