Conquering Jak 3 - ERA III: MASTERING DIVERSITY

[@yashwant7109]

48 minutes? And this is only Part 3/9? You never cease to impress us all, Ricky.

[@carston101]

3/9?? Shit. That's crazy

[@PunishedRuh]

Happy to finally see Blahpy in some big Jak history videos. They did so much for the Jak speedrunning scene.

[@ThaRixer]

Blahpy was and still is so influential to the game yea

[@blahpy]

Aww thanks, you're too kind. It was a pleasure to be interviewed :)

[@Twoand86]

Blahpy is multiple people?

[@bwpbwp9613]

So well done. idk how you managed to make my crappy webcam video still feel epic lol.

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks bdub

[@SUS_AMUGUS]

W bdub

[@Brown95P]

l have to say, as much as l love your previous speedrun history videos, this series has truly been a cut above the rest so far, providing all of the information that came with your close and enduring involvement in the community while still trying to keep an objective retelling in spite of it. As a pure stranger to the Jak speedrun community, l'm not sure if you'll stay closely involved all the way through the next 6 videos, but l can at least tell from their interviews that the other runners still see you fondly to this day, and isn't that what everyone always says is best at the end of the day -- that the world records were the friends you made along the way?

[@ThaRixer]

Big words man thank you, and very true. I keep making Jak videos because the community is amazing. For over a decade I've felt very welcome there

[@katssis5787]

Its awesome to see such a detailed look at the community. This series isn't just a WR history, but a detailed look at a whole community effort to beat the game as fast as possible. Loving it.

[@ThaRixer]

Ty Katsis :)

[@ToxicOxygen124]

7:42 happy my years of typing "hey youtube" in twitch chat finally paid off

[@ThaRixer]

That's legendary lol

[@osukarui]

Great stuff! Loved the personal story and great editing as always!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks osukarui!

[@CyberSpaceMonkey]

Growing up I always enjoyed escaping into the world of Jak and Daxter. In those days it didn’t even really occur to me that people would want to speed run Jak. Kid me was too busy trying not to die and deep down never wanting the game to end. It’s been really fun to see how interest and obsession with classic games lives on long after the credits roll. Thanks for the amazing content!

[@4m0nym]

I'm loving the background ost from Capsule Monster Coliseum. Haven't heard someone use it in their video before. Finally some recognition for the best yugioh game.

[@SuperShadowGuard]

This is the best documentary I've every seen

[@Bintendo]

fantastic work Ricky. Everything about this video is incredible, but I especially love how you talked about the struggle glitch hunters can face in games. 97% of the time I've tried hunting for new strats I've come up short, but some might just see the other 3% and think it's easy. Can't wait for Era IV

[@ThaRixer]

I'm glad you apprecaited that bin, thanks for all the support and great contributions to this game

[@drygal1999]

I always loved the soundtrack's Ricky uses in those videos, and I didn't know that one of my local rap guys used "FF7 Find your way" as a beat. The work is great, we are all enjoying it so much as you when creating them

[@acemack2]

I havent seen any jak speedruns before this series but you still manage to make them understandable and extreemly entertaining. Great job on the series!

[@ThaRixer]

Awesome to hear man, thank you so much

[@kindaslyguy4092]

Jak & Daxter The Precursor Legacy was the very first game I played on ps2. The awe and childlike wonder I felt while playing that for the first time cannot even be matched by how I just felt while watching you and the other Jak 3 speed runners just tear this game up ❤ much love and respect

[@arce5473]

Watching this documentary got me thinking how many cool stories would be behind every speedrun community. I'm pretty sure this kind of videos take a lot of work but I hope more people get inspired and tell us more stories about their beloved games Congratz on the series, I'm loving every part of it

[@ThaRixer]

There are lots! I would check out the WR History about MediEvil on PS1, a video by Pap. It's been gripping me lately

[@majora12_15]

Simply Amazing. I always find it so interesting to learn about the history of speedruns. I can't wait for all the other parts of this! I find the evolution of the movement used really fascinating! I joined the Jak speedrunning community in 2017-2018 and a lot of things like jetboard movement wherever possible was something every runner did and was mastering/mastered at the time. Seeing how the jetboard wasn't used much at first, to then go to people like Bdub and Raccoon mastering certain sections with it, and now seeing how much it's currently used throughout Jak 2 and Jak 3 just blows my mind.

[@ThaRixer]

Yea especially sections like eco mine, bomb train and palace ruins the jetboarding has really come along way.

[@Rozkoprit6334]

Omg this series is great. Im not even part of the speedrunning community, but this is just so good that i cant stop watching and cant wait for the time, when you release the next part. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks! Means a lot that people outside of speedrunning love the series too

[@99sonder]

Healthy competition at its finest, it's so cool to see the dust settle with one breaking new milestone ground, but the other catching up and holding a better run for the time being.

[@GlitchanBlack]

I love the build-up to your new profile picture being revealed. This was definitely worth the wait.

[@Witzy33]

Being an Australian viewer and seeing a Hungry Jacks Ad (Burger King in Australia) is so elite based on the context

[@xxVincentVxx]

If there is something I've learned from watching all these different sppedrun history type videos, it's that no matter how far you've think you've come. No matter how many tricks and glitches are found. It's never the end

[@ThaRixer]

📠📠

[@secretmeister]

How are there 6 parts left, and 5 more major runners according to the fame chart thingy?!? this is just incredibly well put together

[@PROX722]

Have never played a single Jak game in my life but anxiously wait for each part of this series. Excellent stuff.

[@Oussama-uo1gf]

This series is amazing. I actually remember watching your runs back in the day and your duel with Racoon, and man I feel old. And It's crazy that this is only part 3/9 lol, keep up the good work man

[@AmazingFoxtrot]

Absolutely adore these types of videos. I remember attempting many failed speed runs of the Jak series in my youth and watching these made me wanna try again

[@ThaRixer]

Give it a try man, it's really not that bad to get into, especially Jak 1 is quite beginner friendly

[@leonlai7976]

It's truly amazing how happy and lifting these videos are. It's more than a documentary of a speedrun it's a story that builds upon years and years of experience from not just one person but many professionals who, without this series, many wouldn't even know existed. Can't wait for the next episode!

[@jaxx7955]

im loving this series, it gets to point where im thinking there is no way this can be improved upon right? then i remember there are 6 more episodes to come and that speed runners have such a unique way of looking at how to manipulate games

[@lacoolofunplay1516]

So moving! I've watched several of your WR video back then but I didn't know how much there was behind! Thank you for your work it's awesome!

[@gabrielmurawski7672]

This is the part when I got into twitch to watch my childhood game being spedrunned. It was entertaining to see new records down to sub 40. Great times.

[@SUS_AMUGUS]

This documentary is really a dream come true for me

[@rdmax4599]

The love, the dedication, the storytelling of these videos is amazing. As a former Jak x speedrunner, and i discovered the world of speedrunning from you, i can't thank you enough for these pieces of history you are telling to all of us! Can't wait for part IV, keep it up dude, you're awesome

[@jackjohnaroni]

I'm definitely gonna love the rest of the series. I remember Jak 3 being one of my first PS2 games back like 10+ years ago

[@governorwiseman2237]

Ahhh, just starting a long and arduous travel journey when Tharixer comes along to save the day. Nice 1 ❤

[@trip2845]

"I basically threw mud at the wall to see what would stick, if I didnt, I would loose out on 10 seconds and reset into oblivion."

[@The-Wock]

Crazy to think that this series is 1/3 completed can’t wait to see what happens next will definitely have to rewatch all parts when the whole series becomes available. Excited for the future, great job as always Ricky. 🤟

[@PowercellZeke]

This was a real treat to watch for me personally. This was around the time I was introduced to speedrunning (through some old vids of yours), and Jak 3 any% was the category I played the most, and this was the exact route I put the most time into. This vid made me remember Token Skip, which I always hated and was never good at lol. Excellent video once again my guy

[@ThaRixer]

Glad you liked it Zeke, and yea token skip was insanely tough

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Didn't take you for a speedrunner....

[@PowercellZeke]

@@NotOrdinaryInGames I'm not really, but I did a lot of runs when I was younger just for fun. Never submitted a time or anything. Even now, I still like to keep relatively updated on the scene

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

@@PowercellZeke And now I know.

[@michaelprice3040]

Love the content, never done a speed run in my life but it’s so entertaining to see the limits be tested.

[@jdxv134]

i swear the only time there is to dislike about this series is waiting for the next chapter! ill be here with baited breath for era 4 much love

[@Foas]

Absolutely my favorite era of Jak 3, the rivalry and competition back then in 2014 is honestly like nothing else I think I've ever seen in any speedgame and I think it's what truly got me invested in the hobby

[@ThaRixer]

Happy to inspire foas, I'm glad you've stuck around man

[@Atri4]

Amazing work on this series so far, I can't imagine just how much stuff there still is to unravel with 6 more eras!

[@morton_hacks]

This is insane to see! I love this series, and awesome to see my comment in the Twich chat from back then, after 2014 I got really busy and stopped watching Twitch as much, so really looking forward to the next few parts after I stopped watching as much!

[@multiman3812]

U have no idea how much I'm enjoying this

[@zsoltballai6846]

This one I'll savor. Jak games are my childhood and your videos about speedrunning are so intriguing. Keep it up, you're awesome!

[@dafire9634]

Damn, revealing the full picture of the fishbowl then changing profile picture, masterful move

[@theUsual_]

Another banger vid, man. It's kinda surreal hearing the narratives around previous runners while knowing such similar storylines exist later in the game's timeline. Guess history repeats itself even in speedrunning

[@matttwomey278]

loving this series man. keep these longer videos coming, theyre the bomb

[@ComparisonWorld0]

I love the use of the Sea mage music from Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories to start the video ❤❤❤❤

[@manuel007dragon]

I'm addicted to this. I love it so much. Can't wait for the next part.

[@bugg6597]

Your videos have been a blast from a past. I remember watching your ratchet and clank streams, jak and daxter, sly ten years ago. I remember you getting a wr in jak 3 on stream and you were so excited you asked “what’s 9+10? 21 minutes b*tch”. I’m glad you never went anywhere, I just saw greatness in you, to take over the world if you wanted

[@SimplyNotReally]

Im watching this instead of playing Starfield, so you know you made some FIRE with this series man. Editing is SOOO good! You keep us on the edge of our seat, and really recreate the feeling of being surprised by the successes and failures. Amazing job Ricky

[@Yahavogdan]

This is one of the best series on youtube for me! Excited for every episode. So much detail and work went into it and it shows! I bet that by the time we reach Ep 9,there will be new things to be told for the game.

[@Soffish583822]

This will probably shape up to be the single most in-depth documentation of a WR Progression for any game ever, kudos bossman youre a 🐐

[@THESHOWBOAT]

I'm thinking the same thing😱✨🤩

[@Djassie18698]

Yes! One of the small bunch of youtubers i always check to see if they have new videos, thankyou Ricky!

[@Sotaleer]

Great vid as always Ricky. It's so refreshing to watch runners with a sense of integrity. I've met people that had taken advantage of their loading times or any other unfair tool just to get an arbitrary record. I've always liked the principle of playing on an even field with other runners, seeing that shown on this video puts a smile on my face.

[@JuliusCaesar103]

This series has been so good. It's super entertaining, suspenseful, it makes me not want to leave the house and keep watching.

[@HollowProject]

This belongs in history museum, greatest speedrunning video saga of all time

[@andreaIlVez]

Your flow, storytelling and rythm in this whole serie is absolutely phenomenal and so well balanced. I didn´t realized it was 50 mins long this video... I hope more videos like these are coming about this serie. As a Jak serie lover it is so fascinating to see this different approach to its gameplay. Could you please make videos in which you show how speedrunners discover new cuts? is there some procedures and common knowledge that you use as a reference? thx for the incredible work you put on display

[@ThaRixer]

Thank you very much! I am not a particularly accomplished glitch hunter myself. Finding skips has never interested me as much as grinding runs, but it's important to think about how you go about beating the game and how you can shorten the A to B. There's a video by Tomatoanus here that actually covers your very question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4CwfJ-gjMl2f6c

[@sanderbos4243]

I'm absolutely adoring this series!

[@ANGELM73350]

Both the story and how you tell it are amazing, i can't wait to see how we can go 6 episodes further after that All i know is that the jetboard flight glitch is somewhere in there

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks man, and the hover glitches day will come.

[@juliankardasz6774]

Every upload from you makes my day. It amazing what speedrunners can accomplish on my childhood classics

[@SaltySunday]

My golly this is so well made! I love you

[@blakederby3932]

This might be your best video yet, well done!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks man

[@volpe2077]

I love these so muuuuuch!!! Great freaking work Ricky, this series is exactly what I would have always wanted to see from you! :D

[@checotxxxxxx]

You are a godamn hero! Seeing all the dedication you and the other runners gave to the game and to the others is admirable, such legends, and also, thank you for making these videos, these games never got the recognition they deserved, and Seeing the effort and work you put in to this so people can get to know it, is admirable, thank you

[@CptGallant]

What a series... What a game... Can't wait for more episodes!

[@MazeMaker4Life]

Be a sort of cool thing to me, if you did another variety of this like error I, error II, error III where you discuss the most difficult challenges for specific runs for games, and perhaps runs that were so close to being WR but fell short due to difficult segments or bizzare rng.

[@PopstarDracula]

I'm glad someone likes Jak 3 to make a video on it that's not "sotry garbo 2 was better LOL" like basically all other jak 3 vids

[@Tyler__309]

Phenomenal work on this series so far. Excited for the rest.

[@keonakel9678]

I’ve been really enjoying this series, thank you!

[@Kevin-if6vp]

That loop of boxxxy in place of a facecam rocks

[@scas97]

The editing during the you vs Racoon part was so so good! Loved the video and you even included the spinning duck loading so it's automatically a 10/10!

[@ThaRixer]

Glad you liked it!!

[@pyschokid37]

I love this series the investment is as high as can be

[@weimss]

This is slowly starting to become one of my favorite series !

[@xyphlesvideoarchive]

Was a blast watching through, despite the large expectations you never disappoint brother 🫡

[@ThaRixer]

Typhles 😌

[@kishiruto]

The way you are staging this series is way beyond a simple documentation - it's crafted like a movie. I'm Not into speedrunning at all, but in these minutes of your content, I'm absolutely zoned in! It's more than a pleasure to watch this kind of art

[@destinyserrano2409]

I can't believe this was all 9 or 10 years ago. Time flies so fast.

[@KeiraLunar]

sooner or later the any % category part of this story will end and will move onto other categories but just jeeze how fast the WR just dropped

[@andrel6804]

its been more then 10 years since i was so excited for a channel to upload. Keep it up!🌚

[@Kamurjan]

I love that fact that such an old game is still being kept alive until this day. Also, to me its mind gobbling how speedrunners discover those glitches and skips. Sometimes I wonder whether game devs look up speedruns of their games or not. BTW. since you also do Jak content I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me Feedback on my Jak content

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

You know, the more and more I see of this "Era project", the more the idea of a "The man, who broke Jak in half" seems to be missing the point, as there really isn't a singular individual, who discovered the most skips in the game, but rather, the continued breaking of the game is a joint effort by the whole community!

[@flamingcube]

when this is all done i'll have to watch these all back to back again

[@suibom]

What a trip down memory lane dude. Watching these battles between you, rac and bdub back then was one of the big reasons toward myself taking on PS speedrunning as a serious hobby. Like Foas said there's an energy around this route of the category that I haven't witnessed anywhere else in speedrunning, before or since, and I think you really nailed it in re-capturing the moment where everyone started to ride the wave alongside you. The love you put into this one shines through, very excited to see how you cover the next few discoveries

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks mob :3

[@donovanfields10]

The editing on these videos are great

[@MikeAruba69]

This series is amazing! I'm looking forward to the next video soon. Speed running is like Dragon Ball. You may be the best and fastest player in a game, but there will always be someone who's better and faster than you, and that's okay! It encourages you to shatter your limits. You overcome your ceilings, breaking through your shell and reach levels beyond what your speed running skills allows. It's also about having fun!

[@moomoocupcakes]

Can't wait for the directors cut of every episode in one with extended interviews.

[@ThaRixer]

I will do that, but no extended interviews, I have an idea to make something for Patreon though

[@StormBurnX]

15:23 the sudden hit of MP2 music really threw me for a loop haha. Always loved the bog themes

[@VongolaXZax]

I really do enjoy watching your Jak 3 Speedruns and learning the history behind them, this is something I have whenever I'm in a J&D mood. I got you with speedrunner lore and VTNVIV'S with game lore. P.S. Cool new goldfish pfp, it looks a lot more serious now. 😂

[@lasen_]

What a lovely ending, almost made me tear up man. Can't wait for the next era to come out!

[@CrazyzzzDudezzz]

God, I love Jak and Daxter. It’s so unique. No other game like, a perfect piece preserved in amber.

[@Br0oham]

Damn dude, you're a fucking beast. I'm glad I found your channel, the following parts are going to be insane

[@szotyeee]

Just damn somehow I've felt so much joy watching the runs go for 38 mins its unbelievable and these videos are so amazing and I enjoy them sooooo much. Please keep up this freaking wonderful job!

[@Deejeneracy]

This series is absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much for documenting all of this history.

[@mblopes]

As always another amazing video!! I believe it was around this time I found you and started seeing your streams every day in the hopes of you getting sub 40 and then to the 38 mark! Can’t wait for the era IV!

[@dr4gonblitz]

Seeing vids like this with such passion behind them inspires me :)

[@Jishkared]

What a blast of a vid. You never cease to up your game imho. The story-telling, the montage, the rythm. Goated. Can't wait for the next one! Also loved to recognize the bits from this last ESA, may it be the Six interview or the latest Raccoon footage :p (And new fish rules)

[@ThaRixer]

The interviews are from Winter 23 yea :)

[@Jishkared]

lmfao i got bamboozled@@ThaRixer

[@uncleenk]

this series is gonna be insane. video 3 of 9????

[@glukon69]

I love this series so much

[@THESHOWBOAT]

The series are great and i love your Jak and Spyro videos! Love that you try to react to every comment! Keep going you're doibg Great work!

[@THESHOWBOAT]

I'm not a speedrunner btw, tried jak and daxter but gave up at the first lava part

[@cyanbolt6503]

Absolutely fantastic video and series. This is easily your best work yet. I can't wait to see what's next.

[@ThaRixer]

Damn right it is! Thanks man

[@The_Hoff_12]

Another awesome episode! I appreciate the work you put into this, it’s very well made and highly enjoyable