Speedrunning Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has always required a lot of time. Even in the Any% category, where there are no additional conditions, was held for five months by a player nicknamed Ielreset with a time of 3 hours and 52 minutes. However, his record was broken by speedrunner Powdinet, who completed GTA: San Andreas in just 25 minutes and 52 seconds.
The enthusiast achieved this impressive result through a specific sequence of actions. You need to steal a police motorcycle, change your hairstyle, meet a drug dealer, and so on. In total, there are over 40 steps, which Powdinet described on . If everything is done correctly, the main character will no longer be able to get into a car. Because of this, the game starts to believe that the final mission has begun and grants access to it.
This type of exploit has long been used in speedruns of GTA: Vice City. In San Andreas, Powdinet was only able to discover this bug in the Windows Store version of the game. Most likely, 25 minutes and 52 seconds will not be the final record. Powdinet completed the final mission on his second attempt, so there is a chance to finish GTA: San Andreas even faster.
Source: 3dnews.ru
