Can you beat Portal without using any Portals? Well, speedrunners discovered a little quirk that *technically* makes it possible
Watch the Airboat% World Record by Nyht here:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUihUhgyn4
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Music used (in order):
Dustforce OST (@Lifeformed) - The Magnetic Tree
Paper Mario TTYD OST - Rogueport Sewers
OMORI OST - Gator Gambol
Ducktales (NES) - The Moon Theme
Videos Referenced:
"Portal - OMG BEST VIDEO EVER!" @Transgenic86
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XzR5wopFQQ)
The airboat% category was discovered/optimized by a runner named 097aceofspades, or ConnorAce. I neglected to mention this in the video due to the runner's status regarding cheating in speedrunning (in other games, as well as Portal), but this speedrun category would not exist without his efforts.
This video is not an actual speedrun world record, nor a speedrun tutorial. This video is a showcase of a speedrun strategy that goes in-depth to the various tricks, glitches and bugs that make the strategy possible.