Is Super Meat Boy's Platinum THAT Difficult?

I recently got Super Meat Boy's platinum and wanted to talk about how hard it is, and why I think more folks should try it!
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[@neologicalgamer3437]

Fuckin' hell, this guy is editing like a professional. This used to be the quality you'd expect of somebody with *at least* 10k subs.

[@thesparkcity]

That's kind of you to say! I haven't made too many videos, but maybe we'll get there someday

[@bengopalmi80]

I agree, probably best quality overall of all the recent trophy hunting channels! Shame he doesn’t get as much attention as he’s really good at editing and giving insightful commentary

[@thesparkcity]

@@bengopalmi80 Hey thanks very much for the kind words! I haven't produced much content, though I'm looking to change that soon, so watch out for that!

[@Pogostuckfan]

Yeah I mean it’s safe to say he’s underrated

[@TheSalltt]

I just found this video on my home page, and I just realized that you were a streamer I watched play Fall Guys a ton in 2021 :O This vid is fire, happy to see you're still around and kickin'!

[@thesparkcity]

LOL yeah those were the day's eh? Moved on to other things, glad to hear from you!

[@hilltops4458]

Really nice editing man! was definitely a journey witnessing this on stream . glad you got it done

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks Hilliam!

[@mertbilge1412]

Arent you the man that called this nice guy nerd?

[@duncanclarke]

This video pretty great. I really appreciate your discussion on the psychological techniques behind how you overcame the obstacles to get the platinum. I've definitely experienced the inevitability threshold with tricky bosses in FromSoft games. The dynamic between confidence and skills is a really fascinating way to look at the way people engage with difficult challenges (in life and also in games)

[@thesparkcity]

Hey thanks so much for the kind words! I definitely agree that there's a lot of similarities in the way folks overcome challenges in life and games, and I feel like the more folks put their own unique spins out there, the better odds we have of other folks finding an approach that works for them!

[@Ziroikabi]

Amazing video! I hope you continue to keep making videos. The quality of editing was really good I’m usually very picky about what sort of content I watch and rarely steer away to new channels but this was such a good video! ❤

[@thesparkcity]

Hey, thank you so much for the kind words! I definitely want to make more vids, got a few ideas that I'm working on! Slowly but surely, haha

[@zacharywright6529]

Thank you for this amazing perspective. It really helped encourage me to keep up the grind on harder games. I subbed from this video and look forward to more amazing content from you!! And congrats on this plat!

[@thesparkcity]

Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm glad to hear they helped! Keep pushing, hard games are so rewarding to finish!

[@WillsPerspectives]

Damn man, this is a great video. Gotta say you deserve a lot more attention for this editing and commentary, not to mention the grind itself. As someone who has just started doing KZbin daily as much as possible, I’m definitely taking notes from this video!

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@JustKille]

Really underrated youtuber. Don't be surprised if you skyrocket in popularity soon.

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@storm3087]

awesome video, I did this platinum back in high school and it's been a running joke in one of my friend groups that I simply have the trophy. There are definitely harder challenges out there but it was honestly a lot of fun like you said. Keep up the good work 👍

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks for the kind words, and congrats!

[@BL4D3_420]

Great video, loved the gameplay and editing, you def deserve more subs

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks very much for the kind words!

[@JohnCalum]

Great video mate this was awesome! Really inspired me to give this another proper go!

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks for the kind words! And best of luck, keep pushing, lemme know how it goes!

[@dietpanini4000]

Congrats on 500 subs ! I'm attempting this plat rn and it's good to see someone else using the same strats ():

[@thesparkcity]

Thank you! And yeah, that's partially why I made this vid, wanted to add a different perspective to guides for this game

[@TheJaseDawg]

Great video mate!! Was a nice refreshing take that's for sure 🤘😎🤘

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks for the kind words! :D

[@dubstepedgelord]

Some great advice in here, especially about the consistency thing. Will have to keep it in mind for super meat boy forever.

[@thesparkcity]

Best of luck!

[@IsaacWalter]

Insanely good video! You deserve way more subs 🔥🔥

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks very much! Hoping to release another vid this week, keep an eye out for that!

[@girv]

Pretty impressive, even though I have zero understanding of the game ;) Great editing as well!

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks pop! :D

[@TheHairyNord]

Best KZbin channel on all of KZbin - god tier!

[@eltigre5785]

theres alot of small channels with good editing, but yours are the only i feel are on an entertainment scale of really large channels, hope u make it

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks very much for the kind words! :D

[@andreasberthou1]

So easy even a Stardew Valley main could do it. Jokes aside - really great pacing in the video, was captivating and well edited! :D

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks man! StArDeW wAs So MuCh HaRdEr

[@williamp6483]

great video and congrats on the platinum

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@karp5176]

Nice job! I'm currently working on this myself and have been watching tons of videos like this for encouragement and some advice to keep in mind! This definitely gave me some encouragement and good advice to keep in mind, and for that I'm thankful! So far I have Wood Boy, Needle Boy, and Salt Boy down!

[@thesparkcity]

Great stuff, keep it up! Good on you for pushing yourself

[@karp5176]

@@thesparkcity Hello again, just did it! I started to play other games after unlocking a couple more achievements, but recently I came back and was able to do the last couple! Again, thanks for the advice!

[@thesparkcity]

@@karp5176 Hey that's awesome! Congratulations! How does it feel?

[@karp5176]

@@thesparkcity Oh it feels real good and liberating! Really happy about it!

[@thesparkcity]

@@karp5176 Hell yeah! Love that, great job

[@PlatinumROB_91]

Congrats on getting this platinum!

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks very much!

[@sonicff7]

Another thing that I feel makes the difficulty much more manageable is the fact that you can exit to map in a tight spot or when you miss a key etc., and also use different characters prior to Cotton Alley. I'm going for all the achievements on Steam atm, except with Meat Boy only and without using exit to map, but seems like most people definitely take use of both. Like, not using them feels like the actual 10/10 that its listed as, cuz its definitely harder, I remember NickAR saying in his vid that not using exit to map would 'be like an 11/10' lmao which is kinda funny. Obviously Cotton Alley is still the hardest world and it's only Bandage Girl so ye. Prior to that tho a lot of levels can be trivialized with the other characters. It is indeed funny tho that people put it up as this really really impossible plat when there's multiple things in use that make it more feasible. Being forced to do it 1-20 would also make it hellish lol. Obviously still an extremely hard challenge, but could be harder considering what's allowed.

[@thesparkcity]

Yeah, I think that's the major weakness of the 1-10 scale, it doesn't really tell you much about WHY the game is difficult. I do think that no quitting to map makes things trickier, but given that you have to play the hardest worlds with only bandage girl, a meat boy-only run wouldn't add as much difficulty as it seems. It would definitely take more attempts, but even the levels that get trivialized with other characters aren't usually *that* insane, we just gravitate towards the easiest options

[@Desmuria]

Congratulations on the platinum! Mega achievement!

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks Des!

[@excrubulent]

This is really similar to the insight that helped me chill out with rally games - don't reset, just keep going if you can. Finish, don't worry about placement, just focus on consistency and how to reduce the number of wipeouts. I had been pretty good at it already, but it helped me enjoy the process more, and I found I climbed the leaderboards in longer rallies as faster, riskier strats made people crash out. Similar with runs of Pistol Whip I've been doing, I learned to finish runs even when they sucked, and then start again, rather than resetting early. It's an autoscroller rhythm style where each level is a song, and it feels especially soul-crushing to reset something like that because the time you lost is absolutely fixed. Doing complete levels every time makes it more fun and gets you to a level of competence in every part of the level much faster.

[@thesparkcity]

Totally agree! I used to do speedrunning, and I detested having to reset runs, I ended up just spamming full runs of the game, that's probably where my tendency to not break up Meat Boy worlds came from! Messing around on map screens or character select screens, dying on the same level 5 times in a row, that stuff got to me way more than choking, and I had some heartbreakers during this plat, haha

[@excrubulent]

@@thesparkcity Gotta maintain the love of the game. Also the platinum is awesome. I'm actually more impressed at the way you worked smarter than I am with raw twitch skills or perseverance.

[@thesparkcity]

@@excrubulent I've been gaming a long time, but I've never had insane twitch reflexes or anything! But what I lack in reaction time, I make up for in patience (aka stubbornness haha) Thanks for watching the vid! I appreciate the kind words

[@yes2462]

So I haven't started meat boy yet I was going to but a friend needed help with bo3 realistic so I got that plat and your video really helped me get past the hard parts specifically 8:22 I'm gonna do meat boy soon tho

[@thesparkcity]

congrats on the bo3 plat! best of luck with meat boy, hope this vid continues to help

[@harleybenton6805]

Keep going! Very good content!

[@thesparkcity]

Thank you so much!

[@alex-h3x1b]

i watched this video when it was new, and it still didn't motivate me to go for this at the time. lately i've been seeing even more new videos of people getting this platinum and decided to finally go for it! i know it's kind of like "baby's first steps" into the world of hard platinums, but for me it's the first time i've attempted something this difficult. i love pretty much all of edmund mcmillen's games and i've finished most of them, this and the end is nigh are the most difficult, with the latter being much, much more difficult than this. on PS it's not as bad, but since i'm playing on steam, there's extra achievements for doing every cartridge deathless AND doing the ENTIRE GAME deathless. that one may truly be my limit, but i want to at least finish SMB. after that, i'll play through TEiN and see how i get along with it, then decide if going for all achievements is worth it. either way, enough about my life story XD i'm glad i came back to this video because it's genuinely a huge motivation to go for this completion, and even for other difficult ones in the future! and not only that, but you gave genuinely good life advice here, what a masterpiece of a video!

[@thesparkcity]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Idk if I'd say it's baby first really hard platinum, it's definitely still a stiff challenge! My point in making this vid was that you shouldn't put too much stock into how other folks view difficulty of a game. Like I said towards the end, a lot of people don't try this game because they hear about how hard it is and get scared off, whereas if they tried it themselves they might come to a completely different conclusion! Just keep pushing yourself and you'll be shocked at how far you can develop your skills!

[@alex-h3x1b]

@@thesparkcity thank you! yeah i've already done 4 no death runs in a day, and while they were the easiest ones, that's still much faster progress than i was expecting! i'm sure it's gonna slow down soon, but i'm ready and i'm determined to conquer this challenge!

[@thesparkcity]

@@alex-h3x1b Nice! Yeah they get more difficult, but each one is kind of good practice for the next, so keep it up!

[@MeraMadness]

I found another very good channel :)

[@thesparkcity]

Well thanks for watching! :D

[@ItsKevin183]

Congrats! I myself have gotten every trophy except light & dark rapture + cotton alley deathless. I always said to myself that I'd get back at it and I'd just take a little break... I've taken a 4 month break now and have platted a couple other games. I honestly don't know if I'll ever commit it like I used to with missile boy and the dark hell trophy... How many hours did it take you for the platinum btw?

[@thesparkcity]

It took me about 60 hours! 20 of that being Cotton Alley though, I'm sure someone with better reflexes could do it quicker

[@OrodrethN77]

Very interesting video, I've stop playing after having done 3 worlds without dying, just because I was bored and not having fun at all it was purely tryhard. I should try it again some time... For now I'm working on Crypt of the Necrodancer's and it's a you said but much much worse as I really fear I'll have to accept I don't have the capacity to accomplish it :(

[@thesparkcity]

Yeah I feel like if Super Meat Boy is too tryhard, Necrodancer would be that times a thousand haha

[@OrodrethN77]

@@thesparkcity it is, so much it becomes absurd haha but I'm having so much more fun with it I love that game ☺️ Even if the achievements would drive anyone crazy

[@lux8574]

Congrats on the plat

[@thesparkcity]

Thank you!

[@mastergame1311]

Good job on that.

[@thesparkcity]

Thanks very much!

[@Platskull]

0:40 Kingdom Come is one of my favorite games... loved that platinum and even hardcore mode wasnt that bad😅🔥

[@thesparkcity]

Yeah it's not a bad game, just not really my cup of tea haha

[@PlatiDan]

Wow 60 hours and under 10k deaths is really impressive! 🎉 You are for sure a top tier gamer ❤ That guy with the 100 hours of pain and misery is just trash 😂

[@thesparkcity]

LOL I mean, I don't think anyone who struggles with the game is trash (I certainly had my fair share), I just wanted to point out that folks shouldn't see those comments and get scared away from a game!

[@yes2462]

This video inspired me to do super meat boys platinum

[@thesparkcity]

Ayyy good stuff gamer! Lemme know how it goes!

[@stary_kartofel2137]

That's exactly how I got the platinums too; I'd just play the levels in order until I got it I also agree that people who got the platinum don't rate it as that difficult; I was just casually replaying the levels once and I pulled off a 1 to 20 deathless meat boy only hell dark world run

[@Seraphineopai]

Good stuff man. Maybe a little bit of background misic would help the vid? Its a crime to not use this games incredible soundtrack.

[@thesparkcity]

I definitely should have added some BG music, but I'm not sure if I can use the game's soundtrack, what with copyright and stuff

[@Seraphineopai]

@@thesparkcity Game soundtracks are generally ok to use, it's songs published by artists that you have to be careful of. If an artist releases a song in a game separately, it's most likely copyrighted, but if it is just listed as a part of the OST, you should be ok to use it.

[@lenduk7088]

Nice video.

[@thesparkcity]

Thank you!

[@PTO1.]

WR lode runner speedrunner Sparkcity gets a goated plat

[@thesparkcity]

LOL

[@Ohhfrostyyy]

Well im actually wondering if I should attempt it now. I only have 2 platinum, (almost 3, as I need only one achievement for saint row IV and its the 40h, so im just.. waiting) but, I did do geometry dash on steam, and im wondering if it can be comparable too?

[@thesparkcity]

You should give it a try! Worst case scenario, you earn some trophies from the game and can always come back to it later! I wouldn't worry too much about how many platinums you have, it might make some difference those plats have given you more experience with precision platformers, but even then, i hadn't played a precision platformer in years before I fired up Super Meat Boy. Give it a go!

[@Ohhfrostyyy]

@@thesparkcity alright! Thats the confidence I needed! Its on sale now too! Ill try my best ! Thank you!!

[@thesparkcity]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO@@Ohhfrostyyy

[@Ohhfrostyyy]

And thank you for the video as well ! It deserve a lot more attention

[@thesparkcity]

@@Ohhfrostyyy Well thanks very much for the kind words! Definitely want to make more of these, so stay tuned! :D

[@KirbySmasher48]

you should try the spiritual successor made by the same guy, the end is nigh! i genuinely don't think you could do it :)

[@thesparkcity]

Don't plan on going for that any time soon!

[@slasherv788]

Let him cook🗣️🔥

[@thesparkcity]

we're cookin meat, boys

[@slasherv788]

@@thesparkcity hell yeah but good job man congratulations on your new platinum can’t wait for moreeee!!!!!!

[@thesparkcity]

@@slasherv788 Thanks a bunch! I just released a new vid about trophy hunting, feel free to check it out! :D

[@slasherv788]

@@thesparkcity bettttt ima check it out thank you keep up the good work❤️!!

[@thesparkcity]

@@slasherv788Thanks a bunch!

[@axelgonzalez9687]

Max Payne 3 was my hardest platnuim , you have to Beat the whole game on hard mode without dying

[@thesparkcity]

Sounds pretty rough!

[@unholyravioli8064]

Interesting to hear you share the same sentiment that I do regarding level order. In my impossible boy run, I ended up doing 19-20 and then 1-18. Overall, really great video. I'd never thought that I would even get close to obtaining this platinum, but the "inevitability threshold" really exists! So many thoughts and feelings that I am unable to articulate are explained in great detail here.

[@thesparkcity]

That's awesome! I knew I couldn't be the only one to be trying this kind of method, so I wanted to make a vid to show folks that it's a viable one!

[@ItsKevin183]

@@thesparkcity I also used the method without even knowing it wasn't popular :)

[@donpepepepazo5902]

legend

[@TQ76.]

I have done super meat boy plat on steam, and damn the last part of level 19 was thougt

[@thesparkcity]

Of Cotton Alley Dark? I didn't struggle too much with it, but it definitely is a scary section

[@TQ76.]

@@thesparkcity yes the part with the last short jump

[@thesparkcity]

@@TQ76. Yeah it's a spooky one for sure!

[@Saulbreadman]

Kingdom come deliverance is a masterpiece the disrespect shall not be taken 😭

[@thesparkcity]

More like mustard piece, got em

[@iThinkMyNamesBenH]

Its unique, I like the idea of your character being useless. Not like RPGs where 'lv 1s' are still skilled in their role. You feel like youve actually grown through the playthrough.

[@iThinkMyNamesBenH]

Still, masterpiece? God no 😂

[@thesparkcity]

@@iThinkMyNamesBenH Agreed! I liked that it did the Deus Ex thing where there were actually multiple solutions to *most* problems, and some of the things the game takes into account (character hygiene) are super cool! But for whatever reason, it didn't grab me like I hoped it would

[@jessicaperry7549]

I wish i had nerves like you..👍

[@thesparkcity]

I was shaking in my boots at the end there, plenty of chokes up to that point haha!

[@multistuff9831]

the platinum on console is much simpler. on steam you gotta get all characters, get 100 bandages, and beat kids xmas world from super meat world in one sitting. all that adds up to make it AWFUL on steam, but mostly its because of the kids xmas stuff which is miserable. gg on doing all the worlds hitless btw i cant imagine doing cotton alley dark world hitless

[@thesparkcity]

other than the xmas chapter, the trophies are all the same on console, minus the glitch worlds, but the glitch worlds and the xmas chapters aren't too bad, even in one sitting

[@Orangotangs]

You should try the enter the gungeon platinum

[@thesparkcity]

I've played the game, I didn't find it that fun

[@Orangotangs]

That’s heartbreaking 😭😭😭

[@thesparkcity]

Sorry gamer!@@Orangotangs

[@shadowmaksim]

I've thought about doing "Super Meat Boy" myself a bunch of times. I usually play more niche games so something like it would be great for gaining some recognition but I always arrive at the same issue. I'm just not interested in playing the game at all in general. I've managed to put myself through some difficult and time-consuming platinums before...but they were always games I wanted to play first and foremost. And ultimately, that's the reason why I manage to push through so many of them. Cause beneath all the trouble and frustration, I was still doing something I enjoyed. It was the kind of realization I needed. So really, I am glad for everyone who manages to finish this, even if it's not quite as difficult as people hold it up to be. It's something I just can't see myself doing since I'm not interested.

[@thesparkcity]

I'm the same way! I played Enter the Gungeon for an hour, and even though it's estimated at a much shorter time and easier difficulty, it would still have taken too long for since I didn't enjoy the core gameplay at all. I've always enjoyed platformers, so that helped with Meat Boy, but the challenge itself and the satisfaction of overcoming it became a decent substitute for the enjoyment of the game, at least for as long as I played Meat Boy. But I'll likely never go back and play it again, now that I've done the plat, haha

[@Gooey]

10:08 you could not be more correct God, its awful, its non sense The wall jumps sometimes are bugged too and I jump straight up instead of away from the wall And also the fact I cant rebind keys (pc, keyboard player) really shows how outdated this game is

[@thesparkcity]

Oh yeah, the straight up wall jump is such a tilter! It's pretty nutty that the controls can't be rebound, even something like Oblivion from 2006 had fully rebindable controls haha

[@thegoosh6469]

I remember that when I first played this game I thought the controls were superb. Nowadays, I've tried going for the deathless achievements on and off and the awkward momentum and bugs are one of the main things keeping me from wanting to grind it harder. I'm glad Edmund got it right later with The End is Nigh though, maybe the same thing will happen again but I'm confident that those controls will always hold up.

[@thesparkcity]

@@thegoosh6469 Yeah i mean the game is like 15 years old now, and was programmed by a dude out of his bedroom, so it's probably not going to age well LOL Not sure if super meat boy forever has the same issues, maybe it's better?

[@thegoosh6469]

@@thesparkcity SMB Forever is basically an endless runner so i would be impressed if they managed to screw that up

[@thesparkcity]

@@thegoosh6469 truuuuue

[@abcdefzhij]

What is Platinum in this context? What does that mean

[@thesparkcity]

It means all achievements in the base game, not including DLC or expansions. It just Sony's way of making its system different from Steam and Xbox

[@darylthecat8670]

Probably should stick to lode runner

[@ThatGuyUSA]

The End is Nigh? :O

[@thesparkcity]

More like the End is Nah! But for real, i think the only other Edmund Mcmillan game I'd go for is Binding of Isaac

[@ThatGuyUSA]

​@@thesparkcity It's only a matter of time 😜 Anyways great vid!

[@thesparkcity]

@@ThatGuyUSAThanks very much! :D

[@Robin_R15]

I'm currently trying to get the platinum. I already have 25k deaths and im only in hell dark world... how can you say its not the biggest nightmare?? And how you only died 9k times. I played videogames since i was 6 almost every single day, now im 23. AM I THAT BAD?

[@thesparkcity]

Nah I don't think so! If we're talking gaming experience, I've gamed for around 28 years, haha. But I also have played a lot of precision platformers and platformers in general, so maybe that's part of it? But either way, I don't think death count is a good indicator of skill, I mainly posted it to compare to someone else's 22k deaths to say that the big numbers shouldn't scared them off. Don't worry about the deaths, keep pushing! You'll break through eventually! It's only a matter of time

[@chairsilla]

great, now do the smbf one.

[@thesparkcity]

Why?

[@DonkeyDunk]

I’m not even trying the platinum. 1 I would have to buy on PlayStation (I own it on Xbox one) and 2 the Xbox 100% has no deathrun trophies which I am so glad about. Still gonna 100% on Xbox tho

[@thesparkcity]

Hey, you can always come back to it later if you want

[@DonkeyDunk]

@@thesparkcity also just to let you know that video was very high quality. KZbin’s algorithm is doing you dirty. I hope your channel succeeds and have a great day

[@thesparkcity]

@@DonkeyDunk Thanks for the kind words! It did ok for a while, and then I put out another video and the algorithm killed both that one and this one...good ol' youtube

[@Nachi3007]

You have the potential to be someone

[@thesparkcity]

thank you!

[@TheHairyNord]

Like, The Mayor!

[@nobody_2471]

It's very easy and simple platinum

[@thesparkcity]

like your face

[@nobody_2471]

@@thesparkcity ??

[@thesparkcity]

@@nobody_2471 got em

[@Summer-us5ql]

No

[@thesparkcity]

Solid contribution to the conversation!

[@dengamleidiot]

I miss talk about the gameplay, and the all this personal trainer NON-STOP talk

[@thesparkcity]

I don't understand what you mean!

[@damsen978]

Then complete the Steam version if you're bragging so much.

[@thesparkcity]

Someone didn't watch the videooooo

[@damsen978]

@@thesparkcity I mean, you titled the video "platinum" and shown the PlayStation platinum trophy on the thumbnail. If you're doing it on PC then you clickbaited, all the more reason to not give you my 30 second view.

[@thesparkcity]

@@damsen978 Imagine clicking a video that no one asked you to watch just to get angry. Come on dude

[@damsen978]

@@thesparkcity You literally made a clickbait, which is 100% reasonable to get angry at. That makes you an disingenuous PoS and even with your first reply you incited me to feed your view count, hell no.

[@thesparkcity]

@@damsen978 brother, you commented 30 seconds into watching the video calling me a braggart, which means you didn't watch the video (hence my reply), so how would you know if I "made a clickbait" or not? Also, how easy is your life that you're getting angry at clickbait on KZbin

[@Shushnie]

9k deaths is crazy, I played on Xbox so only had until the golden god trophy. Took my 13k

[@thesparkcity]

I've been playing platformers for years, I think death count is a poor marker of skill anyway, I only brought it up to show how meaningless it is (in comparison to something like 22k haha)

[@rayfer.]

​@@thesparkcitydamn. I bet you also have the wr Speedrun in celeste or something xD

[@thesparkcity]

@@rayfer. LOL absolutely not! I did plat Celeste but I'm not much of a speedrunner these days