Speedrun Legends: Match the Skip/Glitch to the Game

From zips and OoBs to plate clips and bunnyhops, match the famous strat to the game. This quiz leans into speedrun culture—movement tech, routing, resets, and glorious jank.

Question 8

RNG manipulation is detective work. Runners map timers, movement cycles, and inputs to steer random seeds into friendly shapes. Sometimes the ‘random’ isn’t random at all—it’s a clock waiting for you to tap it on the right frame. The vibe is half math, half myth.

Which game’s old-school runs are famous for NPC-movement RNG and ‘trainer escape’-style quirks that turn memory values into encounters?

📚 Interesting Fact

Manip is community glue: shared spreadsheets, tools, and timing charts make impossible-looking lines human.

💡 Pro Tip

If reviews or runners keep saying ‘tile counts’ and ‘overworld step RNG,’ you’ve likely got a classic monster-catcher on your hands.