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== History ==
 
== History ==
  
'''Adam Bozon''' started speedrunning on [[GoldenEye]] in January 2006 after finding videos of [[Bryan Bosshardt]]'s [[Dam]] Agent 0:53 and [[Ilari Pekkala]]'s [[Aztec]] 00 Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFhpg3WKQ 1:54] on the Internet. He had done some speedrunning back in 1999 but never had access to videos or world record strats so his times weren't very good. All he had to compete against were PRs that other people, such as Elite members [[Matthijs ten Ham]] and [[Steven Zwartjes]], had sent in to Nintendo 64 magazines.
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'''Adam Bozon''' started speedrunning on [[GoldenEye]] in January 2006 after finding videos of [[Bryan Bosshardt]]'s Dam Agent 0:53 and [[Ilari Pekkala]]'s Aztec 00 Agent 1:54 on the Internet. He had done some speedrunning back in 1999 but never had access to videos or world record strats so his times weren't very good. All he had to compete against were PRs that other people, such as Elite members [[Matthijs ten Ham]] and [[Steven Zwartjes]], had sent in to Nintendo 64 magazines.
  
 
Later in 2006, [[Ryan Koch]] added him to his rivalry which helped Adam to get to know some of the other newer improving players such as Axel Zakrisson, [[Graham Maddocks]] and [[Henning Blom]] who are all still good friends with him today.
 
Later in 2006, [[Ryan Koch]] added him to his rivalry which helped Adam to get to know some of the other newer improving players such as Axel Zakrisson, [[Graham Maddocks]] and [[Henning Blom]] who are all still good friends with him today.
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== Personal Info ==
 
== Personal Info ==
  
Adam is 33 years old and lives near Nottingham, England. He still plays [[GoldenEye]] and is ranked in the Top 40 but has had more success on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/ltk Licence to Kill] (LTK) and Dark Licence to Kill (DLTK) settings. His favourite levels are [[Control]], [[Statue]] and [[Jungle]] and most hated levels are [[Archives]], [[Train]] and [[Depot]].
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Adam is 40 years old and lives near Nottingham, England. He is now ranked outside the Top 100 although he used to be in the Top 30. He has had more success on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/ltk Licence to Kill] (LTK) and Dark Licence to Kill (DLTK) settings. His favourite levels are [[Control]], [[Statue]] and [[Jungle]] and most hated levels are [[Archives]], [[Train]] and [[Depot]].
  
He watches a lot of films and has watched nearly all of the [http://www.imdb.com/chart/top IMDb Top 250] and all of the [http://www.becomeawordgameexpert.com/film_oscar_statistics.htm#List1 Best Picture Oscar winners]. He likes action and thriller films best such as the James Bond and Die Hard films and his top 5 films are Speed, Cool Runnings, 3 Idiots, GoldenEye and Saving Private Ryan. His favourite actors are Jackie Chan, Bruce Willis and Cary Grant and his favourite actresses are Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon.
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His favourite types of computer games are usually adventure/role playing games and racing games. The game franchises that he likes best are Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Civilization, Zelda, F Zero, Wave Race and Mario Kart.
 
 
His favourite types of computer games are usually adventure/role playing games and racing games. The game franchises that he likes best are Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Zelda, F Zero, Wave Race, Mario Kart and Civilization.
 
  
 
When he was younger, he took part in the England Chess trials for his age group and finished equal second and went on to represent England a few times but doesn't play any more.
 
When he was younger, he took part in the England Chess trials for his age group and finished equal second and went on to represent England a few times but doesn't play any more.
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== Normal Mode ==
 
== Normal Mode ==
  
He joined the rankings in Spring 2006 when he started to get some better PRs. He managed to get 2:22/2:22/2:21 on [[Statue]] which was good enough for 5th place on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/stage/statue Statue leaderboard] despite only being ranked about 100th overall at the time. He continued to move up the rankings and got [[Surface 2]] [[Secret Agent]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXPzc1rRLQ 0:55] to earn his first World Record in November 2006. He has had a few more World Records since then, the best being his 0:37 and 0:36 on [[Runway]] 00 Agent using the difficult grenade strat, both of which had been untied for well over a year by [[Bryan Bosshardt]].
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He joined the rankings in Spring 2006 when he started to get some better PRs. He managed to get 2:22/2:22/2:21 on [[Statue]] which was good enough for 5th place on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/stage/statue Statue leaderboard] despite only being ranked about 100th overall at the time. He continued to move up the rankings and got [[Surface 2]] [[Secret Agent]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXPzc1rRLQ 0:55] to earn his first world record in November 2006. He has had a few more world records since then, the best being his 0:37 and 0:36 on [[Runway]] 00 Agent using the difficult grenade strat, both of which had been untied for well over a year by [[Bryan Bosshardt]].
 
 
Adam is currently ranked in the GoldenEye Top 40 on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye World Rankings] but has been in the Top 30 several times and is in second place in the UK rankings behind Luke Pettit. He still has a few really bad PRs and even some levels that he has never even watched a video of yet so he should be able to improve his ranking in the future.
 
 
 
He started using control style [[1.2]] in 2011 and bought an [[NTSC]] console in March 2012. Since then he has worked on some of the [[NTSC]] advantaged levels, especially those with some of the weaker World Records and has achieved four tied World Records since then. His only current normal mode World Record is [[Dam]] AG [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MJOWuVWI4 0:53].
 
  
Although he thinks the 2.x control style should be allowed, he doesn't think you should be allowed to use it to get quicker starts and to do things like shooting the screen during the [[Depot]] cinema so therefore continues to use [[1.2]] on all the 2.x advantaged levels such as [[Streets]].
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Adam is currently just outside the Top 100 on the GoldenEye [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye World Rankings] although he has been in the Top 30 several times.
  
 
He is one of the most reliable players for providing proof of his videos and has proven every PR that he has had since early 2007. He has 60/60 proven times on normal mode and is also fully proven on both [[LTK]] and [[DLTK]].
 
He is one of the most reliable players for providing proof of his videos and has proven every PR that he has had since early 2007. He has 60/60 proven times on normal mode and is also fully proven on both [[LTK]] and [[DLTK]].
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== Licence to Kill Mode (LTK) ==
 
== Licence to Kill Mode (LTK) ==
  
Adam first started playing LTK mode in late 2006 and has completed 20/20 levels. In October 2009, he overtook long time LTK champion [[Garrett Sellati]] and held the #1 ranking for over six years. He has held thirteen of the LTK world records and currently holds five (three untied).
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Adam first started playing LTK mode in late 2006 and has completed 20/20 levels. In October 2009, he overtook long time LTK champion [[Garrett Sellati]] and held the #1 ranking for over six years. He has held thirteen of the LTK world records and currently holds one untied world record which is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StqXZU2x1NU Aztec 1:57].
 
 
His current LTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpdUYDigHKU Runway 0:44], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqsXuNam6k Silo 2:13], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDcVTlmodY8 Statue 2:29], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz9jwTbTGXs Cradle 0:34] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StqXZU2x1NU Aztec 1:57].
 
  
 
In March 2015, he became the only known player to have completed a full 20 level LTK speedrun which he did in a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyrXV_xnueA 1:54:34]. This requires finishing all 20 levels in order and restarting a level if you fail or die on a level. On this run he managed to complete thirteen of the levels on his first attempt.
 
In March 2015, he became the only known player to have completed a full 20 level LTK speedrun which he did in a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyrXV_xnueA 1:54:34]. This requires finishing all 20 levels in order and restarting a level if you fail or die on a level. On this run he managed to complete thirteen of the levels on his first attempt.
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== Dark Licence to Kill Mode (DLTK) ==
 
== Dark Licence to Kill Mode (DLTK) ==
  
He first started playing DLTK mode in late 2006 and is the only person to have completed all 20 levels. In January 2010, he overtook long time DLTK champion [[Ilari Pekkala]] and held the #1 ranking for a while until Ilari completed [[Cradle]] to regain his #1 ranking. He was then also overtaken by Lloyd Palmer, who was the first player to complete 19/20 levels, but has now regained the #1 ranking after completing Silo in April 2013 and Streets DLTK in January 2014. He has held fifteen of the world records and currently holds ten (all untied). This is the mode he likes playing best and has had most success with.  
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He first started playing DLTK mode in late 2006 and went on to become the first player to have completed all 20 levels. In January 2010, he overtook long time DLTK champion [[Ilari Pekkala]] and held the #1 ranking for a while until Ilari completed [[Cradle]] to regain his #1 ranking. He was then also overtaken by Lloyd Palmer, who was the first player to complete 19/20 levels, but then regained the #1 ranking after completing Silo DLTK in April 2013 and Streets DLTK in January 2014. He has held sixteen of the world records and currently holds seven (all untied). He is currently ranked first on the DLTK time rankings and second on the DLTK points rankings.
  
His current DLTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-c3qSaJ34 Dam 9:08], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCY0CwQGf0M Runway 0:43], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv1h0b8j4C0 Silo 8:31], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEpsuf1B-Io Bunker 2 5:58], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymgk0YrlWhQ Statue 2:26], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy85PlckrW0 Train 29:00], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFLLPeFSXmg Jungle 9:40], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Q8RI-vQBc Caverns 8:54], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWFIWe9feRM Cradle 0:55] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptDkwX9mAcY Egypt 1:19].
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His current DLTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7K0V2yj2Q Dam 6:17], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCY0CwQGf0M Runway 0:43], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoFjhTCPZUI Silo 7:52], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEpsuf1B-Io Bunker 2 5:58], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zeE1dZkEcs Train 14:31], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Q8RI-vQBc Caverns 8:54] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll1wkgOQNhA Aztec 3:44].
  
 
== Turbo Mode ==
 
== Turbo Mode ==
  
Adam played this a lot early in 2007 but doesn't enjoy it as much so hasn't played it much since. He holds nine world records, the best being his only untied turbo world record of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evy_xRqP_eY Runway 00 Agent 0:19], but nobody ever plays this league or updates the rankings any more.
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Adam played this a lot early in 2007 but doesn't enjoy it as much so hasn't played it much since. He holds nine world records, the best being his only untied turbo world record of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evy_xRqP_eY Runway 00 Agent 0:19], but hardly anybody ever plays this league any more.
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
  
- Adam has had 128 world records in total on Normal Mode, LTK, DLTK and Turbo Mode as follows:<br>
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- Adam has had 152 world records in total on Normal Mode, LTK, DLTK and Turbo Mode as follows:<br>
 
10 Normal Mode world records on 9 different levels (0 untied, 10 tied)<br>
 
10 Normal Mode world records on 9 different levels (0 untied, 10 tied)<br>
41 LTK world records on 13 different levels (36 untied, 5 tied)<br>
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43 LTK world records on 13 different levels (38 untied, 5 tied)<br>
66 DLTK world records on 15 different levels (66 untied, 0 tied)<br>
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88 DLTK world records on 16 different levels (88 untied, 0 tied)<br>
 
11 Turbo Mode world records on 9 different levels (2 untied, 9 tied)
 
11 Turbo Mode world records on 9 different levels (2 untied, 9 tied)
  
 
- In July 2007, Adam completed his final LTK level to join the group of people who have completed all 20 LTK levels.
 
- In July 2007, Adam completed his final LTK level to join the group of people who have completed all 20 LTK levels.
  
- In February 2014, Adam completed his final level to become the first and only player to have completed all 20 DLTK levels.
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- In February 2014, Adam completed his final level to become the first player to have completed all 20 DLTK levels.
  
- Adam is ranked first on time on LTK and time and points on DLTK.
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- Adam is ranked first on time and second on points in DLTK.
  
 
- In January 2010, Adam became the first player to complete Train DLTK which is considered to be the second hardest DLTK level.
 
- In January 2010, Adam became the first player to complete Train DLTK which is considered to be the second hardest DLTK level.
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- In April 2013, Adam became the first player to complete Silo DLTK which is considered to be the hardest DLTK level.
 
- In April 2013, Adam became the first player to complete Silo DLTK which is considered to be the hardest DLTK level.
  
- Adam has held a world record on 19/20 levels on either normal mode, LTK or DLTK. The only level he has never had a world record on is Archives.
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- Adam has held a world record on 19/20 levels on either normal mode, LTK or DLTK. The only level that he has never had a world record on is Archives.
 
 
== Adam's 5 Favourite PRs ==
 
 
 
5. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qhw_v6OKeQ Runway 00 Agent 0:36] - This took me 110 hours to get. I had 11 x 0:37s and hundreds of near misses on failed 0:36s. It requires a very underplayed strat that has very little margin for error which takes loads of practise and patience to complete.
 
 
 
4. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqsXuNam6k Silo LTK 2:13] - This is easily the LTK level I've spent longest on. It's one of the hardest LTK levels to complete even with a safer strat and I'd say it's the hardest LTK level to speedrun on because of all the risks you have to take and the knowledge and practise required to learn exactly where all the guards are going to be which can be completely different depending on how quick you are during the level.
 
 
 
3. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Q8RI-vQBc Caverns DLTK 8:54] (got this twice) - This was easily the DLTK level I'd spent longest on until I completed [[Silo]] DLTK. The level is not as difficult to complete as people think because once you're past the first room then the rest isn't that hard if you use a cautious strat but it does get very difficult when you're speedrunning and having to take lots of chances. I remember struggling a bit to beat the 00A 9:30 cheat target time back in 1999 so it was great to beat that on the DLTK setting.
 
 
 
2. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy85PlckrW0 Train DLTK 29:00] - This was a level that I thought would never be done. Although it's only a mediocre time because of the cautious strat I used, it's still my second best PR because of the difficulty of the level and being the first proven player to complete it makes it more special. It requires so much practise and concentration because one tiny mistake on the whole level and you're almost certainly dead every time. Also the lack of good hiding places, a few places where you have no choice but to take big risks, random guard positions, unpredictable guards, ammo shortage and nerves unlike anything I've experienced on any other level all add to the difficulty. It took me around 80-85 hours to complete. A more aggressive strat could get around 20 minutes but I don't know if I'd ever want to go for lower.
 
 
 
1. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv1h0b8j4C0 Silo DLTK 8:31] - This was another level that I thought would never be done and was much harder than Train DLTK to complete. It took me about 7.5 months and around 330 hours to complete. There are 63 guards to kill with the strat I used, a difficult time limit and the worst part was having to get three grenades on a run which doesn't happen very often.
 
 
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWFIWe9feRM Cradle DLTK 0:55] is probably my best time but it's not one of my favourites because the level is nearly all luck.
 
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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* [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/ltk GE LTK & DLTK rankings]
 
* [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/ltk GE LTK & DLTK rankings]
 
* [http://rankings.the-elite.net/~Bonzo/perfect-dark Adam's PD Times]
 
* [http://rankings.the-elite.net/~Bonzo/perfect-dark Adam's PD Times]
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* [https://rankings.the-elite.net/~Bonzo/goldeneye/ltk Adam's LTK/DLTK Times]
  
 
[[Category:People]]
 
[[Category:People]]
 
[[Category:Eliters]]
 
[[Category:Eliters]]

Latest revision as of 04:38, 20 February 2022

History

Adam Bozon started speedrunning on GoldenEye in January 2006 after finding videos of Bryan Bosshardt's Dam Agent 0:53 and Ilari Pekkala's Aztec 00 Agent 1:54 on the Internet. He had done some speedrunning back in 1999 but never had access to videos or world record strats so his times weren't very good. All he had to compete against were PRs that other people, such as Elite members Matthijs ten Ham and Steven Zwartjes, had sent in to Nintendo 64 magazines.

Later in 2006, Ryan Koch added him to his rivalry which helped Adam to get to know some of the other newer improving players such as Axel Zakrisson, Graham Maddocks and Henning Blom who are all still good friends with him today.

Personal Info

Adam is 40 years old and lives near Nottingham, England. He is now ranked outside the Top 100 although he used to be in the Top 30. He has had more success on the Licence to Kill (LTK) and Dark Licence to Kill (DLTK) settings. His favourite levels are Control, Statue and Jungle and most hated levels are Archives, Train and Depot.

His favourite types of computer games are usually adventure/role playing games and racing games. The game franchises that he likes best are Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Civilization, Zelda, F Zero, Wave Race and Mario Kart.

When he was younger, he took part in the England Chess trials for his age group and finished equal second and went on to represent England a few times but doesn't play any more.

Normal Mode

He joined the rankings in Spring 2006 when he started to get some better PRs. He managed to get 2:22/2:22/2:21 on Statue which was good enough for 5th place on the Statue leaderboard despite only being ranked about 100th overall at the time. He continued to move up the rankings and got Surface 2 Secret Agent 0:55 to earn his first world record in November 2006. He has had a few more world records since then, the best being his 0:37 and 0:36 on Runway 00 Agent using the difficult grenade strat, both of which had been untied for well over a year by Bryan Bosshardt.

Adam is currently just outside the Top 100 on the GoldenEye World Rankings although he has been in the Top 30 several times.

He is one of the most reliable players for providing proof of his videos and has proven every PR that he has had since early 2007. He has 60/60 proven times on normal mode and is also fully proven on both LTK and DLTK.

Licence to Kill Mode (LTK)

Adam first started playing LTK mode in late 2006 and has completed 20/20 levels. In October 2009, he overtook long time LTK champion Garrett Sellati and held the #1 ranking for over six years. He has held thirteen of the LTK world records and currently holds one untied world record which is Aztec 1:57.

In March 2015, he became the only known player to have completed a full 20 level LTK speedrun which he did in a time of 1:54:34. This requires finishing all 20 levels in order and restarting a level if you fail or die on a level. On this run he managed to complete thirteen of the levels on his first attempt.

Dark Licence to Kill Mode (DLTK)

He first started playing DLTK mode in late 2006 and went on to become the first player to have completed all 20 levels. In January 2010, he overtook long time DLTK champion Ilari Pekkala and held the #1 ranking for a while until Ilari completed Cradle to regain his #1 ranking. He was then also overtaken by Lloyd Palmer, who was the first player to complete 19/20 levels, but then regained the #1 ranking after completing Silo DLTK in April 2013 and Streets DLTK in January 2014. He has held sixteen of the world records and currently holds seven (all untied). He is currently ranked first on the DLTK time rankings and second on the DLTK points rankings.

His current DLTK world records are Dam 6:17, Runway 0:43, Silo 7:52, Bunker 2 5:58, Train 14:31, Caverns 8:54 and Aztec 3:44.

Turbo Mode

Adam played this a lot early in 2007 but doesn't enjoy it as much so hasn't played it much since. He holds nine world records, the best being his only untied turbo world record of Runway 00 Agent 0:19, but hardly anybody ever plays this league any more.

Achievements

- Adam has had 152 world records in total on Normal Mode, LTK, DLTK and Turbo Mode as follows:
10 Normal Mode world records on 9 different levels (0 untied, 10 tied)
43 LTK world records on 13 different levels (38 untied, 5 tied)
88 DLTK world records on 16 different levels (88 untied, 0 tied)
11 Turbo Mode world records on 9 different levels (2 untied, 9 tied)

- In July 2007, Adam completed his final LTK level to join the group of people who have completed all 20 LTK levels.

- In February 2014, Adam completed his final level to become the first player to have completed all 20 DLTK levels.

- Adam is ranked first on time and second on points in DLTK.

- In January 2010, Adam became the first player to complete Train DLTK which is considered to be the second hardest DLTK level.

- In April 2013, Adam became the first player to complete Silo DLTK which is considered to be the hardest DLTK level.

- Adam has held a world record on 19/20 levels on either normal mode, LTK or DLTK. The only level that he has never had a world record on is Archives.

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