As a beginning speedrunner... this 'just 25 hour' grind felt as an eternity. Didn't help that i lost my last 4 runs that got past lvl 8 with deaths in lvl 9. Including one occassion where i was holding a blue potion while fighting Gannon but didn't use it...
I'm quite happy with this time. My Darknuts rooms have improved quite a bit. Another route would probably help but i don't feel comfortable with the routes that require screenscroll glitch. During this run i even opted out of the blockpass glitch in 5 even tough i always took it (after way too many attempts most of the time).
| # | Name | Split | Finished at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Level 2 | 2m 49s 261ms | 2m 49s 261ms |
| 2 | Entering lvl 1 | 3m 33s 994ms | 6m 23s 256ms |
| 3 | Level 1 >1b | 2m 19s 383ms | 8m 42s 639ms |
| 4 | Entering 3 with Ring Gold | 2m 30s 241ms | 11m 12s 880ms |
| 5 | Level 3 many B | 2m 29s 970ms | 13m 42s 850ms |
| 6 | Level 4>2b | 3m 25s 544ms | 17m 08s 395ms |
| 7 | Entering lvl 5 <3 | 3m 46s 429ms | 20m 54s 824ms |
| 8 | Level 5 Darknuts | 4m 42s 749ms | 25m 37s 573ms |
| 9 | Level 7 ->RR Meat keep 4B Gold | 5m 06s 299ms | 30m 43s 872ms |
| 10 | Level 6 ->1B don't die! | 4m 20s 423ms | 35m 04s 295ms |
| 11 | Level 8 Many Darknuts keep 1B Gold | 2m 42s 324ms | 37m 46s 619ms |
| 12 | Entering 9 | 1m 46s 230ms | 39m 32s 849ms |
| 13 | Silvers (need 4 bombs after red) Gold | 5m 28s 681ms | 45m 01s 530ms |
| 14 | Kiss the Girl Gold | 2m 43s 416ms | 47m 44s 947ms |
With the release of the new Nintendo "Game & Watch" which includes an official emulation port of the NES and Famicom "The Legend of Zelda" these versions are allowed for speedrunning purposes, because as far as we can tell, they play exactly the same as the NES versions (subject to change if other d
