AGDQ 2020 Finale - Super Metroid Impossible -

This was my run at AGDQ 2020 of the Super Metroid Impossible romhack
The run and pace was amazing up until I began my Ridley fight which started
at around 1:34:30 in the run. I had a number of bad fights and miscounted
a lot of my shots which lead to 5 deaths in total.
Mother brain also cost me one reset (basically a death) on the first
attempt but the second attempt was salvaged because of a difficult backup
strat that I luckily pulled off.
I am going to try for sub 1:50 in the next few weeks live on my twitch channel
Watch me live on twitch at : / oatsngoats
Follow my Twitter at : / oatsngoats
#Oatsngoats #SuperMetroid #AGDQ

[@nutella4eva]

I am the first person to comment on this video and for that reason, I am superior to all of you

[@samushunter242]

(monotone) all hail

[@HolyNo2]

fax

[@ptoil3719]

yes sir

[@ozrithclay6921]

1st comment any% world record

[@Uphier]

Nutella please !

[@Thecrazymerio]

"I never noticed the abs that Samus has." "Oh yeah." Great closing lines.

[@JohnnyAce-ud7qd]

Those are... suit's abs.

[@Hyperion5182]

Less than 10 days later, he obliterated his previous world record by seven goddamn minutes.

[@John.M]

applause he still suck

[@taywoodz]

7 minutes what the fuck?

[@Bobby-Dingers]

I think Zoasty owns the record though.

[@Dark_Wolf0626]

Fastest Speedrun of Super Metroid Impossible I've ever seen was 1:28:49, but I don't remember the guy's name. I think he had 52% item pick up

[@albertpagliuco3895]

@@chrispham6599 Yea I'd love to see them try this shit. Lmao

[@AlexBelmont2103]

That donation saying “See you at SGDQ2020” still hits me after two years

[@ChamblesRNG]

😥

[@Dbswrath]

Little did they know what was coming

[@ucarouen]

​@@Dbswrath What happened?

[@AndyOfIron]

​@@ucarouen probably the pandemic

[@stevecollins6178]

​@@ucarouen the shut down happened because of covid. Holding an event like sgdq was criminal according to our overlords.

[@Joeyzoom]

Nobody knew it at the time, but after this run, GDQ would never be the same again.

[@wickedcaitsith]

21:55 "Shoot the Yoshi!" "Make him pay his taxes!"

[@bobbychen5642]

I am dying.

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

LOL

[@buk6708]

fucking legend...... He came out the cut with that.

[@mellissamercado7904]

wtf is the yoshi? that's crocomire

[@implord4197]

@@mellissamercado7904 And that? Was the joke, which you just missed. Congrats. You're an idiot.

[@Patolomy]

Love how Poo is just randomly on the couch having basically no knowledge of Metroid. He is quite a personality.

[@rey-9911]

"how many people have beaten this before?" "uh, one."

[@WaveForceful]

That Varia after 6 Ridley attempts was literally the game saying , here have a kitkat.

[@michaelhodnett431]

Maybe a Snickers?

[@mrunicycle4232]

48:59 “OH MY GOD!” Audience gold

[@swordsmancs]

The audience in this run was my favorite tbh “SHOOT THE YOSHI! MAKE HIM PAY HIS TAXES!” is probably my favorite

[@localmenace3043]

Is that the same guy that shouted “HOW DID YOU KNOW?” at 50:29? That dude is a legend lmao

[@the0therethan]

The audience at gdq is one of the most entertaining things about gdq

[@rtyuik7]

its just not the same without the Live Crowd...

[@desanctisapostata]

@@the0therethan this audience in particular was really good, so was the couch, so was the runner.

[@creepyabsolboy2199]

50:26 I just absolutely love how Andy asks "Oh my goodness, are there spikes?" and just a few a second later you just hear someone from the crows yell "How did you know?". Absolutely amazing run, commentators and crowd, even after a year.

[@xTobsecretx]

The HONKs!

[@havenlewis5913]

Fighting Ridley without the varia or gravity suit is just insane.

[@abelramirezampuero9694]

Yes i think that is the hardest part of all the run, even gettin there is almost impossible, i think most people when triyin this get stuck in that part, i would do it for example

[@elvampe13]

I only managed to do this recently for the first time on my New 3DS, by reloading a Save State I made in front of the boss door. If I had to use the in-game save stations only, I would have broken my console lol.

[@Dark_Wolf0626]

I've actually taken off all abilities except Morph Ball, Bombs, Charge Beam and Reserve Tanks, but he was still easy to beat only because I shot him the 100 times in the beginning

[@christianherrera1386]

Just fighting Ridley is hard enough, you have to be prepare for him.

[@havenlewis5913]

@@christianherrera1386 Yeah, whenever I play this game it's like a 50/50 chance I'll kill him if I don't go back through Brinstar and get some energy tanks and shit after Draygon

[@wolf-16_Adept]

Best crowd callouts 10:16 " *NICE* " 21:55 " *SHOOT THE YOSHI* " " *MAKE HIM PAY HIS TAXES* " 31:35 " *I LIVE HERE* " 48:55 " *OH MY GOD* " 50:25 " *HOW DID YOU KNOW* "

[@BoundaryBreak]

oh man watched the whole thing. Great job man!

[@Oatsngoats]

Thanks Shesez!

[@Faydid]

Thanks

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

This run is legendary!

[@Maelthorn1337]

Thanks

[@ericmsandoval]

I like your Mike Jones Star Tropics pic lol

[@Omnigear]

I think all those retries on Ridley gave me a good appreciation on why this rom is called IMPOSSIBLE and how oats was able to complete it under estimate was even more amazing.

[@jeffman3]

As I sit here watching this again to kill time and finish out my shift... You should've seen him grinding his first deathless run. Following him through the entirety of that process really gives you an appreciation for the skill involved here.

[@findlaycurtis]

2:01:52 Grand PooBear was correct about how many spikes were added to the room, he guessed 12 and in the original game there are 3, the team all counted 15 spikes. Good guess dude!

[@michaelfetter8738]

seems like such a random but typical thing for pooh to be right about

[@avamenchaca3508]

love on the brain rihanna

[@matthewbrunner3454]

This guy does things in Super Metroid I never knew were possible

[@trequor]

Infinite bomb jumps are still very impressive. I can never get the timing down

[@MatyFattyDaddy]

@@trequor I can't get the timing in Super. ZM timing is so forgiving and I can't get that rythym out of my muscles lol.

[@korosensei1325]

@@MatyFattyDaddy use the rhythm to the lower norfair theme

[@YanouUTG]

I just realized that if you watch the bottom of the screen after Crocomire drops into the acid and disappears, you see bubbles moving across the bottom, indicating that he is moving to the left. I've NEVER noticed that before. You can see it starting at 22:26

[@maurobrunno6032]

thats a really neat detail

[@BDGameplay]

Wow :O

[@transformersrevenge9]

I just noticed it when playing it today.

[@roob2221]

also the floor looks like its saying DADADADADADAD

[@Brawler_1337]

Yeah, that’s in vanilla, too. SM is a masterpiece.

[@Xero-qx1xy]

Best part of modern agdq is that the youtube videos actually begin when the run begins :)

[@theelephantintheroom1055]

This isn't actually put out by AGDQ so, that's probably why.

[@hoodedman6579]

@@theelephantintheroom1055 Even the official GDQ figured that out a while ago, they're fine now. Comments were shut off though.

[@reginaldxavier2147]

Why did they turn off comments this time around?

[@krystalfan]

before the sjw takover?

[@kh2fan145]

@@krystalfan if I may ask what do you mean?

[@istvanfodor9749]

48:57 that "omg" had me shook. You almost feel like he just saw the second coming of christ in his voice 🤣

[@michaelfetter8738]

casual blasphemy for a video game comment

[@istvanfodor9749]

How exactly is an analogy blasphemous? Where in my comment am I directly insulting your religious figure in any way?

[@snakyYT]

​@istvanfodor9749 probably a word of god johvqhs witness soccer mom

[@theswapmeetflea]

I needed more oats speed running after watching Kaizo Metroid, immediately came here. The one that me subscribe.

[@ianyboo]

Another man of culture I see, I did the same thing. :)

[@yourboieli7861]

Am I the only one who heard one of the audience members yell "make him pay his taxes" at 21:57 when they were talking about yoshi?

[@LunarChicken]

No.

[@stanlyboi6275]

Wait you didn’t know about yoshi committing extreme amounts of tax evasion... why else do you think we throw him into bottomless pits and lava lakes

[@KingPinniped]

Might be a jab at the Space Pirate name. If so, I dig the reference.

[@meowpower08]

As a community we need to raise more awareness on the true extent of yoshis tax evasion. He has gone too far.

[@neththeobnoxioussponge8929]

He has saved 100 billion dollars by commiting tax fraud, Yoshi must be stopped at all cost.

[@Bingobongo12]

AGDQ: Lets not allow people to comment their funny jokes, express their favorite parts and time stamp Oatsngoats: fine, i'll do it myself.

[@pedrogomezid]

KZbin’s moderation tools are broken so they can’t properly get rid of transphobic abuse

[@chanceneck8072]

47:26 Hold on, did the mob just make a donation there? I approve!

[@Paool]

"Let me introduce my couch" No need for one of them. I already heard GPB laugh. I know he's there.

[@ryokkeno]

Thought i watch a nice relaxing speed run of Metroid before i went to bed, not knowing what Metroid impossible was...

[@MotherFoca]

What did u expect lol

[@not2tired]

"Metroid Insomnia"

[@kirjian]

I made the wrong decision of trying to sleep watching the Ridley fight

[@desanctisapostata]

@@MotherFoca love you username, lol

[@GUMP69]

Man, I used to pass out to speed runs all the time.

[@Blairbutshescute]

This was the most hype speedrun I've ever seen holy shit

[@bigbigestwiner92]

Blair same. I have never been that much hyped for any gdq run ever. Oats officially has the best run gdq has ever had

[@GrumpyFelo]

i dont know, they guitar hero one was epic

[@desanctisapostata]

@@bigbigestwiner92 i Agree. I still consider this run, one, if not the best run one Gdq ever

[@SavinoAF]

Shoutouts to the guy who yelled "NICE" during spore spawn in response to 69 energy

[@sqeekybassoon8210]

Someone else yelled nice when 69 was in the donation counter at the beginning.

[@wolf-16_Adept]

10:16

[@TheJayhawkjoe]

Easily the most difficult thing ever attempted at these GDQ events.

[@zero_mendez9374]

I do believe this hack is harder than any Super Mario World Kaizo hack

[@ItsNuxFury]

And now he's preparing for Kaizo Super Metroid for this year's GDQ, which is even stupidly harder than Super Metroid Impossible.

[@acelohace8251]

Seeing this live was nervewracking. Incredible skills mate.

[@Iliek]

okay

[@DaGaBrokenHeart]

My god... i feel so strange when someone donates almost the same amount of money i make in a whole year of work... :(

[@Tyloriousify]

It may have been a large group of people who pooled their money together to make one large donation.

[@DaGaBrokenHeart]

@@Tyloriousify that's true ^^ that's a valid option.

[@premiumfruits3528]

half of it is money laundering, I wouldn't feel too bad about it

[@matthewkelly718]

Premium Fruits how so? I don’t know much about money laundering so I was just wondering

[@HerpThatDerp1]

@@matthewkelly718 Donations are a tax write off. 10% of the donations an organization gets has to go to the cause. The rest can be used for fundraising and operations costs. If you are part of the organization(and its dirty,) you could donate your legit earnings for the year to it and pay yourself back through the organization or just keep it in the organization funds? Only a small % of people are in a position to do that, but the major concern is how much of the money a organization gets actually goes to a cause, the legal minimum is 10%. You never really know.

[@BerniejX]

Rewatching this again after seeing 2022's Kaizo run, have to say having Poo on the couch gives such an extra vibe to the run. He has a way of pumping up the runner, couch and crowd. Oats is the Goat and it's insane what you pull off my friend.

[@MagnificentDreamFox]

AGDQ 2020 Finale : Everyone clap your hands for an insane amount of time.

[@Iliek]

That's all of AGDQ.

[@electricmosquito]

Dude, stellar job. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time..

[@Oatsngoats]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@willigar8529]

"Welcome grandpoobear he ran a great..... what did you run!" I lost it.

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

50:25 -Oh my Goodness are there spikes!? -[Dude In the background] *HOW DID YOU KNOW?!* [Me] *Dead* X'DDD

[@BoyoBoy]

TAS: No human can beat this hack. OatsnGoats: Are you challenging me.

[@spike333s3]

Remind me the quote from "LOTR: TROTK" No man can kill me. I am no man!

[@ericcartman7420]

Super Metroid Impossible isn't even that hard. There is worse. metroidconstruction.com/hack.php?id=275 For example.

[@BoyoBoy]

@@ericcartman7420 For the version of his game hes running yes.

[@ericcartman7420]

@@BoyoBoy The version he's running is humanly possible; all in all, SM Impossible has hardly anything to offer, besides increasing enemies' HP and making blant edits with lots of spikes. Not saying that other hack is any prettier, but hey, it atleast edits more of the game environment in challenging ways, so there's that.

[@cwolf208]

@@ericcartman7420 Yes, of course people can make actually impossible hacks. This one is cruel but doable. The one you posted is just stupid.

[@leerv.]

Oats is such a tactful gentleman, and quite a talented actor! Secretly letting Ridley win a few times JUST to give Poo an excuse to donate!! But seriously, what a great end to this event and thanks for all the hard work you put in! Thanks for bringing it, man, you did amazing! A pleasure to watch!

[@romajimamulo]

I'm so glad I saw this in the recommended of a video of this that was a crummy vod screen cap. Now I get to watch a version that supports you

[@Oatsngoats]

Thanks Roma!

[@whiteraven1992]

3:37 "Moonfall" needs to be a new power-up for Samus's Power Suit in Metroid Prime 4. Maybe you could use the built-up momentum from falling speed to destroy certain surfaces.

[@increase9896]

they could just do it the way dead cells does

[@nikkof5384]

D4Real thatd be an awesome way to do it in the next 2D Metroid. Or they can two part it kind of like space jump/screw attack. And if you do it while holding full charge it the same properties as a spin with charge.

[@tysonruns4935]

I borrowed Metroid prime from a friend but haven't brought myself to play it, I've watched it a bit, and it just doesn't feel the same, maybe this weekend, we'll see

[@exmaister3]

That's sounds like I need idea, u just imagined like a downward shinespark

[@psychxvi]

Well I guess you kinda got what you wanted with dread

[@IIRagnaTheBloodEdge]

Bro, this run has everything to be an amazing one, a great runner like Oats, great crowd, great buddies in the couch, a great comentarist, and a really hard version of one of the great games every, everything in place to be one of the most epic runs i've ever seen in GDQ history... Simply georgous!

[@R0binah00d]

35:32 was my favorite part of this years AGDQ. Like, the whole week was amazing from start to finish. But the chain leading to Aneternalenigma showing off the jacket made me laugh hard enough to piss off every neighbor in my building.

[@johnnyace2287]

Ric Flair's jacket??

[@kyoopihd]

See, if there were *real* space pirates that weren't dumb, this is more like how they would have set up their labyrinth. Put the thing that lets someone withstand extreme heat in an extremely hot place. Seemingly impossible, right?

You're right. I haven't thought of it this way

[@Erk1234567]

Isn't it Chozo technology though? I'm sure there Space Pirates don't know how to interact with it, which is why they set bosses to guard all the vital powers

[@kyoopihd]

Erk1234567 Oh there you go being all logical. :D

[@Erk1234567]

@@kyoopihd I just really like the idea of the Space Pirates flipping out every time they find ANOTHER power up they have to try to keep Samus from getting

[@kyoopihd]

Erk1234567 xD “Goddammit Gary, I found another one. Where should I put it?” “Quick, she’s coming; throw some paint on it so it looks like part of the wall.”

[@thefowles1]

the finale runs are always my favorite. the donation counter is counting up seemingly uncontrollably, racking up that last push to get over the 3 million mark, even surpassing last year to reach a new record amount, while the save/kill numbers continue to battle for victory, all while a superhuman runner plays a once-though impossible-to-beat game, couched by some of the most awesome people at the event, for a massive crowd, all of this to just have a good time and donate to charity to benefit the human race. i love this community.

[@desanctisapostata]

They are great

[@objectjon9015]

He sounded so humble while saying only ONE other person on the leaderboard beat this

[@danozuke]

This run was amazing. You're such a warrior for going through all of that in a live show and still beating the game under the estimate time (also great in-game time). Congrats.

[@omgwdfholypoop9328]

As my childhood favorite game I'd watch my grandfather play ever summer when I went to visit and be amazed at his memory of finding every missile and bomb... Watching oats absolutely destroy this hellish version was such an amazing nostalgic experience I doubt I'll ever forget lol

[@CHIIIIIVES]

"is this even randomized?" Funny every time oas

[@andregiante3940]

One of the most spectacular games the SNES ever gave us.

[@GenderlessFurry_They-Them]

"Making mistakes leads to death" Thankfully I only make happy little accidents

[@cloudedarctrooperdtq3532]

My favorite parts? 4:09 *"OOOOOOORB"* 31:15 *"ooooooorb"* 1:12:11 (samus just goes nyoom through the broken crystal tube) 1:13:01 (same thing but the other direction) 1:21:15 (it happens again but like the first time)

[@blueberrylps]

During the Sporespawn fight, Oats takes damage down to 69 health. The next time he talks, you can hear somebody in the crowd yell "nice!"

[@irtehmrepic]

"An incredible start to the year." Blake why did you have to jinx it like that?

[@Norweeg]

I’m almost feeling nostalgic watching this with all of these people in the same room, enjoying themselves in the “before times.”

[@Ganmorg]

@@Norweeg here's praying to whatever God will listen that we can see Dread live and in person at GDQ in 3 months. Speedruns have progressed so fast in that game so I'm looking forward to seeing how it'll be by that point

[@Xman34washere]

The year proceeded to take a *nosedive*

[@NoHandle44]

1:28:03 I never knew that the Crystal Flash was even a thing until a few years ago. I heard a song with the name Crystal Flash and it sounded beautiful. Why has Nintendo never brought this feature up in any of their sequels?

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

Samus also has different types of power bomb depending on which beam combination she has activated and charged up.

[@kyler247]

They haven't made a new 2d metroid since fusion, so no. Maybe in metroid dread

[@maurobrunno6032]

i discovered it accidentally when playing, imagine my shock when i saw the homing energy shots

[@NoHandle44]

@@maurobrunno6032 I love easter eggs like this, but I'm not smart or creative enough to be able to find them on my own. And that saddens me.

[@maurobrunno6032]

@@NoHandle44 same, its these type of things that got me interested in the metroid franchise, the amount of "techniques" the game offers you to play anyway you want/can is a really cool thing, the megaman x and zero series kind of do the same but in a different way

[@atlys258]

Lmfao 1:08:57 his puzzled delay and straight delivery absolutely slays me 🤣🤣🤣

[@TallonPrey]

When I was a kid, Phantoon was the one who told me that Santa wasn't real.

[@rotoplax9309]

The lower norfair section always gives me heart attacks

[@Hyperbolic_G]

Amazing job and great commentary, Oats. Keep pushing the limit!

[@Oatsngoats]

Sub 1:50 is next

[@DedikateSSB]

I have rewatched this run so many times, definetly my favorite movie of all time.

[@whiteyquartz3409]

Trying to focus on the run is hard when the legendary legs of Poo are so shiny and distracting!

[@sbyamibakura]

He had them specially digitally created just for the event!

[@SkywardSpork]

@@sbyamibakura I heard he has advanced hologram technology

[@RespectThePep]

Steven Hudson yeah it’s the same technology they used for the Tupac hologram at Coachella , poo got that mad stream moneyz

[@leerobbo92]

I can't believe they let this go on AGDQ, absolute madlads!

[@spike333s3]

And they let this for the very last on AGDQ!

[@TarotProphet]

Feels wrong to not have Super Metroid being the last run, it's so iconic.

[@hoodedman6579]

Another run like that was Low% Metroid Prime 2 a while ago; is there just something about stupid hard Metroid that makes them feel reckless?

[@QuietTokes]

This was honestly one of the best closing ceremonies I've seen to finish off a marathon in a while.

[@dontworry4945]

This is the most hype speed run I've ever seen. And there's a reason he's called the GOAT

[@AmericanSpyFox]

As a kid in the 90s, Super Metroid went over my head. 30 years later, I went back and beat it. Now I understand why it was so loved..

[@supersophisticated9943]

(These were my favorite moments, also never seen any metroid game really before in my entire life. This was phenominal.) 43:50 he's a dinosaur dude, what's he gonna write? 46:20 HONK 48:30 OH MY GOD 50:15 HOW DID YOU KNOW!? 51:00 it was the RNG manipulation save technique 1:07:40 oh yes the pi million 1:08:40 *"i don't get it"* 1:14:40 i wanna come for that overpopulated beach walk 1:16:30 mans was exposed 1:21:15 genericwhitemale 1:24:00 1,024. 1:25:10 honk orb hype kill hohk 1:27:40 eyecheck 1:33:37 after the previous part, this is the only time i was stressed watching this run. (also that solar flare joke was hilarious after) 1:37:00 NOOOOOO 1:38:30 he read that too seriously 1:45:00 love you oats 1:47:50 *THAT MAN YELLED I SHIP IT* 1:51:30 hmm 1:57:40 beats ridley 2:05:40 2:09:00 2:13:00 never seen mother brain in my life except for the very first part oh my god 2:20:00 WHAT EVEN 2:24:00 animals saved

[@Rexcalibar]

Me: how bad could it be 1 minute in: 20 seconds to escape Well dayum.

[@joester4life]

This ROM hack is amazing. And hard.

[@razielm8012]

I still remember the first time I watched a SMI speed run done by NintendoCapriSun. It feels like it was a decade ago. The thing I remember the most was when he did so badly in one of the hell runs; he just sped the footage up and added some awesome audio over it. Good times!

[@svartholstjornuson6215]

Oats can beat this. While talking. While being watched by someone. 58:21: I felt that “oh nooo” in my pelvis.

[@catchifyoucan232]

20 minutes lost on Ridley, 6 deaths... 😢😢😢😢 Doesn’t matter, it could be 20 deaths and Oats would still be NUMBER ONE!!!

[@paolo6219]

He still shaved off 7 min from his last run I heard...

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Watched the run live and where I live that meant a whole nighter as it was 4 at night (The Netherlands) when it started. No regrets. This was by far one of the best runs in AGDQ history. A Kaizo Metroid run and deathless up to Ridley?! Oats you continue to show us you are a Godgamer.

[@jamic6107]

Oh my that Ridley fight ! And the Varia right after that ! This has to be the trolliest thing I've ever seen. Oh, and kudos for the spiked metroids joke.

[@xxxx85]

This was an *extremely* cool run! Really hope this returns! Well done everyone!

[@eltipobigotudo2162]

I love when the crowd started cheering for you at 1:50:00

[@dvdmethod2]

I wonder what the creators of this game would think if they knew that 26 years later it's still so heavily viewed and loved by so many.

[@kylehaney4124]

I watched oatsngoats kaizo super Metroid run last night right before watching this run and I can’t lie.. although this run is amazing it felt underwhelming compared to his feat in Kaizo. The guy is amazing. I have died several times on a vanilla run of super Metroid. He makes it look so easy like I could do what he does until I try and get frustrated and rage quit.

[@arsonne]

Congrats on this run Oats, definitely one of the best ever runs on GDQ

[@Quevahnthedon]

I accidentally stumbled upon your Super Metroid Tile run at SGDQ 2018 and that was the first GDQ video I ever watched. Tuned in again this year when I saw you were ending the week & it was an amazing week of runs. Thank you for getting me into speed running and remember Ridley will never keep Samus in the corner.

[@theramblingbard]

Well done, sir! Thank you for your contributions to this wonderful cause, excellent work!

[@thesuntitan]

There’s something so unabashedly epic about a shinesparking Samus racing against time

[@MercuriusXeno]

A run so good I come back to watch it in 2021. The combination of an amazing couch, an enthusiastic crowd and a solid host, but I think most of all, Oats, just an absolute beast. This run is cemented in my brain as one of the coolest things in a GDQ to date.

[@Trashloot]

I love it when a runner (and the guys on the couch) can entertain a crowd. This run was so fun to watch.

[@ExFragMaster]

It is amazing how Metroid always keeps on giving. I Never get bored of it and you did an AMAZING RUN. Because i didn't know the run before i always get a heart attack when your life gets under 100 or when you put your hand away from the controller, how can you do that to my Heartrhythm. This run is intense and i love everything from it. Also, the commentary is pure love.

[@WaveForceful]

Honestly, Super Metroid is considered by many to be the best game ever created. I agree too. Waiting for a release on the switch.

[@parthenonx2697]

Otra crazy to watch these kids do what I did on my own as a teen when this game first came out. I had no idea sled runs where a thing. I just challenged myself to beat the game faster and faster cuz I loved it so much. Crazy to see this turned into a sport like this now. Teenage me would have killed to be a part of such thing.

[@hollownail]

Amazing run! Super Metroid has been one of my favorite games since release. Based on GDQ, I tried to learn RBO this past Summer. Gives a whole new appreciation of how hard a lot of those movements and tricks are. It's amazing that we're still playing SM 26 years later!

[@TheWillOfJ]

I stayed up way later than I meant to to watch this run live... knowing how tight the window to save the animals and then get back to freedom and knowing that if you FAILED you'd have to fight Mother Brain all over again?? How could I possibly rest? Such an amazing and entertaining run!

[@catchifyoucan232]

I like how GPB has NO IDEA WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT, and is only there because he’s a good friend of Oats and he’s so charismatic. But boy, that Charisma TOTALLY makes GPB worth it, LOVE YA GPB!!! 💕❤️💜💙💚💛🧡

[@Deadhart72]

Poo brings positivity and energy to the couch. Seems like a good man. Plopping him down on the couch for a Super Metroid run seems like a good move.

[@catchifyoucan232]

Joe Hartnett Heck yeah!!! When my faith in humanity is damaged with all of the seemingly new ways that negativity is introduced into the world, here comes GrandPooBear to restore that faith! He truly is a really good guy, one of the special ones!

[@krullachief669]

That and he likes to just goof off rolling with the fact he doesn't know much.

[@amt5133]

@@catchifyoucan232 check where prevent cancer uses their money

[@catchifyoucan232]

@@amt5133 Are you insinuating that things are not totally on the up and up?

[@thatgamerboy3467]

guy:no message no problem oats:he's a dinosaur dude *HE SPITTIN FACTS*

[@ShadowLink38]

This is such a good run with great commentary and a great couch; this is at least the third time I've watched this run in a year and it never gets tiring. Great run oats

[@austinkultgen]

Still one of my favorite speedruns to watch, even a year later

[@LeeBasil]

this was one of the most stressful things I've ever seen live but GOD was it satisfying. congrats!!

[@confusedcrayons5481]

literally can't stop rewatching this send help...all these good vibes and more I jus' can't get enough!

[@joelpettersson4055]

Hell yeah! This is the most entertaining speed run I’ve ever seen because the runner and the couch have such fantastic chemistry and personalities. Amazing run and I’m very impressed

[@AndyTheIrateAnt]

Wow! I've seen a lot of Super Metroid speedruns, this is the absolute top of the class. The way this romhack forces you to actually fight the bosses is awesome, and seeing you really struggle to complete it deathless is a rare sight. The commentary was surprisingly well done, and i'm very impressed how well Oats did playing _and_ talking out the game. Kick ass overall!!

[@LavaLamp_]

anything: is funny Andy: *wheeze*

[@aaronharry5460]

I go back and watch this video every now and again. Its been awesome watching runs during streams, leading up to agdq. Very entertaining

[@drew413]

This may be the best run in AGDQ history. The most engaging, the most tense, the craziest, and the most fun. Who knew it would be the last in person GDQ for a while. Such a moment in time.

[@elpirataretro8734]

This was legendary, I can say this is the best speedrun I have ever seen, even with the deaths, I can surely say that your skill level is over 9000!

[@march4652]

I recall spending ages in the Red Tower trying to do exactly what was done in the run my first time playing Super Metroid... I feel vindicated.

[@zkaine7083]

Definitely my favorite speedrun ever at an AGDQ or SGDQ event. It was super entertaining & just really laid back even during a stressful game like Super Metroid Impossible. I absolutely love the crowd & the couch & everything is just so perfect. Even most of the parts where he has to "focus" isn't the same as other games & runs as the crowd is still there & everything! Great job on the run too!

[@Anzatnt]

Edge of my seat the whole time. That was an insane display of precision. Congrats!