[Epilepsy Warning] Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track

[@SummoningSalt]

Disclaimer - This video features flickering lights at times. View at your own discretion. As for the video itself, sorry it took so long. I'll try not to disappear for 3 months next time. Hope you all enjoy it!

[@caydenl.4878]

Summoning Salt thank you lad

[@Maximum]

ill always take quality over quantity

[@jamestiedye9890]

The quality of your videos are always very high so it's worth the wait

[@XPStartupSound]

Take your time, we appreciate how hard you work on these videos. The music is awesome too

[@aliciakiedrowski8234]

So happy to see you back 💕

[@datsko6339]

UPDATE: 9/6/2020 ~10:02pm central Abney has just lowered the record by TWO FULL SECONDS New WR: *14.40*

[@jorgenitales412]

he is a fucking monster...

[@dbeast03]

Yeah he's kinda a monster. Y'know with the ass whooping times 'n all that. Just casually lower an already short time by goddamn *OPTIMISING* *AN* *INFAMOUSLY* *HARD* *GLITCH*

[@tristantheoofer2]

can he get sub 10 tho. that is the question

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Thank you

[@a_fellow_dreamer4667]

Thank you for this info!

[@clickbait3753]

How is it humanly possible to make a 30 minute documentary about ONE mariokart track extremely entertaining.

[@TheMongoose150]

alduiopw;

[@supersonic4863]

he has some true secrets man, i mean hes a speedrunner that doesnt brag and makes the best videos ever, that alone is almost impossible

[@eva2602]

good music helps

[@brenankean147]

I don't even like Mario Kart speedrunning

[@BoilingHotTea]

3 Weathertenkos in a row.

[@ollierkul]

I just sat and watched 30 minutes of something I've had no previous interest in, and wasn't bored at any moment. That says a lot about how good this video was.

[@TheGrateWall]

Yah Same. He did a good job with the video

[@MilwaukeeF40C]

Well those people certainly are interesting in certain ways.

[@calamityalix_tfg]

Same

[@LetsGoInStyle]

ollierkul me too lol

[@justinb7542]

Came here to say this exact thing. Speedrunning, while skillfull, goes against how I enjoy video games. I like to take as much time and really just bask in the game. Except in a race obviously. But Summoning Salt told the story in just tge right way where not only was I watching, I was loving it. I understand the SR community a lot better now. I've been watching his videos straight for 2 weeks. Good job, man. Keep it up!

[@Kyle_Schaff]

Just to update everybody: VAJ accomplished a 3/3 weathertenko this past February

[@austinfletchermusic]

VAJ BABYYYYYYYYYY

[@dustysky895]

VAJ seems like the person that would

[@FourthDerivative]

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT MUCHACHOS

[@sugar-rice]

Did he record himself

[@q12aw50]

And abney did again he has a 14.40 now

[@aidenhanson884]

When the narration cuts out, and you just hear the game audio... Something’s about to go down.

[@M4zzzy485]

So true

[@beanmariocow8601]

for sure, it gets all quiet

[@beanmariocow8601]

26:39

[@ComPTonRiLLO]

Lol and I was 1k nice

[@ky-gp4sz]

It’s like ash Ketchum turning his hat backwards

[@iamseamonkey6688]

weathertenko probabilities for Abney 1/3: 4.0588% 2/3: 0.3627% 3/3: 0.0037% that is just ridiculous

[@barrytone6581]

And he did it. He damned did the 3/3! Abney, I pay my respects for all the hours that you put into this. We congratulate you on behalf of the gaming community.

[@Timeward76]

If you keep running into a wall over and over and over again, theres just that infinitly small probability you'll randomly phase through it. And he god damned did it

[@gcnelite5983]

Weathertenko probabilities for me: 1/3: 0.0000% 2/3: 0.0000% 3/3: -1.0000% Trust me I've tried

[@ano_nym]

It's more like 12.5% actually. You either hit it, or you don't, so for each try it's a 50% chance. 50%^3=12.5%

[@CosmoPodcast]

It's because probabilities work by checking how many can you get under certain rules, not by putting down the number of possible results.

[@chuckynorris0444]

*hits 3/3 WeatherTenko* *Twitch chat: Yeah, toads are genderless.*

[@LijE945]

What about toadette?? Those liars

[@Thai8521]

@@LijE945 i dont think toadette existed back then? or mabye i wrong idk

[@Bread_0]

@@miggyo.2235 yeah I do you got a problem with it? U seem mad

[@miggyo.2235]

@@Bread_0 nah is cool

[@miggyo.2235]

@KoivuTheHab what?

[@echelon1014]

Abney: achieves insane WR People in the chat : arguing about Toad's gender

[@alex2005z]

When Ilumina, a minecraft speedrunner, got a personal best almost wr, his chat was discussing bc some guy said that he liked subway. They were discussing food as he speedran mc

[@ireadysucks3026]

@@alex2005z isn’t that the guy that fruitberries speed run MC with

[@arunabhthakuria1731]

To be fair, there's not really much you can say about a guy running into a wall repeatedly.

[@alex2005z]

@@ireadysucks3026 ilumina and fruitberries are two of the best mc speedrunner, yes

[@bananacat3109]

Illumina and Fruit are among the best Minecraft players ever.

[@nateranda]

Me: I wonder what the KZbin algorithm is gonna show me today KZbin: yeah how about you watch that choco mountain video for the 9th time

[@diyfu]

And you will still enjoy it more than most other videos...

[@olfmombach260]

Omg true

[@rosestar0446]

Same, his voice is kinda soothing to me

[@snowgrave2475]

@@diyfu y'know you arent wrong. But it makes me sad... i wish i could be recommended his other vids too

[@snowgrave2475]

@@diyfu i mean, ive already watched them all, but still.

[@Table53]

Interest in Mario Kart 64 - 0%. Interest in video game speed running - 0%. Interesting in every goddamn one of these videos Summoning Salt puts out - 100%.

[@TheMongoose150]

aakajajajajdlaad sasaasa

[@gilbertoperalta2172]

I am telling you man. This guy is not Salt. He is pure and solid GOLD!

[@lucashooker4254]

Ikr😂

[@Zejoant]

gilberto peralta what are you talking about he is diamond

[@mr.mermit6189]

Interest in the song HOME - 101%

[@Kapin05]

VAJ is such a chad, dude. Everyone else out here theorising new routes like scientists and he's just reminding us this is a fun video game whilst destroying a bunch of records

[@sqponn443]

He actually got the 3/3 weathertenko aswell

[@blakebrouwer3266]

@@sqponn443 yeah, abbney responded back with a new record

[@Hue_Sam]

Seems like he produces songs now.

[@albireo2990]

VAJ is THE protagonist of CM WRs.

[@Nathi98]

The dude with the triple Weathertanko deserves a medal. Why? Because he did over 24 thousand attempts with Toad. No hate on the character, but playing with Toad gets incredibly headache inducing.

[@FodderMoosie]

AAAAAHHHHHHHH

[@Nathi98]

@@FodderMoosie That's what we'd all end up doing lmao

[@I.S.N.O.B.]

*BUP*

[@justfriends7581]

Maybe he turned the volume down?

[@scrunk845]

Y A H O O

[@CoolestThing]

This is great! No sweeping aerial shots, no expensive elaborate setups. Just a simple story about a game, well told, well paced and well edited. This IS how you tell a compelling story with a limited budget and minimal visuals. I'll bet this held more people's attention more than most multi-million dollar sitcoms or reality shows. Passion and good storytelling go a long way. Nice work!

[@themanhands5599]

You're not wrong. But I'll also add that what makes the story great are the ridiculously talented speedrunners. Summoning Salt is just doing them justice.

[@theshawshankinception1220]

Coolest Thing if you like this, watch one of Jon Bois’s “Pretty Good” Videos.

[@concernedcitizen1281]

Coolest Thing true

[@dragonslasher0776]

Do you think I care?

[@lazilyymade]

This became true af

[@tim..indeed]

I love how the guy who was basically a no-name who managed to hit the first Weathertenko turned out to be the best player in that category for the next few years.

[@newsystembad]

He also owns the entirety of the MK64 speedrun leaderboards lock, stock, and barrel. (Seriously, go to Speedrun.com's page for MK64, he owns the number 1 spot in *every. Single. Category.* Man's unstoppable.)

[@dELTA13579111315]

Does he still have this 3 lap record, or has it ever been surpassed?

[@Norgorber]

@@dELTA13579111315 He does indeed still have the 3-lap record, and has tied Frankie for the single lap record too.

[@bruhsauce644]

all that weathertenko training made him stronker

[@leviaslpchannel56]

he's on the mission for sub 24. his record is arround 25:09 atm

[@Athem]

For anyone new watching this video, abney just recently broke the TAS record as of September 6, 2020. This is insane to consider he just beat what was thought to be a perfect run from a robot by a human, ABSOLUTELY INSANE!

[@Argonak1]

It's only because it's all human made, just wait until our AI overlords start programming everything themselves, no more winning against tas.

[@GardenChess]

Newer tas with the same rng will beat abney

[@harrydouma5657]

Plot twist abney is a TAS robot

[@haaaaHAAAHHHHHHH]

I would die if I had to hear Toad scream 26461 times. 27:36

[@youtubewanderer3347]

*Y a H o O* *AhHhHhH*

[@str8kronic]

I was thinning the same thing...that kid probably hears that in his dreams every night to this day

[@mahtoosacks]

HERE WE GO!

[@gahmivolka]

IKR talk about pure torture hahahaha

[@neilisbored2177]

BUP

[@adonismoy721]

This man literally heard toad saying, YAHooo, AHhhhh, for like forever

[@PedroKing19]

blessed

[@shromp2034]

The absolute madman

[@33legion]

Having done thousands upon thousands of attempts, Abney now hears screaming Toad every waking moment of his life, and at night, people report that he constantly says "yahoo ahh!" throughout his sleep.

[@anisabbad3627]

he's the mrbeast of speedrunning

[@zhalkett]

Or yoshiiiii 😂😂😂😂

[@Katiedid2040]

Theres no ads in this video. No interruptions. Just pure content. Beautiful.

[@TheBiscuitFactory]

HairClippingJesus omg that’s why this video felt so flawlessly smooth.

[@FelineTomfoolery69]

I just got a condom commercial lmao

[@daniel67248]

420th like

[@ninototo1]

Yup no ads is so rare nowadays. Great video

[@timbos468yt4]

@@ninototo1 no it's not just get adblocker

[@gdglokk3886]

This video is the first time we ever hear HOME’s “We’re Finally Landing” in a Summoning Salt video. It’s insane, this iconic track was introduced in SS’s 17th (currently available) WR Progression video out of 36, and yet we can never think about this series of videos without hearing this song.

[@whyle5318]

Its become synonymous with his channel, hell, he made it the anthem of speedrunning! Just goes to show how good his content is!

[@ozan1234561]

My man dropped one of the most iconic intros in history talking about the progression on a mario kart track thats smaller than a megabyte in size

[@b.clarenc9517]

"26460 attempts later" That is dedication.

[@renaxel]

Sure is

[@larvitardratini5965]

It was the 26462nd attempt

[@tappineapple3381]

Go watch some geometry dash streamers.... That is death...

[@jackroza1872]

Dude That's Insanity!!

[@siqxyre8473]

Y 2110 its like 20 seconds though, doesnt take too long

[@DxBlack]

_"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."_ - _Bruce Lee_ Fear. Abney. o _ o

[@Predated2]

If he kept on trying, I am pretty sure he could get a 3 lap below 10 seconds. The WR for 1 lap is sub 3. So in a perfectly executed performance, hitting maximum backwards speed when rolling down and clearing a lap because of that, you could theoretically get a 9.70 with the shortest lap being 2.50-ish. But that is if you have a perfect angle, perfect speed and a perfect collision. If Abney hasnt stopped practicing, he could pull this off.

[@Sagaan42]

Predated O nope. A 2:50 lap is executed by finishing up at the jumping wall side of the finishing line. To execute a weathertenko you have to start up at the other wall. You'd have to add the time of coming back to the other wall between each weathertenko, which I'm makes it more than 10 seconds even for a perfect run.

[@Predated2]

*You'd have to add the time of coming back to the other wall between each weathertenko* That is theoretically avoidable, and what I meant with "hitting maximum backwards speed when rolling down and clearing a lap because of that". If you hit the corner on the right angle when falling down, you'd get moved back backwards towards the starting point. Making the initial move 4 seconds and the others sub 3, IF executed without any error. A human is theoretically capable of doing so. Not saying a human will be able of doing that soon, but it is possible. If you allow TAS with perfect inputs, you should be able to get sub 10.

[@Sagaan42]

Predated O Cool. I'd be interested into finding out if anybody ever has tried making a - 10" Triple weathertenko TAS.

[@imaginaryboy2000]

Predated O The main problem with that is that to get a lap that fast, you need to basically abandon any setup. If you take the time to grind against the wall you get over 3, if you take more than a quarter second to aim you get over 3, if you don't reverse correctly you get over 3. Then you'd need to do a frame-perfect angle-perfect trick without any setup three times in a row. Theoretically possible? Yes. Humanly possible? Probably not.

[@makyostars]

Me: How do you make a 30 minute video on a race track on Mario Kart 64? Me thirty minutes later: Salt has done it again

[@dcastnick7064]

Seriously dude. Only cause I know salt will come through do I bother watching 30 min videos.

[@AnIllinoisan]

TheBeatBoy honestly thought the same thing and was proven wrong 😂😂😂

[@B33FY2011]

TheBeatBoy I thought exactly the same. I didn't think it was possible and then comes summoning salt.

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

I love seeing seemingly niche subjects like speedrunning given so much love and care. This video is thoroughly engaging and is the kind of content KZbin needs more of. Keep up the great work 👍!

[@tallulahahrens-siegel9832]

I like that one of the quintessential theme park channels on KZbin has taken an interest in Mario kart speedrunning

[@himbokoopa]

weird seeing you here lol

[@twistedgwazi5727]

Huh, fancy seeing you here. You have good taste and a great channel

[@SUMMONER917]

Didnt expect to see you here

[@mattmarrillia4907]

Fancy meeting you here, I thought I was the only coaster enthusiast that was into speedrunning

[@Katzunowo]

I don’t give a crap about speed running or Mario kart... but this video captivated me. Good job, this is a great video

[@Lukejames_]

same for me bro

[@kattnn]

What are the odds of seeing you here? That's rhetorical btw.

[@jalmaritammela8642]

You know you have made a good video when people who does not have previous interest in a subject likes it.

[@fjdndjsnxb8488]

Hi kat whare is baby?

[@Stargun-vj1uh]

Honestly, Summoning Salt is one of, if not the best guys for progression videos. He has that 2009 style of youtube videos, and he's just fun. Honestly, I love watching his stuff over and over, and wish there was more. There are other guys with progression videos on speedruns, but this dude does his homework, explains the tricks, but not in too much detail, and really is just interesting in general.

[@Derpy-qg9hn]

And our final words of wisdom from that stream? "toads are fungi, they dont have "female" gender." -dagroth123, 2017

[@myristicina.]

They do look at toadette

[@dELTA13579111315]

@@myristicina. toadette is just a toad that happens to have features that humans would consider feminine And I think it's canon that they are genderless or something

[@Talz622]

dELTA13579111315 but that would go directly against TTYD, which uses feminine and masculine pronouns. I think some instruction booklets that depict Toadette also refer to her as “she/her”

[@rachelladue1572]

@@Talz622 pronouns are just pronouns man, they're just arbitrary words. pronouns don't make you a gender or a sex, gender or sex just are what a person often uses to decide their pronouns. And I'm also pretty sure about that it's canon from nintendo that they're genderless although i dont remember where i heard that. But point being that being genderless and using typically gendered pronouns aren't mutually exclusive, and even if toad and toadette do identify as a gender, from a fungi point of view and from the video game species point of view, it wouldn't be right or accurate to apply our human concepts of sex and gender to toads as a whole

[@domotron3598]

Congratulations, your one thousandth like

[@honeysplash4154]

tell me why i got chills when he hit the third weathertenko

[@Crazyoldman84]

Because your a gamer my friend and gamers just get it.

[@sidneykabinoff5124]

Fuckin same

[@StarryOrchid]

honey splash I cried of joy when he hit the third one

[@daveeol1987]

Watching achievement

[@thecapt8563]

Almost got a stiff one

[@tristanmakin9493]

“With help from abney and Matthias” just name dropping the legends over here

[@Sangled]

i felt like one of those people who clap after a movie once this video ended. well done 👏🏼

[@stormyalice]

Sangled Off topic: I follow you on Tumblr. Wow.

[@Joe-jw9jy]

You’re a movie clapper, huh

[@Joe-jw9jy]

Bacon Man 379 welp I’m retarded

[@adus2821]

yes i am a movie clapper

[@cartersmith9842]

Sangled oooh who will be 666th like

[@miximiller]

"I WAS LIKE WHOOAOAOAAOAO" -VAJ

[@barrytone6581]

He was speaking the language of gods...

[@fluteboystump1296]

"I WENT OVER DE FINISH, I JUST PRESSED DE SHROOM, AND I HIT IT!"

[@Amys_w0rld._]

Bro I died 💀💀💀

[@kingmiller1982]

Fuck that annoying asshole

[@Jacktrack7]

@@kingmiller1982 Mr "NO FUN ALLOWED" over here...

[@isyanmkw181]

(0:00) HOME- We’re Finally Landing (1:31) HOME- Resonance (3:10) Henrik Johnson- A Light In The Dark (4:39) HOME- Mind (6:10) HOME- The Moment Before (8:52) HOME- Mind (10:41) Henrik Johnson- Laser Lights (13:02) Luminist- Inner World (13:53) HOME- Mainframe (14:44) HOME- Drawing The Blinds (16:37) Luminist- Solar Movement (18:13) HOME- Time Passes (19:28) HOME- Marantz PMD221 Stereo Summing Test (21:10) Henrik Johnson- Mystical Digital (23:28) Kevin Macleod- Man Down (27:15) HOME- We’re Finally Landing

[@petertk3604]

SIR you are a god , thank you so much

[@khaosthefox1689]

iSYanMKW thanks

[@theodoros_1234]

Wow thanks!!

[@gregoriysharapov1936]

Спасибо!!!

[@zekesmudrick-crawford3073]

Such EPIC MUSIC THANK YOU for finding the songs

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

abney will forever hear "ahhhh!" He cannot escape Toad's shrieks of terror as he slides down a wall thousands of times in the name of optimization.

[@datsko6339]

Imagine someone sets out to beat abney317's record. They try and try again to get 3/3 weathertenkos, and after tens of thousands of attempts, they finally get it, but they are .01 seconds too slow.

[@noinfo101roblox2]

That would suck. But hey, second place ain’t that bad. But then again, if that happened you would leave speedrunning forever probably

[@dankscarce]

After all this time a second person hit 3/3 weathertenkos, I just remember its on twitter but I don't know what his @ is. It was under 500 total tries or something like that

[@garlic.naan2]

DanK ScarcE you have a link to that?

[@dankscarce]

@@garlic.naan2 Right here! twitter.com/summoningsalt/status/1225464919807553536?s=20 Edit: I thought Summoning RT'd from an account, guess I was wrong lmaoo

[@dankscarce]

@@garlic.naan2 Here's the YT link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p53XpZeDbtioe5Y

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

I LOVE that your information is up-to-date, even going so far as to include information about records set YESTERDAY. I don't know of many other people who would make a production this big with information that up-to-date. Well-done.

[@ToommGaming234]

SkulShurtugalTCG wait what. You watch SummoningSalt too? XD hi my guy

[@bhavanikempegowda3225]

SkulShurtugalTCG hey skul

[@xshadionytpx7891]

SkulShurtugalTCG whats so special about that no shit he would add a record from yesterday..

[@nudemanonbike]

Typically, you finish recording and writing before you begin editing; The fact that he was likely deep in editing and was willing to go back to the writing and recording steps, possibly re-doing large parts of the project where he might have to modify lines (and certainly re-do the entire back half of the video), and then do it all within a 24 hour period shows a huge level of dedication

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

And it will be out of date. and the lazy duck wont make a new video

[@ewaysrevenge]

Your way of telling things is amazing. Just sat through a 30 minute video about choco mountain and didn’t get bored once

[@dragonslasher0776]

Can I get some propane muchacho.

[@jannickesselink3912]

Do you know what console this is on

[@Magicconchshell1]

Venus Claus N64

[@MiravusVideos]

Is this the first Summoning Salt video to use THE song? It's at least the first to have the iconic opening. Feels like inadvertently stumbling upon history, love it.

[@marinellovragovic1207]

Yes, it is! You can verify this yourself by checking out the OST list.

[@victikirby15]

SummoningSalt back at it again with the entertaining 30 minute video on a single level from a 20 year old game

[@melodiquest]

Hell yea and I'll watch every second of it ^_^

[@flamingketchup495]

27:06 “toads are fungi, they don’t have “female” genders” -dagroth123

[@gwroliver3540]

Toadette: Am I a joke to you?

[@insertobject4002]

@@gwroliver3540 *YES*

[@badadrenaline]

Lol I saw that as well

[@toyotatacoma1616]

I guess he’s right. But that certainly raises a lot of other questions.

[@pistonnbnz]

Why did it take me 1 minute to understand that bruh

[@dullicecream]

Imagine hearing Toad's screams for hours a day, every day.

[@spartansquid5931]

I do hear his screams for hours a day, torture makes toads croak.

[@sluigi]

AHWOWOWOWOWOWO

[@Sam_Hue]

Nothing as that meme song where toad sings chandelier...

[@dbeast03]

Not as bad as actually listening to the regular song Chandelier

[@Sam_Hue]

@@dbeast03 quite literally.

[@scrithen2836]

“Abney had accomplished what was thought to be impossible, until a runner by the name of Matt Turk beat his time by 30 seconds”

[@marowakcity3727]

*calculations* Hey wait a minu- *BANG*

[@Tj4y]

Matt Turk 😍😍😍

[@LIONTAMER3D]

the final boss of NES -.-

[@jordan.newsom]

Bro, what the heck...I just sat here for 30 minutes mesmerized! Fantastic video! Definitely subscribed!

[@Atari-2600]

So well researched and absolutely absorbing!

[@Oscar_Armstrong]

That was 30 minutes? Holy Shit

[@Peremptor]

Ditto at first I was like this is going to be too long but it holds you tight and doesn't let go.

[@whatisthis-uw9ok]

The hecken bro!

[@Venatorion]

That was 30 mins... It felt like 15 :0

[@xYamakaze]

This is where it all began. Thank you for making the intro song the national anthem for all future speedrunning WR progression videos to ever exist.

[@Sam_Hue]

And also historical things.

[@colin7244]

There is a better one than this and I find this annoying as heck every time It's used. The one from Wii Sports Resort Golf is the best hands down.

[@FailBanana98]

Same for me

[@VeloCira]

I know nearly nothing about speedrun tech, but these videos have such good editing and music that im almost emotional watching them. You make each record and accomplishment feel like a victory for mankind, which, it might as well be. excellent job!

[@yeto30003]

The story telling aspect is so good that makes you feel like actually knowing about this stuff he is talking while being captivated to see what happens next

[@gunnareklund8893]

Update: New WR - 14:38. On February 2nd, 2021, abney317 managed to lower his old record from 14.40 to 14.38, saving a mere 2 milliseconds.

[@quinngoodlive2014]

Oh sweet lord

[@meganboucher3033]

@@quinngoodlive2014 what does that mean

[@Octolicia]

That's centiseconds. Milliseconds are 0.001

[@Octolicia]

milliseconds is a thousand of a second. You meants 2 hundreds of a second.

[@naturalLog26]

Those are 20 milliseconds, not 2.

[@InanimateMashups]

Editing was absolutely beautiful man, and the way you walked us through the story of the course was done really well - thanks for making my night, this video was a pleasure to watch :)

[@ifusionstixs8090]

Instructor: I'm sorry but you failed your driving test Me: I hit 3 weathertankos in the same race before Instructor: you pass

[@jiftx0]

Yes

[@jollydude1385]

Yes

[@cr4shmycar118]

Yes

[@tireddog9559]

Yes

[@ultravince_xxi]

Yes

[@jay-tbl]

How do you get someone who hasn't heard of super mario 64 almost at all, to be cheering on someone he'll never meet while that person drives a car into a wall over 26 thousand times?

[@romajimamulo]

You might want to use edit comment, you got the name of the game wrong

[@pet3590]

@@romajimamulo That just shows how good this is

[@romajimamulo]

@@pet3590 ... No it doesn't. It's just a mistake

[@meaninglesscommenter8457]

Romaji it shows that the commenter doesn’t know the name of the game and yet likes the vid

[@alex2005z]

@@meaninglesscommenter8457 the name is litterally on the title

[@kurtaustria8868]

im watching so much summoning salt that its getting to the point where i recognize the people he gets help from

[@benvoelker6784]

My heart was actually pounding during that 3 Weathertenko run

[@Muffinmurdurer]

I ain't gonna lie, when abney was attempting a 3/3 weathertenko I was genuinely expecting VAJ to show up and yell at his screen for 5 minutes.

[@drenn.]

vangry adio jamenerd

[@Imaginedying434]

Bruh your mettaton squidward is perfect

[@content8432]

Get VAJ'ed

[@SpiralPoli]

DATS WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT MUCHACHO! WOOORLD RECORDDDDD! LETS DO IT AGAAAIINNNN!

[@meowserthegamingkoopa1862]

1 in 64,000? How fitting

[@jameslozada3326]

Because it’s MK64! It’s (10^3) x (2^6)! Congratulations! You made a very fitting line!

[@goji_crafter]

@@jameslozada3326 That is the joke

[@elfro1237]

James Lozada I cant tell if you get it or not

[@elfro1237]

James Lozada or just 40 cubed

[@zrob8]

Something people arent noticing is that when Abney began his grind for 3/3, his chances of hitting a weathertenko was 1/40, but grinding tens of thousands of attempts got those chances down to better than 1/25

[@parzingtheasian]

it was probably even better then that; he had so many decimal points there that i think it must have been a cumulative average and not the average from say his last 1k attemps

[@zrob8]

@@parzingtheasian true

[@callmeshaggy5166]

It was total attempts just looking at the figures. Agree he was probably closer to 5 or maybe even 10% over the last several hundred attempts.

[@flyingchimp12]

Well you can see on his stream overlay he actually got his odds at the end to around 1/15 or so it seems like. His rate the day he hit it said 6%+

[@BoundaryBreak]

The king has returned

[@朋希-b2u]

Shesez ayyyyy it's like, my 3rd favorite KZbinr

[@DropKickDreamer]

Shesez I honestly can’t get enough of this channel, and it’s all because of your shoutout in a Boundary Break episode! Thank you oh mighty Shesez!

[@robdawg1017]

Yessir!! The long awaited return! Love me some Summoning Salts and Shesez!

[@scakvso]

Dude you guys are my fsvorite youtubers :)

[@papi1050]

Ayyy ma boi when's the next low poly video

[@Northflowo]

So I did some probability calculations and the likelyhood of Abney hitting 3 wathertenkos in the same run is 0.00156250 % If I'm calculating this correctly then 26460 attempts is actually way less than he would've likely needed (he got lucky!)

[@RushieCat]

Didn't expect to see you on summoning salt

[@carnationvideos4258]

So your saying there’s a chance....

[@tilnation14]

His chance to hit it rose to over 5% later.

[@allyspeedruns]

No, he got better. The chance that he PB's increases with attempts, it's a curve, not linear.

[@pekkanen_sr]

Summoningsalt mentioned in the video that since he got it 1 in 40 times it's a 1 in 64000 chance, so it is fairly lucky

[@JTCRASH]

To this day, Abney has shown the rawest display of pure determination I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Einstein once said that doing the same exact thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity. But I guess that doesn’t matter in the face of Abney’s unyielding determination...

[@thanos4314]

So that's where the Far Cry quote comes from.

[@AlejandroPerez-gb7rr]

Wait and see arcus determination

[@whydoyougottahavthis]

Watch the movie Jin-Roh a 1999 complex secret agent thriller, the ending is the most raw emotional utterances a human could ever make, Japanese original only, they literally butchered it in the recently dubbed English one, no crying or anything, no girl can cry like a Japanese one lol

[@spartansquid5931]

Francisco Aguayo If you throw a dice the exact same way every time you will get the same result. If abney entered the exact same input every single race then he’d get the same result. You’re all confusing repeating the same tasks and legitimately repeating the exact exact same thing.

[@lazilyymade]

*Your pursuit of the world record fills you with determination.*

[@duplollamaree1250]

imagine just sitting in a room on stream for hours just hearing "wa HOO! aaaaaaaaaaaaa" over and over and over just to get a record I could never

[@XevenYT143]

I think it's the art of "perfecting" a run that intrigues speedrunners

[@veebee_38]

personally i think that would be hilarious

[@kevinw6814]

I'm afraid I'm just not that autistic.

[@Corrupted]

I just randomly found this video after watching some AGDQ stuff, and holy shit dude! This channel is amazing! I binged almost all of the world record progression videos, love man!

[@jamieporter9356]

Same! I love this series!

[@HardyJeffMC]

Ich finde es sehr romantisch, dass wir beide dieses Video so sehr lieben, Bruder!

[@seanells2333]

Same as me

[@Lamtitude]

How did I watch this whole thing? Captivating video.

[@D4mnis]

That was unexpected. :v

[@timmothythecuriouschangeli6345]

I love the fact that the first human done Weathertenko was faster then the TaS one XD

[@camoregrowfortifiedred1631]

yeah i noticed that too lol

[@maddoxmcalpine]

That’s probably because the discovery of the trick was accidental and weatherton didn’t explore it before posting about it

[@deldarel]

Abney is amazing. An underdog that never gave up that not only got his 'accidental' spotlight, but defended it as if not only his own life, but his family's life depended on it. Mind boggling determination. I say 'accidental' because it could have happened to anyone who tried the weathertenko, and Abney would have never gone through such extremes to milk the stage for every mililitre if he wasn't the one who made it.

[@Ukiby3000]

I love how he just THROWS the controller down when he's done like "FUCK YEAH I DID IT"

[@Thomasynthesis]

J L Sounds like you don't get much VAJ. **dabs**

[@Ukiby3000]

J L Wow, who pissed on your cereal, dude?

[@notgray88]

J L did your dad drop you on your head a fee times buddy?

[@LucasWills]

J L lol is someone salty that they suck ass at Mario kart?

[@superpeytendo64]

This dude sat there day after day, hearing the same track of music, and continuously hearing "HERE WE GO!" and "AAAAAAAH!" from Toad

[@boertje1998]

Reminder that abney actually beat his record by switching to the Pal version and doing this run all over again. The current record stands at 17:55 PAL or 14:60 NTSC

[@m4yr4i]

Thanks for the new Info!

[@egmenondrugs1258]

15:00 *

[@boertje1998]

@@egmenondrugs1258 uhh, no, when i commented the record was in fact 14.60 seconds NTSC, which Abney has since lowered to 14.40 seconds.

[@donnydont]

@@boertje1998 14.38*

[@Zkarts]

I just got this as a KZbin suggestion, but this was geniunely really, really good. Very well put together, good pacing, good explanations on everything. Honestly, great job!

[@absursi0n122]

*L E T S GO M U C H A C H O*

[@lashybean]

Imagine the feeling of not having any world records to suddenly holding the record for a single lap by performing an incredibly precise trick only known to be done by TAS, to then one day have the 3 lap record by doing said trick 3 times back to back. Truly incredible

[@hungrybox]

One of the best channels on KZbin, bravo man.

[@egg.6334]

Hungrybox stop playing lame

[@user-fw8wt4qo3o]

e gg lmao

[@dylan6119]

U throw rest

[@Niceguyhidden]

Hungrybox Hungrybox! I would have never expected you here! Nice to see you're into cool shit like this too. Btw before this video, I saw your legendary Jenga match with Chillin vs Choko and Tokido. Great job carrying Chillin so hard. I was amazed he did as well as he did.

[@TuxRacing69]

hey

[@stephenlofton5403]

I feel like you should have included like 50 more failed attempts to build hype so we could fully truly understand the oppressing feeling of TWENTY SIX THOUSAND ATTEMPTS.

[@kaori-shiamiya8641]

surely im not the only one who rewatches S. Salt's videos out of boredom

[@efrainrodarte6395]

Definitely not

[@notgray88]

This is like my 4th time watching this video. It never gets old.

[@theumes]

Many, many times

[@jakob9911]

Nope

[@LastPrismAlex]

I've watched this video like 7 times since I discovered him.

[@breezainebigeagle8695]

"the entire start of Choco Mountain is, fittingly, a loop around a chocolate mountain" pure poetry right there

[@BenjaminKassel]

Finally, another video! Great content and explanations as always.

[@RichardSage]

Hell yeah :D

[@yusefedwardsproductions2148]

Hi

[@sorcererCermet]

your use of "we're finally landing" in these docs are just lovely. gives the entire following documentary such a monumental and mysterious atmosphere. it seriously captivates me. incredible song choice and fantastic doc

[@SpicedMuffin]

Dude, total respect for the effort you put into this quality video. The research and explanations, the inclusion of players and posters reactions and dialogue, the story's development and clean narration... it was all well done and kept me captivated till the end.

[@AllenC1x]

abney got A THIRD triple weathertenko THIS WEEK! And only took him 35 minutes of tries, the madman did it again!

[@zigfreidbop]

I just love hearing the word "weathertenko" being spoken. This belongs in my lexicon!

[@kfpbeat]

26:40 Dr. Strange: * Holds up 1 finger * Abney:Nods

[@MKibbons]

Does anyone else think this video makes them nostalgic for a game they never played or even grew up with

[@jsanchez9840]

yea, its weird

[@ieatbugs45]

I think that’s partly to do with the music

[@elizabethmoore2755]

Yea, I even got excited when people were able to beat world records

[@Zorro9129]

EmpLemon was able to make me feel nostalgic for NASCAR in the same way.

[@yahboisquishy5561]

As @Elizabeth Moore said, it's probably to do with the music. He uses a lot of synthwave, including Resonance, by HOME. Synthwave is excellent for inducing nostalgia. Look at his music file for some great songs, especially by HOME.

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

And to think, at the time the video was uploaded, Matthias Rustemeyer was still doing attempts at 32/32 non shortcut world records

[@livwake]

He still is lol

[@alex2005z]

@@livwake he is kind of far away currently. He is basicly starting from step 1 again

[@miksuwaaan7527]

Now Dan got 32/32

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

@@miksuwaaan7527 yup, and Summoning Salt still has yet to make a vid about it. But I'm pretty sure he's waiting for the dust to settle so that he only talks about the facts. Since apparently (last I checked up on it) Dan recorded a huge chunk of those records beforehand, and submitted them all at the same time to throw Matthias completely off guard, and that particular action is what caused the whole controversy.

[@tetoterritory]

@@miksuwaaan7527 hey wait a damn minute-

[@dntn31]

In awe at the size of these skips. Absolute units.

[@SummoningSalt]

LARGE

[@dntn31]

Summoning Salt I WAS LIKE WAAAAAAAAA

[@ralphismyname4940]

wah?

[@laggykun]

*A B S O L U T E U N I T S*

[@celinavarchausky5333]

25:11 "Insanity is simply the process of repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result" - Albert Einstein but oh god was it worth it

[@samantharedacted9226]

He didnt say that

[@Xanthopathy]

Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

I think you got it mixed up with another person.

[@jordanabendroth6458]

26000 times of restarting the same track so you can go bounce off a wall

[@umbaupause]

I'd call that determination. But hey, you do you.

[@franklinbolton8730]

You just got my fiance to watch a video with me on speed-running while crunching on snacks in suspense the whole time. A testament to the quality content you put out. Keep it up!

[@dysfunctionalpianist7984]

Keep them

[@meanmr.mustard6583]

Imagine if you are playing Mario Kart 64 with the boys and you pull off a weathertenko 3 times in a row and absolutely trounce everyone.

[@ThePlamzJoker]

Seeing three Weathertenkos pulled off in a row was absolutely incredible. It's like shooting a mid-air bullet while blindfolded.

[@drewgawlinski4782]

ThePlamzJoker christ I can't escape YTP anywhere I go

[@yourcrippledson7027]

If you tried it 20000 times under controlled conditions, you could probably do it...

[@GDLenny]

YourCrippledSon Thats the Point

[@johndeer1866]

No it's not

[@kaspeezook7469]

I somehow just sat through a 30 minute MK64 video, and am totally satisfied. I never got bored. Great video!

[@notgray88]

kaspee zook I just sat through 4 hours of his videos and it feels like 20 minutes...

[@AuroraXD]

Dude, you seriously put so much editing and research into these videos, it's insane.

[@alterworlds1629]

Imagine how it must have felt to land that triple Weathertenko after over 26,000 attempts. Guy must have creamed his pants right then and there lol.

[@riversduvall1176]

*breaks record* Chat: Fungi don’t have genders

[@killmepls7865]

They dont though

[@Exeggutor_Enjoyer]

@@killmepls7865 what is a toad though?

[@JohnFosterYT]

Dude, the production quality of this video is outstanding. Keep up the great work!

[@mcmire]

Seconded. Your voiceover, script, and editing have all gotten noticeably better since your first videos!

[@Zolbat]

John Foster this video oozes passion

[@andrecartario3099]

Your voice is great, the music is great, the whole storytelling vibe is so relaxing and nice to keep hearing

[@justincasebro1567]

OK I'm subbing. I have watched 3 videos now, I'm not even into speed runs but your videos are SO good. Much love man, great job again.

[@jonahwizard1]

I clicked on this thinking I would get bored and click off after 30 seconds...you kept me locked in and lose track of reality until the video ended. Bravo!

[@coolminer6242]

jonahwizard1 this is what all KZbinrs need to learn!

[@NoNameAtAll2]

In 30 seconds the toad already made 6 laps

[@PadChords]

On the one hand I'm disappointed that I didn't discover your channel until a few months ago. On the other hand, I'm happy that there's so many great videos for me to catch up with. These are essentially documentaries on the unseen but thriving subculture of people who love video games even more than I do. Keep it up.

[@malfunctionnnn]

This doesn't even feel like 30 minutes, I was entertained every second of it.

[@malfunctionnnn]

@@elfro1237 lmao you suck 👏👏👏

[@jollydude1385]

@@elfro1237 *no.*

[@aplus1080]

Pro-tip: put it at 2x

[@Phemon1337]

And on June 3rd, 2018, Summoning Salt started his World Record video with HOME - Resonance. From then on, that song was synonymous with world records FR, I was a big fan of HOME before discovering you. But now I can't get that song unrelated to deep, compelling, BRILLIANT videos about going fast

[@MagcargoMan]

This is incredible. I clicked on this video because it is was in my recommended bar and I was wondering why this track was so infamous because I've never heard about it being infamous before. I'm so glad I did; this was amazing. I never knew about how there was a thriving and competitive community for Mario Kart 64 time trails out there, and I don't think I will ever look at this track the same way again. Thank you so much for making this video, man.

[@CLOYO]

MagcargoMan meirl!

[@larvitardratini5965]

26,462 attempts. Think about that for a minute.

[@goxaviergo11]

Larvitar Dratini holy shit.

[@simple_most788]

holy shiteroni

[@CyPhaSaRin]

Yeah, its actually kinda pathetic.

[@ericbiswas9822]

@@CyPhaSaRin and that's why he holds a world record and you don't

[@perjutsu2936]

shiny hunting be like

[@DavidRagan3134]

This popped up in my recommendations, and I decided to watch it. This was basically like a well-made documentary about a Mario Kart track. Well done, my man! I'll look deeper into your channel. As for my experience with Choco Mountain, I remember it fondly from its inclusion in Mario Kart DS, but I guess none of these crazy moves can be done on that version.

[@matthewevans1217]

Seriously, this is an amazing channel. This video managed to make me love a track I've never played from a game I've never owned on a console released a decade before I was born and puts narrowing down the record by a few seconds on parallel to the Apollo XI moon landing.

[@robertanderson9447]

Abney truly is a god. I both envy him, and feel sorry for him. Why? Because you know that the Choco Mountain music as well as Toad's "AAAAAAHHHH!!" are both eternally etched into his brain. I would not be at all surprised to hear that he has restless nights where his Weathertenko attempts replay in his head over and over. This isn't a joke, I honestly think that happens to him, what with his attempt count going up by the thousands daily. He's been suffering to make history in Mario Kart 64. Give the man a trophy.

[@robertanderson9447]

Exactly. But at least with Tetris, the strategy is always changing because you don't get the same order of pieces every time. With this, he's trying to execute the exact same insanely difficult maneuvers in quick succession, and the music constantly restarts...

[@404waffles]

In the stream you can see that he's wearing earphones. Was he listening to game audio or was he listening to his own music?

[@robertanderson9447]

404waffles - I sincerely hope he was listening to something else... something to drown out Toad's yells.

[@DrVonNostrand]

I would be interested in knowing what he was listening to and if he will name his firstborn Toad.

[@MyLittleWalrus]

Robert Anderson if you think Toad's screams are bad in Choco Mountain, you need to check out this clip from abney's stream! clips.twitch.tv/SpookyTemperedBadgerVoteNay

[@Randomalistic]

Haven't even watched it yet and I already know this is gonna be super informative and interesting. Glad these videos exist. :)

[@FirstnameLastname-ll1ji]

Still waiting for that 4/3 weathertenko run from Abney...

[@jclkaytwo]

so he must do 2 on 1 lap, and 1 on the other 2 laps.

[@gdglokk3886]

JCL Kaytwo I swear I see you everywhere

[@UnknownRager96]

im pretty sure thats impossible...

[@anthonyjames1484]

@@UnknownRager96 thats the joke...

[@UnknownRager96]

i know that

[@gabrieel1822]

"Who is Matthias Rustemeyer?" God, son