Be honest: At some point, you wanted to be the first in your group to beat something, be it the first to finish Twilight Princess, the first to get all 120 stars in Super Mario 64, or the first to beat Halo on Legendary. And that meant forgetting about hidden sidequests, leaving behind bonuses, and throwing away your desire to explore.
I know I’ve done it before. At the beginning, you feel the urge to beat it, and then after, you’re left with an unsatisfying experience and a vague memory of the game. The same thing happens with skipping chapters in books or fast-forwarding movies just to see how it ends.
On the next show, we’re going to be talking a little about this and what compels us to beat something as fast as we can. But for this, we want your input. So, email us at triplententeradio@gmail.com with your speed-run stories, opinion, and anything else you”ve got to say. We’ll pick some and read them on-air.
-Arb
