And without getting a single star except the one that ends the game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCwnXF7G4cg&t=95s

Da daq did I just watch...

Let me guess, this any% speedrun makes gratitious use of the BLJ (backwards long jump) in order to skip nearly everything the game by way of gaining enough speed to clip through barriers like doors. To be honest, I think that a full 70-star speedrun (which can be done in well under an hour) is a lot more engaging to run.

Oh, by the way, did you know that Super Mario 64 can be beaten pressing the A button only once?

sometimes speed runs just rub me the wrong way... like "this isnt what gaming is about" (imo) and "where is the enjoyment in that"?

When your useing glitches and the like, to just get through it that fast.... meh.

^ so much this.
And no I didnt know that, with just 1 A button press thingy.

The type of run that makes game programmers cry.

While I definitely find it clever that people can find these glitches/exploits...I personally find it more impressive to see how fast someone can beat the game the way it was intended to be played. My reaction to something like this is like seeing someone finish a 400m dash in a few seconds because he walked backwards due to some bylaw everyone forgot about. Smart for sure, but seeing how fast someone can get to 70 stars and get to the final boss draws my interest more.

That being said, this is still pretty crazy, you definitely need skill to pull this off.

I don't personally acknowledge speedruns if they use glitches.

LOL are you serious?

Reminds me of this:

"Glitchless"! The best category for arbitrary workarounds to make you feel good about yourself even though you're betraying the point of the category. 

Yes. Why would I? He used a programming error to finish the game, not beat it "fair and square". It's my personal acknowledgment that I'm pretty sure nobody cares about but me. and then even barely as I am not interested much in speedruns, I've only watched like 3 or maybe 4 (including this). And they all used glitches. 

Ok. Not really here to argue with you about what you prefer. But did you see that video? It's hilarious. That whole run is gold.