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 SPEEDRUN I (2019)Stupendous Packets Experimentally Evaluating Degenerate Runners Under NervesBy Paul Lambropoulos and Freya WhitefordPacket 1: Now That’s What I Call An Epic Gamer Moment1. Speedruns in the GBA version of this track use the bumpers in the edges of the track to skip sections of the map. Due to the strict checkpoint system of the DS version of this track, early attempts to cut big sections of it were unsuccessful, due to the game refusing to (*) advance the lap count. In Mario Kart 8 speedruns, this was the last track whose World Record broke the 2 minute barrier. The N64 version of this track is the only one to have protective barriers running along the entire track. For 10 points, name this notorious track, a road named after a meteorological phenomenon.ANSWER: Rainbow Road <Speedrunning, PL> 2. The lesser-known [emphasise] second sequel to this game featured online multiplayer, and required players to either purchase every minigame separately, or buy a pass to play for one day. Although it was envisioned that the setting of the first sequel to this game, Wuhu Island, (*) would become a location revisited in similar games in the future, it was only seen again in Pilotwings Resort and Wii Fit U. Released in 2006 at its console’s launch, the simplified games it included became so popular that players of all ages could end up with injuries dubbed “Wii-itis”, appropriately resembling tennis elbow. For ten points, name this athletic game bundled with every new Wii console in most territories, helping to make it the best-selling single-console game of all time.ANSWER: Wii Sports <General, FW>3. In 2019, this person was the only esports player to be featured in Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Asia” list. In 2017, this pro player recorded his first livestream on , which broke the record for most concurrent viewers in a single stream in the world at the time. This pro player cemented his name among the best in Season 3 of LoL Champions Korea after performing a (*) 1v1 outplay against fellow mid-laner and rival Ryu. He is one of two people who have been able to win the World Championship three times, the other being Bengi. For 10 points, name this Korean League of Legends mid-laner, member of SKT T1 and a player considered by many as the best of all time.ANSWER: Faker/Lee Sanghyeok (accept either underlined part) <Esports, PL>4. A category of this speedgame requires the player to collect 175 collectibles of the same colour, while another miscellaneous category also includes another 25 golden collectibles. Another category of this speedgame requires the completion of all chapters and their side levels. The requirement for the any% category of this game is to unlock the (*) Epilogue, which occurs after the 7th chapter is finished. The 100% category strangely does not include the 25 golden berries seen in the “200 berries” category mentioned above. For 10 points, name this game, developed by Matt Makes Games, in which you attempt to climb the namesake mountain.ANSWER: Celeste (do not accept “Celeste Classic” or “Celeste PICO-8”) <Speedrunning, PL> 5. In a speedrun category of Semblance, a 2D platformer, the longest category that isn’t 100% requires runners to collect all of these objects. The two categories in speedruns of Inside that require runners to collect all of these objects are separated by the two endings available. A formerly used glitch in Super Mario World’s stage (*) 1-2 [ONE-DASH-TWO] stored one of these objects in the player’s Item Slot, which when collected allows a player to finish a stage instantly. For 10 points, name this round item that is chanted loudly by audiences in Games Done Quick events when collected during a speedrun.ANSWER: Orb (do NOT accept word forms, do not accept “Goal Tape”) <Speedrunning, PL>6. The Japanese name for a type of Trainer in the main-series Pokemon games refers explicitly to these items. In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link always has this item despite it never being shown in his inventory. In The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Bart notably doesn’t ever refer to this item, (*) instead babbling wildly before telling Lisa to “kiss my grits”. If Link is wearing this item of clothing, speaking to Paya in Kakariko Village will cause her to become flustered. For ten points, name this item of clothing which Youngster Joey claims he likes because “they’re comfy and easy to wear”.ANSWER: shorts (accept roughly equivalent answers within power, anti-prompt on boxer shorts) <Common Links, FW>7. A streamer named after this action was featured in PewDiePie’s video on speedrunning, where clips of him raging at Super Mario 64 ROM Hacks were shown. In Paper Mario, in order to perform a Loading Zone Storage, a speedrunner must perform a (*) double variant of this action multiple times in a row. The window to perform this action may be from 0.0333 or 0.0167 seconds, depending on whether the game’s framerate is 30 or 60 FPS respectively. For 10 points, name this action, where a speedrunner must press a button within the window of a single frame.ANSWER: Frame-perfect input (accept frame-perfect jump, frame-perfect action and Frameperfection) <Speedrunning, PL>8. To receive a promotional exam in the third installment of this series, the average of the second, third and fourth best performances out of the past seven games needs to be better than the current listed rank of the player. If a player covers the playing field with a staircase of holes going from left to right and back to the left in this game series, they will be awarded with the highest grade possible, known as a (*) “Secret GM”. This game series is the only one in the franchise to increment its level count with every piece placed in the playing field. For 10 points, name this series of Tetris games developed by Arika. ANSWER: Tetris: The Grandmaster (or TGM, prompt on Tetris before mentioned) <General, PL>9. Description acceptable. One early example of these things was intended by its creators to be “weird and dark”, like Ghostbusters, but was regarded as a failure; another from the same series is now being produced by Illumination. Duncan Jones led the creation of one of these things in 2016, which was praised for its high-budget graphics (*), but which did not receive critical acclaim. After the design of an uncomfortably-human-looking main character was revealed, backlash on Twitter forced one of these things to be delayed until 2020 “to make Sonic just right.” For ten points, name these often disappointing things produced as spin-offs of popular game franchises, of which Pokemon: Detective Pikachu is an example.ANSWER: movies based on video games (accept film adaptations or similar, prompt on movies or films) <Common Links, FW>(clues: Super Mario Bros. 1993, Warcraft, Sonic the Hedgehog)10. During a recent speedrunning marathon showcase, while the runner was under this handicap, a run through a tunnel with a frog on a Speeder Bike was performed deathless. A popular ROM hack developer formerly held a World Record of a speedrun of a popular Mario game while under this handicap. Dark Souls speedrunner (*) Sayvi has showcased her ability to defeat a Dark Souls 3 boss while under this handicap in speedrunning marathons. In AGDQ 2016, zallard1 & sinister1 raced to beat Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, both while under this handicap. For 10 points, name this handicap, achieved by donning an eye mask.ANSWER: Blindfolded runs <Speedrunning, PL> 11. In a special ending to this game, it is discovered that one of the protagonists ate a premium food shipment and lied about losing said shipment, effectively causing the issue that is tackled throughout this game. Unlike its predecessor, this game gives an (*) unlimited number of days to resolve the protagonist’s company’s debt. This game is the first in its franchise to introduce caves, which unlike the daytime only limitation of the overworld, can be explored indefinitely or for as long as the player’s army is alive. For 10 points, name this game, the 2nd installment in a franchise developed by Shigeru Miyamoto in which you control Olimar and Louie.ANSWER: Pikmin 2 (prompt on Pikmin) <General, PL>12. This title won the 2018 BAFTA award for Best Game, defeating games like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Return of the Obra Dinn. One of the main characters in this game shares his name with the king of Mycenae [my-SEE-nay], a Greek mythological figure. Departing from the path of its predecessors, this game is focused on (*) Norse mythology instead of Greek. The goal of the protagonist is to journey to the highest peak of the nine realms to spread his deceased spouse’s ashes, while hiding his past from his son. For 10 points, name this game by Sony Interactive Entertainment which sees Kratos yell “BOY” a lot.ANSWER: God of War (2018) <General, PL>13. The amount of pairings achieved in a tournament of this format is 2N-1 [two N minus one], where N is the amount of players. The League of Legends European Championship’s most recent playoffs structure features this tournament format when the Top 3 teams remain in contention for the split title. The key feature of this tournament format was loosely adapted by recent (*) Nintendo World Championships and called the “Underground”. Annual EVO tournaments are structured using multiple stages of this tournament format, the last of which is often referred to as “Top 8”. For 10 points, name this tournament format which eliminates a player after losing two matches instead of one. ANSWER: Double Elimination (do not accept “Single Elimination”) <Esports, PL>14. In the beginning of this game, the protagonist helps their foster parent build a bridge across a river when the trees near their home run out of fruit. The motive behind the antagonist’s actions early in this game is the death of the offspring by the burst of light emitted from the (*) spirit tree that searched for the missing protagonist. When on safe ground, the player may set down a checkpoint, called a “Soul Link”, which automatically saves the game and acts as a respawn point. For 10 points, name this Metroidvania-style game, a story of a white guardian spirit on its quest to restore the elements of water, wind and warmth to the Spirit Tree and save Nibel.ANSWER: Ori and the Blind Forest (accept Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition, prompt on partial answers, do not accept “Ori and the Will of the Wisps”) <General, PL>15. Super Macho Man has held this position in the World Circuit of every Punch-Out game, except Punch-Out Wii, where it is held by Mr. Sandman. A free game set in a battle arena has players called Summoners use characters with this name to get to and destroy the opposing team’s (*) Nexus. At the end of Pokemon Sun and Moon, the player gains this title and must defend it against challengers to the Pokemon League. For 10 points, name this title given to Mipha, Daruk, Revali, Urbosa, and Link in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.ANSWER: Champion (accept word forms, do not accept any synonyms.) <Common Links, PL>16. A seasonal tournament in this game lasts a week and ends with a 1v1 knockout tournament, after the field is whittled down to 128 players. It’s not Fortnite, but in the final hour of the week, a thick fog forces players to gather in small areas and kill each other. Killing another player in that special mode in this game renders the player as (*) “skulled”. Entering a safe zone when skulled will prompt level 1337 guards to attack. For 10 points, name this game, developed by Jagex, whose Deadman Mode tournaments are currently on hiatus for reformatting.ANSWER: Old School Runescape (or ’OSRS’, prompt on ‘Runescape’) <Esports, PL>17. An arcade cabinet of a game with this structure in its title is themed after this structure, complete with sliding doors. The beginning of the mission “No Russian” in CoD: Modern Warfare 2 is set in one of these structures at an airport. This structure, often behind a Material (*) Emancipation Grill, is the main device that carries the player between levels and into loading zones in the Portal franchise. For 10 points, name this structure, capable of carrying varying amounts of people and cargo between floors.ANSWER: Elevator (or lift) <Common Links, PL>18. In the competitive scene of this game, besides money, successful players are awarded “GS points”, which determines which players are eligible to compete in invitational tournaments. The person with the most GS points in this game’s competitive scene is currently Donovan “Tekkz” [TECH-z] Hunt. (*) The world championship of this game is called the “eWorld Cup” and the 32 players with the most GS points qualify, 16 from the Xbox One version and 16 from the Playstation 4 version. For 10 points, name this football game, the latest installment in a franchise by EA Sports.ANSWER: FIFA19 (accept equivalents, prompt on FIFA, do not accept “Pro Evolution Soccer” or equivalents) <Esports, PL>19. A 2013 European tournament ban was announced by one of these people against the person who has now defeated this group of people the most times. Another of these people broke his foot, and a TV, when celebrating a victory against one of these people. Pro players (*) Leffen and Plup are currently the only people who have defeated all of these people in competitive play. After winning Pound 2019, one of these people was on the receiving end of a raw crab being chucked from the audience. For 10 points, name this group of people who dominate Super Smash Bros Melee tournaments and include Armada and Hungrybox.ANSWER: Five Gods of Melee <Esports, PL> 20. In Wii Fit, an exercise named after this item involves laying face down on the floor and supporting oneself by one’s forearms and toes. In the standalone DayZ, this item can be obtained from lumber piles or wooden logs. In Minecraft, placing eight of this item in a 3x3 square formation on a (*) crafting table will yield a chest, and placing wood blocks into a crafting space yields this item. For 10 points, name this long, thin wooden material, which is used to repair barricades in the Zombies mode of multiple Call of Duty games.ANSWER: Plank (or Planks) <Common Links, PL> ................
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