What are speedrunning in video games?

Speedrunning in video games is when players try to finish a game as fast as they can.

Imagine you have your favorite toy car, and you race it down a track every day. You want to be the fastest one on the block! Speedrunning is like that, but with video games instead of toy cars, and players instead of kids.

When someone speedruns, they play the game while trying to beat their own time or others’. They learn all the shortcuts, tricks, and hidden paths in the game so they can go from start to finish super fast, sometimes even faster than the game was meant to be played!

Sometimes, players use cheats or special tools that help them move quicker, skip parts of the game, or get extra power-ups. These are like having helper friends who know all the secret paths and can give you a head start in the race.

It's like racing your toy car, but with a timer, shortcuts, and helpers, all to be the fastest runner!