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[[Image:Infil_and_Psyrell.jpg|thumb|Psyrell (on the right) with friend [[Infil]] (on the left)]]
'''Adam "Psyrell" Van't Hul''' is a speedrunner and videogame expert currently residing in Calgary, Alberta. He was responsible for the [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]] speedrun, inventing new strategies and shaving several minutes off the previous Richter world record (a run already below 10 minutes in length). He then accomplished a single-segment 195% run of the main game using Richter. He also provided video proof of some excellent Contra: Shattered Soldier strategies which found their way into later speed runs found on SDA.
In 2005, Psyrell was involved with a strange incident involving the television show Cinematech (on network G4). Psyrell's Richter run was shown, from start to end, on the show without any credit given. This sparked a debate in forums, and eventually Cinematech was contacted about the copyright issues. The situation was never fully resolved, but they have never shown a speed run on the show since.
Psyrell is good friends with [[Elite]] members [[Infil]], who goes to the same university, and [[SnapDragon]], who captured all his speedruns. Some of Psyrell's favorite game genres include music games (DDR, IIDX, Guitar Hero), fighting games (SF3: 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear XX), and survival horror games (Resident Evil series, Silent Hill series); he'll play pretty much any game, except Madden.
'''Adam "Psyrell" Van't Hul''' is a speedrunner and videogame expert currently residing in Calgary, Alberta. He was responsible for the [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]] speedrun, inventing new strategies and shaving several minutes off the previous Richter world record (a run already below 10 minutes in length). He then accomplished a single-segment 195% run of the main game using Richter. He also provided video proof of some excellent Contra: Shattered Soldier strategies which found their way into later speed runs found on SDA.
In 2005, Psyrell was involved with a strange incident involving the television show Cinematech (on network G4). Psyrell's Richter run was shown, from start to end, on the show without any credit given. This sparked a debate in forums, and eventually Cinematech was contacted about the copyright issues. The situation was never fully resolved, but they have never shown a speed run on the show since.
Psyrell is good friends with [[Elite]] members [[Infil]], who goes to the same university, and [[SnapDragon]], who captured all his speedruns. Some of Psyrell's favorite game genres include music games (DDR, IIDX, Guitar Hero), fighting games (SF3: 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear XX), and survival horror games (Resident Evil series, Silent Hill series); he'll play pretty much any game, except Madden.