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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I have made a 59-minute YouTube video covering the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky speedrun, as well as an overview of the role of RNG in speedruns and PMD EoS is actually a good speedrun. I think this is my best video yet :) Premiering in a few minutes - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLVz...

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How Do You Speedrun a Game that Changes Every Time?

YouTube video by SBDWolf

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Took a small break from the Mina the Hollower full-game category of sorts, and ran Unrestricted for a bit, which uses an OoB trick to beat the final boss very early on! This fight is very hard as it's attempted with nearly no upgrades at all. I got a pretty good time for the skill/knowledge I have!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I've been running Mina the Hollower lately and been hard at work routing and practicing along with everyone else. Today I managed to complete my first deathless run! This run is very very hard and complicated, I'm certain this game has a long way to go still.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I've been running VVVVVV lately and got 3rd place just today! This is easily one of my favorite games I've ever run.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I ran Cheetahmen for April Fools... and then got 3 seconds away from the WR, so I decided to run it for one more day to beat it XD so, I am now the proud WR holder in Cheetahmen.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

New YouTube video, all about Cuphead's Forest Follies and what makes it such a reset-heavy first stage :) - youtu.be/WNfz9hzYVjc

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Why Most Cuphead Speedruns Die on the First Level

YouTube video by SBDWolf

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

First day back of runs on the vanilla Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, with all its glorious unskippable cutscenes. Was very up and down, but it's good enough for 2nd place on the boards! WR Soon™

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky derust is going fairly well, as today I just got a new Personal Best by 5 minutes and new World Record by 4 minutes on the Cutsceneless mod in In-Game Time. I think I might start doing vanilla runs soon :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I made a new YouTube video, all on Cuphead's unassuming but suprisingly difficult and complex Results Screen for the Speedrun :) - youtu.be/S_uOX1GzTvE

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The Cuphead Results Screen is More Difficult Than It Looks

YouTube video by SBDWolf

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This was the most difficult PB I've ever chased in this game, and definitely a contender for one of the hardest across all games I've speedrun. 26:XX in Cuphead Any% 1.1+ done. Planning on running Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky for a bit, then potentially tackling Cuphead 300% :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

New YouTube video, this is a Behind-The-Scenes look at the Cuphead TAS I completed a few months ago, going over what finally made it possible 8 years after the original release, what the process of making it looked like, and things of this sort :) - youtu.be/vHTI_8RkRSQ

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How the First Cuphead TAS was Made

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I made a new YouTube video, all about Cuphead's final boss which is the most difficult and complex fight in the Speedrun :) - youtu.be/eCbE0N00gcU

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The Boss that Decides Most Cuphead Speedruns

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

New Cuphead WR! Really solid run outside of Captain Brineybeard, who provided the worst possible RNG pattern (+8 seconds over gold). 26:XX™ soon. Hopefully.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I forgot to post my last PB of 27:03, but today I got really close to 26:XX! I got the Devil Freeze on pace, but messed up the opening to the final phase. Still ended up getting a half-second PB :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

New Cuphead Any% 1.1+ WR! This was a very solid run outside of a few major time losses (Werner, Phantom, Devil). I am planning on continuing until 26:xx!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I have made a YouTube video covering the Lobber weapon, some of its weird and even buggy mechanics, and why it's such a great weapon for Speedrunners. Looking to post more videos covering Cuphead Speedrunning in the future :) - youtu.be/8jGKP0O2pAQ

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Why Lobber is Such a BROKEN Weapon

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Cuphead WR! After a history of getting denied the record due to bad Devils, this time around I got the best Devil pattern (1.8% chance), which allowed this to happen on a more average run. I'm still feeling very motivated to run this, so I will keep going. Thanks everybody for the support.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I got 0.17s away from a new Cuphead WR! It was a fairly solid run throughout and I'm happy to get this PB. If the WR doesn't get improved in the meantime (which is a big if), the next PB will probably be the one to do it :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Cuphead Any% 1.1+ PB! The record is now 27:12 by Quincely, but I did beat what the record was when I started this grind again a few months ago. This was a very good run throughout, but I got a difficult Spider pattern on The Devil and couldn't close out a good fight with it. Still very motivated!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Cuphead Any% 1.1+ PB, again! This time, to get it was a mediocre pace into the The Devil that ended up getting one of the best RNG patterns. Happy with my consistency lately!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Another small Cuphead Any% 1.1+ PB! This one was once again ahead of the current WR entering The Devil, but got bad RNG once again. Still, I am feeling very good about the rate at which I've been getting good runs going and I feel like what I do have control over has been going pretty well lately :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

New Cuphead Any% 1.1+ PB! This was 6 seconds ahead of the current WR of 27:16 entering the final boss, but really bad Spider RNG lost a ton of time. Still, I've had a ton of good attempts lately and getting this PB on top of that feels really motivating.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Summoning Salt just released a 1h+ documentary on Cuphead's Any% 1.1+ World Record Progression. Yours truly features in this, and it makes me very happy to see these stories being told from a game and community that are very near and dear to me. - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUW6...

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The History of Cuphead World Records

YouTube video by Summoning Salt

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

After about 200 hours of work over the course of a little over a month, the First Ever Cuphead TAS is finished! I think it turned out great and the project taught me a lot of optimizations that I'm already trying to bring over to my Real Time runs :) - youtu.be/YYuafcehOSE

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First-Ever Cuphead TAS in 23:39 (Any% 1.1+) (Flashing Lights warning)

YouTube video by SBDWolf

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

PB'd in Cuphead Any% 1.1+ again! I am now the second person to ever get a 27:2x. I am working on a full-game TAS that I am probably going to spend some time trying to finish now, but I am hoping to continue bringing my time down after that :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Got a new PB in Cuphead Any% 1.1 for the first time since last november! I've been feeling very motivated to run this game again now so hopefully there's more PBs to come :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I have made a video covering RNG Manipulations in Speedruns: little bit of general RNG theory, then showcasing a few concrete examples of how some games are able to be manipped. I spent quite a lot of time working on this one, hope you enjoy! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtNy...

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How Speedrunners Control Luck (RNG)

YouTube video by SBDWolf

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Alex @alexyweb.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

UPDATE: @creep.io and @sbdwolf.bsky.social found a way to execute arbitrary code in SMB2J without the need for a cart swap. youtu.be/w8WNu_VWJ10?...

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Proof of Concept - SMB2j crash fun

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Implemented Level 1 Skip in Gimmick!'s Best Ending WR as well!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Got a 5:09 in Gimmick! Any% :) Very very happy with this run, happy to have brought the category this far!

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Improved the Gimmick! WR by a few more seconds! This was on pace for 5:0x, but I unfortunately lost a ton of time to Wiz3 (final boss). My goal is not 5:0x, but I'll try to improve this a little more. I'm probably almost done with this category :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I got the WR in Gimmick! Any%! This is the first record to include the new and difficult Level 1 Skip that was found a few months ago. It... also includes an 11-second time loss in Level 3 coming from a silly death :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I made a "Human Theory TAS" for Gimmick! Any%, which I'm planning on running soon. This beats the current WR by nearly 40 seconds. Figuring out how to optimally throw every single star was very difficult, but I'll be able to translate a lot of what I've learned to my RTA runs! - youtu.be/sofHz4z0L7Q

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[TAS] Gimmick Any% Theory TAS in 4:47.69

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A secret No*-Checkpoint mode was just discovered in Gimmick! 2! There is a hidden switch in the difficulty select screen under the water. Pressing this switch will remove every checkpoint *with the exception of warp points. Credits to negative_seven for the discovery, this was undocumented prior!.

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I have made a short video going over the concept of Slowdown/Lag in Speedruns! - youtu.be/YW6G3ob_rSo

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Lag in Speedruns

YouTube video by SBDWolf

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I (partly) made a game! I was invited by Kepsert join a 72-Hour Game Jam. He (Programming/Lead) and I (Programming) teamed up with laff (Music/SFX) and sheila7468 (art). Here's what we made: please enjoy Resource Management/Fishing Simulator/Rhythm Game, Baits & Beats - kepsert.itch.io/baits-beats

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Baits n' Beats by KepFox, laff4, SBDWolf, earmstrong02

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Well, this kind of time came... much more quickly than I expected. This is 2nd place on the boards, and only 2 seconds behind the current WR. This comes after about a week of dropping several sub-28 paces. Very, very good run for my standards, but we can do better still :)

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SBDWolf @sbdwolf.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hi, I don't expect to be super active here but I will start making some posts here occasionally :) Today I got my first Sub-28 in Cuphead Any% v1.1 (4th place), which over the years became the game's most popular and main category. I am going to be working towards the WR (27:33 atm)!

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