Any%

Any% is a speedrun category known for having little to no restrictions. It is the fastest, and sometimes most difficult, speedrun category for most games.

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

The theoretical best possible time for this category is 14:34 as seen in the tool assisted speedrun (TAS) created by Snugggles.

Rules

The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:

Making use of the following will invalidate a run without exceptions:

Objective

• Beat the game as fast as possible.
• No restrictions on glitches, skips, etc.

Timing

• Start
• http://www.speedrun.com/jak1/guide/j1t2s

End

• Upon starting the ending cutscene and beating the game.
  • At the time of writing, this typically refers to collecting the light eco at the final boss.
• Note: When submitting runs, please do not include milliseconds in your time. That slot exists solely for Dead Man's Gorge submissions.
• Debug mode is not allowed.

Notable Strategies & Techniques

Skips

• First Power Cell Cutscene Skip
• Fire Canyon Skip
• Boulder Skip
• Klaww Skip (First Phase Skip and Lava Walk optional)
• Lava Tube Skip (Citadel Hops optional)
• Citadel Skip

Other

• Boosted Uppercut
• Scoutfly Boosted
• Jump Pad One Frame

Other Notes

• Before the discovery and implementation of Fire Canyon Skip, No FCS was the Any% category. (January 7, 2019)
• Before the discovery and implementation of Lava Tube Skip, No LTS was the Any% category.

History

World Record History (February 5, 2021)

Jak II

The theoretical best possible time for this category is unknown, but there is a partial tool assisted speedrun (TAS) created by Ouiji. (December 23, 2020)

Rules

The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:

Objective

• Beat the game as fast as possible. No restrictions on glitches, skips, etc. Use of Hero Mode is not permitted.

Timing Start

• The moment you gain control over Jak after starting a new game (when the black screen fades).

End

• Upon completion of the final mission in the game which leads to the end-game credits sequence.
  • At the time of writing, this typically refers to the final hit on a successful Metal Kor fight

Version Requirements

• Original black or red label on PS2
• Original black or red label on PS3

Notable Strategies & Techniques

Skips

• Mar's Tomb Skip

Other

• Hover Glitch
• Boosted Uppercut
• Vehicle Clip
• Peacemaker Stacking

Other Notes

History

World Record History (May 27, 2022)

Jak 3

Rules

The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:

Making use of the following will invalidate a run without exceptions:

• Disc tray manipulation
• Any form of speeding-up the runtime of the game, this includes:
• via Progressive Scan on 50Hz
• any possible future methods (ie. gameshark, or modified software/hardware)
• Emulators (ie. PCSX2)
• Enabling developer tools of any form (aka Debug Mode), this includes:
  • via Controller Inputs
  • via Emulator through ELF editing
  • any possible future methods (ie. gameshark, or modified software/hardware)

Making the use of these is permitted:

• Playing from an SSD for the HD collection or on PS4 and 5
• In-game "Secrets".

When submitting your runs, "Original" includes:

• PlayStation 2
• Backwards Compatible PlayStation 3 running a PS2 disc
• Emulated PS2 Classics release on PlayStation 4
• Emulated PS2 Classics release on PlayStation 5

"HD Collection" includes:

• PlayStation 3 HD Collection
• PlayStation Vita.

Jak X: Combat Racing

Rules

The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:

Daxter

Rules

The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:

Jak and Daxter: The lost Frontier

Rules

The currently listed rules for this category are as follows: