Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 16, 2003, 12:29:22 PM
According to Twin Galaxies, the world record officiating organization for gaming, someone has beaten The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in under two hours. Michael Damiani blazed through the rather lengthy adventure in just 1:57.15 on April 9, 2003. The previous record was 2:07.10, and some Zelda experts thought it was impossible to break the two-hour mark.
Under Twin Galaxies rules, the clock starts ticking as soon as you press start on the title screen. You must start a new file and beat the game without dying (fairy revivals are allowed). The clock stops when the final silver arrow is dealt to Ganon. Glitches that allow you to skip portions of the game are prohibited. Here is Damiani's timeline, just to put things in perspective:
0:03.20 - reaches Zelda
0:06.57 - exits Hyrule Castle
0:12:24 - obtains Pendant of Courage
0:20.55 - obtains Pendant of Power
0:27.36 - obtains Pendant of Wisdom
0:29.14 - uses Pendants to obtain Master Sword
0:35.44 - appears on top of Golden Pyramid
0:46.57 - obtains 1st Maiden Gem
1:00.09 - obtains 2nd Maiden Gem
1:08.00 - obtains 3rd Maiden Gem
1:16.07 - obtains 4th Maiden Gem
1:25.08 - obtains 5th Maiden Gem
1:32.40 - obtains 6th Maiden Gem
1:34.35 - purchases "Big Bomb"
1:45.28 - obtains 7th and final Maiden Gem
1:47.04 - sets foot into Ganon's Castle
1:57.15 - delivers final blow via Silver Arrow to Ganon
Along with this remarkable achievement, Damiani also holds the world record time for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, with 6:45.17. He eventually wants to hold the records for the entire Zelda series.
Post by: Sargus on April 16, 2003, 12:54:18 PM
Post by: "Sky" on April 16, 2003, 01:06:53 PM
This guy is quite a gamer...
I'll never even try something like this though, not my style to rush through games where the emphasis isn't on time constraints.
Post by: patrick on April 16, 2003, 01:38:15 PM
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Michael "TYP" says: That number would be misleading, Jonny. Sailing in The Wind Waker eats up more time than running about in earlier games. Therefore, beating it could take longer than in the other games, but that doesn't make WW a longer game in terms of dungeon/mission complexity.
That's really no different than the main overworlds on any of the other Zelda's though... It might take long in the begining, before you can warp, but I don't think it would be all that much different.
Post by: Grey Ninja on April 16, 2003, 01:56:11 PM
Post by: GaimeGuy on April 16, 2003, 02:00:39 PM
I'm speechless.
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Post by: Kimchi on April 16, 2003, 02:30:31 PM
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Post by: edgeblade69 on April 16, 2003, 08:51:55 PM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on April 17, 2003, 07:03:18 AM
Oo errr, I'd also like to know which items he got or skipped, and did he do the dark world dungeons in 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 order?
Post by: edgeblade69 on April 17, 2003, 09:57:24 AM
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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
I forget, does it give you the completition time at the end, or do you have to figure it out with a stopwatch?
Oo errr, I'd also like to know which items he got or skipped, and did he do the dark world dungeons in 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 order?
No you don't get a completion time, you gotta time it yourself. I just looked at the time when I hit start, then looked at it again when I killed Ganon.
Post by: Matt on April 17, 2003, 01:57:27 PM
Post by: RiZeUp on April 18, 2003, 06:00:38 AM
I know someone that can finish Zelda in 1 hour 15 minutes.
Post by: Kulock on April 22, 2003, 06:38:12 PM
Post by: RiZeUp on April 23, 2003, 07:27:34 AM
Post by: GaimeGuy on April 26, 2003, 02:24:12 PM
Post by: Locke Cole on April 27, 2003, 02:53:31 PM
Post by: Kulock on April 28, 2003, 05:20:11 AM
