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Pokemon Red speed-run beats world record

Charlie "Exarion" Armitz has beaten the world record for speed-running Pokemon Red.

Clocking a time of 1 hour and 51 minutes, Armitz starts with Squirtle and eschews any glitching. Keeping it real.

Watch below. Thanks, Kotaku.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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