How Hotline Miami Speedrunners BROKE the Game’s Levels

Hotline Miami is a game famous for its satisfyingly violent gameplay, but have you ever wondered what a speedrun of the game might look like? In this video, we explore six levels from Hotline Miami and how runners use various strategies and glitches to get the best times.
#hotlinemiami #speedrun #glitch

[@plush773]

as one of the runners being represented, this is a really good video and it's nice to see hotline getting more attention now i'll just quickly point out some minor details: 6:31 - opening the door makes the alerted enemy see the player faster. it doesn't affect his hearing 10:35 - other than getting biker stuck, you must've pressed the execution button after getting up the lift. if jacket is stuck, the game will try to teleport him to the last saved position, which would be the last time you've pressed the execution button, essentially to prevent the player from getting stuck after executions

[@jobeespeedrun]

Ah, I saw some of your tutorial videos. Thank you for correcting my mistakes, the Biker fight makes a lot more sense now. Glad you liked the video!

[@Tomeclorox]

Great video, Appreciated the fact that you did not over use the rewind edit for all of the levels, or else it would've been too long and boring to watch all the time. Love both games

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks for the input! Yeah, I thought it was a cool edit but unnecessary to do every time. Loving both games is valid.

[@gareththorn4356]

​@@jobeespeedrun I think it's annoying. Doesn't bring anything to the table.

[@idkwhoiam6219]

The scary part is if every ability is grounded in the lore then this is actually how good jacket is.

[@lbf9213]

10:14 "Toss the crowbar"

[@jobeespeedrun]

Lol my friend informed me of that mistake after I uploaded it and I said no one would notice. Happens to the best of us, thanks for your comment :)

[@thescarf926]

@@jobeespeedrun Well, I didn't notice so

[@franck-oq4jv]

ironically speedrun looks like that's the way hlm should be played

[@ShennaTheShinyEevee]

I have completed this game around 10 times, platinum'd it and it's sequel, and I NEVER knew you could shoot through the yellow walls oh my god

[@perfectionyt]

Literally same. What?!

[@TheAntipode]

this is a really good video for such a small channel! the graphics you used to demonstrate the strategies were a nice touch

[@_RTD]

It's so cool that they made a TF2 hat into a REAL game!

[@I-mour]

They turned the guy from Payday 2 into a horrific moral story of violence! 😮

[@TonyTheReliable]

What?

[@TonyTheReliable]

​@@I-mourHe's from hotline miami.

[@I-mour]

@@TonyTheReliable *Yes*

[@alysondavy2485]

​@@TonyTheReliable No they just found that mask interesting and made it into a game

[@Haunter_1616]

I've beaten the game twice just casually and I never knew you could take an enemy as a human shield or that you could go out on the window on 'clean hit'

[@jobeespeedrun]

I think I may had taken a human shield once accidentally but never used it until speedrunning. Just goes to show how you never know everything about a game.

[@samuelgentry4125]

I discovered it accidentally on my first level then realize how pathetic i was at using human sheilds and just went on with my way

[@coolbleach9660]

You earned a sub man, honestly I like both games a lot but I gotta give it to the hotline miami 1 Jacket not knowing anything about what’s really going on makes the story so interesting.

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks so much! You bring me one step closer to success. Hotline Miami 1's story does have a great mystery, but personally I like 2's weaving narrative a bit more.

[@dingdong896]

4:20 what in the badassery is this

[@domingolaraespinoza6106]

underrated channel, dude dropped one of the hardest hotline miami speedrun videos and thought we wouldnt notice

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thank you! I'm excited to keep making many more speedrun videos in the future.

[@1GC42]

8:56 haven't heard blistering in that context for millennia. Gangrene.

[@SorenReaper7339]

frankly those runs are incredible considering how brutal the rng can be, also a comment on clean hit, you theoretically could kill both these guards on the second floor via spraying, I did it before and I am not a speedrunner, the issue being that you are just doing it blindly for the most part, at least that would be what I suspect. fantastic video, would wish you would make more videos on hotline miami speedrunning but that is on you my man, (also I like to call the infamous hot&heavy room the HLM2 room considering the abundance of windows and guards you can't see). subbed!

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks for your feedback, it's much appreciated! This video is doing well, so it isn't unlikely I'll do another in the future 😉

[@buffet_time]

It's nice after 9 years of running to see someone finally decide to use a visualization of enemies in a video, kudos

[@zneix]

I really like the format in which you've presented those strategies, thanks for a nice video

[@Indeed636]

Amazing video! Probably the first time i wasnt actually bored by a HLM video

[@necroticpest9118]

Great video! Hot line Miami was always an interesting game to me! Seeing how people speed run it is really interesting!

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thank you! I'm glad you found it interesting.

[@villings]

great video, man quality stuff

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks! I'll try to continue making quality stuff.

[@villings]

@@jobeespeedrun the quality committee approves

[@Blinx159]

Great video man. Keep up the good work and I’m sure your channel will grow

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks! I sure will.

[@malekaifetti]

i’m surprised u don’t have a million subscribers man, i hope to see a hlm2 speedrun video and maybe a cuphead one too

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks! Will have to see about a Hotline Miami 2 video 🙈

[@Dingoru]

Great video! I genuinely love when these come out and get excited, video was really well made and I can't wait for the next one. I prefer the gameplay of Hotline Miami 1 and I prefer the story of Hotline Miami 2

[@mikadopen4809]

Phenomenal presentation and explanation of the video!! also didnt know you could shoot through the yellow walls til this video lol

[@jobeespeedrun]

Me neither! Speedrunning teaches you a lot about a game you thought you knew.

[@ThrayZala]

Wow that was really fun to watch. Great job dude!

[@filipmilczarek4456]

great vid, I was shocked you're such a small creator. Good luck!!!

[@jobeespeedrun]

Trying my best, it's definitely a marathon not a sprint. Thank you!

[@VaporeonGaming]

Thank you for this audio-visual masterpiece!

[@jochan625]

Another great video, Jobee! Keep it up, bro! ❤

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks! Your support means so much.

[@jamesarnott3061]

what's funny is the first time I beat the level I didn't know you could go through the window so I beat it the way the guy in the speed run did.

[@rglgra]

Same

[@GG_Nowa]

I love how people made what can be fast already even faster. The dedication of people is amazing

[@cloudoaldo2461]

This effect of going back is really cool. Kinda wish it was a thing in the game, as the game would record your run and backtrack what you did when you died and restarted

[@4NG3LKiwiz]

Very great video bro, hotline Miami is very under rated

[@alexcritical9351]

no way you only have 250 subs, road to 1k!

[@jobeespeedrun]

Here's hoping 🤞

[@ponchoburrito741]

great vid dude, love both these games to death

[@jobeespeedrun]

Hey, absolutely nothing wrong with loving both. Thank you 😊

[@asszudemi3650]

i remember spending 2 agonizing hours on the stage with the 4 cubicles 😂

[@jobeespeedrun]

Same bro, same 😭

[@Jacket_Miami_sociopath]

The music changes startled me not even gon lie

[@skeletonking2501]

Scary how systematic this all is. Hotline Miami truly is a horror game.

[@Катюша-щ5ю]

I really thought the doors would be so much more of a problem for speedrunners just because of how much of a menace it is when using guns and the fact that executing knocked out enemies take so much time

[@Garlic_Bread69]

9:31 kidnapping

[@ahmetcetinkaya9856]

I like the second game more because of its music. The game has a special place for me for introducing me to the greatest artist of all time. Carpenter Brut!

[@jobeespeedrun]

Interesting, I like the second game more but for the story. Everyone's got their reasons, the music is a bop.

[@somethingtheoneandonly]

​@@jobeespeedruni like the second game more gameplay and story wise

[@arjitsingh6539]

I absolutely adore this game. Speedruns go hard

[@RICHTERTHERAT_]

I just realized how doesn’t he have Don Juan

[@govnomes91927]

ah, yes! my favorite game "КОКАИН КОВБОЙ"

[@mr_noobx3009]

i really don't understand how if i tried to do half of that the enemies with guns would just insta shoot me as soon as they saw me

[@XxguaxinimxX.]

Great edit!

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks!

[@FrostedFlakes1800]

Wow my run was 6 years ago! Not even in the top 10 anymore :(

[@danielbetancourt1483]

Great video

[@inforced]

hotline miami is just my fav

[@jobeespeedrun]

Based.

[@ilcorrettore3207]

Great content

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thank you!

[@barnsjohn]

make a vid about hotline miami 2 speedrunning too. Also why do u have only 200 subs? u desevre atleeast 20k. (btw because u asked i prefer 2)

[@jobeespeedrun]

If this video does well enough, I just might 😉

[@Valkstock]

Wait, isn't Brandon faster than Graham? Brandon always seemed faster to me.

[@jobeespeedrun]

Yes, Brandon is faster than Graham. However, you don't unlock the Brandon mask until after beating Fun & Games. In any% runs you must start off a fresh save and thus would not have the mask until beating Fun & Games (But by then you are playing Biker not Jacket). In individual level categories you may use any mask you want, but for this video I focused on how runners play levels for any%. Good question!

[@Valkstock]

@@jobeespeedrun ahh, ok. I thought they were using an existing save file. Thanks for informing me. (BTW I really enjoyed this video you made)

[@quatron9561]

13:25 So I really should try this out...

[@catosksks]

you dont need to open the door on decadence to get the guy outside. best time is like 6 seconds

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thank you for correcting my mistake. 9 seconds was the best time to my knowledge, and I thought you couldn't go any faster because you had to wait for the guard at the wall. Could you link me a video of someone doing the skip faster?

[@catosksks]

@@jobeespeedrun kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6quipqnqc9ghdU&ab_channel=Popemaster09

[@catosksks]

@@jobeespeedrun kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6quipqnqc9ghdU&ab_channel=Popemaster09

[@MichaelRenner]

What’s up with the baked in subtitles? KZbin has a perfectly unusable subtitle system that allows them to be turned off.

[@CoolGuy_Eli]

Cool video

[@ceneilas6373]

f hotline miami 2 all my homies play hotline miami 1

[@Danklovic]

YOU CAN HUMAN SHIELD WHAT

[@jobeespeedrun]

It's crazy how much you can still learn about a game you thought you knew for years

[@pixaestiff]

why not brandon instead of graham

[@jobeespeedrun]

The levels discussed in this video relate to how they are played in the any% speedrun of the game. This is different from New Game + speedruns, as you have to start a new game every run. You only unlock the Brandon mask after the last level where you play Jacket and move on to Biker, meaning that runners never get a chance to use it. However, the mask can be used for individual level speedruns.

[@Diffysz]

nice video

[@KuBeRBaGeR]

good vid good map

[@Snowfats]

thanks!

[@suni_pablito2318]

yoooooooo hotline miami

[@bepisdog6450]

nice 🗿🐔

[@robertschnobert9090]

Awesome video 🌈🌈🌈

[@jobeespeedrun]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@BasRuten]

turn that nasally voice down

[@jobeespeedrun]

I'll go smoke 2 packs a day for a couple months and get back to you on that.

[@BasRuten]

@@jobeespeedrun sorry i was being mean. lots of mental anguish in ym life rn

[@flaco3462]

i actually hate both of the games but the speedruns are funny

[@Random-qd1cq]

Why you hate this games?

[@flaco3462]

@@Random-qd1cqi dont like em

[@swagoplukvole2324]

Your rewinding of each floor before each explanation is extreamely annoying and useless. Don't do it again please.

[@jobeespeedrun]

I'm sorry you found it annoying, thank you for your input.

[@evanpeterson3941]

@@jobeespeedrunIgnore that dude. Your video is top tier. My jaw dropped when I saw your sub count. Genuinely some of the highest quality speedrun breakdown I've seen on KZbin.

[@abrahamlopez450]

The rewinds are a nice touch and aren't overused either