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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.
 
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.
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You can find more information and a complete list of the most commonly run categories on speedrun.com: [https://www.speedrun.com/alttp ALttP] and [https://www.speedrun.com/alttpce ALttP Category Extensions]
  
 
== No Major Glitches Categories ==
 
== No Major Glitches Categories ==
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== Major Glitches Categories ==
 
== Major Glitches Categories ==
  
* [[RBO (Reverse Boss Order)]]: Beating all the bosses in reverse order, starting with Ganon and ending with Armos+Triforce. All glitches are allowed.  
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* [[Any% (No EG/DG/WW)]]: Beating the game with OoB.
* [[All Dungeons (No EG)]]: Beating all the dungeons while still using OoB.  
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* [[Reverse Boss Order (RBO)]]: Beating the game in reverse boss order. All glitches are allowed.
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* [[Defeat Ganon]]: Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly.
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* [[All Dungeons (No EG/DG/WW)]]: Beating all the dungeons while using OoB.
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* [[All Bosses (No EG)]]: Beating all the dungeons while using OoB, DG and WW.
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* [[All Dungeons (Swordless)]]: Beat all the dungeons in the game without ever collecting a sword. All glitches are allowed.
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* [[100% (All Heart Pieces)]]: Collects all menu items and defeating all dungeons/bosses while using glitches.
 
* [[Any%]]: Beating the game the fastest way possible, uses EG to beat the game in about 2 minutes.
 
* [[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.
 
* [[Any% (No OoB)]]: Allows for some forms of YBA, which skips some dungeons and Overworld content.
* [[Defeat Ganon]]: Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly.
 
  
== Definitions ==
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== Rules and Definitions ==
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'''Major Glitches'''
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* [[ Exploration Glitch|EG (Exploration Glitch)]]: Walking on the wrong layer through walls.
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* [[ Door Glitches | DG (Door Glitch)]]: Bypassing or corrupting a door transition on the underworld.
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* [[ Wrong Warp | WW (Wrong Warp) ]]: Using a hole in a room to transfer the player to a room which is not intended to be accessed from the former.
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* [[ Out of Bounds|OoB (Out of Bounds)]]: Passing through game designed boundaries and walls.
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See [https://www.speedrun.com/alttp/guide/mwo3p this speedrun.com guide] for a more in-depth definition of the glitches.
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''' Other category restrictions '''
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* [[ Save & Quit | S+Q (Save & Quit)]]: In categories where it is not allowed, beneficial (Overworld) death warping is also banned.
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* Swordless: Obtaining a sword at any point is banned.
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* All Dungeons: You need to kill all bosses and collect their heart container, and also collect all pendants and crystals.
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* All Bosses: This is the same as ''All Dungeons''.
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* All Heart Pieces: You need to collect each individual and unique heart piece in the game, as opposed to using a glitch to get 20 HP quickly.
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* Reverse Boss Order: Beating all the bosses in reverse order, starting with Ganon and ending with Armos. You end the game by grabbing the Triforce after killing Armos.
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''' Overall rules'''
  
* [[Major Glitches]] includes OoB, YBA, EG and Semi-EG, which are all glitches that allow you to skip a large chunk of the game's content.
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# ZSNES (all versions) and SNES9X (1.43 and below) are banned.
* S+Q = [[Save & Quit]]: in categories where it is not allowed, beneficial (Overworld) deathwarping is also banned.
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# Only official Japanese, American and European versions are allowed.
* EG = [[Exploration Glitch]]: walking on the wrong layer through anything.
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# Turbo, emulator specific functionality and techniques that simultaneously press Up+Down or Left+Right are all banned.
* YBA = [[Yuzuhara's Bottle Adventure]]: using a potion on a screen transition, which can have a number of different effects.
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# Saving and quitting (S&Q) and intentionally dying to emulate a S&Q are banned, unless (S&Q) is stated in the category name.
* OoB = [[Out of Bounds]]: passing through game designed boundaries and walls.
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# Timing starts on file select and ends upon entering the Triforce room, unless otherwise stated in the individual category rules.
* [[EG#Semi-EG|Semi-EG]]: A form of EG that includes wrongwarps, door rewriting, YBA/Mirror/Somaria Block screen scrolling, pulling statues through doors.
 

Revision as of 10:46, 29 October 2018

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.

You can find more information and a complete list of the most commonly run categories on speedrun.com: ALttP and ALttP Category Extensions

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

Major Glitches Categories

Rules and Definitions

Major Glitches

See this speedrun.com guide for a more in-depth definition of the glitches.

Other category restrictions

  • S+Q (Save & Quit): In categories where it is not allowed, beneficial (Overworld) death warping is also banned.
  • Swordless: Obtaining a sword at any point is banned.
  • All Dungeons: You need to kill all bosses and collect their heart container, and also collect all pendants and crystals.
  • All Bosses: This is the same as All Dungeons.
  • All Heart Pieces: You need to collect each individual and unique heart piece in the game, as opposed to using a glitch to get 20 HP quickly.
  • Reverse Boss Order: Beating all the bosses in reverse order, starting with Ganon and ending with Armos. You end the game by grabbing the Triforce after killing Armos.

Overall rules

  1. ZSNES (all versions) and SNES9X (1.43 and below) are banned.
  2. Only official Japanese, American and European versions are allowed.
  3. Turbo, emulator specific functionality and techniques that simultaneously press Up+Down or Left+Right are all banned.
  4. Saving and quitting (S&Q) and intentionally dying to emulate a S&Q are banned, unless (S&Q) is stated in the category name.
  5. Timing starts on file select and ends upon entering the Triforce room, unless otherwise stated in the individual category rules.