New Dragon Quest III speedrun record set by swapping out Dr. Mario, Kirby, and FF cartridges
Dr. Mario, Kirby s Adventure, and Final Fantasy come into play.
The mad speedrunner Hitshee from Japan broke a new RTA speedrun record for one of the all-time best Famicom RPGs in
Dragon Quest III. The record was possible thanks to another wild method by the speedrunner, this time involving a few cartridge swaps on the fly. (Thanks for the heads-up, sackchief.)
Before getting into the how, if you’ve never heard of Hitshee, he’s the previous
Dragon Quest III record holder.
The previous record for the classic Famicom RPG was 22 minutes and 22 seconds. Hitshee achieved the record through a bug that involved using a heating plate to increase the cartridge temperature. The bug essentially starts you out at level 99 when you launch the game with the hot cartridge.