The audience held their breath in shock as the speedrun of BioShock crashed with a blue screen. But the player was just trolling them all…
Those who do not want to enjoy games in the conventional way, but rather finish them particularly quickly to compare their records with those of other gamers, belong to the speedrunners.
Many speedrunners participate in Awesome Games Done Quick and raise donations for a good cause, such as cancer relief. However, some players, like BloodThunder, pull a prank on the viewers.
What happened? BloodThunder was right in the middle of his run through BioShock – the speedrun had been going for a good half hour. Just as he was about to use a key, it seems that the game and the whole PC crashed. A typical error message is displayed that occurs when a PC crashes.
Both the audience and the moderators gasped in horror and were left in shock for a moment.
The action was planned: After a few seconds, BloodThunder calmed the tense viewers and commentators and explained that it was all planned. This was then confirmed when the screen first turned black and then played the intro of Skyrim. This is a popular meme in recent years where things usually disappear or crash, only to wake up again in Skyrim. Skyrim will soon play a significant role again, namely in the MMORPG ESO.
Neither the moderators nor the viewers knew anything about it in advance.
Why was this done with BioShock? BioShock is one of the games where setting a new record is difficult. This is due to many random factors, such as the behavior of enemies or simply some issues with the code that can lead to the game crashing. Apparently, BloodThunder wanted to stage exactly such an incident.
Do you also enjoy doing speedruns of games or watching others do it on Twitch or YouTube? Or do you prefer to enjoy your games at a relaxed pace?
