🏃♂️BREAKING NEWS🏃♀️
We are just elated to share the news that
@Twitch
donated the full $50,000 intended for donation-matching to our six on-site charities!
That means
#BTRL
at
@TwitchCon
raised an amazing $53,570 for great causes 😳 😱 😍
Prize pool:
- $10,000 main prize pool
Every competitor takes home a cheque.
- Special bounty from
@Dream
The first five sub-15 runs during the event get $4,000.
Can be won multiple times by the same runner
Full breakdown:
He actually did it! 🤯
@feinberg_mc
the absolute legend broke the world record!! 🏆
(For all logs rsg 1.16 instead of 1.16 Glitchless but those are details 🤫)
Will he break more records on stream?
⏩ ⏪
Everyone drop your:
First Speedrun: _________
Last Speedrun: _________
Best Speedrun: _________
Worst Speedrun: ________
Like and RT for a wider audience 👇
We'd like to say a huge thank you to
@karljobstgaming
, for bringing Minecraft to Break the Record Live!🙏
Without him, this event wouln't have been as spectacular! 🤩
He's worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the event was of the highest caliber!✨
Absolute legend.💪
⚠️ Break The Record Live ⚠️
We are happy to announce the sixth installment of
#BTRL
, where we take a holiday break at tropical Isle Delfino, and seven runners compete for a prize pool of $5,000!
📅 May 28th - 30th
📍
👉
At
#BTRL
, cheese just finished his very first Super Mario 64 120 Star run of the event with a time of 1h 40 11s.
That makes it the BEST TIME in that category ever acheived in a marathon so far!
Congratulations
@cheese051
❄ ESA Winter 2022 ❄ - 12-19 Feb 2022
🏨 Welcome to our first on site speedrunning marathon since Feb 2020
🌍 Malmö, Sweden
💻 One day pre-show with online runs
🧠 Fundraising target of $100,000 for
@alzheimerfonden
📅 Schedule:
📺
This man helped us raise money for Alzheimers research this summer through playing NES Golf.
Now he needs our help!
If you can't support financially. You can help by sharing. Tell your stream viewers and friends.
Thank you!
Super Mario 64 is celebrating the 25th anniversary today!
Let's take you back to ESA's most memorable SM64 moment during the very first Break The Record: Live on February 1st 2020, where
@cheese051
officially SNATCHED that 1:38 WR!
We are pleased to announce that THE .
@Joshimuz
has stepped up to the position of fundraising leader, to continue our dear friend .
@FroobMcGuffin
's work!
Welcome to the ESA team leaders, Josh!
Not all strats in speedrunning go according to plan - that's where backups come in handy.
Some runners will fail, and some will go far.
But
@Reed_QT
went all the way!
#BTRL
#BTRLsms
Elden Ring meets dance pad! 💃 ⚔️
Playing Elden Ring in itself is quite challenging, but combining that with dance pad controls is nothing less than a display of raw skill!
This
#ESAWinter23
, we welcome
@MissMikkaa
when she runs Elden Ring (All Remembrances) on the dance pad!
XBOX GIVEAWAY! Take part in our gleam giveaway for multiple chances to win an Xbox Series X!
Don't forget
#ESAWinter22
kicks off on Saturday 12 Feb
Terms and conditions apply, open until 28 February
Break the Record: LIVE featuring Super Mario 64 is only ONE WEEK away!
Apart from the top-tier speedrunners smashing through ⭐ 70 Stars, what else are you looking forward to seeing?
Don't forget the basics!
🏆 $5,000
🗓️ October 29th - 31st
🖥️
We are pleased to announce that we are adding
@DKBarbarian
's Grand Poo World 3 to the ESA Winter 2024 chase game list. You have three weeks to prepare for when the submission window re-opens for this and any other game released in October or November!
ESA is pleased to announce today the fifth installment of Break the Record: LIVE!
Between January 15th and 17th, we will be visiting the world of Spelunky 2! A $8,000 prize pool, two categories, and nine invited runners! It doesn't get any better!
👉
Break The Record LIVE at
@TwitchCon
is the first on-site
#BTRL
in two years!
While things tend to change over time, never doubt that our casters, your charming event companions, will remain by your side!
Please welcome 🏃♀️
@Ashewyn
, 🏃♂️
@Bowie_Alexander
and 🏃♂️
@JKArgick
back ❤️🔥
❄️ ESA Winter 2022 ❄️
📅 February 11th - 20th
🏰Quality Hotel View - Malmö
🎗️ Fundraising for Alzheimerfonden
🎮 Submissions opens October 23rd
🎫 Ticket sales November 1st
💉Mandatory
Escaping tartarus is already a challening task, especially when going fast. Now imagine doing it three times in a row!
Yes you heard us!
@MedicCasts
will show us a speedrun of the "3 Weapons" category of 2020's hitgame Hades!
#ESALive
Long term ESA volunteer IrregularJinny has been permanently banned from all ESA events due to corroborated allegations of sexual misconduct from before his tenure at ESA
Now
#ESAWinter22
is officially underway! Planks is kicking us off for the first Live Speedrunning event in TWO years! Let's reach 100K raised for Alzheimerfonden. We can do this!
🖥️
TOGETHER, we raised an amazing total sum of over $85,000 for
@MakeAWishIntl
🔥 🙌
This will make it possible to grant wishes around the world, and we will share the stories and wishes that come true THANKS TO YOU 💜
The final day of
#ESASummer22
was a BLAST!
We saw a
@MrTASBot
showcase, Stepmania and Clone Hero, a relay race between the Super Mario 64 all-stars and a Cuphead
@CrowdControl
run to end the marathon!
What else can we say except "Thank you!"? ❤️
The
#ESASummer21
Sonic shuffler counter topped 400, but that was not all... Oh my goodness.
If you are feeling down, have this video of
@BigJon06
saying "Oh my goodness" for two minutes straight! With bonus OMGs from
@Bradderfield
😄
Meticulously compiled by
@nikoheart_ttv
!
🎵🎶🎵 Are you a fan of Lo-Fi beats and chill tunes? 🎵🎶🎵
At our future events we’ll be featuring
@360Chrism
’s stream safe music alongside our usual library!
Check it out 👇🏻
In broad daylight, and after a few hours of sleep, it has become clear that we have raised over $67,000 for charity!
You can still make a donation via 👉 or get merch via the stream panel 👉 ! All proceeds support StC!
Time! ⏱
After 3 days of intense record attempts we have a winner!
@JJsrll
finishes with the best time of 1:13:59 🏆
GG's to all the runners!
#BTRL
#BTRLsms
Break The Record LIVE Super Mario Sunshine is just FOUR DAYS away.
Let's highlight the competitors who will chase the glory of achieving the world record plus the best placement in the competition - paired with the lion's share of $5,000 prize pool!
⚠️ Last Dream bounty SNATCHED ⚠️
Exciting times, as
@IlluminaHD
went ahead and took the final Dream bounty, getting a time of 14:19 AND the 3rd place on the leaderboard! Congrats! 👏
👉
#mcsr
#Minecraft
#BTRL
#BTRLmc
Ten days pass by very fast when you're having fun.
#ESASummerOnline
has come to an end and there are so many highlights to remember! It's been raining personal bests and world records, with over 170 memorable runs.
That is it, we have hit the $100,000!!!
Thank you so so much, but we are not done yet!
Tune in for the closing speech and a special surprise for yall!
👉
Announcing ESA Together - An online marathon to bring together speedrunners stuck at home over Easter. Event dates are April 6 to 13 and submissions are open for runners worldwide
The final Milestone Madness of
#ESASummer23
has come to a close. Punishments delivered, and the contestants had a cool bath🛁
To end ESA Summer 2023, we'll finish with a DJ set by
@helloNikoheart
🎧
See you all over at 👉
What a run! 🤩
As we're now 10 minutes away from the no-reset cut off,
@cheese051
just took the first place AGAIN, with a time of 01:38:11! 🕐✨
💻
#BTRLsm64
#BTRLMario64
Break The Record: LIVE featuring SM64 70 Stars starts in TWO days!
A three-day event with seven top leaderboard speedrunners who race to get the lion's share of the $5,000 prize pool. It doesn't get better than that! 🏃♂️
📅 October 29th, 3 PM CEST
💻