Wouter Jansen

Wouter Jansen (born April 27th 1984) is a Dutch GoldenEye & Perfect Dark speedrunner (as well as a runner on other games).

Wouter is a legendary figure of the-elite.net as well as one of the most decorated GoldenEye players ever, he was mostly active from 2000 to ~2006, but remained more or less around and did a few small comebacks throughout the years.

Wouter Jansen (2008)

Controversial debuts in GoldenEye speedrunning (1999 -2000)

Wouter's debuts in GoldenEye speedrunning were unique, and luckily he is the only person who played in the early era (1999 - 2000) who tracked his own achivements with such precision, thanks to a very complete list of all his times that he kept track over the years called the "GoldenEye Process".

Wouter first had a complete timespage on February 26th 1999, by then he had already achieved his first World Record, Runway SA 0:25 (and maybe a Depot Agent 0:29). Wouter continued to play intensely throughout the year 1999 and 2000 in complete secret, achieving dozens of World Records and Untieds without anyone being aware of it but himself.

On September 26th 2000, Wouter would contact the community using GameFAQs, claiming he was holding 35 World Records including 18 Untieds and that he had shown a tape of many of his speedruns to Steven Zwartjes to prove them.

Later in early October Wouter would reveal his timespage and all the world records he held, including a list of all his currently recorded times and a few tips for faster strategies on different levels (such as skipping the body armour on Jungle 00A).

Wouter was met with a lot of scepticism and extra scrutiny as no player ever joined the community with such a high level of play right away before or since him.

Managing to upload and send his videos online would be a challenge for weeks/months to come but he would eventually do it and be added on the-elite.net rankings on December 29th 2000, beginning in 2nd place just a handful of points behind then champion Sterling Neblett.

Wouter's domination (2000 - 2003)

After a short battle for champion, Wouter passed Sterling in January 2000 and would quickly find some competition with then top players Karl Jobst and Randy Buikema quickly climing the rankings to 2nd and 3rd place and coming closer to already dethroning Wouter.

Randy Buikema passed Wouter on August 1st 2001 and stayed champion for a few weeks before being tied for 1st place by Wouter on August 27th 2001 and then passed again on September 1st.

Almost a full year later, Buikema would pass Wouter again for 1st place in April 2002 before Wouter passed him again in ~September 2002, beginning his 3rd and last reign as Chamion.

Wouter Vs. Bosshardt (2003 - 2006)

Bryan Bosshardt had been slowly climbing the rankings since summer 2002 and was the first player since Buikema to be able to rivalise with Wouter.

Wouter's Legacy

Wouter's statistical exploits are some of the greatest in the history of the community.

Wouter is the GoldenEye 007 speedrunner who achieved more World Record and Untied World Records than anyone else. With 283 World Records set across his career, including 159 Untieds when set.

Total WRs (UWRs)

Game	WRs (Untied when set)
GoldenEye 007	284 (159)
Perfect Dark	16 (5)

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