Spelunky completed in 101 seconds, a new world record

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Earlier this year YouTuber Spelunky God set a world record be blazing through Derek You's action roguelike in a brief one minute, 47 seconds and 182 milliseconds. Now, the accurately named speedrunner has bested their record by zooming through Spelunky in a mere one minute, 41 seconds and 499 milliseconds, shedding nearly six seconds off their record!
Some of you may recall that just last week someone set a Spelunky speedrunning world record at three minutes, 44 seconds and 411 milliseconds. That was YouTuber D Tea who maintains the speedrunning record for attaining the true ending where you go through the secret final world of Hell - an unlockable level with pretty strict requirements to access.
While Spelunky God doesn't go through Hell, their run is no less impressive. Utilising the teleporter at every step of the way, the new record-setter efficiently warps to the exit of each level almost faster than your eyes can keep up. Sometimes they even warp inside a scorned Shopkeeper, resulting in their immediate explosion. Eww!
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