I never thought I’d sit through an hour long video about the history of speed running a videogame I’ve never seen but it’s absolutley fascinating. Some people are absolutley crazy doing this stuff and the lore is so rich. people went to crazy levels to Get the fastest time. A random person would come out of nowhere after 5 years of no one being able to get the record and crush it because they found a new exploit.
https://youtu.be/mmJ_LT8bUj0?si=4gsCp1Lb59Mr1MRy
This one on Mario kart shortcuts is my favourite
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Speedrunning, if you don’t know, is a community that challenges each other to get to the endpoint of any video game as fast as possible, ignoring the actual content of the game often through glitches and exploits. As my good friend DJ Wallh4x once said, at its purest, it turns each title into a game of chess. Meaning that, it’s inner workings have been so poured over that every possible action has been mapped out into a matrix and optimized, so the closer a record holder gets to the absolute purest optimization, it starts to become years between any signs of progress. Seven years later, this video is still like a comfort stim blanket for me. It’s a breakdown of speedrun techniques used by pros and TAS in a specific world level of Mario 64 but it’s such a beautiful illustration of complex techniques used to an end that so many people would call pointless. I kind of think of it like that Malcom Gladwell 10,000 hours thing - and it’s so cool to think that that applies to anything, not just more conventional skills and trades. It’s meditative, genius, and weirdly anarchistic. And keep in mind this is just one level of one game. It’s art. I hope to make something as beautiful as this one day. If I try to explain it any more here I’ll sound insane so just watch it for yourself.
Mar 29, 2023
Video games have really interesting and cool stories and fun ways of telling them. When I was a kid I wasn’t very good at video games but my older brother was. I remember how fun it was just to sit and watch him barrel through levels. When he left I missed doing that so I tried to watch let’s plays on youtube, but they just weren’t really for me. Even as a kid I just didn’t really love the constant like screaming and stuff that they tend to do while playing, there were some guys who didn’t talk a lot or yell while they played but not a lot, so over the years this was something I just never did anymore. But recently I’ve found there has been a spike in comepletely silent playthroughs getting uploaded and I love to watch them, they’re like oddly paced movies with tons of action. The ones I’ve been really into watching lately are the SilentHill and Psychonaut games it’s a lot of fun and really nostalgic so check ‘em out
(also the soundtracks always go hard asl)
Nov 12, 2024
Imagine this: You and your best friend are at the bottom of the ninth, and he’s kicking your ass by 3 points. It’s 1:30am in real time, but it’s all sunshine at Wario City. You are at bat with an underdog, Purple Toad. His career, his team, and this game rest on his shoulders. With just two outs and bases loaded, Purple Toad needs a Grand Slam, or its game over.
With only one swing, he sends it out of the park in what could be the most historic grand slam ever witnessed. No other video game exist where this is possible, and I’m happy its this one.
Dec 29, 2024
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Sip a blue gatorade whilst sitting on a hot dog.
Genuinely feels like you’re drinking the water of life whilst riding a sand worm.
10/10 would recommend
Apr 5, 2024
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Hot water with flavour that’s good for you. That’s living
May 1, 2024
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Didn’t know what I was missing. Kind of crazy but now there’s no going back. I can see the edges of things!! Go get that eye test you’ve been putting off
Feb 11, 2025