Minecraft players work together to speed up the game in under two minutes
Although not required, defeating the Ender Dragon in Minecraft effectively completes the game, and some players are able to do so in record time.
Since time immemorial, players have used to challenge themselves to see how fast they can finish a game, and Minecraft is no exception. Since there are record speedruns of Ring of Elden Already, something that’s been out for over a decade is bound to have many in the running community with the skill and dedication to make it to the end credits in Mojang’s sandbox title. And that’s exactly what some have done over the years. In some cases, they even formed a band to make it a team effort.
As spotted by PCGamesN, user M8use, along with four other players, managed to make it to the end of Minecraft in less than two minutes. Since there were multiple sequences running simultaneously during the video, the actual time differs depending on the screen the viewers are looking at. The fastest shows it at 1:55 and the slowest at 1:57. Speedrun.com shows the final time at 1:56. Either way, it’s a new world record, and just watching the race is a snap and miss experience, with each player being given a specific task to complete as they work together.
To successfully complete a speedrun, players must defeat MinecraftThe final boss of the Ender Dragon. The battle itself, especially with multiple players, is only a small part of the challenge, with the majority of the race being spent collecting the necessary items, as well as locating the final portal. This particular attempt was made in what is called the SSG or “glitchless set seed” category, which means it was made in a chosen seed rather than a random seed and without exploiting bugs.
There are also other ways to run the game. Last year FrozenMelody was able to speedrun Minecraft in half an hour with a blindfold. Being able to speedrun any game is awesome, but doing it without being able to see at all is just an insane challenge. Given that M8use and co were able to do this in less than two minutes, half an hour seems like a long time, but with the player having to navigate on sound alone, it’s an incredibly incredible feat.
Racers are considered to be quite talented people and for anyone who wants to get involved, there are a number of video games that fans can learn to speed up. It takes an awful lot of time to reach near pixel-perfect game levels, but many gamers are up for the challenge.
Minecraft is available now on PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One.
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