List of The Legend of Zelda speedrunning records

Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series is well known for its popularity within the speedrunning community. This is a list of some of the fastest speedruns achieved in any of The Legend of Zelda games.

The Legend of Zelda

The current world record of Any%[Note 1] speedruns for the original The Legend of Zelda was set by Greenmario at 27 minutes and 36 seconds. The record was set on July 5, 2020.

LackAttack24 currently holds the world record in every category in the game, except for Any% and Second Quest Swordless.

The Legend of Zelda records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 27:36 Greenmario 2020-07-05 [1]
100% 34:51.42 lackattack24 2018-12-30 [2]
Swordless 32:26.44 lackattack24 2019-05-13 [3]
Second Quest Any% 32:22.58 lackattack24 2019-05-22 [4]
Second Quest 100% 42:11.92 lackattack24 2019-04-20 [5]
Second Quest Swordless 37:19.43 Saver 2019-06-09 [6]
Extreme rules[Note 2] 1:25:24.69 lackattack24 2015-09-27 [7]

It is possible to speedrun through the original Japanese version of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in only one minute and thirty seconds by making use of a particularly advantageous glitch,[8][9][10] though the current record of beating the game without making use of any "major glitches" belongs to speedrunner RealAlphaGamer, with a time of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 7 seconds.[11]

The world record in the "Major Glitches" category is currently held by poor_little_pinkus, who beat Xelna's record by over a minute to set a new record of 26 minutes and 50 seconds.[12]

Ocarina of Time

By using a glitch called Arbitrary Code Execution to skip a majority of the game, it is possible to beat The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in under 10 minutes.[13] Since the discovery of the Wrong Warp glitch, Any% speedruns of Ocarina of Time have become very popular.

The current record for beating Ocarina of Time 100%, collecting almost every optional item, belongs to American speedrunner ZFG with a time of 3 hours, 38 minutes and 01 seconds.[14] Ocarina of Time was beaten 100% while blindfolded without glitches by American speedrunner Runnerguy2489 in October 2015. This complicated run took around 103 hours to complete.[15]

There are also several other categories that ban major glitches like Wrong Warping, Reverse Bottle Adventure, Bottle Adventure, Get Item Manipulation, Stale Reference Manipulation, and Arbitrary Code Execution.

Ocarina of Time records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 7:34.806 dannyb21892 2020-04-07 [16]
100% 3:38:01 ZFG 2020-05-19 [17]
All Dungeons 37:18 ZFG 2020-06-15 [18]
Ganondorf Source Requirement 1:13:31 CountLG 2020-06-05 [19]
Medallions, Stones, Trials 1:50:14 Marco 2020-07-22 [20]
Glitchless - Any% 3:40:36 ChefBear 2020-05-30 [21]
Defeat Ganon - No Stale Reference Manipulation 16:49.366 RichardSage 2020-04-14 [22]
No Wrong Warp 20:45 Cruxer 2020-06-27 [23]

Ocarina of Time 3D

The Any%, 100%, and All Dungeons records for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D are all held by gymnast86, at 29:05,[24] 4:08:58,[25] and 1:19:49[26] respectively. Benstephens56 holds the current MST record at 2:05:50,[27] and the Glitchless record is held by Dabombster at 3:44:03.[28]

Ocarina of Time 3D records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 29:05 gymnast86 2020-06-12 [24]
100% 4:08:58 gymnast86 2019-02-26 [25]
MST 2:05:50 benstephens56 2020-03-15 [27]
All Dungeons 1:19:49 gymnast86 2020-03-20 [26]
Glitchless 3:44:03 Dabombster 2019-07-24 [28]

Majora's Mask

The Any% World Record for The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is held by speedrunner ki9698 with a time of 24:50.[29] The 100% World Record is held by PopeSquidward with a time of 4 hours 24 minutes 12 seconds.[30][Note 3] The current Any% glitchless world record is currently held by speedrunner raggen with a time of 2:45:31.[31]

On November 12, 2019, speedrunner Exodus122 uploaded a video showcasing a glitch that allows the player to warp to the Moon if executed properly, which reduces the amount of time required to complete a speedrun of the game in most categories by a substantial amount. The long-fabled "Moon Warp" in this initial form utilizes a glitch called Stale Reference Manipulation (SRM), which allows for the overwriting of actor data by unloading an actor that is attached to another actor, and then loading something else in its place. SRM is still undergoing research for use in both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask speedruns.[32]

On February 1, 2020, speedrunner SeedBorn uploaded a video explaining how to use a method similar to that of Ocarina of Time's Arbitrary Code Execution to warp to the game's ending cutscene,[33] and a week later provided a tool-assisted demonstration of how that could be used in an actual run.[34]

Majora's Mask records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 24:50 ki9698 2020-08-14 [29]
100% 4:24:12 PopeSquidward 2020-04-20 [30]
All Masks 1:47:44 raggen 2020-02-22 [35]
All Fairy Rewards 1:51:00 Keko_25 2020-07-29 [36]
Any% Glitchless 2:45:31 raggen 2019-06-27 [31]

The Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is known for its storage glitch, which allows one to retain control of characters while activating different states or cutscenes, leading to many different sequence breaks. While this saved a tremendous amount of time, for 17 years the Wind Waker speedrun time was still significantly held back by there being no known way to skip a barrier that separated an area accessible very early in the game from the final dungeon. However, on July 5, 2019, a way to skip the barrier was finally found using an actor unloading glitch, which involves filling up the game's dynamic memory to the point that actors fail to load, including the barrier.[37]

In the months following this major discovery, the Any% record fell by over 2 and a half hours. In August 2019, a way to "superswim" without pausing was found.[38] In January 2020, a 2nd method to skip the barrier was found.[39] This setup involved a technique known as a "bomb push" and does not require actor unloading, thus allowing for skipping obtaining the grappling hook, which is needed to perform the glitch actor unloading.

The current Any% world record is 54:31 by speedrunner Iwabi74.[40] The 100% record for The Wind Waker is held by Demon with a time of 6:17:24.[41]

Wind Waker records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 54:31 Iwabi74 2020-07-18 [40]
All Dungeons 2:50:07 Demon 2019-12-18 [42]
100% 6:17:24 Demon 2019-10-30 [41]

Wind Waker HD

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is notable for being faster than its Standard Definition counterpart for various reasons. Mainly, a glitch called item sliding allows for building up horizontal speeds incredibly quickly, leading to faster movement and sequence breaks.

In April 2017 a glitch called "Barrier Skip"[43] was perfected that allowed players to lower the record time by almost 2 hours. However, a very luck-dependent event near the end of the game made runs more irregular. Starting in November 2017, a new route making more use of the superswim glitch[44] further lowered the record by about 15 minutes. In January 2018, a way to circumvent the luck-dependent event was discovered.[45] In March 2019, a way to skip obtaining bombs was discovered.[46] In May 2020, a way to use RNG manipulation to easily complete the Sploosh Kaboom minigame was found which is very useful for the 100% category.[47]

The current Any% World Record for Wind Waker HD is 52:29 by mralberto23.[48] The 100% record for The Wind Waker HD is held by Linkus7 with a time of 5:24:39.

Wind Waker HD records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 52:29 mralberto23 2020-08-05 [48]
Any% No MSS 1:14:07 mralberto23 2020-01-25 [49]
All Dungeons 2:22:43 Ian_Miles29 2020-03-15 [50]
100% 5:24:39 Linkus7 2020-08-13 [51]
Glitchless 4:30:35 gymnast86 2017-06-02 [52]

Twilight Princess

Kejs holds the Any% world record for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess at 2:54:09,[53] while Adam holds the Any% No Save & Quit world record at 3:08:53,[54] the All Dungeons world record at 3:42:03,[55] and the 100% world record at 6:35:49.[56]

Twilight Princess records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 2:54:09 Kejs 2020-06-08 [53]
All Dungeons 3:42:03 Adam 2018-12-29 [57]
100% 6:35:49 Adam 2019-01-20 [58]
No Save & Quit 3:08:53 Adam 2019-02-07 [59]
Bug Limit (Any%) 5:28:46 Draconif 2016-06-25 [60]

Twilight Princess HD

Gymnast86 holds both the Any% and All Dungeons records for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD at 3:15:48[61] and 4:03:56[62] respectively, while Jacquaid holds the 100% record at 7:19:19.[63]

Twilight Princess HD records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 3:15:48 gymnast86 2020-05-31 [61]
All Dungeons 4:03:56 gymnast86 2020-07-26 [62]
100% 7:19:19 Jacquaid 2020-05-16 [63]
Bug Limit (Any%) 5:17:59 Jacquaid 2019-09-16 [64]

Skyward Sword

sva holds the Any% world record for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword at 1:24:18. Extodasher holds the 100% world record at 6:55:04.

Skyward Sword records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% 1:24:18 sva 2020-07-26 [65]
All Dungeons 3:16:59 HalfJaise 2020-08-05 [66]
100% 6:55:04 Extodasher 2020-01-25 [67]

Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a massive open world game, resulting in a huge difference between times for Any% and 100% speedruns.

The current Any% World Record for Breath of the Wild without Amiibo is 28:10.360 by sketodara01417.[68] The current Any% World Record with Amiibo is 26:54.653 also by sketodara01417.[69] The current Extended 100% World Record, including DLC, is 23:04:05 by SpecsNStats.[70] Johnnyboomr has the World Record for No DLC, which is 18:52:21.[71]

Breath of the Wild records
Category Time Runner Date Sources
Any% (Amiibo) 26:54.653 sketodara01417 2020-07-25 [69]
Any% (No Amiibo) 28:10.360 sketodara01417 2020-04-09 [68]
All Dungeons 1:40:08 sketodara01417 2020-05-16 [72]
All Main Quests 2:46:09 Wolhaiksong 2020-01-19 [73]
All Shrines 6:00:32 taykage 2020-07-26 [74]
100% (Original) 18:52:21 Johnnyboomr 2020-08-16 [71]
100% (Extended) 23:04:05 SpecsNStats 2020-03-28 [70]

Notes
  1. "Any%" refers to beating a game in the lowest amount of time possible, without restrictions on the use of any glitches that may be present in the game.
  2. "Extreme rules" requires the player to defeat all bosses/minibosses, visit every dungeon room and obtain both bomb upgrades, all maps and compasses and the silver arrow. All of this must be done without glitch exploitation, without killing any overworld enemies and without the use of the majority of items (including, but not limited to: swords, extra hearts potions, rings and boomerangs.
  3. 100% completion of Majora's Mask refers to collecting all heart pieces and containers, all items, all masks, all songs, all fairy rewards, all upgrades, all dungeon maps and compasses, all Tingle maps, all owls, and all happiness seals in the Bomber's Notebook

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