A Historic Super Mario 64 Speedrun Just Happened!

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Super Mario 64's most popular category, 16 star, has just had a huge milestone broken. In today's video we will take a look at some of the history of the category and examine what makes this accomplishment special.
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[@Yesnomu]

That "YATTA!" when he finished transcends language. What a fantastic run! Thanks so much for the history and context here.

[@saturos5068]

What does yatta mean?

[@lucbrisson2]

I did it! more or less

[@gibraltar4841]

bruh

[@gamermapper]

やった！

[@dantherriault3998]

@@saturos5068 it means FUCK YES!!!!!

[@Darkxculo]

WR speedrunner: missed two jumps near the end of his almost perfect world record run. My fat ass laying in bed: rookie mistake.

[@blindtreeman8052]

Bruh. Get off the bed and start exercising, quarantine and lockdown isn't an excuse to be a sedentary slob -some dude laying on a couch

[@Darkxculo]

@@blindtreeman8052 dude, don't give shit to another dude through a lazy KZbin comment, you arse. *Some dude giving shit to another dude through a lazy KZbin comment.

[@Darkxculo]

@@DAMWOKE wow... Someone didn't get the joke... 🙃

[@Darkxculo]

@@DAMWOKE wow, someone is a little defensive and insecure! 🙃

[@KenmeriCaptain]

@@Darkxculo all those push ups got him heated

[@WeeklyMusicalShitposts]

*Peach:* Bowser kidnapped me again! *Mario:* Alright, gimme 15 minutes.

[@eiyukabe]

Mario: *Appears to save her before she sends the letter*

[@Stellarvalves]

You mean 14

[@Winkler-rg1hu]

Peach hears in the distance: YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA

[@MrPek-fe9fp]

YAHHOO YA YA YAHHOO!!!

[@MrPek-fe9fp]

Aight im here

[@seanissomething]

16:13 dude's heart didn't start racing until AFTER he got the record. So clutch. Don't know how he kept his composure like that.

[@captainegg2672]

n

[@remicou8420]

* Flashbacks to Badabun *

[@nivyan]

First time he was on pace, his heart rate was at ~100 when doing the last stairs. Second time it was ~80. He had better composure. What surprised me was his heart rate jumped to 140 when then Peach cinematic played. Either she's his waifu or realization set in.

[@jackemled_but_gay]

He's a robot.

[@bananya6020]

@@nivyan his monitor is delayed lol

[@matthewuzhere]

You’re such a great storyteller and I love how your genuine passion for speedrunning so clearly bleeds through in every video you make. You put weight into everything you talk about and it makes your videos so fun and compelling. I had absolutely no interest in speedrunning before a week or two ago, when I found your videos, but now I can’t stop watching stuff about it. Thank you.

[@someguy7526]

For most people, they see "speedrunning" as just playing the same game, over and over. The amount of work, time and mental exhaustion it takes, to get a top time or WR (World Record), doesn't get the credit it deserves, imo. I'm glad more people are getting into speedrunning, definitely needs more attention :)

[@IntensePeppers]

This man's heart rate was only 90, seconds before he made the world record. A lot of the mario speedrunners near 200 when they get new records

[@chriscrux4556]

probably on an anti-adrenergic med that lowers blood pressure and heart-rate.

[@DiazShitAndStuff]

Nah asians are naturally zen like

[@chriscrux4556]

@@DiazShitAndStuff bruh

[@NorXor]

His heart rate hit 200 like a minute later

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

Kosmic hit like 3000 bps in a midlevel run kekw

[@R4-P17_]

Me who knows nothing about speed running and this was in my recommended for some reason: ..... This guy: You absolute legend! Me: :)

[@JX8424Dad]

Months ago I was in this situation.... and now I’m addicted

[@refat17]

Have fun binge watching the rest of his videos :)

[@enemdisk6628]

Me too got addicted like so

[@benfoley4683]

same bro i dont speed run at all but ill binge watch this guy's videos at like 2am

[@benfoley4683]

lmao it's 1:51 am rn and youll never guess what im watching

[@pretty-dusty]

Hey Karl - just wanted to say I had no idea speedrunning was even a thing before I saw your video about the record for Doom E1M1 being broken and since then I watch every video you release as soon as I see it come out. I shared your channel with all my friends and you inspired one of them to become the world record champion holder for Doom E1M1 Nightmare 100% for a few weeks until his record kickstarted some fierce competition in that niche category that left him in awe. You've earned the title of being an absolute legend for your Perfect Dark records alone, but you've also opened up a world for me as an enthusiastic spectator so you're truly an absolute legend to me in personal terms :)

[@philoni5368]

This is super wholesome, made me smile

[@mrlsr]

Me too, I watched Summoning Salt's 4-2 video and here I am, speedrunning various games

[@vitalisudakov8918]

You just described my feelings about this channel and Karl Jobst.

[@JakeCuster]

This was as inspirational to read as Karl’s videos are to watch

[@friesofwisdom4399]

Same for me too, about the following at least! :)

[@RoeVaune]

Man, that clip at the end. No choking, and when he got it through, when he saw that number, his reaction was just explosive. That's the kind of shit i love speedrunning for.

[@johnnovak4944]

I would just like to say “absolute legends” has now worked its way into my everyday vocabulary and I’m not mad

[@hiddensquid0728]

You, absolute legends!

[@iandorman37]

Same, lmao

[@Lovuschka]

I don't understand why, you absolute legend!

[@luis.monteiro]

True!

[@Damned-Soul-Sundea]

We are all absolute legends.

[@Lovuschka]

Hey, Karl! You absolute legend! A small idea: Show the list of world records that you had talked about (i.e. the progression) on a screen at the end, i.e. prior to the Patreon Legends. Might be something to consider in future videos.

[@donkeydarren]

Hey, Lovuschka! You absolute legend! A small idea: Reply to me doing the same thing that I did.

[@Rebateman]

@@donkeydarren ok

[@somefreshbread]

I definitely rewound a few times to try to figure out what date that last run happened on. May 10 by the way :-)

[@karljobst]

Good idea

[@TheJamesM]

Great idea. Perhaps accompany it with a line graph, so we can get a more visual sense of the pace of progress.

[@stevenjobbes6024]

5:23 I'm no history buff but I'm pretty sure that was 1945

[@Darkxculo]

Your joke is so black (dark), the police is trying to shoot it in self defense.

[@naomisisk4663]

Dude.....

[@Darkxculo]

@Vaperon that's actually my full name: Enrique "too soon" Villar

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@Darkxculo that's what she said

[@spencer183]

There’s the comment I was looking for

[@crazyfox0376]

What's best than being called "Absolute Legend" from the ultimate legend

[@Gameboy_1992]

#r/waitthatsilligle

[@iZetto1]

@@Gameboy_1992 You mean r/waitthatsillegal

[@CharlieBrown-gb2wx]

Having someone with his standing being able to tip his hat would be a great day indeed

[@LuvodicusMycaelis]

copying the same comment on every video for internet points? Imagine being such a pick me bitch.

[@marcusskaar891]

There's pretty much no chance you'll even see my comment, but I wanted to express my gratitude. It's something very simple, really, but i'm just grateful that you showcase all these amazing runs but also take the time to explain them in detail. It makes it entertaining and informative for those like me who don't know what's going on! Love your videos, you absolute legend! Good luck!

[@shawnpro650]

*reads title* "Wait, HISTORIC?! I HAVE TO WATCH IT, I WANT TO WITNESS HISTORY"

[@legofan6669]

GIVE ME THE KNOWLEDGE JUICE

[@z3ig332]

Ok?

[@Zweilvish]

@@z3ig332 Ok?

[@legofan6669]

@@Zweilvish Ok?

[@sirsmellybottom7480]

Speaking of history... I was the 420th like

[@somedude5800]

The video is longer than the actual run.

[@JustSheep-HandlesAreShit]

The sky is also blue and the sun is hot!

[@Sweon25]

@@JustSheep-HandlesAreShit the water is wet

[@stoicvampirepig6063]

Any Japanese speakers care to give a rough translation of what Aki said after he broke the record?

[@karljobst]

Would love that

[@brett1908]

@@karljobst who had the wr in 2011 before the 16 min barrier was broken do u know? Edit: nvm watched more of the video and u went over the history lol

[@dyfferent9883]

Just before the bowser fight, he sais "*unintelligible* kore, kuso, kuso, kuso" , which means "*unintelligible* this, fuck/shit x3 ^^ Probably because he thought me might not get the sub 15 :D Afterwards you can hear him cheer for himself almost whispering "ike, ike, ike", wich means "go, go, go" and after he had done it he cheered more loudly. Again "ike, ike, ike" as far as I can tell. Not much content though Xd EDIT2: the other stuff I am too bad at Japanese to translate, so hopefully someone else can clear things up :) EDIT3: just after some googling, it seems like he could also mean "イケイケ(ike-ike) is meaning good vibes. But, little old phrase. Most useful in 90's." It also seems to have other meanings depending on context. So quite a bit more complicated than I thought ...

[@viralvideotube7976]

@@karljobst Yes! I Did it! The first time! ^

[@skrubbyy]

In the credits, he said that he would practice 120 star and speaking of which he recently said he only has around 6 more stars to learn before he knows the entire route. He will still stream 16 star every now and then.

[@patopotatotomato]

Mom: 15 minutes until you have to go to school Akki: Hold on I’ll just play some Super Mario 64

[@HerrJaeger64]

With 6 seconds to spare!

[@Timmothy_plays]

The "Largemann just subscribed!" was perfectly fitting with the accompanied gif of Mario headbanging XD Now we just need a SummoningSalt video about SM64 16star category!

[@MyHandleIsAplaceholder]

He did one for the any% category

[@fredrickrodriguez2175]

Not 16 stars

[@nelsonharrington9847]

5:18 got chills when the Chrono Trigger music started.

[@thomassalas5191]

I like that version of it too

[@thomassalas5191]

I'm sorry wrong one. Look upkzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKVlKZpi6mCd5o

[@beakerthefrog]

I think it's fascinating how Chrono Trigger's music is so iconic that anyone who has played the game IMMEDIATELY recognizes almost any track when it's played, even when it's played subtly.

[@traal]

Me too! That’s the forest outside Guardia Castle. ☺️

[@ofiros396]

14:23 175 BPM, Jesus dude. That was Soo close I can hear him grabbing his head when it wasn't sub 15. Also I'm happy that I have watched enough anime to understand akki's words at the end :)

[@stevenbenson9976]

Compare that to his sub 15 and I wonder if he was taking downers to keep his bp and nerves from screwing up... He barely goes above 90 the whole time

[@raido97]

can you translate pls?

[@BjornTheDim]

OK, so I wasn't imagining that. I saw that heart rate and I got somewhat concerned for his health.

[@ofiros396]

@@raido97 kso! Is like "curses" or "God damnit" something In that direction, he said it cuz he grabbed the ledge twice And "yataa" is "I did it" or I think more correct is "I succeeded".

[@joelsmith3473]

@@stevenbenson9976 I'm thinking there is something wonky with his HR device. He seems cold as ice on the sub-15, then at 17:03 in the vid there's a spike 108 to 140+ long after any pressure.

[@dragoneye6229]

The genuine joy in his voice when he beat 15 minutes was contagious.

[@BobZombie3000]

Karl you're a legend. I have never had any interest in the speed running community until I came across your videos. Keep up the great content look forward to the next video

[@STABxWEST]

Hell yeah, man. This guy is a speed running historian. Karl, keep doing all you're doing. It's great work.

[@thegametime5720]

Agreed

[@benabaxter]

Check out Summoning Salt, who is also good but a bit more footage-only- than strategy-focused.

[@allways28]

Yea this channel and the legend who runs it is the only gateway I have into speed running News. Glad I found it

[@iambread2914]

@@benabaxter Summoning Salt is more of a slow pace and Jobst is more of a fast pace just by looking at the vids

[@Cohere1]

I can't tell what blew my mind more: Akki's WR, Akki's screams of happiness, or Akki's analog stick in the bowser fights.

[@ssscout]

absolute legend

[@dfjt]

huh, didn’t expect to see you here. hey nonetheless :)

[@WayTwo]

Awesome content very entertaining!

[@Ohhhh955]

34 likes in 7 months???

[@billybobjones4547]

AAAAAAAAAA

[@Skunkgasm]

Verified account. Bot tier contribution.

[@TheNorseCrow]

Some people would watch Akki's sub 15 run, hear his reaction and somehow still think "Why's he so excited? It's just a video game. He didn't even play it correctly"

[@penguinjay]

some people would tell you he said the n word @16:07 and want him cancelled. Lol

[@mariocamspam72]

@@penguinjay woah

[@whoeverest_the_whateverest]

@@penguinjay I heard 'ya got it' with foreign accent and almost dissapeared t's

[@MisterTwoScoops]

I myself don't understand the excitement. I find speedrunning fascinating from a coding perspective.

[@sawlol2011]

@@penguinjay He's most likely saying Ike (いけ/行け) multiple times which just means "come on", probably telling the game to hurry up. I don't know why some people thought he said a racial slur. Maybe they liked that word so much that they would "cancel" a japanese person who probably don't even know what that word means.

[@Beluga_71]

Interestingly, the 46 min barrier in 70 stars is also a few seconds away as of a few days ago. It's only a matter of time now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKuxgp5petp9jNU SM64 is such an entertaining game to watch speedruns of. Great video, thanks for your hard work in the middle of your family life!

[@fnors2]

SM64 is one of those really rare games that have it all for fun speedruns. The skill ceiling is very high, the game itself is simple enough that anyone can enjoy it (and understand to some extent the skills of a player), and the glitches are generally interesting. There aren't a lot of games that have all those things. That's for sure.

[@Rain593]

Now we just need a 1:37:xx in 120 star

[@nyarthecat8195]

47:02 happened today, only 3 seconds remaining

[@NorXor]

he did it

[@toximan2008]

legend got to 46

[@gnusbrig]

I'm a simple man. When a new video from Karl pops up i'll watch it immediately and feel good because i am greeted as an absolute legend.

[@krxxc.kk6]

69 likes

[@ros9764]

@@krxxc.kk6 95*

[@gressorialNanites]

5:18 Ah, sweet music to my ears!

[@traal]

Guardia Forest! 🙌

[@timur1326]

Grinding My Ass Off *GMAO*

[@NuclearTopSpot]

I only eat genetically modified-ass organisms.

[@cyberz55]

Presenting Timur132, who has officially coined the word GMAO!

[@loafboi]

don't mind me, i'm just here for historical purpose. HI INTERNET

[@astral2048]

@@loafboi me 2

[@ۦۦٴۦۦ]

HI INTERNET IN A FEW YEARS

[@dogeramsey9154]

The pure joy in AKKI's voice as he got the WR is contagious 😁

[@augustoschimuda7096]

the clip of akki getting the final star at 14:59 gave me chills the dude is so happy and proud of himself is actually beautiful

[@theblekedet6467]

It's an unbridled joy!

[@8thLife]

The way you compile these videos is *absolutely legendary!*

[@aaronbeaston2864]

I love it when a runner gets hype after setting a record! The reactions after years of hard work pays off for these legends is awesome!

[@Ross2505x]

Absolutely love your videos Karl. As someone that is very familiar with speedruns of certain games but completely new to others, you have a great ability to give such a well explained and rich overview of history, strategies, the runners and everything, the whole works! You clearly put a lot of effort into researching and producing the content and I think the result is fantastic. Keep up the amazing work!

[@prexot2341]

2:25 small correction: Bypassing the basement door key is possible, but is only possible with TAS as it requires the most precise movement in the entire history of speedrunning.

[@Game_Hero]

11:54 Akki: "Weegee, look! It's from Japan! :) Weegee [reading]: "Dear american speedrunners The japanese speedrunners and I have taken over the Super Mario 64 16-star category. The record is now a permanent guest at one of my numerous streams! I dare you to beat it if you can!"

[@indeedinit]

I actually managed to watch this live. Absolutely amazing work from Akki

[@AqueleGamer]

Crazy to think so many people have just found out about your work when I remember your Dam 00:52 like it was yesterday. Congrats, Karl, your videos always deliver, and you deserve every new sub.

[@nctrn07]

I really like how you always explain it before getting to the records

[@MontyMole82]

I love the way you break down the history in your videos. I’m not a speed runner and only watch little bits here and there. I’ve probably spent more time watching videos of you talking about speed running than I’ve watched of actual speed running. Your content is always interesting because the way you put records or strats in context really sells the significance of the milestones that fall.

[@Knyex]

I love how you can see the runner’s heartbeat instantly jump from 80 BPM to 100 BPM the moment he sees that “14:59.54” on the final time.

[@comiccat4650]

You know what I love? Sometimes it seemes almost impossible to shave a few seconds off for a years but after it has been done one time it becomes farely common to see runs that top this speed

[@TranquillShot]

Legendary. Less than a minute per star is madness to begin with. Happy for this guy! :D

[@BunnehGaming]

This was a super interesting video! I love how you dive into the history of the speedruns and showcase some of the techniques used, because to people not familiar w/ the speedrunning techniques, it can be confusing why people are cheering or celebrating when a certain skip or move is performed without knowing the context or how difficult certain techniques are. I actually remember watching that door skip during the Summer Games Done Quick on not understanding why everyone was clapping... haha Anyways these videos must take you a long time to write, record and edit together, so thank you!

[@goofytycooner5519]

"The Japanese explosion" Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? No? I need to see a therapist? Ok.

[@TheDonutguy1]

me too haha

[@iconofsin4578]

I dont get it

[@pikaboy70]

Icon of Sin Maybe it’s better that way...

[@gentrydean3789]

What I noticed was that Mario was holding the Bob-omb right when he said it.

[@Sueshe]

Man of culture

[@Jack-yq6ui]

I was "speedrunning" SM64 a few months after I got it on the N64 when I was a kid at 10y.o. im 30 now. I continued on Emulator around 2006/07 playing alongside ShadowOfMyles and playing in MrRobertZ startimes competition. Thid video makes me feel ancient.

[@danieljensen2626]

Me:*has never done a speedrun or even played Mario 64* Also me: "Yes, yes, we know the 16 star category still exists because the BLJ trick for the 0 and 1 star categories is inconsistent and results in lots of dead runs, get to the record!" But really I only know the history because of your other videos, I get you are explaining it for new fans since I was one at one point. Great video as always, it's nice to have records put into context rather than just focusing on the single new run.

[@art1378]

I absolutely love your channel! I didn't really watch or care about speed running until I stumbled upon your videos. I had no idea the amount of practice that was involved! This community rocks, thank you to everyone that grinds for countless hours. These videos are very entertaining

[@michaelfisher737]

"This event could happen at any time, and I'd love to give you an update when it occurs" welp you absolute legends, you know what that means: some mad lad will break the record in the near future and we get more karl jobst content

[@jasonandrade7874]

I'm not really too into speed running but something I used to watch in the past was siglemic's speed runs on twitch, my brother had told me about this guy playing an old mario and doing crazy moves to beat it really fast so I was like hey I'll give it a look, then I would tune in whenever he streamed lol I loved it and then one day i just kinda stopped watching now this popped up in my recommended years later so i clicked on it saw it was kinda long thought I'd watch like 5 minutes but ended up watching the whole thing i forgot how insane the speed running community was for this game this got me nostalgic and so hyped. Also your ability to talk about this and make it informational and entertaining is insane big part of why I watched the whole thing!

[@23345star]

When a game is so good and fun that it's still getting speed runs twenty four years later.

[@arturovillarreal2129]

I mean it also helps that m64 pretty much defined 3d gaming

[@duckfist]

Some of the stuff in this video really brings me back. Great work as usual, Karl. Big congrats to akki for first sub 15.

[@bubbaphat8242]

9:48 That is the FTL: Faster Than Light soundtrack!! I love FTL! By the way, this is an excellent video, as usual.

[@onceuponaban]

Speaking of which, now that seeded FTL runs are a thing through the Hyperspace mod, I wonder how that's going to affect FTL speedrunning...

[@whaddyamean99]

I've known about speedruns for many many years and used to watch some with friends years ago but you are an absolute legend, I find all your videos fascinating.

[@thecapm6993]

Finally, 2020 brought us a great historical moment in addition to the virus

[@octolockg5059]

In 10 seconds, his heart rate goes from 82 to 110. Insane.

[@orange7032]

Me: is sleeping Karl: Hello you absolute legends

[@SHYKOOPA]

1:54 I read that magazine when it came out! It's called Club Nintendo. Classic!

[@Lightgod87]

Yeah, me too. I have also read that issue in particular.

[@brunobragagnacapovilla]

Off topic: Why Zero master's Ultranightmare 100% speedrun on Doom Eternal are not being considered on speedrun.com ?

[@ericdanielski4802]

I don't know.

[@bronom6056]

Yes

[@chartreux1532]

Knowing Speedrun.com and speedrunning competitively myself (Not Mario though) i assume something bad happened to his Recorded Run that made it invalid? Before i go on, let me add: I have no clue about Doom Eternal Speedruns nor Runners of it so i can only guess. Shit like that happens, Quirks in the Recording of the Speedrun or the Game itself can invalidate Runs, no matter how well known and reliable/trustworthy you are. Speedrun.com has to stick to strict Rules. And yes this can be infuriating for Speedrunners. I can think of quite a few Cases where someone in the Dark Souls Community had some shit happen out of their Control, and then have their Record denied because of it.

[@piggyharris7988]

His game crashes

[@samson_]

In a comment reply on his newest UN100S video he said to the effect that he never submitted his runs because he's not interested in the leaderboard there and that he's not very impressed by the quality of verification/moderation either.

[@CaptainFalcon333]

I like how you revealed the best time right at the beginning and invited the viewers to watch the build up to it. Sometimes these videos can be very long, so it's nice to know what to expect.

[@tifforo1]

I wish I could go back in time and show this speedrun to Shigeru Miyamoto in 1996 right after this game released. I bet he would be very impressed at the unexpected way the game could be played and borderline broken while still going through its main highlights with extreme skill.

[@anzo7]

lmao you should watch half life 2 devs react to a speedrun, they’re just having a crisis about how their code doesn’t work

[@ultrazazzon]

i love your videos dude because there is _such_ a level of depth to them like i feel like you've spent so long researching this stuff and it's great that you can then condense that into an enthralling video

[@rileyef6719]

I can't help but smile whenever I hear Akki's reaction to getting the sub-15 - all the hard work and determination paid off for him!!

[@danielromo3040]

Words cannot express the uttermost joy i feel when a new video of Karl shows on my feed

[@xtalviper]

16:15 - The sound of a Japanese boy being murdered. Rest In Peace.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Can you tell me difference between rpg,fps and all these types of games

[@dr00g35]

@@ShubhamMishrabro Rpg - roleplaying games (skyrim, fallout games for example), fps - first person shooter games (cs:go and stuff like that). Not sure why ur asking here, since Googling would be a lot faster, but I hope I helped.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@dr00g35 ok

[@uiopuiop3472]

ok

[@parasitecat3892]

@@ShubhamMishrabro Yes

[@Goolix_Aero]

Really appreciate you putting the music in the description, please continue doing that

[@jackk9181]

"Hello you absolute legends" Lemme just exit fullscreen real quick and drop a like and subscribe :)

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Protip: You can scroll youtube in fullscreen on PC ;)

[@jackk9181]

@@IngwiePhoenix_nb yeah yeah shhh

[@Professor_Utonium_]

bruh u simpin

[@octolockg5059]

One of your videos randomly popped into my recommended a few months back and it was then when I realized that speedrunning was a whole new level. I had heard about it but was like "Eh. Only takes a few days to do." I was so naïve. The strategies are insane and even though I'll never attempt speedrunning, I'll always watch videos on it because it's just that awesome.

[@AcidGlow]

*Impressive* 😀

[@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight]

Hey man u like speed running too?? Love ur predator content

[@Ohhhh955]

Give me a shout out lol

[@billybobjones4547]

AAAAAAAAA

[@Oreoleoo]

Been playing Mario64 for over 20 years, and until now really only knew about the endless stair skip. I said "Wooooow!" in complete astonishment at least like 3 times this video lol. Fascinating and entertaining. Great content, keep up the good work.

[@Kosmicd12]

great video :)

[@autumnshinespark]

5:30 (Chrono Trigger music) Ah, I see you're a man of culture.

[@spaghettienjoyer9685]

summoningsalt be like “hold my beer”

[@MDSF90]

No, thank you! You are an *absolute legend* for continuing to provide us with consistent speedrun update videos that are very well made and exquisitely commentated!

[@sasquanchsmoove3685]

"So long, Gay Bowser!"

[@Hubert69]

Bye bye!

[@Kevelinu]

Hey! Great video! I have been following the community loosly for quite a few years, but still found out lots of new info. Keep it up! And indeed, congrats to Akki!

[@TheShitSmith]

I wonder if the Shigeru guy is actually Shigeru Miyamoto pushing his game to the limit

[@astral2048]

lmao

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Isn't Miyamoto like 70 now?

[@38FerreroX]

2:20 there's a TAS route finishing the game with only 1 key. You can currently skip 1 key but it's TAS only

[@smoceany9478]

its easy

[@38FerreroX]

@@smoceany9478 For a TAS bot yeah :)

[@MagnaLynx21]

It'll go lower, those two missed jumps could easily take 3-5 seconds off

[@ReyZar666]

2 missed jump out of a perfect run,.. bro jumping is the easy part, the other stuff is the hard af part, were 5 sec can be lost easily with that been say, speedrunners are speedrunners after all, i thing it gonna go lower but i cant see a sub 14 in this decade unless some sick time save happens

[@MagnaLynx21]

@@ReyZar666 I don't think theres anything left outside of a TAS that'll ever see sub 14

[@skwiizzii8695]

@@MagnaLynx21 OK

[@nivyan]

@@MagnaLynx21 They've said the same for Ocarina of Time about a thousand times. When optimization hits a ceiling, the hunt for new strategies begins. Note the only difference since 2009 strategy was one star. In other words, strats and glitches will soon be the only way to improve - which means EVERYONE will be hunting for it. That's how Ocarina of Time has been constantly lowered - it's a, comparably, easier game to optimize.

[@charlesgriffiths4901]

Heard of speed running. Not interested me until lately after seeing a couple of your videos. This clearly takes years of dedication and a big well done to people who are continuously breaking these records. Great video.

[@Zucchi487]

Look at his heartbeat during Bowser fight Completely controlled When the timer stops he immediately goes to 110 haha

[@nivyan]

It's awesome to see that in comparison with the first clip, where his heart beat is ~100 during the stairs. Two completely different emotions, but similar heart beat.

[@jordan5253]

So glad these videos exists . As a kid when the internet was still super young speedruns felt like such gems and I use to love showing off to my friends irl at summer camp all the new super mario 64 glitches i saw on the internet. Thank you Karl for the nostalgic recaps

[@zenkichihitoyoshi9513]

"Eh, today is a bad day, quarantine and economic crisis are slowly taking away the world..." "Hello, you absolute legends" "The day is better now".

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Seconded :)

[@batashock7031]

what is this guys accent? im confused, i feel as though i have watched this guy Edit:oh yeah, WHY DID YOU STEAL FROM BADABUN's RUN >#(

[@zenkichihitoyoshi9513]

mi mi I hope you're trolling

[@batashock7031]

@@zenkichihitoyoshi9513 im not that stupid, yes im trolling

[@pendergastj]

>muh gdp

[@jackprot351]

16:07 was so awesome 😂 True hype!! The Fourth Great Ninja War is finally over!! His YATTA synced with Mario’s spin hahahaha

[@Average_Stew]

When Aki yelled "Yatta!" after breaking the record, anime fans lost their minds.

[@Average_Stew]

@Steven Murphy nani?

[@astral2048]

@@Average_Stew I know Japanese. What he basically said is: "Fuck fuck fuck fuck... Do it! Do it! Do it! DO IT! DO IT! ..... I FUCKING DID IT! *cries* How was that? *cries* I finally did it...

[@lukecwolf]

You’re such a great storyteller and I Hey Karl, you legend! Thanks for the video. I love the weight you put into all your stories, it compels me to delve deeper into the maddening world of speedrunning. It seems like last month that I watched one of your goldeneye videos from about 6 months ago, and it says a lot that I remember most of your videos. If you run out of ideas, I'd love to see a video of you tracking the progression of speedrunning records as they curve down (and even up as cheaters are found) and go into the history of them!

[@nathanwakinshaw3804]

What an absolute legend of a speedrun.

[@gaybowser8718]

Can I have a Big Mac sans

[@nathanwakinshaw3804]

@@gaybowser8718 No, you only get a Grand Mac with bacon

[@Fuchie]

This was a really well researched video. Great job finding and putting all of those clips together.

[@Chimpmanboom]

Been keeping up with speedrunning for years but just now decided to get an emulator and livesplits and try it myself. Holy cow why did it take me this long. Doing 16 star. Only done like 7-8 runs maybe over past 2 days but got a 24 min pb and now I’m addicted

[@NortheastGamer]

I'm considering doing something similar, casually of course. What emulator did you download? I looked at a few and got scared away by virus warnings and found that I could buy it for my Wii U instead...

[@Chimpmanboom]

NortheastGamer ya using VC on Wii U is the fastest but project 64 best n64 emulator

[@whaddyamean99]

@@Chimpmanboom I have used project64 for years on and off when I get the urge to play Bango kazooie or super Mario 64

[@Chimpmanboom]

Lol forgot I made this comment. Pb for 16 is now 17:55 9 months later :) haven’t done 16 in forever now though

[@crystalstash9188]

Apollo Legend... Someone has done it... Someone has made a historical speedrun on your favorite Game rest well now.

[@KiraSlith]

SM64 is nearly at the SMB singularity, the point when all further improvements are by tenths of a second and frame rules become critical.

[@tetraedri_1834]

Not quite yet, there was quite many seconds lost in the final level, so some marigin of error throughout the run is allowed. But it's _very_ narrow, so yeah, it is getting there.

[@DubYuhGChoppa]

I'm really glad to see categories beyond 120 star getting this same type of coverage KZbin wise. It does make sense that 16 star is the most popular to run imo because it is like a perfect balance between the other categories. You still get to collect a few of the game's stars while also experiencing a few of the major skips in the game.

[@AraBleuRio]

It's incredible how much history sm64 has, such a great speed game!

[@andrewhoward6946]

Great video! I originally found your channel after Summoning Salt got me interested in speedrunning, so it's always super cool to hear you getting into the history of certain categories! It's like... best of both worlds.

[@NoPulseGames]

It can easily go lower. The record probably would probably have been14:52 had the mistakes not been made

[@notShadowFax]

NoPulse Games not “easily” but it can be lowered

[@Until_It_Is_Done]

The two mistakes shown were nowhere near 7 sec lost...

[@NoPulseGames]

@@Until_It_Is_Done Its around that ball park. I just made a high estimate

[@dingo9696]

Dumb comment lmao. Akli made something likw 50 thousand attempts to get this run. Saying "just do the same thing, but without the small mistakes" is completely asinine.

[@dingo9696]

@@Until_It_Is_Done it was around 6 seconds lost

[@tenacious645]

I love seeing how much this channel has blown up. Totally earned

[@miskee11]

kuso... kuso.... KUSO!!! YATTA!!!!! YATTAAAA!!!!!!!

[@ostrakon4349]

You're definitely my man crush, keep covering the art of speedrunning :D From, an absolute legend to another