Can You Beat Pikmin 1 With Only Red Pikmin?

[@pressaTD]

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[@realtrollface101]

"The one good thing about finishing this run is that I will never have to do it again." Pikmin 2, 3, and 4: *Exists*

[@realtrollface101]

@@SonofHolland 1: Are you adding on to my comment? It kind of looks like it, but I'm not sure. If so, why not use THE REPLY FEATURE? 2: Why are you being an asshole to Press A? He is not a loser, and just because someone else did something (which you didn't even mention), that doesn't mean he has to. 3: Half of what you said is nonsense. Get a dictionary or a thesaurus or something. 4: Why did you make 4 comments and not 1 big one? In summary: Go fix yourself, and stop being mean you jackass.

[@nicolasn12]

Bulbmin only would make a great joke run in Pikmin 2, imagine the whole thing is just olimar and louie with some ocasional Bulbmin action

[@SonofHolland]

That's because you don't know who did it.That's because you don't know who did it Fool ​@@realtrollface101

[@SonofHolland]

You will be my partner for this ​@@nicolasn12

[@SampleChample]

I found it very funny that you accidentally clipped the guard satellite through the floor when trying to clip it through the wall, whereas I accidentally clipped it through the wall when trying to clip it through the floor. Classic Pikmin 1 stuff right there. also sic video but that much is obvious

[@pressaTD]

Would have been even sicker if you didn’t just release a video beating it with zero pikmin!! Lol I’m just kidding man, your video was honestly unreal.

[@hathorthecow7146]

​@@pressaTDIt was 3 Pikmin so atleast he had bomb rocks. Solid vids from both of y'all!

[@alexandersen1372]

@@pressaTD did you notice Samples video also did have the lower ledge bomb rock for emperor access? mind you his reset count was nuts. 2 hours of speed up loading in.

[@-sk8-437]

Good ol' SampleFlaps.

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

​@@alexandersen1372he admitted to cheating it, possibly by using the Moon jump cheat like we did here

[@proxymiku8075]

"There is no benefit to doing a Red-Only Run." Joke's on you, I'm benefiting from it.

[@davidthecommenter]

anyone that can only eat with background noise is benefitting

[@accordingleaf]

This trilogy has been incredible and clearly took a lot of care, time, and dedication. I hope you are very proud of this accomplishment.

[@pressaTD]

Thank you! And honestly it did but it was worth it.

[@SpikeForrestGaming]

You marked yourself for death. By doing both blue and yellow only, it’s your fault that we expected red only. Puffmin only when

[@cocoaexists]

“SpikeForrestGaming has marked you for death, and the Comment Section obeys.”

[@cartoonistanonymous]

The time has come, the moment arrived, Post-Puffmin Only, will he be alive? Go watch it, it goood.

[@dantepatenaude]

“I can’t clip the radio through the f*cking wall again” made me laugh so much and I don’t even know why I even laughed at it 🤣

[@Diamond_Danny]

I absolutely loved the color only trilogy you made Press A! You deserve a well needed break from that torture. Can’t wait to see you do it all over again in Pikmin 2 ;)

[@shanoc5902]

About the Ionium Jet, I once saw someone posit the idea (can't remember if this was just theory or confirmed) that it's not density that makes it hard to push but geometry. As they explained it, you need to get Olimar, while he's the player, 'into' the object before you lay down and become an object to push it as the player/object collision is more relaxed than object/object collision, but it still doesn't want it to happen. Since the Ionium jet has that little lip at the top, that collides with Olimar's head a lot sooner than he is able to collide with the base of the object, making it so that you can't get a full push and pushes are much harder, but your use of pushing other objects like pellets into it would bypass this as those aren't tall enough to collide with the lip of the jet, allowing them to exert their full force on the base of the object thus getting a full push. I'm not sure if that's exactly what's happening but it made a lot of sense to me and I thought you'd appreciate the information!

[@WyGuy2087]

think that someone was sample kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6LQlIOXeqp7bK8

[@GigasGMX]

Wasn't that someone Sample (in his Pikmin challenge video)?

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

​@@GigasGMX it was

[@SkyEcho751]

Don't worry, you only have the 3 Pikmin run left. You can only use 3 pikmin for all your normal stuff, the rest only exist to load ship parts. (Source: Sample's "How I Beat Pikmin Without Making Pikmin") Just kidding. I don't think you need to do it, you'd basically just be splicing your other 3 runs together, so it's kinda redundant after all 3. Genuinely sorry about people insisting on this run, you are a legend for Pikmin runs at this point.

[@icycrusader1947]

Speaking of Sample, he showed Beady moving out of his arena...which probably would have helped.

[@princeofhyrule2205]

Also, in that video, he used rng manipulation to remove all the randomness in the run. If it was possible, he just manipulated rng to force it to happen. PressA’s vids don’t use rng manipulation

[@thomasshack2151]

​@icycrusader1947 He talked about in his video how it's impossible for Beady Long Legs to move out of his arena without hacking, so unfortunately you wouldn't see it in any serious challenge run

[@SkyEcho751]

@@princeofhyrule2205 Not exactly true. What he said was that he used the savestate system to repeatedly retry a "RNG" situation to basically brute force the rolls. So he'll get the movement he needed, saves, then reloads until he gets the next movement, repeat until the exact combination he needed. Repeatedly starting a day until you get an item to teleport where you need it, is just using the 'legal' saves instead of savestates.

[@princeofhyrule2205]

@@SkyEcho751 👍 thanks for the clarification!

[@mysteriousmog51]

YOUR ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! you have combined the misery of the blues only challenge with the Misery of the yellows only challenge. Why would you subject yourself to this torture? what's next Pikmin 1 with no Pikmin? Pikmin 1 but I can't use Olimar Pikmin 1 but I'm blindfolded? well at least you still have the 1.5x damage Multiplier right?

[@Dungeon_Dunce2011]

actually, a channel called Sample did an (almost) pikmin free run.

[@tnkBeatbox]

Yeah shout-out sample, ALMOST pikminles run

[@SuperMarioOddity]

Sample is goated... but it WAS tool-assisted, I wonder if Press A could do it real time...

[@Dungeon_Dunce2011]

@@SuperMarioOddity that is true, but it's just so he doesn't have to keep repeating the same section just to get the luck perfect. It still shows that a run is possible.

[@Alakrio]

*you’re 🤓

[@abtinbarzin8369]

30:30 "Some of you may die... but that is a sacrifice... that I am willing to make."

[@brianhull2407]

1:49 Thank you, Meccha Japan, for supporting our friend here through these trying times, thus allowing us to watch him beg for sweet release from this torture.

[@Vilified_Vagabond]

Using cursed pikmin magician skills to accomplish things in this game is legitimately so fascinating. Congratulations on persevering through this cruel and unusual punishment

[@OriFunTime]

I love that the blue onion is still with you but still hasn't been collected at 51:10. it just shows that the devs want you to have all the types at all costs even though it shouldn't be possible for that to be the case.

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

I really appreciate how you even did the Secret Safe, despite the fact it might make the run "not count" in some people's eyes, because I always wondered what the final cutscene would look like if blues and yellows never even got discovered. It appears they show up anyways which is pretty much what I expected. The only reason they wouldn't is if each Pikmin was pulled from your actual squad. But I'm guessing they didn't do that in case you got one of your types extinct. The Emperor Bulblax is a tough fight after all. What I didn't expect was for the dormant Onions to be there. The fact the game didn't expect you to reach the Final Trial without all three onions, which is why they're there anyways, I understand. But the fact the game still checks if they've been discovered is surprising. It makes me wonder what would happen if you approached the onions to try and "discover" blue and yellow pikmin at the final trial. Would it play out the cutscenes normally, play a broken cutscene, or straight up crash the game? Hard to say.

[@CalixTheDog686]

13:09 bro pulled a if I can’t see you,you can’t see me move

[@TruGamer1127]

Not sure if you've seen it, but the youtuber Sample beat Pikmin 1 without growing any extra pikmin*. He only used 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 blue pikmin to get the ship parts to his base, but he allowed himself to use extra pikmin to actually collect the treasures

[@superkaabii64]

Yeah he did, Press A actually commented on that video as well!

[@TruGamer1127]

I didn't see that. That's cool

[@DarkenedAuras7653]

​@@superkaabii64sample also commented on this one, with a response from PressA

[@SireBab]

I was going to say! This is a fun second trip on the same idea.

[@metal_pipe9764]

That guy must be stupid, he broke the rules in his own challenge

[@O1O1OOO1tip]

This channel introduced me to Pikmin two days ago. I’m here 4 minutes after a new post now

[@User-d6l6t]

Play Pikmin 4

[@O1O1OOO1tip]

If Press A notices me that will be my sign to impulse buy Pikmin 4

[@KipperTheNinja]

Pikmin is awesome!!!

[@OhDeerJocelyn]

Now you're cursed to play every Pikmin game and become obsessed

[@O1O1OOO1tip]

@@OhDeerJocelyn I do need an excuse to bring my GameCube out…

[@atiredboy]

My current favorite quote about Pikmin: “I can’t put that radio through that wall again!”

[@barneybetsington7501]

Bunny pfp

[@ls190v2]

Reds have fire immunity, but they can't swim or fly higher when thrown. The only advantage they have is they're found early. That quickly goes away, however, the **second** you get Yellows or Blues.

[@iBenjamin1000]

kind of funny how I always thought they were the best pikmin type, immune to fire and do more damage? But it turns out you can just be good enough at the game to beat enemies with other types. and they also have far more important uses for solving puzzles.

[@insidious_indigo]

Reds have higher attack stat

[@creeptrap3104]

The 1.5x damage multiplier in question:

[@Minty_Meeo]

9:48 Having more than 50 Pikmin in the field causes a hidden value called the "opt level" to change. I know this turns off Pikmin shadows, but maybe it also changes dynamic object physics?

[@lasercraft32]

1:18 *"RiDdLeS aNd CHaLlEnGEs YoU MuSt FaCe, iF eVeR YoU WiSh to LEAVE ThIS PlAcE!"*

[@Ostr0]

47:33 **Insert AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Meme Sound Effect**

[@jackbob83]

It seems that every single Pikmin 1 player has one singular part that gives them way more trouble than it does for any other player. For example: with you, it’s the Guard Satellite For the TAS speed runner TRR, it’s the #1 Ionium Jet For me, it’s the following: Massage Machine Interstellar Radio Gluon Drive Zirconium Rotor UV lamp Repair Type Bolt Bowsprit Pilot’s Seat Chronos Reactor #2 Ionium Jet As well as the Anti Dioxin Filter Libra Guard Satellite Space Float Automatic Gear Analog Computer #1 Ionium Jet Gravity Jumper Omega Stabilizer And finally the Positron Generator and the Secret Safe

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

That's 21 out of 30

[@Tralfazz74]

This is the fourth time I've listened to this person explain all the nuances of object nudging as if it's my first time.

[@rainbow-chan6468]

I’ve been watching you for a while, I’ve seen your yellow only and blue only, as well as no whistle. The absolute masochism on display in video all for sake of the viewer has earned you my sub. For what little it’s worth I hope it can ease your suffering at least a little.

[@nicolasn12]

Get some rest now, you deserve it. TIME TO DO THOSE ON PIKMIN 2 NEXT YEAHHH!!!!

[@Ostr0]

Pikmin 2 Red Only Me: Noo nnoooo not again

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Bulbmin only run

[@nicolasn12]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 Imagine the whole run is just olimar and louie with some ocasional bulbmin action, would make a great april fools

[@metal_pipe9764]

​@@nicolasn12 That just seems like a no pikman run

[@metal_pipe9764]

White pikman only?

[@Elio_DaLizard]

I could never play Pikmin with an Army of Steves

[@DaDMonDCB]

You know what. Even though you insult the Firebomb Academy... these videos have been fun. As has been getting Lemon to play Pikmin. So subscriber earned.

[@lukeblack8146]

to get the secret safe, you don't even need reds. Throw the yellows or blues from the bridge onto the ledge past the fire geysers, then swarm them towards the box.

[@0complete10]

I can already tell by the length of this video this challenge was a slog. Glad to see you make another banger video and complete the color trilogy. 🙌

[@JaxxHunter]

31:58 "Aside from the 2 parts that shall not be named" *Fails to correctly name the Zirconium Rotor*

[@snailofkale]

hugely fond of the use of super paper mario soundtrack!!

[@TriforceWisdom64]

Suffer for our amusement, Pikmin Man!

[@chrisrichards2350]

Just found you a few weeks ago and I have to say I have really enjoyed the content. Thank you for the great content and laughs.

[@intrepid1160]

If only the breadbug grabbed the jet instead of the shearwig, it probably would have brought it all the way up.

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

Breadbugs never grab parts sorry. They are just that annoying. So they steal your pellets or nudge tools, but not drag parts themselves for you

[@Roman-ik3cf]

Unfortunately, Breadbugs can only move important items in Pikmin 2, in the first game they only move stuff that's like, 1 Pikmin heavy

[@Smurf-0808]

Loving the videos lately! Pls keep up the really hard challenges! I love hearing about all the glitches & tricks that you do to overcome those challenges! New sub! ❤

[@Zeuseus6609]

Just starting the vid. Thank you for your sacrifice in the name of our entertainment.

[@Clueless_001]

I found this channel yesterday and watched you beat the game with only blues, only yellows, least throws, and no whistle. What are the odds this video comes out TODAY of all days?? Im so glad it did tho, i cant wait to watch !! So glad i subbed :)

[@IkatashiPaku]

Press A: "I don't know. Pikmin 1 is Crazy." Me: "Sounds like Gen 1 Pokemon."

[@octoguygmod]

1:50 *Octoling Spotted, neurons activated*

[@novicecreed]

You madlad! You actually did it! I thought it was impossible, that you wouldn't be able to do it in 30 days because of how hard and time consuming it had already been with the other two who are considerably "easier" due to their minor advantages. Yet here we are and you did it LOL. Great job!

[@DlRGE_]

these pikmin playthroughs have got to be one of my favorite videos, i always watch them while i'm working out, or killing time at work. thanks so much for all the great pikmin videos! 😁

[@The-ms2ub]

I just came back to this channel to watch some of the other pinning challenge videos and this suddenly appeared I’m excited to see this!

[@jrgmen]

Everyone who requested this challenge loves to hear you explain how the tricks work

[@san_d9995]

You mad man. You went through every torture possible and came out victorious in the end. If (presumingly the bombrock spawns on the lower edge) you can do the red only run and (technically) beat it, that means that you can beat pikmin with only one pikmin type. Now lets see lemon do something this insane. Great job!

[@Yuristar]

Just spent $200 at Meccha thanks to you. I also get 15 plushies in a few months though, so it's definitely not all bad. :)

[@zarnox3071]

Now you've got to convince Lemon to do it.

[@pedrovictorsilvaladeira7877]

Congratulations! I knew this challenge would be hard, but I didn't knew it would be this hard, specially the last two obligated pieces. Now I understand why only two people finished this challenge before you

[@AubreyMK]

9:50 oh I think know! I can't say the specifics but I remember watching a video about this and it's something to do with the floor polygons, basically it doesn't like being pushed over a polygon at an angle and you'll need to push it perfectly perpendicular or something like that to get it over

[@Frenchball-cu4ve]

43:43 When he said someone doing this once in their life time is a lot.but doing it twice is cruel and unusual had me rolling on the floor

[@SKIRBZY]

I love seeing this guy do things i can never do in one of my favorite game series and in my head i feel like this guy has made history by doing these challenges but what if one video could just be him trying to get that bomb rock to spawn onto the bottom area in the final trial then he would really go down in pikmin history also that would be cool to see.

[@smr1518]

You deserve all the fame and attention for doing this, absolute madman. GG dude.

[@T-Dawg75]

Dawg…It’s incredible you didn’t go insane. Props for Dedication, this rocks

[@Manny4Life948]

This makes me unbelievably happy, the underdogs and the boys you first start with help you all the way to victory.

[@MapleLunii]

30:30 "Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice... I am willing to make."

[@smgeezus7186]

I only found the yellow pikmin video last night, watched the blue video today and was here perfectly in time for red only... What a treat this Friday has been.

[@orthochronicity6428]

Yellow only... Blue only... Red only... the only thing left is not to produce Pikmin. Thankfully for PressA!'s sanity, someone has already done the challenge of beating Pikmin without producing Pikmin. Unfortunately, for PressA!'s sanity, that video can probably be improved upon with PressA!'s knowledge, experience, and skill from doing all the other challenges. (I am not actually requesting this challenge, that would be cruel and unusual). I believe the blowhog just floats there without shaking the Pikmin off because you're at the boundary of its range. It's just confused about if it should continue tracking Olimar or return to its home. I would imagine that the reason that parts only sometimes are able to clip through the walls has to do with frame rules. Just like in some of the Mario Kart short cuts, you can only get through a wall if you are moving quick enough to get location (according to computer memory) far enough through between frame updates where the game is checking for collision. Is this what's happening? No, clue, but such frame rules are pretty common in games, so it seems plausible. If you want an even less certain hypothesis for what happened with the generator... something about position updates/reloading: you are removing an object from the game world, so it wouldn't be surprising if the game does an update on all other objects, which could cause the game to give a more permanent location since it was never carried to that position and the game is now confused (the part lives there now). I'm not sure how you would check this hypothesis.

[@VincenttheGaminggod]

Damn bruh tuned in today in a while I remember when you had under 1000 subs. Good stuff man

[@FirEmblem428]

Finally, my wish is granted. the red only run is here. now the entire trilogy is complete.

[@SHB2000-p]

the most underrated pikmin yutuber out there! keep it up

[@aleena2121]

Love the Okami music in the background. Makes me happy. Know it's been 7 months since the video's been posted but I still wanted to comment.

[@audreybsullivan84]

This just what 5 year old me thought Pikmin would be

[@KevionDs]

Finally, someone playing the game EXACTLY as intended from start to finish

[@onlysmiles4949]

23:05 I'm guessing the game would rather push both you and the jet away from the shearwig than push the shearwig out of the jet and then push you out of the shearwig

[@deeb13243]

Amazing work, amazing video, amazing shot at The Backlogs at the end.

[@ivanthedoomslayer]

I like how you just changed the hue of the thumbnail to be red instead of bothering to color in the pikmin

[@pollyannpalmer]

Now do purple only (pikmin 1) /j but seriously dude, this is incredible! I wouldn’t attempt this in my wildest dreams. Congrats on an amazing accomplishment!!

[@Dragynn5]

I am so sorry for putting you through this. Well done.

[@seanmurphy2227]

I can already tell he's going to lie down a lot

[@sabes44]

This is impressive! I still struggle beating the game with all pikmin types. I’ve gotten about 16 parts as my best

[@Nightslayer337]

I’m so glad you finally did it dude! Congrats. Do you plan to still make pikmin vids?

[@PYGMYSMASHER30]

Tell Meccha Japan to hurry up with my Moss plush!!! Congrats on the sponsor!

[@nintendo-relatedchannel5810]

I accidentally read the title as “Can you beat this with only 1 Red Pikmin?” and couldn’t figure out how this was considered a challenge.

[@knightsofthebedrock]

I was about to comment how Sample did the game without pikmin but i see you already saw that lol. Love these videos! Great work!

[@MooshPaw]

The only good thing about red only is that the challenge doesnt requiere to get a mandatory onion you don't want

[@hwate8]

"I'll never have to do it again." The sequels would like a word, young man.

[@thatnectar-]

WOW! I'm impressed by a million! I've seen Pikmin things, but this is immense! I can't believe you put effort into this! WELL DONE!! 😧

[@zero_charge8684]

Bros got that - The canon beetle isn't real, it can't hurt you - mentality

[@tempinveir6234]

i haven't even watched the video but seeing the near hour runtime is threatening. near twice as long as the other two runs. god bless.

[@tempinveir6234]

y'know what's more threatening? hearing you drop into forest navel and not censor 'fucking hell' the pacing is golden also 30:53 I'm no pikmin expert but I guarantee it was because when the wall opens up a new path is made going through that area, but without it the path doesn't exist. still weird but eh. 2 parts left, 10 minutes left amen Amazing video shortest hour of my life, this video is practically a pikmin 1 glitches compilation and I pray for your health for that reason

[@SalmonsAnimations]

We still need a puffmin only challenge tbh

[@kirbykraftgames]

Only one challenge remains, beating the game with No Pikmin

[@Elephantian-joy]

This is the best thing I have ever seen ABSOUTLTY BEAUTFIUL

[@Vivvyboy]

Now do this for Pikmin^2 (whenever that releases)

[@xyoshi1083]

50:05 this part IS possible without yellows and there’s video proof of it. There’s a video of a challenge runner who beat the game without creating Pikmin. He got this part because of a glitch that can happen with the bomb rocks to the right of the spawn, where they can generate on the ledge below and can then be used to clip to the ledge they usually spawn on. From here, the boss can be completed and the part nudged through the water to the shore. I’ll link the video in my next reply

[@dainnofgungnir]

NEW PRESS A VIDEOOO. YEAHHH! I'll be enjoying this, Dan!

[@austinclements8010]

5:42 way ahead of ya there bud

[@MuffinPikmin]

If I'm being honest, This Video sort of made me realize just HOW!! Difficult Pikmin challenge runs like this really are. I knew they were far from easy, but jeez...

[@scottrastyles2592]

Now try beating it with all 3 colours at the same time! Now that's a challenge

[@badatgaming9905]

So bulborb stone wall thingy is probably not actually "force" related at all, not in the typical sense of a force at least because why would the devs program that in, it's probably more the bulborb is immovable but the part isn't meaning when the two clip the part gets pushed away, and if the easiest "away" path is through a wall it goes through a wall but usually the easiest path "away" is just off to the side where there's nothing. Because of that it has to be in a state where moving into empty space is less reasonable than clipping through the wall.

[@gamecubing8619]

yo just checked out your channel from hearin abt ya, u have earned yourself a new sub!

[@pressaTD]

You are to kind

[@JJSquirtle]

This makes yet another pikmin run where the theoretical bomb rock is a sinner

[@mariamacini9073]

I play Pikmin 1, Pikmin 2, and Pikmin 3 all three games I play on my Wii U it's really cool!!!!😊😊😊😊

[@mariamacini9073]

Just to let you know, I'm a 12 year old boy and I'm using a Google account which is another name.👍

[@NamelessPerson360]

thats pretty cool of you, beating the game with only reds, blue's or yellows, but now do puffmin...

[@imalltheragex2000]

31:35 waste of water dumple... There a trick where you can make one basically flig itself out of its home and you have use it's push force to push stuff faster. Learned it from a guy who did a challenge where he could grow any Pikmin, with the caveat of having to have some Pikmin to submit the ship part when it was close enough to base, since you can submit a ship part without Pikmin carrying it

[@pressaTD]

Unfortunately you can’t use the force to push anything, the fling is basically used to get dumples into places they wouldn’t normally be, like on land for example. So it wouldn’t really help me here.

[@imalltheragex2000]

@@pressaTD odd, I saw it used to decent effect in the vid I saw, to be honest though it has been a smidge since I seen the vid so they probably only used the dumple fling to move stuff in the water quicker

[@_DayDreamR]

Now it's Pikmin 2's turn lol

[@Densuii]

Can't wait for the next run titled "can you beat pikmin with no pikmin" and every day ends in an extinction 💀

[@sirtree15]

A stronger man than many, you deserve a vacation dude

[@albatrossthedragon]

Using all your tricks and knowledge id love to see try and speedrun.

[@glacierwolf2155]

If anything, this speaks miles about the usefulness of both Blue Pikmin and Yellow Pikmin in Pikmin 1.

[@kuboskube]

You've done it. You beat Pikmin.