Peanut Butter the dog becomes the first canine to speedrun a game to completion at AGDQ 2024
A pawfect run!
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Peanut Butter, the speedrunning Shiba Inu, has officially beaten 1985 puzzle gameGyromiteat Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2024.
Months after the initial announcement thatPeanut Butter would be attempting a run ofGyromitefor the NES at theAGDQ 2024event - a week-long charity speedrun marathon that aims to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation - it was finally time for Peanut Butter to shine.
On January 16, alongside his ownerJSR_, the best boy was able to showcase his speedrunning skills live via a Twitch broadcast (viaPC Gamer).
Using a custom controller featuring designated commands that would translate into the game, alongside some treats and the words of his owner, amazingly the Shiba Inu was able to complete his run in just 26 minutes, 24 seconds.
The entire run, which is now available in video form onYouTubeand has been viewed almost 70,000 times as of writing, shows Peanut Butter listening to JSR_ and watching for hand signals for nearly 30 minutes straight while he executes the correct actions with his paw.
His color-coordinated controller corresponds with the same colored pipes inGyromite, allowing Peanut Butter to guide the sleepwalking scientist through levels correctly. If the dog pressed the wrong button or released a button too early, the pipes would squish the character.
Peanut Butter only managed a few mistakes throughout his run but was able to beat the entire game in under 30 minutes thanks to “a year of training, every single day,” according to JSR_.
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Leading up to the event,Peanut Butter’s owner revealed the secret behind his pet’s speedrunning skills, which include watching for JSR_’s hand signals rather than the game on the screen, and being incentivized by tasty treats, especially string cheese.
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