I remember seeing videos of Goldeneye speedrun history.
I hadn't played it myself, though (I'm a Zoomer who had played a few N64 games like WWF No Mercy, SM64, MK64 and even Smash 64). Granted, I'm into old consoles like the PS2, Wii and even PS3.
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Good buddy of mine was one of the original speed runners back at the turn of the century. I remember watching him grind for hours looking at the floor the whole time. I’ll admit, I didn’t get it and thought it was a strange way to enjoy Goldeneye. Turns out he was helping forge new territory