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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 9h

Inspired by today's Waldo session. Super quick one, I'm sure you could get all of these by playing Expert once and going for everything.

The Great Waldo Search (SNES) RetroAchievements mastered

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 10h

Short game, and so a very reset-heavy session (unsurprisingly), but with some results! This one had one lesser stage because RNG, otherwise very close to mid-0:45, I think? Tempted to try sub-0:50 🤔

The Great Waldo Search (SNES) Normal PB, 51.9

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Welp, that's a WR for Medium afaik! Was close to 2:0x, which would've been awesome, but I'll gladly take this! Still a second saved over the previous record. Waldoctober never disappoints!

Where's Waldo? (NES) Medium PB/WR, 2:10.xx (likely a 2:10.317)

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Joe Hisaishi in Amsterdam tonight. Marvelous.

Joe Hisaishi in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam with the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest

Joe Hisaishi in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam with the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest - with a scene from Kiki's Delivery Service

Joe Hisaishi in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam with the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest - with a scene from Porco Rosso

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Alright, that's better - at least nice having splits now that show a 19! And then afterwards I had a run that was on a spicy pace until Report 6 happened D: Goes to show there's some potential for more! For now I'll be giving it a rest though, nice to get this PB at least ^_^

Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body PB, 19:48

GS Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body screenshot from the stream, during a spicy pace

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

23:xx goal achieved. It took two 24:00's (one was a 0.1 sec PB lmao) to get there. Pretty happy with it overall! And now, ready to move on to other fun projects!

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES Master Sword speedrun PB: 23:37

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Closer to 23:xx. Saved a pretty good chunk of time tonight (43 seconds). I still would like the Llanmola RNG to be better, maybe next time?

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Master Sword speedrun PB, 24:07

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Lmao (Don't worry, it was a 19:59.xx in the end)

Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body (SFC) PB, shows 20:00 but got retimed to a 19:59

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's been a while since the last badge, but having run this recently, I figured I'd give it a try. Not too long, like the game itself. You play both difficulties, Easy ends after the 3rd stage. Two achievements where you have to defeat a specific number of enemies - not sure why, haha.

Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body (SFC) RetroAchievements mastered

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Much better ^^ Got a deathless run, and this almost skipped the 20:xx! Should I...?

Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body (SFC) PB, 20:07

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Barely managed a 21 at the end of this first session. Surprising 5 second gold at the end, which sealed the deal. And stage 7 is already shaping up to ruin future paces, haha. Enjoying the run so far, hoping to do more tomorrow?

Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body (SFC) PB, 21:52

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

When you do two attempts and both are PBs (Moldorm was nice to me today :D)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past No Major Glitches (Master Sword) PB, 25:49

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past No Major Glitches (Master Sword) PB, 24:50

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

And so I finally finished a Super 16 race after all these years. Bit of a rough first half here and there (especially Super Bomberman 2 and Final Fight 3) and I was very nervous in the beginning for some reason, but I was quite pleased with the second half. I may have PBed in a couple of games.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Boarding starts soon. Until next time, Japan, hopefully - these weeks have flown by.

Video pillar showing cherry blossoms at Kansa Airport

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

CW: Food My last full day here, which I figured I'd end in style.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

CW: Food In Japan we've been eating various kinds of foods, so obviously we had to try, um, Flammkuchen. With blueberry and gorgonzola.

Flammkuchen with blueberry, gorgonzola and lots of salad

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I can't believe it, I finally found him, here of all places! 🤩

Red banner with Waldo waving and the text 住まいさがしは,当店ぺ. Also the English text "at home" at the bottom

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Goodbye Tokyo, it's been a pleasure once again. Now for the Shinkansen to take us other places.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Also I went to this place, and it's by far the most amazing sushi experience in my life so far - I doubt anything will top it. I made like a bajillion pictures so I won't post all those, but believe me, it was goood.

Sushi restaurant, at a table where the food is prepared in front of you

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Smol Akihabara haul from this morning.

Two Super Famicom carts: Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu and Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibōken

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Mount Fuji bus tour today, saw it from four different spots. Also climbed a few stairs and now my legs are tired lol. But yeah, what a view.

Mount Fuji in de background, cherry blossoms in the front

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Fluffy pancakes AND the Ghibli Museum? Sure! It was great.

Fluffy pancakes with strawberry, banana and blueberry

Totoro plushie from a window in front of the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A view from the hotel room before it started to rain.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Had to wait in between flights, so yeah, Finnish lemonade.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

15: Aztec Adventure (SMS) I've run games on a few systems, but there's enough that I've never gotten around to; the Master System is one of them. This game caught my eye, just liked the general sort of cozy vibe and the colorful visuals.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

14: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) One of my favorite game series ever, but I somehow never ran a Zelda up to this point. ALBW is actually along the top of the list for me, and had been on my list to learn for years. Although ALTTP has been tempting as well, so yeah >_>

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) title art

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

13: Mega Man (DOS) At some point I learned part of MM 3 for a previous Big 20, but otherwise I've never been much of a runner of the series. This may become the exception though, perhaps because of having a fondness for DOS games in general. It's been on my mind as a run from time to time.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

12: VVVVVV (PC) I mean, you probably know this one. Played it, did the Super Gravitron for more than a minute and some time trials. That makes it a bit closer to actually running it, but although I have some interest, I've always ended up prioritizing other projects.

VVVVVV screenshot with the name of the game included

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

11: Super Adventure Island II (SNES) In the category "I ran the first game, let's play this one too". Totally different gameplay, more focus on exploration; I liked it a great deal. Just that I've never found the right moment to sit down and learn the run. Wouldn't be surprised if it still happens!

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

10: Gato Roboto (PC) This was a fun one, not super long but with some enjoyable action - and I mean, you play as a cat :3 I've run a few recent-ish retro-adjacent indie titles and this would fit right in. Although I did get 100% not too long ago, I've yet to do more with it beyond that.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

9: Nano Assault EX (3DS) When I got a bunch of 3DS eShop exclusives a while back, this one stood out, a visually striking shmup with neat gameplay. I don't think anyone else has run this. Made notes for it a while back and tried routing some areas; may resume it eventually.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

8: Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun (SFC) This eternally remains a game with such potential to be a good speedrun. Just one thing: unskippable cutscenes. Not the biggest deal in a playthrough, but here it slows down the speedrun's pace so much that it kinda turned me off learning it. Too bad, really.

Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun (SFC) cover art

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

7: Shantae: Risky's Revenge (PC) Shantae was my proper introduction to speedrunning with Pirate's Curse, and I've ran some of the other games in the series as well. This one I'd still like to learn, but haven't gotten around to somehow. I'd probably try Any%, which is pretty short (and has RNG).

Shantae: Risky's Revenge (Director's Cut) art

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

6: Baby Jo: The Super Hero (TG-CD) One I learned about through Kusogrande. I played around with it, trying to route and briefly attempting to finish a run. That lasted for less than an hour, it did not go too well. The game just got me over and over again xD

Baby Jo: The Super Hero (TG-CD) cover art

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

5: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Really good game, enjoyed it a lot casually. Pretty long speedrun, which I never seriously looked into learning. I think there was a thing with certain clips being possible on certain versions.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cover art

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

4: Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shōgun Magginesu (SFC) I have run the first SNES Goemon, and this always looked like it would be right up my alley. I started learning it at some point, but I remember being not being able to get one item to spawn. Made decent progress, but stalled for the time being.

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shōgun Magginesu (SFC) cover art

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

3: Tomb Raider II (PC) Been a huge fan of the series since the first game, and this second entry always has been my favorite. Back then I tried to go fast with the Assault Course, and clipped in the manor's wall to get up the roof, so I guess I was already speedrunning before it was called that 😎

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

2: 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) One of my earliest considerations for a run, maybe even before I started streaming. The main category is New Game+, which I believe carries over your money from a finished save file? I did make a few notes, based on the WR, but never continued with it, dunno if I will.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

1: The Mask (SNES) This was in the Super 16 at some point. I learned the entire route, but the camera movement in the game made me motion sick. It swoops left and right as you move, and the rapid pacing of the movement doesn't exactly help there either, haha. So, that got shelved for that reason.

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Been a while since I did one of these - I've run a few games over the years, so why not?

Get to know my speedrun backlog: 1 like = 1 game i wanted to speedrun but didn't

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

As you may have noticed, I've not been exactly active as of late. Been wanting to be around more and stream, but having no ideas for projects right now, and life has been somewhat busy as well. Hopefully back soon enough! (Post from my Discord server included)

I'm still here! Just haven't been in a streaming mood. IRL has been kinda randomly busy and feeling a bit overwhelming at times, I guess? Not busy in a bad way, just an ongoing list of stuff to do really, it seems. Otherwise I've been spending my spare time either doing other things or not much in particular.
Haven't actually done any gaming for the past two weeks (until yesterday). Been lurking on Twitch/Discord, that's mostly it.
I'm also going to Japan for two weeks next month, so I'm sort of mentally preparing for that as well.

I do hope to resume activity soon! Miss you all

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Belle and Sebastian last night in Amsterdam, performing If You're Feeling Sinister in its entirety, plus various other selections. Such a delight.

Belle and Sebastian in Paradiso, Amsterdam during their 30th anniversary tour; here they're performing If You're Feeling Sinister in its entirety. The projection shows pictures of various plants/flowers

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Got a pretty good recording of it now. Somehow had some nice PBs early on, then I hit a bit of a wall lmao - would've liked a sub-2:30 but ah well. I have a few other runs I never really highlighted, would be neat do more of those in the future.

Yoshi's Cookie (SNES) Round 1 speedrun, 2:30

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

New WR for Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures! RetroBrando did already get it recently with a 27:36, then a 27:29 - but yesterday the time got lowered to a 27:24. Well deserved GGs! I've had the record for almost 5 years and yeah, that's been a while :O Would like to return to it at some point.

Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (SNES) speedrun.com leaderboard for the category Any% Easy, with a new world record of 27:24 by RetroBrando

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

There we go, this time Pete couldn't prevent me getting a 24 😌 I'm probably good to move on for now lol

Screenshot from my live stream, with a PB in Goof Troop of 24:42 - multiple GGs in chat. The game show Pete being tied up, with Goofy and Max standing next to him, and the text says "Gawrsh, I sure hope this was the right pirate ship."

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Almost tm lmao It's amazing how you can still lose the run right at the end. So, next time maaaybe 🙏

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Pics, eh - how about a Party? (House)

UFO 50 Companion Guide, section about Party House

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Janglestorm @janglestorm.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Received the UFO 50 guide today - which is surprisingly small in size, considering how much it covers. The game is overdue for a revisit, so this should go well together with that 😎

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