Categories

These are the categories commonly run for A Link to the Past. They are broken up into 2 major sections, categories that allow the use of Major Glitches and those that do not.

No Major Glitches Categories

Full Game

• Any% (NMG, No S+Q): The most commonly run category, the goal is to complete all of the intended content.
• 100% (NMG, No S+Q): Collects all menu items - only the max upgraded items and all heart containers are required.
• Low% (NMG, No S+Q): Complete all of the intended content with the minimum amount of items/upgrades.

Partial Game

• Master Sword (NMG): A short and very popular goal to race for beginners.
• Cane of Byrna (NMG, No S+Q): A goal in which you get the Cane of Byrna as soon as possible.
• Mirror Shield (NMG, No S+Q): A fun race category that involves item collection and low health.

Major Glitches Categories

• Reverse Boss Order (RBO): Beating all the bosses in reverse order, starting with Ganon and ending with Armos+Triforce. All glitches are allowed.
• All Dungeons (No EG): Beating all the dungeons while still using OoB.
• Defeat Ganon: Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly.
• Any%: Beating the game the fastest way possible, uses EG to beat the game in about 2 minutes.
• Any% (No EG): Beating the game with the only restriction is not entering the EG layer.
• Any% (No OoB): Allows for some forms of YBA, which skips some dungeons and Overworld content.

Rules and Definitions

• Major Glitches: Includes OoB, YBA and EG, which are all glitches that allow you to skip a large chunk of the game's content.
• S+Q (Save & Quit): In categories where it is not allowed, beneficial (Overworld) deathwarping is also banned.
• EG (Exploration Glitch): Walking on the wrong layer through walls.
• YBA (Yuzuhara's Bottle Adventure): Using a potion during a screen transition, which can have a number of different effects.
• OoB (Out of Bounds): Passing through game designed boundaries and walls.

See Speedrunning ALttP for information about timing and which emulators are allowed and not.