Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
No sound cause my careless self forgot, and didn't want to bother redoing it entirely again, as it wouldn't change much to the actual video. Still, sorry in advance.
Not Sure's record was of two deaths on it, and I knew that I at least wanted to approach that. And one day, about like 1h30 later...
Lots of rooms to go through, and many choky ones. At first my PB was this flip at 1:12, then somehow making it to 2:20 without slipping off on a harder room, and then this miraculous attempt not long after. I especially cannot believe this first-try end stretch, and that I didn't die once on that nerve-fueled super janky last checkpoint. It's not over till it's over kind of run.
Where to go from here ? Well, I considered looking at area 2. Back when I was running the level, the first two areas were generally so easy to fast forward through that in my head I was putting them under the same basket. But *actually* going for the zero... I've touched the waters a little, and they're extremely cold.
Maybe an area 4 deathless would be more reasonable than this ?
In the long run, I also feel area 6 being possible too (with forced deaths). But that would only be "realistic" if you allow yourself skipping the gravitron and dying instead of backtracking through the enemy trial. But maybe I'm trippin
Either way, this is cool. I like doing stuff like this
No sound cause my careless self forgot, and didn't want to bother redoing it entirely again, as it wouldn't change much to the actual video. Still, sorry in advance.
Not Sure's record was of two deaths on it, and I knew that I at least wanted to approach that. And one day, about like 1h30 later...
Lots of rooms to go through, and many choky ones. At first my PB was this flip at 1:12, then somehow making it to 2:20 without slipping off on a harder room, and then this miraculous attempt not long after. I especially cannot believe this first-try end stretch, and that I didn't die once on that nerve-fueled super janky last checkpoint. It's not over till it's over kind of run.
Where to go from here ? Well, I considered looking at area 2. Back when I was running the level, the first two areas were generally so easy to fast forward through that in my head I was putting them under the same basket. But *actually* going for the zero... I've touched the waters a little, and they're extremely cold.
Maybe an area 4 deathless would be more reasonable than this ?
In the long run, I also feel area 6 being possible too (with forced deaths). But that would only be "realistic" if you allow yourself skipping the gravitron and dying instead of backtracking through the enemy trial. But maybe I'm trippin
Either way, this is cool. I like doing stuff like this
![Asterix and Cleopatra any% in 48:48 [Obsolete/Former WR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nZ6KYK6bsDU/mqdefault.jpg "Asterix and Cleopatra any% in 48:48 [Obsolete/Former WR]
Its been 4 months since I began learning this game, and my sporadic practice sessions have led me to only be able to route the first three levels.
I thought about doing a beta speedrun so Id have something to show for it if I ever lose interest in this in the future.
Unfortunately you wont get to see much of my cool routing and strats because I failed most of it in this first ever attempt of mine. Level 1 and 2 are garbage and level 3 is probably the best thing in the run (read = alright). I had to grab a bunch of health when I wasnt supposed to need them.
I didnt practice the later levels either, so I played according to what my guts told me. Things worked out okay in some places, and pretty bad in others. I died a bunch of times, lost my way a bunch of times, hit enemies slowly a bunch of times.
Not feeling like explaining the strats, sorri.
Actually theres one thing Ill say. Obelix is the best character for this game and its not close. He may be slower than Asterix, but the difference is small and that doesnt matter when fighting. Obelix just outshines him everywhere else. That and he can do stuff Asterix straight up cant.
I was expecting to beat first place, Contoss 56:40 run. And I did, by nearly 8 minutes. But thats not really a statement.
My run and his are completely different, his run was like doing a blind speedrun after you beat the game the first time. Its bound to be massively unoptimized.
He was also the only other runner of the game - the beat-em-up side of it. Its understandable that he didnt push further than that. The game in general seems completely forgotten today.
This runs technically the third ever recorded speedrun of this game on whole earth - the very second one for any%. (fourth if you count the full Bash Them All cartridge speedrun)
Im suspecting sub 45 is achievable in this game. Probably wont go for it if its too hard though. Im not planning on staying with this game, simply contributing with specialized footage of it is all.
Well, you definitely can go sub 40 by playing on the USA/NTSC version. But I dont consider that the intended way to experience the game and I wont ever touch it so...
My ultimate stop would probably be a speedrun with no deaths.")
