The Gold Split - A Speedrunning Newsletter

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A weekly digest of news from the world of speedrunning, written by @fatzke.goldsplit.news Link: http://www.goldsplit.news Support: https://ko-fi.com/thegoldsplit

The Gold Split - Week #52: The Road Ahead Week #52 (August 21): The Gold Split's Future; Big Survey; Bananza; PEAK; $$$ Competition; Event News; Gold Stats; New Records: Refunct, Portal, Titanfall 2, Sekiro, Final Fantasy IX
The Gold Split - A Speedrunning Newsletter Week #51 (August 14): Donkey Kong Bananza; Mirror's Edge; Super Mario Bros.; Mario Kart Wii; Dark Souls; Event News; New Records: Minecraft, Portal 2, Super Metroid, Spyro
The Gold Split - Week #50: RTA in the News Week #50 (August 7): 🇯🇵 RTA in Japan; Gex 3; Ocarina of Time; Resident Evil 3: Nemesis; Event News; TAS Movies; New Records: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Gold Split - Week #49: Playing Catch-Up Week #49 (July 31): English Restreams; Mario Kart; AI Pokémon; Super Mario Party; New Video Releases; Event News; New Records: OoT, Super Metroid, Wind Waker HD, Skyrim, Fallout 4
The Gold Split Week #48 (July 17): Super Mario Galaxy; New Timer; Uncharted 3; ULTRAKILL; Hello Neighbor; Event News; New Records: Portal, Red Ball 4, Pokémon Yellow, Splatoon 3, Fallout 4
The Gold Split - Week #47 (July 3): Wind Waker on Switch 2; Uncharted; San Andreas; Metroid Dread; Quake; OSRS; Frame Fatales; GTA VI; RPG Maker; Event News
The Gold Split - A Speedrunning Newsletter - Week #46 Week #46 (June 26): Melee; HELLDIVERS 2; Payday 2; Minecraft; Event News; New Records: Mario Sunshine, The Messenger, Skyrim, Uncharted, LEGO Star Wars
The Gold Split - Week #45 (June 19): Switch 2; Deltarune; Final Fantasy VIII; TAS Movies; Event News; New Records: Minecraft, Skies of Arcadia, Spongebob, Zelda II, BioShock, Crash Team Racing
The Gold Split - Week #44: Switch 2 Woes Week #44 (June 12): Switch 2; Horaro; Celeste; Mario Galaxy; SGDQ Calendar; Leaderboard Updates; Event News; New Records: Superliminal, A Hat in Time, Donkey Kong, Sekiro
The Gold Split - Week #43 Week #43 (May 30): DOOM; Competition Results; EarthBound; This Is The Only Level; Leaderboard Updates; Event News; New Records: Refunct, Super Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil 4, Clustertruck
The Gold Split - Week #42: Now with more News! Week #42 (May 22): Leaderboard News; New Competition; TAS Updates; Event News; New Records: Portal 2, Half-Life, Final Fantasy, The Minish Cap, Neon White
The Gold Split - Week #41 (May 15): SGDQ Games List; Jak 3; Pokémon; Echoes of Wisdom; GoldenEye 007; Event News; Fun; New Records: Mario Sunshine, Red Ball, Hollow Knight, Sekiro, Contra
The Gold Split - Week #40 - A round number! Week #40 (Apr 30): Super Metroid; Oengus; Minecraft TAS; A-Button Challenge; Events News; TAS Movies; New Records: A Link to the Past, Spyro, Cuphead, Resident Evil 4, Fallout 4
The Gold Split - Week #39: Mario's Next ACE Super Mario Bros. TLL ACE; Super Mario 64; Literature Review; Echoes of Wisdom; Event News; New Records: Portal 2, Vice City, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Dishonored
The Gold Split - Week #38 (April 10): ERA IX; Sonic Dream Team; Mega Man X Tournament; therun.gg Preview; Science; Magic; Event News; New Records: Donkey Kong Country 2, Final Fantasy X, Sifu, Twilight Princess HD
The Gold Split - Week #37: TAS Awards; Silent Hill 2; Speedrun.com Contests; Videos; Event News; New Records: Breath of the Wild, Vice City, Neon White, Half-Life 2, Diddy Kong Racing
The Gold Split - Week #36: Consoles Can Go Faster, Too? Fast SNES consoles; Twitch; Donkey Kong 64 History; Guitar Hero; Event News; Fun Fact; New Records: Hollow Knight, Super Mario Galaxy, Spyro, Half-Life, NES Batman, Elden Ring
The Gold Split - Week #35 Super Mario 64; Get To Work; Mario TAS; Trackmania; Final Fantasy VII; Event News; New Records: Outlast, Resident Evil 2, Spyro the Dragon, Half-Life 2
The Gold Split - Week #34 Week #34 (Mar 6): Speedrun.com Tools; Quake; Zuma's Revenge; Mario Summit; Interview; Event News; New Records: Super Mario Sunshine, Stray, Google Solitaire, Ocarina of Time
The Gold Split Week #33 (Feb 27): SpeedrunRescueScript; Wind Waker LOTAD; Donkey Kong 64 History; Mario Summit; Event News; TAS Movies; New World Records: Portal 2, Stray, Donkey Kong Country, Celeste 64
The Gold Split - Week #32: Twitch's Time Trials Week #32 (Feb 20): Twitch; Quick Poll; Diablo; Speedrun Competitions; Super Mario 64 Awards; Event News; New World Records: Portal 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Donkey Kong Country, Breath of the Wild
The Gold Split - Week #31: Quick Updates Week #31 (Feb 13): Mike Tyson; Quake Guide; Bingos; Blindfolded Speedruns; Event News; TAS Movies; New World Records: Simpsons, Crash Team Racing, Splatoon
The Gold Split - Week #30: The Duality of Speed Week #30 (Feb 6): Super Metroid; Oengus; PACE; Donkey Kong; Splits.io; Event News; New World Records: Portal 2, A Link to the Past, Strider, Ori, Dark Souls II, Tony Hawk
The Gold Split - Week #29: On Rails Week #29 (Jan 30): Public Transit Spotlight; GTA Marathon; NES Big 20; Event News; TAS Movies; New World Records: DuckTales, Crash 2, Wind Waker HD, Astro Bot
The Gold Split - Week #28: More Reading! Week #28 (Jan 23): Reading; Frost Fatales; SpeeDons; Astro Bot; Prize Competition; Event News; Fun Stat; New World Records: Roblox, Zelda, Mario Kart DS, Quake, Mega Man X3
The Gold Split - Week #27: AGDQ Recap Week #27 (Jan 16): AGDQ Recap; Niftski; Spider-Man; Mario Kart 8DX; Switch 2; Event News; TAS Movies; New World Records: Odyssey, Strider, Half-Life 2, Sonic 2, Final Fantasy VI
A screenshot of the tweet by Niftski, saying: "4:54.565 SMB1 ANY% WORLD RECORD IS DONE. WE ARE NOW EXACTLY 0.3 SECONDS OFF OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. I am so so happy this grind is over, thank you to everyone who supported me every step of the way. I love all of you ❤" It also includes a screenshot of his stream at the moment he finishes the run.
The Gold Split - Week #26: Goals & Predictions Week #26 (Jan 9): Goals & Predictions; AGDQ 2025; Super Mario Galaxy 2; Quake; Echoes of Wisdom; Simpsons; Event News; Fun Fact; New World Records: SMB 3, Spyro, Celeste 64, Crash Nitro Kart, Deus Ex
The Gold Split Week #25: We're so back Week #25 (January 2nd): We're so back; Quake; Sly 2; GoldenEye 007; Ocarina of Time; Event News; TAS Movies; New World Records: Peggle, Jak & Daxter, Mafia, Isaac, Sonic 3 & Knuckles
The Gold Split - Week #24: The Gold Split Speed Awards Week #24 (12 Dec): Speed Awards; Holiday Break; Mario Kart 64; YouTube Essays; Event News; New World Records: Sekiro, Super Mario Sunshine, Final Fantasy IX, Tomb Raider
The Gold Split - Week #23: Holiday Blues Week #23 (Dec 05): Holiday Plans; Poll Results; AGDQ Schedule; Donkey Kong History; Event News; New World Records: Portal, Cuphead, Elden Ring, Shrek 2, Bomberman 64
The Gold Split - Week #22: What's New? Week #22 (Nov 28): Hot New Speedruns; Final Fantasy X; SMB Glitches; Competitions; Event News; TAS Movies; New World Records: Celeste, Cuphead, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Breath of the Wild, Spyro
The Gold Split - Week #21: Five out of Five Marios Week #21 (Nov 21): Suigi is a Legend; Star Fox History; Piglet's Big Game; Marathon News; New World Records: Subway Surfers, Plants vs. Zombies, NES Batman, Kingdom Hearts II
The Gold Split - Week #20: The one that includes the fancy new TAS section Week #20 (November 14th): New TAS Section; AGDQ Schedule; Suigi wins PACE; Jak 3 Documentary; Marathon News; New World Records: Titanfall 2, Spyro the Dragon, Little Nightmares, Animal Well
The Gold Split - Week #19: The Games List is Kind Week #19 (November 8th): AGDQ Games List; Suigi does it again; Marathon Alliance; Zheal saves Aerith; More Marathon News; New World Records: Enter the Gungeon, Risk of Rain, Mario Party DS
The Gold Split - Week #18 (October 31st): TAS 101; Super Mario 64 Milestone; Metal Gear Solid Any% History; Marathon News; New World Records: Breath of the Wild, Crash Bandicoot 2, Transistor
Week #17 (October 25th): HEKathon; Wind Waker & Final Fantasy VII Skips; Tournaments; History Videos; Marathon News; New World Records: Odyssey, Dishonored, Pizza Tower, BioShock
The Gold Split - Week #16: Quick Updates Pt. 2 Week #16 (October 17th): Mirror's Edge TAS; Splits.io saved; Portal tie broken; Marathon News; New World Records: A Link to the Past, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Ratchet & Clank, Kingdom Hearts
The Gold Split Week #15 (October 10th): Echoes of Wisdom; Disaster Relief; Tetris Rebirth; Blindfolded Super Mario 64; Marathon News; New World Records: Portal 2, Super Mario Bros. 2, Pac-Man, Astro Bot
Week #14 (October 3rd): Excel Speedruns; TASVideos Update; Wind Waker Skip; Games Done Hitless; Marathon News; New World Records: Super Mario Odyssey, Portal 2, Zelda II, Deltarune, Dark Souls
Headline: The Gold Split - Week #12: A New Dimension for Sunshine Sub-headline: ACE in SMS; Castlevania Glitches; Experimental Timer; Speedrun.com Challenge; Marathon News; New Records: Portal 2, BioShock, Devil May Cry, Mario Kart 64, Baldur's Gate 3
Week #11 (September 12th): Basic Math; PACE Updates; Wukong Updates; Astro Bot; Marathon News; New World Records: Super Mario Odyssey, Dark Souls, Banjo-Tooie, GTA: Vice City
The Gold Split - Week #10: An Anniversary Week #10 (September 5th): Anniversary; GDQ News; Super Metroid RBO; Windows Update Breaks Glitch; Marathon News; New World Records: Spongebob, Deltarune, Breath of the Wild, Sonic Heroes
The Gold Split - Week #9: Wukong Speedrun Preview Week #9 (August 29th): Black Myth: Wukong Preview; Metal Gear Solid Time Save; Blindfolded SM 64; Peggle Competition; Marathon News; New World Records: Resident Evil 2, Spyro, Final Fantasy II
A list of things covered in Week #1 of The Gold Split - A speedrunning newsletter: - Chained Together, Hades 2, ANIMAL WELL - Quake E1M1 on Nightmare - SGDQ's best showcases so far - New World Records: Hotline Miami, Super Mario World, Banjo-Kazooie, Jak II.