“In terms of mastering the game, I am nowhere near there yet. Darbian was pretty happy to hit the record at the time. Any hole can kill the run, so it's really exciting on those rare instances where a lot of holes go well.”Įven when Darbian was at the top of the leaderboard, he admitted that it could be taken further. The wind speed and direction changes on every hole, so you are constantly reacting to what the game is giving you. Every hole is challenging on every run and nothing is 'free'. “I found the game to be very fun to speedrun compared to the platformers I usually play. I thought of my favorite games that involved motion controls and remembered how much fun I had playing Wii Sports Golf, so I thought I'd give it a try.”

The theme for this challenge was to choose a game that involved motion controls. As explained in the pastebin, there's an optional theme that can be followed. “This event takes place shortly after each GDQ event, so there's usually one in early February and then another sometime in August. Of course, he mentioned participating in the community challenge, discovering an interesting rule or variant to really challenge runners. We first asked him why he picked up Wii Sports Resort Golf to begin with. Seeing this odd title being streamed by a guy known for his platformers, we asked Darbian to talk about speedrunning a golf game and a little bit about his life. Leaderboards aside, Darbian’s unlikely speedgame became a fun one for him. This is likely due to the sudden interest in it due to Darbian’s Twitch popularity, and the fact that he learned the run quickly. For just under a week, Darbian sat on the top of the leaderboard, but has since dropped quite a bit. During an event called the 12-Hour Challenge, which is organized by Golden, Darbian picked up Wii Sports Resort Golf and played in the 18 Holes category.

Darbian, while mostly known for his speedruns on Super Mario Bros on the NES, has been branching out a bit.

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