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Sonic Central => Leaderboard Disputes => Topic started by: Azure on September 12, 2008, 02:39:24 pm

Title: My friend is BSing.
Post by: Azure on September 12, 2008, 02:39:24 pm: A friend of mine, Crazy1993 recently submitted a 1:17 in Sonic's Speed Highway. This wouldn't normally be cause for speculation, except for these things:
1. He isn't the best SA speedrunner.
2. He claims to have done his run on a PC using a keyboard.
3. He also says he did not use any shortcuts.
4. He didn't have any version of the game at the time he supposedly got the stat.
5. I know him well, and he is clearly making this up.
He later tried to revoke his claim by saying he "misread" it, that he actually got 2:17, but the other problems persist.
Remember, it's not really possible to sub 2:30 (or with his skill, 3:00 or 4:00) without shortcuts.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: EngiNerd on September 12, 2008, 04:27:33 pm: While the rest are good points, 2 is faulty. I use a keyboard. And while I'm not as good as even that, I AM better on the keyboard than with a controller.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: Crowbar on September 13, 2008, 09:26:59 am: Yes but it's for a 3D game.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: EngiNerd on September 13, 2008, 09:41:35 am: This was referencing SA/SADX, as I've played both versions. I really am much better at the PC version.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: Crowbar on September 14, 2008, 09:37:44 am: Oh. Well then.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: Cream147 on September 21, 2008, 05:25:23 am: 2:17 is believable without shortcuts. Even I can do 2:17!...oh...yeah...there are a couple of (developer-intended) shortcuts that I use to get that. Please ignore me.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: EngiNerd on September 21, 2008, 09:01:04 am: Woahwaitbackup. Isn't A on Speed Highway 2:30? Yeah, 2:17 I believe. It depends on the definition of a "shortcut". I wouldn't necessarily call certain parts of the At Dawn segment shortcuts; neither would I the light dash platform before the heli.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: F-Man on September 21, 2008, 10:54:59 pm: Quote from: cream147 on September 21, 2008, 05:25:23 am
2:17 is believable without shortcuts. Even I can do 2:17!...oh...yeah...there are a couple of (developer-intended) shortcuts that I use to get that. Please ignore me.
The cave on the curved wall in EC2 could be the only developer-intended shortcut for all we know.
Title: Re: My friend is BSing.
Post by: Azure on September 22, 2008, 02:36:54 pm: Quote from: Minus the Antiporcupine on September 21, 2008, 09:01:04 am
Woahwaitbackup. Isn't A on Speed Highway 2:30? Yeah, 2:17 I believe. It depends on the definition of a "shortcut". I wouldn't necessarily call certain parts of the At Dawn segment shortcuts; neither would I the light dash platform before the heli.

He can't even tell me the route that he used. Trust me, he's not of a skill level sufficient to get even 3:00 with only a few shortcuts (even though he didn't use any anyway).