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.

[@jacksonpercy8044]

@@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

[@MrKylederp]

Contact cleaner my friend.

[@Sauraen]

@@MrKylederp 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

[@Rslb7.]

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

[@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

[@Zeru64_]

I watched this video without pausing.

[@ura4321]

I needed to use glitches 😂😂

[@PLUV1]

I paused 300 times

[@lasagna_lxiv]

Insane

[@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

[@SpectreXS]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@dazcar2203]

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

[@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.3110]

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

[@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....

[@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

[@KyleEvra]

Too much time in their hands

[@Warri0rLink]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@TSRStormed]

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

[@SeedyZ]

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

[@Patashu]

I love how well documented this is. Nice work

[@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

[@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.

[@tarabaci]

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

[@ripscort1896]

I read Shrek

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@daniels4540]

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

[@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. 😭

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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]

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[@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!

[@cky0444]

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

[@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!

[@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????

[@ToonyLinkSR]

I love how his hairstyle changes every video

[@Kaitri]

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

[@DragonLord0319]

This is just crazy, mad props for this!

[@devinrobertson5251]

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

[@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.

[@American_Heart]

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

[@vexion42]

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

[@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.

[@endergeek236]

I was legitimately wondering about this a couple days ago!

[@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

[@FantasticAshFoxthe2nd]

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

[@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.

[@KatieMcLovin1000]

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

[@Kyrotik]

Just when you think there's no more OOT challenges, I see this! Awesome video.

[@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).

[@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.

[@TurkTurkenson]

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

[@RipVanFish09]

This is absolutely insane!

[@pokeli2728]

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

[@bodaciouskyle]

This is MONUMENTAL sir. Congratulations!

[@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.

[@mariaserra4866]

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

[@FrenchOnionSoupMan]

Man oot is soooo nostalgic to me

[@davidward9550]

You should've named him pausa for the memes lol

[@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

[@foepbruh9053]

i cant wait to see a crazy speed run come out

[@qsxsqsxs]

24:05 LMAO your reaction to this is so funny

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video Bro.

[@jkivil3587]

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

[@Sorinian]

Great job, the brains to pull this off!!!

[@theendofmyropemydude]

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

[@VirusFlash]

Amazing challenge, keep it up

[@simon62821]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@saxeladude]

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

[@Poisonjam7]

Lmao, that was the best reaction to nailing a frame perfect trick. Yee Haw! 🤠

[@johnraitt2555]

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

[@Light-jl2qz]

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-jl2qz]

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

[@Jason-jk3tn]

Wake up fellas, new Lunatic OOT vid just dropped

[@krispiestkorn]

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.

[@DaveyDDial1]

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

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

You can beat Minecraft without the arrow keys.

[@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

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Is quick putaway necessary to get to Gohma in Deku? I thought the net takes some time to load, so you can do a recoil jumpslash onto the higher platform and just clip through it. Or does that only work as child?

[@jacksonpercy8044]

I watched the 0 pause LOTAD a few days ago so this was perfectly timed! I didn't know there was an RTA viable rock escape method, so I guess I gotta learn it for potential no logic randomizers :) Max% 0 pause when?

[@Razzia334]

Soul Caliber 2 music is chef's kiss

[@Ben79k]

What an interesting adventure

[@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.

[@LqudmjrPly]

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

[@ppowersteef]

The Xenoblade OST at 14:31 caught me off-guard

[@hardyjoe4278]

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

[@thekiss2083]

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

[@AyoGobi]

Will this challenge be easier on twilight princess? Since the items are on the D-Pad? But also not able to change gear for Zoraida temple

[@kota9087]

Another aweso.e vid

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I find it funny for the 3ds remake (or i guess it's more of a remaster idk) they made the sword and shield automatically equip it's such a small change I dont even know why it is one

[@philmazzie3674]

But what about half start presses?

[@mitchellm2208]

A start press is a start press. You can't say it's half

[@tuew4158]

That cartridge should be put in a museum

[@SpeedyCat27]

i can't beleve you had to hire a pro oot player to do this for you

[@Bagrsiel]

You are the king of glitches

[@gamingwithahandicapreviews]

J can you do a video on Paper Mario N64 speedruns?

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

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

[@luluna5228]

i like these videos very cool

[@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!

[@Neoicecreaman]

I could hear the pause menu noises just by seeing the thumbnail.

[@rmcBloody]

Beaten with nuts is definitely impressive