Half-Life """""Speedrun"""""

I'd like to give a shoutout to a few people that helped me to research stuff for this video, firstly the SourceRuns Discord and KZbin channels for giving me some help learning about Half-Life speedrunning strats... here are the links if you're curious yourself!
SourceRuns Discord: / discord
SourceRuns KZbin: / sourceruns
I've also been really addicted to the KZbin channels MarphitimusBlackimus, Leadhead and
lymphoid, all of whom make some kind of Half-Life-related content. Most of the information in this video is gleaned from them and there's lots of really interesting stuff to find there that I didn't come close to covering.
MarphitimusBlackimus: / marphitimusblackimus
Leadhead: / @leadhead
lymphoid: / lymphoid
One final dorky Half-Life related thing, and I meant to mention this in the stream because it was so cool but I never got around to it, is the video "Black-Mesa Disaster on one map". Basically someone made a video mapping out the movements and locations of all 3 protagonists of Half-Life, Half-Life: Opposing Force, and Half-Life: Blue Shift in relation to one another; the video's incredibly well-edited with lots of great use of in-game voice lines, sound effects and ambient music, and it's pretty insanely comprehensive in its detail as well. It's really eerie and unsettling and it occupied my thoughts for the better part of a week. It may be the sort of thing that will only have that effect on you if you've already played all 3 of those games... but regardless, check it out!
Black-Mesa Disaster on one map: • Black-Mesa Disaster on...
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Pete Drake - Forever • Pete Drake & his talki...
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Kelly Bailey - Nuclear Mission Jam • Half-Life [Music] - Nu...
Full VOD: • [Full stream] - Half-L...
And here's a link to a playlist of my casual playthrough of Half-Life, Opposing Force and Blue Shift! Watch me get really angry at these games! • [Full stream] - Half-L...
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[@christopherdomenichelli8977]

The barney's make the little beep boop sounds for the doors cause black mesa couldn't afford button noises, and it just makes the 10,000 barney clones happy

[@Alina_The_Wolf]

lmao

[@CreepyboomGamer]

Maybe if they weren’t so busy cloning the Barney’s then they would be able to afford the noises.🙄

[@theotherchase8442]

@@CreepyboomGamer well who other then barney would want to work there?

[@CreepyboomGamer]

In Half-Life Opposing Force, there is a security guard character named Otis, so probably him.

[@aviowl]

He didn’t have time to ask for a passport

[@eternalmood1846]

"You've been subjected to a grayfruit bit" is severely underrated.

[@chromplex]

Dan-da-danaa!

[@Mr.Mousey]

Gman froze up cause he really likes your streams and wanted to get his briefcase signed

[@MrSkerpentine]

Rise and shine, Mr. Fruitman...I gave you a tier 3 subscription...why didn’t you read my message on stream?

[@gorchillatheman-gorilla438]

"Oh, my... God. It's Gra... y Fruit. I n... need to get my suit... case autographed by himmm."

[@ThePCguy17]

I feel like it's more because he said, "Wait this idiot is just going to shoot me on sight? Maybe he's not worth saving then, I'm just going to stare at him until he goes away and then leave him to die." Given the end of Alyx and the questionable canon of quicksaves this is my headcanon.

[@BirdRaiserE]

Ante up, graydon fruitman....

[@RagdollWraith]

@@ThePCguy17 "oh my.... god... are you.. f..ucking kiddin-g, m..e..."

[@TheEquin0x]

36:06 Here I thought Once he returned to his spot he'd erupt into blood and ragdoll once all that damage kicked in, instead he went gentle XD

[@g.l.o.w.s.s6900]

"That's a little too game theory for me." **The part in HL2 where they literally call Aperature Science by name when finding the Aurora Borealis**

[@grayfruit]

the aurora borealis? at this time of year? localized entirely inside of an iceberg?

[@andym2062]

@@grayfruit yes

[@guywithaguitar8521]

there is also the part in portal where they talk about Black Mesa Stealing Aperature Science technology

[@numnaut1314]

"Cave Johnson, new owner and CEO of Black Mesa. That's right, you've been bought. First order of business, we're renaming you under the Aperture brand. I'm leaning towards Blappeture Mesa. Marketing boys think something else. So: Blappeture it is. Next, they tell me you people are conducting some anomalous materials research that could result in a resonance cascade. So I'm shutting that down before you idiots end the world. A resonance cascade! You're supposed to be scientists. Use some common sense." - Cave Johnson whenever.

[@hugedogballs622]

@G.L.O .W.S.S was gonna say the same thing lol

[@helix2331]

the pure amount of boston packed into "IT'S THE GMAAAAAAAAAA-" at 42:10 is the best

[@BigYellowSilly]

My favourite speedrun stat is stopping the tram so I can sit and look at the cool helicopter

[@baconnick123]

it saves frames later in the game

[@jerenjagodzinski9651]

Potemkin

[@Moldbeans]

Saves frames for later

[@IOSIRIS]

“Saves frames for later” yeah we know that’s a side effect of getting to see the cool helicopter

[@MegaChickenfish]

14:13 I remember my first playthrough I didn't know how to kill the gargantua so I just rammed the tram straight into him, dragging him all the way into the barrier in the most glorious explosion ever. To this day I'm not quite sure if that was intended as a viable solution.

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

That's so lovely the game is still a bit challenging, yet has enough flexibility for weird but not that impossible solutions to a problem. 😌👌🏻

[@kitty7313]

I killed him in a stupid way too but I just use all my ammo on him and he luckily died on my last grenade

[@sonmiagaylord4659]

i did that as well just playing the game a few days ago for the first time aha

[@junkszy912]

I've reached a point where I can't play source engine or goldsrc games without bhoping all the time, it's so ingrained in my muscle memory that I try to bhop in games that don't have it.

[@Soulraven2735]

Oh yeah, fun fact Titanfall 2 is based on a heavily modified version of Source, so you can b hop in it

[@VSS-Vintorez]

Same.

[@therealchickenfox2558]

@@Soulraven2735 not quite bhopping, but you can use the slide mechanic to achieve something similar. In black mesa, the half life remake, you can also crouch slide and just scoot around by airstrafing.

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

If you want to break the habit, try the console ports of these games. 🥴

[@maksuzbrojony8221]

that is so me

[@TheLordZoka]

10:56 Lmao I didn't know that was a common experience. I always thought my computer just sucked.

[@nullifier_]

that is the most Source Engine thing like ever

[@Pissnburg]

When I first watched this video, I didn’t understand what he meant, then I got my laptop to run TF2 and now I know exactly what he means

[@Doctor_Nu]

Why isn’t he playing Black Mesa? *“This game is so funny, you guys are gonna see.”* Ah of course, jank.

[@arkaua]

Why would he even play Black Mesa instead of the original? A fan remake doesn't replace the existence of one of the highest accoladed games of all time.

[@jettspyder]

@@arkaua he already streamed hl1 in non-"""""speedrun""""" form so it could be fun to see him run through black mesa

[@boringdude1626]

because black mesa is not better than half life unless you are too stupid to play half life

[@nottheboc1498]

@@boringdude1626 they're both good, but black mesa is more accessible to newer players

[@hodispilled]

@@nottheboc1498 what do you mean? half life is just as accessible as black mesa

[@arichansen8527]

Grayfruit randomly screaming is the best part of his commentary, and it is made even funnier by the fact he will literally mute every other loud noise possible

[@rataudiobooks]

16:40 I love the Master Cheif's suit jacks him off rumor because it's a real, actual Dril tweet and some people thought that a DRIL TWEET was accurate.

[@exzyyd392]

It's in the novels. The model of Spartan armour that Master Chief uses and the others like him used relieves the soldiers so that they have less downtime and less distractions

[@abandonFandom]

@@exzyyd392 it's not. The meme came from an edited screenshot of one of the first three novels, pretty sure it was The Fall of Reach specifically. The internet just took it and ran with it because that's what the internet does. I'm pretty sure there have been little in-canon nods from various authors after the joke became popular, but I could be wrong about that.

[@exzyyd392]

@@rataudiobooks I've been lied to my whole life

[@vargskelethor]

Dril mentioned.... pimp dont do it...

[@hatandhoodie_]

25:20 Dude, I _love_ doing that. I remember in one of my first playthroughs of the game, I saw that slope and was like "I wonder if I can... Yep, I can." There's also part in Gonarch's Lair, where you can go out of bounds into ridiculously tall water, but there are invisible walls, so you can't skip anything.

[@Shinyloog20992]

Watching grayfruit get genuinely giddy at game glitches is adorable.

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

10:52 That nostalgia hit me like a bullet to the brain

[@redpanda7297]

The laser designator on the rpg stealing control of the tank's missiles is a cool touch if it's not unintentional.

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

It's the exact same projectile you fire, probably due to budget they didn't recode the rockets fired from the Hamilton tank and other players in deathmatch with their lasers off.

[@redpanda7297]

@@TheEmeraldSword04 ah I bet that budget went to smell ai

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

@@redpanda7297 and the cockroach behavior!

[@pudie8952]

It is intended. The laser sight code checks the shooter of it so you wouldn't be able to control other player's rockets in Deathmatch, otherwise rockets would go crazy if you both had your laser sights on. However, there's code that "bypasses" this check with the tank, allowing you to control them as if they were yours. HL is full of goddamn small details many people would never experience in a single playthrough, makes you appreciate the game even more!

[@toxic_shr00m]

There's not enough Half-Life playthroughs on KZbin that aren't "no deaths no commentary" and such. I wish I could just watch someone experience the game for the first time. It's an absolute masterpiece.

[@toxic_shr00m]

@@Fentnihilator Black Mesa is a disgrace to Half-Life, and HLAIVR isn't a playthrough; it's a show.

[@bitterman7258]

@@toxic_shr00m >disgrace bruh

[@mcgfn]

@@toxic_shr00m lmao "thing new=bad"

[@erictheepic5019]

@@toxic_shr00m The only concession I will make in terms of Black Mesa being worse than Half-Life is that the soldier AI is too strong, and is kinda unfair to fight compared to HL. Everything else is a matter of preference, and let me tell ya, I vastly prefer both On A Rail and Xen not being hell-holes. Seriously, any argument that HL Xen is better than BM Xen is complete bullshit, especially considering the HL devs themselves admit that Xen was rushed and unpolished.

[@Edward2400]

@@toxic_shr00m I'm what way is black mesa a "disgrace"

[@kaitiegilley9094]

My favorite fun fact about Half-Life 1 is that the dripping water effect is the exact same one used in the Gem Hunt in Webkinz

[@TehNoobiness]

it actually makes perfect sense that your laser rocket guidance system, stolen from the US military, affects other laser-guided rockets that the US military uses that having been said, that tank looks like the Bradley IFV, and I believe the Bradley IFV's missiles are actually "fly by wire"--they literally have a spool of wire attached to the back of the rocket, that hooks into a set of contacts in the launcher, which in turn allows the launcher to direct the rocket. So while it would totally make sense _assuming their rockets are also laser-guided,_ it's still jank

[@op8288]

Wait, what? Literal wires trailing out from supersonic, many-kilometer-ranged missiles? With rocket engines that burn in excess of 800C? You can't be serious. Edit: Holy shit. I legitimately thought that fly-by-wire was simply replacing hydraulics in planes with electrical systems. Apparently, the Germans made the first of these in 1944. AND made the missiles spin for that sweet gyroscopic. Woah. No wonder why there's such a Wunderwaffen mythos around Nazi tech.

[@TehNoobiness]

@@op8288 yeah it's a thing it sounds goofy as hell, but it's more reliable than radio control and less expensive than guidance mounted on the rocket itself just wait until you hear about the missiles with swords instead of explosives, though

[@davysmith1934]

What? Really?! :D

[@Johncw87]

This is actually an intended game mechanic... for the multiplayer. Any rocket fired by any player can be guided by any laser. Since the tank fires the same rocket entity as the player, it makes sense that you can guide those too.

[@isaiahsimmons5776]

@@Johncw87 i dont think it was even intentional for multiplayer. it just simple jank and memory shortcuts.

[@Valley_Foods]

24:22 i just wanted to say that i loved what you called those little guys

[@LookingDownTheAllieway]

“Why, I don’t even think there’ll be a 9/11 scale disaster!” -Jacob “speedrun” grayfruit, 2021

[@killallhumanslol]

He's right. it's way way worse than 9/11.

[@ToxiKrisis]

Gray "sequence breaker" Fruit, 2021

[@sumkiid6551]

This whole video felt like a fever dream. Glad to have discovered this content creator ❤️

[@vanderkarl3927]

Came here again to see if people are still making comments regarding the "That's a little too Game Theory for me" bit, seems like they still are but the frequency has died down a bit, hopefully to the point that Fruitmund Mcgrayllin's inbox isn't as much of a constant reminder of people's capacious mental sloth.

[@koolgingerkats9692]

One of the few games I feel grayfruit actually could legit speedrun

[@Its_Miikii]

10:58 I was not expecting grayfruit to pluck a memory from my mind tonight, but here we are

[@cr0wnin]

29:05 I love how that moan sounded like it echoed lmfao

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

Right! The beginning tone of the music made that transition weirdly seamless, and does create that audible illusion.

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

I super appreciate the fan gushing you do here, but is presented in such a way most anybody can enjoy and absorb. You, being one of many fairly informed and experienced fans such as myself, know a lot of direct game lore, but also the slightly lesser known glitch, bug, fandom, and speed running histories, while actually demonstrating as well as explaining them coherently enough to be accessible, even to a point that refreshes as well as intrigues and inserts still fresh new information to regulars like me.

[@burritodawgg]

the cut back to grayfruit slowly inching up the mountain and slipping a little after the speedrunner zooms all over the place around 25:13 is really fucking funny for no reason

[@aperturescienceguy2737]

"I do this for the US of A of U of S" Amazing speech; 10/10

[@Amutsuri]

This unironically taught me some speedrun strats. Thank you

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

1:00 I always thought it was winding down, when you see a helicopter land the rotors will still spin for several minutes. 17:55 hey, I have a screenshot from Half-Life source of that, and the title is about speedrunning.

[@derfbngg254]

fun fact: the globe hologram in the rocket launch building bleeds when you shoot it.

[@baldbeardedbassist]

6:59 not only is this the best-timed sonic reference I've ever seen, but you sang it perfectly in pitch with the original. I checked. Good shit mate.

[@Immort4l5]

“That’s a little to game theory for me” Kleiner: *literally mentions the borealis in HL2 E2* Cave Johnson: *literally mentions black Mesa*

[@gazda8605]

I've watched this video in 144p/240p and this game looks litterally the same at normal resolutions

[@aaarruda]

33:50 THAT'S A SKIP???? I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE NORMAL WAY TO DO IT

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

That can be an amazing topic or video essay, compilation, playlist, research folder...when we do something that seems intended or normal, not a glitch, cheat, or something that developers did not intend, but we don't know it's actually unique or at least rare, unintended to be a solution. Thankfully, though to a point it can make a game too easy, having that level of flexibility and choices in how to approach a problem, not even dialogue or story, necessarily, just, like, which weapons you choose and how they're saved or used in a scenario in this game, for example, is *usually* good.

[@Litro740]

watched this entire thing, laughed my ass off, and learned a lot of new stuff about a game i love my favorite part was "alright space baby, it's time to eat shit"

[@bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun5689]

Absolutely superb video for an absolutely superb game! Thank you, Grayfruit.

[@judet2992]

Gotta love Gordon just riding the Titan 2 in the thumbnail.

[@MegaChickenfish]

19:50 I had that happen once in HL2, the one where Gman is talking with Odessa Cubbage the rocket guy. They just both stared at me like "do you mind?"

[@The_Estrav]

I like how at 14:02 he just has a stroke then says sorry

[@williamrutherford553]

2:46 You just going to ignore the locker that says "Coomer"? You can see it to your right as you go to exit.

[@Asdf-wf6en]

13:31 In portal 2 cave Johnson talks about black mesa stealing his inventions.

[@Fredo22]

13:31 portal and half life are CONFIRMED to be in the same universe, it's not a theory it's facts

[@blackscorpion1899]

His excitment when he meets the gman is so contagious you cant help yourself but smile

[@TheGarvin]

Would love to see you complete the episodes, and possibly even expansions. Keep up the amazing work dude!

[@e.schroeder474]

love being a lore nerd and seeing someone do a bit about lore that's very definitely wrong lmao. feels good also this is my first time watching and I like your style!

[@Winasaurus]

What bit about lore?

[@TinyDeskEngineer]

You know, I wish I realized that the shark cage room has a barnacle right next to the platform at the exit earlier. That room is the point at which most of my games end because I keep dying to the big fish before I can open the gate. I've tried using the crossbow on it but it just doesn't work. It's probably why I like Black Mesa so much because the shark isn't having a stroke 24/7

[@shayneurban2460]

Ur a walking soundboard dude your impressions? are so fucken spot on.

[@the_kovic]

"How about we try to make an even bigger explosion?" Now he's thinking with portals

[@specs8859]

13:48 there's a line in Portal 2 from Cave Johnson where he mumbles something about how Black Mesa had something to do with their downfall, so yes they're same univers

[@Winasaurus]

He knows what he's doing. It was bait, hence why he followed up with "You're my favourite deputy", cause like a toy he knew what everyone would say in response to it after pulling your string.

[@specs8859]

@@Winasaurus I've been bamboozled

[@papermartin879]

I love that most of the video is glitch explanation and then there's no explanation for the scientist fading into nothingness

[@RingMakin]

*dramatic shot of the gman appearing infront of you* grayfruit: IST THE G-MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[@earlywizard9085]

21:41 Yo, Angelo.

[@rainbowresorts]

"🗿"

[@richardmatthews2598]

Now we know why Gordon is always late: He stops the tram to watch the helicopter.

[@512TheWolf512]

you can control enemy rockets with your own rpg IN MULTIPLAYER! that's fucking awesome

[@Pinkooru]

Already watched the salad series, let's go again but with wacky wahoo edits.

[@TheGreatBubba]

I just beat both games this year. So seeing the genuine interest in this vid is highly infectious. Really like seeing some of the weird stuff I came across here too. This vid also reminds of the vr ai series

[@koolgingerkats9692]

My new favorite grayfruit video, just slightly beating out the Peggle video

[@strikeforce1500]

18:16 Ah yes, the flag of (USA)², where extra freedom, weapons and countries liberation are at the double. Truly a wonderful place

[@dominik4666]

First time watching. For some reason, the way you talk is really satisfying. Legit subbing cus of that.

[@derpboat9371]

Gordon really do be ridin’ the whip out of black mesa in the thumbnail doe

[@tree4364]

How could there possibly be a 9/11 scale disaster?

[@Generlc_Human]

"Freeman right? I got a message for ya, th-" *painful death*

[@Jo-ew7lw]

39:32 battlefield 4 players

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

Something tells me barney won't be giving you that drink he owes you...

[@sleebs7814]

10:58 Grayfruit out of date, rebuilding...

[@mrsquid_]

i like how every guard is just barney

[@nosoulbutdifferent8177]

"no my backpack! that's where all of my organs are."

[@capsaicin5332]

On my first playthrough of half-life I ended up accidentally freezing the gman the same way you did and I had to end up restarting from a save because he blocked a scientist from moving forward. Its cool seeing you do that since I had no idea how I did it until now

[@DrCoomer_1]

Gordon doesn't need to hear all this he's a highly trained professional

[@imapotato8390]

holy shit an actual speedrun lmao

[@IronMiddo]

That TF2 server join sound loop thing was something I thought only I experienced, thank God other people have it happen to them too

[@alfasefmi]

21:23 you dont need to open full, you can just crouch under

[@benhaggerty8707]

"it's the Gman." Grayfruit said, calmly.

[@fatalerror4296]

"911 scale", i think opening the portal to another universe and the combine is a more then 911 scale lol

[@lagpostg.r.y9955]

13:43 In portal, Black Mesa is referenced like 3 times along with line by glados: "Things have changed" Which states about the combine And the elephant in the room, The borealis in half-life 2 episode 2

[@IronicTonic]

Probably a coincidence ngl

[@lagpostg.r.y9955]

@@IronicTonic the borealis was created by apature since *The one from portal* So my argument stays

[@_drseusss]

@@lagpostg.r.y9955idk i think you're reaching a bit ngl

[@lagpostg.r.y9955]

@@_drseusss ???

[@richardchicken923]

yeah there's no way they're connected, that's too game theory

[@the_numb_skull]

“Half life and portal being in the same universe is a little too game theory for me” Vale several years ago: literally confirmed their in the same universe and Portal 2 literally has a reference to the Borealis and Half Life 2 Ep 2 literally shows the Appature logo on the ship in the video footage.

[@Winasaurus]

Grayfruit 2 seconds after saying that: "You're my favourite deputy! Sorry chat, I had to pull your string there." aka, he said it entirely to trigger lore nerds into responding.

[@Chazzy]

Had a big smile on my face watching the vid, then another one reading the desc

[@BaronPraxis8492]

What you didn't chill halfway up the ladder in the blast pit rocket test chamber to get a front row seat to the tentacles getting melted? Because you can avoid dying there if you stand on the right spot on the ladder.

[@williamrosenberg8382]

I recently got this game, and whenever I play a singleplayer game I play on the hardest difficulty, and the difference between medium (the difficulty grayfruit plays) and difficult is huge. For example, the headcrab damage goes from 2 damage all the way to 20, and they take about 6 pistol shots to die

[@gregtheegg5236]

Gordan, look: Ropes! We can use them to traverse large pits!

[@absolutemattlad2701]

So glad I gave this video a chance this guy is hilarious

[@maverickREAL]

The Barneys beeping makes me think that there's a good reason Benrey is so chaotic

[@bowtieproductions6708]

I'm kinda disappointed that the temporarily immortal scientist just disappeared instead of spontaneously gibbing

[@jootkujo3384]

You can see a ship in ono of the portal games with the black measa logo

[@kowhaifan1249]

Love how the first thing you do is make the game go slower

[@TheGhostofOnyx313]

i remember in the release cd version of the game the helicopter would try and fight you but if you just stayed at the doorway of the bunker it would smash into the cliffside and die

[@Dra_none]

Gotta love how he says "IT'S THE G MANNNN!!"

[@johnreich1878]

Fun fact to see the duct tape holding this game together, just add -dev 5 (or - developer 5) to the advanced game options. the navigation errors alone are surprising, the sources to the troublesome ai I have yet to find

[@charliegoose]

Portal and Half Life take place in the same universe. Aperture and Black Mesa were canonically rivals. Glados references Black Mesa helping Chell at the end of Portal in Still Alive, with "Maybe Black Mesa. That was a joke. Haha. Fat chance." Alluding to their destruction in the Resonance Cascade

[@ABRBD]

no thats coincedental

[@selensewar]

That galaxy quest reference made me smile :D

[@blorpburnday4249]

13:42 nevermind the fact that black mesa is literally mentioned in portal (and borealis in portal 2) and aperture in hl2 ep2

[@StockaOfficial]

it's just so entertaining watching a lunatic play 24 years old game like there's no tommorow.

[@ace6035]

I love that he mentioned DeSinc that guys Is halarious

[@inbredduck1487]

Man i love this it makes me wanna play half life again

[@whydopeoplelovefoxy2051]

17:48 gotta remember this when I can get a copy of it

[@roachdoggjr1]

Chad gray fruit denies the borealis incident

[@Sham_Wham]

I wasn't expecting you to talk about grace, I live near that place and it confuses me endlessly. They have a honeybucket that is the towns toll booth.