Speedrun Categories
Main Categories
These are the most commonly run categories, and as a result have the most information available. You can find most of it on speedrun.com, but bear in mind that not all resources are kept up-to-date with route changes. When in doubt, don’t hesitate to ask questions on the Discord server.
LA
Warpless
Warpless (or Any% Warpless) is the only commonly run category for Link’s Awakening. It follows its own ruleset which disallows wrong warping, screen wrapping, and superswimming, as well as restricting out-of-bounds movement.
You can find a Warpless guide by aulos here.
LADX
LADX tends to be more popular than LA for speedrunning, and as a result has multiple main categories. xandertje10 has written a guide that covers all three, which can be found here.
Any% (No WW/OOB)
Any% (No WW/OOB) (or WWOOB) follows the no wrong warp/no out-of-bounds ruleset, common to all of the main LADX categories, as well as several others. Presently this is the most popular category, and is most common for casual races.
You can find a video tutorial by spicefather here.
Any% (No S+Q/WW/OOB)
Any% (No S+Q/WW/OOB) (or SQWWOOB) follows the same rules as WWOOB with the additional restriction of disallowing saving and quitting (as well as resetting or deathwarping). This results in a slightly different route which includes planning for Piece of Power drops beyond the one WWOOB collects in D3.
A video tutorial by xandertje10 can be found here, along with a Spanish guide by vlackSR here.
100% (No WW/OOB)
100% (No WW/OOB) once again follows the WWOOB ruleset, as well as requiring the collection of several items and upgrades.
A very outdated video tutorial by Cransoon can be found here, but Xander’s guide, along with watching recent runs, is recommended instead.
Other Categories
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Meme Categories
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