RTA

あーるてぃーえー

noun

real-time attack; speedrun

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1. real-time attack; speedrun (gaming)

A gaming term for completing a game or section as fast as possible using real time, including all loading times and pauses. Popular in the Japanese gaming community.

このゲームのRTAに挑戦(ちょうせん)している。

I'm attempting a speedrun of this game.

世界(せかい)記録(きろく)のRTA動画(どうが)を見(み)た。

I watched a video of the world record speedrun.

RTAは練習(れんしゅう)と運(うん)の両方(りょうほう)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Speedrunning requires both practice and luck.

RTA (Real-Time Attack) is a speedrunning category that measures total time in real time.

Rta categories

Any%: 最速(さいそく)クリア (fastest completion, any method)
100%: 完全(かんぜん)クリア (all items/objectives)
Glitchless: バグなし (no exploits)

Related words

TAS (Tool-Assisted Speedrun): 機械(きかい)による自動(じどう)プレイ
走者(そうしゃ): speedrunner
通(とお)しプレイ: full run (from start to end)
タイムアタック: time attack

RTA differs from TAS (tool-assisted speedrun) in that RTA is performed by human players in real time without frame-by-frame manipulation.

Related Words

Related: 走者(そうしゃ) (speedrunner)

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Added 2026.1.29 20:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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