Ocarina of Time is a notoriously broken game in the speedrunning community. The any% category, which simply requires a person to beat the game, is particularly busted regarding exploits. Tricks such as “Get Item Manipulation” and “Wrong Warping” have allowed speedrunners to skip nearly the entire game and even fight Ganon while Link is still a child.
After four years of any% runners trying to whittle down the record to under 17 minutes, Torje has finally done it, with a final time of 16:58. The feat can be seen in its entirety below.
It’s an exciting watch, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the any% category. With the current route being so optimized, it may take another four years to break the current record, unless something new is discovered.
Regardless, congratulations to Torje for his sub-17 minute run!
