Mario Kart: Double Dash!! race by OptimisticEmo and Goomba in

[@gamesdonequick]

Runner introduction starts at 00:10 Run starts at 01:07 Couch commentary is provided by phoenixspelledcorrectly, Riqbic, and AverageTrey SporadicErratic is host.

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

A really nice race that heavily demonstrates why Charity (and Grand Prix) speedruns aren't very competitive, but incredibly entertaining to watch. On one hand, you have Goomba cruising along with minimal getting in his way and on the other, you have Emo getting absolutely blasted with bad RNG, putting him 30+ seconds behind at the start of Special Cup, but playing at an extremely similar skill level. If the extremely obvious RNG wasn't enough to show just how much of this race was out of the control of the runners, Bowser's Castle and the Ultra Shortcut associated with it almost single-handedly took Emo's 30-second disadvantage and not only nullified it, but did so by putting Emo more than an entire minute ahead of Goomba. Despite the entire run leaning well in Goomba's favor, he lost the entire race to this one single inconsistent trick. But despite how polarizing this race was, there's still an important place for runs like this and that is Charity events just like this one. Just looking at Dino Dino Jungle, they both go for an unviable, but extremely stylish shroomless cut which the commentators didn't expect either of them to make and which they both failed in their practice runs. The carefree mindset of the charity event led to an incredibly exciting moment where BOTH of them nailed it on the final lap. I don't think it's quite emphasized just how impressive that is. By Goomba's projections, a good player can pull this shortcut off once for every 20 attempts they take at it. Since they both had 3 attempts, the probability of them both making it was 9 in 400 (a 2.25% percent chance). This is the kind of tech skill that no other category, not even a time trial world record could show off, as yes, with enough attempts, we all know someone could get it 3/3 laps, but the sheer ability to pull it off on the spot in front of thousands of people shows a consistency and confidence that otherwise would be completely under-shadowed by the countless failures that led to that one successful attempt.

[@GoombaNL]

I mean sure emo had worse rng but my rng was absolutely terrible as well lmao Most of my lead was built up by simply driving better The BC sc I was getting 1 out of 2 in practice so idk what went wrong during the run as I wasnt nervous :d it happens Also ddj sc is definitely in the time trial wr? So what so you mean with that

[@2ndhk552]

The Dino Dino jungle shortcut still has me puzzled because optimist did it with only 1 mini turbo, I think this is possible because he had two wheels off the track decreasing his friction

[@cronodoug]

Forever, my favorite Mario Kart.

[@porschepal7932]

Same

[@thegreyghost5846]

Emo got hit by: 13 blue shells and dodged one 10 lightnings Goomba was hit by: 7 blue shells 9 lightnings

[@ZatralTMF]

First game I ever set out to complete and I remember the stress and excitement of finally beating 48 mirror cup. Followed by the utter disappointment of the abilities of the golden Kart.

[@floggyWM1]

i dont think ive ever beat the star cup in mirror mode

[@GoombaNL]

@@philosophpascal in game stats are a lie sadly enough lol

[@triple7marc]

Still cool to unlock it!

[@gigaslave]

>A dollar for every blue shell RIP your wallet, lol

[@thegreyghost5846]

21 blue shells were fired lol

[@rocketpunchgo1]

The memories I've had with this game probably gave me my extreme love of co-op in games ever since. Also: WE NEED MORE CO-OP GAMES DAMMIT

[@big_weenie1447]

This makes me wonder if there will ever be a co-op Double Dash run, or if it's been done.

[@GoombaNL]

Its been done, but since the back person needs to keep destroying their stick in order to charge the MTs, and because it doesn't add much, nobody cares about it. Current record or so for All Cup Tour Coop is like an 28:24 in game time

[@roushmore]

@ Note: In-Game Time. RTA is the split timer. The In-Game Time for the best Single Player run is 26:22

[@Hope4NewDay1]

Aw man this was a good ass race. Definitely something I'm going to rewatch.

[@Theplaymaker1271]

Goomba: sees a star sitting on the course and gets it. Emo: sees a bowsershell blocking the road in the exact same place... Pretty much sums up the run

[@Barberbee]

Mario Kart Double Dash will always be superior

[@Cygerion]

no, its not melee

[@triple7marc]

Superior to...?

[@samsmiley884]

@@Cygerion Exactly. I don’t care how good mkdd is, melee will always be the best smash game.

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

Ayy it's my dude Goomba great job on this Gomb

[@GoombaNL]

Thanks babe

[@dr.toxicgamingmadscientist]

Goomba: Is in the lead for like half this entire race Emo after Bowser's Castle: The Turns have TABLED

[@izidio7126]

I'm going to get a coffee for me, Mario Kart was part of my childhood so I can not wait to see this SpeedRun, Thanks GDQ for this video.

[@triple7marc]

That was the greatest comeback I’ve ever seen.

[@porschepal7932]

This game has ny favorite Rainbow Road. Also really like Wario Colosseum

[@flandersOH]

the mkdd community hey wait that’s me

[@thefakeslimshady7542]

No one’s talking about Optimistic’s horrible rng

[@Cygerion]

why the fu*k did i think that said mg

[@Neightr0]

Most Most of the checkpoints in this game seem to be designed as anti-shortcuts. You take a slower route to get a double item box; basically sandbagging is part of the track design. I guess that's a mechanic that only really works in the games that have double item boxes.

[@cr3xo970]

Played MKDD as a kid almost every day and now, several years later, I learned that there is a tunnel shortcut at Yoshi's Island... (._.)

[@triple7marc]

Nintendo removed it in MKDS and MK8 :(

[@ashlynnanderson1744]

i skipped to the run and immediately went "wtf, is that averagetrey?" shout out from the sunshine community! trey's dope

[@wwijsman]

I'm pretty sure Goomba is Dutch. It is a bit hard to hear, but you can still hear it

[@pt4387]

Yes, he is Dutch.

[@GoombaNL]

Nee joh :^)

[@Aukejorrit]

@@GoombaNL niet zo sarcastisch doen he Goomba 😂 Topgameplay trouwens!

[@GoombaNL]

​@@Aukejorrit Thanks man! Had in bowser iets beter gekunt maar qua driving was t helemaal prima, RNG was ook beetje jammer maarja das t enige waar ik niks aan kan doen lol

[@Nukatha]

Why all four cups individually as opposed to just All Cup Tour?

[@danghostman2814]

Answered at 0:25 - 0:37

[@GoombaNL]

As explained, All Cup Tour puts all the tracks in a randomized order apart from the first track (Luigi Circuit) and Last track (Rainbow Road). By doing all 4 cups so the tracks are played in order, it's much easier to compare who is ahead

[@refreshfr]

He explains it at the beginning: All Cup Tour plays tracks in a random order, so to improve the viewing experience (both players play the same track at the same time), they play the 4 cups back to back.

[@Kurzov]

In the All-Cup Tour, the race starts at Luigi Circuit and ends at Rainbow Road, however the order of the other tracks are at random. It's more controlled the way they do it.

[@FeralHydra75]

Emo had the WORST RNG holy shit

[@slamgrene8440]

equivalent exchange, he did get that full minute advantage from bowser castle

[@fridgedium]

idk why but this game looks like the most interesting

[@rewriteanime]

So drifting is faster than using the gold mushroom glitch?

[@GoombaNL]

Whats the gold mushroom glitch

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

Idk what the gold mushroom glitch is, but I recall they mentioned (I believe it was at some point during Daisy Cruiser) that mini turbos give you the same amount of speed as both stars and mushrooms and so I imagine as a result, mini-turboing with perfect lines is just as fast (probably faster when factoring in Grand Prix's need to block the occasional item, but idk how that glitch works)

[@GoombaNL]

@@TJ-Henry-Yoshi well if wed have infinite mushrooms we could offroad cut a whole lot, and shrooms allow for tighter cornering actually so itd be worth, depending on the set up time for the glitch (if it even exists)

[@kylehughes2523]

the prophet

[@theCreamyCrusher]

Anyone remember when mcdonalds had double dash toy or was it burger king i dont know all i remember is that that was when happy meal toys were good

[@prismacan7752]

Now they're like "This part moves" and "This shoots something". Starting to get super uncreative.

[@DrGandW]

I was actually getting secondhand mad for Emo dude was getting fucked by RNG for the first cup and it hardly let up, blessed lap skips at Bowser's though, good on him!

[@AhkoRC]

I never knew there was a tunnel shortcut in Yoshi's track.

[@triple7marc]

Nintendo removed it in MKDS and MK8 :(

[@SleepyRaccoon]

I just realized that I forgot my Wiimote when going to my grandmother's house, well time to search for my GameCube.

[@itskazooie3461]

I thought they where doing it on the same kart

[@andrescube64]

Yeah I thought so too

[@rendyajadech1957]

there are other light-weight kart, why did they choose only that one?

[@TheNejD]

It's more slidey which makes the A tech more effective

[@MF-ll9bc]

The Barrel train is the best kart in this game. It has the best A tech, ...

[@GoombaNL]

It has the highest top speed out of all lightweight karts :) that was the original reason, nowadays it also works really well with atech

[@enzoarmaniable]

Been playing this game since 2005... I thought I was good..

[@mAcroFaze]

Amazing run(s)! It's just such a shame that the decider comes down to the second to last race and luck more than skill :(

[@clintonmeyers5691]

Is there a reason why Donkey Kong, Bowser, Wario in the top 3 or top 5. I don't remember that as a kid but I got the game recently on amazon and every time I play it by myself or me and my cousin Bowser, Donkey Kong and Wario is always up there in the top 3 or top 5. Is it RNG manipualtion I am doing without realizing it or just coincidence they're always up there.

[@cristianflores1588]

Disappointed it’s not a race against both in one game…but it’s just for time…

[@yallahs]

An unfair game

[@DorianHerniote]

Mkdd

[@ForeverHex1]

2nd favourite mario kart, mario kart 64 is the best hands down.

[@floggyWM1]

id take double dash over 64, and snes mario kart over 64, but thats just me.

[@triple7marc]

Take off the nostalgia goggles dude.