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Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (also known as Gateway to Glimmer in Europe) is the second installment to Insomniac's original Spyro trilogy. It is a popular game to speedrun on. This page will feature proven strategies and techniques to speedrun the game following certain conditions and guidelines.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (also known as Gateway to Glimmer in Europe) is the second installment to Insomniac's original Spyro trilogy. It is a popular game to speedrun on. This page will feature proven strategies and techniques to speedrun the game following certain conditions and guidelines.

Due to the varying different classifications for speedrunning Spyro 2, there is no definitive record. However a time of 09:38 by SSBMstuff is the current World Record for beating the game as quick as possible (see Speedrun Challenge 1) whilst Touval holds a the record for fastest finish with as little as possible.  

Due to the varying different classifications for speedrunning Spyro 2, there is no definitive record. However a time of 05:36.00 by Hazel Flanigan is the current World Record for beating the game as quick as possible whilst Touval holds a the record for fastest finish with as little as possible.  

== Speed Run Challenges ==

== Speedrun Challenges ==

There are four notable ways to speedrun Spyro 2. They are as followed:

There are four notable ways to speedrun Spyro 2. They are as followed:

4. Complete Speedrun - Finish the game with all talismans, orbs, gems, skill points and finish Dragon Shores.

4. Complete Speedrun - Finish the game with all talismans, orbs, gems, skill points and finish Dragon Shores.

For Funruns (or extra-challenging  speedruns), some popular rules include:

For Funruns (or extra-challenging  speedrun), some popular rules include:

1. No glitches, exploits or use of the double jump/walk/charge double jump/swim through air function.

1. No glitches, exploits or use of the double jump/walk/charge double jump/swim through air function.

=== Speedrun Challenge: Super Speedrun Strategy ===

=== Speedrun Challenge: Super Speedrun Strategy ===

Current World Record: 09:38.35 by SSBMstuff

Current World Record: 4:21.69 by Retro, Super Speedrun, 15 glides.

Current World Record: 09:41:12 by Touval

Previous World Record: 05:36.00 by Hazel Flanigan, 19, UK Full 100% Complete Game.

Note: Touval's record is slower by nearly 3 seconds, but unlike SSBMstuff, they finish the game with the least possible as they only had one talisman, no orbs , hardly any gems and no abilities, whereas SSBMstuff bought the swimming ability.

Note: Hazel's record is slower by just over 1 hour, but unlike Retro, they finish the game with the least possible as they only had one talisman, no orbs , hardly any gems and no abilities, whereas Hazel fully completed the game 100% with no cheats,glitches or permanent super flame.  

This challenge is easily the hardest, but fastest way to beat Spyro 2. It utilizes the three main glitches in the game to achieve this (see techniques for details).  

This challenge is easily the hardest, but fastest way to beat Spyro 2. It utilizes the three main glitches in the game to achieve this (see techniques for details).  

Current Best Times (One per person):

Current Best Times (One per person):

1. SSBMstuff: 09:38:35

1. Retro: 4:21.69

2. Touval: 09:41:12

2. Hazel Flanigan (Hazelflan): 05:36.00

3. Manic X: 28:44:15

3. SSBMstuff: 09:38:35