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While another site was busy stealing my speedrun, it got me thinking just how much interest there was in the thing. I know it has been out for nearly a year and a half now, but many of you haven't seen it yet. For those who don't care for speedruns, but maybe haven't played The Minish Cap or need a good guide - here's the perfect solution for you - my two-hour and forty-five minute speedrun of The Minish Cap!

Many of you probably know of what I speak, but it seems it was obvious who was in the wrong. But while "intros" and "credits" are nice, and available at nearly every major gaming news site (yawns - IGN, GameSpot, 1Up.com), you can't get this footage anywhere else, except for Speed Demos Archive and Archive.org, who generously hosted and covered the run when it originally debuted.

The run shows how to complete the game as fast as possible, so it is not a 100% completion guide for those wanting that. It does, however, show very good dungeon strategies, boss battles, and for those of you who are story/text fanatics, you can frame advance the video in a player to see all the dialogue. All cutscenes are intact because those weren't skippable. Hopefully you all will enjoy this very much.

Please remember, if you embed this video, you need to give credit. Also, do not rip the video for any other use other than a fan work - that means to not resell the footage or profit off it, do not claim it is yours (it has my name all over it), and do not use it to advertise your own site. We already just went through an incident where somebody tried to violate all three of those conditions, and it wasn't pretty for them.

Enjoy!

Source: Speed Demos Archive

Did you know there is a documentary on The Legend of Zelda series? Unfortunately, it is only in Japanese, but with the help of some fans, one day this priceless work may be translated for all to enjoy!