selected blog posts about video games
A Slay the Spire puzzle
2024-02-21You are peacefully going about your day when you are suddenly thrust into the following position in a game of Slay the Spire. What do you do?
nethack
- a compact reference sheet
celeste
I sometimes speedrun Celeste casually. Here are my best times:
| any% | arb | |
|---|---|---|
| 35:36.322 | 1:13:32.316 | |
| ILs (A) | ||
| 1a | 1:05.637 | *4:09.883 |
| 2a | 1:54.546 | *4:04.120 |
| 3a | 4:57.789 | *8:28.776 |
| 4a | 3:07.816 | *9:32.917 |
| 5a | **6:07.217 | *13:01.779 |
| 6a | 6:56.823 | |
| 7a | *10:35.681 | *18:29.097 |
| 8a | *6:54.545 | |
| ILs (B) | ||
| 1b | 1:50.143 | |
| 2b | 1:49.276 | |
| 3b | 2:44.832 | |
| 4b | 3:25.105 | |
| 5b | *3:14.871 | |
*: from PB full game run
**: from other full game run
I've also speedrun a few levels from the popular mod Strawberry Jam.
| any% | arb | |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | ||
| Azure Caverns | 0:30.974 | 0:47.464 |
| If my 'driveway' almost did you in... | 0:55.080 | 1:19.050 |
rhythm games
Rhythm games are very fun. My favorite is Sound Voltex, but a few others I've played a bunch are Beat Saber, Rhythm Doctor, osu mania, and A Dance of Fire and Ice. Here are my best speed trials for that last one:
| 1-X A Dance of Fire and Ice | 2.7x |
| 2-X Offbeats | 2.4x |
| 3-X THE WIND-UP | 2.3x |
| 4-X Love Letters | 3.0x |
| 5-X The Midnight Train | 2.2x |
| 6-X PULSE | 1.7x |
| B-X Thanks For Playing My Game | 1.1x |
| 7-X Spin 2 Win | 2.0x |
| 8-X Jungle City | 1.7x |
| 9-X Classic Pursuit | 1.7x |
| 10-X Butterfly Planet | 1.3x |
| 11-X Heracles | 1.7x |
| 12-X Artificial Chariot | 1.8x |
| MN-X Night Wander (cnsouka Remix) | 2.0x |
| ML-X La nuit de vif | 1.0x |
| XO-X One Forgotten Night | 1.2x |
| XI-X It Go | 1.1x |
| T1-X NEW LIFE | 1.6x |
| T4-X Third Sun | 1.3x |
| T1-EX NEW LIFE | 1.3x |
| T4-EX Third Sun | 2.0x |