Yoshi's Story by Dan Salvato in

[@fjkdjal2504]

“But streamer, what do you get for collecting all the melons?” You get 720 melons.

[@franmanlemon]

yoshi enters a permanent state of euphoria, so good for him at least.

[@OctaHeart]

Project M didn't die for DDLC, it died for Yoshi's Story All Melons.

[@hyde_stopStealingMyUsername]

I didn't know he used to play smash lol

[@HapticNoise]

@@hyde_stopStealingMyUsername he was a really good link player back in the day. he was also a Project M dev and was either the creator of or one of the creators of 20XXTE. oh and he also made the FFZ extension

[@megadunsparce3672]

Fun fact he used to play Link

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

@@hyde_stopStealingMyUsername yeah he made project M for brawl

[@elioridacow]

@@megadunsparce3672 He still does

[@EvilGuacamoleGaming]

Dan Salvato is such a gift to the world, particularly us gamers. Gave us an amazing game for free and only asked us to be devastated by the treachery of images via video games.

[@CassiusStelar]

This is the guy that made Project M and Doki Doki. You inspire me, Dan!

[@trentonshowers7366]

I didn't know about project m but I'm more familiar with 20xx for melee.....still have 20XX as my name for smash ultimate to pay homage

[@alococuccoyo6103]

I also had the pleasure of facing off against his Link in a random Smash Ultimate local bracket. He is a man of many talents!

[@CassiusStelar]

​@@alococuccoyo6103I would have said "man of many hats" but same diff

[@williamjones5334]

And he introduces himself as "guy who speedruns Yoshi's Story"!

[@iamnotfromearth]

i believe he also made some tools that made practicing super mario sunshine significantly easier.

[@maxschwitzer9390]

>go on KZbin >gdq has begun! >larl sagan on the couch >yoshis story being played >only find out later that this man made ddlc What a legend

[@Ashragi]

He made DDLC He also made FrankerFaceZ. He also made 20XX which is basically the only way Smash Bros Melee is played in tournament now. He also has been trying to get this game into GDQ for about a Decade. I'm insanely happy for him. But "I'm probably best known for my Yoshi Story speedruns" is a hilarious statement haha

[@novum2915]

larl

[@Stiganamatic]

Oh that's why I recognized his name. Ha!

[@DunkyFuddha]

They FINALLY accepted this run

[@Juniper_Rose]

i really love the aesthetics of this game, especially how the next world intro has such children's books vibes; "the page turned, and the yoshi''s grew happier!"

[@BioYuGi]

My thoughts when I saw this: "A Yoshi's Story speedrun that takes an hour forty minutes? You can beat the entire game in less than thirty.... oh he's doing the all melon speedrun?! Madman."

[@verg4469_]

I thought the same thing

[@valentinemeikin]

We know he's mad. He caused Monika.

[@tonysimon8060]

I thought the exact same thing lol!

[@Rexdrinksredbull]

I'm so glad I got to see this live, Dan's passion for the game is so evident

[@arescochrane]

A huge name in smash, absolute legend. Super nice guy too

[@kenpachikiking6179]

What a great opening speech!

[@SYNC4ex]

So so happy for Dan. I show everyone his 2016 hype video. And now it's real!

[@rainsparks29]

Caught this live. Though "huh, the name is familiar but he only speedruns this game?" I didn't realise until like halfway in. Great run.

[@five_6_seven_8]

Thanks Dan for introducing me to Caravan Palace in your submission to run this at gdq years ago. Glad you finally got in! Still listening to caravan palace

[@Simte]

Dude the tec in this is crazy. Beautiful run.

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

The guide describes it super clear why we have this category: "melons are yumst"

[@animefanrk2k]

@47:10 This is the greatest game dev commentary of all time! xD

[@jestajoke2535]

definitely gets a spot on my list for funniest moments on stream this gdq

[@ericb47735]

I forgot how hard the super happy version of the tracks go

[@MKtagteamer]

This run was great, really glad to see it included at SGDQ. Awesome job, Dan!

[@macmo544]

I'm happy you are giving this game some much needed love

[@Linkums]

Oh man, I didn't realize that All Melons finally got in (unless it did before and I didn't realize that either). I remember you submitting this for years.

[@SamuraIcarus3]

It hit me like a lightning bolt when I finally connected the dots on why Dan Salvato rang a bell, and just oh my gosh it's THE Dan Salvato!

[@BardianAngel]

just yoshi

[@Surge_N_Destroy]

All melons is the only way to play this game. Me and my sister would just play all melons when we were children.

[@AC_Philosopher]

Question, played this as a young lad, where did the only melon run idea come from?

[@palidopali]

​@@AC_Philosopher for me and my siblings it was out of observation. Melons were clearly a prize for doing specific things, never were lucky/favourite fruit and they had very weird ways of obtaining them. We almost never had 30 melons per level so we just searched 1 or 2 runs of the same level and then fill it up with either a lucky or favourite fruit

[@elioridacow]

I did all Banana's there are three levels where it's possible to get 30 banana's and some of the others but it's not possible in every level

[@Threshroge]

when randomly, the whole couch shouted yoshi, and he said we're finally getting into the spirit finally, i found that so cute and wholesome 1:27:02!!

[@razzberrypie]

This was unreal in so many ways

[@kawong3975]

I love how every time I see Dan's name I was like "HE DID THIS TOO?"

[@rummyraisin]

Really bummed to have missed it live, but so glad to finally see this run in GDQ. You rock Dan, happy for ya!

[@perfectchaos0078]

Doki Doki Literature Club was one of my favorite games of the generation. This speedrun was surreal for me to watch.

[@simpleguy86]

Maybe i forgot who he was but I never knew Dan Salvato did speedruns.

[@bmac4]

He did stuff with speedrunning and Smash for years before his other most famous thing, in fact Smashers and speedrunners were some of the first people to stream it before the rest of the internet caught on.

[@ashbarlow]

This is such a good run! Love that he was nervous at the start but seems like it all came so natural to him! Go dan!

[@MarcosPaulo-cc6wd]

Very nice run! You are the best

[@BrandonDilbeck]

This was a fun run to watch! Thank you!

[@f.prince6642]

This was the first game I ever got when I got an N64. To see you destroy it and perfect was a treat. Awesome run

[@ketzal3044]

Term of the day is "Safety Lick"

[@nicolasbergeron1715]

This game is SUPER nostalgic for me even though I never technically owned the game myself. One of my most favorite parts of this game is the completely unique ways the same melody gets used in almost every level so that you don’t feel like you’re listening to the same song. “But you are.” 😊

[@mandlecreed02]

Doki Doki / Melons comment got me gud

[@mrphlip]

For those playing along at home: 47:08

[@brandonwoodhouse358]

One of the finest speedruns ive seen!

[@CosmykTheDolfyn]

No idea if Dan will ever see this, but can't you break a bubble by bouncing on it repeatedly if you're missing an egg like at the 25 minute mark? Ehh, it was probably faster to find am egg anyways.

[@sagi3933]

Who's Yoshi's Story? I only know of the game "Dan Salvato", made by the Doki Doki Literature Club, which is a love letter to Team Salvato made by some guy called Project M

[@MikemasterM1]

1:35:55 this is the spirit of speedrunning right here, so much respect and love for his rival

[@gmtatum]

17:35 Those stacking games plus the sniffing you just mentioned are why I never 100%d this game.

[@ericlim4589]

LET'S GO DAN SALVATO !

[@Gostrobe]

0:58 to 1:12 If you listen closely, you can hear Totaka's Song. He used to hide it in the games he worked on.

[@jeanbob1481]

super fun run GREAT beginning of sgdq

[@CheesecakeMilitia]

I love that I first heard of Dan from his swag videos campaigning to get this category accepted at GDQ. What a full circle showcase.

[@AnnCatsanndra]

THIS RUN IS SO GOOOOOD

[@emilianoaventura5295]

A shame I couldn't catch this live, since I found out about this GDQ on Dan's stream, at least I can watch it on here

[@chloii_]

You finally made it to main stage Dan :'D I'm so proud

[@trevorstroud9334]

I like the art style for this game...

[@HizuiSneazel]

Everyone in the comments forgetting he has some sick dance moves.

[@psi_sig]

Yoshi story finally made it in! Lets gooo

[@MikemasterM1]

47:34 the absolute best moment of this stream, love you so much for this joke, Dan! 🤣

[@ToxikBox]

Dude made Project M, DDLC, creepypastas... And speedruns. Talented guy

[@Threshroge]

AFTER LISTNEING to the fact that 11 years and only speedrunning thisf or 11 years i was nodding my head and smiling at 2:20

[@shuckyducky5212]

is this THE Dan Salvato?

[@billcook4768]

But but but… you skipped right past the theme song. That’s the best part of the game! I could never be a speed runner. Well, also because I suck :)

[@LS-jj4sy]

Oh I got so nervous when he skipped the first watermelon, but then I realized he's only going for the one kind of melon not all kinds of melons

[@Kaytsey]

Kinda sad this took so long to happen, but I'm glad it finally happened.

[@SuccMunkey]

Woah! Dan Salvato! His Yoshi Speedruns are nuts! Those are the most defining feats in his entire career!

[@hunterotte9555]

I remember seeing a few years ago he speedran this and was flabbergasted. Honestly, with both the ddlc girls and his choice in games, fantastic taste.

[@sashalama]

Let's gooooo maaaaannn. The as holeeeee song everybody!!

[@louisng114]

This run is exciting. Doki doki, one may say.

[@mercifuldeath]

Dan da GOAT

[@Kazooples]

I literally had a dream mere hours ago about melons, they had too many seeds…

[@mas8705]

I like to think Dan did a lovely job in introducing himself for those who may not know who he is. This was still a great run in spite of the random hiccups that happened and was a great way to kick off SGDQ.

[@Danny-jl2sd]

Here’s a little tip if you run out of eggs. If you jump on one of those bubbles enough times it will eventually break.

[@shen_valor]

I just finished watching his All Melon run from last year. And then I was recommended this. Wtf is going on? XD

[@trevorreynolds3434]

Yo dawg, we heard you like melons.

[@xmilkshakesx]

There’s no other way to play Yoshi’s Story than all melons!

[@life-destiny1196]

You know, melons are basically orb-shaped...

[@applekid1516]

Thanks Dan Salvato for your run... this game is special in the way of the difficulty works, you can eat every thing und you wouldn't see the end of every stage, and then you have this challenge where you have to know everything in the game. A good example of the Nintendo formular. The games expanding bye becoming better.. love it. Soundtrack wonderful... First N64 game yes... Thank you

[@godlyvex5543]

I love wannafest! Carl, wolsk, and dan are an awesome trio.

[@MikemasterM1]

1:02 Totaka’s song! Didn’t know it was that easy to find in this game

[@BloxyReimu]

Dokidoki wakuwaku mune ga takanaru watashi no kokoro ubau no wa anata Dokidoki wakuwaku mune ga zawameku watashi no kokoro kakimidashite wan moa taimu Dokidoki wakuwaku mune ga takanaru imasugu ai ni kite! nekuromantikku Dokidoki wakuwaku mune ga zawameku watashi to anata dake no sekai romantikku

[@Polterguist]

That was a good opener.

[@Elliewaffles]

where can I find the yoshi shirt they mentioned ?

[@elioridacow]

55:37 That's what I did when getting all 30 melons, Took me forever but it was done in 11 hours of play

[@nngnnadas]

Melons are not literature. However you can write literature on top of a melon. A poem or even a manga page can certainly fit.

[@davy_K]

Beautiful game. I never got why people didn't like it. I suppose they wanted YI2 but this is a different thing altogether.

[@st4r64]

Didn't know that Dan still did speedruns.

[@Viviantoga]

4 3 2 2, 2 34 Yo Shi Yo Shi

[@Josephhof]

Legend

[@mandlecreed02]

Shaky cam intro you KNOW it's gon be gud

[@garchomp2222]

Everything about jpegs I like

[@Coolio_Ash]

Dude nice

[@speedygamerchannel]

THAT'S MY GOAT

[@TheMarioaddict]

Just Melons

[@JMartini810]

I'm sorry I must have missed something..... WHY can he fo ro the 2nd world after just the first level? Something to do with the melons ?

[@icedhollyssb7816]

That's just how the game works - instead of the typical 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, ect, you see with most games of this formula, it automatically puts you at the next world. It's why he had to fight the final boss four times.

[@kurtisharen]

The plot of the game is that Yoshi Island was turned into a storybook. It’s not necessarily six worlds, as much as six pages. (Which is why the menu says “Start From P.3” or whatever.) Each level you play has three large hearts to collect. Each heart unlocks an alternate level you can choose from for the following Page. What he skips in the run is that the game has a cutscene at the end of each Page which is unique to whatever level you chose to play, where it reads the “story written on the page” that you just completed. After defeating Baby Bowser and beating the game, it plays a cutscene and reads the full story start to finish. This means that every single time you play the game, you end up with a unique story specific to that run. The game really goes hard into the “storybook” theme that way. Despite the game being easy as hell, provided you aren’t masochistic enough to suffer an all-melon run, the game was one of my favorite growing up because of how it did the theming.

[@NGO9000]

The funny monika guy

[@OblivionWalkerVerified]

Another game that has totakas song.

[@ShirakoriMio]

I like the part when Yoshi commited tax fraud on all the melons he ate.

[@katelynsakurasystem1811]

NOW WHERES PROJECT LIBITINA DAN

[@jamebo9390]

dan salvato is the neil cicierega of video games

[@psycl0ne1]

Oh it's this time of the year again. Just checked the schedule and saw alot of games I'm looking forward to see.

[@SYNC4ex]

1:22:30 Melon 🍈 ❤️

[@lnsatiabie4364]

as in... as in the guy who killed sayori?

[@puritychalice]

Is this why we’re not getting Project Libitina?

[@colin5227]

Yay

[@Sam_Hue]

What’s the difference between Melons and Visual Novels?

[@JeffKGaming]

Libitina when