How I Beat the Hardest Mario Level of All Time (Tower of Fate)

[@Taolan8472]

My favorite part is still on the first attempt at tower of fate where Barb was in chat saying "as a friend, just do normal mode."

[@Kanders190]

"How many do you have to be in a row? Probably five." Close, Poo. Very close.

[@onlysmiles4949]

Probably closer to 6

[@mintegral1719]

The dramatic irony is excellent

[@theonlymegumegu]

i love how during the final run, even if he's just not showing the tension, it feels like he's just gotten so well practiced at all the rooms he's just kinda casual about playing through the challenge. though you could tell that he got laser focused near the end when the talking slowed down

[@chrislawson3536]

Poo: “Well that’s kinda disappointing” Poo 30 seconds later: “wait this is actually incredible” Poo 2 minutes later: “THIS PRIZE F*CKING SUCKS!”

[@leandervr]

His being the only bugged one is hilarious though.

[@PDIcomics]

Was that deliberate as some sort of joke

[@chrislawson3536]

@@PDIcomics no lol

[@iama_goomba]

Well 4 hours later and I’m the 2nd-to-top comment :0 it would be my 1st ever top comment :D

[@PDIcomics]

Does anyone know where you can buy a bunch of Mario ROM hacks burned onto a SNES cart? And I know it's illegal idgaf I don't know how to download this shit and use an emulator and all I have are tablets no PC

[@Lovely_Bean_]

"This is the run." ~ GrandPooBear after beating 1/10th of the rooms required to beat hard mode

[@wasganzandreas6108]

The editing on this video was top-notch. The storytelling, the drama, the slow introduction of every level... good stuff

[@SwordSaint892]

I love how excited and surprised he was to see himself as a sprite, as if the entire game isn't already named after him. Great job, Poo.

[@panpolypuff]

I love that the first room on the first ever attempt ended up being one of the most likely to end later attempts. That falling-platform-between-spikes setup is EVIL.

[@22gunslinger21]

I’m glad I saw this live because watching his reaction to his character not working right is even funnier the second time

[@conaldeugenepeterson2147]

I’ve been waiting for this video to drop. Props once again to WeSkillNow. You’re a beast among men.

[@onlysmiles4949]

I'd like to believe that Poo's character being the only one that was broken was an intentional troll Also, spacing out in the conversation somewhere in the middle of the full run only to realize there was like 10 rooms left was a treat

[@twistedtxb]

That music will forever be engraved in my brain.

[@VCXZ883]

Music sounds familiar now that I think about it. I wonder if it's from Golden Sun.

[@conaldeugenepeterson2147]

@@VCXZ883it’s Castlevania. SotN I think.

[@DuckDoolittle]

It’s from Castlevania Symphony of the Night

[@DuckDoolittle]

Dracula’s Castle

[@evice]

@@VCXZ883 I can see where you're coming from. This fits right in as a lighthouse theme.

[@ic2843]

Gotta love LadyPoo's laugh there at the end

[@SiegmundXD7]

my favorite response to the whole “wrestling is fake” thing is MahDryBread’s “I’ve watched The Undertaker fucking teleport! of course it’s not real, it’s shonen anime in a stage play format!”

[@houdin654jeff]

Congrats on finally achieving it. I was on pins and needles watching this even though I knew you managed it in the end. Hope Barb patches your sprite soon.

[@ReaperUnreal]

Actually kind of insane to see this done. I loved the emotional back and forth on the prize.

[@buckee8250]

I really hope this hack is in GDQ just like GPW2 was in GDQ when mitch was speedrunning it and barb was explaining his thought process was on making this hack and his ideas on each level, that made me understand GPW2 so much better! GPW3 I really want to understand a lot of his thought process through these levels especially this 81 room dungeon lol!!!!

[@Marina-kb9hi]

I think the level of challenge here is comparable to something like farewell golden strawberry in celeste. this is wild

[@psymar]

I'd say closer to getting the golden berry + moon berry in a single run. Which as I recall is possible, the devs did politely make it so the one mandatory deathwarp for moon berry doesn't take away your golden berry.

[@Niflheimrr_EL]

The reset counter bug is the best "its not a bug its a feature" feature

[@southsider9638]

"I can play with myself." ~GPB Best Reaction Ever. 😂

[@last9up]

I really like these videos when you struggle and show how much dedication and time you put into these games. You make it look so easy when you beat these games. These vids show all the work.

[@standard_limbo]

honestly, even knowing wrestling is fake, it's still insanely impressive. It's like a violent gymnastics performance. And the wrestlers at amateur shows are typically really nice and fun to talk to after the show. Everybody should go to a local show once. It's great.

[@GrandPOOBear]

this

[@A-Known-Enemy]

I wanna start saying this when people are talking about their favorite TV show. "Oh you like Breaking Bad? You know it's fake, right?"

[@Bob-ih6fj]

@@A-Known-Enemy😂🤣😂 sadly that’s why I watch Pooh play because at least this is real…or is it 🫨

[@canebro1]

Exactly, treat it similar to a theater performance and not a martial arts competition.

[@WyattRobbins14]

39:49 THE POWER OF WRESTLING 😂

[@Sir_Paco_IX]

I have been watching this series unfold, and seeing Poo acomplishing this challenge is so cool (and yeah due to time zone I was always sleeping or in uni during the streams). Also I had a question for who ever is able to answer it, what is the original music title for the one playing during the challenge?

[@campentland]

Is it from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night?

[@HellfireEternal]

Yeah it is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night but I don't know the title of the song

[@bellota182]

That's Dracula's Castle (Castlevania)

[@CatNerfer3000]

Only just found out about him and the second live video i watched was this tower run thing. Incredible

[@jordanexploded]

I don’t watch live a ton but I happened to be watching when you cleared this and it was so fucking rad

[@lajeandom]

I rarely watch Live streams anymore but I was there when Poo completed it and it was such a fun moment! Congrats! :D

[@sosolid4u10]

this entire run deserves a summoning salt video. amazing

[@AkumaAPN]

Nice. I like this starting out with the Super Metroid lava music. Good editing choice. XD

[@swordguy8]

Your wife laughing in the background is the best part.

[@sampson2010]

Thank you Iron Bros for preparing us for this run.

[@wafflebroz]

The ending was hilarious

[@zetsubanned4308]

Norfair music is great auditory shorthand for shit is about to go down.

[@poisontango]

I come for the gameplay but stay for the commentary. I'd heard wrestling fans get annoyed at the "it's fake" commentary, but none had ever explained quite like this--live theater, but someone might actually bleed on you. Totally reshaped how I think about forms of entertainment that aren't "my thing." Poo's always got great "live and let live" insights!

[@shadydeadsoul3110]

What really surprised me was finding out that Bubba and Rey weren't brothers

[@foxfalcowolf1989]

And now I await the 34 hour long cut of the blundered attempts =)

[@lucamayhem]

The Tower of Fate if the Enchantress locked tf in

[@moxbroker]

37:53 Poo focuses up for the final push

[@triste4-21]

This is basically the 7-99 of the Rom Hack community

[@trulytrekkie]

May "the biggest night of my career" live on

[@ImpofRelentlessness]

It was so nice of Barb to give that cocaine and meth addicted shark work in his game.

[@dannygreen592]

Where the hell did Poo get those amazing LED frames/posters!? The Zelda one is crazy but the synthwave city is insane!! Where can you get one??

[@MrManagerDan]

I literally watch your videos memorised by your skill

[@CasparSG]

Just trying to be helpful, typos are no biggie, but I think the word you were looking for is 'mesmerised'.

[@GrandPOOBear]

Hey, thanks for going the extra mile for being nice in explaining this! @@CasparSG

[@hyrulerocks568]

The ultimate reward being able to play as yourself

[@MrSolomonGaming]

So the Character Select actually carries over between Saves. So if you run GPW3 for Speedruns, you get to use whoever you want.

[@ninjawolfpro8]

Can't wait for the "who's gonna be there" compilation

[@jessicastoker8932]

One of my loved ones are in jail. Can confirm that calls from jail/prison are basically extortion for you and your loved ones.

[@emmata98]

this version of this level should be in the speedrun

[@watsonwrote]

Congrats, man!!

[@fadran11]

"Wrestling is Fake" mfs when they find out The Office and Friends were filmed in a studio: :O

[@Deadhart72]

WTF do you mean Kane and Undertaker aren't really brothers!?

[@jesselynds5411]

i love this it's like wario ware if barb had a say in it

[@Arctan489]

So, now you've gotta sell GDQ on an 8 way tower of fate hard mode race incentive

[@jsbmx2039]

Heck ya I was waiting for this

[@dimaginarylaw]

Was waiting for this.

[@entaro684]

What is that amazing cityscape animated frame in the background? I want it!

[@GoAvsGo87]

Love the Castlevania music.

[@Amokhunter]

Huh... "you" being broken... I'd see it as a compliment ;)

[@TheHaydee80]

I watched some guy called TAS do this and he beat 30 i think levels in a row. its was his first time doing it too. that is really impressive

[@jacobmccain8082]

TAS is not like playing sports with steroids. More like playing sports as Neo from the Matrix 😂. Crazy some of the stuff they can do.

[@vignette8206]

Disgustingly hard level. Unlocking yourself as a playable is about the only fair reward next to GPW4 early release

[@OmnipotentEntity]

It could have been worse. It could have been you had to beat all 81 rooms, except they were drawn randomly *with replacement.*

[@ronaacode]

Even more difficult than Trials Of Death?!

[@psymar]

Given the length: it's at least close

[@KingBoo97]

No, it's not remotely anywhere close to ToD lol

[@TheOGNoName]

Why does the counter just randomly reset at certain times?

[@jesse1086]

Good ole fashioned glitch I think

[@justmadeninjas5717]

Something to do with backwards water is what barb Said in tofu stream

[@Deimos0VI]

"Today's the day it's happening right now" The 20 minutes left in the video:

[@CanuckMonkey13]

Why did the counter reset at 22:30? I have rewatched a couple of times and I can't see anything that explains why that would happen.

[@taylorolson6228]

it was so cute when poo thought hard mode would be five. Poor guy

[@Erlewyn]

So, what is it with the counter resetting? Just a random bug? And is it just the counter that is buggy, or is it like actually restarting?

[@panpolypuff]

I was wondering that too. I figured it was like a psyche-out troll by barb (since it replaced 69), but an actual bugged reset would truly suck.

[@Andy_Wells]

I too thought it was a troll for "69", but it did it again for 39 later on. Random bug?

[@revolug]

@@panpolypuff it is an actual bug that resets your progress, not just a visual thing with the timer. it's getting fixed in 1.1

[@markmaurer6370]

35:34 wrestling is more like ballet

[@big_reality6112]

Speaking to someone on jail does not cost $3/min. You set up an account and 15 minutes ends up costing $1.5 or so dollars. Maybe the pay phone that an ex inmate might call a taxi or someone to pick them up from the jail might cost $3/min but I'm not sure.

[@nicholaspu]

The power of wrestling!

[@stortsy8873]

Love the SotN music

[@gibble7863]

Your crazy man. Individually they are fairly easy rooms but, consistently, for 81 rooms, while talking to chat? Insane. As always, Im amazed at what you are capable of and your refusal to quit. Also, i'm not a wrestling fan personally, not since I was a kid in the days of the rock, stone cold, kane, undertaker, sting, the hardy boys etc etc in the 90s... but anyone with a brain can tell you wrestling is "fake". Its no different to a play or a musical or a movie. You know the matrix isn't real right? its just a movie?

[@knivesoutcatchdamouse2137]

nuh uh d00d itz real, u just say it's fake cuz u wud get pwned u looser

[@Rerim47]

How does the counter reset work?

[@paularized1]

The Poo character is good to use when you wanna beat a level. The Gina character is good to use when you wanna beat the Poo character.

[@ONEDVSDVIT]

1000 hrs.... hmmm very productive

[@javicule9914]

If wrestling is fake, then explain this run!

[@israelguardia5258]

Mms estuve en todos los streams jejeje amo tu trabajo, salu2 desde MX y éxito...!

[@MrJLCharbonneau]

On taking meds for ADHD… it’s like, if you need glasses to correct your vision, why would you not wear glasses? Because some people don’t like it? Who wouldn’t want to see things more clearly.😉

[@GrandPOOBear]

Can't argue this!

[@DakotaTristan]

The fake wrestle thing is valid tho. You talk about how this guy's is not a good wrestler. Do you mean he isnt a good actor or what, because they are acting......

[@potterinhe11]

There could be a whole series of videos just on Tower of Fate and I would be here for every step.

[@jeremymorris6000]

Having a loved one in jail is hella expensive 😢

[@1PulseDawg1]

Is the counter resetting just a glitch or did you make a mistake?

[@Andy_Wells]

Yeah I was confused by this too.

[@arnoudh6203]

Which counter? The number in top left of game screen? That resets when he dies.

[@Johnny547611]

I think Barb should purposely leave Poo sprite broken

[@Bollard]

Maybe I missed it but does this video explain at any point why the counter keeps resetting to 1?

[@SerGWasTaken]

cocaine shark, the best level ever

[@ShadedTopaz1]

when's the last time you went to a play and someone bled all over you?? Awesome line :P

[@errorsniper_404]

Is there a cut of just the final run?

[@Quarks123]

8:02 the suika music makes it so good ^^

[@stevenbeshures6962]

I for the life of me cannot figure out why I cannot beat this level in normal mode (da hell with hard mode for now) I have spent days on this level I have beat really difficult ROM hacks such as fourth chamber grand poo world 2 Invictus Riff world 2 but I simply cannot for the life of me consistently get 12+ rooms without dying. My PB is 14 and I’ve hit that a couple times. Supposedly it’s a random room that spawns anytime after room 8 and I have seen streamers get the checkpoint at room nine I’m pulling my hair out and losing all motivation to keep playing this god-awful level. I have 33 exits so far I cannot find another secret. I cannot find another level so I assume the rest of the game is locked behind this level, the only videos I’ve watched are of levels army currently on, so I don’t know what comes next. Any advice would help TIA

[@PaonSol]

That ending XD

[@wangledteb5671]

are the rooms in like a random order every time?

[@pwnmasteh]

What a gamer

[@FloydMaxwell]

What was the total elapsed time?

[@bishopnickle2207]

27:01 syncs up to the music

[@mcgrud]

For the algorithm. ✊

[@miscellaneouschaos6693]

this feels like kaizo trap

[@LimpPickle.]

5:50 Is it though? 🫣

[@pelkariya6660]

Thats quite impressive. 38 hours of committment, and all of them were worth it. Greatest hack of all time. GHOAT.

[@Weeping_Soul]

Why does it reset?? I’m so confused