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Watch A Psychonauts Speedrunner Show Off His Skills To The Original Development Team
Speedrunners work mercilessly to uncover every secret and bug in a game to help them move through it faster. Developers build and test their game to make sure players never encounter a bug. To see the two worlds clash is fascinating.
In the video below, which is part of Double Fine's Dev's Play video series, a large portion of the Psychonauts team watches as speedrunner Stephen "SMK" Kiazyk shows off every bug and trick that Double Fine worked so hard to eliminate during development. You can check out the video below, which among other quotes, features Psychonauts' creator and writer Tim Schafer asking his team, "Just raise your hand if your work is being skipped."
For a more relaxed, non-speedrun Psychonauts playthrough, you can check out our Super Replay here.
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