BoB Footrace with Koopa the Quick No Joystick Allowed

I collect the star Footrace with Koopa the Quick in Bob-omb Battlefield without using the joystick. This is TAS.
When I first routed this star, I had assumed that there was no way to legitimately beat Koopa the Quick without the joystick. Thus, my plan was to place a bowling ball clone on the path to stall Koopa the Quick, finish the race, go back down to spawn some bowling balls to free Koopa the Quick, then go back up the mountain to collect the star. And so, that's what I ended up doing. However, going back down the mountain turned out to be unnecessary, since Koopa the Quick receives a speed boost once Mario finishes the race, and this boost was enough to allow Koopa the Quick to clear the bowling ball clone. Anyway, I ended up completing the race so fast that I realized I didn't need the bowling ball clone at all. Thus, I then redid the strat without the bowling ball clone. However, I thought both strats were pretty cool, so I decided to release 2 videos: one video showing the strat with the bowling ball clone ( • BoB Footrace with Koop... ), and one video showing the strat without the bowling ball clone (this video).
For the record, Mario beats Koopa the Quick to the star by 5 frames (1/6th of a second).
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[@somepizzaguy8855]

Pannen is just flexing on mortals at this point.

[@trey9820]

True

[@DylanDude]

The fact that Koopa still didn’t beat you is a testament to how slow he is.

[@hiimemily]

My guy, he is literally a turtle. It's amazing he can go that fast in the first place.

[@Henrix1998]

I mean Mario can fly and teleport, that's quite big advantage

[@gamersinacontainer]

DylanDude He even takes a ton of shortcuts!

[@emmbeesea]

That was such a close race! Came down to just a few frames! Incredible!

[@tessaN64]

mbc

[@Operational117]

And all that without even taking a single step! Just a lot of forward jumps, triple jumps, flying (yeah, I know that’s kind of cheating), tree hugging, face-turning injuries and teleportation (once more, kind of cheating).

[@battletoadz1]

@@Operational117 how is it cheating if the only restriction is not using the joystick? Cheating has a specific definition; stop misusing words...

[@neoxus30]

@@battletoadz1 Well fellas, this guy proved Flying and Teleportating in a race isn't cheating)

[@battletoadz1]

Race is when you compete with others to see who is the fastest at covering a set course. There is no restriction as to how Mario reaches point A to point B. (besides the arbitrary restriction of not using a joystick)

[@Skiloose]

*wins race without walking again*

[@OceanBagel]

This time with even less cheating than before!

[@warmCabin]

4:17 I absolutely love the way Mario swoops into frame and then front flips away

[@Buckio]

I can't wait to see Pannen ruin koopa the quick's will to live on tiny huge island

[@elefanteguerreropsiquicoan8951]

Well, he already made him throw himself to the void

[@TheLlamaFarmer3]

For those of you incapable of reading the description, the win margin was 5 frames (1/6th second)

[@BlueRiging]

Haha good thing I never lost to Koopa the Quick as a kid haha that would be embarrassing, seeing as you don't even need a joystick... yeah

[@seangiglio]

Well he is one of the first missions in the game, so it would be acceptable to lose it especially if you weren’t yet used to the controls

[@EmberTheFlareon3579]

​@@seangiglioControlling Mario when I first played it was very wonky. With how the camera behaves, I couldn't get Mario to walk in a straight line sometimes. Other times I can't even see where my objective is. XD

[@grackleking6413]

What really gets me in these is the miraculously perfect tree placement. I mean, every time that there aren’t Goombas to turn you around, the tree is perfectly placed to help you out! Did the developers somehow anticipate this???

[@K_logart]

OMG that ending was so tight, for a second I thought you were going to lose

[@K_logart]

huh, didn't think of that

[@zackolot]

@Der Dealer 666 he should've uploaded a failed run to prank us lol

[@protocetid]

@@zackolot was hoping he'd do something for April Fools

[@prestige8477]

I'd love to see a SM64 speedrun with a fixed camera or with panoramic camera shots, so you can see Mario glitch around the game, I laughed so hard my sides started hurting when I saw him casually flying around the level from Koopa's perspective.

[@grackleking6413]

I second this. It would be a nice secondary project if he runs out of things to do.

[@GermaphobeMusic]

the olympics needs to up their game

[@Sparxenic]

*paralympics

[@EdsonCruz]

Hey Pannen, maybe you should make a video explaining your strategy on making these joystick-less runs. Like what do your brainstorming sessions look like? These runs are really really amazing.

[@DoctorCyan]

He has lots of info in the descriptions

[@Plagueonic]

mario: "look mom no joystick" koopa: :(

[@Alifornication]

Seeing this display of mathematical sorcery fills my heart with a profound joy. Godspeed Pannen, you are the hero we deserve AND the one we need right now.

[@The9gods]

Koopa the Quick? More like Koopa the marginally slower than a plumber who doesn't understand how legs work.

[@Superdavo0001]

That was so close to not working - congrats on just barely making it to the top in time!

[@haltyouropinions3780]

Superdavo0001 also glad he could make it work without the bowling ball clone

[@raidonothoboi4842]

Never mind what I said about cheating in the last one. It was just another way to embarrasse Koopa the Quick with a disabled man.

[@jasonsmith8802]

When you're feeling sad, just remember that at least you aren't Koopa the "Quick."

[@marcgomez8391]

The side-to-side race comparison was amazing. I'm in awe that it was so clutch the whole way. ...it also goes to show how slow Koopa the Quick is when you have to give up your joystick to be *on equal footing*.

[@Nintendrone42]

That ending had my butt clenching even though I knew you had to win, since I don't think there's any weird tricks you can do to win the race after Koopa the Quick finishes. How close were you to losing, exactly? If anyone knows the exact frame Koopa the Quick finishes the race, it's you.

[@TARINunit9]

I think it varies slightly based on what angle Koopa is facing when he starts running. Observe Koopa's need to turn around at 3:40. It also varies based on whether Koopa gets close to any of those giant rolling cannonballs

[@PopeGoliath]

I came to make an similar butt clench comment. The stress is real.

[@DarkRijin]

in the description, he said Mario won by 5 frames (1/6th a second)

[@Nintendrone42]

Unless I'm mistaken, that line wasn't there when I made my comment last night.

[@DarkRijin]

that is entirely possible

[@billyrobertson3170]

Wow - this might be my favorite No Joystick video yet, just so satisfying how Mario and Koopa are so close, the fact that you’re able to get around this quick, and the satisfaction of how Mario *just* beats the Koopa Amazing stuff, keep it up!

[@lordsnek]

Surprised the game didn't crash to be honest, I don't think it was intended to have anyone come that close to losing that race ever.

[@Nattegoya]

Lord SNEK Why would it crash?

[@lostskull7467]

You know, this isn't paper mario...

[@lordsnek]

@@Nattegoya I didn't actually expect it to crash, I was joking.

[@lordsnek]

@@lostskull7467 My bad, wrong game.

[@mateuszw.7905]

I mean you can end at 1337 and still win against koopa the quack

[@aqple]

koopa the "quick"

[@samuel7998]

""""""""""""quick""""""""""""

[@istaffa]

Really "quick"!

[@fam3871]

hes doing his best ;-;

[@mateuszw.7905]

Quack

[@promario1258]

mario the "handicap"

[@Unknownslenderman]

Koopa The Quick: ok, I'm close to the goal, I haven't even seen him in a while so surely he must've fallen behind. Mario (3:12): YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA [...] Koopa The Quick: ...showoff

[@SCMabridged]

Yet more proof the developers fully intended for this game to be beaten in its entirety without the use of the joystick.

[@joanarudnik3042]

If you feel useless, remember that Pannenkoek mapped the L button, the D-Pads and the joystick

[@AmethystEnd]

Goddamn, that ending was hot.

[@warmCabin]

OK never mind that photo finish was _incredible!_

[@HeyKevinYT]

2:46 imagine casually hiking and seeing someone does this

[@Emmo76]

Imagine how you'd respond when they say they can't walk and can only jump and backflip

[@mel_arky]

@@Emmo76 and kick. Without them B-A presses he wouldn't be going forward with them jumps xD

[@BerniePunished]

pannenkoek flexing on poor koopa the quick who just wanted to have a fun race with mario

[@chriso1373]

*pannen beating this game over and over in new ways* "Stop! Hes already dead!"

[@mauritz3912]

One of the most enjoying TAS I have ever seen :D

[@badchannelignore1181]

How real men beat Koopa the Quick

[@skivvy3565]

Not gonna lie, I got really anxious at the end. Now that was tension

[@TeraV]

Interesting how they put detail in that Mario alternates between Yah! and Wah!

[@hokostudios]

Talk about intense! You've really been finding some good use for the Wing Cap!

[@KaletheQuick]

Have we let Pannen grow too powerful? Will reality soon unfold?

[@Dan_GPTV]

3:38 how did you make the GoPro on the back of Koopa the Quick invisible? 🤔 :MEGAKOOPAPRIDE: ... Also, Lakitu told me to tell you that the brain clone/transfer of Koopa the Quick's brain into his head was "Not cool"

[@baggothree]

That was awesome. I loved the Koopa Cam!

[@brawldude2656]

"Wth is Mario doing?!?" -Koopa The Quick

[@mind_flayer1235]

When your joystick is broken but you want to play

[@mattawan1000]

Why was the wing cap music playing at the end?

[@shamwow2000]

its a glitch

[@Accrovideogames]

I think it's because the music resets to whatever it was when you first talked to him.

[@Lill0fD]

0:00 to 1:46 This is the introvert's experience when trying to talk to someone new.

[@mrfrog1794]

Koopa the Quick loses to a paraplegic plumber

[@kurtownsj00]

I love the side-by-side view at the end, I've never seen it from KtQ's perspective before!

[@quitethehandful]

It blows my fucking mind when I watch these challenge videos. When I seen this I was like, "okay how??". It must take a really skilled person to notice all the small things in the game to put this together. Fantastic job as always.

[@sobari745]

Koopa is so adorable when he thinks he's quick.

[@adamdesouzadasilva7651]

Mom:Stop running. Me:I'm not running,im kicking the air

[@CarlosCW14]

Ever since you began releasing this joystick-less videos I always thought that it would be impossible to collect any race -related star. Once again, you've proven me wrong, sir.

[@albertvaka]

Dude, your avatar. I tried to clean that hair from my phone screen twice.

[@fmakofmako]

This is really impressive.

[@d-land7775]

Remember in Mario odyssey when you win a race against the koopas koopa the quick says "You don't run, you fly" *yeah*

[@Booksds]

In an alternate dimension, one of Aesop’s strangest fables is “The Tortoise and the Italian Man Who Can’t Walk”

[@sirTyperys]

Thank you automatic subtitles, very cool!

[@mel_arky]

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

[@vitorlucas6196]

Aquele pré-infarto, achando que você ia perder.

[@connorgross3410]

The most intense ending ever

[@dmansuperich2800]

Even when Mario has a handicap Koopa the Quick still loses

[@xyz39808]

It's pretty hilarious to see from Koopa's POV and watch a joystickless mario bouncing around the course, beating you.

[@Wace-wes]

Heavy ways to humiliate Koopa the Quick

[@RadiantSharaShaymin]

Me: This was so cool! But I wish I could have seen Koopa the Quick's path - I don't know how he could take long enough for a no-joystick run. Pannen: *Koopa the Quick perspective clip Me: I mean, I knew Pannen is a genius, but he can predict the future too?! Thanks :)

[@Phanton404]

Now this is epic.

[@suiradthegreat2068]

That was an intense race

[@albertvaka]

Such tension by the end...! I never expected this one to be possible.

[@pitchstick]

3:14 *intense heartbeating*

[@grackleking6413]

Yeah, I was sweating imaginary bullets.

[@corbindavis2891]

*you absolute mad lad*

[@thetwigjig]

person playing mario 64: so, how do i move? mario: no also before you start typing on your keyboard, yes i know this is TAS.

[@Cthulhu3C]

Pannen is a legend

[@MeowBanti]

this is just about the craziest thing ever

[@ultrio325]

The turtle beat the hare and now he's proud. Mario beat the turtle and now he's swag.

[@fastpasta]

That's a madlad I see

[@IanZWhite00]

From Koopa the quick’s cam it literally looks like Mario is just fucking around and taunting him the whole time, even going so far as to finish within a few frames of him using short hops lol Poor guy

[@973terminator]

A real nail biter, that was so intense

[@sfc0450]

Pannen, it's called a footrace, you're supposed to use your feet, not your... winged hat Seriously though, that photo finish was incredible.

[@Danthemanwithnoplan]

Ah yes, the ancient fable of the tortoise and the plumber.

[@Pedro_64]

Incredible

[@septimus5202]

3:13 This gave me anxiety

[@Kad1nat]

Awesome!

[@mariosbrother6845]

this is the star i was most curious about with this challenge. fucking bonkers wow.

[@sinistar3198]

WHAT A CLOSE RACE

[@gododoof]

Must feel awful to get beaten in a race by Cripple Mario.

[@MagikBased]

Haven't seen the video yet and I was wondering how you would win races in no joystick allowed. Ready to have my mind blown.

[@grackleking6413]

Well!? What did you think??

[@WhaTwillion]

I'm pretty sure this video has healing properties

[@BAVBAVBAV]

Had be scared at the end there for a second.

[@swoogity]

Koopa Quick: You can't beat me without a joystick! Pannen: I'm bouta end this reptile's whole career

[@PolySwitchOfficial]

When you lose your left joycon

[@QuiteDan]

3:12 *oh lawd he comin'*

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

Amazing

[@EvilQueenofHearts]

Watching the last section where it shows Koopa The Quick's path I could hear his thought in my head. "What the frick is Mario doing!? Is he... is he backflipping on a slope?"

[@nelsonthen884]

I am legit interested in seeing him win...

[@javicule9914]

A tough race

[@timothemalahieude5076]

Now I wonder if he can beat the penguin in cool cool mountain... Without the joystick to turn it seams tricky

[@holyknightthatpwns]

Jesus that's close timing

[@higashikatajosuke9324]

Fuckin' Pancake Man over here playing 5th dimensional chess with an unsuspecting turtle, the absolute madman.

[@greenknight9000]

Ok, now he's taunting us

[@josephhamilton6832]

I bet the rematch won’t be so easy

[@CoingamerFL]

Koopa the quick? More like Koopa The Quick That is so Quick That You Can Beat Him Without Joystick

[@NitsuaGamer]

Just as intended!!!

[@Emcy]

Koopa: Mario's gonna try to beat me without using his joystick? Ha! He'll never win now! Pannenkoek: _I'm about to end this man's whole career_

[@promario1258]

Poor Mario, that wasn't a fair race because Mario did not have feet but, he relizised that he learned how to TAS with Pannen's TAS Techinque's

[@dootdoodle569]

*Disabled overweight plumber nearly loses to slow giant turtle in a race*