Wind Waker speedrecords significantly slashed due to a colossal glitch similar to one that transformed Ocarina of Time in the past, leaving the Speedrunning community faced with the task of revising the rulebook.

In the vibrant world of video game speedrunning, the community dedicated to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has been abuzz with excitement and debate. A new technique, known as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE), has been discovered, significantly reducing any% world records.

This revolutionary glitch, first demonstrated by user minimini352 in a 17:34 run, allows players to warp directly to the end credits. The technique works by a specific picture creating an address that points to Link's position data, which is then pointed to the controllers with specific inputs set before the run to write code to go to the credits.

However, the implications of this glitch are so drastic that the Wind Waker speedrunning community is writing a new rulebook for ACE runs. The Wind Waker Speedrunning Discord has been actively debating what the rules for these runs should look like.

One of the key points of contention is whether modifying input viewers before a run should be allowed to set up the ACE technique. Given that setting extremely specific controller inputs for the ACE glitch is effectively impossible without a modded input viewer, which is currently banned during runs, this is a contentious issue.

Another point of discussion is whether warping to the end credits counts as beating the game. The community is still deliberating on this matter.

Despite the new run being faster, it is not yet listed among the records on Wind Waker's Speedrun.com page because it is not legal by the community's current standards. However, with the community in the process of deciding the rules for ACE runs, this may change in the near future.

The discovery of the ACE glitch has added a new dimension to the game, and it is possible that new Wind Waker speedrun records may be seen soon. The GameCube game Wind Waker, still considered one of the best, remains a favourite among speedrunners, and its inclusion in a collection of excellent GameCube titles is well-deserved.

Minimini352, known for modifying a GameCube controller by adding custom hardware or software adjustments, achieved the ACE glitch by removing springs from the L and R triggers, setting up the second, third, and fourth controllers, and performing a "text stacking glitch with the Picto Box" to execute the ACE glitch.

As the community continues to debate the rules for ACE runs, it will be interesting to see how the landscape of Wind Waker speedrunning evolves. Stay tuned for updates on this exciting development. For the full technical details of the ACE glitch, visit ZeldaSpeedRuns.

Wind Waker speedrecords significantly slashed due to a colossal glitch similar to one that transformed Ocarina of Time in the past, leaving the Speedrunning community faced with the task of revising the rulebook.