Twilight Princess Any% is the greatest speedrun of all time. Find out why in this video.
Wow, it's been a minute since I uploaded. Hopefully this absolutely massive video makes up for it. I've had a lot of medical challenges + starting grad school, AND I kind of lost motivation to create anything on UA-cam for a bit, so it's taken almost a year to get this video put together. This is, by far, the most deeply-researched video I have ever created. As a longtime enjoyer of TP speedruns, I'd been wanting to put together a history of the Any% run for a while. This is my love letter to Twilight Princess speedrunning.
I mention in the video that I built this documentary on the foundation of what Hornlitz researched for her never-published TP WR Progression. Hornlitz was there for a lot of what I call the Silver Age of TP speedrunning, and she thoroughly researched everything that happened before that time. This video would have been worse without her continued assistance. If you're interested, you can find her script at this link: docs.google.com/document/d/140gOpssYmTcHBYzmYMKBsb78WOYVNXg5bPFMAcockK4/edit?usp=sharing
Special thanks to the following for their help:
-Aggronus, for pinch-hitting on editor duties and doing some damn fine work. Seriously, watch the last ten minutes of the video and you'll know how good he is at editing. HIRE THIS MAN IMMEDIATELY.
-Simikins, for several long conversations that helped me chart the exciting terrain of TP's long speedrunning history.
-Hornlitz, for her patience, kindness, and willingness to unselfishly share her research with me.
-Bewildebeest for allowing me to use his music in the video, and for being the greatest of all time.
-Beest's community for years of fun, camaraderie, and encouragement in my own journey to finding myself.
MUSIC CREDITS
Josh Whelchel - Return to Kong, Bye Bye Baddies! (ua-cam.com/video/HFFwcQMDVE4/v-deo.htmlsi=IbSBocFTLDMKoaeq)
Ben Briggs - Still Turning (ua-cam.com/video/4MzUSdmxIhM/v-deo.htmlsi=yvT0aGDuNedCwggm)
Bknapp - Ordon Village (ua-cam.com/video/CH0GGR18N9w/v-deo.htmlsi=pJGkqTWB3PTsKL2m)
Mikel - Minuet of Forest (ua-cam.com/video/2LKLzLZfCWg/v-deo.htmlsi=ukAVXakXhieOHhGd)
Bewildebeest - Dire, Dire Docks (ua-cam.com/video/7CRT-gAzivY/v-deo.htmlsi=r9FqKHv3sjPKWokY)
Outset Initiative - Choose Your Character! (ua-cam.com/video/F0TFkMB0lR8/v-deo.htmlsi=ms225E5iG06uUBfm)
Bewildebeest - Lost (Two Dots) - ua-cam.com/video/QF_KAdzU_40/v-deo.htmlsi=0mNsBDSbwVSywA-W
CelloBassett - Seal of the Seven Maidens - ua-cam.com/video/aiDl4ZuDxK0/v-deo.htmlsi=lkt5Wur183DWVEIf
Amie Waters - Dragon Roost Island - ua-cam.com/video/bfkfv7-pN1o/v-deo.htmlsi=t2DpZ2xihlru01Au
Bewildebeest - Bossa Nova of the Forest - ua-cam.com/video/XIQ5dtwnw7s/v-deo.htmlsi=eA8QOj6ueu6iyMk5
Bknapp - Lakeside Remedy - ua-cam.com/video/jBwjoop9D3c/v-deo.htmlsi=gKVUa7B0Di1A9SfH
Ben Briggs - Climb My Mountain, This High - ua-cam.com/video/qZkxcSFtpiE/v-deo.htmlsi=c_wk6E3M_fSTxvY1
Bewildebeest - Corridors of Time (unpublished)
Amie Waters - Miami - ua-cam.com/video/4lWjQBBlNx4/v-deo.htmlsi=PKzuXzHaY0nGlKUO
Mikel - Oath to Order - ua-cam.com/video/6TX9rpRFRDE/v-deo.htmlsi=QbWI5XAFx5S-qTgD
anterroir - Shikashi's Dream - ua-cam.com/video/FO6dOHCSgpE/v-deo.htmlsi=n3dSe5cqdtrwljK9
bknapp - GameCubin' - ua-cam.com/video/Cz7ef7xpqew/v-deo.htmlsi=TlYeRf9sgmmUR83a
ROZEN - Final Hours - ua-cam.com/video/YDOhMXs9iNU/v-deo.htmlsi=U1y5fQDOItNewewW
Bewildebeest - Norwegius's Castle - ua-cam.com/video/h0JK8l850GE/v-deo.htmlsi=JlUVV1iI4pf38L3h
CelloBassett - BOTW Shrine Theme - ua-cam.com/video/ul3HiDp7dX8/v-deo.htmlsi=mPD4jrqm1q5Rid5X
Bknapp - Midna's Dark Hour - ua-cam.com/video/PQOwHW4STZM/v-deo.htmlsi=31SIimStskhaMxkO
CelloBassett - Crimson Loftwing - ua-cam.com/video/pVI-soaZqP0/v-deo.htmlsi=YZ_NuxekDl7WBX6v
Ziwtra - Seasons - ua-cam.com/video/NrIhcXM9h1M/v-deo.htmlsi=e0HNf4laxDVah2_W
Level 99 - A Simple Flip Can Change Fate - ua-cam.com/video/Shx9LLiUGxo/v-deo.htmlsi=bsf9oToyuOopalcW
Bewildebeest - Memories of Green - ua-cam.com/video/BsUH6VWlpGc/v-deo.htmlsi=ardAbVY4kdMLMgh-
Bewildebeest - Ballad of the Goddess - ua-cam.com/video/z48YaJp2CpE/v-deo.htmlsi=xfnsEPTDrNzDlElw
Bewildebeest - Deku Palace - ua-cam.com/video/CDIs_cHGCCo/v-deo.htmlsi=5t87ajrzLTlQ43ob
Bewildebeest - Bob um Battlefield - ua-cam.com/video/7zsuQUtZ34M/v-deo.htmlsi=ufuJ4bKoIcjXw1DN
Bewildebeest - A Hip in Time - ua-cam.com/video/a1ddbiTUCeQ/v-deo.htmlsi=KlxsNdM55Bp7TOcq
Amie Waters - Blue Fields - ua-cam.com/video/7E1uOkPZxz4/v-deo.htmlsi=3UEvSvu-e-uElZ3-
Keiichi Suzuki - Smiles and Tears Demo Track - ua-cam.com/video/bDLx0MQMZV4/v-deo.htmlsi=fHYcmoE-6IP5x1TL
Bewildebeest - Ahto City - ua-cam.com/video/mfUV2Hh6TZU/v-deo.htmlsi=RlficqRNN0Z_a37C
Night Raptor - Recollections - ua-cam.com/video/SIHfHRsYADY/v-deo.htmlsi=xYmCcabN2JlKOrvH
CelloBassett - Fi's Theme - ua-cam.com/video/_WxuV1O8qis/v-deo.htmlsi=sXmHYho4D0xr78MA
ROZEN - Children of Termina - ua-cam.com/video/YUaQjjsW7Jk/v-deo.htmlsi=ur6FOVjBlUA1LAjT
CelloBassett - LTTP Credits Theme - ua-cam.com/video/Y1xuuvbQVeo/v-deo.htmlsi=7JF9JMzO-oY6VhXu
Bknapp - Roll Call - ua-cam.com/video/05VeGxPKo9c/v-deo.htmlsi=nS1Br5x4QXAWfK1q
VanilluxePavilion - Starlight Passage (unpublished commission for Happy Bear)