Can You Beat Ocarina of Time Without Pausing?

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Pausing. You've probably done this hundreds of times in your playthrough of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. So how can you possible beat the game without pressing Start or pausing the game?
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[@blazerunner6954]

Question is it possible to use cartridge tilt to make this faster like somehow using it to get out differently maybe through goron area because doing it just right link being invisible and passing through solid objects couldn't you have abused that since your on n64 to save a lot of time to get a bottle instead of windy b I know you can't pause but the game I assume will set that bottle and use the properties it has to equip the bottle when becoming adult I assume unless it's not allowed to cartridge tilt in the speedrunning community

[@RenaldTremblay]

thats so insane. OOC is the golden standard of video games in itself, then you incredible people made it even crazier. thats almost unbelievable. imagine going to the past showing this to your young self how much you would go crazy

[@L.LoudisThemanwiththeplan]

Impossible.

[@porkeyminch8044]

@@blazerunner6954 How would cartidge tilting help for getting a bottle? At most I could see CT being used to get inside dodongo's cavern for a bomb bag, but you'd have to reach the 2nd floor which I don't think is possible.

[@blazerunner6954]

@jacksonpercy8044 well we know that the gate in kakariko blocks you from entering the goron area but being on the unintended side you could clip through never collecting the ocarina means that a slot would free up and being turned to adult would place the bottle for ocarina items and getting rid of the need for the other exploit and cartridge tilting just right allows you to be invisible which usually allows you to clip through things and getting to anju completing her mission with the cuccos gets you the bottle all you need to do is go to lost woods into the goron area do a perfect cartridge tilt to clip through go down to kakariko assuming you don't need another cartridge tilt get the bottle and eventually use it for the exploit to get to Ganon tower

[@itsNyroc]

Thank goodness I found this video. My N64 start button broke 20 years ago and I never finished OOT. Now is my chance

[@Sauraen]

@@KyleBGanger I think they were joking...

[@futur_sunds]

😂

[@kiwirocket64]

lol so true 😂

[@kiwirocket64]

My Xbox home button got so sticky from ice cream that it stopped working even when cleaning it the home button still doesn’t work

[@MumboJ]

@@kiwirocket64 "ice cream", sure...

[@andyghkfilm2287]

19:37 spin around-STOP! Double take three times: one! Two! Three! Aaaaand PELVIC THRUST WOOOOO--whoooOOooooo, STOP on your RIGHT FOOT DONT FORGET IT

[@l0rd0ct0d0rk]

Now it's time to bring it around town! Bring. It. Around. Town.

[@youtubeuser5524]

​@@l0rd0ct0d0rksword spin around town

[@therealtwizzytwon3427]

Do forget Bring it around town 😂😂😂😂

[@Heavymetalhunk]

LMFAO why am I getting cha cha slide vibes 😂

[@Zeru64_]

I watched this video without pausing.

[@ura4321]

I needed to use glitches 😂😂

[@PLUV1]

I paused 300 times

[@lasagna_lxiv]

Insane

[@didyouseethat710]

I wish I could say this lol at work rn but I got paid to watch this 🤘

[@damswag4270]

Internet Connection ruined it for me

[@NeunEinser]

Oh, I saw the 0 pause lotad, didn't know a human actually completed it. Nicely done on number 2.

[@Owen221]

What does lotad stand for?

[@sanjum2475]

Low optimised tool assisted demonstration

[@grunkleg.2934]

​@@Owen221It's that Grass/Water lilypad Pokemon from Ruby and Sapphire

[@rafaelhines1178]

​@@grunkleg.2934 and emerald

[@hulabulia1329]

@@rafaelhines1178now this is just me being really annoying, but I’m p sure lotad is “from” ruby sapphire, as they were released before emerald

[@Rslb7.]

Boy, in a game where you can program the game itself while playing it, even throwing a rock is complicated.

[@ghgvxcb8105]

Erm, what the sigma?

[@Rslb7.]

@@ghgvxcb8105 I sincerely hope you're being ironic.

[@kittenwizard4703]

​@@Rslb7.Erm, what the sigma?

[@thisisachannel.780]

@@kittenwizard4703I sincerely hope you’re being ironic.

[@Rslb7.]

​@@thisisachannel.780Lol. A shame KZbin didn't notify me of this reply.

[@onlyaquaa]

read the title and was like "yeah thats free" and then thought about it for like 10 more seconds and understood how painful this could be

[@cyanideOwO]

same

[@buildermonkey2229]

I instantly knew thta this would be near impossible even without playing the game, since I have seen the inventory before and knew it was in the pause menu.

[@Sauraen]

It's amazing how, even leaving aside ACE, the rules in this game are only suggestions. Object blocking your path? Just unload it! Need to reach a high place? Just hover up! Need fire? Edit your sword to have fire properties!

[@dazcarrr]

OoT is like a villain of the week cartoon. any obstacle has a highly convenient glitch that you can just pull out of hammer space (or in this case, use to avoid pulling things out of hammer space) and instantly solve

[@maliciousbugman]

>SM64 Mario has unlimited speed buildup and parallel universe travel >OoT Link has Deus Ex Machina asspulls and wrong warping Unstoppable Force vs. Immovable Object.

[@thedoomnegotiator9693]

@@maliciousbugmanDoes that mean they both canonically can move at faster-than-light speeds?

[@intrepid1160]

29:19 “and in case I die, I can’t refill my nuts easily”

[@simplesapian]

Nutting on phase one Ganon goes hard

[@SRJplayGAMES]

My humor just broke

[@tylermorath9098]

Heard that and immediately came to the comments😂😂

[@drivforc7867]

i got very tense

[@compedsushi9030]

Thank all the speed runners and glitch hunters amen.

[@Boco_Corwin]

... and all the ships at sea...

[@Chris-gx1ei]

I love the irony that they all are treated like gods capable of ripping reality appart - because That's what they technically do 😅

[@andrewsnarr6474]

Amen

[@compedsushi9030]

@@Chris-gx1ei more like a patient monk, grinding away at the n64 truth....

[@Handington]

All this to avoid using the Iron Boots. Speedrunners for OoT satisfy a special part of my soul and I love videos like this. Congratulations!

[@RabblesTheBinx]

This actually made me chuckle out loud. Have a like.

[@Handington]

@@RabblesTheBinx ^-^ Thank ya kindly

[@saraross8396]

Sometimes I wonder how people found these: "Hey, guys! I found this cool glitch! It only takes 1,347 precise button presses combined with pinpoint positioning to do!" A bit of an exaggeration, perhaps, but not much of one when looking at the laundry list of steps for the first glitch. Naturally the simple answer is no, it cannot be done without pausing when playing the game normally. It's like trying to beat it without collecting a single rupee. It can't be done without using glitches because there are no free shields available in the village or Lost Woods. There is at least one free backup in the Deku Tree, but that doesn't help seeing as how you need one to get in.

[@alanhersch4617]

A lot of tricks are discovered by accident, and then in investigating it people figure out the precise setups and optimizations. A lot of the times people just need to know that "it is possible" for it to be worth their time exploring setups etc.

[@inthefade]

Just keep trying it while logging your position and button inputs. Or get a script to brute force it.

[@kingxbuu]

This is incredible. The collective efforts of everyone who has ever found a glitch, trick or exploit in this game coming together to make something INSANE happen is why we love this amazing hobby.

[@SpectreXS]

Some of these tricks are so precise, wouldn't it help if you pause-buffered them? Oh, wait...

[@EmeralBookwise]

Wow, I was taken completely off guard by the door of time still being there as an adult. I would have thought it just wouldn't exist at all in the future, since there isn't supposed to be a way to get here without opening it as a kid.

[@syrelian]

All Song of Time Blocks have synced existence between Adult and Child, some of them exist only in one period at a time, others are either on or off for both periods at the same time

[@at.lumina]

The fact that people can find those glitches despite having such incredibly specific steps in order to execute them is beyond me

[@watercrystals9744]

to be fair a lot of it is done through the use of lua scripts nowadays, which basically just re-run the same game state over and over but alter something by a single value like the angle you're facing or how fast you're moving or whatever else, until something happens

[@Whocares158]

Too much time in their hands

[@AroundTheBlockAgain]

It can be a hobby, haha! Once you have an idea of how a game works, you can figure out how it breaks, and from there you can try to break it in different spots using different methods. I'm personally amazed at people memorizing and perfecting the setups for these glitches, but then again I've memorized equally weird if different things, too.

[@UselessGoddess378]

I've found a fairly specific glitch in Hollow Knight by accident. I assume many glitches are found in similar ways... By accident, while just screwing around.

[@syrelian]

@@UselessGoddess378 Or by a related glitch being discovered by accident, someone going "Wait does this occur how I think it does?" and extrapolating a hypothesis and testing it from there to innovate it into usable or more versatile forms

[@liamrwilkins]

I love that you cite all the skips and glitches!! Great video 😁

[@3possumsinatrenchcoat]

seriously, it's legitimately refreshing to see. and also awesome to learn just how many shoulders the tricks to accomplish this challenge stood on. props!

[@Kyoko_]

This guy did such a professional job with this vid.

[@Warri0rLink]

11:17 Link: **dies** Sheik: Pathetic

[@thedoomnegotiator9693]

So glad that stuck with someone else lol

[@cringey4236]

For those who don’t understand the glitches he explained in his run I’ll give you a brief rundown you take the gooboo snoot and flinkle bink with the goopy snoot and bomp dingle and from there it’s just a matter of using the Binkle thornk with your dooty nop at the same frame you tooty donk and you win

[@simonhart7553]

Content of such purity expertise and wonder is rare. So rare that when you stumble across it you have no choice but to stop, pay heed and marvel at all you have before you. Not just in what it is nor what you have accomplished but moreover the credence you have given to those who have paved the path before you.

[@darkperson3200]

I'm still curious how the Deku Tree closes his mouth when you're an adult when it's dead when you're a child

[@ripscort1896]

Probably the relaxation of whatever biological mechanism the Deku Tree used to open its mouth on the first place due to weathering, coupled by gravity made it close it's mouth

[@nicklascau3862]

He's like. . . petrified though.

[@SeedyZ]

I love seeing challenges like this being done RTA. Congrats on finishing!

[@TSRStormed]

It was awesome to see you do this live! Great video. (btw I checked my JP cart, I have a 1.0 copy!)

[@FantasticAshFoxthe2nd]

this is taking the old "trying to tell your mom you can't pause the game" to a different level lol

[@kallebanan1924]

I felt a smile spreading across my face straight away after he said "Welcome to Ocarina of Time", it was one of those smiles where you almost feel your cheeks push up against your damn eyeballs. I can't believe it was 11 years ago I last heard that phrase, because as soon as you said it I went straight back to that place when I first heard Cosmo shout it under my blanket on that cosy Christmas break night back in elementary school, with the glow of my laptop screen lighting up my face like you just did. Funny how it's always those little things that seem to stick with you, and to see how far the OOT community has come since then... we all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@zekay_]

Cosmo 😢

[@naomi9606]

i’m new to the oot speed run community and i appreciate how you explain each glitch, how it works, and who discovered it when. your videos are very thoughtful! i’m subbing for more!

[@inthefade]

I've always wondered how Nintendo knew what to patch back in the 90s. Was it just based on the playtesting that they commissioned? I'd love to see those internal discussions and documents.

[@Thebestfamilycool]

Probably thru playtestimg and editing hexcode.

[@Nysvarth]

Every one of your OOT/MM challenges are insanely creative and I cannot fault the effort you put into these videos showing exactly how you pulled it off! Great job dude!

[@joemalpass6370]

I would not have the patience for attempting frame perfect glitches even when a reliable setup is available. Doing them with no setup seems like torture. 😭

[@Ronald_Ruck]

11:17 Shiek watching as Link dies is so funny.

[@ripscort1896]

I read Shrek

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

Ikr 😭

[@AzureFlame4]

You can 100% it with only 2 pauses.

[@KynG5]

It's wild that two button presses can affect a run that drastically 😅

[@TheSyconerd]

Now he needs to beat the Wii smash bros ocarina of time

[@pharthuro]

​@@TheSyconerdkzbin.info/www/bejne/oKbWmHR7jJmmpdEsi=ztro3Vf9SLKOh-iP

[@markh4545454]

My palm started burning when you showed that 64 controller

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

My thumb is so raw

[@kitkatboard]

Still can't comprehend how an entire board of people thought this controller was a good idea

[@l0rd0ct0d0rk]

*mario party providing Vietnam War styled flashbacks*

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@kitkatboard The only problem with it is the uncovered joystick. The real idiots were the people who made Mario Party and said "rotating the control stick with your palm is obviously a good idea." Still don't understand why people are so butthurt about the third handle, it made Turok playable.

[@JustLikeYou.]

@@CoralCopperHeadif we had 3 hands it would have been the perfect controller

[@ReptillianStrike]

Very well constructed video. I love all of the credit you give for each individual trick. Telling us when they were discovered, and by who.

[@daniels4540]

Awesome video! I was on the edge of my seat seeing you perform these glitches.

[@PhantomCooper]

You can also exit the kokiri woods by slightly lifting up the left side of the physical cartridge while walking towards the exit, and then seating it back into place once you've gotten passed the gatekeeper. But the game could get glitched out with that method, one time I tried it and all my item slots were filled with fairy ocarinas

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Not allowed in speedrun of course

[@Swimwizrad]

That’s a good idea, but I thought I saw a rule that said “no cartridge wiggling” might have seen it wrong though

[@zekay_]

That's against the rules

[@AskMoonBurst]

it's easier to bypass the zora waterfall by grabbing a chicken and flying in from the left side. There's a small gap there.

[@LunaticJ]

Adult Link: WHERE ARE THE CHICKENS????

[@jacklansdale77]

​@@LunaticJ I think adult link just has the jumping distance to make it

[@zekay_]

​@@jacklansdale77Nope, you can only reach there with bombs/bombchus, hover boots, zelda's lullaby or unloading the waterfall as adult.

[@cky0444]

I love all the sources you credit. Sharing the love. Amazing video

[@davidward9550]

You should've named him pausa for the memes lol

[@zekay_]

Wrong game

[@TurkTurkenson]

I tried Itemless escape a few years ago and I could never do the last step unbuffered, even with savestates. This is impressive.

[@LUvvUcy]

11:02 "However! There is still a way to save the game without pausing....DEATH"

[@LunaticJ]

I cooked

[@American_Heart]

The first glitch with the guard chasing you down is priceless 😂

[@simon62821]

0:46 did he just sync up the voiceover with him saying Title Screen on stream?? LOL

[@JoltJin]

18:25 I remember being able to just clip into the waterfall by using a cucco and flying from the highest point of the ledge to slide behind the hitbox of it, though I'm not sure if that was on the remake or the original I would imagine that would be a lot easier than climbing it blind.

[@ripscort1896]

Except that Cuccos aren't there as an adult

[@JoltJin]

@@ripscort1896 ah true, for some reason I thought the cucco by the fairy fountain stayed there as an adult.

[@lemonbeef1302]

I thought this was gonna be like an online game type pauseless. Whenever you pause to change ur equipment the outside game doesn’t stop, so having to change equipment in a fight becomes dangerous and tense. This is also interesting, what the video actually is, but now I’m wondering if a mod exists for the thing i’ve described.

[@MaxonerousX]

If the mod doesn't exist, you could just play Dark Souls

[@cuttleb0nes]

skyward sword’s menu is like this and I remember being so frustrated by it

[@zekay_]

Water temple would've sucked if that was the case

[@Patashu]

I love how well documented this is. Nice work

[@pokeli2728]

This video in a nutshell: A WHOLE LOT OF OCARINA OF TIME SHENANIGANS I CANT UNDERSTAND!!!!

[@HESOMADBRO]

Theres another way of breaking the second web in Deku Tree not involving pauses or burning it. After the first web is broken, you can climb up all they way and jump down again, only this time you jumpslash a wall precisely as youre falling, which can push you all the way on top of the second web in order to break it using your momentum (like the first one).

[@Supersayainpikmin]

"Sonic High School: Chapter 1"

[@LunaticJ]

Sonic woke up and looked at the clock. "7:00," it said, and Sonic screamed. "I am late for school! I have to get to school now!" said Sonic, jumping out of bed. Sonic put his clothes on really fast and ran out of his room because he is fast. "No time for breakfast!" said Sonic as he ran past Sonic's Mom.

[@s0mniosidae]

Remember 3 Pause? I love Zelda. Mmmm.

[@davidward9550]

I guess it really shouldnt be a surprise that link was the glitchiest character in melee too. Oot link is the definition of built different

[@Light-is-off]

For the Ganon VS Deku Nut, you don't have to stun him on second phase. You can just hit him with the Nut, roll between his legs to be in front of him and immediately reroll to get in his back. Hitbox will be available, so you can use hit a Nut again. I always hit him like that, I found it so fun that the flash-bang nut do damages...

[@LunaticJ]

I know. I was just really terrified of dying

[@Light-is-off]

@@LunaticJ Understandable. Having to redo all this... Yeah, no.

[@AroundTheBlockAgain]

Fascinating walkthrough! Congrats on your success, and massive respect to the OOT community who find, optimize, and execute these strats!

[@ToonyLinkSR]

I love how his hairstyle changes every video

[@stephenmoran5855]

Fantastic explanation!! I've been watching speed runs for years but very rarely have seen such an approachable, concise explanation of some of this nonsense!

[@chillfrost3170]

2:27 you could also do that one glitch where you read the sign right after getting out of the tunnel, you can control Link and exit Kokiri Forest. No pause is required

[@zekay_]

That's not true since walking while talking requires deku nuts.

[@theendofmyropemydude]

"in case i die, i cant refill my nuts easily" Same bro, same

[@_Nintendonerd_]

Wow! Just learned I have a version 1.0 cartridge! Thanks mate! Interesting watch, very clever

[@iPig]

The ever expanding world of oot glitches and their discoveries will always fascinate me. As a casual gamer it really seems like sorcery.

[@gregpl9363]

*reads title.......gets water temple ptsd...*

[@phyllojoe5346]

Bro that is the prettiest n64 controller ever, had no idea that existed!

[@paulhudalla9527]

There're a lot of different N64 controllers, I think the one he has is from the funtasic series of consoles, which has even more clear colors like his controller.

[@merryn1922]

My N64 console and controller are both this color 😁 it’s a really nice color, love them.

[@KnightlyRogue]

So basically in summary of the video.... All of these trick are simple for you and I have no chance in hell in doing this. Got it. 👍😂

[@LunaticJ]

No these tricks were not simple, but anyone willing to put in a dozen hours to learn can do this

[@devinrobertson5251]

Just found your channel! This is fun! Subscribed!!

[@FrenchOnionSoupMan]

Man oot is soooo nostalgic to me

[@endergeek236]

I was legitimately wondering about this a couple days ago!

[@vexion42]

LunaticJ, this is the most insane speedrun video you've ever made.

[@jkivil3587]

I love the "look, I'm not pressing start" at 11:34.

[@LqudmjrPly]

29:44 Mario Party 3: The Castle Square (Castle Grounds) HD

[@goofball236]

The Water Temple would be insane if you tried doing this challenge without glitches

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

It's impossible without glitches. Best you could do is a minimum pause run.

[@snarevox]

i paid to preorder the oot gold cartridge from gs back in 98 and when they called me to pick it up they said i couldnt have a gold one because they only got 8 copies of it in gold.. but i knew for a fact my name was 4th on that preorder list.. it became clear the employees were trying to keep the gold ones for themselves and their buddies. after we got off the phone i figured since they were playing dirty i would fight fire with fire.. so i called back and fed them a totally made up story about my uncle being a lawyer and advising me to pursue the matter. the kid called me right back about 10 minutes later to let me know they just so happened to find another gold one in the back somewhere. i got my damn gold cartridge.

[@selay333]

I remember correctly I was able to clip past the npc at the start by lifting the left side (could be right it’s been years) of the cartridge up slightly. It caused link to act funny and get past certain things. Probably shouldn’t do that though as it could damage something.

[@DerpleDude]

As soon as I seen the title I knew I was about to witness somebody lose their mind or see somebody who already has

[@qsxsqsxs]

24:05 LMAO your reaction to this is so funny

[@Kaitri]

KZbin recommended me several of your vids now and i enjoyed them all. Time to sub :)

[@jonathancangelosi2439]

The funniest thing about this run is that you can’t pause buffer.

[@DaveyDDial1]

But can you beat OOT or MM without using the analogue stick?

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

You can beat Minecraft without the arrow keys.

[@andreworders7305]

2:05 funny how they chase and try to stop you

[@minirop]

they are programmed to go in a circle, if it wasn't for the slope of the passageway, allowing you to go under him, you would be softlocked.

[@KyleSpeedruns]

Can answer this without watching. Yes you can beat this game without pausing. In fact you can beat all 8 dungeons in 1 pause and do 100% in 2 pauses

[@tuew4158]

That cartridge should be put in a museum

[@canebro1]

Out of all the crazy insane tricks done here, the thing that surprised me the most was that growing up to adult Link automatically equipped all those items. Edit: okay, damaging gannon with deku nuts was also very surprising!

[@FateJHedgehog]

Ah, did I miss this part, did he explain how to unfreeze King Zora without blue fire? The glitch involves sidehopping up the stairs along the wall, moving slightly to read the sign, then unloading and then reloading the King by going down and up the stairs again. You may also present some item used in a trade while backwalking up the stairs slowly. The setup for this is loose enough that you could even do this by accident in a normal playthrough.

[@FlamezGamesYT]

Me who played the 3DS Version: 😶

[@bsschuett]

I love the Music from Bomberman Hero while you told not to pause :D nostalgia

[@dungeonpastor]

Runs like this are so cool! Congratulations on completing! 🎉❤

[@funniman2029]

Holly shit, ive been playing oot on my ds for years, even on the n64 this is fucking cool congrats man on beating 0 pause!

[@staudinga]

"In case I die I can't refill my nuts easily" Well, I guess that is *one* concern about death.

[@bryanmulcare9083]

This is such an accomplishment for this type of challenge. Well done.

[@saxeladude]

that is an awesome idea for a challenge cause no tunics, no boots, no items, and no saving

[@DragonLord0319]

This is just crazy, mad props for this!

[@Kite403]

I love how Ocarina of Time's game world is basically just a suggestion of play area lol

[@Jason-jk3tn]

Wake up fellas, new Lunatic OOT vid just dropped

[@sternosaur]

Can I beat ocarina of time without pausing? No, hell no. The effort involved to do this is ridiculous. It's neat seeing how creative you have to get to do this, but this is insane.

[@LlamaAnimations]

As soon as I saw the title I thought… water temple boots.

[@Joe_334]

Ad free gaming depicted here. Having to pause multiple times felt like triggering an ad multiple times in the Water Temple...

[@louisnapolitano]

Sponsor skip 4:23

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

The fact that this is actually RTA viable is insane to me.

[@emolovetree]

How hard would it be to route bombs into the run? If you had them you could do the super slide into ganon and keep the mastersword the whole time

[@hermittanuki556]

Technically the Press Start from the intro wouldn't affect the challenge since it doesn't pause the game. But I'm intrigued on how to beat without pausing... 🤔

[@GamingJoey]

I find this kinda challenge much more interesting than speedrunning. Though the one part I don't understand is how did you kill yourself along with Gohma?

[@LunaticJ]

Jump attacking for the final hit where the sword hits Gohma’s eye while you also jump into Gohma so you take damage at half-a-heart at the same time she gets hit

[@samueljaworski5737]

Imagine the odds of someone doing all this on their first playthrough without knowing about it

[@thekiss2083]

Should be titled "How long does it take to to the ACE speedrun without pause buffering; can you even do it without TAS?"

[@stacie8134]

0:23 cue the vsauce music

[@iPig]

Read my mind.