Epomaker Shadow-S Review | APH Networks

As of late, I have been really interested in the history of speedrunning. This includes the development of different speedrunning techniques and the cheaters. I find it interesting how much work is put into finding loopholes and bugs that can help with speeding up sections of a game or even completely skipping it. Recently, I watched a video about The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and the infamous barrier skip. For those who do not know, this barrier skip would allow the user to skip a sizable part of the game. It was amazing to see how much data was collected and how much testing was done before the community was able to find a reliable method. The several theories developed and evaluated were sort of mesmerizing. Speedrunning is quite the community when it comes to optimization. This is like the keyboard community, as they, too are after their own “endgame” through optimization. Some people will find a solution, whether it is a speed run time or a keyboard, that they are satisfied with and stop there. Meanwhile, others might just keep digging themselves further into the rabbit hole. When you consider even the most beginner speedrunners, they can still play the game, but there is still more potential to improve. This reminds me of the keyboard we have for review today, the Epomaker Shadow-S. The Shadow-S is a TKL gasket mounted keyboard with exciting potential. Will the Shadow-S hold up to my standards? Keep reading to find out!