Can You Beat Super Mario RPG Without Earning Experience, Money or Items?

[@DoomUnit]

Me in a "Play a Classic RPG and have as little fun as possible" contest and my opponent is Seer. 😢

[@knightsurda]

Play Super Hydlide without using a guide :)

[@MythicMachina]

​@@knightsurdaPlay Super Hylide

[@YDwelve]

"Continue playing games I love in the worst way possible" - *plays Barbarian* - yep, can't say he's lying to us

[@deetsitmeisterjd]

That's me playing any way in Diablo 4. I could play several of the other ARPG's that are fantastic and popping off, but I just keep doing the same shit in that slightly better bad game. FML

[@Margen67]

Penguins need HUGS

[@YDwelve]

@@Margen67 i will hug every penguin i get my hands on

[@flipperjr.3822]

>Geno joins the party "Oh boy, this challenge should go nicely from here! Geno whirl can basically one-shot anything in the ga-" >Geno Whirl is learned via level up >Remember challenge rules >Can't gain any EXP to level up >Dread sets bsck in

[@watchrandomuser395onyoutube]

>Remember one must imagine sisyphus happy

[@RaceBandit]

Probably the most tragic part is that you can't perform this game's rite of passage: Geno Whirling Exor.

[@Zylo82]

When Mario is knocked out, what Bowser is throwing is a Mario doll. I guess he has standards about one thing. That's not to use a dead carcass as a weapon.

[@nataliecoronado4206]

"Battles, they don't me give a single reward. I receive nothing from playing the game" So it's if SMRPG was made with Sticker Star's gameplay philosophy

[@mtdew7777777]

Fun fact, if magikoopa summons the bomb in his boss fight and it goes off, magikoopa bugs out and does nothing for the rest of the fight

[@seer6251]

That is a fun fact, I had no idea! Actually should've used that to my advantage lol

[@SegmentW]

That is probably one of if not *the most* obscure smrpg fact I've ever heard. Extremely neat if that's true.

[@PhantomLink16]

How do you know this?

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

This is a very entertaining video. Makes me want to play Super Mario RPG again with restrictions, like only work pants

[@seer6251]

Thank you very much! I think it's a lot of fun to give games like this a try with modified rules. I also think the workpants% would be a fun thing to try lol

[@heroshadow42]

I like how because his strongest weapon has as much power as Peach's weakest, people say Bowser sucks. However, in a low level run, He's him.

[@RedPandaTables]

Did not know Sky Troopa minigame gave frog coins. I thought the only renewable ways to get frog coins is by jumping on the sinkhole guys or the Wigglers in mushroom forest enough times and for the life of me I simply can not do that. Even after all of these years I am STILL learning new stuff about this game.

[@balbarith45]

There's also the beetle catching thing you activate in seaside town to be done at booster hill. Gold ones get you frog coins. The Goomba thumping game in the Pipe Vault gets you frog coins after winning the flower tab and jar. I'm so glad they made getting frog coins easier in the remake.

[@MinusBros]

To my knowledge it is actually possible to skip all fights with the Heavy Troopas. For some reason you can walk behind all of them with the right positioning. Also the See Ya item is great for random encounters since you're guaranteed to run from them.

[@shirox11]

I love Super mario rpg because 1. It’s just a really damn solid jrpg even if it’s on the easy side and 2. It’s mechanics inherently make it an ideal game for challenge runs.

[@cl8804]

it is mechanics, isn't it??

[@vap1777]

@@cl8804lol

[@justinelledge326]

*Mario jumps into a ceiling and knocks himself out* Mallow: ...was that supposed to happen? Geno: Probably. Now your turn.

[@jasonlaine3403]

for future reference, star egg doesn't run no matter how many times you use it and does 100 to all enemies, so it's a good backup if you run out of rock candies or don't wanna go to mushroom guy as often.

[@azure-cladassassin5425]

10:23 - "After this, we-" *_"ÆÆfter_* thi-" *_"ÆÆfter_* thi-"

[@AdaTheWatcher]

Man Bowser carried this run. If only he was smart enough to realize he shoulda just abandoned the rest.

[@jonothanthrace1530]

The fact that Bowser can wear the same style of pants as everyone else raises many, many questions.

[@Sophia_does_stuffs]

They're either really large pants(for everyone else) or bowser is really good at squeezing

[@JohnDoe-ld8nr]

The Brotherhood of the Adventuring Pants

[@seaotter7927]

"Lamp oil, rope, bombs". I lost it.

[@EnheTook50Benadryl]

You name it.

[@Gamekyng10]

It’s yours my friend

[@tenchimuyo69]

Bowser wins by doing absolutely everything.

[@Will31999]

i dont really leave comments that often anymore but i gotta leave one for this because its genuinely the funniest smrpg challenge run i've ever watched. very well done.

[@seer6251]

Thank you very much!

[@jackt4855]

i appreciate the explanations for mundane features of the game. signed, the person who watched an hour long video on a game they know nothing about

[@WarriorDutch]

The out of pocket side comments made this way more funny than it needed to be, gunna sub and go back to watch all your stuff man good shit 36:46 made me exhale a lot of air outta my nose for example

[@andyblargextra]

I've played this game multiple times but never knew about the perfect block. Now I see where TTYD super-gaurding comes from.

[@vxicepickxv]

It shows up a lot easier in the remake and has a visual flare.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

What a run and what a challenge! You certainly did a great job advertising SMRPG using most every mechanic you could outside of the... well the main ones.

[@Hoopaugi]

What I learned from this video: The mushroom kingdom is a collection of total anarchist shitholes where leaders get deposed on a whim on a daily basis, and where the unemployment rate is somewhere around 90%, with the remaining 10% tasked with clearing out the corpses

[@HiyokoSupiritto]

I'm glad that I'm only watching this instead of playing, what a hell to play like that

[@deltaquarayza]

Had this in my watch later for the whole week, watched it the minute I beat the remake. Worth the wait.

[@biancaarmstrong5097]

Fun Fact, after you beat Johnny, before you leave, you can jump on his head and he says this to Mario, "Just because you're my mate doesn't mean you can jump on my head." I was shocked you can do that and I laughed when I did that

[@loudnoises8197]

Most underrated and underappreciated creator dropping an hour long banger of a video, what a treat, thanks homie, keep up the great work

[@Santanael]

I found your channel out of nowhere and you instantly shot up as one of my favorite KZbinrs. Your pacing and humor is insane, i love it

[@danielpayne1597]

Amazing dedication. I knew the secret Jump buff would have to carry you, and I'd forgotten about Mushroom Boy giving Rock Candy. Stoked for the remake Friday!!!

[@DashPadGames]

I absolutely LOVE your commentary! Instantly liked and subbed!

[@seer6251]

Thank you!

[@azurrayne4140]

I'm 37 years old. But the rapid fire cussing aimed at a children's game that totally deserves it just makes me burst into laughter. Thank you for your content. I genuinely love it.

[@mr.tatortot6469]

have you ever considered doing a game from the mario&luigi games? I'm sure doing no stat increases or no sp moves would be a difficult enough challenge

[@asianmoofin]

Regarding the jump ability, 255 is a very neat and common number to come across in games. This is usually assigned to an 8-bit value (byte) as 255 is the max value for that binary string (2 values to the power of 8 being 256, or better yet, binary 1111 1111 is equal to 255 and NOT 256) Now back to the jump ability. It counts to 255 specifically because your 0th jump (not using it at all) counts as 1 integer as well. If the code were to cap at 256 instead of 255, that would add an extra integer value making it 257 total integers which an 8-bit memory storage (256 values again) wouldn’t be able to do, thus causing your jump count to reset back to 0 due to data overflow. Since SMRPG is run on a 16-bit system, the console has the ability to retain current information equal to 16-bits (65,536 KB) or lower, and is why the jump counter and many other values can be tracked/discarded without the system crashing. (65,536 KB - 256 KB = 65,280 KB. That’s a mere fraction of data used just for the jump counter, and the rest is of course being used for other permanent/temporary resources) The 16-bit memory on the console is what allows SMRPG to have the expanded graphics and gameplay it has compared to its preceding games. 16-bit addresses allowing increased depth and detail of the game, while the smaller 8-bit addresses are usually used for instant memory registration (like the jump counter again) Pretty common CS knowledge, but I think I enjoyed pointing it out at least

[@ChrisHilgenberg]

It sort of makes me wonder what programming language SMRPG was written in, as it along with the hardware would have limited the size of the variables used. But it's still super neat that the Jump ability had this mechanic at all.

[@dh8765]

The answer to that is likely the same for most nes and snes games at the time: some version of the assembly programming language. It isn’t very user-friendly…

[@dansmith1661]

In Phantasy Star, The 8-bit console got around technical limitations by making Dark Falz have two instances of himself with 510 hp and he gets two attacks.

[@Silverpalaman]

This was a great video! I got some good laughs, learned new stuff about one of my favorite games of all time, and you earned a subscriber.

[@indra634]

25:34 i cannot stop laughing at this prob the best thing i heard all week lmfao

[@mr.meowie8052]

I love your commentary so much. You speak as if you’re a relative of AVGN.

[@beemansgaming]

Dang. This is REALLY good. Now i wanna play the remake

[@nert4285]

Poor Mairo, no loot, no cash, and no education. He does have a girlfriend though so I suppose that evens it out.

[@seer6251]

It feels good that I'm so similar to Super Mario, just minus the girlfriend.

[@honeypotusername]

I know. And the worst part is his name.. So close to a classic, but there's just one letter out of place.

[@mfdroom]

Impressive, definitely thought I’d see the Star Egg at some point for insurance, but I’m not sure how much time that would save in the long run. Can’t wait to see the video of you doing this for the rerelease coming out on Friday and seeing if it’s possible to do this plus the post game with extra boss battles!

[@skydiamsteam6005]

Man Booster is going to be impossible

[@Arcygenical]

Goddamn your style of narration is extremely entertaining.

[@a.bdioro5302]

Your method of narration is so unhinged i absolutely adore it

[@Wookis]

this is the first video of yours I’ve seen and it definitely won’t be the last, awesome job!

[@venomsnigle44]

This is truly a question I never asked but need answered immediately

[@Jaymez2012]

My man, this may be one of the best challenge run videos I have ever watched on the ole' Yuuuutes. From the challenge idea itself to your voice, the writing, the delivery, the bloopers being left in, quick and sweet though so they don't get too repetitive, all while still being informative about a game I've indeed never played. I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard from watching a challenge run video. You truly have a talent for it, dude. Keep it up and you'll be hitting 100K+ subs in no time, I guarantee.

[@sharinganmoon]

You mention resetting so often... I shudder at the thought of how many hours it took to finish this run.

[@XRTerra]

I think this challenge would definitely be a lot easier, but also potentially harder, in the remake. You get more defensive and offensive abilities and you can still one shot exor with geno whirl.

[@Muhahahahaz]

Except that Geno doesn’t level up, so you don’t have Geno Whirl 😜

[@ketchuplover6160]

you'd only be able to carry 3 rock candies at once. scary!

[@SarahPlaysVideoGames]

As someone trying a similar challenge in the remake, but with the minimal level possible (which is Mario at level 3) and no equipment to speak of, it's absolute pain. Only three red essences and three rock candies allowed. Technically the freebie chance is slightly higher (1/3 for everything as opposed to 1/4 for most items in the original). The magic head is a guaranteed full party wipe without red essence thanks to the no equipment rule. At least Dark Star is blockable, as rare is it is for Smithy to use that. The only piece of equipment allowed is Mario's Lucky Hammer, since the Lucky Jewel breaks after 10 uses and the hammer is the only way to guarantee a shot at the Yoshi minigame to keep my level low. Besides, the hammer itself has no stats.

[@kevindragon3883]

Leave it to Seer to upload a challenge video on a day when I'm sick. This is how you make someone feel much better.

[@seer6251]

noooo, I'm sorry Kevin, I hope you're recovering. I send you my well wishes!

[@Omegashotgun]

Please keep producing these high quality challenge runs!

[@Julford]

Damn the ending to this really tricked me, after all your talk about Limited Sack Space (tm) I thought you were building up to a reveal that you went and got the Star Egg. It could've been slightly faster getting Star Egg and saving a good bit of room for more Red Essence and/or Pick Me Ups, though you would've had to die a little inside as you sat through all those rounds of Look The Other Way and then dealt with Star Egg only dealing 100/150 damage per use.

[@swordlessfish2203]

Seer don't miss! Love your videos chief, keep 'em coming :)

[@branenchristian]

Always a spectacular day when Seer drops a video!!

[@gamemisters]

This video was hilarious lol got a new sub

[@portwills]

I remember seeing a poster of this in a video store. easily my most rented game

[@CorbinsChickenCafe]

Your commentary is hilarious and so fun to listen to! I'm super impressed that you finished this insane challenge holy

[@dawashingmachine9158]

It’s uncanny how similar your voice is to AVGN

[@KetsubanSolo]

A New York AVGN

[@SuperNickid]

@Seer: You are already broken one of your rule in the title screen can't used item, and all you have been doing is using item. So that mean it would be imposible to beat Super mario RPG with no experience, no money, and no item.

[@welldrawnstarwalker]

he didn't say he couldn't use items. he said couldn't earn any from fights. getting items any other way is fair game

[@hx9]

19:55 Booster is an optional boss fight when you fail at the curtains.

[@RandoBox]

Had no idea about powering up Jump.

[@fatdub768]

subbed cuz of action rpgs but seeing this kinda content from you is awesome, big fan

[@Zeion97]

I did a Bowser solo run using thw randomizer and to bear Smithy it required grinding red essence for Smithy because Bowsers magic defense is purw trash and Shredder was brutal. One quick thing mid video in case you didnt know. Bowyer uses a formula to decide what button is locked! I actuality did know that either till i started speedrunning the game, but its great knowledge!

[@seer6251]

Thanks for letting me know! I actually felt like that might've been the case on Bowyer, but I neglected looking into it deeper.

[@davidmagdaleno5482]

Man you have a very interesting style. Watched it had a few laughs keep up the good work.

[@Mop890]

Really enjoying these challenge videos, keep them coming!

[@bonegamerthecyndaquill7181]

I have played the remake and Harsicpalq is still "Geno"'s actual name. You can't tell me that ❤♪!? doesn't translate to Harsicpalq.

[@cooldud7071]

Good video. I can only imagine the hours of torture it took to get through this.

[@noripasta]

making me even more hype for the remaster hell yeah good shit

[@Quickdraw_Punslinger]

You're like Chad the Bird if he had a video game channel

[@GuidingLightAngel]

Idk if you're still reading comments but, you could've gotten the safety ring, not only does it make you immune to status effects, mortal blows AND full elemental magic invincibility. Yes, you become immune to all magic that is elemental.

[@symphonybliss5574]

Everytime you make a video my day is immediately better, i looooove these challenges its so entertaining

[@omegafreddy12]

wait you never updated the death total- other than that, your commentary is SO fucking good- I was laughing the entire time. I also have to say I like the "less than stellar" experience you have i think it helps creating funnier circumstances for you that you rub off on (oof) so well. Love these challenges!

[@silenthillarchives]

Amazing work as always Seer! Your challenge run videos have become my favorite content of yours to watch and how I found your channel. Please keep it up!

[@seer6251]

Thank you!

[@Alurith]

I'll take more of this, please. Humor is spot on, as always.

[@GKrawrs]

Ok, that "fuck it" @1:34 got me.

[@PhantomAarantula]

Banger upload, love the commentary

[@EchoNoctua]

25:34 - Probably my favorite quote in a video game video.

[@fmsyntheses]

I appreciate the effort to which you went to make this extremely good and fun game be both not good and unfun

[@PersonaSlates]

Fuck yeah! Loved this game so much as a child. Love to see the content Seer.

[@HellfireEternal]

Damn man you're patient! Great run!

[@NullStudiosGaming]

I’d love to see you take on earthbound

[@hongkongphooye2576]

I almost choked on my food when he called Punchinello "some kind of terrorist".

[@kchrules775]

Love this video very entertaining! Some fun facts to help if you try this again (or a similar challenge) If I remember correctly, one firebomb insta kills dodo (if not 2) While it’s does nothing to smithy, you can use the fright bomb on Gunyolk and cause fear which makes it more bearable. Also if you block birdo’s single egg attack (with defending, not an action command) the egg ricochets and sits next to Birdo. You can then attack it and it explodes, damaging birdo. Also if you time the block of Crocko’s “chomp” attack while the enemy is at the height of its arch, it’s a perfect block

[@felixmcnuggets]

Thanks for the clue how to get Rock Candies! I screwed up and sold the Seed (I was playing original, rip) and can't get lazy shells, so now I get information how to manage my damage output on Smithy.

[@velvetbutterfly]

10 seconds in and the editing is more involved than most videos I watch

[@hffmcgee6246]

Nice video, hopefully you have more fun playing the remake. That being said, I'm only subscribing because your pfp is Tiny.

[@Kaisarfire]

You talk about how Mallow hasn't played the game, unlike you, the pro gamer... then you completely skip the froggie stick.

[@seer6251]

I didn't forget it to be fair, it was practically useless to get. 1 damage was still all he would do with a physical attack, and I had better uses for him. Also, the usage of pro gamer was a joke lol

[@Superp2gamer]

Ok cool I'm a member now thanks This is a good video

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

With how disgusting the equipment you can find from the frog coins or even just standard counters, especially freebies, then _yes_ it's very much doable. ...at that point though it's a war of attrition

[@train4292]

Dude you’re very entertaining to watch. You have such a way with words, I was laughing with almost every line said :p

[@richarddavis8863]

Man the Dodo dodging minigame gave me such ANXIETY as a kid! I'll never forget that tension

[@HypK799]

I'm watching the spear-boss (however you spell his name), and I have to wonder why you didn't bother getting the safety ring (nullifies all elemental magic, stops instant death, and prevents all status ailments) and b'tub ring (halves all elemental damage).

[@ChrisHilgenberg]

Probably because the Safety Ring's is in a 'pass it you'll miss it' location. Luckily it's in an area you can return to, but if you aren't putzing around the Sunken Ship it's easy to miss Also, apparently according to the SMRPG wiki, in the remake, if you play on normal, it reduces the effectiveness of the damage reduction on elemental attacks to 70 percent on the Safety Ring.

[@HypK799]

@@ChrisHilgenberg This player seems to be very familiar with the game, so it is odd that he would miss such a strong item.

[@TimppaFin93]

Real title should be: Can you beat SMRPG without Earning Exp and Money In battle? Since you're earning money and items, outside of battle... Also, you're earning items in battle by getting Freebies.

[@seer6251]

True, but I'm trying to clickbait the audience

[@ToasterTheTerrible]

Why did you have to call out 6-year old me like that? I never made it past the chandeliers before I had to take the cartridge back to Blockbuster.

[@gf618]

lol, this was funny as hell ...not that I consider hell funny, I wouldn't know

[@shadedergu9921]

Default Level Bowser takes very little damage because he's Bowser Need we more justification?

[@TheCosmicStar]

this is such a cool challenge, I've always been fond of low level runs, great video and humor too! if you don't mind me asking, do you still have the gecko code you used for this challenge?

[@Romnonaldao]

The ants in the whirlpool are skippable. There is a small window where you can make them rise or but not trigger the battle, then you just take the whirlpool

[@jakkurinjactenderjakala4129]

Good job giving the playing card suits (which sadly died in the remake) some justice!!

[@ItchyTastyPlays]

I lost my shit at Bowsers four foot chin really earned my sub from that one.

[@MrBuiznessMan]

I subbed after seeing the Paper Mario Challenge Video, and That is an investment I am now collecting on. 💰💰💰

[@ThePeasantRock16]

DO YOU EVEN CLAY? Clayfighter