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Speedrunning has risen greatly in popularity and SM64 is arguably the most important and popular game for speedrunning. It was important in the rise of twitch and livestreaming (where for a time runners like Siglemic had the most popular streams on the whole site). New world records and strategies garner lots of attention, and there is a large community. I think a short section should be added.

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