0
edits
You can know more about editing the articles in the wiki by reading guidelines.
Changes
From Speedrunwiki.com
Jump to navigationJump to searchno edit summary
http://www.lepoint.fr/high-tech-internet/super-mario-kart-l-etonnant-championnat-20-08-2014-1855108_47.php
http://www.lepoint.fr/high-tech-internet/super-mario-kart-l-etonnant-championnat-20-08-2014-1855108_47.php
http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/1235560-je-suis-champion-du-monde-de-super-mario-kart-10-ans-d-entrainement-3h-par-soir-minimum.html
http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/1235560-je-suis-champion-du-monde-de-super-mario-kart-10-ans-d-entrainement-3h-par-soir-minimum.html
Moreover, Florent was ranked 3rd of the greatest French eSport champions of all-time (http://www.topito.com/top-esport-joueurs-francais-fifa-starcraft-usf4) and got mentioned in various articles dealing with eSport, including on Redbull's website (http://www.redbull.com/en/esports/stories/1331676707051/retro-gaming-esports-still-going-strong).
Moreover, Florent was ranked 3rd of the greatest French eSport champions of all-time (http://www.topito.com/top-esport-joueurs-francais-fifa-starcraft-usf4) and got mentionned in various articles dealing with eSport, including on Redbull's website (http://www.redbull.com/en/esports/stories/1331676707051/retro-gaming-esports-still-going-strong).
== Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 ==
In 2016, Florent participated in Awesome Games Done Quick ([https://gamesdonequick.com/ AGDQ]), the biggest worldwide annual speedrunning marathon that raises funds for [http://preventcancer.org/ the prevent cancer foundation]. On the first day of AGDQ 2016, Florent faced-off against former [[Time Trial]] #1[[ Karel van Duijvenboden]] (alias KVD). Their race will be ingrained in the memory of most of the people that witnessed it live, as it climaxed into one of the closest finishes in the history of these events. The goal of the race was to complete all cups of Super Mario Kart (GP150cc, [[NTSC]] version) as fast as possible. Beforehand, there was no clear favourite. [[KVD]] is the WR-holder in this category and the most trained (for this specific challenge) out of the two, but Florent’s overall GP prowess and ability under pressure could certainly be enough to make up for that.
Florent travelled across the Atlantic ocean to attend this event, which was held in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Washington DC] in the [http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/virginia/hilton-washington-dulles-airport-IADAHHF/index.html Hilton Washington Dulles Airport hotel]. This marked the first occasion that Florent undertook intercontinental travel for a Super Mario Kart related endeavor.
The race turned out to be a close all the way through, with multiple lead changes. Florent started off strong, securing a solid lead of 13 seconds during mushroom cup. After this, Karel clawed back with some clean racing on flower and star cup and actually started the deciding special cup with a healthy 16 second lead. Florent amounted an incredible comeback building all the way through this final cup. His antics included a spectacular mushroom aided wall-skip on [[Donut Plains 3]]. On the final track, [[Rainbow Road]], Karel still had a lead of roughly 6 seconds left, implying that Florent needed to get a feather or mushroom to win through a possible final lap finish line trick ending. Instead of that happening, Karel suffered an unlucky blow as Luigi suddenly rag dolled into his kart upon firing a red shell, which Karel attempted to try and move Luigi out of the way with. This set-up an unbelievable final lap that culminated in a memorable photo finish. In the end Florent, edged it by 0.13 seconds, a mind-blowingly small difference after over 32 minutes of racing.
The video of the full race can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeAqg-L-tNM
The video of the photo finish can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWEeiuOoyuc
A video that includes the pre-match interview by [https://twitter.com/blechyman?lang=en Blechy]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7JTayEh4SY&list=PLq8o_9QDqDPURJjZ2_tQTLTatriJQavEV
Approximately 150.000 viewers tuned in live to watch this run via Twitch ((https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick).), easily the largest audience an SMK performance had ever received. Thanks to the generous donations of the viewers (), the donation incentive was met. This allowed Florent and Karel to deliver an encore performance. The idea that Florent and Karel had beforehand was to give the viewers a bite of what top level multiplayer SMK / CDM is like. Therefore they chose to play Match Race with [[Choco Island 1]] as the track; it is known as the track that has the most interesting meta-game and item dynamics. Shockingly, after a nice weaponry exchange in earlier laps, this race also ended in a photo finish. Both drivers collected a feather to set-up a final lap finish line trick finish; this time Karel came out a fraction faster. When Florent and Karel left the stage, the SMK show that they had provided was received with a standing ovation from the audience (approximately 400 people) present in the hall. Much applause was also coming through via Twitch chat. Many also commented on the excellent commentary provided by [[Dan Hoernemann]], who truly did a stellar job.
== Time Trial ==
== Time Trial ==
== Other Games ==
== Other Games ==
Florent is a not a typical gamer and does not play a wide variety of games. Apart from the various [[Mario Kart]] games he loves playing [http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_review/rcircuit.htm Circuit Breakers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer Pro Evolution Soccer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid Metal Gear Solid], but more for fun than to really excell in them. He is however one of the best in the world at another classic Nintendo game, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. Super Mario Bros], being within seconds of the PAL speedrun WR and holding the French Record (which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-binWq0UPw). Moreover, he currently holds 29 World Records at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Machines_V4 Micro Machines V4] and has very high ranked records at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Rally_Championship Sega Rally Championship] (#2 in the World on Desert Course's lap with a 49"05 chrono) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brain_Academy Big Brain Academy] (#5 and #7 in the World respectively on Coin-parison and Sound Bite levels).
Florent is a not a typical gamer and does not play a wide variety of games. Apart from the various [[Mario Kart]] games he loves playing [http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_review/rcircuit.htm Circuit Breakers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer Pro Evolution Soccer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid Metal Gear Solid], but more for fun than to really excell in them. He is however one of the best in the world at another classic Nintendo game, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. Super Mario Bros], being within seconds of the speedrun WR and holding the French Record (which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-binWq0UPw). Moreover, he currently holds 29 World Records at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Machines_V4 Micro Machines V4] and has very high ranked records at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Rally_Championship Sega Rally Championship] (#2 in the World on Desert Course's lap with a 49"05 chrono) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brain_Academy Big Brain Academy] (#5 and #7 in the World respectively on Coin-parison and Sound Bite levels).
[[Image:Keep-calm-and-sponsor-me-please.png|thumb| ]]
[[Image:Keep-calm-and-sponsor-me-please.png|thumb| ]]
