Speedrunning Vice City

Discussion in 'GTA Vice City' started by AxelR, Jun 23, 2016.

  1. AxelR

    AxelR New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2016
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Hello guys, are you into speedrunning this game? There is something I loved about trying to complete the game as quickly as possible and some day I tuned in to Twitch to watch a streamer complete the game. He had a great time, but it was far from the world record, which is 53 minutes 1 second for completing the game with any percentage and a little over 6 hours for 100%. I amazed by it, because I know how many times you have to go through the game to achieve something like this. I wouldn't be able to do it myself though. And what about you guys? Do you like watching speedruns or maybe you even try it yourself? How quickly can you finish the game?
     
  2. FuZyOn

    FuZyOn Active Member

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 2014
    Messages:
    1,235
    Likes Received:
    50
    It took me months to finish the game (I was pretty young though so I didn't have as much gaming experience) but I'm still mesmerized by this, how are you even able to finish the game in such short amount of time? I can even think the distance between the missions would take you a couple of hours at least, that's pretty crazy.
     
  3. buster

    buster New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 11, 2015
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm not into speedrunning myself, but I love watching videos of people beating some classic games on YouTube because that takes some real skill. I never thought Vice City could be beaten in 53 minutes though, that's just crazy.
     
  4. pedaltothemetal

    pedaltothemetal New Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2015
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Yeah, I agree. Vice City has so much to offer that I don't like rushing through the experience. However, I have to give credit to those who do because it really shows how much they appreciate the game by learning the best ways to break it. Imagine how much time it must take speedrunners to perfect their craft.
     
  5. AxelR

    AxelR New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2016
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    They make great use of some bugs that speed things up. Another thing is perfect timing, like jumping off the car/bike exactly on the mission marker etc. They all play Japanese version of the game - some people have said that it's "more stable", so you can execute some glitches without crashing the game - and that makes your time few minutes shorter.
     
  6. holmes22

    holmes22 New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2017
    Messages:
    265
    Likes Received:
    3
    I am with some of the other users here who are pretty fascinated by this. I have just never been one of those players who can stay good for that long to beat anything quick, but it takes a lot of time regardless. I actually thought Vice City was pretty confusing too at first but I guess I might have been in the minority there.
     
  7. sidney

    sidney Member

    Joined:
    Nov 10, 2013
    Messages:
    977
    Likes Received:
    9
    I don't think I would really want to do it, because I also don't like rushing through the game. I like to play it at my own pace. It took me 7 months to finish GTA VC, so I think these gamers have played this game over and over for them to master it and finish it in the least time possible.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jun 7, 2017
  8. Shine_Spirit

    Shine_Spirit Active Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    26
    I took months to finish playing GTA Vice City and I don't see any problem with that. Each player has his/her own pace and I honestly don't like to play a game like "if there wasn't another tomorrow". :p
     
  9. jahanzeb ali qureshi

    jahanzeb ali qureshi New Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2017
    Messages:
    76
    Likes Received:
    1
    I never had a problem while playing GTA Vice City. I never faced speed or features loading problem. I use to play it on PC as I have an HQ ram, graphic card so I never faced a problem.
     
  10. overcast

    overcast Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2017
    Messages:
    522
    Likes Received:
    14
    Sometimes I do try to. But then again game is not fun to often go out of regular flow. And that's where things change a lot too. So that being said, I think speed-running is fun for some. And not always that bad.
     
  11. Shine_Spirit

    Shine_Spirit Active Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    26
    Everything will depend on the configuration you have, whether it is on the pc, the tabler or on a notebook.
     
  12. Meeseeks

    Meeseeks New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 11, 2017
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    3
    Where's the fun in that though? Besides I'm too lazy to do speed runs, and I think it's non-sense
     
  13. jakub1

    jakub1 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2, 2017
    Messages:
    378
    Likes Received:
    15
    Speed runs can be exciting once you beat the game.
     
  14. Shine_Spirit

    Shine_Spirit Active Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    26
    I think it might be funny and cool before too... Well, at least for me. :D
     
  15. holmes22

    holmes22 New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2017
    Messages:
    265
    Likes Received:
    3
    Seems like a difficult task, but at the same time a little interesting and probably something that would come with just having played the game enough.
     
  16. Shine_Spirit

    Shine_Spirit Active Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    26
    It all depends on your willingness to play, doesn't it? The more will you have, the easier things will become. :)
     
  17. walter12

    walter12 Active Member

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2017
    Messages:
    310
    Likes Received:
    11
    That concept applies to real life as well :D.
     
  18. Shine_Spirit

    Shine_Spirit Active Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2017
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    26
    Yeah, I totally agree with you... But the real likfe is not a game (or is it? :confused:, haha).
     
  19. Writeratyourservice

    Writeratyourservice Member

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2018
    Messages:
    167
    Likes Received:
    0
    Interesting.
     
  20. Writeratyourservice

    Writeratyourservice Member

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2018
    Messages:
    167
    Likes Received:
    0
    Definitely.
     

Share This Page