I did the worst ever Super Mario 64 0 Star Speedrun and I couldn't be happier about it

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From a stream of mine where I attempted one of Super Mario 64's most difficult categories: 0 Star. This Super Mario 64 Speedrun requires the use of Backwards Longjumps to gain incredible amounts of speed in certain areas of the game to skip nearly everything! I went into this run having done a 1 star run previously but never had done the insanely hard "DDD skip". Here's how it went!

[@myloglaisek5718]

"You are without a doubt the worst 0 star speedrunner I've ever heard of" "But you have heard of me"

[@Hello-qg4yk]

**jack sparrow entered the chat**

[@gmdrandom6287]

@Mark Lincoln I think you are the same people.

[@soundrogue4472]

@@gmdrandom6287 people? No it's bots.

[@NezixGenetic]

@@soundrogue4472 what?

[@HeathbarPlays]

The best part of being last on the leaderboard? You can only go up from here! Congrats on going where few Mario 64 players have dared to go.

[@wheatiebun]

Unless someone beats that time

[@AlexChicharron1]

@@wheatiebun then he is still last 😂

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

Ok it used 3 years for me

[@thatoneguy9582]

Alex Caballero “beats” as in “goes slower”

[@pre-jordanbasketballfan7429]

@@thatoneguy9582 That would mean he is better than one guy. That would be going up

[@jim477]

So I got drunk the other night and must have started watching this. Drunk me liked it so much that he wanted to make sure sober me watched it also, so I created a shortcut on my desktop and just named it "watch". Had no idea what this random link on my desktop was, but was delightfully surprised that it was one of your videos. Thanks Ant and drunk me.

[@artemis_furrson]

How the hell did you remember watching this video?

[@creepersays3985]

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

[@dlfhtr-o8x]

A love story

[@floorpanel8749]

@@artemis_furrson he didn’t say he remembered it, but he made a bookmark to remember

[@skelligunTheA10]

It do be like that sometimes

[@korvenett9882]

One day summoning salt will make a follow-up video on the SM64 speedrunning proggression video and he will say: “And then this guy beat 0star in 1 hour and 15 minutes”

[@webbowser8834]

I would be thrilled for that, just for the comic value.

[@ZekeMackay]

Hate to tell you but he made one years ago

[@rahulshuvin5332]

Zeke Mackay you do realise he said “follow up”

[@ZekeMackay]

rahul shuvin he edited the comment after my reply

[@trentthen642]

Last place wr progression kappa

[@alecsjoholm3970]

You beat the 120 star TAS, good job!

[@Smallant]

Faster than TAS. Nice

[@rybertrion3642]

peepeepoopoo

[@bat_sime9259]

@@rybertrion3642 how dare you say the traitor's name

[@rybertrion3642]

Bat_Sime was peepeepoopoo

[@myhlosic]

@@rybertrion3642 We do not speak of the traitor

[@maxietheguy2761]

Looking at a tutorial in a speedrun amazing

[@SanctuaryReintegrate]

He really is a special brand of speedrunner. I love him.

[@Fredcat11]

Indeed, last time he had seen that tutor was a year ago.

[@delinep7286]

maxie the blaziken 777 likes

[@MitchellD249]

And 1 year later in the world of Minecraft speedrunning; Benex got WR in the all bosses category in a run where he had to stop and watch a tutorial lmao. He was originally just doing a regular random seed glitchless run, but killed 2 Wither Skeletons who were attacking him in the Nether and both dropped Wither Skulls. The drop rate on those is 2.5% and you need 3 of them to summon one of the bosses, so he said fuck it and switched category because it was such absurd luck. It's not unusual for it to take over an hour to get the first 2 Wither Skulls and he got 2 within 10 minutes without even trying for them.

[@bupster64]

So how do perform a BLJ?

[@ggmrgameanddraw]

“why does this let’s-play have a timer” is probably the best speedrun insult i have ever heard

[@kaleenar963]

I read this at exactly the same time that he said it

[@mattiviljanen8109]

Missed "let's-a-play" opportunity!

[@itsAddyz]

can we be friends mr game and draw

[@fhey7903]

Fun fact: as of April 4, 2021, he is officially in 69th place on the 0 Star leaderboard. Nice.

[@virtuallylightblue]

end yo shit

[@BenScribbles]

lol, i just looked it up. He really is on the leaderboard and he really is last place XD love it!

[@Kevin-wx7wu]

I mean... if he did it legit even if it's a sub standard time, it deserves to be on the leaderboards

[@VaasMontenegro12]

@@Kevin-wx7wu if he's the only one who's attempted a 0 star run and only TAS'es have attempted it before him, shouldn't this be a new category and he should have world record? Or have other runners attempted 0 run?

[@NotBroihon]

@@VaasMontenegro12 he is on the leaderboard with other runners and not with the tas. Rta and tas are never on the same leaderboard.

[@VaasMontenegro12]

@@NotBroihon yup I checked it afterwards, I'm extremely surprised some people got really skilled and lucky and did it in 6 minutes, Jesus

[@plantelo]

What a madlad

[@realdreamygd1044]

Smallant1 on SMO: 1:05:00 is actually so bad Smallant1 on SM64: “last place hype! 1:14:30!

[@futuristrick]

Well he knows he can do better that 1:05:00 in smo, but this is the first time hes tried this

[@Borari-o]

Misses a million times on Bowser 1 and 2. First tries Bowser 3... plot armor too strong!

[@mauled2death]

meant throwing bowser at the bombs ya dingus

[@FairyNuffMuffin2]

@No Fun Intended 50 Star isn't actually too hard. It's still difficult, but doesn't take that long to have down

[@shatterdpixel]

Ethan Shaw it took me like 5 minutes for 50 star, and i have never done a 70 skip

[@kirbs909]

I will change that and make him 2nd to last cause i want to lol

[@asepsisaficionado7376]

Old comment, but it’s bcause by bowser 3 he was safe either way. Even if he game over’d staircase skip is way easier than the others.

[@arkyst1]

April 16th, 2020. He is still last on the leaderboards. Nobody dares to try to out-slow him. He is a god.

[@echosbento]

March 23rd 2021, still last place, also 69th. He has reached his peak.

[@_gh0ulz]

June 28th, 2021. Still last place. We’re up to 71st.

[@xPumy09HD1]

July 6th,2021. Still last place. Not one dares to take his place.

[@peardude8979]

November 15th, 2021. Ant is sitting pretty at the bottom of the leaderboard in 80th place.

[@chaosgremlin]

Apr 18, 2022, he's still 102nd place

[@allnewluke1]

I joined the stream that day 10 seconds before you got the blj that skipped dire dire docks

[@king_noah_2692]

That's awesome.

[@blueshell292]

THAT'S MAD TIMING

[@IntergalacticPotato]

Nice

[@ericbadstubner9]

"We might be sitting in one room for an ENTIRE day." Funny how that wasnt normal at some point.

[@Guhzea]

"I wonder how much nintendo regrets that voice clip" 2020 nintendo rereleasing 64: "we have taken out the line it is now just a bye bye"

[@Hello-qg4yk]

*bye bi

[@totallyahuman5055]

It's because the 3D all-stars is a Japanese version.

[@Vgamer311]

“It’ll be a little more torture than fun.” So you’re saying you beat sm64 without playing the game?

[@ianitor1530]

Congrats dude! You are really rocking those last places in the leaderboards recently. Loved the BotW run btw

[@ImTheRealFlash]

Nice play on acronyms

[@ChristopherMoom]

Shoutouts to SimpleFlips

[@unniFI]

bup

[@The_Yosh]

1,2 Oatmeal

[@meusauc]

Why are you in almost every comment section?

[@Lady_MInk]

@@meusauc They are spreading the love.

[@VillPom]

New WR!!

[@PacoFTW]

Love these videos because it shows that anyone with even a working knowledge of the game can get into speed running and once you get in, you’re hooked.

[@luigitm-vk7201]

1:18 are we just going to ignore he could've gotten a WR right there

[@proredfly9410]

the next room doesnt ever load thats why you have to fight dark world bowserr first

[@jemimadostal6965]

@@proredfly9410 this Information saddens me greatly. 😂

[@Kinlon1102]

@@jemimadostal6965 there is a massive invisible wall in the room when you do that

[@erikaisadiah]

That slow buildup in the firesea was so hype, I was shaking and cheering with you the whole time man. Congrats on last place, you earned it!

[@jamesbedwell8793]

I love your positivity with this run, and just being happy with a finish

[@ZorotheGallade]

Broke: Speedrun Woke: Let's play with a timer

[@SamiTacher]

Dude, freaking insane! Way to go man! That was awesome!!! You are seriously my new favorite youtuber.

[@abstractedaquaman3]

So uh.. if you pay attention to 1:18, he managed to BLJ into the entrance to the upstairs without the fire sea key.

[@coolness1911]

but that area isn’t fully loaded, it only fully loads when you do the opening door animation.

[@EP1CxEMAN08]

Imagine being last on a leaderboard before someone worse takes last.

[@Cabecool10]

“Why is this lets play with a timer?” So Simpleflips

[@saiyanfang1047]

and we now know that Smallant does let's plays with timers

[@holysecret2]

8:10 you don't need to sling him miles away, just gently throw him towards the mines. If it's not close enough, just pick him up again. It's really unnecessarily difficult to throw him at Max speed

[@penguinlovers9890]

You know S P E E D R U N S T R A T S

[@RealBlueony]

Now I want to go get a world-record 0 star run, but then stand around for two hours after defeating Bowser the last time just for the lulz

[@Pendejo.Dark1]

Everytime mario throws bower all I hear is "SO LONG GAY BOWSER!"

[@Smallant]

Same

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Or "The Pickle" in star select

[@azarolotl]

bower

[@Pendejo.Dark1]

@@NaehiroEnjoyer rip

[@yuvalraanan2167]

4:52 Seems like you didn't find my "Helpful toturial" useful... alright ill remember it till next time you sit down for an hour straight on a single trick and i'll actually watch the whole stream for some reason... xD

[@thazjeroen8785]

wow great to see your channel growing so big! remember me when I was here at 250 subs and on 200 followers on twitch my great Smant

[@bren4409]

This felt inspirational in an odd way. I thought I could never do a successful 0 Star Run, but I'm good at throwing Bowser. If someone like you who can't throw Bowser right (no offense) can do a 0 Star Run, then so can I.

[@jazzjazeemo]

Honestly this just gives me a better idea of just how difficult the 0 stat run can be! It made me have a new appreciation for sm64 speedrunners who attempt these difficult runs. Great video!

[@deaththekid922]

theres no real difference between first and last on a leaderboard anyway , both are at the top in one direction

[@zSilverEye7]

They say dreams are for free. Congrats on being on the leaderboard. I also wanna appreciate that you can pull off 0 star playthroughs.

[@MiniIand]

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

[@FairyNuffMuffin2]

When he started bljing up the 70 star stairs I half expected him to warp into WDW because he went up the left

[@pinkducklett1051]

Aw man, you had 64 likes on a Super Mario 64 video and I was the 65th like. I feel like I ruined it.

[@quackquack8775]

Happens to everyone

[@xnether3621]

Pink Ducklett unlucky man

[@mustachioisbae]

Once I liked a comment that was related to satan on a video. I was the 667th like...

[@infamouscoffee4934]

YOU TRAITOR

[@pinkducklett1051]

@@infamouscoffee4934 Maybe so. Maybe ODYSSEY IS THE BETTER MARIO GAME!

[@theredeyedgentlemenofficial]

I love this vid, It was kinda a change of pace to see you panic about dying in sm64, rather than you normal relaxed nature of you Smo speed runs

[@marty12iscool]

Thank you smallant, very cool

[@ObstagoonGuy]

I kind of want to sit down for 20 hours straight to finish this run simply to be able to claim that I am only one spot behind SmallAnt in a Mario Speedrun

[@icarussbungeecord7779]

you are a paragon of patience.

[@bobbing3778]

What do you call the bottom student graduating from medical school? Doctor.

[@boooksareamazing]

I was promised an eight hour video of nothing but pure pain and frustration and I was left disappointed.

[@crazyduderyan2729]

Small ant: makes 0 star speed run. *sad dire dire docks noises*

[@cappycontrolledfludd2196]

I feel embarrassed this was how I found out you were Canadian but dang, this was a fun watch. I lost it at "Please, go through the door....No, not that one!"

[@GoDLiKe211]

"Let's not play Super Mario 64" In any other context I'd raise some serious eyebrows at that statement

[@arfansthename]

"Let's pause real quick" Only the best of TASers would do that.

[@supresmeshbras2003]

SmallAnt: "Please! Go through the door!" Mario: *Goes through main doors* SmallAnt: "NO! NOT THAT ONE!"

[@Hana1LuLu]

I love look at the sub goals. The date on this video shows how long ago this was, but the sub goal shows how early in his journey. 375 sub goal. Wow

[@haileyc.2977]

1 word to sum up this run. *Y A H O O*

[@IntergalacticPotato]

True, but all SM64 speedruns ooze YAHOO

[@crazyduderyan2729]

When I realize that I have to do at least a seventy star speed run because I have super Mario 3D all stars and I’m a noob at a lot of games ( from a speed running standpoint) *sad me noises*

[@isaaccervantesgarcia]

0:57 Fox Intro.

[@majorasfedora7477]

8:38 He sound so broken

[@neoalt9430]

How happy ant is in this video really just puts a smile on face

[@janLilin]

**Cracks knuckles** Time for Smallant to go up one place on the rankings

[@Mebbyness]

Shoutouts to Simpleflips.

[@KingdaToro]

Doing it and getting last place is much better than not doing it at all.

[@Daybroken]

while i was watching someones car set on fire and i jumped to all heavens above

[@keymallard5153]

odd flex

[@sleepyleaf6024]

Liam Shea but ok

[@alexpiggy]

weird

[@boofiman6082]

I always thought Terminalmontage[Jeremy]’s portrayal on Super Mario 64 was a tad odd, until now YYIIIYIYIYIYHAAAAHHHOOOOUUU

[@multistuff9831]

I mean it's pretty good considering the strats

[@rowlet342]

9:44 it counts because it’s the ground star not a star

[@MonTheRapper420]

Plays Mario Oddesy faster then Mario 64 😂

[@csdgay]

Found you channel from the SMO chat only, and I gotta say, great content, keep it up! (Also, you should do chat only SM64, and since that doesn't have rumble, it would be harder)

[@derrrtee]

Same Just all of that

[@Michael18751]

The 3D all stars version and shindou version has rumble support

[@MrAGame]

UNREAL

[@zottffss]

2:57 8:12 8:15 8:36 8:42 9:22 9:26 9:33 So long, Gay Bowser!

[@pokemonistleben]

Back in the days, when the sub goal was only 375, now it's 10000

[@bananaisgood3743]

"So long gay Bowser"

[@smartboy201]

"So long, gay Bowser. I wonder how much Nintendo regrets that voice clip." Me, in 2020, after playing SM3DAS: "Apparently, enough to change it."

[@jamesrandall975]

The best part about this is that he is no longer last.

[@Zealant]

SmallAnt 2019: we're doing a zero-star run today SmallAnt 2020: any% doesn't interest me

[@yvexi]

Look on the bright side, you are top 50!

[@lordsnek]

Now get a 1 key run! :)

[@balla-k3n]

Smallant is Pogging in the thumbnail

[@lordvampire9947]

Do it in 0.5 stars

[@JakeRanney]

A star is a star, you can't say it's half

[@dawbs2412]

Technically, the final bowser fight gives you a star but it doesn’t go to your counter... so does that count?

[@skeetum2695]

well, jake " " ranney, hear me out. a star actually has 2 parts to it: when the star spawns, and when the star is collected. now, it's usually collecting the star thats useful because that's the part that makes the star count update, however, it's sometimes sufficient to just have the star spawn in.

[@IntergalacticPotato]

@@skeetum2695 can't believe you're so smart

[@vinayn9109]

Ant: This will be torture Also Ant: But it will be fun

[@quinnsaturn]

simpleflips is outraged

[@mercraus]

This is so funny to watch after the 16 star speedrun challenge against Linkus, and how crazy good Smant is at the game right now.😆

[@yukariyoshisaki6333]

"throwing the run" ye sure

[@hextonic9948]

if you just barely through bowser, you can pick him up right after and just walk him to the bomb. its a good tip, for if your feeling a bit off and can't do your long throw

[@gulllll]

5:59 pogchamp2 electric boogaloo

[@All54321]

First time I’ve seen Super Mario 64 and it looks like a great game.

[@andreabuck2780]

Nov 23 - Nov 27 Doing a Mario Odyssey run the way Nintendo intended, going FAST in MC, gen 4 Random Team every battle, more speeding, then super hard botw!

[@houseofleaves126]

It’s amazing they actually allowed you to submit this

[@sisteaglass651]

It's incredible to see your sub count now

[@valor.dictorian8311]

Watching this in 2023 as Suigi just got 6:16 and SmAnt thought the WR back then was 5 minutes 😭😭

[@harrisonbridge3108]

I love how if you turn on subtitles for bowser fights it still says so long gay bowser LOL and Nintendo tries to claim its not so long gay bowser!

[@TheClanFollows]

Ive done some 16 star speedruns (22:08 PB) and watching him do fire sea so slow for fear of dying made me giggle. I think ive died on that stage once when i was like 8

[@maricthehedgehog]

Alternative title : Speedrunning SM64 with 0 Stars except it's not a speedrun

[@SWicKLives]

Good to see you're still 49th on the leaderboards!

[@AndrewBlechinger]

Hey, not everyone can say they pulled it off. It's really hard to get enough speed to bypass the DDD loading zone and go right to BitFS!

[@cowcat8124]

He's on the leaderboard for Pringles

[@liviobarreirio3088]

I have no idea who made french subs for this but I respect the hassle

[@mickystam521]

Fun fact: SmallAnt still is in last place as of Dec 12, 2020. 1st place: 6'32'' 61st place: 24'34'' 62nd place (SmallAnt): 1h 14'29''

[@jnsn_paint]

I love that you have your title and subtitles available in French ❤❤❤

[@AspectCave]

this is truly a mario moment

[@RecoveryPlayz]

Bruh, i tried so many times and couldn't even pull off the first BlJ.

[@adamlahav5795]

The 'So long gay bowser' is supposed to be 'So long, king Bowser'. I just hear so long gay bowser