Can You Beat Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode Deathless? (ft. The Backlogs)

[@8thinput80]

It's so heartwarming to see two former enemies unite to fight a greater evil

[@GerardMenvussa]

United in self-inflicted pain

[@Pikpikguy4]

It was more of a friendly rivalry

[@bombs2848]

Enemies to lovers

[@Pikpikguy4]

@@bombs2848AYO WHAT

[@SetariM]

@@bombs2848 Yeah let's not make that ship.

[@weirdtyrant6274]

The fact that you didn't get all treasures just means that we can make you two do this again.

[@Stibly]

I completed the challenge mode getting all of the treasures and purple flowers. It's definitely possible but extremely hard... It would be easier with 2 players.

[@Hellbughunter]

Something, Something, Tilted, Not All Treasures!

[@Jiyu567]

5:40 *There is only so much a Canadian apology can make up for.*

[@lanteanboy]

I know, I,m Canadian but I pronounce it "Mah-rio"

[@bandannadoo]

@@lanteanboy Maybe I'm dumb but I'm fairly sure most proper nouns, specifically names, don't have differeing pronunciations based on accents, so I'm pretty sure it should be Mah-rio no matter what.

[@Eidenhoek]

Luigi has definitely pronounced it Mah-rio. It's Mah-rio. And Bowser Jr. And Fludd. And...I'm sure Bowser has...Peach does in 64, right? And yes, names *are* pronounced differently with different accents and languages. That's how accents work. But it's still an attempt to say the name as-is natively.

[@CyanSoups]

I love how Lemon says at one point that his audience had no idea what Pikmin was because I'm right here in the minority that has Pimin in my top 3 series, and I have watched Lemon for forever. I just also watch Press A now, lmao.

[@Quandry1]

Two Titans working together. As for Lemon's question "How do I Press A?". The answer is very long and complicated and involved skips and forcing items through walls you can't destroy because of personally imposed limitations.

[@Peppy2975]

6:39 well AKSHUALLY the pikmin tell you whether or not there are treasures in your floor/area without the treasure radar. when the pikmin hum, they can hum 1 of 2 tunes (minus the special 5/20 one). the one they sing that is only 3 notes means there's still treasure, the one with 6 means there isn't.

[@fruitytangerine17]

this is a good tip, but the game also just plays an obvious background noise right after you get the last treasure on a floor.

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

What the fuck

[@heroshadow42]

And in challenge mode, the song changes when all treasures are collected. Wait, misremembering. I mixed all treasures with getting the key.

[@GeneGerald925]

this video is so chill and heartwarming. this feels like how Olimar and Louie would go through these caves together. (pushing canon and character traits aside) talking to each other all the while, its so good. love this typa stuff ❤

[@smashers6971]

Honestly it’s how I imagine they are around the end of the of the debt, early on Olimar would try to start conversation with Louie not responding, and in Pikmin 3 both of them are getting sick of this planet and aren’t as friendly.

[@GimmeMyHandleBack]

The kid saying “he turned into a rock!“ was so adorable

[@squishranger]

6:39 little irrelevant correction: even without the treasure radar, you can still hear a little droning noise after you collect the last treasure on a sublevel

[@HapLord]

The secret testing range is the reason the man at legs is an iconic boss for me.

[@redstonewarrior0152]

I find it hilarious that the both of you forgot how to handle the water wraith. Especially since the level gave you 25 purples to work with.

[@dyychotomy]

the energy behind cooperative pikmin is so powerful i love the way this video feels

[@orthochronicity6428]

I've done all treasures deathless once... and I'll never do that again; it made me irate. I understand why they wouldn't track both deathless and 100% treasures (because why would anyone choose to willingly do that to themselves), but having the game not track both made several levels turn into aggravated paranoia. The RNG on a few levels is BS that became a personal offense under a 100% deathless run, and I now have an unusually intense hatred for the creeping chrysanthemum. Having another player would have improved things dramatically... or we would have given up as our friendship came to a swift end. You two should return for that challenge. I'm fairly certain it's less aggravating than getting the antidioxin filter or guard satellite without blues/yellows, and together you have commiseration or a new plot point to forward the rivalry.

[@Manny4Life948]

Rumbling Grotto got me shaking with rage man

[@BADLUCKCHARM]

feels nice being early!! your voices are very pleasant to listen to

[@unemilifleur]

Aw, going from being rivals to loving each other

[@solidsge1667]

As always the video is enjoyable, creative and informative for people that do not play for perfection. It is perfect down to the last detail. Honestly, i never thought of this as an enemy vs enemy rivalry. I instead thought of it like 2 close friends competing with each other in a game both enjoy to the fullest, which makes me kinda envious, because i know nobody that enjoys pikmin like me IRL. Thats why i love y'alls content so much, it gives me the feeling i desire and that is. Enjoying pikmin with banter. Great video and i hope there will be more wheather it be solo or team or without restrictions or with restrictions, you put yourself through it and i always love to recreate them afterwards myself. Much love and good health to everybody who reads this

[@dyychotomy]

much love + good health to u too bro

[@Kirainian_Gaming]

Listening to you two talk about Elden Ring tells me that the Backlogs has zero vigor

[@vineheart01]

The way Lemon makes videos is very attractive to watch even if you dont really understand the game. I have never played a darksouls, hell i wasnt even aware of the series until it was Remastered. I find his darksouls videos entertaining anyway.

[@shopnil4]

Yoo the insane team up, you love to see it

[@Septimusbulborb]

As someone whos beaten all mainline pikmin games without losing one of the lil guys Good job you two

[@Gearhead966]

There’s something about this duo that reminds me of Dan and Aaron from Game Grumps in the way they interact lol it’s awesome

[@wickedwitchie8167]

loving this enemies to lovers arc

[@andyghkfilm2287]

18:32 I love when this happens and they get out of the mouth and go “haaahhh…!” Like yeah, you and me both little buddy.

[@Dr4g0nfru1t]

ENEMIES TO L- I mean- NEW SHI- I MEAN uh Yay friends.. 👀💧

[@tsumegami6535]

After watching this I secretly ship them.

[@Dr4g0nfru1t]

@@tsumegami6535 realllll

[@insertdumpunherereee3715]

and they were roomates!

[@gyroidd]

“my audience doesn’t know pikmin” dawg i have 250 hours in pikmin on my switch alone 😭

[@chandirby1444]

the pikmin rivalry arc between you and lemon is way better than any marvel movie i havent seen being all of them

[@JessieJay7]

I was waiting the entire video for the bully den…and I was not disappointed!

[@nottarealname8654]

2 of my Fav challenge runners in a vid together? Friggen Awesome! Glad to see you both working together!

[@R3N0mon]

Stellar Vid! Lovely to see you and Lem on working together!

[@PhazonEnder]

Wow, beating a game without dying is harder than beating a game whilst losing lives. I never would've known if you hadn't taken the time to point it out. Truly amazing.

[@Vexiglass]

This was super fun to see! If you both want to keep collaborating, you should look into the Action Replay code that forces splitscreen co-op in the main game. It could be fun to make a challenge run with it!

[@lasercraft32]

As a kid, me and my brothers managed to beat all of them except one deathless... If we can somehow manage that, then it sure as heck is possible.

[@Whispasta64]

Man, i did this challenge once (to get the louie cutscene) and it was more than torture, my least favorite ones to do was Gassy Grotto and Sniper Room, the rest were basically just having a keen eye. Edit: Honorable mention, Secret Testing Range was the one who actually gave me the most hellish experience

[@pressaTD]

The testing range is what got me as a kid lol

[@PaperYosh975]

I did it a while back and the only one I had a lot of trouble with was Emperor's Realm, that took a few hours total for me to beat, but then again, I had played all the games on Switch and a second playthrough of 2 before doing the challenge arenas so I was much more experienced than my first time playing Pikmin 2, which I started with and, unsurprisingly, I did horribly in that playthrough

[@Whispasta64]

⁠@@PaperYosh975I don’t blame you, Emperor’s Realm is hard to beat deathless, and it took me about 2 days on and off to actually complete it.

[@PJOZeus]

It's wild that there's just about been as much Lemon Pikmin content on Press A as there has been on his own channel now

[@kjolt947]

not too long ago I did this on my own over the span of a month. probably the most enraging gaming experience ive ever had

[@pibnop4967]

FINALY ;) nah good video after you two doing the pvp matches. Great one hoping to see more of it. Maybe a dark souls coop or smething like dat. Coming from the back logs aka lemon with love. keep up the good work to the both of you. And finally cheers from french guy like me. XOP XO. PS: love the banter betwin you two.

[@Neyuun]

It's nice of you to give a small youtuber like Lemon some exposure.

[@pressaTD]

Thanks, I do what I can

[@Manny4Life948]

Listen here pal, I did the exact same thing without anyone else besides me and my funny carrot people *AND* Getting every last bit of treasure because I’m suffering from imaginary OCD. If I could make a single species from the entire pikmin franchise go extinct, it would be the Pileated Snagret just for the single challenge mode level _“rumbling grotto”_ for the utter torture of completing the first sub level just to lose *ONE* single Pikmin forcing me to restart *FROM THE BEGINNING.* This is proof that I am a certified carrot man gamer and this dude is too scared of the game giving its own challenges instead of his own 🔥🔥 💯 💯

[@AviAceC130]

Throwback to when i 100% deathless the challenge mode as a kid and the memory card got corrupted. Years later i got a new card and was like "welp guess i gotta do it again!"

[@Never_heart]

By the power of firebombs and Pikmen they will suffer together

[@snake4342001]

Jolly Cooperation is a beautiful thing. Awesome video

[@nitrouscurve2234]

that reward at the end. it probably took localizers longer to translate it then for Nintendo to make

[@duckthepatu1993]

THERE THE COOP VIDEO IS WOOOOO

[@Rocky712_]

Of course you can do it if Nintendo gives you a special cutscene for it. I did beat 28 out of 30 of the challenges back in September when the Switch Port came out (and I didnt do the challenges back on Wii). The last 2 missions I had to do (mission 25 and 30) were by far the worst and I didn´t do them until literally last week. :D I´m glad I can see someone else suffering through the levels, like I did. :D And I am excited to see if its much easier with 2 players or not. :D

[@GimmeMyHandleBack]

Great video from two great KZbinrs. 10/10

[@Wumbo_the_Mumbo]

This is like when sonic and shadow team up to use the chaos emeralds together.

[@mino2123]

something about two little gamers against the world.... makes me cry tears of joy

[@nytetubegaming5185]

57:16 ahhh classic Pikmin “ wait no you’re winning, stop it that’s cheating!! Have random bull crap that want here before!”

[@furiouscorgi6614]

mfw when I'm one away in Bingo Battle and the other guy gets rocks

[@KoffeeB]

PROTECT ALL THE LIL GUYS I like seeing every lil guy like a meme on my channel I don't wanna lose

[@lol_cheesekid3341]

the greatest team up of all time

[@grantforester1864]

I remember ages ago getting half way through and quitting. It’s such a grind

[@Kahnah23]

well that was delightful to watch while building lego, I demand more!

[@BlazingShadowSword]

I remember doing this...alone. Completing this deathless cemented my undying, FURIOUS, BURNING HATRED for Gatling Groinks.

[@TF2isaDeadGame]

I love Pikmin bs! This is gonna be good!

[@Athesies]

Getting all the flowers in this mode has left me with traumatic memories. I never wanna do it deathless lol

[@evana6955]

The callouts make you think they’re doing a destiny 2 raid

[@starryfae]

i feel like this is just: the boys figure out how to fight snagrets, together edit: how to fight pikmin 2 enemies in general lol

[@shapshapshapshap2829]

6:39 don’t worry I’m already tilted by the Mario pronunciation a minute earlier 👍

[@Amongusplayer69]

MORE PIKMIN CONTENT HECK YEAH

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Ok

[@The_Goofy_Plush]

Speaking of p2 challenge mode, the scoring system is 10 times the amount that you earned, so if you got say 1,725 pokos, you’ll actually get 17,250 pokos or something like that.

[@dainnofgungnir]

This was overall a great video, but I have some gripes--I felt like it started to blend together because there was no introduction to each stage--not even showing that you guys went to each area--so it was sortof like cutting stuff around and it got really confusing to me. I noticed the one longer one where you guys got wrecked by the Groink at the end just randomly appeared complete in the few times you showed the menu, and I was confused by that too. This is your first time with a longer video though, so it's reasonable to be a bit rough. I really liked the actual video content though, you two are entertaining!

[@czaxi_official]

"is it possible?" Yes, i even did it on pikmin 251 and Pikmin 2 New Year

[@alexhastings1227]

You should do a conservationist run. You try to leave nature intact, dont get any more pikmin than you are given, kill as fre enemies as possible, pick up your litter, and leave the planet

[@lordgohan5907]

My brother and i got very very good high scores in the challenge mode when we were kids. The maze one we eventually got amazing luck. The key and hole spawned right at the start on each floor

[@ianjohnson218]

Now that you guys are on good speaking terms, I know of a pikmin 2 mod that I think you guys might like, and that I’ve been looking for someone to do a 2 player playthrough of. This mod is called Colossal Caverns. Think of it as the closest that a pikmin game can get to being a roguelike. I don’t have anything to offer other than likes and subscriptions, but if you guys do it together I think it would make some great content!

[@altejoh]

Asking if you need purples and then immediately getting mitites is golden xD

[@Smolnerd]

Your Canadian I’m so sorry you have to deal with that.

[@salemfnix1824]

6:45 you say we're going to get tilted but really what's going to tilt us is pikmkn getting stuck on bullshit for no reason

[@angelindenile]

For all those haters of your voice/ how you talk-- I really like it, you sound unique and different. It makes you you. Don't believe the haters!

[@Corosar]

I was waiting for this vid for so long. YESSSSS

[@ianjohnson218]

52:32 in this cave the enemies randomly shuffled. Sometimes instead of a dwarf bulborb here it will drop a fiery bulborb, it’s not fun

[@squidwardthedankest6642]

I'm still trying to figure out how I went from watching an ocarina of time challenge video, to dark souls, to near impossible pikmin challenge runs

[@thepungod]

"How to kill a business relationship 101"

[@onwardsumo5189]

"our rivalry is over" sees white mode for yt "nay it was treachery in disguise"

[@nicolefajardo3658]

I had no idea not grabbing the treasure actually didnt count! I'll keep that in time if i decide to try doing the purple flower challenge again!

[@Kayachlata]

Heya, I love your content, but the title "Can you beat... Deathless" when the game has a clear route to do it feels kinda off. Like if it's a challenge I question that's even possible like the others, I understand, but this kind of challenge already exists within the game and has its own reward for doing so. Sorry, it's just kind of an irk of mine, I've seen similar videos done in other communities like "Can you beat Spore being only an aggressive carnivore?" and it's like... well, yeah that's literally one of the main routes in the game.

[@Terncez]

stream was fire yesterday this was funny to watch

[@randomspider725]

Oh man, I remember doing this challenge with my brother back in the day. When we finally got it, we were rewarded with… another reason to hate Louie XD

[@gamerz1172]

17:19 I mean TBF he did say its best to beat them with OLIMAR not Louie you know?

[@mp-cx9rd]

I just finished this challenge a few day ago, cool that this got released just after

[@TheWalkingDude27]

I did this at 13 and I had no idea how I had that kind of patience

[@michalsniadala1667]

MOAR PIKMADNESS

[@fluffyflare578]

This is deemed one of the hardest challenges? Guess child me not willing to lose a single Pikmin in the story prepared me. My mother and I did this when I was just a kid, and I had to help my mother much more often than her helping me. Certain stages were a bitch, though. The one with the Groink on the tower in the center of the map was my worst I think.

[@redquakamole2267]

the video should be titled "can *We* Beat Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode Deathless? (ft. The Backlogs)" Because of course we can otherwise the cutscene wouldnt be found till now(no offence i love your videos)

[@legionbeast]

Considering you need to do it deathless in order to get the "Louie's Dark Secret", yeah it can be done.

[@julymorris6367]

Bro didnt even watch the intro of the video before commenting

[@legionbeast]

@@julymorris6367 No I did not since the title of the video and thumbnail don't specify anything different. I'm subscribed to this channel and know they do all sorts of challenges so yeah, I said that without watching.

[@Mazon7]

Oh god this is insanity and I love it

[@greenstrike0467]

it's quite nice hearing them talk about souls games while playing pikmin

[@alexVL5]

Damn what a great way to end the work day

[@thepungod]

I beat all the challenges a few months ago with all treasures deathless because i didnt know you didnt need all treasures

[@delphy2478]

great collab

[@Sunny64123]

My brother in Christ I’m Canadian and I say “Mah-Rio” instead of “Mei-Rio”

[@thatinsanehenry_3447]

thats crazy, me and my brother tried this growing up, we managed to get all but like 2 levels.

[@outofideasexe]

Is this the end of the enemies to lovers trope?

[@unemilifleur]

As a kid I didn’t know how some levels got purple flowers (I don’t know if they explained it, I didn’t speak English and the game was in English). I figured they were better, but didn’t know what to do to get them. At some point I gave up after trying to get every treasure and trying to go very fast and I figured it was random 😂

[@hermesl9884]

sorry i wasn't able to catch the stream but i love your content

[@ianjohnson218]

48:26 Once I learned how to fight this boss, I always found it fun. I don’t think it really is terrifying though, unless there are no walls to hide behind. I don’t know why this is such a struggle, can someone try to explain why they find it hard?

[@sus-floppa]

2 powerhouses make peace i dont believe it

[@col.choros3966]

Challenge mode deathless isn't hard. The issue is that it doesn't require treasures to actually get the pink flower and the secret cutscene. Getting all treasures deathless is the real challenge.

[@blakeerlenbeck-jd1sq]

I did this, and the emperors realm alone took like an hour to do deathless