Final Fantasy IX Speedruns Are A Complete Nightmare

[@DoctorSwellman]

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[@RageGS]

Insane to think that speedrunners complete the game in 8 hours but they want you to complete the game normally in 12 hours to get Excalibur II lmao

[@dovesr0478]

Dude I thought about that too. You can only be 50% slower than the best speedrunner in the world, absolutely ridiculous.

[@chrismuratore4451]

​@@dovesr0478I remember there being a list somewhere, probably on gamefaqs, that showed what you could skip and come back to after getting the Excel 2. It was tedious but not as ridiculous as actually speed running it

[@EmperorZ19]

Does the game count all of that time though? Like load times?

[@OriginalUnjustifier]

@@EmperorZ19 Not sure about load times, but it DID count FMV cutscene time, which is why an ancient trick for the game involved opening the disk tray on the PS1 during the FMV's to skip them.

[@MeruXYZ]

“In Final Fantasy IX speedrunning”… *Legend of Dragoon music plays*

[@DoctorSwellman]

I've had people say that the FFIX OST is a content ID landmine here on YT so unfortunately I had to avoid using any of it in this video

[@henkelstein3777]

Liked the sea of stars music as a choice though!

[@DoctorSwellman]

Backed the hell out of that game when it first got announced on kickstarter. Worth every penny

[@thanaka8416]

I love stuff like this. Especially with old game OSTs. When people use Donkey Kong music for example. Its always fun to watch these kind of videos. For some reason those kind of videos are really often quality videos that are worth watching

[@Echidneys]

I heard some Crosscode music in the background, and almost thought it was just a vaguely familiar FF9 OST

[@TheSpoonyFox]

I always pronounced it Burr-mee-see-ah, I've never heard it called Burr-mek-ee-ah. lol Feels like a Tidus vs. Teedus moment for me.

[@DoctorSwellman]

I actually grabbed that pronunciation from the ESA run I was watching. I had never played the game before this past month so I just went with it haha

[@calemr]

I always said it as Burr-me-she-ah.

[@awesomewaves]

@@DoctorSwellman this might be the most hilarious part of the entire video to theBroodles and I. We intentionally mispronounced everything we could during the run to annoy the viewers 😆

[@broodoo01]

Got 'em 😂

[@Excel86j]

@@DoctorSwellman got hoodwinked by the boys ya did LOL

[@cursedaudio984]

That's an interestingly brave way to pronounce Burmecia

[@eev1066]

Was my first thought. "Burmekkiah"?? dafuk

[@Sylleath]

I got subconsciously angry watching this as I recently had a run where I was 4 mins behind, then 3 mins head, but to settled for 20 sec PB on HD

[@blueguitarthings4722]

That muttski tetra master clip really hammers home how fair and balanced that card game is

[@betterdeadthanred9863]

FF9 Speedruns aren't a real speedrun until they include 1,000 jump rope challenge

[@themajesticotter193]

I didn't know it was a 6% chance for the mage masher. When the game first came out it took me like 3 tries and I was gold. When I revisited the game I think I was in the corner crying 'Why!?' after my 200th attempt to steal it.

[@willw1991]

I've stolen the thing on my second attempt, and then other times I've legit sat there for 20 minutes trying to steal it XD

[@pretty-white-lamb]

you probably got a bad seed (rng)

[@hannahrose7981]

@@pretty-white-lamb ff9 doesn't have seeds

[@Blernster]

How did you know to steal it when the game first comed out?

[@opus5770]

Arc losing to a Fang in Tetra Master just about sums that game up lmaooo

[@bryceherdt2363]

5:46 "Grotto" is a real word, and as such, rhymes with "auto." I checked. But you and I were differently wrong about "lamia," which is actually a slant rhyme with "mania" and "same he-a." (Except I can't quite be certain how you pronounced that.)

[@Siinory]

I remember seeing the SGDQ 2013 run for FFIX, never in my life knew there were SO MUCH RNG!

[@Ktjnn]

That run is LEGENDARY and if anyone reading this hasn't seen it and you like FF9 it is 100% worth the time to watch.

[@titusr]

RPGs are games, where you're supposed to take your time and slowly progress. The fact that people are still willing to do 5+ hour long runs that are mostly dependant on luck is crazy to me. Mad respect!

[@lenk1432]

"rpg games are made to be slowly enjoyed" excalibur 2: you sure?

[@TheBlackSeraph]

@@lenk1432 Excalibur 2 (PAL version, which runs at 7/8th speed): Are you really sure??

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

​@@lenk1432they still are. outliers are always going to be outliers, not the rules. you could tell me "uhh half-mimute hero takes 30 seconds everytime!" and still rpgs are meant to be slow games.

[@urekmazino5125]

im glad my fave ff game is giving speedrunners a run for their money

[@TheAuron32]

Nova Dragon is basically FF9's Carry Armour, if Carry Armour gets a double Lapis Laser its game over and there is nothing you can do about it, like Ozmas Meteor, it the game just says "no, now die"

[@ericdombrowski3212]

Love the opening using Legend of Dragoon soundtrack, great video!

[@adammclaughlin845]

I figured stutter running out for myself when these games came out, because the encounter rate in FF9 is so insane you can barely make progress in some areas. It was maddening to explore and solve puzzles without cheesing the game in this way.

[@drowningin]

I’ve played this game more than any other game. Beat it around 30 times, and just played different parts before dropping hundreds of times. But I’ve absolutely refused to rush through it to get Steiners ultimate weapon. I hate rushing through rpgs so this sounds like hell

[@DanteCrowlley]

If you can get Excalibur 2 you can do anything

[@neezduts69420]

Laughs in 3x speed

[@greenhowie]

Still think that breaking the fourth wall (skipping cutscenes by opening the disc tray) is an intentional nod to Gilgamesh's Deadpool energy.

[@lenk1432]

@@neezduts69420 even with 3x speed i couldnt get to excalibur 2

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

@@greenhowie Is it Gilgamesh with Deadpool's energy, or Deadpool with Gilgamesh's... makes you think... All the while they're just sat there laughing at your expense xD

[@kekinho44]

6:45 My guy probably pronounces "Venecia" a "Venekia" LMAO.

[@Grewyn7]

And great dane as greet dine

[@private3946]

the legend of dragoon ost hits like a truck

[@troykv96]

Necron is being merciful with the players that managed to arrive to his realm, he is just asking you to have enough will to win and don't fuck it up getting slept at the end.

[@GeneGear]

Trance Kuja is the better fight anyways. I like the idea that Necron played all his cards already, and him fighting you directly is just his last-ditched effort to stave off your party.

[@WrinkleRidges]

my favorite part of this video is the discourse in the comments about pronunciations.

[@haiden42]

It's intentional to increase engagement. Now let me craft a new tin foil hat

[@_morethanjake]

13:00 “Ark” card losing to a “Fang” card is criminal. I resent the fact that FF9 didn’t build upon Triple Triad in a positive way, and made Tetra Master such a chore to play

[@yams7355]

I NEVER knew you could use Tents in battle! Let alone it causing status effects

[@dnd3edm2]

lobbing a tent over an enemy's head is an incredibly impractical (but probably functional) way to blind them...

[@mooredmon7898]

When you said you were going to play a real children's card game and showed Forbidden Memories, I facepalmed so hard that my head still hurts...

[@Neopets4Life494]

The Muttski stream where he died to Deathguise left me at a loss for words that day. It was rough

[@broodoo01]

Shoutouts to my true hero 50)!-4" 🙏

[@mrzwanzig460]

Let's see the commenters try to pronounce that one!

[@Mackenziersg]

I've been following your channel for a while and always hoped you would do a video on my favorite game/first speedrun I ever learned. Great job explaining the deeper mechanics and accurately portraying the RNG hell this game can be. Love your videos and can't wait for the next one

[@YamiOnYouTube]

Currently doing the 100% Trophy Run and FF9 is quite unforgiving 😢.. Great video again! 🔥

[@knghtbrd]

Watched a few of thebroodles and muttski's runs live … I love FFIX to death casually, but the game is _brutal_ to speedrun.

[@talibong9518]

Good ol' stutter stepping, I remember figuring that one out when I was a kid

[@OooEeOooAhAh]

I really enjoyed the balance of blue and grey menus in this video Blue IS THE ONLY WAY!

[@melancholoid]

Awesome Vid! Thank You very much for Your Work! Greetings from Germany

[@jojomanlal3242]

great video, and the inclusion of LoD and crosscode music made it phenomenal!

[@RabbiKrieg]

I love Final Fantasy videos, hearing how people pronounce things differently. Geez-A-Muh-Luke, I always said Giz-mah-luke, or I always said Zi-Dane, vs Zi-Don.

[@thelightgaming1739]

FF IX is my favorite game of all time, so im loving your latest content Keep it up m8

[@S1ayerLeeYT]

Man hearing that first song you put in the video brings back a ton of memories! The song is from the legend of dragoon Ps1

[@parkouremaster]

It's crazy speedrunners can only do 8 hours, and the devs expected normal kids do the game in less 12 hours for the excalibur II

[@JD-xz1mx]

Me, 26 years later, just now: Wait, its the iifa tree? All this time I thought it was the Lifa tree!

[@Phyress1337]

Final Fantasy 9 Video starting with Legend of Dragoon OST... Already great Video 😂

[@eternalux6343]

Really good video, love this game, won't be trying a speedrun anytime soon though lol

[@Mister-Sinner0]

Zidane? NO Zidan Burmecia? NO Bermekia

[@Yuzoboy]

First time I've heard Bur Mee See Ya pronounced with a Mekia !

[@Durandurandal]

13:09 Omg that Wolf/Ark matchup!!!

[@jhect22]

Idk how I always start my KZbin adventures with cat videos and end up in these bizarre places.

[@vsolyomi]

Legend of Dragoon ost is barely discussed. Yet every classic jRPG youtuber is bound to use it eventually. It deserves more love!

[@DoctorSwellman]

@@vsolyomi I’ve made a couple videos on LoD speedrunning! It was one of my first PS1 RPGs I’ve ever played so it has a special place in my heart. Love that game

[@vsolyomi]

@@DoctorSwellman I was mostly talking music. But LoD also deserves more love in general, it's better imo than it is remembered

[@BCOG1691]

FF9: You will either enjoy playing me or suffer the consequences.

[@daehan8227]

Cant wait to see you make a video on FF Tactics, FF8 or FF2.

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@AtrumNuntius]

Well at least you can put Deathguise to sleep before his first turn so he never uses Meteor with Night. Or an Ultima Weapon Soul Blade if you're going for all Choco treasures in a run.

[@Wing0fSilver]

You're somehow the third final fantasy video I've seen today that used legend of dragoon music in the background.

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

Thank you for The Legend of Dragoon OST as background.

[@Jeroen-IT]

Your content is top-tier and very underrated.

[@Nightshade37-o4y]

On my third playthrough, I got the mage masher second try. I didn’t know it was rare.

[@OmegaS-117]

Lani is definitely a nightmare to deal with

[@Ryder.Draconis]

It's almost like this game wasn't made with speedrunning in mind.

[@HartleySan]

FFIX is such a polar game for me. When it first came out on the PS1, I couldn't stand it. It was slow, slow, slow, and the graphics felt crappy compared to FFVII and FFVIII. However, now, with the ability on the Steam version to install the Memoria mod with the Moguri mod and tweak the game a ton and speed it up to whatever level you want, it's ultra, ultra fun, and the graphics are amazing. I love this game now. What a change!

[@ninestar_]

I really like speedrunning ffix on the steam version and with the moguri mod some things are made even more convenient. Although it's not as big as a challenge with the ps1 version it's still enjoyable just to get through the game really fast while doing a few tricks.

[@KejutoJetomo]

Mage masher being that IS CRAZY because like 4 playthroughs i have done when i was 12 now im 35. All 4 playthroughs, i got it on 2nd to 5th attempt in each plays. I legit thought oh okay thats normal huh. Only to know its a 6% chance tf

[@OooEeOooAhAh]

Are you familiar with the route changes over the years on this game? this is all from one route and other routes have other benefits, ect. the community is actually a GOAT

[@umbreongf2332]

WTF. The chance of status effects with a tent is just 10%? I always got these when I used tents on my party members

[@reverv5211]

Its a 50% chance

[@ThorsShadow]

It's 50%. He even says that in the video. Where the fuck did you get 10% from?

[@umbreongf2332]

@@ThorsShadow I don't know. now I'm wondering too

[@LK.Cynric]

geezus.... i feel the pain and im not even a speedruner. That sounds awwwwwful. On the otherside... completing a run must feel amazing.

[@TheKingsRook]

Less than 10s into the vid and already i have to like it for using LoD music. My number 1 favorite game of all time.

[@TheAuron32]

Even in a normal play though you will want to steal every chance you get, especially bosses since its not just the equipment's better stats but also the abilities they can teach too. Then later on you can combine old gear to make even stronger gear. Finally Zidanes ultimate attack powers up the more you steal successfully. HOLY SHIT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT NECRONS AI! that guy can be pure hell without any tricks and such, nice to see him get shut down so easily.

[@scratch5120]

Well if nothing else speed runners should all get Excalibur

[@shiina4826]

NEW VIDEO GRAHH

[@MeruXYZ]

Bro is that a new video? GRAHH

[@veghesther3204]

THE PS4 remaster may have a NO encounters cheat 4x speed cheat but its still a nightmare to speed run even that version IE steal the Mage Master under 4x speed and the INFINITE HP/MP cheat turned on.

[@OooEeOooAhAh]

ive played this game for thousands of hours and damn it really does provide a new experience and curveballs all the time, i missed twice on sealion then traced at the end which cost me like, minutes, XD Love to see content on FFIX, i was just looking for the newest any% Run

[@Decade-c9k]

I played FFIX as a casual player, so it's interesting to learn about how it's so hard for speedrunners.

[@FegioTell]

It's interesting how it can be so easy played casual, while being that hard playing speedrun

[@MechaOracle]

Holy crap, I didn't know about stutter stepping's mechanics, I just did it because it was fun. Kinda explains a lot thinking back on the game. Wonder if FF VIII has the same system...

[@demispectra9783]

3:08 Random thing (I was starting to think if I forgot I changed to one of my wallpapers and I didn't fullscreen the browser) *cough On little cat feet my beloved

[@RetepAdam]

Shouts to my various friends in and around the Top 10.

[@四季朝]

I hear the Dot Hack background music in the back much respect - thats the forest theme right?

[@xeronic]

I've been watching FFIX speedruns for years, and when a run is doing well, it's always a butt clenching on those boss fights, especially deathguise. Also, i think you are the first person to admit Tetra master is a good and addicting card game. haha

[@houraisheperd9721]

Giz is an absolutely miserable (read: challenging and really fun) fight and it's refreshing knowing that speedrunners have to cheese it.

[@anthrazzit9219]

i played ff9 on startlevel twice (Level1) and its so much fun!!

[@Gingerkitteh]

It would be nice to know the chance mechanics behind the RNG encounters, such as Kuja's chance and deciding factors in casting Flare Star randomly. Is it based on a countdown, a consistent RNG roll, etc? What are the various chances of Necron inflicting a particular status with Grand Cross? Etc.

[@XionSteel]

As a speed run this game prolly sucks yeah, as a casual game and as long as you like turn-based random encounters, its one of the best for things you can do in a game. stealing from bosses almost always nets you something good, hidden collectibles = something good, chocobo hot and cold = something good. Just an example of a game that rewards the player for checking everything. All weapons are worth using due to the random spells and passives that you learn off them. It does suck that some things are miss-able if you don't get them initially though.

[@rushnerd]

I don't understand, is getting a game over a run ender?! With how long these runs are I assume there are lots of safety saves and it shouldn't lose an incredible amount of time to go back right? Or is it just considered too much time loss and grounds for reset?

[@DoctorSwellman]

Hey good question! For runs like these at the top level, people don't usually save their game because it's so slow. So entry level it's not exactly a run killer but for top times it is

[@rushnerd]

@@DoctorSwellman Thanks for answering. That is ABSURDLY brutal for a game this long when it's so easy to get wiped. Mad lads.

[@disfiguringthegoddess1102]

You should look at ooa from ff12. The run is nutty. And one of the longest "hundo" for ff. Seriously my favorite run to run

[@GaryMcNeill]

Are you not allowed game over in FF9 runs?

[@DoctorSwellman]

You can but at top levels people usually don't save their game, it's pretty slow

[@Jopo1226]

Most "perfect" speedrun basics are going from start to finish without saving or dying while performing optimally as you can. I stick to speedrunning simple games like clocktower 3. Can be done in 2-3 hours and not as much rng or as long.

[@BJGvideos]

Saving in this game, if you're on the world map, involves summoning a character who runs towards you, so you have to use the item and wait for him to show up, then go through his dialogue.

[@TotalFooty-CV]

Broodles What a ledge ❤

[@GeebusCrust]

The cure for Tetra Master addiction is playing Triple Triad. It's just a better game. And it has tangible benefits instead of being an arbitrary speedbump in the story.

[@jmontagne61]

Liked and subbed my dude

[@Ungermax7]

LoD music is legendary hell yeah

[@Ungermax7]

Also Forbidden Memories as well? Let's go

[@Vidar93]

So I mean to be fair with the pronunciations... I can totally see Bur Mek e ah, and its not like pulling sounds out of random places. Zee Dah un is also how the french pronounce the name apparently. I've definitely heard way worse lol

[@nisbahmumtaz909]

it's how everyone but americans pronounce it (even the original romaji uses the same consonants) so he's correct on the zidane. ngl it's a pretty fresh breath of air to hear it correctly pronounced from an american

[@JulesVonBasslake]

Never before have I heard anyone pronounce Burmecia with a hard c, as if it were a k... Only soft c, as if it was an s.

[@ImperialEarthEmpire]

Im gonna be one of those people, here it is; Burmekia?!

[@reedjohnson5916]

Im stuck in the prison break on mobile, trying to avoid them for a level 1 / Excalibur II run... They are so hard to avoid but at least i can skip fmv and enemy encounters

[@vrturboprincessrescuercubed]

I already knew JRPG speedrunning is for people who have plenty of free time. You didn't have to tell me. Looks like it'll be good for when I have nothing to do in my old age.

[@ML-py5hv]

How ironic, people trying to finish games quick have a lot of time on their hands...

[@OyVeey]

Well, the other thing it requires is a very good memory, so I dunno about that

[@smob0]

Annihilated...

[@Cynic269]

You thought i wouldn't notice the Legend of Dragoon soundtrack?

[@sigruine6667]

I'm so glad I play games like a normal human being

[@cadmas]

I swear I beat this game and don't even remember half of it. Lani who?

[@seminiray]

is there a particular reason speedrunners hold down the escape button combination in boss battles?

[@Omicron9999]

Why would anyone go into the Soulcage fight with a level divisible by 5 in a speedrun? Or at all?

[@TheSweetSpirit]

Autumn's Rise CrossCode music detected HNMNNN YEAH!!!!!

[@DoctorSwellman]

CrossCode is up there as one of my favorite indie games of all time!

[@TheSweetSpirit]

@@DoctorSwellman Absolutely deserved

[@damianporter942]

"check happens at 960" 960 what? you just said a lotta values and at least that one kinda needed an explaination of what it was tied to. other than that great work as always.

[@velvetbutterfly]

They said Distance Travelled but it would have helped if they said how Distance Travelled is determined. If it's a frame count or if it goes up a set number with each step or what

[@draculactica]

Calling it now, I bet getting trance absolutely kills runs thanks to the obnoxiously long animation lol

[@nomernomznomz6015]

Never played it but some of this game looks like rng hell.