Clearing 12 LucasArts Adventures within 24 Hours

[Mats Berglinn]

No, I haven't done that (haven't finished Indy 3 yet and I haven't got Fate of Atlantis but I've got, played and finished all the other games) but there's this guy called Henrik who have played all twelve classic Lucas Arts games in 24 hours. The order are: Maniac Mansion, Zak McKraken, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Loom, The Secret of Monkey Island, LeChuck's Revenge, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max: Hit the Road, Full Throttle, The Dig and The Curse of Monkey Island (But not Grim Fandango and/or Escape from Monkey Island, sorry). This guy have taped this on a video as a proof that he have played through all those games which can be seen here: http://media.putfile.com/Extreme-Adventure.

Now, is there anyone here who wants to put up to this challenge and try to finish all those games less than 24 Hours? Well, not me ...at least not yet, as I said, still need to finish Indy 3 and Atlantis before I can do so.

[SpacePirateCaine]

I'm all for marathon-playing a game series or two, I've played all four Monkey island games in a few days before, but I really don't see the point in speed-running an adventure game. There's not exactly a lot of skill required once you know the solutions to the puzzles in the game, after all. Seeing someone beat Super Mario Bros. 3 in ten minutes was impressive - Contra in 8 with no continues, awesome, but skill-based games are the sort of things you can really work towards beating gratuitously fast with.

If this guy beat all 12 games in 24 hours and had never played any of them before, I'd be impressed - that would show some amazing problem-solving skill and creativity - but honestly, I think adventure games are something you're just supposed to relax and enjoy the experience of. If you're just blazing through to the end, not reading dialogue and skipping cutscenes, the entire cerebral entertainment part is lost. Kind of like fast forwarding through a movie just to say "I watched the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy in an hour and a half... I had no clue what anyone was saying, but hey, it was fast!"

[Scummbuddy]

Those super mario brothers in 10 minutes are actually fake. The guy came out and said he faked it using Premiere or whatnot.

[SpacePirateCaine]

Not sure which you're referring to, but there seems to be a large community based around speed runs, such as this one, but aye, for the most part, at the very least, they are done on emulators, to minimize mistakes. I've seen plenty of people with ridiculous speed playing skills before in real life as well, though.

[Privateer Puddin']

One of the more famous ones was done by going back frames in an emulator or something, so if he screwed up, he could magically do it again ¬¬

[Pet Terry]

Yes, most of the speedruns are done with the help of an emulator, usually played in slow motion and save states. They are very interesting to watch though. For more info, http://bisqwit.iki.fi/nesvideos/

Then there's of course Mike Fireball who just simply rocks.

[Lucky]

Sure there's no skill required, it's more like a test of endurance. Respectable feat if you ask me.

[Afflict]

Not impressed, like mentioned above clearing an adventure after you know the solutions...

I think lets release that new indy game coming from screen seven and he will prabably take
more than 12 hours on that alone.

Hell who knows he probably sat with the walkthrough on his desk...

[Ubel]

Not impressed, like mentioned above clearing an adventure after you know the solutions...

Not impressed? He spent 24 hours playing adventure games in one sitting... And that is not impressive?

This guy's my hero.

[Afflict]

Not impressed? He spent 24 hours playing adventure games in one sitting... And that is not impressive?

This guy's my hero.

No impressive would be if he spent 24 hours creating an adventure! Then he might be a hero.

[Joseph DiPerla]

I have a feeling this guy is a fake...

Watch the clock. Everytime he gets up to grab something and then comes back, the clock is in the same position. I might just be dumb, but shouldnt the time still be going?

[DanClarke]

i'm not sure of it either, thinking about it logically, 24 hours is a very long time to stay at a computer non stop, and id imagine some of these games would take more than 2 hours to play through (FOA, MI2, both spring to mind.). It's probably doable, but I wouldnt be suprised if its fake.

[Janik]

I think the clock was still running when he got up - kind of hard to tell though. Impressive, but it seems pretty pointless - instead of being fun you turn the games into some kind of torture test. Carpal tunnel syndrome anyone?

[edmundito]

Not impressed? He spent 24 hours playing adventure games in one sitting... And that is not impressive?

Or pretty sad.

Also, I bet the guy is german!

[Kweepa]

Pretty cool. Nice presentation...

Yes, most of the speedruns are done with the help of an emulator, usually played in slow motion and save states.

There are Gamecube/XBox/PS2 speed runs that have been done in one sitting without saves - for example some of the Metroid Prime speed runs. Less than 2 hours to finish that game is crazy.

[Lucky]

No impressive would be if he spent 24 hours creating an adventure! Then he might be a hero.

But wouldn't a game that's been made in just 24 hours be pretty shabby?

[PyroMonkey]

Even if it was done, do you really think he gave himself time to enjoy the titles?

[Mr Jake]

would that matter if he'd played them before?

[Tom S. Fox]

Also, I bet the guy is german!

Yes, he is indeed, as you can tell because of the screen texts.
But why did you think he is german?
Because he does crazy things like this?!?
Do you think all people doing crazy things are german?!?
That is so mean!

BTW: I'm maybe going to try to beat his time.

[Afflict]

But wouldn't a game that's been made in just 24 hours be pretty shabby?

You see thats where the hero part comes in 
I think I am going to try that...

The problem is how do I record everything I do on my pc without a video camera?