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Scoreboard Spotlight: Highlights of 2022 - Part 1

Father Time has shuffled off the stage to make way for Baby New Year, which is a perfect occasion to take a look back at some of the biggest gaming highlights from the Twin Galaxies community.

Scoreboard Spotlight: Kim Koebke's Scrambled Egg & More

In the latest edition of the Scoreboard Spotlight, we serve up some new high score achievements and speedrun goodness along with some recipes for success from the week of October 17.

Scoreboard Spotlight: Joe Dearman Rediscovers Defender & More

Where there's a new Twin Galaxies record, there's sure to be a story about practice, perseverance, and of course, fun. Let's check out a selection of the latest gaming achievements from the week of September 19.

Niftski is a Different Kind of Keyboard Warrior

A Q&A Session with the Speedrun champ of Super Mario Bros.

With Super Mario Bros., Where There's a Frame, There's a Way

April Achievements in Review: In pursuit of the fastest time to complete Super Mario Bros., Niftski breaks the elusive 4:55 barrier and shows the gaming world that Nintendo's plucky mascot isn't ready to slow down

Five of Our Favorite Speedruns from SGDQ 2019

Every run at Summer Games Done Quick is incredible - but these five stood out to us as the best of the very best.

Summer Games Done Quick Breaks $3 Million in Final Minutes

Just a few months after Awesome Games Done Quick set a new donation total record in the history of the event, Summer Games Done Quick came and set a new record!

SGDQ 2019's Blindfolded Punch-Out Wii Run Is One For The Ages

The major speedrunning event Summer Games Done Quick got a massive shot in the arm with Zallard1's impressive blind Punch-Out Wii run.

How to Watch Summer Games Done Quick 2019

Are you ready to watch some of the greatest speedrunning the world over in support of charity? Here's all you need to know about SGDQ 2019.

Destiny 2 Crown of Sorrow Raid World's First - How to Watch

The world's first race to complete the new Destiny 2 Crown of Sorrow Raid will be here soon, and we have everything you need to know in order to keep up with all of the action covered.

The Happy Hob Completes 'God Run' No-Hit Soulsborne Marathon

Popular runner and no-hit expert The Happy Hob has done an amazing feat. All five 'Souls' games in a row without taking a single point of damage. There are no words to describe this, but we'll try.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 Schedule and Twitch Stream

Want to catch all of the action from Awesome Games Done Quick 2019? We have the schedule, Twitch stream and details of the event covered for you.

Twitch Streamer Trihex Banned for Using Homophobic Slur

Well known Twitch streamer and speedrunner Trihex has been banned from the live streaming platform after he had used a derogatory term on his stream.

Mega Man 11 Boss Order

Casual players and hardcore speedrunners alike are picking Mega Man 11 apart to discover all its secrets. To help, we've put together a handy boss order guide to help you make your best speed run of the Blue Bomber's latest game.

Dead Cells and the Story of Master Player Henpaku

Dead Cells has been making waves in the world of gaming, both for positive and negative reasons. While browsing the various speedruns, we came across Japanese player Henpaku to review, who has skill in spades and an interesting story to tell.

Scoreboard Spotlight: Scott Cunningham's Out Run Record and More

This week on the Scoreboard Spotlight we check out some clever Atari visual design, a points run involving our favorite TurboGrafx gremlin, and a beautiful drive across Europe with a Sega classic.

12 Hour Challenge Invites Speedrunners to try Something New

A community wide speedrun challenge was issued by Golden once again! The 12 Hour Challenge asks that runners learn a whole new run, with the optional rule of something never been run at a GDQ, in just 12 hours.

Friday the 13th Jason Couldn't Stop JTB in this Resident Evil 4 Speedrun

Just in time for Friday the 13th, we chat with JTB about his Resident Evil 4 speedrun history after putting on an excellent run at SGDQ 2018.

Super Mario 64 Any% Speedrun World Record Broken

When speedrunners are let loose on a game to finish it by any means necessary, they cruise and that's just what Drozdowsky has done with his world record of Super Mario 64 Any% run without getting a single star.

Monty's SGDQ 2018 Getting Over It Speedrun Was So Fast He Ran It Twice

During Summer Games Done Quick 2018, the speedrun of Getting Over It by MONTYvsTHEWORLD was a ton of ups and downs due to the nature of this infamously challenging game. We ask Monty what was going through his mind at the time.

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