[ GAMING ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
An attempt to complete a video game as quickly as possible, following a defined rule category, often optimized down to the second through route planning and mechanical execution.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He shaved another twelve seconds off his speedrun with a new route through the second level."
LORE & ORIGIN
Emerged from competitive gaming communities in the late 1990s tracking and comparing completion times, formalizing into an organized subculture with its own categories, communities, and recorded history by the 2000s.
FIRST SEEN
1997
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Speedrun Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:SpeedrunnerAny%Glitchless
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CULTURE CATEGORY
[ GAMING ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
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1997
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