First of all, I would like to thank a few people. Thanks to

• Tim Bright, for making the GC NTSC run. I use some tricks and strategies from his run and combined them with some of my own.
• Radix and mikwuyma, for accepting my run.
• nate, for doing all his stuff.

With a vast knowledge of the AI and the physics of the game, I set out to speed run Splinter Cell. The run was pretty easy for me to do and it didn't take more than a 2 weeks to make, but it's still a very solid run IMO. I'll give you my comments segment by segment...

• Training Part 1
  
  Gotta love tutorials. Training is actually one of the harder levels to speed run because of all the annoying training messages. The best way to avoid them is to learn when they appear and mash A, but that's sometimes hard to do because you have to do other things at the same time. After the very first training message, I use a wall jump to get up onto the wall, which is faster than doing it the intended way. Then after climbing the ladder, instead of sliding down using the zip line, I jump to the platform below, saving several seconds. In the end of this part, I use a semi hard trick that involves jumping at the right moment so that Sam is climbing the ledge over the gate while the "Lambert speech" is going. This saved more time than you'd think since Lambert actually started talking as soon as I first jumped.
  
  
• Training Part 2
  
  Even more training messages here and also a lot of check points. I was a little slow when lockpicking the door, but everything else went fine. In the first room with a camera, you're supposed to shoot the light to be able to sneak past the camera, but instead of doing this, I waited a little for the camera to look away, then I just ran past it while hugging the left wall. The second and third camera rooms were done in the same manner, by just running past the cameras.
  
  
• Police Station Part 1
  
  This part was perfectly executed. After crawling through the tunnel, I used a walljump to get up onto the ledge instead of climbing the pipe. Pulling Sam's legs up while sliding down a zip line makes him go faster, so obviously I did that. I got through the building without problems and at the end I didn't bother to shoot the skylights/crouch, so I took damage from the smoke, but I got through the room faster.
  
  
• Police Station Part 2

  This part was also perfectly executed. I simply ran past the first russian (the guy with the phone) without him noticing me. It's hilarious to see how I run past the second russian though, still without being noticed. The only thing that I might have been able to do a little faster was punching in the code for the balcony door, but whatever.
  
  

• Police Station Part 3
  
  Again I was a little slow while lockpicking, but still nothing major. I ran past the two police men talking to the drunk guy, taking some damage at the same time, a price worth paying. When going through the tunnel, I use a roll, which is much faster than crawling. After opening the gates, I run past another police man, taking some more bullets. When I shot the two guys at the end, I did it pretty well, considering that I was shooting while moving, which sometimes causes your shots to miss even if your target is in the middle of the crosshair.
  
  
• Police Station Part 4
  
  I started this part with so little health that I would've died from one shot. I hit the first police man once to stun him, then I run past him. I ignore the guy coming out of the door and he starts to fire at me, but an evasive roll made me survive. Note that any mistakes I do after activating the speech in the morgue doesn't matter since I still have to wait for Lambert to stop talking before I can activate the save point.
  
  
• Police Station Part 5
  
  In this part, I run past the police man and the civilian in the beginning and when I reach the top of the stairs, I walk slowly so that I don't alert the guys up there. After using the computer, I run past the guys outside, they never got a single shot away. The reson why I pulled out the SC-pistol after descending the stairs is that 90% of the time, the guard down there is standing in the doorway, blocking my path. I got lucky this time though.
  
  
• Defense Ministry Part 1

  When rapelling down the wall, I time my second jump so that I fall in through the window instead of climbing in. I am very satisfied with my shooting in this segment, no missed shots. In the big hallway, I shoot the first guard with one shot so that the other guard will come running, then I shoot him when he is in the dark area, that way I don't need to hide the bodies.
  
  

• Defense Ministry Part 2
  
  This was a pretty hard segment, since I used very risky strategies. I didn't waste any time when I hid the body in the large room because I'd still have to wait for the colonel to come down. I might've been able to run past the camera without shooting it, but I didn't want to risk it.
  
  
• Defense Ministry Part 3
  
  A very hard segment, but I found some good strats for it. When waiting for the elevator to arrive with the two guards, I use a wall jump to get up onto the rafters. From there, I remain unnoticed from the guards and I can get into the elevator without interfering with them. After the elevator, I could've choosen two paths. One would lead me through an air vent and drop me down into a hallway later on. The other path would force me to take out three guards. The second path was obviously faster but much harder, but I chose to use it anyway. After I used Nicoladze's computer, I throw a frag grenade against the door, somehow it takes out all three guards behind it.
  
  
• Oil Refinery Part 1
  
  Everything was almost perfect, this might be improvable by 1 second or something like that.
  
  
• Oil Refinery Part 2
  
  This segment is totally perfected. Here you can also see what I like to call a "save-point exploit".
  
  
• Oil Refinery Part 3
  
  There is some heavy lag in this level, which led to many restarts. This segment is also flawless, but also a little slow to watch in the beginning.
  
  
• CIA HQ Part 1
  
  This segment actually has some mistakes in it, but the hard parts went well. Punching in the first door code in time is actually quite hard, since you can't enter a code while there is an alarm going. Grabbing and knocking out that unarmed guy may seem like it is a fatal mistake, but fortunately I didn't lost any time from it because I still had to wait for the alarm to end later on, right before punching in the second code. The mistake that matters is that I dropped down from the split jump position a little too early, thus I had to sit through the "knock-out" animation.
  
  
• CIA HQ Part 2
  
  Good segment. The wall jump you see in the "big, white room" is actually quite hard, but it was flawlessly done in this attempt. One thing to note is that the last alarm that goes off doesn't matter; because I enter the save-point before it stops, making the game never register it.
  
  
• CIA HQ Part 3
  
  This segment is a little boring, but still interesting from a certain point of view. Knocking out Dougherty and carrying him to the save-point is a lot faster than letting him walk there by himself.
  
  
• CIA HQ Part 4
  
  Very good segment, nothing went wrong here.
  
  
• Kalinatek Part 1
  
  Ah, my favorite level, Kalinatek. Again you will see me entering a save-point in a faster, unintended way.
  
  
• Kalinatek Part 2

  The first knock-out in this part is probably one of the coolest things in the run, you will see why when you watch it ;).
  
  

• Kalinatek Part 3
  
  My personal favorite part of this run. Lots of enemies mean lots of shooting, and the shooting went well. I also completely skip disarming the bomb by entering the save-point before the timer runs out. The timer will be gone when the next part starts.
  
  
• Kalinatek Part 4
  
  Flawless segment. The reason why I release the first sticky shocker so late is that if would do it earlier, the door would close and I wouldn't be able to shoot the second guy. Rolling through the fire forces me to wait for the guy in the bathroom to move away from the door, but it is still faster than crawling though the air vent.
  
  
• Kalintek Part 5

  This one is cool to watch, due to my efficient usage of frag grenades. Entering the save-point with 1 hp left was of course (un)intentional. ;)
  
  

• Kalinatek Part 6
  
  Probably the segment I am the least satisfied with, since there are a few mistakes, but it was hard to manipulate the AI in this one. I actually missed a sniper-shot near the beginning, which I will never forgive myself for. :(
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 1
  
  Another level I like. Here I just run on certain spots to prevent the enemies from detecting me. Letting go of the ladder to fall down into the save-point is not only faster than climbing down, i t looks cooler as well. :)
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 2
  
  Advanced AI manipulation allows me to run past the enemies in the sewers with problems.
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 3
  
  I have a lot of health to spare here and I take advantage of that by just running past a guy shooting at me. Good segment and another odd way of entering a save-point is shown.
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 4
  
  Here I found out that if I walk a couple of steps after running, the patrolling guard wont detect me, so the gate stays open and I can even run in without shooting the camera. I shoot 2 ring airfoils because my intention was to knock that guard out, but it didn't work. It doesn't matter anyway, since he got stunned and I could run past without detection.
  
  
• Abbatoir Part 1
  
  I don't like this level. The first part went fine, even though I was a little slow when punching in the door code.
  
  
• Abbatoir Part 2
  
  This level went perfectly considering that I used very risky strategies. Manipulating the enemies to reload at the right time wasn't easy, but it worked. Lots of action in this part.
  
  
• Abbatoir Part 3
  
  I used a smoke grenade to take out the first guard, incase you're wondering what happened. My strategy for those two guards who were talking was to take them both out with ring airfoils, but (as always), one airfoil didn't work properly. Still it didn't matter since I could run past him. Using a frag grenade to kill Grinko was the quickest and easiest way I could find.
  
  
• Chinese Embassy (second visit) Part 1
  
  This is about as good as it gets. I wait for a split second before running to the ladder in the kitchen. I did this so that the enemies in the next room would run to the door, instead of shooting me through the window as I climb the ladder.
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 2
  
  Another smooth segment here with some creative use of frag grenades. Note that if I had killed the officer before he punched in the code, I would get a mission failed.
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 3
  
  A very hard segment. The wall jumps near the end are extremely hard to pull off consistently.
  
  
• Chinese Embassy Part 4
  
  Oh man, this part got owned. I discovered that "Goa" doesn't actually take the elevator up, he just disappears, then he respawns on the second floor. I run right after him to avoid punching in the door code and I activate the cutscene with General Feirong before Goa dies. This allows me to keep going without failing the mission (I would've failed because the game didn't register me punching in the door code and with that it assumes that I'm stuck behind the code locked doors).
  
  
• Presidential Palace Part 1
  
  I like this segment. I got really lucky with the laser beams in the sewer, and the AI manipulation went smooth.
  
  
• Presidential Palace Part 2
  
  This was the absolute hardest part in the run to do good, there are so many things that could go wrong, it's not even funny. Even so, it is one of the highlights of the run, so enjoy it. :)
  
  
• Presidential Palace Part 3
  
  Perfect segment. Evading the guards in the basement saved a lot of time.
  
  
• Presidential Palace Part 4
  
  And here we are, the last segment. Everything went very good, but it took a lot of restarts to perfect the second half.

This is my third speed run. I did two Kotor speed runs and felt like moving on to something different. Splinter Cell is a game that I absolutely love. I got it free with my video card and loved it ever since. This is a straight speed run. I don't try to avoid alarms, except where necessary. I looked at the run for the playstation that was up, but I found that there was little I could learn form it. The levels are quite different and he did a no alarm run.

Level One: Training.
This is an annoying level that is presents little speed running opportunities. The only real trick is jumping off the platform. The rest is just memorizing what you can get away with.

Level Two: Police Station.
Pretty easy level. Hardest part is the two guards talking to the drunk. I got really lucking with the shooting. Most of my kills were with one shot. Worst part was hooting that damn camera. It took me fice shots to do it. I can't believe I missed the guy at the computer. That never happened before, but it led to a more exciting finish with me having to kill the two guys in the next room.

Level Three: Defense Ministry
Another simple level, with enough practice. There are two methods of getting in the place, repelling or sliding down the pipe. Both are probably the same. I accidently alerted the guard in the kitchen, but it didn't seem to affect my game. The battle with the three guys outside the office went ok. The second and third guys weren't in their usual places, so that threw me a little. I got all of them though, so it turned out ok.

Level Four: Oil Refinery
This level is done almost flawlessly. I took a little too long with the two guards, but I lived. The rest of the level is easy. This is the easiest level in the game.

Level Five: CIA Headquarters.
Now the hardest level in the game. It probably took me over 40 tries to get this one. The amount of strateies in this level is too numerous to name the all, but I try my best. I messed up at the grate jump. I having to pull myself up cost a second. The stair jump went off flawlessly. It took me a long time to figure out that trick. The positioning has to be just right. The guard alert goes off very well. If it isn't done right, the guard in the next room shoots you. After the elevator, I learned the trick about alerting the maintenance worker on my very first recorded try. Saves about 5 to 10 seconds. I screwed up just after this by alerting the guard, but it didn't affect the run at all. I need to knock out the guard by the server room, because there is no telling where he will be once you get out of the server room. He ended quite a few of my runs. The biggest flaw in the run is where the stupid guy in the copy room notices me and I am force to hide him. There are no other major flaws in the run. As I said, the strategies in this level and too numerous, so I will stop now.

Level Six: Kalinatek
The best strategy to kill the guys before the elevator to shoot the bomb, but that thing is too damn hard to hit and you only get a few seconds to do it before they spot you. It is safer to shoot out the glass and wait for the to some to you. I was really lucky in this run not to die in the last part of this level, or as I call it, "The Shooting Gallery." I kill 20 guys in this part. This was actually the only time I ever recorded this part. This was the first time I had gotten to the area and I was lucky enough to have gotten through it all in one run.

Level Seven: Chinese Embassy 1
Really easy level. The only annoying part is having to wait to exit the level. It you even knock out one of the guards to early, you fail the mission. Nothing else of interest.

Level Eight: Abattoir
A lot like the CIA level. Lots of little strategies. I messed up by missing one of the boxes in the minefield. I pulled off the roof trick well. Doing it wrong means you can't pull the broadcast switch until you kill two guards. Killing the three guards is very diifcult. I t requires exact timing. The refrigerator part I did near perfect. This level did have my biggest flaw. In the last part of the level, I have to hide guards because I didn't know what the alarm stage was at. In my practice runs, I never had to do this, but in my recorded run, I kept failing. I waste a whole bunch of time. The final battle is done really well.

Level Nine: Chinese Embassy 2
Going from the grate to the roof takes some very precise timing. Too early and he kills you immediately, too late and he will spot you too early. I could have gotten rid of those guards in the computer room much sooner, but the game automatically fails if you do. I have no explanation for why. After the second load, I take a little time because if you turn the corner too early, you will die. The part with the key codes could have been done faster, but the risk isn't worth it. If you try to do the last part to quickly, the general doesn't kill him and you will fail the mission.

Level Ten: The Presidential Palace
The jump trick at the beginning is my favorite in the run. I discovered it by accident. I love how he screams, but take no damage. It was this that gave me the idea for the CIA Headquarters jump. The courtyard part is one of the harder parts because of the guards are to the right, your screwed. The hardest part is killing the three guards at the elevator. I was sweating that part, but I got some very good shots off. After the elevator, the shot I got on the second guard was a miracle shot. I still can't believe I hit him. The only other question mark was climbing up the pipe. Some times it is easy to jump off it to the ledge, sometimes it is impossible.