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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Redux (Any% w/ Amiibo)

Need For SpeedrunningMay 20, 2023

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Redux (Any% w/ Amiibo)

It's the two-year anniversary of Need for Speedrunning! 🎉
We're celebrating by revisiting the game from our very first episode: Breath of the Wild! Turns out things have changed a lot in the past two years (but 3D Zelda games having a stamina bar is not one of them). Come join us for some (spoiler-free) Tears of the Kingdom talk and a trip down memory lane... That is, if your memories completely changed because of something called BLSS.

Watch Player5's WR run: www.speedrun.com/botw/run/zpw0qggy

If you're attending SGDQ 2023, check out our panel on Friday June 2nd at 3 PM local time!

May 20, 202301:13:00

Pit Stop: SGDQ 2023 Schedule Deep Dive (feat. BC from Chat of the Wild)

The SGDQ 2023 schedule is out and it's deep dive time! Join hosts Brad, Rubie, Luigi, and special guest BC from the Chat of the Wild podcast as they traverse the hundreds of hours of content coming our way in just a few weeks... backwards. Check out the full schedule on the GDQ website: http://gamesdonequick.com/schedule And listen to more of BC (and Luigi) on the Zelda podcast Chat of the Wild: http://chatofthewild.com

May 06, 202301:24:05

Super Mario Odyssey (Any%)

Ahh yes, Mario, the world famous… shoe cobbler, yeeeeaaah, who… rescues dogs and runs a banana shop. No wait that’s his rival, The Donkey. Look, I don’t know anything about these games. Just trust me, it’s a really fun episode.

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To watch Tyron18’s run with us, head to: https://youtu.be/wiDB4F_wA4Q

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To listen to our commentary, head to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/need-for-episode-81488595?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Apr 15, 202301:19:25

Pit Stop: Longest Speedruns of All Time

Is this episode even real or is it just a prank? Yes. Brad and Hobz take things at a different pace and talk about high levels play at high amounts of time. If you want to make it feel more authentic. feel free to pause the episode for a few days while you wait for the shampoo to upgrade.

Apr 01, 202301:03:32

Elden Ring (Any% Glitchless)

Welcome Tarnished to Brad Tells Us About Elden Ring! This week, Hobz and Luigi finally relent as we check out the 2022 GOTY, and Rubie gets to see all manner of big boys. So climb on Torrent with us as we do some insane horse jumps on our way to becoming the Elden Lord!
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Support the show to get access to our commentary track: Patreon.com/PossiblyBad
Link to Lolblanxz' run that we watched: www.speedrun.com/eldenring/run/z5egrqez

Mar 18, 202301:26:46

Pit Stop: A Talk with a Legendary Game Designer (feat. Kev Bayliss)

Come on in and grab a carpet square, cause we’ve got a treat. Kev Bayliss stopped by to talk about his long and legendary career as a video game artist/designer/engineer, starting out at Rare at the age of 16 and how the company changed during his 20 years at the company. Follow us as the industry changes from poster paper to rendering images on the Death Star to building 3D models!
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Follow Kev at these fine locations:
twitch.tv/kev_bayliss
twitter.com/Kev_Bayliss
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Support Need For Speedrunning on Patreon:
patreon.com/possiblybad

Mar 04, 202301:58:36

The Pathless (All Bosses)

*This month's topic was selected by one of our very own patrons: Hypixion! We had a blast watching an All Bosses run of The Pathless - a gorgeous game with a zen-like movement flow and a whole lot of giraffes (if snakes are giraffes). This is definitely one to listen to the commentary track and watch the run along with us for sure!*

Check out the run we watched: www.twitch.tv/videos/1532383998

Feb 18, 202301:04:17

Pit Stop: Super Mario All Stars Shuffler - AGDQ 2023 (feat. Skybilz)

This week we’re talking about the challenge where you save Princess Toadstool from King Koopa… or Wart… or Bowser? Speedrunner, host, commentator, and TCG extraordinaire Skybilz stops by to talk about their AGDQ 2023 Super Mario Shuffler run and you know, just about life man.
Here's a link to Sky's AGDQ 2023 run: youtu.be/7MO-TiCsScQ
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Check out Skybilz on these platforms
Twitch: twitch.tv/skybilz
Twitter: twitter.com/skybilz
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@skybilz
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Support Need For Speedrunning over at Patreon.com/PossiblyBad

Feb 04, 202301:10:34

AGDQ 2023 Recap, BS Legend of Zelda, LOVE 3

The crew emerge from their post AGDQ 2023 naps to sit down and discuss their favorite speedruns of the charity marathon, but the main event is two of the incredible races that happened! During the break, we watched vanni_van and Iceblue race through BS Legend of Zelda before moving on to the Love 3 race between Char_bunny, Paulister, and Heponwana! So grab your jammies one more time, hop in the NFSR Airboat, and get ready for some amazing speedruns!
Links to the VODs:
BS Legend of Zelda:
youtu.be/Yn1dkIjQz_o
Love 3:
youtu.be/BTVnI6hGa1Q
To listen to our commentary head on over to Patreon.com/PossiblyBad
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Please follow these amazing runners on twitch:
twitch.tv/vanni_van
twitch.tv/iceblue
twitch.tv/char_bunny
twitch.tv/heponwana
twitch.tv/paulister
Please subscribe rate review our podcast:

Jan 21, 202301:18:24

Pit Stop: What Makes a Speedrun… BAD?

We always talk about speedruns from a "watchability" perspective on our show, but what exactly does that mean? What can make a speedrun bad to watch? What about a game that's bad to speedrun at all?? Luigi and Hobz dive into the nitpicky sides of speedrunning in this meta topic on the genre as a whole.

Jan 07, 202354:37

Holiday Spectacle 2022! (feat. Spikevegeta)

It’s that special time of year, when we all grab the comfiest jammies and pile onto the couch to watch some Christmas movie tie-in video game speedruns! The lovely spikevegeta and Rubie have brought some runs along, and hey! Two thirds of them were pretty great!

Runs watched during the break:

-How The Grinch Stole Christmas - https://youtu.be/VnXRHRxUbAQ

-Gremlins 2: The New Batch - https://youtu.be/FcaX0ghjRQk

-Batman Returns - https://youtu.be/Zo4RLYqw_YI

Support the show over at: Patreon.com/PossiblyBad

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We here at NFSR were very honored that industry legends Grant Kirkhope, Kevin Bayliss, and David Wise let us use their awesome @RetroFusionBand Christmas song for our silly episode about Christmas movie tie-in video games! Check out their song in the link below and hope your holidays are filled with new video games this year!

https://youtu.be/q4tm3t7oOd4

Follow them on Twitter:

@grantkirkhope

@Kev_Bayliss

@David_Wise

@RetroFusionBand

Dec 17, 202201:19:10

Bioshock Any% (feat. Kungfufruitcup)

Link… would you kindly open your eyes and grab that surfboard, even though it may look a little corpsey. Some dude named Ayn Rand or whatever built an underwater hippie farm, and the Royal family is afraid of losing all that delicious brow sweat. If you need more info, @kungfufruitcup stopped by Need For Speedrunning to break down the current Bioshock Any% World Record by @kpczombie. Would you kindly listen to it?

To watch kpczombie's run along with us, go here: twitch.tv/videos/1531283871?t=0h0m1s

Support the show and listen to our commentary while you watch: Patreon.com/PossiblyBad

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You can find kungfufruitcup:

Twitch: https://twitch.tv/kungfufruitcup

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kungfufruitcup

Check out their GDQ Hotfix show: That's Never Happened Before

Oct 15, 202201:24:52

Pit Stop: Pokémon Speedruns (feat. Corvimae)

Need For Speedrunning: Like a dead Mudkip, we’ll always be by your side in case you need to surf on our corpse. Speedrunner extraordinaire Corvimae stops by the show to talk which gens are good, baseball stats, calculating IV spreads by hand, and dead Mudkips!

Support the show over at Patreon.com/PossiblyBad

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Corvimae has lots of cool things for you to check out:

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/corvimae

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Corvimae

Pokemon Ranger (speedrun tool) - https://ranger.maybreak.com

Dear PB Podcast - https://twitter.com/dearpbpod

Oct 01, 202201:29:23

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (N. Sane Trilogy) feat. CovertMuffin

It’s time, everyone! CovertMuffin joins us to finally talk about the greatest, most life changing, poetic, and legendary piece of speed tech ever found… that’s right Crash 3’s double slide! You thought I was gonna say the move Hobz found that was subsequently named after him, didn’t you? That wouldn’t be very fitting for the most humble speedrun podcast on the internet, would it now?

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Here's Potty's current* world record, which we watched during intermission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVimLMDOiH8&t=200s

Support the show at Patreon.com/PossiblyBad to hear our commentary track for it and to watch us record live

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CovertMuffin's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/covert_muffin

CovertMuffin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CovertMuffin

*at time of recording

Sep 17, 202201:28:31

Pit Stop: 6 Speedruns We Think You'll Really Like (feat. Ethan King)

Woah, an actually digestible Pit Stop??!?! Today we just wanted to promote some games and speedruns we think deserve more love... or hate. Join us with special guest Ethan King from the Procedurally Generated Show!

Follow Ethan on

Twitch Twitter YouTube

Check out the runs we discussed on speedrun.com!

Trauma Center: Second Opinion Unmetal Marvel's Spider-Man Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Bullet Witch It Takes Two

Sep 03, 202201:06:56

Resident Evil 2 Remake (Leon 2nd/Hardcore/120) feat. The Blacktastic

Well howdy! Been quite a while since we got us a new deputy here in Raccoon City, especially one with a knife that seems to silently scream like yours does. I was busy listening to JHobz, Bradley, and Luigi talk all about the RE2 Remake with Bobby The Blacktastic, but it’s getting harder to hear over the low roar of your knife crying out for weird monster eyeball! Does it do that often? Cause the boss is usually hungover in the morning, fyi. C’mon, while you fill out these waivers, I’ll just put in my headphones in so I can hear the rest of Need For Speedrunning!

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Link to @ElFurre's run that we watched: https://youtu.be/g_xzFOMuBG0

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Guest Twitch - twitch.tv/TheBlacktastic

Guest Twitter - @TheBlacktastic

Aug 22, 202201:29:23

Pit Stop: More SGDQ 2022 feat. RUBIEHART and Xem

On this episode of NFSR Pit Stops, Hobz and Luigi sit down with two runners from SGDQ 2022, RUBIE HART and Xem, to talk about being back in person, different runs, how they got their starts in speedrunning, and a whole lot more in our longest ever episode. Come hangout and listen!

Follow our guests!

RUBIEHART is

RUBIEHART on Twitch @RUBIEHARTGaming on Twitter

Xem is

Xem92 on Twitch @Xemmypoo on Twitter Xemhanort on YouTube

You can watch RUBIE’s SGDQ run here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQaGHFdzIAA

And Xem’s SGDQ run can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFPTLH9Unw

Jul 30, 202202:03:49

SGDQ 2022 & Solar Ash - True Ending (Restricted)

Hey so a tiny little unknown thing in speedrunning happened this month called SGDQ 2022! We talked about it! We also chilled and watched a bombastic and colorful speedrun of Solar Ash, Heart Machine's follow-up to the hit action game Hyper Light Drifter. So go watch 14 hours of speedruns, play Daytona! on loop, and spam some PogBones to get yourself back in the GDQ mindset and join us on our recap of the first on-site event in two and a half years!

Watch Bryonato's Solar Ash speedrun from SGDQ here: https://youtu.be/urNABYUve4I

Follow Bryonato on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/bryonato

Listen to our commentary during the run: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68917605

Jul 16, 202201:05:40

Pit Stop: Super Mario 64 (16 Star) DEEP DIVE w/ Mark Medina from IGN

Whoa! Look at that runtime! With the help of Mark Medina from IGN, Hobz and Luigi manage to find lots to say about Super Mario 64 by looking at the 16 Star category. Settle in for a breakdown of the mechanics behind one of the hallmarks of speedrunning.

Support the show at Patreon.com/PossiblyBad

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You can find more of Mark’s stuff:

• @Mark_Medina on Twitter

• IGN.com

• Devs React To Speedruns on Youtube

Jul 02, 202201:54:23

Super Mario 64 (70 Star) - feat. Keizaron

Last month the cake was a lie, but something tells me this time it’s real. The one and only Keizaron joins us to discuss the one and only Super Mario 64. During the break we watch then return to discuss Weegee’s current 70 Star WR. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll bonk a few times, and we’ll all get some goddamn cake.

Watch Weegee’s current 70 Star WR: https://www.speedrun.com/sm64/run/m77jl50m

Support the show at Patreon.com/PossiblyBad to listen to our commentary while you watch the WR

You can find more of Keiz’ stuff @Keizaron on

Twitter Twitch Youtube

Check out JHobz and Keizaron’s GDQ Hotfix show on Twitch every Thursday @ 7:00 pm ET: twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

They’re also hosting, doing interviews, and Keiz has a run later this month for Summer Games Done Quick 2022! You can find the schedule over here: gamesdonequick.com/schedule

Jun 18, 202201:42:53

Pit Stop: Blindfolded Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out (feat. sinister1 and zallard1)

No, over to the left. You’re gonna hit the chair. You don’t need a blindfold to enjoy the the next Pit Stop. This time, we bring you our new segment: “Speedruns Through History!” JHobz and LuigisApartment sit down with speedrun and Punch Out legends, Sinister1 and Zallard1, to talk about… you’re supposed to cover your face after you sit down… to talk about the impact of their respective AGDQ 2014 Blindfolded Punch Out runs on the games, the category, and no but seriously, you have no idea how hard this is to do. Look, you got knocked out by the start menu. Here, listen to the episode while we get it set up.
Music was written and performed by The OneUps: songwhip.com/theoneups
Support Need For Speedrunning and get cool stuff at: Patreon.com/PossiblyBad
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You can find Sinister this way:

Twitter: @Sinister1sda
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/Sinister1
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/sinister1

You can find Zallard like this:

Twitter: @zallard1
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zallard1
Youtube: www.youtube.com/zallard1

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Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram:
@nfspeedrunning

Jun 04, 202201:04:56

Portal 2 Co-op (All Main Courses) - feat. frozenflygone

It’s Need For Speedrunning! This episode, we’re joined by speedrunner extraordinaire frozenflygone, as we dive into the orchestrated madness that is Portal 2 Co-op! In addition to the adventures of Atlas and P-body, we also look at the games list for the upcoming SGDQ 2022 to find the runs we are most hyped to see. So grab your gun… no not that one, and follow us through the blue hole, as we jump into one of the most popular speed games in recent years.
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Watch AJ and Betsruner’s current WR that we watched during the break over here: youtu.be/bHyXOB2PPv0

To listen to our commentary while you watch the run, head over here: www.patreon.com/posts/66097321
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You can find more of Court’s cool stuff @frozenflygone on:
*Twitter
*Twitch
*Youtube
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Check out their GDQ Hotfix show “It’s Dangerous To Go Alone” on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month over on: twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

For more info about Flame Fatales, GDQ’s all women speedrunner event, head over here: gamesdonequick.com/framefatales
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Support the podcast on Patreon for some beautiful perks by clicking here: patreon.com/possiblybad

May 14, 202201:42:58

Pit Stop: Final Fantasy X

Welcome to the first NFSR Pit Stop! In this series, we're going to look into topics, ideas, and runs too big or broad for a regular episode of Need for Speedrunning. Leading things off, we take a look at a long RPG run to see how runners have broken them over the years. When we picked FFX and its 10 hour run, we sure didn't expect to find one of the most convoluted RNG systems in video game history, but luckily @Davesterio was there to walk us through the drops, the skips, and the most beautiful sounding glitch in the world! Pass Yuna the creatine and queue up for NFSR Pit Stops!

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Possibly Bad Entertainment and Need For Speedrunning now have a Patreon! Support the show and gain access to sweet tech over at: https://patreon.com/PossiblyBad

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Follow Dave: On Twitch & Twitter @ Davesterio and on YouTube @ DavesterioYT

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Check out Doctor Swellman's YouTube video about how the FFX community dismantled the code: https://youtu.be/ehi7LMgwEk8

Apr 30, 202255:34

Bloodborne (Any% Glitchless)

Well shucks howdy! It sure is swell to see you here in Old Yharnam! Why don’t you rest a spell here on one of our gently charred benches and drown out the sound of that there gatling gun with a brand new episode of Need For Speedrunning!

This week, they jibber jabber on about Bloodborne, a very pleasant location, and talk about the world record for Any% Glitchless by a mighty fine runner named koooske. Just sit back, laugh about love puppets, and pay no mind to the creepy, upright, shaggy monster thing that’s slowly comin’ up behind you.
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Watch Koooske’s run (and subscribe) along with us over here:
youtube.com/watch?v=-vhNJs6rQXo
To hear our commentary for Koooske’s WR (as of release) and a whole host of other benefits, head on over to our Patreon:
patreon.com/possiblybad
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Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @NFSpeedrunning
Our website is NeedForSpeedrunning.com

Apr 16, 202201:14:11

NFSR Reviews the KFConsole

After the bonkers announcement that KFC is buying Nintendo, we decided it would be a good time to review their chicken warming game system, the KFConsole!

Apr 01, 202203:28

Hades (Fists: Any Heat and 50 Heat: Any Weapon)

zzz ZZZ zz- Gah! ...Oh Hey! Welcome Home! Wow! Looks like RNGesus chewed you up real good! Gotta look out for that one, always on the prowl he is! Well, the boys are in the lounge talking about two Hades world records, one for the Fists Any Heat... and a surprise weapon. Who knows what it could be! But I'm sure it's not Elden Ring, which they do talk about... a lot! So go trade in the fish that you definitely caught, because you're not a monster, then learn about the crazy-go-fast speedruns of Supergiant Games' Hades!

Fists: Any Heat WR by DrkFrst

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjdCESC3yks

50 Heat: Any Weapon by ocami_ocami
youtu.be/Ro6TF42GHAc

Mar 19, 202201:35:30

Link's Awakening 2019 (Any%)

Hoot Hoot to you, it's Need For Speedrunning! In this episode, we check back in on our friend Link, who is wearing clothes this time but not in Hyrule. In addition to Link's antics and TGH's run, the boys talk about Final Fantasy X, which Zelda games suck the most, discover Luigi is a Zelda fraud, find out who's playing Hades this month, and much more!
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @NFSpeedrunning
To see TGH's run that was watched during the break, head to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNIwWd-l5c

Feb 12, 202201:33:28

AGDQ 2022 & Kingdom Hearts 2 Randomizer Co-op Race

It's that time of the year again. With Awesome Games Done Quick barely finished, Brad and Luigi manage to drag Hobz and Spike into the studio to get their thoughts on the event overall. After notable runs and highlights, they dig into Spike and Hobz' race against RoseCurel and Violin in a Kingdom Hearts 2 randomizer seed. It was a record breaking, close racing, donation raising, blindfold filled GDQ, so come hangout and find a new favorite run!
Many speedruns runs from AGDQ 2022 were discussed in this episode but we barely scratched the surface. To find them all in one neat little playlist, head over to Games Done Quick's YouTube Channel or use this link:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8YL4HVC87UfmV905519CIbopOHMghVz
From everyone here at Need For Speedrunning, thanks to all the runners, staff, hosts, couches, and to everyone who donated and congratulations on a job well done!

Jan 22, 202201:50:08

The NFSR Holiday Spectacle feat. Home Alone 2 (SNES) and Die Hard (Arcade)

Happy Holidays to one and all! To celebrate, Need For Speedrunning is bringing two very special Christmas themed speedruns to your table! First we follow Kevin McCallister as the entire city of New York tries to kill him, including the luggage! Then we follow John McClane...'s friend as she kills an entire building full of bad guys, including the robots! Also Hobz and John McClane go for a sleigh ride. It's sure to move you to tears for one reason or another, so gather round the fireplace and listen to Need For Speedrunning!
To watch the Home Alone 2 (SNES) run by largemann: www.twitch.tv/videos/578126867?t
To watch the Die Hard Arcade (Arcade) run by sanlamuerte69: youtu.be/ycdJLgaoHVk

Dec 17, 202101:38:40

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Any%)

In this episode of Need For Speedrunning, the boys sit down to gush about the recently released Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 schedule before getting down to the topic at hand: the 1995 classic Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. It’s part speed game breakdown and part breakdown of speed gaming overall. Trust us, it’s a… blast!
Check out SBDWolf’s world record run that we watched during the break: www.speedrun.com/dkc2/run/zpl50kxm

Nov 19, 202101:41:05

Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal (NG+ No QE)

On this episode of Need For Speedrunning, the crew discusses AGDQ 2022 run submissions for a bit before diving into Ratchet and Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal’s and the current world record for “New Game Plus - No Quit Exploit” Be sure not trip over any of the ridiculous sci-go weapons strewn about and get ready for another great episode!
Watch Tarnawina’s WR run here: www.twitch.tv/videos/1085555628
Intro music remixed by Kirby Pufocia: kirbypufocia.bandcamp.com
Jhobz’ old tutorials: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg3an4oDxB4CQIB_2aXPUH7VYuxveUbaH
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Oct 15, 202101:43:51

Pit Stop: Talking Celeste with Sound Designer Kevin Regamey

Welcome to our first interview episode!

Kevin Regamey is the Creative Director for Power Up Audio, the audio team behind such amazing games as Celeste, Darkest Dungeon, Cadence of Hyrule, TowerFall, and many more. Kevin and the team also work behind the scenes at SGDQ taking care of the audio. He's also a speedrunner and a very cool dude!

We discuss his career in Video Game Sound Design from his early work to co-founding Power Up Audio. We go in depth on the topic of Celeste and the genesis of the beautiful soundscape of the game!

Oct 01, 202101:40:17