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A man by the name of "Groobotube" is about to simultaneously blow your mind, give you a migraine, and impregnate you with his unbelievable speedrun of Portal. He ends up finishing the game in an unparalleled 18:05, which is far better than what 99.9% of us could ever dream of accomplishing.

In all honesty, it's pretty difficult to make out exactly what's going on in this speedrun, especially during the later levels -- but it sure does look cool. It even had me yelling "oh hell naw" in disbelief on more than one occasion.

If you've been yearning to pick up on some of the more advanced maneuvers, you won't want to miss the second half of the run, which can be viewed after the break.


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corneliuscack's Avatar
corneliuscack at 11/08/2007 17:53
now if only i had a computer to load portal that fast :D
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Dexter345 at 11/08/2007 17:53
I still haven't played any of this yet, so I don't want to watch. I don't want to spoil any of the puzzles for myself!
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Jordan Grim Devore at 11/08/2007 17:55
Good idea, Dex.
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corneliuscack at 11/08/2007 18:02
lol that height portal trick with the jumping backwards technique was pretty cool
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streetmunster at 11/08/2007 18:05
ill take your word for it. im not trying to watch a 20 minute speed run.
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Spartacus at 11/08/2007 18:17
He really did euthanize his companion cube faster than any other test subject.

It had to be said.
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Zlimness at 11/08/2007 18:23
Did anyone catch wtf happened at the end? I was completely lost there :E
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ChrisFurniss at 11/08/2007 18:23
Jesus christ this man is a wizard. Valve needs to hire this person to break all their games.

That companion cube shit was magic.
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corneliuscack at 11/08/2007 18:24
lol that chair part and the boss battle was brilliant.
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Dennen at 11/08/2007 18:42
It's all good stuff. But I always wonder why speed runners are so.... Hyperactive... Even in situations where there is nothing that can be done but wait, they're jumping all over the place like some super orangutan on speed.

Why this is, I will never understand.
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Im OK at 11/08/2007 18:42
Oh HELL naw.

That was amazing.
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Cheeburga at 11/08/2007 18:56
Get this man some cake.
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DJDuffy at 11/08/2007 18:59
@ Demmen

Yea I've noticed that too...like at the beginning he was climbing the walls of the cell before the timer got to 30 seconds for no reason. A total spaz, but one helluva player.
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Quisling at 11/08/2007 19:00
I haven't played it yet...

But I SO want to watch this. Maybe I'll come back to it after I beat it?
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Goei at 11/08/2007 19:01
For the boss, he used the turret to shoot at him, but it missed and hit the boss enough times to dislodge all the parts. Ingenious.
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brad drac at 11/08/2007 19:06
->Zlimness: He opened a portal within line of site of a turret, then opened the other end so the turret could shoot at him through it, which in doing so also hits glados, which has much the same effect as blasting it with the missiles, just far more efficient.

->Dennen: I'd say this guy's probably played through the game like 50 times. After that many goes, that minute wait at the start, as well as all the hanging around in lifts, must seem torturous. They rob him of precious seconds on his speed run through life.
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Upgrayedd at 11/08/2007 19:06
EPIC!
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MechaMonkey at 11/08/2007 19:16
I didn't know videos of X-men playing qualified to be listed as normal speedruns.
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Oni at 11/08/2007 19:18
Holy crap that was freaking AWESOME! That guy is a bloody magician!
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lucashoal at 11/08/2007 19:21
OH HELLZ NAW. The last level was totally wtf, especially the first portion..and the fight.
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falinter at 11/08/2007 19:23
i think the reason there is no cake is cause this guy got there first and ate it.
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DGX Goggles at 11/08/2007 19:36
FLAWLESS VICTORY.
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dtomek at 11/08/2007 19:39
I don't believe that there is enough Ritalin in the world for this kid. Heck I needed a tranquilizer 70 seconds in to the show.
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akathatoneguy at 11/08/2007 19:47
That guy is amazing. Having said that, you have to wonder how it is fun to play when you've obviously played that much. I mean, it seemed like the game was a hassle to the guy.

brad drac- yeah, at least 50.
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braulio09 at 11/08/2007 20:13
fucking hax
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 11/08/2007 20:54
Dude, you won't find out how to solve the puzzles by watching this. He takes so many insane shortcuts, it's crazy!


Seriously, kudos. That must have taken a lot of work (coupled with the lack of anything better to do) to figure all of this out.


I mean, GLADOS couldn't even finish taunting at the end!
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Brandon Undead at 11/08/2007 21:30
That was ALMOST as awesome of the Hoff


ALMOST

This guy is like the fucking Steven Hawkings of in-game physics. I bet he speaks through a computer.
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Promagnum at 11/08/2007 21:57
This guy has some serious fucking A.D.D.

- P.S. The video is dishonestly edited.
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tehdopefish at 11/08/2007 21:58
With regards to Deiga's comment: When GLaDOS tries to kill you, the guy is already so far ahead that she is talking about how the portal device will function after being in the fire, even though he is several rooms past that part.

Also, I love how he took my approach and brought a chair with him to climb into that access tube instead of breaking open the glass thing to get another cube.
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Calla at 11/08/2007 22:05
there was a boss fight at then end? yikes.
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Sharpless at 11/08/2007 22:47
The turret part at the end was brilliant. I don't feel like the video spoiled anything, because there's no way I'll be able to replicate exactly what he did - whatever it was that he actually did. Confused but amazed.
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sbshootme at 11/09/2007 00:13
I waited for a speedrun on portal to be done. Some awesome shortcuts being used there, very well done. Also, it was nice to see the flying technique once again which was introduced in HL2 Done Quick.

Thanks for clarifying on the bossbattle though, I really had not realized why all the parts were there already scattered around when he entered the room.
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Lord_Satorious at 11/09/2007 00:13
So much of that was so fast, I couldn't even tell what was happening. Amazing videos, this guy knew exactly what all his moves had to be.
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sogmasta at 11/09/2007 00:15
If my laptop had an anus it would produce explosive diarreha from playing that fast.

Good grief, child. That was VICIOUS
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BFeld13 at 11/09/2007 00:55
Amazing
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Cutie Honey at 11/09/2007 01:59
It's all in the memory, that's how I can play Hidden mode on Ouendan.

Still, great vid.
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entrager at 11/09/2007 09:41
I have a boner.
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B-Radicate at 11/09/2007 12:40
That was the single most insane thing I have ever seen. As someone who was continually baffled by the physics of Portal and someone who even after playing all the way through couldn't quite wrap my head around the concept, that was god-like. Seriously. I wonder what his times on the advanced maps are? Haha.
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virus2566 at 11/09/2007 13:33
Time? This man doesn't answer to mere concepts like time.
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LarkOhiya at 11/09/2007 23:18
@tehdopefish same here. I didn't even realize you could use the turret to blast that tube open until I listened to the commentary about it. I was "oh really?" CHAIR ALL THE WAY! it was the most logical solution at least.
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sleepingagain at 11/11/2007 19:32
ddaamamnnnnnnn
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ridley80 at 11/28/2007 18:25
He really was the quickest to kill that companion cube
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Holyetheline at 11/29/2007 17:57
WHAT THE EFF???????????????????????????
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