Individual runs, individual games, judged on their own merits

A frame-by-frame look at the platformers that shape speedrunning history, reviewed for routing depth, RNG fairness, and category longevity.

Verdicts From the Run Log

Each entry scored on route design, glitch integrity, and how the category has aged since discovery

01

Rocket Knight Adventures — Sparks Fly

The boost-jump tech turns a solid Genesis platformer into a frame-perfect playground. Category diversity impressed us more than the base game itself.
02

Alex Kidd in Miracle World — Old Bones, New Tricks

Rough by modern standards, but the shop-manipulation strats give any% a surprising amount of depth for a launch-era title.
03

Mega Man X3 — Armor Skips Reconsidered

A community favorite gets re-examined after a 2023 route overhaul shaved nearly forty seconds. The verdict: still criminally underrated as a category.
04

Kid Chameleon — Sprawling and Unforgiving

Its sheer stage count made routing a nightmare for early runners. We break down why that same chaos makes 100% one of the archive's toughest categories.
05

ActRaiser — A Genre-Bender Worth Timing

Half sim, half platformer, and rarely discussed in run circles. We look at why its hybrid structure keeps any% attempts refreshingly unpredictable.
06

Gunstar Heroes — Precision Under Pressure

Boss-rush segments separate good runners from great ones. The review covers input timing windows that make this a benchmark title for execution skill.

Every review in the archive is built on actual routing notes, not marketing copy or nostalgia alone.