The Simpsons Hit & Run has quietly been the arena for an incredible 10-year speedrunning gauntlet, dominated by one runner who broke 45 records in a row
He's a lean, green speed-thingy
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For more than ten years, The Simpsons Hit & Run has been the home of a speedrunning arms race of blistering intensity, and I’m shocked that this is pretty much the first I’ve heard of it.
Eventually, however, a run requiring players to legitimately beat all 49 levels emerged, with a few leading contenders. The first of those to break the two-hour mark was a runner named Pessimistic Mango, using relatively simple skips - such as trapping vehicles in place during destruction levels - to establish the game’s first real breakthrough in 2014.
The History of The Simpsons Hit & Run World Records - YouTubeWatch On
The History of The Simpsons Hit & Run World Records - YouTube
The History of The Simpsons Hit & Run World Records - YouTube
Over the next few months, this trio of runners would repeatedly hand the world record …
