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
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.
Route
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
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
Route
Notable Strategies & Techniques
Skips
Other
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.
Route
Notable Strategies & Techniques
Other Notes
History
Jak X: Combat Racing
Rules
The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:
Route
Notable Strategies & Techniques
Other Notes
History
Daxter
Rules
The currently listed rules for this category are as follows:
Route
Notable Strategies & Techniques
Other Notes
History
Jak and Daxter: The lost Frontier
Rules
The currently listed rules for this category are as follows: