Time attack
Many computer and video games include a time attack (or time trial) mode. This is a special setting which allows players to complete the games (or levels within them) as quickly as possible, almost always saving the records they set. It is similar to aiming for a high score, but in this case the target is a low time instead of high points. A time attack mode most frequently appears in racing games (often using a ghost car as a guide to the player's previous record), though it is fairly common in other genres, too. For example, GoldenEye 007, a first-person shooter on the Nintendo 64, encouraged players to revisit levels more than once by offering unlockable cheats as a reward for completing them quickly.
Sometimes the settings of a time attack mode are locked, to standardise competition between players. For example, Soul Calibur features a time attack mode automatically set to two rounds for a win, the normal difficulty setting and a default time limit; but it also features an alternative Arcade mode, which records fast times but also allows any option settings to be used.
In cases where a game does not have a dedicated time attack or trial mode, a fast completion is frequently known as a speedrun.