Breath of Fire series relay race taking place this Saturday and Sunday

In case you were looking to spice up your Twitch-watching pastime this weekend, the passionate folks over at RPG Limit Break will be livestreaming a Breath of Fire series relay race!

The race is split between “Team Ryu” and “Team Nina”. Both teams are comprised of BoF speedrunners representing 8 different time zones. The stream will go live bright and early on Saturday, November 19 ^th at 5:00am EST / 2:00am PST / 9:00am GMT and will keep going until the Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter runners finish sometime on Sunday, November 20th.

Here’s a breakdown of the contestants, with Team Ryu in blue and Team Nina in red :

Breath of Fire (SNES) – RyuQuezacotl vs. Nihil922

Breath of Fire II (SNES) – EmkanK vs. Jenja23

Breath of Fire III (PS1) – ELmaGus vs. Neoslash72

Breath of Fire IV (PS1) – BOWIEtheHERO vs. Chibizer0

Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter (PS2) – IAmRayOfLight vs. DavidK5

RPG Limit Break is also encouraging users to tweet out their thoughts about the race and their memories of the Breath of Fire series using hashtag #BoFRelay.

For the full lowdown, RPG Limit Break’s got a Google Doc you can read. Otherwise, tune in on Twitch on Saturday and Sunday – you know I will! Best of luck to the runners – stock up on your Mrbl3s, Smoke spells and what-have-you!