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.

Any% (NMG) : Category that allows for S+Q, not really run much anymore.

Partial Game

Master Sword (NMG) : A short goal to race for beginners.

Master Sword (NMG, no S+Q) : Introduces more Overworld travel from basic Master Sword.

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

Any% : Beating the game the fastest way possible, uses EG to beat the game in about 2 minutes.

Defeat Ganon : Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly.

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.

All Dungeons (No EG) : Beating all the dungeons while still using OoB.

RBO (Reverse Boss Order) : Beating all the bosses in reverse order, starting with Ganon and ending with Armos+Triforce. All glitches are allowed.

100% (No EG) : Category not completely defined yet.

Definitions

S+Q = Save & Quit : in categories where it is not allowed, beneficial (Overworld) deathwarping is also banned.

OoB = Out of Bounds : passing through game designed boundaries and walls

EG = Exploration Glitch : walking on the wrong layer through anything

YBA = Yuzuhara's Bottle Adventure : using a potion on a screen transition, which can have a number of different effects

Semi-EG : a form of EG that includes wrongwarps, door rewriting, YBA/Mirror/Somaria Block screen scrolling, pulling statues through doors

Major Glitches - includes OoB, EG, YBA, Semi-EG, etc... - any glitches that allow you to skip a large chunk of the game's content