Can My 5 Year Old Son Beat Dean Takahashi at the CUPHEAD TUTORIAL?

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

On this video my 6 year old Daughter has a crack at the title as well kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5-yna2njq96gbs

[@thegoldenbucketstudios9896]

Very cool

[@StrawberryShartCak3]

@Blue Crack at the title

[@daveharris5914]

same with my 6 yo son 😆

[@zgtarget9754]

@Earn Money Online I mean if you say so

[@lorantpapp07]

Which is which?

[@littleblueclovers]

I could physically feel your kid read the text and locate the buttons. Seeing him pick up the skills so quick was hella satisfying. Unlike Dean who just let doing the same thing over and over again.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Yeah I should do a video of him now. He is really good

[@shaggy7952]

@@powaaaah897 thats right I heard the story don't really like how it ends

[@whisperlisc6798]

@@shaggy7952 Gee, it's swell to finally meet her other friends. But why are we singing this.

[@IndianaBones027]

@Jack McClendon *BECAUSE THEY DID*

[@IndianaBones027]

@Jack McClendon I don't I hate that phrase

[@KillThad]

Kid figured out how to dash almost instantly. He wins as far as I'm concerned.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

It was gold lol

[@praisethesun5873]

Ok send this comment to the kid okay Kid you have a great future ahead of you, when you fail try again you beat a very good journalist who is amazing at games so my word to you is never give up, if you need to take a break it helps okay kid. Have a good day now. You absolute legend.

[@joshuadonnelly1978]

I wouldn't even say "almost." The kid did it correctly on the first freaking try. He went into the pit once, but only because he was moving to the right before he could see the next set of instructions. The first time he made an actual attempt at the intended jump, he succeeded. This was lovely to watch.

[@surprisedchar2458]

Because the kid actually bothered to read the instructions.

[@zyoh4311]

@@praisethesun5873 I don't find the moment life changing and inspirational. It's just a game giving you instructions, this doesn't mean that the 5 year old will grow up to be the leader of all doctors and soon lead the world due to his extreme prowess in reading and play instructional missions on video games.

[@paoluccio6422]

The sad thing is that the 5 year old is actually progressing at a modest pace and learning but Dean spends half his time on the dash jump

[@TaIathar]

Makes you wonder how quick the kid beat the first level. Dean couldn't do it in 20 minutes.

[@cutenoob21354]

@@TaIathar Dis s 2 sad

[@mxnxchrxmqtic]

Bruh even i could do The Dash Jump

[@MasterEldriel]

...i though the right was the kid until i read this

[@MiguelSantos-kc6vw]

That dude doesn't deserve his paycheck,

[@SuperHuscarl]

I imagine the only reason why the 5 year old child took “so long” was because his hands are small for the controller and he had to stop to read the instructions when they came up, unlike a certain game journalist.

[@black_rhino241]

Also button layout I doubt the kid memorized where’s buttons are on a controller so they had to look down to see

[@SuperHuscarl]

@@black_rhino241. That’s another good point. Like honestly, if the kid was maybe 5 years older, he’d have cut his already impressive time in half

[@Quatro921]

@@SuperHuscarl impressive?

[@SuperHuscarl]

@@Quatro921. Yes, impressive. A literal child played better than a grown adult at a tutorial. I’d say that’s impressive, wouldn’t you?

[@Quatro921]

@@SuperHuscarl yeah but if you made them ten then it wouldnt be impressive anymore. Also remember its a game journalist

[@DarthMauldinOfficial]

The only reason I could tell the difference is because of the iconic dash jump part.

[@atomsmasher703]

Same, the kid did so much better there! 😂

[@Zalkin4213]

No shit sherlock

[@MeddyJeddy]

The kid wrecked it for a 5 year old

[@fidbro237]

Darth Mauldin I did it by studying Dean Takashi’s movements at the start. I knew it was Dean when I saw him duck

[@funnipan3696]

I heard dean took 20 minuites on that part!

[@BVBrocks927]

the only thing holding back the 5 year old was his reading speed

[@nugget0928]

And his enjoyment of the game. You could see he was messing around with the things when he learned to do them.

[@rootatouille180]

@@nugget0928 Yeah, That's what tutorials are for... Getting used to mechanics.

[@jarlboof]

@@rootatouille180 nah the kid kept shooting probably because he liked it

[@wurmturm]

@@jarlboof tbf it does make a nice noise

[@Pihsrosnec]

@@rootatouille180 yeah but in terms of speed it's a disadvantage

[@riv2052]

you can actually feel him finding the buttons

[@alanmonteros6432]

The Dean or the kid ?

[@emenova3553]

@@alanmonteros6432 I like how this is an actual valid question that can be taken seriously

[@nathanmello4407]

@@emenova3553 - Right?

[@raivynnrealalvarez1352]

@@emenova3553 ikr?

[@Username246.]

WOAH U can feel him ( as in the five year old ) ? FBI OPEN UP!

[@MyPhobo]

Reminds me of my little Niece playing a game tutorial for the first time. She stops to read the instructions for a few minutes, (she is still learning to read) then locates the correct buttons by looking at the gamepad, then tries out what it says then moves on after a little bit until more text appears. Then, after about 10 minutes she is better at the game then I am.

[@xboxoneyes7734]

Pretty much how i play games tutorials lmao

[@jumentoqueanima]

Same with my little cousin, he loves playing on my Wii U.

[@Chuked]

Your niece is better than dean bitchatashi

[@CooingMaxito]

@@jumentoqueanima Based

[@jumentoqueanima]

@@CooingMaxito Nice.

[@ErikCPianoman]

Funny thing is that the 5yo is doing the official version, which is longer and has a few more obstacles than the early version Takahashi is doing and he still beats him.

[@IronicHavoc]

Takahashi doesn't beat the five year old in this video

[@IronicHavoc]

Takahashi was on the right

[@TheUcHiHaMaD]

@@IronicHavoc ya and he finished first.....?

[@amphicorp4725]

@@TheUcHiHaMaD yes, takahashi finished first

[@amphicorp4725]

@@TheUcHiHaMaD still abysmal gameplay, I'm not denying that

[@KIRBOFLURBO]

"You play like a game journalist" is quickly rising on my list of insults

[@espilgrind]

you're giving me ideas and i love it

[@Crazylom]

Brain Dean-d

[@schizophreniagaming1187]

You're talking a lot of takahashit for someone within killing distance

[@Crazylom]

I'm clearly not in front of your face, dude

[@Crazylom]

@Heitor Bruh, you're worse than a pigeon by LOT then

[@astrowyrm6871]

The only thing slowing the 5 year old down is his slow reading, which is to be expected cuz hes only 5

[@tatotaytoman5934]

and the gamer journalist literally has a job playing games

[@alucard8464]

And probably his general amusement with the game, you saw him crouch a little more and goof around at some points

[@Carnage7209]

Nope. 5 year olds are more than capable of reading at an "adults" pace

[@stephenpedersen1346]

@@Carnage7209 i only just learned to read when i was 5. i didn’t have a very amazing vocabulary either so i can’t imagine him having amazing reading skills.

[@jblazerndrowzy]

@@Carnage7209 I only started actually reading when I was 6

[@F1rstNameLastName]

What's even sadder is that he has been a game journalist for 20 years. His coworker mentioned that he asked why jumping on enemies wasn't killing them and somehow never noticed that he was getting hurt when he did that. He straight up thought he was playing Mario the whole time lmao.

[@Sandwich_People]

This made me die inside.

[@SlyRocko]

Man who has only played Mario discovering another video game: "I'm getting Mario vibes from this."

[@TheBreakingBenny]

Mario and Metal Slug clearly are different types of games; Cuphead is Metal Slug.

[@JobiMorkos]

So he's a journalist and can't beat a game that is not Mario wtf

[@ci7210]

I mean if I was a journalist I would like to understand all the mechanics before even writing a review. Not understanding basic stuff is embarrassing

[@loneranger7004]

*refuses to learn the buttons and do the tutorial* Dean: the tutorial was a little too challenging

[@Halleretta]

Wait did he actually say that.... Wow what an idiot

[@praisethesun5873]

*breaths in* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HUMANITY IS FUCKED

[@andycabrera6596]

*Immediately writes a review comparing it to "Dark Souls" difficult.* Me: Bruh.

[@chaotic6820]

Mai Miklič wasn’t he five?

[@carlosjuarez1679]

@@andycabrera6596 LMAO YIKES

[@LaboLad]

If my friends were playing a game bad, I’d use “You play like a 5 year old.” as an insult. I apologise to all 5 year olds out there.

[@slosh7072]

Start saying they play like a game journalist

[@HansVinlin]

You are forgiven of your sin

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Or more like "5 years old play better than you". But maybe that's too harsh. X,D

[@dbclass4075]

@@L16htW4rr10r I think "game journalists plays better" is worse.

[@capt.heinrich6945]

Non takin

[@optillian4182]

That moment when a literal _child's_ timing and analytical skills are superior to yours...

[@optillian4182]

That's not really a valid excuse, considering that he's supposed to be a _professional_ gaming journalist.

[@trequor]

Yeah the 5 year old's basic problem solving aced this puzzle faster than a fully grown adult who reviews games as their 9-5.

[@moonman375]

@@optillian4182 well, this professional reviewer made a review of mass effect complaining about damage spongy enemies. He didn't realize th game was an rpg and never levelled up or upgraded his gear once in the whole playthough. And he was playing on easy.

[@dylanzlol7293]

Your noob

[@CuriousGuy_]

@@optillian4182 yeah the thing is... Journalism and Gaming are two things that take totally different skills y'know?

[@becongeneral]

The kid was at a clear disadvantage. The journalist didn't have to descend though the platforms. The kid would have won otherwise.

[@theperfecttroller]

nah kid lost cuz he spent 80 trillion years shooting (if i was 5 i would do the same lol)

[@ngndnd]

u also have to remember that the little kid probably didnt understand a lot of the words@@theperfecttroller

[@climbucket]

@@ngndnd i'm sure the journalist too xd

[@julietschwab5876]

The only reasons the kid finishded second was -He was playing a longer version -His hands were too tiny for the controller -He took like 10 seconds to read what the journalist could in 1 second, because he’s 5 -He messed around with stuff when he learned He has a lot more skill, he ACTUALLY LEARNS FROM TUTORIALS, and honestly a lot of game journalists, not just Dean, are super unfit for the job

[@Bdcrock]

@@theperfecttroller no the game journalist was obviously being trash and also the game journals didn’t have to go down

[@eaglelord145]

I could see the moment when the kid discovered the shoot button, and then they just spent a couple of seconds playing with it in the fun childlike “shooty button is fun” kind of way. Very pure.

[@hilvystewy7298]

Lmao yeah

[@ombricshalazar3869]

haha finger gun go brrr

[@J03_M4m4]

So pure

[@Sir_GrimReaper]

after this kid is know as pico-

[@sayajooj9568]

@@Sir_GrimReaper this is why i hate the fnf community.

[@ToluDude]

The difference is that you can tell your 5 year old was actually learning. He was making sure he understood each instruction. Not sure if Dean was.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

ToluDude true true

[@imbatrossthescrub2096]

I mean, that’s a little harsh....

[@dooplon5083]

Megalo the Scrub Well the kid repeatedly stops and messes with the controls or sits there in ehat appears to be abit of thought trying to understand what to do, Dean just kept jumping at a largr cylinder he couldn't get over while somehow not realizing that if it didn't work the first 3 times it wouldn't work the next ten.

[@imbatrossthescrub2096]

To be fair, he could've been testing to see if you could wall jump or looking for a glitch in the wall that would mislead players from the true game mechanics.

[@vmigo9009]

Megalo the Scrub not really lol

[@tapewyrm997]

The kid only lost because he stopped a few times. Probably because he had to stop and read the next step. He would’ve won by _miles_ if he didn’t have to do that.

[@Firepal3D]

That's basically trying to read something outside from a speeding car

[@FloppyFiona]

McByte The tutorial isn't the same, they didn't teach you how to jump down from a platform in the demo.

[@sympleton7439]

But the left side is the kid...

[@cleanpiss]

Lord KeK Yeah, and the left side lost. What are you trying to say?

[@Lagspikee]

Are you implying that Dean can read?

[@pastelsunset]

This is an amazing example of just how smart kids are. He reads the prompt, finds the right button/s, plays around with that action until he learns it (or gets bored) and then moves on, sometimes repeating the action as he moves to the next prompt just to make sure he knows what he's doing. And then you have Dean, whose cognitive ability is equal to that of wet spinach.

[@ningun813]

That is ofensive!! to the wet spinach.

[@flyinglack]

yeah, leave spinach alone :(@@ningun813

[@esquirla4179]

That's not particulary smart. Dean just got the brain capacity of an old shoe

[@ASimpleOrb]

⁠@@esquirla4179That’s offensive to old shoes!

[@pastelsunset]

​@dadsa-yf6mq Kids are literally hard-wired to recognize patterns and try new things so their brain can gather information about the world - a 5 year old would at least be smart enough to understand how to interpret visual instructions. I imagine OP had to help him understand how the controller worked, but I can believe he got through the tutorial mostly by himself.

[@TheMounten1]

Interesting how a five-year-old is able to figure out which piece fits the puzzle while Dean jams the same piece into its socket repeatedly expecting it to work

[@connormclernon26]

“Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?”

[@theceoofeggmansempire5214]

He played too much Sonic Forces.

[@tzardnickolasthelitromanov]

""Your mind on *LA* , Don't do *LA* kids. It's one hell of a brain-rotting drug""

[@Popgurliess]

​@@connormclernon26"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results." - Some smart guy

[@completelyrandomstuff4829]

To be fair, it did go in the square hole.

[@holysayingsofrobin4055]

The virgin takahashi vs The Chad Five year-old.

[@sametcekmez102]

*FBI OPEN THE DOOR !!!*

[@GiornoGiovanna-ix3ij]

Yes

[@TheRealPunkachu]

Hol' up...

[@downx2767]

Diamondrino87 That’s not what chad means

[@Neonytic]

@@downx2767 technically not, but technically yes

[@JustinBA007]

Also, you can tell the kid was stopping to read everything and was enjoying the game a bit. He stopped to shoot around a little bit and played around with each mechanic. Honestly, watching the kid made me realize how well designed this tutorial was. It was able to clearly explain it's mechanics and show how they can be applied to a 5 year old, while not being too handholdy, and let him go at his own pace. The journalist is just kind of a lost cause.

[@henryfandel4696]

Hey, be fair to the journalist! They didn’t have a dad with them to give them positive reinforcement!

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

@@henryfandel4696 it's not that he was fatherless, having no father figure doesn't matter in this situation, it most likely wouldn't have affected his problem solving skills over time, he's just stupid. Edit: *MY SOURCE IS THAT I MADE IT THE FUCK UP.* Edit 2: Just getting that out there.

[@scotterboi9]

So true

[@friijolesLIVE]

@@henryfandel4696 bro did you just call him fatherless?? LMAO

[@canalso5806]

@@friijolesLIVE nope. he said that his dad wasn't there to shear him.

[@Gameatron-cj1sc]

Although he didn't beat them in timing, (probably could've if they didn't stop to play with the shooting animation) the fact that they beat them in learning how to air dash says a lot for game journalists

[@noisyash4234]

Thing is he did beat the reviewer in timing, this is a cutdown video

[@lunaitor-uq9hz]

Nah, the only reason he didn't win was because of the Parry jump part

[@awesomegmer86]

I didn't feel frustrated when seeing the kid's gameplay, I found it cute how the kid was trying to learn. On the other hand, for that Dean game writer, he actually pissed me off

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Yep I know. Lol

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

Probably because Dean kept trying to do the same thing over and over. It's not that he failed and tried different methods, he literally sat there doing the same thing over and over and expecting it to be different.

[@AmanomiyaJun]

VGamingJunkie That’s the definition of insanity

[@truji2582]

@@VGamingJunkieVT The difference is that one of them is a kid figuring the game out and the other one is some dude who's supposed to review videogames as his job

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

@@truji2582 Dean was the one I was referring to, you can see the kid actually trying to learn and figure things out.

[@asaf9815]

he is 8 years old. we are getting old. EDIT: 10 years old now, little bro can probably speedrun the whole tutorial now

[@IAm-zo1bo]

He dead

[@IAm-zo1bo]

Jk

[@SeanKingstone98WEAK]

Ah they grow up so fast

[@definitelynotbrendon]

Yea

[@spoilerguy7285]

@@IAm-zo1bo :/ don't joke about death

[@maanokay2553]

Poor kid couldn’t read fast enough. In a battle of pure wits and situational problem solving, he has this guy beat.

[@EraVulgaris-]

I think games should have a kid mode, where the text is simplified and easy to understand. It would also help people who only know basic English of there are no language options. E.g. instead of nullify the parry tip could have said stop or block. I didn't know what parry meant until at least middle school.

[@Assassin21BEKA]

@@EraVulgaris- i think that tutorials are already in simple english.

[@iota-09]

@@EraVulgaris- I've never heard the word "parry" until dark souls 3 came out, then again, I'm not english and parry isn't really a word common usage outside melee weapons combat.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

Gamer Police I get where you’re coming from, but I think the harder words will help the child learn how to understand difficult text

[@MaximilianonMars]

@@iota-09 I learnt in middle school from street fighter 3: 3rd strike. Still can't parry worth a damn in that game

[@andrew5803]

Its oddly cute to see the child taking their time with the game. You can tell theyre actually reading what is being tasked of them and looking at the controls to do the task. Meanwhile we have Mr Game Journalist who you can tell is just not having the best day and is not prepared for the shit storm that he will face.

[@dr.altoclef9255]

And the kid also pauses to play around, like “haha the clicky clack shoot button is fun-“

[@spiderninja211]

Dean died to the first flower so many times

[@andrew5803]

@@spiderninja211 OK? And? I'm sure you did too. I will probably die a lot when it comes to that fight. The game is designed to be hard.

[@blankuser987]

@@andrew5803 found the game journalist

[@jeremybottoms7619]

​@@spiderninja211I can understand that almost every boss is quite difficult the first playthrough bit this is the tutorial

[@vlixle2781]

the only thing holding back the 5 year old's true power was the reading. without that Dean wouldn't have stood a chance!

[@Vetusomaru]

lazures HD Wow! Think about it...if he could read he could beat the tutorial even faster. And yet an adult that can read has trouble beating the tutorial. Embarassing.

[@KTF0]

Nope. He still failed the jump dash several times.

[@thomasmaxwell1518]

@@KTF0 I think that was the other kid

[@MrYeet-kw8fk]

lazures HD He’s only used 5% of his power!

[@darklusare7582]

true

[@WeyounSix]

This is actually why games are great for children’s problem solving and mechanical skills

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

100 percent but Everything in moderation

[@cheeseboi4217]

playing video games actually increased my reaction time and helped me get used to things way faster

[@vazsa7387]

playing dark souls made me suicidal

[@tzevi3014]

@@vazsa7387 I'm going to take that as serious and not as a joke go to the suicide hot line immediately if there is nothing left to live for them give it a shot also if that was a joke ignore that whole thing

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

tzevi doubt dark souls could do that and I’m 98% sure that was a joke But it’s better to be safe than sorry I guess

[@Noum77]

The same journalist who called Mass Effect "Mass Defect" because he didn't notice the game had a leveling system

[@rubz1390]

Lol a mainstream RPG without a leveling system. Did he even know what he is playing?

[@redundantfridge9764]

That sounds like a fun (and agonizing) challenge to do.

[@georgiamapping]

One review that he did badly over 10 years ago? come on dude I thought the gaming community could be better than this. Edit: Y'all I made this 2 years ago, Dean's reviews were definitely poor, and he definitely shouldn't be a gaming journalist, but I still think we shouldn't bully him

[@rootintootinest1976]

@@rubz1390 probably breath of the wild.

[@Scooter227]

lmao imagine him playing a game like Tomb Raider or Uncharted, he’d be stuck on a puzzle event for hours

[@Captain_Chromosome]

The child: reads the text and learns from there. The journalist: "Big wall what do???"

[@Halleretta]

The child was slowly but surely getting used to how this works but Dean...Dean was just unbelivable bad and as a game journalist i would have expected him to atleast be able to do better man

[@Halleretta]

@Robbert Kööp the guy that got there first is Dean,But the child atleast progressed faster,He compared the difficulty of this game to DARK souls

[@Lars-gu3wi]

@Robbert Kööp the left one is kid

[@icouldntthinkofagoodname7216]

These are what the real "Game journalists" really are.That's why all journalists are disgusting when you think about it.

[@Pluvillion]

You can tell he's pausing to read the instructions. Such a smart lad! Game journalists are a joke.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Yep he is 8 now and he is way ahead of other kids of the same age. However he lacks common sense.

[@cheeseboi4217]

@@xSTiCKFiGAx sounds like me 😳

[@themehguy9084]

@@cheeseboi4217 me too

[@MisterSleep1123]

@@xSTiCKFiGAx well, you have a lovable dolt in your house. Keep him educated and give him some common sense slowly, and he will be a lovable gentleman with honor and smarts in no time.

[@realszn]

@@themehguy9084 me aswell

[@HankThePimpHill]

Someone tried to defend Dean by saying "The tutorial could've been clearer". This proves it doesn't need to be.

[@blackjovian9414]

there is no way to make this tutorial any clearer there's an obstacle, the game shows you which button to press to overcome it, and you move on to the next this is just pure, raw incompetence on Dean's end

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

They put the buttons, the name of the mechanic, and a brief description It doesn’t get any clearer than that 💀

[@jtteope1178]

@@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYahdid he want the game to specifically show the controller and which button to press and flash went to press/hold it at the right time? 💀💀💀 Sure it mean help Dean, but everyone else is just gonna feel like the game suffocating their hand

[@fondbeebboop9705]

@@blackjovian9414 the best way i can think to make it clearer is if you have a ghost cuphead that does the moves for you to display what you need to do but if a 5 yr can do it anyone can

[@HazhMcMoor]

Tbf me, and the 5yo kid too, will struggle at that parry jumps. Then again I hate platformers.

[@Jrock24cantbebeat]

This is unbelievably fascinating. The fact that a five year can read and UNDERSTAND a game tutorial is honestly amazing. You’re teaching him right, man.

[@lasercraft32]

5 year olds aren't as dumb as you might think.

[@MayHugger]

⁠@@lasercraft32100% they’re smart as hell, they only lack experience.

[@iamerror6546]

As someone with 2 younger brothers, I am also surprised by the ability to read at that age.

[@dripthanos5595]

i was 4 years old and i was playing video games pretty well

[@arial012]

I was 3-4 when I was playing The Lion King. Dont know about you, but human beings are not as dumb as you think

[@weegar]

I don't care what game they make next just as long as they put in an achievement called the takahashi challenge.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Carbon Night 😄 without any gamerscore

[@Mortal115]

Every day we stray further from god

[@tako6396]

Carbon Night is that a furry yuya?

[@weegar]

MDwag no, its one of multiple alias someone uses when they make music the character itself didn't really have a name by normal standards but its currently called emoticon and was previously "furries in a blender" for a while.

[@Thrownblock]

Blinx the time sweeper?

[@sparkbag_]

do you know the definition of insanity? it's doing the same thing over and over and expecting it to do something else

[@TaIathar]

expecting different results*

[@neki134]

No it means a state of madness

[@tyrannapusandfriends6254]

**watched video** *one is the genius, the other insane...*

[@Someone-ej7kd]

Answer: Yesn't

[@potatofarmer2003]

Teacher says this all the time

[@samuellinn]

I just love how the 5 year old is wasting time with the control and legit beat the dash stage like it was nothing while Dean is like HELP ME I'M STUCK.

[@firepuppies4086]

He was even trying to properly chain the parry slaps to stay airborne it seems.

[@ItsJenniBear]

Samuel Lin the kid is on the right

[@chuugummy975]

@@ItsJenniBear Nope. The kid is on the left

[@lennimation231]

@@ItsJenniBear the kids actually on the left

[@brookecollins8685]

Is the 5 year old on the left or right?

[@himynameiskobey.7994]

I showed this too my Mum and she said "Oh well kids often know more about video games." This is a five year old playing one if the hardest games of all time and a adult who's job is too play video games.

[@somelon4755]

Definitely not one of the hardest games of all time but a pretty tough game

[@thepenguinboi8679]

@@somelon4755 yeah I beat it and I wouldn’t call myself great at games or anything. Once you know the patterns it’s actually quite easy

[@austintenchavez5102]

@@thepenguinboi8679 ONCE you figure out the patterns pretty much every boss isle 3 and onward patterns are like pure bullet hell infact most isle 2 bosses were hard as hell(looks at Grim Matchstick)

[@thepenguinboi8679]

@@austintenchavez5102 I actually sorta agree with that. I found grim easy after I beat him the first time but the robot,Cala Maria,Beppi,and a few others still kinda annoy me

[@sirtopoftheworldegg]

@@austintenchavez5102 i honestly found grim matchstick to be easier then willy

[@TheDymed]

Beat by a literal five year old. Feels bad man. "I'm a games journalist."

[@gabe8168]

He wasn't beat. The five year old lost.

[@cyburn9986]

@@gabe8168 fuck off, the “game journalist” actually took around 26 minutes to beat the tutorial. It’s easy to tell that the uploader cut ahead to the part where the five year old is.

[@itsthegamingmutt]

@@cyburn9986 They started at the same point and there was no cuts after the beginning, if the child could read as fast as him he would have won though and the supposed game journalist sucked. The child lost and Gabe was just stating the obvious, you told him to fuck off for no reason.

[@bread9923]

@@itsthegamingmutt he cut the footage on the right. The child won.

[@Crunger13]

@@cyburn9986 as the TOP COMMENT states, the version the journalist was using was a quite early one, where the tutorial was shorter, if you just watch the video you can see that there are no cuts (at least from what I can tell)

[@SneefyQuaffles]

This is surprisingly interesting to see a child slowly figure things out by trial and error

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Thanks :)

[@EggieBoi1284]

r/usernamechecksout

[@alienxotic5028]

@gapple * K

[@Brianramos993]

Dean's attempt is fucking frustrating to watch

[@gesshugh9976]

I like to think he's actually so fast, that the game can't interpret his keystrokes in time for the moves to work, so it only makes him look completely incompetent.

[@Denzo-df9gr]

How can he be so stuuupid???

[@Haagaustin]

Matthew Pollitt you think dean takahashi is trolling? I think you're dean trying to save face

[@lancevance6346]

Frustrating how?Just stop caring.It's just a guy bad at " video games".People are acting like their lives ended.

[@WGoodall]

you mean *CRINGY* ... R-right

[@cheatingandy8275]

He did the dash-jump first try, so he won no matter what.

[@pokade3659]

2nd try actually but its much better than the game journalist who has attempts that are atleast in the double digits

[@georgec8765]

That's not fair to Dean, 5 years of age is far to advanced

[@bonk9657]

I know right like atleast give dean a chance

[@kwaap2070]

1000th like

[@burrow073]

George C. Got u ur 1000th like

[@kwaap2070]

No one cares tho

[@serbianspaceforce6873]

George C the infant needs a chance

[@Yakkzy]

These are the people we leave in charge of being able to impact a games score, people who can barely finish a tutorial level before a 5 year old can

[@Xeno_Solarus]

These are the same people who vote for the game awards.

[@chillguy7687]

@@Xeno_Solarus Well that explains a lot

[@mrforgotten5598]

And those scores effect wether the people behind it get their bonus. This type of reviewing is possibly ruining people’s lives.

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat]

He had a shorter version too

[@sightseek3r]

Dean didn't have anything to do with reviewing Cuphead though. He uploaded it because he knew he was shit and thought people would get a laugh out of it.

[@JudgmenTaichi]

It just took 30 seconds to beat Dean Takahashi. You can tell the kid's thought process. Sees instruction>processing>execution. It's that easy! And he's 5 years old! He probably have to look at his controller multiple times to do it right!

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Yes he did

[@CErra310]

Pair that with probably slower reading and lesser comprehension and it's an absolute blowout for dean

[@boktorinator693]

Sauce for your pfp? King crimson looking like a snack ngl 👀

[@omdano6432]

@@boktorinator693 sauce for epitaph???? Monkaw?

[@Corn624]

Kink Creamson damn king thiccums over there I wanna eat him up 🥵🥵

[@Cryptamen]

The child side is adorable. especially being able to see in time how they *read* and *comprehend* the words and then try it themselves. Unlike some adults *this journalist*

[@frustis]

The parrying part was too hard for him, it requires a lot of precise inputs in very little time, yet he managed to do it nearly as fast as Dean.

[@omikronweapon]

the parrying really has a weird precision. It takes some getting used to. Coming from a life-long gamer.

[@potatoking4227]

@@omikronweapon doesn't help that they don't respond even though you can hear the sound.

[@MoldMonkey93]

Precise inputs? Yeah I guess. *Parties Chun super in 3rd Strike

[@angelr-t7608]

@@MoldMonkey93 you expect a kid to do that ? Lul

[@ELSTINKO.]

Better sign him up for an esports team

[@thunderplunder1013]

Toxic Turtle lololol skt maybe

[@meisunebernadetta9868]

Cupheads tutorial today, the dark souls trilogy blind, backwards and while being tortured in his feet with a feather tomorrow

[@meisunebernadetta9868]

Cuphead pvp edition lol

[@tonynguyen4599]

Toxic Turtle *an

[@ELSTINKO.]

Ny In Love x thanka

[@creature_has_d13d]

Damn. Dean won, somehow. That's odd since he already lost to a pigeon.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

😂

[@oscarrivera3398]

At least the five year old gotten through the first obstacle way before Dean

[@game84cube]

Screw that noise, he lost to Arin Hansen, or Egoraptor. Let that thought simmer

[@fiskefyren]

Only reason that Dean won was because the 5-year-old tried to do the parry jumps in a legit way, which was too confusing of a concept for poor old Dean.

[@oscarrivera3398]

game84cube but he’s a full grown man, and Arin has played platformers and rage games before. And the 5 year old didn’t

[@OtakuJuanma2]

The adorable part is that you can imagine the little kid slowly reading the instructions on every step of the tutorial, but when he gets to the parry he probably doesn't want to read something so long, so tries to figure it on his own, only to them give up, read and figure it.

[@victorvirgili4447]

“I ain’t reading allat” -5 year old “Ok I’ll read allat” -5 year old, seconds later

[@pokade3659]

@@victorvirgili4447 thats me at that age

[@chito8947]

I cannot believe he completed the jump on his first try. These kids have potential to become speedrunners if they had a chance

[@xvoidgamer]

who tf wants to be a speedrunner...

[@chito8947]

@@xvoidgamer idk maybe you should ask some of the speedrunners instead of asking a random KZbin comment. It's just a suggestion tho

[@ThisisKyle]

@@xvoidgamer Me, it's fun being able to beat a game that usually takes hours normally yet we're able to do it in under 1

[@unclefiend2138]

Completing the jump on the first try isn't anything notable- Anyone of mostly any age can do it. All you have to is actually read the controls and do it patiently. Neither which Dean did. Or which arguably most modern gamers do.

[@unclefiend2138]

@BlackWatchAmbush Uh, no? The guy was obviously being serious. There isn't a hint of sarcasm or comedy in his comment.

[@SylwesterYT]

I want to repeat something i read somewhere online: "Children are not dumber or less smart than adults, they just lack experience." If the kid would have the reading comprehension of Dean, he would have finished the tutorial just like everyone else.

[@colfdralegend]

Keberro but the large amount of experience can also cause problems when trying to learn something they are inexperienced in

[@colfdralegend]

Arthur Caminha Viana Santiago Lopes Arthur Caminha Viana Santiago Lopes have you never heard the saying, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Have you even seen an adult trying to learn new languages? Video games are kinda like languages. I don’t know all the details but I do know that kids are just easier to teach (easier to brainwash too :P). We all grew up with video games so it makes sense that we can do all this stuff easily, but this guy has not.

[@colfdralegend]

Arthur Caminha Viana Santiago Lopes I don’t know all the facts, I would suggest researching it yourself instead of me giving you incorrect information. It’s really just something my old foreign languages teachers have said multiple times

[@carson0gen526]

No one said he was dumb or less smart

[@tomimated1638]

They are though, they lack brain development, and therefore cannot reach the same level of comprehension of tasks.

[@madotsuki417]

even if dean won, the child got past the first jump in less than 1 minute and 15 seconds. give him that.

[@underwhelminged]

If he knew how to read yet, there's no doubt he would've beat him.

[@nyandoge5175]

@@underwhelminged That can go for both of them lmao

[@cataclysm7256]

You can tell the kid is having fun, giggling on the cuphead flattens when crouching. While the game journo is summoning every last neurons to his brain and still failing to solve a simple problem.

[@andrewb4999]

Wow. Your son dashed on the obstacle on the first try. Good job.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Andrew B Yer when he did that I said yep making a video. :D

[@nickjimenez9983]

Second try

[@GardenGD]

Andrew B it is really sad that i did it on the third ;-;

[@sonicrunn3r895]

Andrew B But, that's impossible. How do you make that impossible jump?

[@skunthundler]

When I was 5 I couldn’t even beat green hill zone.

[@DragonaxFilms]

He started off with a good lead, but it became a tight race in the middle! Truly a thrilling duel!

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

DragonaxFilms 😄

[@2styx]

_a brawl is surely brewing_ *WALLOP!*

[@roadent217]

_It's a real high-class bout!_

[@ManiaMac1613]

Oh hi there Dragonax

[@DragonaxFilms]

Well, fancy meeting you here.

[@MaherandIbrahimsAvengers]

"The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting a different outcome each time"

[@aaronking2020]

*glances at dash jump

[@realhi144]

Vaas

[@giovannicervantes2053]

@@realhi144 Einstein

[@thatboyakira4202]

@@giovannicervantes2053 its vaas

[@giovannicervantes2053]

@@thatboyakira4202 and Einstein too foo

[@NiffirgkcaJ]

I'm rooting for the 5 year old kid, I think the only thing holding him back is his slow reading speed, but that's not really an issue as he's still a kid, unlike some "game journalist" here that does things haphazardly.

[@lucynsuns]

He did the dash jump on his first try. I... can...not...dear...lord

[@falmire.]

Cookie Lover wa wa what i did the dash three time in a row and nobody amazed of me

[@thewarden6050]

Cookie Lover took me 3 tries, now I've masterd it.

[@arcticgaming3306]

I can do it on my first try too

[@parry3439]

Ya'll fuckin suck if you didn't get it the first 2 times at max.

[@josht9297]

press a, then press y. that's it...

[@Artsificial]

You're telling me your 5-yo son has also been a games journalist for 25 years?

[@grimhunter42]

Artsificial yes

[@kiatus1103]

Precisely

[@LeeTheGoat]

666 likes lel

[@monday1554]

he started in the womb

[@oddwiz4761]

Not hard....

[@riotsprotests2070]

You never realize how full of crap the media is until they talk about something you're knowledgeable in

[@tastychunks]

How I feel whenever politicians and news try to talk about firearms

[@J221.]

@le Zanji right

[@plompedu]

IGN in a nutshell

[@orpheus280]

@@tastychunks I wasn't going to say it but I'm glad you did

[@scarecrow8740]

CyBeRpUnK iS eVeRyThInG pRoMiSeD!! An actual review

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

I hope the internet never stops humiliating Takahashi for this.

[@niezzayt3809]

Or any game journalist reviewers in general.

[@jerry4040]

Your son is actually good, you most feel proud of him

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

He has his moments :D

[@SPARKEH91226]

mom's = mom is idiot.

[@SPARKEH91226]

A simple google search will prove you wrong, you simpleton.

[@matthewspires1969]

I'm sure he most feel proud all the moment life has allowed. Sandwich.

[@aries6663]

Shearman360 XD YOU IDIOT LMAO

[@Tzilandi]

Y'know... at least a five year old can blame the pace on reading comprehension still being under development. What's Dean's excuse?

[@jargozle5393]

hes to good at gaming usong only 0.0000000001 of his brain cells

[@bloodblade58]

@@jargozle5393 how do you use that much of a precent of one brain cell

[@RomainDelmaire]

Having never developed reading comprehension?

[@bloodblade58]

@@RomainDelmaire oof

[@giggoty4926]

I was the 667'th dislike. I ruined it

[@Milo-l4g]

You must be very proud of your kid, he managed to be better than a game journalist

[@mikewebsters4119]

Only reason dean won is because he cheated on the parry lart and he didnt have to go through a platform

[@yudela1]

Alexandre Santiago Not really an accomplishment, pal.

[@Milo-l4g]

James Lewis ?

[@LH-zz1pg]

He is turning 9, they grow up so fast

[@1nkFalcon]

Dean beat him by about 30 seconds. But it’s actually pretty unfair! The 5 year old: 1. Takes longer to read the text. 2. Has the longer updated tutorial. So if we run the numbers... The 5 year old beat him by about a minute.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

True true

[@yasuorice7439]

Also the right side was shortened

[@EnaSaihara]

EpicGamer425 but 5 years old kid cannot read faster than us

[@rhjubarb]

EpicGamer425 i think the left side was shorter...?

[@Devdabeazzt_]

Dean's clip was shorter due to how long it used to be

[@TrollingDemonz]

Unlike Dean Takahashi, your kid can already read!

[@rhinuu045]

damn this dude is just being flamed while hearting every comment

[@kazumakiryu8231]

@@rhinuu045 The irony oh my God 😂😂 You look incredibly stupid...

[@StUCaboose]

I didn’t know which side was which until 0:30 “Yep that’s the five year old.”

[@Halleretta]

The one that progressed instantly was the 5 year old

[@ciphereal]

The one who keep trying to do the same thing over and over what the adult lmao

[@sander303]

@@ciphereal yes

[@AllCentaur]

CipherX2 yup. The right side is from a “game journalist/reviewer.”

[@rochambeau7197]

@@AllCentaur I thought the right was the 5 year old

[@BeanieBabyXx]

You can see your kid actually processing the information so I think that's a win for him. He beat the reviewer on the dash section anyways

[@Firepal3D]

The parry slap had a complicated explanation. That's why the 5 year old lost.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Thanks for watching that far in. Yes you are right

[@exodescult]

It's because he was trying to do it the way the tutorial wanted it to do it, but Dean didn't really care.

[@Konpekikaminari]

Firepal the 5 years old didn't fail the jump dash over 10 times I can't really say he lost

[@Firepal3D]

Itai Sprachman I bet this wasn't his first platformer.

[@Firepal3D]

How the f?!? did this get 170 likes and a love ?

[@Entertainment-cm8op]

5 year old did the jump on his second try while im pretty sure takahashi forgot about the dash mechanic he was told 10 secs ago

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent." -Liam Neeson with a laser sword and bathrobe

[@TheMamaluigi300]

Qui-Gon was played by him?

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

@@TheMamaluigi300 yea

[@skylertremblay3395]

@@TheMamaluigi300 kinda obvious isnt it?

[@josephgilboy6259]

Its cool that qui gon also helped teach batman after those dudes stole his daughter

[@BrandonCuringtonOfficial]

Lol best description of Qui-Gon ever

[@6Senor]

can't wait for the sequel "my 15 year old son beats the cuphead tutorial level faster than the game journalist "

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

He turned 11 yesterday 😯

[@Wulabaloo]

@@xSTiCKFiGAxA bigger hit to the game journalist

[@BonazaiGirl]

The only reason the 5 year old "lost" was because of the parry part's instructions, which had words a bit beyond his vocabulary. Pretty sure that if the words in those instructions were easier, he'd had beaten Dean in no time flat.

[@xTunafishx]

and even so, you can see the kid is trying to do the jump, parry parry combo, but misses/ falters. That alone is a better understanding of gameplay and fluidity than Dean

[@ernestojchavez5720]

The right is the five year old

[@Tyrian3k]

Jared Chavez Nope.

[@ernestojchavez5720]

Tyrian3k bro you can tell 0:30 secounds in...

[@aidanyuen433]

Jared Chavez the joke is that Dean constantly failed the dash jump

[@WesleyHuang]

Neever laugh so hard in my life.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Wesley Huang 😀 cool

[@jehezkiel4357]

lah ada bang wesley

[@humanperson9214]

*screamed*

[@alfiemccabe495]

How was it funny I don't understand

[@funtim3foxy714]

Nikunj Maji what the hell is wrong with you and your spelling?😬

[@thatslit1404]

0:30 my life is in shambles

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

+Thats Lit 😄

[@GoToJail]

The best bit is that he didn't even see that it was an obstacle

[@ToadRoasted]

Corporal guy He did. You can see it and he fails then goes back and does it again

[@EnderCast]

Thats Lit j

[@Nitro_553]

But.... that jump is super easy....

[@archskeptic]

Dean has done irreparable damage to the image of game journalists everywhere

[@andy-tm5re]

Dean had the early access of the tutorial, if he had the full tutorial, this kid would beat him by a landslide

[@ezzatulamyra5828]

Wow! I was actually surprised when your son managed to jump and dash through the tall obstacle. And he's just five! Great job!

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Ezzatul Amyra He is a cluey little guy :) gets it from his Mum. Yer he knows from the Lego game to read the commands on the screen. I did help him with the ghost resurrection though but I think he maybe I didn't need too.

[@19nmiller1]

And I thought it was impossible! I bought the game and I've been stuck on that part for two weeks now, send help. But in all honesty, good for your son! He's pretty clever. You can almost see his thought process as he goes along, it's pretty neat

[@reduvius1710]

Really

[@ElementalDj]

Nicole Miller wait you think the tutorial is impossible?

[@19nmiller1]

Lol no, I'm just making fun of the journalist who couldn't get past the dash and jump part. I love the game, I think it's that fun kind of frustrating where it makes you want to come back and beat it. Plus, the audio and visuals are gorgeous

[@fre9205]

Awwww :D Just watching a kid play that tutorial, and actually being able to read and follow the instructions, is so adorable ^^

[@makinru6178]

Ferris_Wheel2017 That is a sign of concentration.

[@mateistoian726]

Ferris_Wheel2017 The 5 year old is pretty good too

[@vasquezfwank]

Matthew Batthew lmao

[@IFadedlinkI]

Ferris_Wheel2017 wtf?

[@HarmlessDK]

sock06555 How is it gross?

[@ThinkingProblem]

I find it hilarious that the later version of the game lowered the height of the cylinder. Just for Takashi lol

[@goose8284]

Obviously the right side is the five ye-oh wait...

[@RabXML]

*Report:* Sides have just exited orbit. Estimated return time unknown.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

There's no 5 year old playing. It's clickbait

[@ggs1019]

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 ??

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@ggs1019 He recorded his own gameplay and is claiming it to be his 5 year old son.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@Borko Borko He sure did

[@memedude8303]

i love how dean takes like over 10 minutes to get over the dash obstacle and this 5 year old does it instantly first try

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

30 seconds in and you can already tell

[@d-manthecaptain1382]

did you get it?

[@hydra7427]

More like 10 seconds in. The adult is an arrogant fuck who never looks before he leaps and never thinks about anything, while the five year old is cautious and actually reads things.

[@patwinsvlogs4690]

SgtHydra That's true

[@jayrosa7276]

Ikr😂

[@loudmike22]

Malcolm Fitzpatrick By the way if anyone is having second player issues on pc with ps4 or xbox controller i have very quick fix on my channel 😊

[@aneko31]

it's so cute that on the parry part he refuses to go down the easy way and wants to go from the platform

[@Aarantula]

Not sure whether I find this depressing or oddly satisfying.

[@teetheater1520]

Aarantula the 7th word in your sentence describes all of KZbin’s comments

[@myfriendkirby]

I initially thought that the right side was the child’s game, as I expected the journalist to have a moment of pause in order to prepare a notebook or something. I quickly changed my mind when the child completed the Dash-Jump.

[@kiansamavati1063]

I'd just like to appreciate the fact that the 5 year old is clearly stopping to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. It's cute to watch him learn how to play the game and have a pretty good time.

[@123korol321]

I think he needed the time to find the button on gamepad

[@tellmewhenitsover]

Reading is a super skill that game journos don't poses.

[@somedumbhoe7123]

Your child is a genius and a good boy and it amazes me a grown man had more trouble reading arrows than signs. Props to your 5 year old, tbh.

[@drewskii8057]

Austin Mendoza nah he’s not a genius but he has basic common sense 😂

[@supahstarwarrior6942]

You don't have to be a genius for this

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

'Though his true passions lay in playing with dirt, bugs, and toys over video games' Ah yes, the standard for Triple A gaming for kids.

[@9zamire]

Dr Ryuta Kawashima: Dean, your Brain Age is: 4 Years Old

[@rileydavidson180]

Isnt a Younger Brain Age ideal?

[@ophilia]

@@rileydavidson180 19 is the ideal

[@Crazylom]

No, even less: There is actually a video, where an actual *FOUR* year-old, actually beats Dean ez pz.

[@californium-2526]

@@Crazylom He has profound intellectual disability (F73.x).

[@Incognito1986]

It's really great to see your son figuring it all out in real time. As a father myself it would make me proud.

[@eugene4630]

5 year old: Jumps and dashes. Dean: Runs into a wall.

[@xSTiCKFiGAx]

Etrantion d😂😂😂😁

[@freezycastform99]

Just like his career will

[@brpadington]

This is why journalists did not like Doom Eternal. They refuse to learn anything.

[@owlcircus6811]

Wym Doom eternal received critical acclaim?

[@brpadington]

@@owlcircus6811 From fans but most journalists hated it. Dean here said the game was too hard.

[@tribunal009]

@@owlcircus6811 There’s a lot of factors that go into critical acclaim besides difficulty, like sound/visual design and presentation. When Doom Eternal first came out (before it could be seriously reviewed) all the game journalists said it was way too hard.

[@TheRythimMan]

Doom Eternal hard? That's the game I started learning how to use dual stick with (I usually use KB&M but my old hands cramp up to easily now). It can't have been THAT hard if I beat it using an input style new to me.

[@brpadington]

@@TheRythimMan I felt Doom Eternal was more balanced than the previous game. I beat Eternal on Ultra Violence with a controller and I have a physical disability.

[@redzeppelin6]

If your son had the reading level that Dean could read at I'm sure it would be like The Flash racing a turtle.

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

Dean wasn't reading at all methinks

[@Ilias2]

Dean clearly doesn't know how to read.

[@Jpx0999]

@@b-chroniumproductions3177 soo? That means he stoped Reading in 0 Seconds Very fast indeed

[@combattant4832]

Pretty sure the mom/dad was reading for him

[@ravenID429]

I wouldn't be so sure Dean reads that well...