On January 16, Peanut Butter became the first dog to ever complete a speedrun game Great games, made quickly. And although the Shiba Inu player didn’t set a new record today or beat his previous personal best, Peanut Butter is still a very good boy who deserves all the cuddles and treats.
Last year, PB’s owner announced that he would be the first dog to speedrun at the annual AQDG charity event, where speedrunners from around the world come together to set records and live stream games Raise millions of dollars for various charities including Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. PB’s game of choice is the Nintendo Entertainment System launch game. Gyromitea strange puzzle action game from 1985. It famously used a robotic accessory that was helpful “play the gamebut PB takes on the role of the robot during his runs, using a custom-made controller with large buttons and receiving assistance from his owner when needed.
This morning Peanut Butter and his owner, Speedrunner JSR, streamed the gaming dog’s attempt to set a new record. Previously, PB had completed Gyromite‘S B Game mode activated 25 minutes and 29 seconds. But even though PB was a really good boy who got lots of treats and lots of pets and who never did anything wrong in his life, he couldn’t beat his previous best and fell just short of it 26 minutes and 24 seconds.
PB still holds the record for the fastest dog of all time Gryromite‘s B game. He is also (currently) the only dog to hold this record on Speedrun.com. And he’s not far from the best Game B record anyone has put together 24 minutes and 39 seconds.
“This took years of training,” JSR wrote in describing Peanut Butter’s initial Gyromite Speedrun. “I wanted to teach him to do something special when, as a puppy, I realized he was much smarter than most other dogs I’ve seen. Since I’m a speedrunner and PB was literally named after a “P”. [personal best] It just made sense to me on a speedrun.”
I think we can all agree that while PB may not be the most skilled player in the world, he is by far the best and least shitty player on the planet. And that’s what counts for me.
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