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Re:'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 ... by 0x8BADF00D on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @12:53PM (#18077858)
> Not all games support it (think games like Zelda and Metroid where you have to collect powerups to push get past obstacles to collect more powerups to get past more obstacles).

There is, however, OoT Randomizer[1] which is really fun to play and watch. You can get end stage items at the beginning depending on your seed.

[1] https://github.com/AmazingAmpharos/OoT-Randomizer

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Re:'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 ... by PurpleBoxDragon on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:01PM (#18077963)
I just realized I worded that poorly. I meant that games like Zelda and Metroid do support it, other games don't because there isn't much to randomize (such as platformers, given these tools generally can't create random levels, just swap item locations).
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