Hi, new to speedrun.com and speed running in general!

I came up with a new format of speed run for THPS 1+2 in the first week the game was released for the THPS Legendary Combo contest - speedrunning every level in one combo. I eventually finished every level this way. My segmented run video is taking off on YouTube and I wondered if it could be added here to encourage others to participate?

Segmented video of all speed run levels (18:52):

Individual level playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg5BKNG2WYFmPl33GcMBi0TcqyI8wc6bY

My proposed rule set:

• Must complete every goal in every level in one combo
• Doing tricks and building special before starting the main combo is fine, as long as you follow the following two rules
• Don't complete any of the scoring goals before starting the main combo
• Don't start any S.K.A.T.E. or any item collection goals before starting the main combo

I'm not going for pure fastest times in these videos - I just wanted to prove it could be done. There are so many opportunities for optimization and finding better lines in general, so I think there's a lot of room here for healthy competition and exciting new videos. I took a few opportunities to do something entertaining (e.g. going through the helicopter in the Hangar).

Appreciate your consideration!

Hello! We went ahead and made the change to make it a category for the category extension board we also have. For now I have a section for specific levels, but I can add a full-game category in a little bit: https://www.speedrun.com/thpsce/level/THPS12#THPS12

If we do add the full-game category, I would also add a rule that allows you to submit a segmented/level spliced speedrun (otherwise I feel like it would be hell to get a full run completed).

Thank you so much! I will upload my first scores and videos.

I 100% agree to add the rule to allow segmented speed runs (as long as each level is completed in its own video). Is there a single place all the rules for this format should be written up and shared?