How Speedrunners Beat Jak & Daxter With 8 Power Cells

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Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy has had one hell of a timeline when it comes to lowering the power cell count from it's intended 77 cells, all the way down to 8. In this video, we'll be taking a look at how speedrunners got past the massive walls the game laid out in front of them.
Special thanks to everyone who helped make this video possible. BobbyKaze, onetabloid, Kuitar, Ruh and more.
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[@scoob6505]

It took years of constant research, analysis, and pin-point platforming on invisible obstacles to reach this level of progress. So what's the next logical discovery to make? How to yeet Jak into the fucking sun at mach 10 by getting too close to a bridge that's having a nervous breakdown!

[@stevemcqwark7061]

I legit thought this was referencing the RDR2 bridge glitch until I got to the end of the vid. That is some major tomfuckery!

[@kamallewis-gopie6956]

I.... Thought this was a random ridiculous joke...omg lol

[@Kakerate2]

you should watch the jak bridge glitch lol

[@pronounjow]

More like Mach 100!

[@JK-gm6kk]

Def thought this was a joke.

[@vabvaab]

these always sound like a documentary on a bank heist, but the stakes are much higher.

[@schmeebo8753]

gold

[@betvro6147]

fuck lmao

[@tylerspeegle108]

No

[@insidethefire1]

i absolutely fucking love how you hype up each key player in the progression of these stories. i have no clue who these people are, yet every time i see you introducing a new speed runner im just internally getting hyped as hell.

[@fishywtf]

lmao tru

[@casualgamer263]

I think it's the epic run montage

[@th1doose803]

He needs to do about resident evil 4 or devil may cry, it would be perfect

[@michaelobear5445]

"YoU cAn'T cRoSs FiRe CaNyOn UnTiL yOu CoLlEcT eNoUgH pOwEr CeLlS."

[@ryno4ever433]

Jak: hold my ottsel.

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

LIES

[@_Xerota_]

Haha Jak go: ... Coz he was a mute in the first game.

[@Nikapocalypse]

No... But my reincarnation can.

[@zerodollarbird]

Speedrunners: "ok, zoomer"

[@DarkPegasusGaming]

Love how at 26:00 Keira is all "You can't cross fire canyon you don't have enough power cells!" and Jak is all "Watch me"

[@pyromaniacforhire]

That is DEFINITELY Jak's personality, too.

[@Rashed1255]

The speed running process: Everyone: *Hits strat deadend* Random Person: *Appears out of nowhere*, Challenge accepted

[@teaz3139]

Speedrunning is psychologically a very insular community. This is why it can be so toxic when someone goes against the grain (see: Narcissa Wright for example), but also very wholesome and supportive with its own in-group. A new perspective, fresh and outside the box, is often needed. TL;DR: speedrunning communities are a bubble/circlejerk.

[@Rashed1255]

@@teaz3139 I think that most people that watch speed runs probably wonder how people find crazy glitches X)

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

"I will take it from here"

[@virtualtrips1239]

kinda inspiring tbh im gonna give turbo bridge yeet a try and if im successful i will name it tubro yeet or turbo yeet skip lol

[@Shikaschima]

14:00 the happiness and excitement in everybody's voices just gave me the biggest grin on my face.

[@insidethefire1]

thats a moment they will all remember for life. a pure happiness that is rare

[@fergerlrr7481]

So wholesome

[@Rashed1255]

“You can’t cross fire canyon until you collect enough power cells” Speedrunner: Watch me

[@coreymccrow8515]

L

[@DemonicRobots]

Game Devs: You need over 70 power cores to beat the game. Speedrunners: 8. Take it or leave it.

[@ediblepi]

Game Devs: Ha nice joke Speedrunners: Try me

[@robinacosta8815]

70 power cells to beat JAD 70 power stars to beat SM64 im not the only one who sees that right

[@memelescream4796]

​@@robinacosta8815You are. It's 77.

[@28AccountsRemoved]

Rayman. End of story.

[@MegaDrainProductions]

This just shows how much of a technical game Jak 1 was even all the way back as a launch title for the ps2. Still my favorite game of all time

[@tomm3700]

Me too. I love precursor legacy so much. Even just the sound effects in the first area, love it

[@nejishadow]

@@tomm3700 especially when Jak spins mid air Just HE HU HAHAHEHU UH until he lands again, it always amuses me

[@KazShiro]

Technically it wasnt a launch title since it released since it was a late 2001 game. Even though considering the lack of ground breaking games in 2000 excluding Dynasty Warriors 2 it might as well should be considered a launch title since 2001 is where things got mainstream.

[@kait2972]

Hardly. Brute force and a poorly designed fail safe is all it took to almost entirely break the game

[@connorbeith3232]

@@KazShiro Timesplitters was also an exclusive launch title.

[@JakSpeedruns]

Can confirm that all of this is true

[@isaaco1434]

This is big

[@shaynehughes6645]

Jak Gaming

[@garnet1918]

Well, if Mr. Speedruns himself says so!

[@acuteavocado1962]

nice avatar friend

[@eliwoodthegoothoonter538]

Wait wait wait everybody stop. *holds mic* how’d you do it

[@Nikapocalypse]

"It generally goes against speedrunner intentions" *Laughs in Twilight Princess Lowest%*

[@nickf.747]

"Skipping things goes against speedrunner intentions if it's slower? watch this" (Stares at a Rupee for 257 hours to skip a single dust mote Link brushes past)

[@spongeman7473]

man jak and daxter was a beautiful game even for the ps2

[@plebmarvin3108]

cant wait for full dive and revisit all the old games :D

[@C.Mustard]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@Rory626]

It's aged very well. Still an amazing game to play casually in 2023

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

Even at the side of the most cutting edge on PC at the time, Jak was more impressive.

[@dingbatfpv]

I love how everyone is psyched on getting beaten. True sportsmen.

[@TheAntiGravityMaster]

I love how excited Josh is to get his record beaten, that's wholesome

[@charlesmcclure8000]

I Thought the same thing. I don't think I would be like that. I'd be salty af like "This mf just invalidated my entire existence" *rage*

[@kirkbupkis]

Lol LouiGi talking about hugging his roommate was super wholesome.

[@calakiduki]

dunno how this was recommended to me cos i know nothing about speed running or jak and daxter but i watched the whole thing and was engaged the whole time. quality content man

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks for sitting through it all!

[@320speed]

Absolutely love content like this, especially when it's Jak and Daxter related

[@dinamiteurdinamiteur2324]

Or ratchet and clank

[@cvetanaleksiev2429]

Me too man

[@Hummeldon]

Well I couldn’t ask for more for Christmas.

[@spongeman7473]

that's for sure

[@muselibarnless]

I mean adter seeing gemini home entertainment i didnt want more christmas

[@Amy-si8gq]

I dont want alot for christmas, there is just one thing i need

[@CribbsTV]

my man used a sponsor segment to talk about listening to viper, what a champ

[@ThaRixer]

I'm very grateful they let me show Viper during that segment

[@tacitakoe5004]

Way back in the day, when we first learned about the glitch in Kingdom Hearts 1 at the final boss Destiny Islands where you can infinite jump out of bounds, my sister and I had a bit of a gag that doing things like that 'angered the video game gods' - and we feared them. But seeing stuff like this today, it is clear: The Glitch Hunters are the true gods of video games, and whatever planar beings my sister and I believed in as children would *COWER* in their presence.

[@swoch185]

Always love hearing Keira tell Jak he can't cross without the zoomer

[@ThaRixer]

Can crack the code to a theoretically impossible skip, but doesn't know how to activate windows

[@thenetgamer2]

Deleting my System32 file partition worked for me! Never had windows problems again...

[@Redvitrum108]

@@thenetgamer2 uhhhhh i think thats the login file so if you delete that your pc will be destroyed

[@thenetgamer2]

@@Redvitrum108 Like I said, I never had windows problems again...

[@pejnismiggle]

Did you say Crack? 👀

[@coaiemandushman1079]

Fuck Microsoft, that's why

[@redrex9112]

I truely love the way you format your videos. You could simply make your videos a short story with the end result explained. But I really appreciate and think it is super neat how you explain what the mission or goal is of the game skip, who has attempted it, how the communities react to the results, how you go into the history and accomplishments of the person who discover the skip, and I really enjoy how you add a suspense factor that just keeps me tuned in the whole time. Thanks for awesome videos man! :D

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks man! Been in the Jak community since day one. Would be doing them a disservice if I didn't show our community reactions and more

[@rmglover3191]

Glad to find this comment! ThaRixer is definitely a consummate storyteller. Drama, tension, mystery, intrigue, setups/payoffs - it's all here!

[@simoon0573]

This is by far the most amazing video about Jak and Daxter that I ever saw. Even if I wasn't interested in the game at the time those skips were found I can still kinda imagine how the whole community felt after these discoveries. Without counting the whole route evolution in the speedrun that even changed recently. Very well made video, I really don't have any more words to describe this piece of art

[@ThaRixer]

Wow, thank you so much

[@sirchris6047]

Look at bonesaws 2016 run

[@Rizzalynx]

Such a professional mini documentary about something I never thought I'd find interesting!

[@limeboat5530]

You have no idea how much I crave high quality Jak and Daxter content, it seems Christmas came early this year, oh wait-

[@0PercentImagination]

As someone that likes seeing glitches but is not good at finding/using any it always blows my mind seeing the sorts of things people find. Only times I ever got out of bounds in a game (like Battlefield 4, its easy in the story missions) were pointless things that didn't save any time or just got you stuck somewhere lol.

[@Xcog]

I hope something with Bridge Blast is discovered even if it's slow because then you could show Low% to someone who doesn't know and turn their brain to jelly with the setup

[@stoic_rose]

just recently found your channel and content yesterday and binged all of your videos, i was super sad when i ran out of stuff to watch, and was hella happy to see this :>

[@ThaRixer]

Love when that happens, glad you enjoyed all my stuff. Means a lot!

[@EviePatamon]

Pretty much the same thing happened to me today, great way to spend a Sunday. Love me some speedrunning history videos

[@jakubm5385]

Its fun how they skipped 69 power cells of off the required ammount

[@ThaRixer]

nice

[@arronbeta598]

Nice

[@daxter4090]

Nice

[@DeadAndAliveCat]

HAHAHAHAHAHA OH IT'S THE SEX NUMBER, SO FUNNY DUDE, YOU ARE SUCH A GOD OF COMEDY

[@arronbeta598]

@@DeadAndAliveCat you must be fun at parties

[@ciaprisoner]

Listening to region locked Memphis rap is probably the best selling point for a VPN I've heard so far

[@ThaRixer]

Lmao, i'm not even lying either. There was some kind of dispute between KODA_CS and Google here in Denmark where KODA_CS were mass blocking videos around youtube. When they decided to block my boy Viper that was the last straw and i got a VPN. Also i might sneak in some memphis rap into my next video 👀

[@ciaprisoner]

@@ThaRixer International copyright disputes are always such a bother. I'll be sure to listen closely when your next upload is out.

[@gnardawgyt]

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[@ThaRixer]

@@gnardawgyt copyright lol

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[@erictennison4673]

This game is 19 years old. It’s amazing how much has been done.

[@danuzz_]

I loved the old community clips and Kuitar's & Ruh's insight. The explanation for all of the checkpoint stuff was very good, overall I think this is easily your best work yet

[@ThaRixer]

Yea i think so too haha. Feels great to constantly be improving.

[@PokiQueue]

Daxter with black eyes is literally the most scariest thing

[@kris-p-4365]

I remember trying to skip the first zoomer section on foot when I was little, I didn't get very far and also called it impossible lmao

[@dog-ez2nu]

I love the use of Silent Hill music when a situation seems hopeless - it's an instantly recognisable leitmotif at this point.

[@angrychipmunks76]

The video of the runners reacting to the new record was honestly so sweet.

[@terryh.9238]

the emulator daxter without the eyes is the scariest shiz i've ever seen

[@gulfgiggleanimations4472]

It’s really gratifying to me that these skips are actually possible because as a kid I threw Jak into the lava of fire canyon dozens of times trying to cheese my way with some sort of completely theoretical infinite damage boost, and for the skip to be exactly that is amazing to me. I correctly theorized an actual speedrun skip as an 8 year old. I also tried to find the other skips mentioned, though I was as unsuccessful as the majority of the community in those cases too.

[@skrtreynolds]

It’s crazy cause all the skips that speed runners discover are exactly what every single one of us want to find out. We all wanted to skip the power cell count and just haul ass through the Zoomer areas, and it just so happened to later in life there’s people that find out how to do the exact shit every kid who played this game wanted to do since their first playthrough.

[@gulfgiggleanimations4472]

@@skrtreynolds Good point. Makes me wonder what kind of skips people never really looked for. The only thing that comes to mind is when you discover the skip by sheer accident. Had that experience with Spyro Enter the Dragonfly as a kid, where I just went straight through the elemental breath gates that block off the sections of the hub world.

[@coolnoah8183]

I love that the only difference between speedrunners and kids with wild ideas mucking around is the dedication. They all start with the same idea, but the speedrunners bend the game to their will to achieve it 😂

[@jessestumpf190]

Bro, this video has to be one of my favorites on KZbin fr, I’m not super big into speed running but your videos are helping me understand how cool, determined and hive minded this community is. Jak and Daxter is one of my favorite games, so thank you for giving me another reason to love it again

[@ThaRixer]

Hell ye

[@DefRevenge24601]

Imagine if this was Jak 2. "Lmao just Hover over it"

[@mikehunt42069]

Kept me hooked the entire way through, engaging story+good narration and storytelling 👍

[@yashwant7109]

Merry Christmas Ricky (and to the rest of the Jak gang)!

[@bugg6597]

I would love to see more videos like these. How a game is ran today is often very different than how it was run year by year in the past. So it would be interesting to see to see more ‘documentary’s’ on how runs progress

[@MasterZenII]

I'm rewatching this and the concept of the Jak & Dakter speedrun being *>complete the tutorial level, watch a powerpoint presentation, and beat the final boss

[@YukeWeiss]

I really loved this. Summoning Salt got me on a speedrunning bender and Jak and Daxter I knew was orbless due to Gamechamp and had some crazy strats involved from prior runs, but seeing how you guys broke through the power cell gates to get through it was solid viewing. Nice video!

[@BurkeMaverick]

Great video, Ricky (as always). Having Bridge Blast shown was unexpected.

[@eggy2450]

Great vid. Learned a lot. Like how you really emphasized the players

[@PokeMaster22222]

So that "idle deload" glitch/exploit is one of the few times wasting time doing nothing is actually beneficial to a speedrun...never thought I'd see that.

[@whazzup_teacup]

Whenever someone says "X" skip is impossible someone somewhere is like "hold my beer"

[@zenkichihitoyoshi9513]

Finally, the man himself made a new one. You don't know how much I love these videos. Thank you Ricky

[@TheHomiePit]

I love this game. Been playing it since I was 4 yrs old and still. I'm finding stuff out I never thought could be done. Absolute masterpiece.

[@Jek47]

The history behind the speedrunning community of Jak and Daxter absolutely fascinates me and this documentary is an absolute masterclass of preservation! I love it, please give us more Jak content!

[@BoyProdigyX]

My favorite part of these vids is the EPIC MONTAGE of footage when you're introducing that episode's SR God. Amazing!

[@scas97]

Yoooo another sponsor! I'm so glad you got it Ricky. I can't think of another person who deserves it more than you! It was amazing to recognize most of the people you mentioned after seeing the birthday stream! And the reactions to LTS and FCS were just the icing on the cake!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks man ❤

[@Yindoom]

Aw man the Dustforce soundtrack for the Kuitar segment is such a nice touch, well done on the video! Also hearing all of your reactions to LTS was lovely

[@Diadras]

it is so nice to be able to go to sleep earlier than expected! *ThaRixer uploads a video* ...

[@TehUltimateSnake]

This brings back nostalgia of playing this when I was a kid. I was so zoned in the entire time.

[@Gridmoop]

Can’t say how much I enjoy watching these break downs.

[@tgrcode]

I love the parts that felt like chat logs from old runners, felt like I was witnessing a legendary event

[@Sipu97]

Great to see your videos are doing so good. I haven't watched your channel or streams in a quite a while so I don't know how things have been since. This video was so pleasant to watch, the script is really good and the editing golden.

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks man!

[@freak4games]

Found this video a year later. Man I miss this game. Thanks for the acknowledgement there Ricky. Freak4Games here with Boulder Skip. The Jak community is amazing.

[@jayfe86]

The best part of this video was how gassed the other runners were in a cramped hotel room watching on a tiny phone screen

[@MikeGamePro]

Really enjoyed this video. It's awesome to see the progression of this game.

[@javanfrench]

I've never played a full Jak and daxter game. Yet this is something I was so engaged to watch that I subscribed for more.

[@lytsevisser5020]

Wow. I used to play the jak games with my siblings until we actually broke the discs because we were kids lol. Amazing to see it’s speed running history

[@lumpylumpyloo]

It's means it is

[@sagacious03]

Excellent video! Love learning about routing & such! Slightly sad I didn't watch this sooner! Thanks for uploading!

[@arce5473]

I love these videos, is just awesome to watch how the runners break barrier after barrier

[@Frostile]

Nice video dude, love the production quality every time!

[@ClovissenpaiDotR]

Awesome stuff, going to have to come back and rewatch a few times, lots of detail. Also really love all the in game shots you're taking to show the levels in the background. Lots of content creators can make good content without the flavour stuff, but you're really going above and beyond for that a e s t h e t i c

[@ThaRixer]

~ a e s t h e t i c ~

[@Capn03]

Yooo respect for that Viper shoutout at 1:47 haha, My Hops is a classic. Amazing video!

[@Theterra4]

Such a good vid, it's so awesome seeing the little communities grow from just a few friends

[@TheTwitchy1]

Can I just take a moment to say thank you for making a documentary about multiple speed runners across multiple games. Your content is impeccable and enjoyable.

[@tkdshikamaru]

ive never played any of the games and no idea why i watched this VERY WELL DONE AND PUT TOGETHER!!!

[@DaBomber60]

I am so glad I found this channel, the presentation is excellent, the voiceover gets better and better, the content is well paced and exciting. 10/10 fantastic!!

[@ThaRixer]

I'm so glad i found a commenter like you 😌

[@mesopable]

Thank you for sharing the journey! What a blast :D

[@rozerda1]

Good shit Ricky!!!! I have been waiting to see the final video for a while, so it is good to see!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks Rozer!

[@OfficerCap]

this is life changing for me bc this was my first and favorite ps2 game

[@minty9245]

Hearing their elation while watching that skip stream made me so happy

[@hsblue]

This video is very special, loved every moment of it!

[@JakeReehl]

This is so truly fascinating. I haven't even speedrunned Jak and Daxter, but it sounds pretty fun. Please keep making speedrunning videos like this!

[@ThaRixer]

More to come!

[@crystalpad2010]

These iconic n ominous soundtracks, the build up to black fade outs gives a magical element to these video's bro. Your videos introduced me to this community and can honestly say been looking forward to these vids!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks a lot! I try really hard to find the right track for the right spot in the video ^^

[@AdriiSuizo]

Loving your content, most of these games are my childhood and specifically the Jak and Daxter saga is my favourite saga ever. Imma try learn to speedrun the first 2 games whenever I have time ;D

[@gr4mas144]

I miss that series. Great video and BTW happy Xmas

[@nehnehnehbatman]

I watched all of it and didnt even know it haha. Held my attention the entire way, thank you for the content!

[@UrufuDarkLord]

Love the series, can never stop playing it!

[@azmakk8018]

I love these types of videos man - keep up the great work bro 👍

[@NRF3703]

One of the greatest Jak videos as well as one of the best gaming videos. Amazing how great teamwork and ambition are and what we can accomplish with both!

32:30 That Mega Man 7 Wily Stage 1 Music hit me like a truck. Thank you.

[@odinian6244]

Awesome video! Very interesting techniques! I used to mess with Jak II, going out of bounds back in the day. I assure you, in the end, runs will be so bizarrely optimized.

[@A_Frog_from_mars12]

I love that game so much. Jak and daxter precursor legacy was literally my childhood

[@CatShapedDonut]

The robot basically saying your stupid and can't cross fire canyon without more power cells is just icing on the cake

[@DabiidA]

God, I love watching speedrun communitites being supportive and wholesome like this c:

[@g3catcher526]

Legendary video, great work Ricky!

[@flochforster88]

Genuinely sensational documentary again, really looking forward to more and I hope you appreciate how good they are and how much they bring to the community!

[@yzbrian]

My favorite KZbin content, love your work Ricky!

[@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards]

I have very few people with notifications on, let alone anyone with under 500k-1000k subs... you deserve soo many more subs man you're already making literal top tier quality KZbin content. if you kept this up, without even needing to improve, you would hit 1m subs for sure. there's a huge audience for this content, they just need to find it and as they do, word will spread faster and faster. happy new year mate can't wait to see what kind of bangers you drop in '21

[@ThaRixer]

thanks haha, idk about 1 mil. Summoning Salt isn't even there

[@Crota0100]

Have a great Christmas and New Year's Ricky :)

[@ThaRixer]

You too my man!

[@ABuffWizard]

As someone who has never played a Jak & Daxter game, this was fascinating! Massively underrated!