Binary Land
Binary Land
Embark on a heartwarming adventure with two star-crossed penguins in this ingenious top-down puzzle-shooter. You take the reins of one penguin—male or female—while your partner mirrors every step in the opposite direction, turning simple moves into a strategic dance through walls, bricks and shifting traps. Fire “backwards” to blast foes lurking on the other side, time your jumps and turns just right, and guide both penguins so they reach the summit at once, coming together in a triumphant reunion.
Binary Land speedruns on NES
Compare 3 populated full-game category boards for Binary Land on Nintendo Entertainment System. Each board keeps its own rules and timing method. Hardware and emulator runs are labeled separately, and tied places retain their original ranks.
10 Rounds
Real time · Top 10 places
| Place | Runner | Time | System | Run date | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JahHaze | 2:18.683 | Emulator | Aug 20, 2026 | View run ↗ |
| 2 | JosephHTobinJr | 2:20.817 | Emulator | Sep 26, 2021 | View run ↗ |
| 3 | hirexen | 2:22.433 | Original hardware | Sep 27, 2021 | View run ↗ |
| 4 | Iamfruit | 2:23.967 | Emulator | Oct 18, 2019 | View run ↗ |
| 5 | KoolDoob | 2:24.733 | Original hardware | Oct 11, 2019 | View run ↗ |
| 6 | Tarbash_ | 2:25.533 | Original hardware | Sep 15, 2019 | View run ↗ |
| 7 | skateman222 | 2:34 | Original hardware | Aug 22, 2019 | View run ↗ |
| 8 | prisi | 2:39 | Original hardware | Aug 5, 2019 | View run ↗ |
| 9 | AceMoon1974 | 2:41 | Emulator | Sep 24, 2024 | View run ↗ |
| 10 | WolfMerrik | 2:56 | Emulator | Aug 9, 2018 | View run ↗ |
| 10 | smartalec24 | 2:56 | Original hardware | Sep 1, 2019 | View run ↗ |
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16 Rounds
Real time · Top 10 places
| Place | Runner | Time | System | Run date | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JosephHTobinJr | 3:57.367 | Emulator | Oct 2, 2021 | View run ↗ |
| 2 | hirexen | 4:07.65 | Original hardware | Sep 29, 2021 | View run ↗ |
| 3 | Neithend | 6:03 | Emulator | Mar 18, 2025 | View run ↗ |
| 4 | Ductape | 8:52 | Original hardware | May 9, 2022 | View run ↗ |
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99 rounds
Real time · Top 10 places
| Place | Runner | Time | System | Run date | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JosephHTobinJr | 33:49 | Emulator | Oct 28, 2021 | View run ↗ |
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Rankings from speedrun.com. Saved Nov 13, 2026, 7:37 pm UTC. Source leaderboards may have newer runs.
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