I always forget this shit exists until it’s on. Side note, I don’t necessarily think SGDQ is to blame for the declined interest, I just think most people don’t care for speed runs anymore.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nobody ever really cared for speedruns. It's always been a niche hobby.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Pretty much. It's not something most of my circle of casual gamers know about. Even the hardcore gamers don't watch live and usually catch a recording of something specific.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Early days of twitch I think most big channels were speed runners of some sort like binding of Isaac

[–] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I miss the older marathons. Everything was in person, which I feel had better energy. And the runs were simpler. I don't really like 4-way races, or controller passing whatever. It's all a gimmick as far as I'm concerned. I like paying attention to the games and how skilled the runners are.

[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago

this is in person

I agree about some gimmicks like 2 players 1 controller, or playing games with a dance pad or whatever, they seem difficult but still feel like gimmicks to me

4-way races are ok if you're familiar with the game and speedrun already, but otherwise hard to watch