What is the meaning of the recent speedrun record in “Getting Over It wiht Bennett Foddy” in terms of the game’s enduring appeal adn perception among gamers?
Have you ever felt the crushing weight of failure in a video game? Imagine that feeling, amplified by hours of painstaking effort, only to be undone by a single, clumsy mistake. That’s the masochistic allure of 《Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy》, a game so notoriously difficult it’s become synonymous with frustration – and addictive achievement. The game,also known as “Kuan Man Climbing Mountain”,continues to baffle and bewitch gamers,even seven years after its initial release. The recent record set by Japanese speedrunner Oyama Takeshi, clocking in a blistering 1 minute and 0.156 seconds, proves its enduring appeal. This isn’t just gaming; it’s digital endurance art. The clip went viral and garnered attention from a global audience, and has left the world stunned!
Japanese player Oyama Takeshi posted a video of himself hitting the top in 1 minute on May 20.According to official records from Speedrun.comthis result is already the second place in the world, and the current world number one is the 59.885 seconds achieved by Blastbolt of the United States two years ago, which is realy just a millisecond difference. After the video of OyamaTakeshi was exposed, it quickly attracted netizens to watch it. In just over two days, it has exceeded 105,000 likes and 10 million views.
Many netizens were stunned and said, “This is not the man I know about, haha,” “It turns out that this game can move so smoothly”, “It’s too fast…”, “The pervert is falling up”, “A game that can be broken in 1 minute is sold for 1,000 yen, it’s too expensive”, “This performance is not the world’s number one.”
Game designer Bennett foddy’s new work “baby Steps” is also being developed. Gabe Cuzzillo and Maxi Boch are invited to work together, and it is indeed expected to be released in 2025. This time they want to create a walking simulator game that perfectly matches real physics. Players play the protagonist “Knight” and go to the finish line “step by step”.
Developed by Bennett Foddy《Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy》After its release in December 2017, it received extremely praises. The game, which is often called “Kuan Man Climbing Mountain” by players, can only overcome difficulties and slowly reach the top with a hammer, and a mistake may make your efforts in vain for several hours. Although this game has been launched for more than 7 years, many people are still challenging the records. Not long ago, a Japanese god player posted his latest world second record of 1 minute 0.156 seconds, which stunned many netizens. The number of views on X (Twitter) exceeded 10 million in just a few days.
Japanese player Oyama Takeshi posted a video of himself hitting the top in 1 minute on May 20.According to official records from Speedrun.comthis result is already the second place in the world, and the current world number one is the 59.885 seconds achieved by Blastbolt of the United States two years ago, which is really just a millisecond difference. After the video of OyamaTakeshi was exposed, it quickly attracted netizens to watch it. In just over two days, it has exceeded 105,000 likes and 10 million views.
Many netizens were stunned and said, “This is not the man I know about, haha,” “It turns out that this game can move so smoothly”, “It’s too fast…”, “The pervert is falling up”, “A game that can be broken in 1 minute is sold for 1,000 yen, it’s too expensive”, “This performance is not the world’s number one.”
Game designer Bennett Foddy’s new work “Baby Steps” is also being developed. Gabe Cuzzillo and Maxi Boch are invited to work together, and it is expected to be released in 2025. This time they want to create a walking simulator game that perfectly matches real physics. Players play the protagonist “Knight” and go to the finish line “step by step”.