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Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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This is the main topic to discuss the speedrunning of Rayman M, Rayman Arena and Rayman Rush. Share the latest news, runs and techniques here, all while competing with the fastest runners!

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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Has anyone tried to speedrun Rayman Rush by playing in the Internet Archive page?
https://archive.org/details/psx_raymanrs
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I had no idea it was even possible to play games on the Internet Archive. I don't think it's been used for speedrunning, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter if you're playing on a web or desktop emulator. Do you plan on submitting a few runs?
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

1000 Waterfalls: Race - Xbox/GC in 10s 829ms by ra1nbowaxe - 1st place

Submitted: 13/02/2021
Platform: GameCube
Region: USA / NTSC



Forest Jump: Race - Xbox/GC in 26s 594ms by ra1nbowaxe - 1st place

Submitted: 13/02/2021
Platform: GameCube
Region: USA / NTSC



All Races (PC) in 35m 48s 389ms by Volteer - 4th place

Submitted: 28/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



All Lum Springs (PS2/PC) in 11m 16s by rothax - 2nd place

Submitted: 28/01/2021
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: USA / NTSC



All Races (PC) in 28m 51s by Guigeek - 3rd place

Submitted: 27/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL
Guigeek wrote:First run, i messed up the splits too
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/890164056

Treasure Ship: Race - PS2/PC in 02m 25s 209ms by Volteer - 3rd place

Submitted: 26/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Pipe Maze: Race - PS2/PC in 02m 25s 290ms by Volteer - 4th place

Submitted: 26/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Zenith Harbour: Race - PS2/PC in 02m 25s 843ms by Volteer - 3rd place

Submitted: 26/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Dawn Sand: Race - PS2/PC in 02m 37s 545ms by Volteer - 4th place

Submitted: 25/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



First Ruins: Race - PS2/PC in 01m 49s 941ms by Volteer - 4th place

Submitted: 24/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Dark Sewer: Race - PS2/PC in 02m 32s 245ms by Volteer - 3rd place

Submitted: 24/01/2021
Platform: PC
Region: EUR / PAL



Nebulous Tower: Lap Record - PS2/PC in 00s 740ms by DylanTheRunnyBoi - 1st place

Submitted: 23/01/2021
Platform: PlayStation 2
Region: EUR / PAL
DylanTheRunnyBoi wrote:Uhhhhh..


Forest Jump: Race - Xbox/GC in 26s 777ms by niPin - 2nd place

Submitted: 23/01/2021
Platform: GameCube



1000 Waterfalls: Race - Xbox/GC in 10s 846ms by niPin - 2nd place

Submitted: 22/01/2021
Platform: GameCube



First Ruins: Race - Xbox/GC in 01m 18s 662ms by niPin - 1st place

Submitted: 22/01/2021
Platform: GameCube



All Races (GC/Xbox) - Obstacle Racing in 26m 08s 49ms by KillingDead6 - 7th place

Submitted: 10/01/2021
Platform: GameCube
KillingDead6 wrote:My third attempt at this game of speed and hell :D
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/868132857
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

Post by Hunchman801 »

I had no idea M/Arena was so broken, it's interesting with regard to the game mechanics but quite boring to watch after a bit. :P
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Lava Factory: Time Trial in 49s 270ms by ProCNR - 1st place

Submitted: 24/12/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Globox


Electric Tunnel: Time Trial in 39s 420ms by ProCNR - 1st place

Submitted: 23/12/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Globox


Dawn Sand: Time Trial in 01m 02s 840ms by ProCNR - 1st place

Submitted: 24/12/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Globox


Water Canyon: Time Trial in 33s 780ms by ProCNR - 1st place

Submitted: 23/12/2020
Platform: PlayStation
ProCNR wrote:I failed 2 speed boost but for everything else the run is actually quite good.
Additional details:
  • Character: Globox


First Ruins: Time Trial in 43s 270ms by ProCNR - 1st place

Submitted: 23/12/2020
Platform: PlayStation
ProCNR wrote:There are some mistakes, can still be optimized, but it's a very decent run
Additional details:
  • Character: Globox


Canopy: Time Trial in 48s 299ms by ProCNR - 1st place

Submitted: 23/12/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Globox
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Post by Hunchman801 »

Good to see some activity for Rayman Rush too (even if those were submitted two months ago :P), it looks like all of the last runs were from five years ago. Now if only Elite could get the Internet Archive version of Rayman Rush to work! :lol:
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Elite Piranha wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:17 pm Has anyone tried to speedrun Rayman Rush by playing in the Internet Archive page?
https://archive.org/details/psx_raymanrs
Just gave it a try. Apart from the fact that it ran really slowly on my machine for some reason (probably due to trying in an old Firefox), and that the controls are entirely unsuitable (the same button used for jump makes the browser menu bar pop up!), I had no idea how primitive it would look!
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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A new run has just been validated on speedrun.com!

Any% in 45m 27s by stepke - 3rd place

Submitted: 08/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Rayman
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/979843111
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

Post by hoodlumsworld »

What's an all levels run in Rayman Rush, a marathon? :lol: Anyway, congratulations stepke for a first run.
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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Fun fact: I clearly remember a 9-years-old me doing a record of 29 seconds in a First Ruins lap, which would be the 2nd world record at the moment, but clearly I have no living proof of the fact, being the fact happened in 2004. Looks like I have to try again!
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Oh, that's a shame! But I guess you're a better player than the 9-year-old you, so I'm confident you'll succeed! Well, that is, if you try. :winkgrin:
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Electric Tunnel: Time Trial in 38s 600ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 01/06/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Zenith Harbour: Time Trial in 58s 60ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 16/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/988996582

Electric Tunnel: Time Trial in 39s 119ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 15/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard


Canopy: Time Trial in 47s 30ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 15/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard


Water Canyon: Time Trial in 32s 149ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


First Ruins: Time Trial in 42s 539ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Canopy: Time Trial in 45s 990ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Pipe Maze: Time Trial in 48s 780ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Thousand Waterfalls: Time Trial in 01m 08s 180ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Dawn Sand: Time Trial in 01m 00s 149ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Forest Jump: Time Trial in 49s 810ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Zenith Harbour: Time Trial in 53s 210ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Lava Factory: Time Trial in 49s 60ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Dark Sewer: Time Trial in 58s 420ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Nebulous Tower: Time Trial in 54s 810ms by Glacestation - 1st place

Submitted: 15/02/2020
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Forest Jump: Time Trial in 51s 149ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 15/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard


Dawn Sand: Time Trial in 01m 01s 119ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 15/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard


Water Canyon: Time Trial in 33s 30ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 14/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard


First Ruins: Time Trial in 42s 810ms by stepke - 2nd place

Submitted: 14/04/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Razorbeard
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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PluMGMK wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:40 pm Yay, a bunch of Tily runs! :mrgreen:
All of them first place! Must we deduce that Tily is a superior character? :shock:
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Well, if nothing else, she appeals to superior players, I guess :hap:
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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New runs have just been validated on speedrun.com!

Any% in 42m 29s 530ms by stepke - 3rd place

Submitted: 21/06/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Rayman
Link to video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1063389229

Canopy: Time Trial in 45s 479ms by stepke - 1st place

Submitted: 22/06/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


First Ruins: Time Trial in 41s 990ms by stepke - 1st place

Submitted: 22/06/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Electric Tunnel: Time Trial in 38s 179ms by stepke - 1st place

Submitted: 22/06/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily


Water Canyon: Time Trial in 32s 119ms by stepke - 1st place

Submitted: 22/06/2021
Platform: PlayStation

Additional details:
  • Character: Tily
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PluMGMK wrote: Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:30 pm Well, if nothing else, she appeals to superior players, I guess :hap:
I look forward to seeing your Rayman M records, then. :hinhinhin:
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Re: Rayman M/Arena/Rush speedrunning

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I suppose I should try to see what might happen if I took all the energy I've been putting into this and this and threw it at Rayman M instead – a good start would be trying to gather the patience to get through the "On and On" gamemode. :oops2: Of course, since I'm using a HD texture pack, every time I play that mode I get frustrated with loading screens. Then I start thinking about ways to hack it to keep more data in memory, and before I know it I'm back to reverse engineering! :oops2: Another problem is that once I do get the RRR leaderboards working, I'll probably become obsessed with maximizing my score there rather than in Rayman M :fou:
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