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I noticed there was a password generator for TGL here: http://tasvideos.org/PasswordGenerators.html .  I'm sure it's known around here, but it's not mentioned in this topic, and it seems relevant. 

53 minutes is theseawolf1, the any% runner, he still runs from time to time, but afaik is very busy. 

That's awesome! And who is ZakkyDraggy? Can he join here?

He's an ex-tgl 100% speedrunner (and a speedrunner of other stuff).  I assume that most people who are heavy into researching TGL info must know that this place exists.  If he didn't join while he was running TGL, he probably won't now. 

Sadly, nowhere is actually established enough to be a primary source of info, with good info/knowledgeable people being split between here, gamefaqs, and the speedrun and tool assisted run forums (and likely more places I don't even know about, and who knows what the Japanese fanbase knows that I don't).  I can't really change where information is discovered or posted, but I can help spread the information to the more general fanbase, and perhaps by doing that, may gain access to new information. 

It's random: sometimes you get a blue chip, sometimes a red chip, sometimes a heart, sometimes a tank-thing

Fun fact, item drops aren't random, they run on a completely predictable cycle, which can be found in its entirety here http://bombch.us/TUv .  Therefore the current speedrun strategy for the first boss is to make 3 powerups spawn, increment the counter a few more times (so the spawn comes sooner), then the next 2 powerups will be hearts, allowing you to be extra aggressive.  It is helpful to know throughout the game though.

(Disclaimer: I didn't discover or make any of this, the chart was made by ZakkyDraggy, I don't know if he was the first person to document the cycle.  There's a fair bit of information around, and if I create a speed-running topic I'll probably try to pull what info I can together here, but I'll wait a bit on that.)