Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about gaming and esports, giving news, insights, and more. As a video game speedrunning historian, Summoning Salt has ...

“The History of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out World Records” by Summoning Salt (screenshot by Dan Schindel) It’s time for a holiday edition of our column of new and noteworthy video essays! Granted, none of ...

In a game where the top 14 speed records are all within one second of each other, every input and every frame counts when you're vying for the fastest time to beat Super Mario Bros. People have become ...

YouTuber Summoning Salt has been running a great series on speedrunning history for the past few months. In it, he takes a game - up until now, mostly console-focused - and goes over its entire ...

One of the best changes to the Games Done Quick series of charity speedruns over the last few years is the focus on education rather than raw speed. The speedrunning community feels more open than ...