Running with Speed

Running with Speed is a 2023 documentary film about speedrunning directed by Patrick Lope and Nicholas Mross.

It then covers the legacy and history of Games Done Quick and its charitable impact on the world and how it fosters the growth of professional careers for featured speedrunners, many of whom earn on a living from streaming on Twitch.

The documentary mostly focuses on Nintendo classics from the 1980s and 1990s, including Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Punch-Out!

Notable speedrunners featured in the documentary include Allan "Cheese" Alvarez, David "GrandPooBear" Hunt, and Narcissa Wright.

[2] Writing for techraptor.net, Andrew Stretch wrote, "[Running with Speed takes] the time to set up what Speedrunning is at the start, giving viewers a working foundation of knowledge before diving deep enough into Speedrunning to explain how pixel-perfect jumps and sequence breaking are so important to get the best possible times while speedrunning games like Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Metroid.