Why a16z’s ‘speedrun’ accelerator is playing a new game

The term "speedrun" is usually reserved for Super Mario.

"In games, a speedrun is a runthrough where you try to beat the game as fast as you possibly can," said Josh Lu, principal at Andreessen Horowitz. "A canonical example is Super Mario Brothers, where there's a set number of levels and you have to beat them all as fast as you can. You don’t get extra credit for getting more coins, larger Marios, flower Marios. You just get credit for how quickly you beat the game."  

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