How Many Cycles Does It Take To 100% Majora's Mask?

[@Smiffic]

Hope the wait was worth it! Got a challenge idea? Let me know!

[@PerplexingRat]

Play Majora's mask but you cant use a sword (you can use fierce deity) and if you do it well, do it in less and less cycles

[@PerplexingRat]

or only attack with goron on land, zora in the water, and little olimar plant link in the land

[@angle5327]

Do all the side quests as fast as possible.

[@Me-qx3nf]

Only 17 likes let me make it 18

[@Reir0o]

Ocarina of Time, but you can't get any hearts, red potions, milk or fairies, except if there are mandatory ones. Recovering health outside of dungeons is alright.

[@RainbowPowerRangerX]

The song of storms fills up the river, which spins the mill, which turns on the house’s music, which gets rid of the gibdos. The garos explain it to you if you fight them. Pretty sure the researcher there only got attacked by the gibdos in the first place cuz the river dried up.

[@Smiffic]

Aaaahh that makes sense! I haven't spoken to a garo in such a long time now 😆

[@TheBanishedWind]

@@Smiffic The scientist tells you about the music house's song, specifically composed to drive off Gibdos.

[@Smiffic]

@@TheBanishedWind I won't lie to you I have never spoken to him 😆

[@creakydabomb]

​@@Smifficlmao

[@Denisiscool97]

Quite sad, truly

[@Max-qb5ui]

Every time I replay Majora’s Mask, on my final cycle, I try to complete almost every main quest and side quest so that the ending is actually canon. It’s actually such a cool experience racing against the clock in order to complete EVERYTHING and truly bring happiness to EVERYONE in Termina in just one cycle, using the knowledge I’ve gained from all past cycles.

[@Smiffic]

This was the first time I tried it this way funnily enough! Makes the ending feel way more satisfying 😄

[@Max-qb5ui]

@@Smiffic you should try playing the game in citra with HD textures and the project restoration mod.

[@houraisheperd9721]

That is very adorable. Love it.

[@Max-qb5ui]

@@houraisheperd9721 it’s my favorite game of all time so the ending means a lot to me lol. I first played the game when I was Link’s age so I have great memories with it

[@mcnamaraky]

​​​@@Max-qb5ui this is the optimal way to play the game. That mod and texture pack is incredible. Also my favorite game of all time. Tbh I think that I optimized "as few cycles as possible" way better than this video... You can actually beat snowfall without your sword to get the gilded sword in the same cycle you beat the temple. It's hard but it lets you get a LOT done in that cycle. Idk. I didn't record my run so I don't have any hard numbers. But I beat this game in as few cycles as I ever have. I think this guy could have gotten a lot more done in those early cycles if that's the goal. If the goal is a like a speed run and the corresponding time, then that's different. But if the goal is as few cycles as possible....idk I think my "route" was less cycles. I don't speed run this game but I have played the game enough times to know it literally inside and out.

[@jvts8916]

The Kafei quest was so memorable that it made me forget it wasn't the only one with mutually exclusive rewards. Poor old lady, she just unknowingly screwed you over

[@Smiffic]

That darn old lady! 😆 felt great to finally do the Kafei/Anju quest some justice this time

[@VirtuesOfSin]

Ngl, kind of happy to learn that you can go through this game with a 100% happy ending for everyone. I can't tell you how many times I laid awake at night as a child with thoughts of depression because I wasn't able to give everyone a happy ending in one single cycle.

[@Smiffic]

MM is a depressing game when you really look at it, I didn't know you could do so much in one cycle until this video 😆

[@notwell3605]

everyone but the deku butler

[@VirtuesOfSin]

@@notwell3605 everyone but the people who have died and can't be revived, but you can give a happy ending for everyone you interact with. RIP Deku Kid though.

[@notwell3605]

@@VirtuesOfSin poor lil guy

[@FantomMisfit]

Well theres one person that doesn't get a happy ending....Link.

[@captianblitz]

So quick explanation on why playing the Song of Storms melts the Gibdos. It actually doesn’t. The song fills the spring in the cave, letting a river flow back down Ikana. This river powers a giant wheel strapped to the edge of the music box house Pamala and her dad (a paranormal researcher) live in. This causes the music box to start up, and the music IT makes drives off the Gibdos.

[@Smiffic]

I won't lie to you I usually just get the mask and bolt out of there 😆 Makes total sense now though!

[@TheGamingTurret]

@@Smiffic Nother fun fact, those gibdos that we see sink into the ground are in similar locations (geographically) when you meet them in the well!

[@phattjohnson]

@@TheGamingTurret Ha! I remember noticing that as a kid. It might be time to play through the game again!

[@noahsmethers9339]

This is an idea I've had ever since I was introduced to Majora's mask when I was 9 years old. You can't just watch a TAS, or a regular speedrun, as those don't try to accomplish the same thing. This video is something I've waited a long time for, so thank you

[@Smiffic]

And thank you for watching!

[@hyxost3997]

The speedrun is 4 cycles too though

[@dan.9093]

The fact that you put the Deku mask on just to walk backwards because you discovered this way it's faster than without the mask is awesome xD

[@Smiffic]

It really saves so much time 😆 Totally forgot he's a speedy boy!

[@nightcorerj6024]

He really was born to play this! It is crazy if u try and think about it!

[@stephenhowes6509]

Hello Smiffic. The part where you dropped the powder keg, it has happened to me a few times. My theory is there is a tiny gap and if you approach it at a certain angle the game acts as if you falling for a micro second and so its drops the keg. Though that's highly unfortunate the wolf was right there to blow it up, very unlucky.

[@Smiffic]

That makes so much sense! I've never seen it happen before till then 😂

[@22pepperjack]

As a video game dev I can confirm this is mostly what's happening. You can actually see Link enter his "sliding" state for a few frames. as his feet hit the bridge. This clearly indicates that there is a gap; but it's not that Link "falls", he in fact starts sliding down the hill forcing the keg drop.

[@MykeThaFartSmella69]

Yeah that’s been known to happen to speedrunners

[@Kayzu87]

That same spot will also mess up your goron spin.

[@malade3000]

Yeah on the replay you can see him slightly drop and right after drop the keg

[@HarleyMaebry]

Something I liked about the Gibdo Well minidungeon was that, aside from the Magic Beans and Blue Potion, you can get everything you need in the well itself. As such, it kind of blows my mind that it's faster to just leave the dungeon, go pick up a fish from the store, then go back into the dungeon than it is to pick up those items inside the well.

[@Smiffic]

Being able to grab nearly all the items in the well has saved me in the past 🤣For max speed it's unfortunate that you have to leave to get the supplies, the well is a cool area!

[@fuseteam]

yeah this blows my mind

[@chaoslord8918]

Depending on what you happen to have on hand, you might be able to take a quick trip to a side room to grab that one thing you missed. Looking at the map tho, the requirement to get to fish under the well is a Blue Potion (or a Red one on 3DS), meaning it'd most likely be easier to just grab a fish elsewhere.

[@renartdo]

Here is a big time saving trick I found while doing exactly the same challenge 10 years ago. When fighting the aliens, you actually only have to shoot each of them ONCE in order to stop them from reaching the barn, as long as you wait for them to be extremely close to the barn. The reason for this is that they always respawn at their designated starting point, so shooting them multiple times won't push them further back. This means you have the leasure of leaving the ranch while they are advancing in order to accomplish other tasks in between. As long as you : 1) are present in Romani Ranch the minute the event start; 2) come back later in the night to shoot each of them once (the one coming from behind the house is the one you have to watch out for as he has the shortest path to the barn - once you learn the right timing, it's just a matter of coming back a few minutes before he enters the wall and triggers the failure cutscene); 3) are present in the ranch at the time the event ends. I don't remember the exact timing for each of these 3 steps, but what i DO remember is that I was able to grab a few heart pieces and complete the swamp spider house at the same time as I was "defending" the ranch from the aliens, carefully warping in and out at the appropriate times.

[@Smiffic]

Interesting! Good to know for the future 😄!

[@Birdsflight44]

Yes, but anxiety

[@adriansantamaria8702]

The editing for the getting heart pieces and masks part, it shows just how much content this game has to offer and I think it’s really amazing, great video btw!

[@Smiffic]

Fully agree! MM is packed with a ton of content which you don't really see unless you're going for 100% and thank you so much for watching!

[@hungryplate400]

35 minutes, this man kept me glued to the screen for 35 whole minutes. Excellent video, to the point editing and I enjoyed every single second of it. You've done it again, smiffic.

[@Smiffic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AstralXen]

I know this may sound rude but your saying that you normally couldn't watch something for 35 minutes on a screen?

[@boberoni262]

Dawg the reason why is because there was a cut every two seconds or so. The same amount of time they use for action scenes 😭😭 It's literally curated to keep your attention the whole time hahaha

[@KevinGarcia-Karatzu]

Agree I have things to do today, but I noticed this video, so I had to pause my arends for until I finished watching this.

[@aaabe_T]

same even with my adhd

[@johnrose1641]

Cramming in anything more on Day 1 than getting Epona’s Song makes Smiffic a legend. BUT let’s not forget about the Guay at 20:31 - the unsung hero, the true embodiment of the little guy that comes outta nowhere to pull us up by our bootstraps in a dire situation. You are not forgotten.

[@Smiffic]

That guay will always be spared from now on in future runs due to this 😆

[@travisflint7616]

No chance the first cycle counts. It's definitely a tutorial cycle. I start counting cycles once you are able to turn into human Link. Great video. Really fun to see how quick this game can actually be done if you know where everything is.

[@Smiffic]

Fully agree with you on the Deku cycle 😃Thank you for watching!

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

My thought for why it should count is the variable on if you get the bank reward during it, and iirc you can finish the Deku Scrub minigame during. If you standardize doing or not doing these things during the tutorial, that seems off

[@keiyakins]

there's things you can do or not do towards 100% in the Deku cycle, it counts.

[@hanakoisbestgirl4752]

​@@keiyakinsyou could the bare minimum in getting the ocarinana as well but that would be boring. The 3x clock speed. Not being allowed to leave clock town. It pretty much being a tutorial, teaches you about collecting stray fairies, popping the balloons, teaches you about the bank and how rupees stored in there persist through a reset, about owl statues. I'd say really the only non tutorial thing there is the deku playground.

[@ferociousfeind8538]

Well, whether it counts or not doesn't really change whether or not you can skip the second (or First Real) cycle, which is no, you can't skip it You just have to be consistent whether or not the tutorial cycle counts when counting cycles required

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

That first cycle was significantly more impressive than your 1 cycle completion.....I'm astounded. Good job, man.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you! I was actually shocked on how much you can actually do in one cycle, makes the last one look like a joke 😆

[@Warri0rLink]

For the Powder Keg exam, I usually like to throw the keg down to the left of the bridges, then pick it up and back walk toward the slope. This stops the Wolfos from being a factor, and it takes almost the same amount of time as walking across the bridges normally.

[@Smiffic]

I'm so used to walking it on the bridges 😆 Good to know in future!

[@Birdsflight44]

Just casually throw the person sized explosive around, it'll be fiiiiiiiiine -Goron OSHA

[@remick0]

I have to just say how much I appreciate the Doom OST hitting the hard drop right as the Fierce Deity Mask screamed, it's the little things you've gotta appreciate.

[@Smiffic]

Haha I'm glad you caught that! 😆

[@deaconsmith8689]

Awesome video! I always FELT like that first cycle was faster, but I thought I was crazy - couldn’t believe it’s actually that much faster. Here’s a sub, sir

[@Smiffic]

Thank you! My guess is that they didn't want you to get bored in Clock Town waiting to reach Skull Kid so it's sped up to keep things going

[@Shazzam12]

Playing the Song of Storms in the cave at Ikana Canyon causes the water to rise and river flow, therefore activating the water wheel which turns on the music box house. The song that plays is called "Farewell to Gibdos" which has the power to dispel the Gibdos surrounding the house.

[@Smiffic]

I never actually knew that! Makes a ton of sense thinking about it 😃

[@Shazzam12]

@@Smiffic yeah Pamela’s dad tells you about the song when you talk to him again!

[@RankSarpac]

Majora's Mask is so... it's so frustrating, so fascinating, so janky, so rushed, so engaging, so unfair, so thought out, so fun, so frustrating, so nothing anybody asked for, and so perfect.

[@Smiffic]

LMAO I love this description 😆

[@gayjayy]

It's pretty great for being made in only a year.

[@N12015]

Is basically the Zelda equivalent to Melee; Despite being made in one year and tons of captain crunch, it's quite difficult to really pinpoint how would you improve the game outside bugfixes and polish. That's because those games have a clear focus and deliver quite well on it, so the fixes would NOT really improve the final product that much.

[@DarkonFullPower]

It's always the jank games that remain in our hearts. My most replayed from start to finish game is Jet Force Gemini. That game has a lot of fun "but why" design choices.

[@ForgedinPrint]

​@DarkonFullPower that's just a lot of Nintendo design choices in general. Always been a company that does what they want no matter how difficult it may be...or desired by the fan base for that matter.

[@HyperHimes]

I'm just trying to confirm if you're a legitimate speedrunner of this game, because 100% Glitchless?! That's INSANE! Amazing content, my man!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much! I'm not a speedrunner...yet 👀 I just like doing really silly challenges 😂

[@ACWells13]

The Gerudo music is just an absolute bop. Thanks for setting the montage to it 😊

[@Smiffic]

And thank you for watching! That was my favourite section to work on 😄

[@gabrielsantana6161]

It's being about 18 years that I 've being replaying the same 3 days trying to do all the quests and kill all the bosses in one same cycle, but there's always something that I miss or forget.

[@devonm042690]

I haven't watched the video yet, I just want to weigh in on this matter pre-emptively. First off, simply because of elements related to the Couple's Mask Quest, you need at least three different cycles to get all masks and bottles. Everything else can be acquired in those three cycles. It takes foreknowledge to do this though, because you have to be aware not to stop Sakon from stealing the Big Bomb Bags until the third cycle, and instead in the first cycle you want to progress the Couple's Mask quest as far as possible, and in the second cycle you want to actually complete the Couple's Mask quest. You want to grab Kafei's letter to Madame Aroma both times, though what you choose to do with it in either cycle is up to you, so long as you get both rewards. Obviously the biggest part of 100% is the Heart Pieces. Speaking of, during the prologue cycle where you're stuck as Deku Link you should a few Heart Pieces, in particular the Deku Scrub Playground and the one from the toilet hand. Still, as I've said before, with proper time management everything can be gotten in the three cycles allotted by the need to deal with conditional shenanigans revolving around the Couple's Mask quest.

[@tomrees82]

You were right at first, but waiting until the 3rd cycle to save the bomb lady will prevent you from getting everything in just 3 cycles, since the All-night mask is required to get 2 heart pieces from Granny. Since the Couple's mask is similarly required to get a heart piece from the Mayor, this means that you need to collect the Couple's mask & the All-night mask in the first 2 cycles, then use each one in the next cycle to get the heart piece/s correlated with them.

[@lemjustlem]

32:45 That beat drop, and the remix that follows, are something I could have never imagined! That's just frigging awesome!

[@ChristianHuerta-hh6ki]

To put it into perspective, 2 in-game minutes on slowed time was about six seconds that you had left least time compared to the about a minute and a half you had left in this video. Very impressive time save.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you!

[@TheFairylink]

Man I absolutely love how you randomly speaks sometime. ''we learn creepypasta the song* Or the Doom song for the MM. Have me giggling the whole time.

[@xisutech1287]

THIS WAS INSANELY COOL im honestly baffled at the planning and skill this requires, i could never

[@Smiffic]

Thank you for watching! The planning was a group effort with the stream 😄

[@vaibhavshanker]

That Final Battle is very epic because you used the only mask in the game which has the power to defeat Majora's Mask, The Fierce Deity Mask.The Great Fairy sword maybe OP but The Fierce deity sword has more power than the Master Sword.

[@tomrees82]

Every mask that Link can wear is capable of defeating Majora since Link is capable of defeating Majora.

[@sophiasu5885]

The editing in the middle especially with music part is amazing. It made me felt like I was with you and link on this journey, and it just has this unbelievable power to keep me here all the way till the end. Brilliant work! And thanks for exploring this game in various ways!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much for watching! I had a blast editing the montage section so I'm glad you liked it 😄

[@bryandacote8109]

I don't personally count the Deku Cycle even though you can aquire 4 heart pieces, the first wallet and bomb bag on it. I'm really impressed you got it in 3! I think I've only done it in 4 at minimum. (not counting Deku) I dunno if I have the skill to pull off getting to Romani within the first 6 hours. I know MM like the back of my hand otherwise. I think my issue would be the backflip in the Deku palace.

[@Smiffic]

I'm on the same boat, I never really count the Deku cycle either 😄 That backflip I'm almost certain isn't needed to make it to Romani in time. I'm just used to doing it 😂 Give it a shot!

[@tomrees82]

You have to get to Romani within 12 hours.

[@rtyuik7]

7:43 - so the Platform that you are on (which the Bridge is connected to) has Sloped Edges...basically, the game "forgot" about the Bridge for a frame or two, and so Link's foot found the Edge instead, making a "slide" animation, which Link cannot Hold things during...its hard to notice, because the next frame, the game realizes 'oh right, theres a Bridge there' and puts Link's foot (correctly) onto the Bridge instead of the ground underneath it, but the single frame was enough to make Link drop the Keg

[@Smiffic]

That makes so much sense! It's the first time it's ever happened to me haha

[@pacobatracio]

Yasssssaa. I made a comment about how much can be done in one cycle. You replied to my message and I have been waiting for this. I am sooooooo happy!!!!

[@Smiffic]

I hope the wait was worth it! Had a blast with this video 😄

[@Slashser]

The thing I love the most about this run is that you always have something to do, whereas going a quest at a time there's a lot of dead time just waiting for things to happen

[@Smiffic]

The constant back and fourth honestly has became my favourite way of playing vanilla MM 😄

[@InjuredBook9945]

The long awaited sequel is finally here! Also happy birthday Smiffic :)

[@Smiffic]

It's fiiiiinally out

[@icosmohedron]

This video is a year old now and honestly it's probably my favorite majora's mask video I've seen This was *exactly* what I tried so hard to do when I first played the game, trying to get as much done in as little cycles as possible. I gotta replay this game but use this plan tbh, idk how I haven't done that yet.

[@Smiffic]

I'm glad you liked it! I'm using the video editing lessons learnt in this video for the next video! 😄 Give it a try! Racing against the clock for me personally made this an absolute blast to play through again

[@tomrees82]

What you need to remember is that the Couple's mask & All-night mask need to be split between the 1st & 2nd cycles since getting either of these masks on the 3rd cycle would make it necessary to play a 4th cycle to get the heart piece/s correlated with that mask. It's necessary to get them in seperate cycles since getting the All-night mask requires you to save the bomb lady, & getting the Couple's mask requires you to leave Sakon alone. Whichever of these 2 masks you choose to go for in the first cycle will require you to learn Eponas song either way. So it's a good thing that Smiffic showed us how it can be done. The Couple's mask requires you to get the Garo mask like Smiffic did in this video. The All-night mask would require you to get the hookshot & complete the Great Bay spider house on day 1 in order to get the Giants wallet (assuming that you're playing the original version rather than the 3Ds version). Also, pro tip; if you get the Postman's hat the first time you help Anju & Kafei, then Mama's bottle of Chateau Romani the second time, you'll have unlimited magic available to you on the moon.

[@ArtsyYarnsy]

I think one of my favorite moments is the lead up to Kafei stepping on the button lol Editing to add, another favorite is the musical montage

[@Smiffic]

I'm glad you liked the montage! That was my favourite part to work on

[@jvever4904]

This run is insane to me, Majora's Mask always feels like it needs dozens of cycles to 100%

[@Smiffic]

Can totally see that! It really does have a lot of do 😄

[@elliotlevy8610]

I feel like I've done some more casual completion runs where I aim for 6 to 8 cycles, maybe 10 if I'm really taking my time. 3 is fast, but only slightly beyond expectations.

[@skonataofawakening]

First off, I just wanted to say I LOVE this content! I have played through MM so many times (100%, as little upgrades as possible, etc) and I was always so upset about the bomb bag grandma. I want to save everyone in that on three day cycle but it turns out that the old lady HAS to be mugged if you are to unite Anju and Kafei. Part of the reason I love MM because there are always two sides to everything, you can't do it all in one go. Again, awesome content

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much for watching! that darn old lady always finds a way to cause issues huh 😆

[@SpiritOfGotham]

Time. It's time to like and comment so algorithm-senpai will notice video-chan. Oh and happy birthday Smiffic

[@Smiffic]

Hopefully algorithm likes us again 🙏

[@totalradlad]

Watching this video made me realize that I have not been as efficient as I thought on my recent playthroughs of this game.

[@austinhimes9048]

Hydration was key in the run and in the editing. Great job! Happy Birthday.

[@Smiffic]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@tomrees82]

29:53 Isn't the solution to this simply that you need to get the Couple's mask & All-night mask in the first 2 cycles? You got the Couple's mask in the first cycle. Getting the Giants wallet & the All-night mask in cycle 2 should've been easy...

[@Brooke2Valley]

Basically, you have to save the old woman once and let her get mugged twice. Save her once so the item sold on the final night is the all-night mask Let her be mugged twice both for the kafei quest; once where you give the letter to mama and get a bottle, and once where you give it to the post man and he gives you his hat. So 3 there + 1st deku cycle = 4 Unavoidable unless you glitch since you can't do save the old woman, but you also can't buy anything at the curiosity shop as a deku

[@tomrees82]

@@Brooke2Valley Yeah, but that's not the only thing, since the Couple's Mask & All-night mask both need to be used in another cycle after the one where you collect them, to get a heart piece from the mayor, & 2 heart pieces from Anjus Grandma respectively. So you have to get the Couple's mask in the first Hylian Link cycle, & the All-night mask in the second, or vice versa. Neither the Couple's mask, nor the All-night mask can be left for the last cycle.

[@wolflink3621]

"I worked hard for this and I'm gonna enjoy every last minute of it" Proceeds to kill majora in 20 seconds

[@Smiffic]

That mask makes the fight so darn easy haha

[@MasterKnightDH]

Oh, here's something to mention: the Postman's movement when delivering the Letter to Mama actually advances even when you're in Sakon's Hideout. And you don't have to be at Sakon's Hideout at 6 PM straight, as long as you're there by 7 PM to witness the Hideout open, obviously using the Stone Mask to get by Sakon without scaring him away. If I were to get my 6 Day/18 Mask Run worked on, I'd be making use of this particularly to avoid the problem with Postman unconditionally leaving on his own at 5 AM. And yeah, as I indicate, you don't have to be at Sakon's Hideout at 6 PM. I actually displayed as much on my 6 Day/17 Mask Run from back in the day.

[@Smiffic]

Interesting! Good to know!

[@avatarninjacat]

Have been ready for another Majora video and super excited for this one since the teaser. Love it!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much! I hope the wait was worth it 😃

[@Luke0193]

No matter how often i watch anything Majoras Mask related, this game doesnt get boring even after all these years

[@HDGamerofficial]

This video is an absolute joy to watch! Majora’s Mask content will always get me watching and stuff like this just blows my mind because it shows how incredible this game is!! I watched your previous MM video and that one was dope too! With how the game works, it almost feels like an open world game sometimes, like you can do so many things, or you can just do the main story items & equipment, it’s fully up to the player to make it their own unique experience and I love that about the game. Like obviously it’s not open world but it definitely has a lot of choice depending on how much you do, which gives me a similar feeling to open world games!

[@Smiffic]

Totally agree! MM feels a lot more open compared to OoT, really lets you explore the game anyway you want as long as you get the required gear first 😄

[@Nadodan]

19:23 the reasons the gibdo's get melted is because the house actually plays a song that drives away gibdos and the music box is water powered

[@Eckster]

I've always wanted to figure this out, so thanks for doing it! Interesting how in the end the combination of the Kafei quest and the Bomb Mask lady forces you into playing SoT three times. As a result, I think that means this really doesn't have to be so tightly routed, but I still appreciate you trying to do that Max% day, since that's also always been a question of mine. I would have gone for the Postman cap rather than the extra bottle in the Max% cycle, but since you can't get the All Night Mask and Priority Mail in the same cycle anyway, there's unfortunately no way to do All Masks in one cycle.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you for watching! Yeah you can do this at a much more relaxed pace, I really wanted to take what was done in the last video and smash it 😆 Postman's hat though is definitely the right play for max% too!

[@mikequeen93]

I always complete it in 4 cycles (without counting "tutorial" cycle), because the Kafei Quest and the Bomb Mask/All Night Mask Quest, if you are making the Kafei Quest, you must not stop Sakon to thief the bomb granny, and if you stop Sakon, the Kafei Quest doesn´t trigger, and the Kafei Quest has 2 variants more where you obtain a bottle with Chetau Romani (Madame Aroma) and other where you obtain the Postman Hat (Postman), so you need at least run 2 times the quest, 1 more cycle to obtain the All Night Mask and 1 more to obtain the 2 pieces of heart from Anju's granma. If you could get the All Night Mask before the second run of the Kafei Quest (Bottle o Posman Hat), you can make Postman Hat Quest and get the 2 pieces of heart from Anju's grandma in the same run, that would reduce it to 3 cycles.

[@NathanGamerPlays]

Wow mate!! Even though i never played this zelda game i must say your explanation and experience is truly mindblowing!! Very very inspirational smiffic!!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you! 😄

[@bluegirl5539]

Your narration is especially entertaining. Kept my attention through the entire video, now playing it again to fall asleep to with your relaxing voice and perfect music balancing! This channel is a gem, thank you for all that you do :)

[@Smiffic]

And thank you for watching!!

[@MumboJ]

Damn, that second cycle montage is masterfully edited. That must've taken longer than the run itself.

[@Smiffic]

Honestly the video got delayed a fair bit due to trying to find the right track for it 😆

[@volvagia720]

The Music Box House is made to keep the Gibdos at bay. When you play the Song of Storms, you cause the river to flow again. When the river flows, the Music Box House's waterwheel spins, and starts it's anti-Gibdo sounds.

[@Smiffic]

Makes sense! Never really looked too hard into why it works 😆

[@moca6655]

Literally just discovered your channel and your other Majora video, and then this released right when I finished the other video. Perfect timing?

[@ArtsyYarnsy]

Welcome to world of Smiffic! I hope you'll have a good time here

[@Smiffic]

Perfect timing indeed! Thank you so much for watching the videos 😃

[@ten-hx2xi]

i love the fierce deity ending, i always thought of it as the gods of termina going “aight, you’ve proven yourself. take this power up and go put majora in check.” so cool :)

[@Smiffic]

The FD mask will always be a highlight for me when it comes to Majora's Mask 🤣

[@Vlumpty_Vonty]

You doing this while i am still trying to goron roll up snowhead while not falling off

[@Smiffic]

That roll up the spire is tricky! I still fall off from time to time

[@tomrees82]

Just walk up there...

[@Vlumpty_Vonty]

@@tomrees82 Not cool enough

[@tomrees82]

@@Vlumpty_Vonty fair enough.

[@shuyin105]

Never heard of you before this video was recommended to me. I was enthralled the entire time. MM has been my favourite videogame for 20 years, I know it back to front. This video reinforced why. Consider me subscribed. Excellent work, man!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you for watching and subbing! Means a lot 😄MM is a special game

[@samhodsie5350]

This was an absolute joy to watch!! Amazing work!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Smiffic]

I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for watching 😄

[@tycameron1836]

I had a burning question of Majora's Mask and being able to beat everything, like sidequests and the dungeon, all in one cycle. I am so glad I found this video because you answered two questions. Mine, and everyone else's curiosity. Cannot wait to watch this video over and over for the years to come! :P

[@meegee8439]

What a joy of a video to watch! Great job with it! Also I really liked your music choices throughout the video. It really added to the intended atmosphere.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you for watching!!

[@akariutamokiy]

It seemes that you lost the keg because goron link slided befor you entered the bridge. My best guess is that somehow there is a slight steppable area for sliding down the hill before entering the bridge.

[@Smiffic]

That would make so much sense! In all my time playing I've never had that happen before 😆

[@adrianmadsen5551]

Btw the long jump with the bomb and the goron jump over fences and stuff aren’t glitches. They are allowed in glitchless runs

[@Smiffic]

Long jumps are unfortunately banned in the glitchless ruleset which is a shame since they're so useful 😆 Decided not to use goron jumps too just to make this more challenging haha

[@adrianmadsen5551]

@@Smifficah ok well feel like the video was more interesting this way anyway so no complaints 👌

[@DeitySkullKid]

I already love that this is glitch less For a glitched answer: 1 cycle, 2 at most, we have so many glicthes that screw with time and the cycle wothout resetting that you can do it all in one go, i think Looking forward to your hijinks!

[@Smiffic]

I think I've honestly had more fun playing MM glitchless then with glitches at this point 😃 You're right though you can do some crazy stuff with time in this game

[@Handsans]

Words can not describe how much I enjoyed this video. The skill you have, knowing the routes, planning the cycles, and especially that Montage of collecting items toward the end of the video. Great job man.

[@PerplexingRat]

I am soo happy with my brand new setup and the first thing I do is see the newest Smiffic video (love your stuff!!!!)

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much!

[@AcaciaDragoon]

I've honestly never played this game before but still sat through the whole video with my eyes glued to the screen lmao, great video!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@everythingpony]

34 minutes and 23 seconds, this man kept me glued to the screen for 34 whole minutes and 23 seconds. Excellent video, to the point editing and enjoyed every single second of it. You've done it again, smiffic.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you for watching!

[@bryanlokao1]

32:35 man that got really good together. Nice playing there, i always forget how much quests do we have so i will not even try it like you did. But it was nice to see how Link would have done haha

[@pikamatt6683]

This game's mechanics are just awesome and the fact you can do all of this in only a few cycles is crazy! Really good video, I had a great watch ❤

[@Smiffic]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@denizkayali]

I watched both of your MM cycles videos back to back in awe. You're making me want to re-play the game and I played it last month! Also, the first Deku cycle is absolutely a tutorial. I think counting that as your actual first is a different challenge.

[@Smiffic]

Highly recommend a re-play if you haven't already! MM is always a great time 😄

[@denizkayali]

@@Smiffic I was actually replaying Minish Cap and finished it yesterday! I'll probably start Majora today, it's been staring at me

[@ericb3157]

a trick i think he missed: wearing the Stone Mask in the Gerudo Hideout lets you simply run past the guards without shooting any of them! well, except the mini-bosses guarding the other 3 eggs. "that mask doesn't fool us!"

[@Smiffic]

I'm so used to not having stone mask haha

[@Lady_ETHNE]

imo, I don't include the Deku cycle because 1. The time moves faster than in the other cycles, which is probably the game telling you that this cycle isn't like the others. 2. You are stuck in Clock Town as a Deku scrub. You can't do a lot of things as a Deku scrub in clock town. Like doing any of the dungeons which would help prevent moon crashing. Another great video btw! You've earned a new subscribble :)

[@Smiffic]

I agree! And thank you so much! 😄

[@Lady_ETHNE]

@@Smiffic You're welcome!

[@pedrogoncalves4585]

Your last two videos are phenomenal, they are 35 min but are so well made that go by like a breeze

[@Smiffic]

That's the result I like to hear! Thank you for watching them both!

[@revanknight3202]

@@Smiffic can we have the full run?

[@Smiffic]

@@revanknight3202 Full run will be up soon on the VOD channel 😄 Just gotta put it all together

[@BipedBD]

I remember trying something like this as a kid back in the day and getting annoyed one can't listen to Granny's second story in the same cycle you complete both the Anju/Kafei and the Romani/Cremia sidequests. In the end, I also picked the least unhappy final timeline with minimal cycles and completed Anju and Kafei's sidequest, helped Romani with the aliens, and listen to Granny's story on the second night. This meant I had to let the Old Lady get robbed on the first night, and let Cremia's cargo get vandalized on the second night. Either the game wanted my kid self to understand that one can't save everyone even with time travel on your side, or just strongly advice me against letting ladies transport valuable stuff alone at night.

[@Smiffic]

That darn granny ruining everything 😆

[@cryolitegem]

Doom music is incredibly fitting for going at Majora’s Mask with the Fierce Deity’s Mask.

[@Smiffic]

It's all I had in my head when editing that section 😆

[@snugglebunnyskullcrusher]

The Powder Keg drop is due to a slight slope where the bridge starts. Link slid down on the snow like on the sides of the islands. There's a few frames you can see the animation @ 7:35. I am guessing for this next bit -- but the layer of snow might be the reason it doesn't happen in springtime. Must have a steeper slope that you would skip over at normal walking/rolling speed.

[@Smiffic]

Interesting! It's never happened to me before so was totally taken off guard

[@johnrose1641]

^ This. It very rarely happens, only when Link is crossing the bridge on one of the frames Snugglebunny is referring to. Link is not allowed any change in elevation (however minuscule) holding an item. This could actually happen on the next bridge too for the same reason and would be similarly problematic since the Wolfos chases Link to the next large island. I was always too scared to take the “high route” across with the Powder Keg, so it never even occurred to me this could happen lol

[@HEYdavidrp]

1:53 Piece of Shart

[@DSW_314]

30:23 I wanted to ask why one of these Gram-Gram quest paths couldn't be done in the previous cycle, but I think it's because the first cycle was so optimized already that there just wasn't enough time for this quest line?? Is that correct??

[@BowlOSoup6661]

I don't have the time to watch this right now but I can tell it's going to be a good one, let's hope the algorithm blesses you again

[@Smiffic]

Here's hoping! 😂

[@BowlOSoup6661]

​​@@SmifficTHE KZbin GODS HAVE BLESSED YOU ONCE AGAIN

[@fobbie8385]

This video is really interesting to me because it uses a completely different route from the 100% glitchless speedrun which also clears the game in 4 cycles. For instance, the speedrun defeats Goht to unfreeze biggorn and get the power keg for Romani Ranch. I think this makes your video even more impressive for using a route that manages to clear the game in the same number of cycles as top runners!

[@funnyxusername]

heck yeah!! worth the wait, good to see, man! next could you try to 100% or speedrun Minish Cap, the obvious best 2d zelda game?

[@Smiffic]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I uhh haven't actually played Minish Cap fully yet 😂 It's been on the to do list for so long now

[@funnyxusername]

@@Smiffic i see lol. I had it on my virtual console via wii when the shop was still up for about 6 or so years, i just beat it about 2 months ago when i got it on my ds lite, so i feel yuh.

[@salmuttotabreabittlecochicarac]

I would only consider the deku cycle as not a cycle if you did a gainer to skip everything, (and *not* grabbed the heart piece) so you almost haven't done anything for that cycle. dancing with the scarecrow to speed up time to the final night is ok.

[@arizimal]

Bro has 11k subs, and makes videos that are better than channels with >10m subs. Keep climbing my man

[@Smiffic]

I appreciate that!

[@roryfriththetraveller4982]

its wild you actually managed to cram MORE into one cycle LOL incredible, editing chefs kiss was well worth the wait !!

[@Smiffic]

Glad you liked it!!

[@Xeroisawesome]

Yeah the old lady bottleneck is the only thing that prevents a 2 cycle, 3 counting the deku cycle which is mandatory. You need the all night mask for heart pieces in earlier days, and you need the couples mask for a heart piece on earlier days. Since you can't get both masks in the same cycle, three is the minimum. You also have to do the kafei questline most of the way twice, since the priority mail is used for two different prizes. So once again, this guarentees three cycles. For the Gibdos, the music box house in Ikana is powered by a watermill. When you play the Song of Storms, the water starts flowing again. This powers up the mill, which brings back the awful carnival music. This music is what banishes the Gibdos. So that's what's happening there. Solid run. It is not easy to get Epona's Song, cycle 1 day 1. Especially not glitchless.

[@Smiffic]

That darn old lady haha, Thank you for watching!

[@Dave.A.R]

Bro, this kind of "Speedruns" are so cool. Been in a love/hate relationship with Majora's Mask ever since it was first released cause I suck at playing it but really love seeing other people beating it. Keep the good work!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you!

[@gameboy_matthew7181]

This video was really good makes me want to play Majora Mask again. Also the part were you drop the bomb was because there was a vary tiny gap and at some angles when you hit that gap you start sliding down the slope for a few frames which is enough for link to drop the bomb

[@Smiffic]

That makes so much sense! In all my time playing I've never seen that happen. Thank you for watching!

[@foboskc7223]

In my playthrough i restarted the day cycle everytime i got a mask or a song, seeing that you can get so much masks and upgrades in just one cycle is awesome. Great work!

[@Smiffic]

Thank you!

[@mistysheppard7254]

I do the same, I really take my time lol

[@gretex_]

This guy’s my new comfort KZbinr

[@Smiffic]

Thank you so much! I'm hoping the next video won't take as long as this one 😂

[@DSW_314]

I've only played this game once, and it was many years ago, before youtube guide speedrun videos, so I don't remember most of the story lines, quests, map layout, dungeon strategies, etc. But I remember how much I enjoyed the experience. I've been feeling nostalgic lately. (Because being an "old man" in modern society kinda sucks, and I just want to pretend to be a kid again for a few days.) So your videos are definitely inspiring me to go dig my N64 and Nintendo Power game guide magazines out of the box in my closet soon. I'm hoping I can introduce the wifey to the game, and get her to love the experience as much as I did/will.

[@VinceMouse]

It's always amazing to me how much you can skip in the game. I guess I never really considered that some people might get the item but not finish the temple in time and have to reset, and go explore.

[@Smiffic]

It's neat how much MM allows you to basically play how you want 😃

[@xdragoonzero0]

Oot can get pretty nuts with this, to the point that I feel like it's how every Zelda game should be intentionally designed. Jabu Jabu can be done before Dodongo's Cavern as long as you grab the bomb bag. The Forest, Fire, and Water temples can technically be done in any order (though the bow is needed for optional stuff). Finally the Spirit Temple can be finished once the Forest Temple is completed and you have the Longshot. So you could go Deku Tree > Jabu Jabu > Dodongo's Cavern > Water Temple > Forest Temple > Spirit Temple > Fire Temple > Shadow Temple > Ganon's Castle

[@tomrees82]

​@@xdragoonzero0or... Deku Tree Jabu-Jabu Dodongos Cavern Forest Spirit Water Fire Shadow It's also possible to get the Fire arrows before completing the Water Temple if you have the Scarecrows Song. I've been playing OoT since 1998 & only found out about that a couple months ago. This means you only need the Bow from the Forest Temple to get the Fire & Ice arrows.

[@itsharris0n]

KZbin algorithm came through for me. This video is an absolute gem. Biggest of props.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you for watching!

[@MadMagicianGaming]

If I understand correctly, you did what I always questioned if it was possible since I was a child. Since going back in time resets these kind deeds you do for the NPCs, I wondered if it was possible to beat the game and all side quests in one cycle. Again, I might be misunderstanding, but it looks like on the last one you did it all! That was amazing and something I always hoped was possible

[@Smiffic]

You're correct! I figured since I didn't have much to do for the final cycle I'd at least try help as many people as possible 😄

[@tomrees82]

No, it's not possible to help everyone in one cycle since helping Bomb lady keep her bomb bag prevents Kafei from finding Sakons hideout.

[@cooraa]

You go into this video thinking it's just another neat, interesting gaming vid... but then I'm being presented with such a high quality, carefully crafted masterpiece :D I love MM and I LOVED this video ! Great work.

[@Smiffic]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it 😄

[@Illgaia]

The amount of planning to route each cycle is insane. It's incredible just how much can be done in one cycle.

[@Smiffic]

It was a group effort with the stream 😄It really is nuts how much you can do!

[@fatalferaligatr1457]

Majoras mask is my favorite Zelda game. Never had the gall to 100% it myself, but this has given me hope, albeit apprehensively. Thank you kind sir, please keep making more fantastic videos.

[@Smiffic]

Give it a shot! With 100% you get to see so much more content then you normally would 😄 Thank you so much for watching!

[@delllaptop2624]

this was a lovely video!! I’m just curious which version of MM you played to get the graphics as nice as they look. The HUD is gorgeous!

[@kylethm168]

I believe he used nerrel majora's mask texture pack

[@Smiffic]

I'm glad you liked it! I was using Nerrel's Majora's Mask HD texture pack 😃