Can You Beat Spyro 2 Without Gliding?

#CanYouBeat #Spyro2 #SpyroTheDragon
I started recording this over two years ago, and I never finished it. But after looking back at my two year old gameplay, I decided that I sucked. So I remade it all for this video! I ended up having to move from using the original PS1 disk to a ROM half way through recording the challenge run, so that's why the aspect ratio alters ever so slightly part way through. Sorry about that.
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[@rmzing]

"Wow, you're a pretty good athlete," Hunter says as he witnesses a dragon swimming through the air.

[@Lazerkat789]

only the best of athletes can pull it off I've heard

[@jeremyabbott4537]

Hunter would totally say that if he saw someone swimming in air

[@emmaanderson6723]

"If I had my running shoes I'd take you on for real. for now, here's an orb for your collection." Hunter says as he witnesses a dragon swimming through the air.

[@emmaanderson6723]

hadn't lost my running shoes*

[@emmaanderson6723]

For

[@Xehanort107]

Semantically, I call this a win. The game code may disagree, but there is a semantic difference between glide and flight. This means you are technically allowed to do flight levels and kill Ripto. Rip the other stuff though; semantics can't save you there.

[@rockstopsthetraffic]

I would include aided flight but I'm curious how far you can get without trick/glitch jumps.

[@portagasdace21117]

No gliding unless it HARD requires you to glide.( looking at you Ripto)

[@aneonfoxtribute]

One of the rules is "no gliding or flying" so semantics can't help there. Flight does break the rules.

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

Technically you are correct that it shouldn't count as gliding but.. it's still against the spirit of the challenge to use spyros wings in any capacity. You can't just semantics your way through difficult parts of a challenge, sometimes if you set out to see if a game is beatable under certain conditions you gotta be prepared for the answer to be 'no' sometimes.

[@RoundShades]

"can you glide?" *No.* "can you at least use the whirlwind elevators?" *No, because of game data using a single frame suggesting a glide-state animation.* "that's not really gliding, that's game data, because nonflying characters can use whirlwind too, but ok. How are you going to get around then without flying?" *I will 'swim through the air' instead of flying* "-confused frantic searching through the Webster dictionary-"

[@warpbait2]

We're not flying we're falling with style

[@OhNoBohNo]

its all about the nuances here...

[@Roof5tone]

I love the thought of Spyro devs coming upon these videos and just watching it like "Why?".

[@robscallon]

This is top tier internet

[@NGPlusVideos]

Well considering who this came from, I will take this as the highest of compliments. Thank you 😁

[@Ajz092]

Hi, Rob! Fancy seeing you here. lol

[@NerdFromDenmark]

Love how you just use your main for this lmao

[@Scanlaid]

Damn, Rob has good taste in the tubes

[@gaydarskiy13]

fuck yeah!

[@Zyk0th]

You know, there's something interesting in the Reignited trilogy. There's a "cheat" code that makes Spyro's wings tiny (look up Spyro cheat codes for the code). If you're interested in trying this challenge for yourself, on the Reignited version, that code, despite doing nothing in terms of gameplay, might be fun to have active. It works in all three games. However, the double-jump does not work in Reignited, so maybe this challenge is impossible since the double-jump is required for this challenge.

[@KoyasuNoBara]

As far as I know, they removed the swim-in-air Glitch, too. :(

[@Staticjokes]

Your patience knows no bounds! Brilliant run

[@NGPlusVideos]

Thanks a lot, it helps that I am playing games I already know fairly well 😅

[@anon_y_mousse]

@@NGPlusVideos Any chance you ever played Psychonauts? It usually takes me a hundred tries to get past the meat roller coaster and finish the game. I'd love to see you trounce that game.

[@NGPlusVideos]

@@anon_y_mousse Not played it much at all tbh. I'd like to try it one day though

[@anon_y_mousse]

@@NGPlusVideos Definitely recommend it, it's one of my favorite games.

[@HeloisGevit]

@@NGPlusVideos I 2nd Psychonauts, both the OG and the recent sequel are amazing platformers.

[@HoneySonya]

That swim in air in winter tundra is soooo precise, I just couldn't get it as much as I tried haha. Great video!

[@NGPlusVideos]

Thank you! And thank you for trying it on stream 😁

[@ladygabes5558]

No joke, I've completed Spyro 2 hundreds of times since childhood. *Hundreds*. I know everything about this game. My favorite game ever. Thank you for making such a great video about it!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

I was separated from my dad who had the PlayStation for years so I didn’t get to complete it that many times and I didn’t even get to play much of Year of the Dragon until I reunited with my dad when I was 21 but then his PlayStation broke before I could finish it.

[@chaossnowkitsune6377]

I would have completed it hundreds of times of it wasn't for the fact my disc for it got scratched in such a way that it always froze when trying to go into Gulp's boss fight. Which really sucked

[@YukeWeiss]

I can't believe it took me halfway through Autumn Plains before I remembered Ripto. Such a shame. The double jump really does break Spyro 2 in half though.

[@Nuclearstomp]

I think it would have been nice if you included "minimum glides / flies" as a bonus to see how many you needed for 100%.

[@danielleanderson6371]

The trick with the balloon in Mystic Marsh is unnecessary; there's a swim-in-air glitch right by the exit level portal, and it's really easy to do. Unless it's different in the PAL version, in which case never mind.

[@abigailklassen144]

I agree, it seems like there's a handful of levels where the swim in air glitch might as well be used if we're allowing it. Like autumn plains could be 100% if you use swim in air from the pool behind Skelos badlands to get to the far off island

[@NGPlusVideos]

I actually tried to use the Swim in air in Autumn Plains, but the overlal setup seems to invlolve a glide, and I couldn't achieve it any other way. How would you do it?

[@abigailklassen144]

@@NGPlusVideos Thanks for replying and explaining! I didn't realize it wasn't always possible to use the swim in air glitch but cool to know you tried it. I was mostly wondering if it could be used in all levels with water since it seems like a useful tool to bypass needing to glide or fly.

[@NGPlusVideos]

It quite possibly can be used in all levels with water, but they sometimes require gliding to the water from out of bounds, so I was a bit limited in that regard

[@jdalbiac]

It never ceases to amaze me how people have managed to break this game in two. That double frog proxy is LUDICROUS.

[@jyak1747]

Great job with this one! After a few attempts, I was able to complete Spyro 2 (Reignited Version) without gliding! You still must use the first whirlwind from Breeze Harbor, but everything else in the game is do-able with some tough jumps and planning. There is no double-jump in this version so it makes it very interesting to do.

[@brent8407]

I'm loving your style of handling these challenge runs, using glitches or skips where you have no other choice but try to really see how much of the game you can still do. Tired of some other challenge runners who are like "Can we beat this game without weapons, well yeah because with this skip we skip 75% of the game let's go!"

[@aledella98]

Amazing video! It's a pity there is no way to skip Ripto's third phase, it would be incredible to be able to beat the whole game glideless

[@Gamefreq0]

Well, if the goal is to get the final cutscene and credits, then all that's needed is getting to Dragon Shores, and getting into the theater. Speedrunners actually do this for certain categories to get all the abilities normally obtained from Moneybags, without paying him for the abilities, as it's the cutscene that triggers unlocking all the stuff that Moneybags would normally require payment for.

[@Supercarlover1]

You can actually skip having to get to Dragon Shores during a no gliding run by simply restarting a file where you already got 100% and activated the powerup. The game will give you the superflame powerup from the beginning, and the code to turn it on and off still works. The NTSC version definitely has this trick, though I don't know about the PAL version.

[@LuckyLeverVIEJO]

yes, it also works on the PAL version

[@haloslayer255]

I think you might need to do that where it's 2 100% files. Just a simple copy to another tile though. I always liked having each tile for each homeworld.

[@tinker1781]

I miss this game so much. The reignited trilogy is amazing, but there's something special about the original.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

Kinda wish it was like Diablo 2 Resurrected where you can switch between the new visuals and the original look on the fly

[@Jooodiff]

3:12 - "If I can do it, so can you." *press X to doubt* Huge well done again, also on the explanation of the glitches. It was easily understandable, even for a Spyro-virgin like me =D Watched with my jaw on the floor on multiple occasions to see the wicked ways you managed to get some extra shinies

[@NGPlusVideos]

I'd glad you could understand it, I see so many videos where you're expected to already know so much about the game before hand.

[@Jooodiff]

@@NGPlusVideos Yes exactly!

[@johnfitz49]

Well done on the video mate, i'm now wanting to play spyro reignited Trilogy.

[@NGPlusVideos]

Thanks, I wonder how the challenge would differ in the remake?

[@johnfitz49]

If its the same as the original, mabye? They may have fixed some of the glitches though. Didn't know spyro 2 could glitch were you could swim in mid air, thought only enter the dragonfly could do that.

[@nacheitor8563]

@@NGPlusVideos You can't double jump there so the challenge would be harder

[@jesscafrances]

@@NGPlusVideos I'm pretty sure you can't pull off the same trick in Glimmer iirc and I'd be surprised if you could do the Metropolis ice thing either

[@NGPlusVideos]

That Ice Proxy may have been my favourite trick :)

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Another stellar video. I eagerly await for Year of the Dragon!

[@NGPlusVideos]

Thank you, can't wait to give YOTD a go!

[@crystalmanta9443]

@@NGPlusVideos Good luck with Sgt. Byrd!

[@gaminggoddess85]

@@NGPlusVideos And then Enter the Dragonfly! (Don't play Enter the Dragonfly)

[@SevenRiderAirForce]

@@crystalmanta9443 Sgt. Byrd doesn't glide. He flaps :)

[@crystalmanta9443]

@@SevenRiderAirForce True, but he also banned outright flight like the speedways and stuff! Sgt. Byrd surely violates that.

[@Mother_boards]

Your dedication to do these ridiculous things, no matter how difficult the method may be to pull off and how many attempts it may take, is truly astonishing!

[@ShadowkeeperTei]

10:39 - "Trouble with the trolley, eh?"

[@williame2258]

PTSD

[@burntcookie2542]

I tried this challenge myself once and I already know where this is going despair Also it is possible to get the 75 gems on the platform without TAS. If you shoot the baskets with a fireball, sometimes the gem will fall off, and you automatically collect any gems that fall off like this. If you keep trying, eventually each gem will fall off

[@AL3JANDRO_GV]

This was my first experience of Spyro, I remember that in Hurricus you could do a super jump if you stood on the red buttons of the windmills

[@KurusuPanda]

In Scorch if you fall between the open gate and the wall in the middle of the level you would be flung into the sky

[@magnumd-pad5138]

I don't think gliding and flying are really the same thing. Utilizing flight portals would be fine as far as I'm concerned. Charging out of whirlwinds should be the same. Regardless, well done and I'm looking forward to future videos!

[@jonnymaddy]

Awesome video as always! I rememberd the Ripto Boss as the video started and really wanted their to be a way around it such a shame but to get that high on completion is impressive!

[@salbabi]

Please accept my standing ovation for this monumental feat of skill and patience. Honorable mentions: Magma Cone and Metropolis. Well done, and a huge thank you for another awesome Spyro video!

[@mishaildimitrov]

"and now we get to the third and final homeworld" still 20 kinutes of the video remaining, I wonder what that's gonna be about lol. Well done though man, love the vids

[@RayYoWTF]

Love watching videos like these. The amount of skill, precision and patience. I love to see it.

[@andie507]

Every time I get nostalgic and want to play this again, I remember Fracture Hills and put the controller away....😂

[@NGPlusVideos]

🤣

[@caffeine3845]

I love how you explain how the glitches work most challenge run youtuber wont take the time to do that but i think its very interresting. Your videos are really something else cant wait for the next one.

[@callumarcher8111]

Man this makes me want to play Spyro 2 again, easily my favourite Spyro game.

[@knownas2017]

I've been playing through all three of these, and just beat 2 the other day. Now it's finally time to watch this! :D

[@knownas2017]

Halfway through the video I just realized whether or not it's possible. rip

[@gnbman]

I'm glad you made this follow-up. I eagerly await Spyro 3. (And maybe even EtD and AHT, but that's probably asking too much lol)

[@HistoryandReviews]

Enter the dragon fly has a infinite fly cheat I did a boundary break video of it years ago

[@Bluntbows]

Great video. I was keeping up with your efforts in the speedrunning discord and it's cool to see the result.

[@gaydarskiy13]

Thanks for amazing work that you did to create such a unique content. I'm enjoying every second of it.

[@sparkus4229]

Absolutely well made video, bro! Keep up the good work! 😍

[@caseydewitt6236]

Spyro 2 was my first video game ever (along with a Rugrats game, which I got at the same time). So happy to see it's still alive and well.

[@joehannes-gaming]

This channel is amazing, never seen a lineup of videoes and thinking, omg this is great!

[@TheSwiftFX]

These glitches are absolutely insane! I really hope Spyro 3 only requires 1 glide to complete the one glide trilogy.

[@skadievans4637]

Ahhh i waited for this Video!!!! Thank you the first one was amazingly entertaining !

[@seankelly8432]

Great video! I consider this challenge complete personally. Can't wait for the Spyro 3 video!

[@ThatTsukuya]

Fun fact, in the most recent WR speedrun (I think) the guy does indeed use a double frog poxy to get on top of the autumn plains castle!

[@VanpyroGaming0]

I love how every spyro game has the same glitches (proxies, swim in air)

[@limm_ee]

Man, that last group of gems in Metropolis looks like it was painful to acquire. It's so cool watching people break the game open and do all this amazing stuff though!

[@brett7563]

Thanks for the vid! I love the dedication

[@terranigma9322]

I'm happy you've released a new video and I hope you do another Spyro 3 no-fly challenge that's my favorite! Greetings from Argentina! I love your videos!

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Love these 3 Spyro runs you've done! This one is slightly confusing though as there are a good few gaps you said you couldn't do but they would clearly be possible with a double jump.

[@NGPlusVideos]

Oh, like which parts?

[@Nitrofski]

I bet that "Nitrofski" guy is real handsome

[@NGPlusVideos]

If only I could meet him

[@cuddlequeen3225]

You got me back into Spyro with these videos. I'm not doing any fancy challenges. Just casual first playthroughs. I was introduced to Spyro with the Reignited Trilogy, and I believe I 100%ed the first game except for the final boss. I was struggling to chase him down and gave up, never returning to it. So I technically have not beaten a Spyro game. But played a lot of the one game still. Sadly I no longer have access to that original save, so instead of playing through the entire first game again, I decided to start with Spyro 2 this time. And it looks like it has some fun mechanics. Glad to see water is no longer an obstacle like in the first game. Excited to try all the powerups and enjoy another Spyro experience.

[@KainaX122]

Wow. What a gut-punch the last boss gives you for this challenge

[@AnubisFanVani]

It's here! And it's genius! Love those glitches I didn't even know until now. I will try those next time I play Spyro. ^^

[@HNTI_Banana]

That is some real commitment right there. Well done mate

[@parzival3582]

I was like, how does this channel only have 30k subs, but based on the number of videos you have that's impressive! I'm sure you'll grow loads, very fun videos :D

[@22dhddyhhgg83]

I can't wait for spyro 3. The previous 2 games had some sort of glitch that makes you jump further but I don't think there are any in the final game. So 'Can You Beat Spyro 3 Without Gliding?'

[@wheeliebin1791]

I've been so excited for this video and it didn't disappoint! Sadly, there's no double jump in Reignited and I have no patience so my attempt was pathetic by comparison (man, I wish I still had my original copies 😭). Watching you break the game was so satisfying though. Can't wait for Spyro 3!

[@anon_y_mousse]

I hear you, the power cord on my Genesis is frayed. Can only play through an emulator now. Need a better controller.

[@someguywithatophat7599]

Epic! you explained everything perfectly enough so that someone, like me, who knows jack squat about this game, could understand. tho I have a friend who will enjoy this more (I shared it to him. and she is watching it right now)

[@VentDw3Ler]

I've got patience but not this much.. love these videos so much! I need to see all MGS games without taking any steps :)

[@basicmountaingriff]

I love it so much when people accomplish amazing platforming feats in spyro with glitches like the proxy jump it always feels like the game was put in front of you to see how far you can go, so glitching is really just a new level of Advanced Platforming

[@aeropul2627]

Very well made video! Idk why I find these videos so entertaining

[@theguygoopy]

Today I learned that "spyro 2: Ripto's Rage" is also called "gateway to glimmer"

[@zeke7100]

man its so bizarre how I've played spyro 2 like, 15+ times and a couple of these maps I've *never* heard of.

[@Ospyro3em]

I'm very impressed at how far you tried to complete this game, and the lengths you went to 🙂

[@H4xx0rk1dd13]

Honestly you deserve way more subscribers, amazing videos!!

[@NGPlusVideos]

Thank you, we've grown a lot this year already. It's all still so surreal to me 😅

[@Alpha-oo8]

I played Spyro for the first time in about 2017 when I found copies of Spyro 2 and 3 in a second hand shop for a measly $4 AUD each. Gotta say, Despite being in my mid twenties, and thus not having nostalgia goggles, I really enjoyed them. I’m a fan

[@dragonmaster613]

A couple of key points here just saved me a million headaches, thank you.

[@ulonroa3305]

Dude, amazing. You are the most creative challenge runner.

[@greedlike]

I enjoy these videos, good job and thank you.

[@DylanJayFox]

Smashed this video ^^ Excellent job

[@CrnnaaaC]

YESSSS I’m so happy you uploaded this!

[@KyGameCast]

The channel has grown alot congrats man!!!

[@ampgamer7941]

I like the idea of not just beating the game, but also seeing exactly how much of the game you can do in the challenge

[@DiegoHernandez-fd3du]

Man, I know the effort you take for this videos, your content is great.

[@Eryku0oAo0]

... I thought I loved spyro but this is way too much. I am truly speechless. You have the power!

[@KidVermin]

The patience, research and time these videos must take is admirable!

[@aquaman52]

Man, Spyro games love having some pesky impassable thing near/at the end don’t they?

[@danielsanchezrodriguez771]

Bro I was waiting so bad for another one of ur vids I saw ur entire channel And I know Im gonna love this vid as much as the other ones

[@JustJordynNZ]

"This boss does not require any gliding at all" This was the moment I think I audibly went 'Oh, no' as realisation hit

[@jamesbernadette6216]

Just a thought but do any gems given to that greedy bear Moneybags count toward (or rather against) the total tally since beating Ripto in this challenge format isn't possible, hence the gems given to Moneybags remain unrefunded. My thought process is that you could use the swimming glitch to reach Aquaria Towers without paying the bear to lower the wall in front of the portal. Returning to Summer Forest could potentially trap Spyro behind the wall but it wouldn't be an issue if Aquaria Towers were to be left as the last level to complete.

[@royalsnowangel]

this and the vid you did on the first game have inspired me to try this on my own in the third game! i think it'll be pretty interesting to see what kind of things can and can't be pulled off, and a new and fun way for me to play this game for the 100th time XD also if you made a vid on doing this in 3, i will absolutely watch that~ especially since there's a high chance you'll figure out things i wouldn't have lol

[@royalsnowangel]

well i can tell you right now that the first big roadblock i found just playing casually is Cloud Spires. you can get to the portal with a charge into a jump, but past that, there's almost immediately a gap too wide to get across without gliding. i guess it's time to glitch dig! something i've never actually done for these games before. shame the double jump isn't in 3 :(

[@royalsnowangel]

welp, my run has turned into a minimum glide run, as every skip i've managed to find for cloud spires has required gliding. i wish you luck on trying to finding a skip that works, cuz i do really wanna see that level beat! hopKid might have cracked it with some proxy jump stuff but i am Very Bad at those XD

[@steamroller231]

You just landed yourself a new subscriber (pun intended). This is awesome and I cant wait for spyro 3. Please do spyro 3 😃

[@uploaduselessstuff4598]

This is a pretty cool channel, hopefully more good content is coming, and more viewers ofc!

[@Yamezzzz]

Spyro 2: GTG was my all-time favourite game as a kid

[@AtrusGambit]

This is one of the greatest platforms I've ever played. Flawless.

[@SolaceSoLong]

wow i just saw the first video when i woke up this morning! im excited to watch this nd see what kind of result will turn out

[@dnissrs5892]

Ohh. You did IT! You made this video! Thank you so much. After what you told me about lost save files on the previous video, I lost my hope for this! Thanks again! :)

[@NGPlusVideos]

I started it again from the beginning. I had to get the monkey off my back 😁

[@dnissrs5892]

@@NGPlusVideos Haha. Many thanks for doing it all over again! I hope it will pay off :)

[@pfanzers]

these vids are my fav man. subbed.

[@latexu9589]

10:41 "Trouble with the trolley, eh?"🤣

[@Sencilia]

Someone needs to make you a visual mod that removes Spyro's wings lol

[@chloeb7578]

Am I the only one that didn't know about the circlex4 square cheat?! Literally paused as soon as you said that and dug out my ps2 to check. My mind is blown ! 🤯

[@TheCow74]

Great video as usual!!

[@chaossnowkitsune6377]

Spyro isn't flying during the final phase of Ripto, he just learnt to walk in the air. He is only acting like he is flying because he doesn't want people to know of his new power.

[@BoltSpider]

KZbin: Lemme recommend you Nostalgia Thank you youtube for showing me a person who uploads all the games I love. I really love these videos so thank you!

[@Cromagen]

"Thieves in Mystic Marsh aren't too bad." Me who struggled with them as a grown ass man in Reignited: "Oh, okay then" :( lol, this video was awesome! Great work yet again, this level of creativity is insane! Keep up the fantastic work! Also, not sure you are taking game suggestions, but the original Tomb Raider from '98 has some cool speedrunning techniques to it. Watching you try to break it in a challenge run could make for a good time! Anyway fantastic video, look forward to seeing more from you!

[@NGPlusVideos]

Thanks a lot. I love classic Tomb Raider. The 2nd is my favourite. I am looking for ideas for it though. Any ideas?

[@Cromagen]

@@NGPlusVideos The only thing that comes to mind in terms of blocking your abilities in game would be, no grabbing ledges. No idea if that would be viable, but other than that I don't think there is much else to stop Lara from doing lol. At least not without making the game impossible.

[@germanbrandeburgo5925]

I'm giving you a like purely on the dedication and madness it took to get those final gems on Metropolis.

[@valtonen77]

Just subscribed the other day and already new video.neat

[@alfonsodelavara4924]

My favorite level as well this and one of the turtle levels I had a demo set for my ps1 back in the day that I use to stay on

[@NGPlusVideos]

I had that same demo I reckon, it had Sunny Beach and Skelos Badlands on it. I used to play it a lot too

[@Jessepigman69]

“Even this lizard over lava can be hit with a big charge jump” wait that’s the only way I’ve ever taken that one out

[@NGPlusVideos]

I reckon the devs intended it to be done with a flame mid glide. So I figured I'd mention it. It's just a shame that my favourite level ended up not providing much of a challenge compared to some over levels 😅

[@YogurCriminal]

I love your work! I hope you make a Spyro 3 or Ratchet & Clank 3 video