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=== Full Game === | === Full Game === | ||
| − | [[Any% (NMG, No S+Q)]]: The most commonly run category, the goal is to complete all of the intended content. | + | * [[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. | |
| − | [[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. |
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| − | [[Low% (NMG, No S+Q)]]: Complete all of the intended content with the minimum amount of items/upgrades. | ||
=== Partial Game === | === Partial Game === | ||
| − | [[Master Sword (NMG)]]: A short goal to race for beginners. | + | * [[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. | |
| − | [[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. |
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| − | [[Mirror Shield (NMG, No S+Q)]]: A fun race category that involves item collection and low health. | ||
== 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. | + | * [[RBO (Reverse Boss Order)]]: 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. | |
| − | [[All Dungeons (No EG)]]: Beating all the dungeons while still using OoB. | + | * [[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%]]: Beating the game the fastest way possible, uses EG to beat the game in about 2 minutes. | + | * [[Any% (No OoB)]]: Allows for some forms of YBA, which skips some dungeons and Overworld content. |
| − | + | * [[Defeat Ganon]]: Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly. | |
| − | [[Any% (No EG)]]: Beating the game with the only restriction is not entering the EG layer. | ||
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| − | [[Any% (No OoB)]]: Allows for some forms of YBA, which skips some dungeons and Overworld content. | ||
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| − | [[Defeat Ganon]]: Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly. | ||
== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
| − | [[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. | + | * [[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. |
| − | + | * S+Q = [[Save & Quit]]: in categories where it is not allowed, beneficial (Overworld) deathwarping is also banned. | |
| − | 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 anything. |
| − | + | * YBA = [[Yuzuhara's Bottle Adventure]]: using a potion on a screen transition, which can have a number of different effects. | |
| − | + | * OoB = [[Out of Bounds]]: passing through game designed boundaries and walls. | |
| − | + | * [[EG#Semi-EG|Semi-EG]]: A form of EG that includes wrongwarps, door rewriting, YBA/Mirror/Somaria Block screen scrolling, pulling statues through doors. | |
| − | EG = [[Exploration Glitch]]: walking on the wrong layer through anything | ||
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| − | YBA = [[Yuzuhara's Bottle Adventure]]: using a potion on a screen transition, which can have a number of different effects | ||
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| − | [[Semi-EG]]: | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 3 January 2017
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.
Contents
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
- RBO (Reverse Boss Order): 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.
- 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.
- Defeat Ganon: Uses EG to defeat Ganon quickly.
Definitions
- 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.
- 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 anything.
- YBA = Yuzuhara's Bottle Adventure: using a potion on a screen transition, which can have a number of different effects.
- OoB = Out of Bounds: passing through game designed boundaries and walls.
- Semi-EG: A form of EG that includes wrongwarps, door rewriting, YBA/Mirror/Somaria Block screen scrolling, pulling statues through doors.
