Next, you'll need to figure out what type of run you want to do, then check out "routing" for your game -- the way and order you should perform actions in a game for the fastest possible time. The routes shared there are often tested ad-nauseum -- and timed down to the frame and millisecond -- so they're a great starting point until you're familiar enough with a route to make your own tweaks. Keep in mind that certain games actually recommend you run different language versions of games due to faster text boxes. This means you'll need to get region-appropriate consoles, most of which can be found on eBa or Amazon.

Chris Tomkinson -- known online as ShinyZeni -- streaming a speedrun of Super Metroid. To an uninformed viewer, it might seem silly. Why is his character glitching out like that? Is she just smashing Mario into a wall? How did he just fly through the ceiling?