noun Gaming Slang

out of bounds

· noun · gaming

Slipping outside the level into space the game never meant you to reach.

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Definitions

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A glitched state where you clip through the map and end up outside the intended playable area. Runners use it to skip whole sections by walking through the void behind the level.

“He clips out of bounds behind the wall and walks straight to the boss door, skipping the entire dungeon.”
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The empty backstage of a level. Get OOB and the normal rules of where you can walk stop applying.

“Going out of bounds here saves about forty seconds if you don't fall through the floor.”
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out of bounds In A Sentence

He clips out of bounds behind the wall and walks straight to the boss door, skipping the entire dungeon.
Going out of bounds here saves about forty seconds if you don't fall through the floor.

Origin & Usage

General speedrunning and glitch-hunting term, abbreviated OOB.

Variants OOBoob

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