Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this two-"player" speed run, I control both forces myself. I use a few techniques to help me manage the second controller. First, I taped the controller to a table to keep it in place. That way I don't need to hold it in my hands to stop it from moving when I press buttons or the control stick. Second, I use cruise control to make the system think I'm holding up on the stick. You can do this by pressing down (the opposite of the desired direction) and holding X + Y + Start for a second. This helps me descend with Death ICBM.
Compared to the other categories, I spent a long time on this one because I knew I wouldn't be satisfied with something in the low 8-minute range when sub-8 was feasible. I kept making small cuts to my PR (sometimes just one second at a time) until I finally jumped from 8:10 to 7:57. As with Insane single-player, there's a lot of randomness here, especially in the last two battles. Battle 6 had some bad luck and sloppy play, but overall, the run was very lucky and pretty well executed. The time I lost in 6 isn't much compared to what you can lose in 12, 14, and 15.
I make heavy use of mutant borgs in all these runs. See my explanation on this wiki page for more information:
gotchaforce.fandom.com/wiki/20th_Force_Glitch
Thanks to Voltrox747 and Death Eye for their research into the 20th force glitch and mutant borgs. Thanks to jamescom1 for his early work on Gotcha Force speed running.
Playlist of my Challenge Mode runs:
youtube.com/watch?v=2tkdCPg7TO4&list=PLHDsHmgvXR28Orqs8Uy3OUIY1r0Ypu_LH
In this two-"player" speed run, I control both forces myself. I use a few techniques to help me manage the second controller. First, I taped the controller to a table to keep it in place. That way I don't need to hold it in my hands to stop it from moving when I press buttons or the control stick. Second, I use cruise control to make the system think I'm holding up on the stick. You can do this by pressing down (the opposite of the desired direction) and holding X + Y + Start for a second. This helps me descend with Death ICBM.
Compared to the other categories, I spent a long time on this one because I knew I wouldn't be satisfied with something in the low 8-minute range when sub-8 was feasible. I kept making small cuts to my PR (sometimes just one second at a time) until I finally jumped from 8:10 to 7:57. As with Insane single-player, there's a lot of randomness here, especially in the last two battles. Battle 6 had some bad luck and sloppy play, but overall, the run was very lucky and pretty well executed. The time I lost in 6 isn't much compared to what you can lose in 12, 14, and 15.
I make heavy use of mutant borgs in all these runs. See my explanation on this wiki page for more information:
gotchaforce.fandom.com/wiki/20th_Force_Glitch
Thanks to Voltrox747 and Death Eye for their research into the 20th force glitch and mutant borgs. Thanks to jamescom1 for his early work on Gotcha Force speed running.
Playlist of my Challenge Mode runs:
youtube.com/watch?v=2tkdCPg7TO4&list=PLHDsHmgvXR28Orqs8Uy3OUIY1r0Ypu_LH
