Is It Possible To Beat Battleblock Theater Without Jumping? (feat.

[@BuckleysPants]

As a battleblock theater speedrunner and router, some of the things you discovered on your own without asking any of the speedrunners is quite incredible.

[@SampleChample]

Yooo thanks! I’ve definitely seen your name on a couple wrs. I was really obsessed with speedrunning a good few years ago and this game was caught in the crossfire at some point, so I was pretty familiar with a bunch of tech going into the challenge. Kinda need a dang lot to do jumpless lol

[@lukebrumfield-nf7qg]

Buckley?? You really get around. I only knew you from Trackmania in the past. Congrats on the WRs apparently! I'll look them up!

[@halcyon_exb]

@@lukebrumfield-nf7qgyeah buckley is everywhere lmao

[@aCreativeNamee]

@@lukebrumfield-nf7qgyeah that and that he is wirtuals editor.

[@andreworders7305]

There’s co-op speed running?

[@JaronamoeTophat]

Dude I’ve never seen BattleBlock theater like this before. Making it into an insane puzzle game, I can’t even comprehend how difficult and complex these are especially the “block deletion part” that was insane

[@SampleChample]

Oh yeah this game is insanely mechanically deep. I tried my best to do it justice in this challenge, but you could dedicate an entire pannenkoek type channel around this game

[@Incognito12343]

@@SampleChample real

[@JaronamoeTophat]

@@SampleChampleI’ve watched so many times, and now it’s my new favorite challenge video on KZbin

[@blulunarity]

⁠@@SampleChample Also can we give a huge shoutout to the unreal performance and cooperation this must’ve took. Respect, to you and Alec. This was insane… on both ends. Very happy that the game is getting more attention now.

[@meme__supreme3373]

20:01 "some fairly basic strats that I don't think I need to elaborate on" literally shows both players clipping through walls

[@SampleChample]

One of the more tame levels

[@Souleyman-su4em]

20:00 down in ohio, only in ohio

[@SootiestJarl519]

Whenever I watch these, there’s always a few turning points of “Okay, some standard tech”, to “Okay, that’s pretty clever. Looks like he’s pretty good at this”, to “Is Sample… a genius or something?”

[@dustin202]

You have to be at least a little bit of an insane genius to do 100% TAS for games

[@dreeg1896]

Seeing you work out how the checkpoint system works in this game was so cool to watch.

[@SampleChample]

Easily the most fun I’ve had scriptwriting. We didn’t work everything out while actually playing, but it was super satisfying to look back and develop an actual working theory.

[@Tinil0]

@@SampleChample The fact you did those final levels without a full theory may be even more impressive. It had to be pretty decently formed to form a plan based on dancing back and forth with the spawn points, right? Otherwise that would be crazy fly by the seat of your pants insanity.

[@Hawksfarm]

This was wild.

[@shadefire8605]

I have returned once more in order to say that despite the amount of views your videos have nowadays, you are STILL underrated in my eyes. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@Ellicess]

It is insane how good these videos are! Love the VO, jokes, editing, music, and everything else too 😁

[@tachyonites9568]

You always know it's gonna be a good year when Sample uploads

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

we get it

[@tachyonites9568]

@@LavaCreeperPeople we do?

[@horizonbumpy2828]

Kissass

[@Souleyman-su4em]

He uploads sometimes on a year.

[@PekoPekoPecorine]

Battleblock is one of my favorite games of all time, and you don’t understand how happy it makes me to be able to see new content from it. I always thought that this game was a gem that faded from peoples minds over time, so I can’t express how happy I am to be able to see people play it again

[@AdamGraves557]

Just a little fun fact at 26:52 if you didn't wanna stand on the edge of the block the dart gun is somewhat useful as it sticks to walls for a few minutes, so just use the first lava block aim at the wall land on the dart, I think shove gives you enough height to get you up to the ladder

[@SampleChample]

That’s a good point, that totally would’ve worked. Standing on spikes isn’t actually that difficult though, so it wasn’t the biggest deal luckily

[@AdamGraves557]

Just a fun way of going around it if you couldn't stand on the edge!@@SampleChample

[@nell076]

this is your best work seriously. the way you pick apart this game to pull off something this crazy is mindblowing and simultaneously super entertaining

[@Anthaneus]

Great battletoads video dude, way better than anything you’ve made since, not that it’s bad, better than what I could do, but you can’t top perfection.

[@melvint-p9500]

It was a pretty bad video imo. There wasn’t even battletoads!

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

He really outdid himself on completing this challenge as well, I never thought you would be able to beat bookworm adventures without using vowels

[@SampleChample]

An artist can never top their magnum opus

[@Souleyman-su4em]

I prefer voices

[@biackwargreymon4113]

these are the type of challenge runs i love not just people suffering but people suffering and creating innovative and cool solutions to solve every small problem

[@gho9679]

Your work is an absolute delight to watch and I know for a fact I will be coming back to this video in the forseeable future. Please keep up what you do, it's beautiful in every way. Now to watch part 2 electric boogaloo

[@skypuppeteer]

I haven't thought about Battleblock in a good couple of years, so I'm very happy to have been recommended a video about it, especially one as well made as this. Great video, earned a subscribe from me, as well as to Alec, and I hope you guys keep up such great content!

[@marcelathacat2739]

I remember, as a kid, I would just watch a comp video of all the Battleblock Theater cutscenes and I quoted it all the time. I didn’t even know it was a game. I just loved those fucking cutscenes

[@SeductiveSpatula]

As a veteran of the coop speedrun this was an absolute joy to watch, and seeing someone else go through the process of figuring out the respawn system was weirdly cathartic :P Keep it up, love your content ❤

[@SampleChample]

ayo I’ve seen your name on a wr speedrun or two! Speedruns in general were a huge inspiration for this video and my challenge running in general (battleblock was my first “challenge” game), so it’s super cool that you enjoyed!

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

This puzzle platformer will be forever ingrained into my brain due to agdq 2015 and the infamous donation of "your a cheater!"

[@archerelms]

Were they in fact a cheater?

[@SampleChample]

Oh yeah that run’s a huge inspiration for this video. I loved how the voice actor kept raggin on the programmer whenever they did an insane glitch

[@justinecourtneysgavel89]

I have a challenge idea! It's been an idea I've been considering doing myself, but I'm unsure if I'm unhinged enough to actually try it. I'd love to see if unlocking all treasure pods in Slime Rancher 1 & 2 is possible WITHOUT the jetpack! Slime Rancher 1 seems pretty feasible with some exceptions, such as those located on islands in the slime sea, but I'm honestly unsure if you can even ACCESS entire areas of Slime Rancher 2 through normal means. The only thing that makes me think it's possible is the new "Gadgets My Way" update! You seem to be the right kinda insane, so I hope ya give this challenge some consideration!

[@still_salty]

I know I've already commented but I've been watching this again and I felt compelled to add that I really like your commentary and humor. In all your content too, not just exclusively this video. Your voice has a nice quality to it that makes watching and listening to your videos an overall nice experience. And your jokes are solid and get me audibly laughing at times (The fan and vacuum thing killed me when I first watched this). So yeah, great stuff dude

[@SampleChample]

Thanks! I’ve always been a bit self conscious of my voice, so that part is especially super nice to hear.

[@shadowdx118]

I adore your channel. You use Zero Escape music, your jokes and delivery is on point, and editing is amazing. Also very clever use of the custom stage creation to demonstrate how these things work. I’m always excited to see your videos! Battleblock theater has a fond place in my heart as I played it with my brother on the old Xbox 360. Thank you for the chaos!

[@walpinsta]

Dear Christ, it's actually kinda scary how smart the checkpoint solution is!!! I can't wrap my head around it :D

[@SampleChample]

There’s a reason we took so long to figure it out despite using it for like 40 hours lol

[@BarelyAlec]

haha first and there's nothing you can do about it

[@SayGoodBye07]

Damn you

[@nathanzotov1160]

nooooo !!!!

[@eyeuehhejehe3122]

Why

[@BioCraftHero]

NOOOOOO YOU ARE

[@melvint-p9500]

grr… foiled again!

[@kidwithnodream8028]

I absolutely love this game. I've been playing it even since it came out. It grew up with me. Seeing a recent battleblock theatre of any kind really surpised me. I didn't think anyone still had any interest in this really fun game. You guys were an exception. I saw this video recomended to me and did not look away as soon as it started playing. This video was not only beyond entertaining, it also showed me so many new glitches and tricks i never would've guessed were possible. This is an amazing video and im honestly extremely grateful it exists.

[@Zyodl]

22:40 i would guess it is because when you die, the game removes your hitbox, allowing you to move through anything, but you're dead so it doesnt matter. Then, before the game realizes that you're dead and shouldnt be able to hold the block anymore, the explosion launches you up and then the game says "NO, dont do that!", allowing you and the block to move up exactly one space... to be fair i know nothing about battleblock theater and this is pure speculation but yk

[@SampleChample]

yeyeye I think you’re basically right. If I had to guess, I’d say that the order of actions within the frame of death is this: the player is moved up one block (which takes the block with it), a spawner is placed at the player’s position (which spawns the bones and whatnot at the elevated position), and then the player is deleted (which releases the block at the elevated position). The only reason it requires explosions specifically is because that specific death animation moves the player right before they’re deleted.

[@RPandaAnimations]

I think I’d actually like to see a stream of this ngl. Watching the nitty gritty of this challenge sounds interesting even if it’s repeating tricks etc

[@SampleChample]

I might upload the raw footage to my second channel, although there is a t o n so I might not get around to it

[@asha_dasha]

I think this might be your best video. I've loved your others but this one was a perfect mix of humour, satisfying puzzle solving and awe inspiring skill and teamwork. Just watching you guys tag team through Chapter 7 was amazing. Well done both of you.

[@Snowiy.]

You are insane and I love it. Everything you upload is the most top tier content I have ever watched on this site. Thank you so much. Also the Celeste music slaps 👌🏼

[@ryroller9394]

How do you always play games I love that have like nothing in common? How are you so amazing?!

[@Plastixbag]

This was an insane challenge and your guys' ingenuity was incredible! Though one part of this video that I loved too was the music choice. Battle For Bikini Bottom, Celeste, Omori, Hollow Knight... solid choices that fit the video perfectly!

[@jetstreamjackie3437]

i’ve never heard of this game but all of your videos are bangers so i’m super down to watch a 50 minute video about it

[@drawberry_jam]

One of my new favorite channels covering one of my favorite childhood games? LETS GOOOOO

[@The_Goober_Gang]

when I was a kid, I aways thought that those goop blocks looked delicous

[@Sharkspartan6548]

Battleblock Theatre... now thats a name i havent heard in a long time.

[@pancakesnake]

This game was a big part of my childhood, glad people are still playing it as an adult

[@destroyerkitty9434]

I have so much nostalgia for BBT. It was always a treat to play with others on xbox live back in the day. Maybe not my favorite, that would go to Minecraft, but BBT was always the most chaotic and got us the most laughs

[@sandstorm7790]

It's a good day when sample uploads a new video. Love your content man! Tas and challenge runs alike. Your sense of humor is great, the script writing is almost like you're telling a story, and your voice is amazing for narrations. Keep up the high quality content! I look forward to your next upload every time because I know no matter what game it's on, it'll be fire.

[@overdess608]

my favorite thing about Alec's response to the sponsor segment is that it implies Sam is just doing all of this narration in the discord call

[@thenoobygamer9000]

I was thinking I was seeing this video wrong tbh 😅 I am hella hyped for this, I love this game and I am excited to see how in the hell you even managed this 🤣 thank you for covering this game any attrition it gets is amazing ❤

[@kaixiong641]

Man I loved this game as a kid, me and my bros would always play this banger of a game, but we always called it "hatty" cause we didn't know how to read and hatty was a real charismatic guy

[@ZumbeeYTB]

Wow, as a BattleBlock Theater veteran, I am impressed with the amount of insane weapon tech used here as well as the in-depth explanation about how respawns work in co-op, even taught me some stuff, and I thought I knew a lot about this game, awesome stuff

[@piratelady8771]

I love Sam's blindfolded pose because every time I see it, I imagine him as this big maniacal warlock with lightning shooting out of his fingers, raving about some insane exploit he found and then Alec just comes onto screen and interrupts him to ɓe like, "Hey, yeah, this dark magic stuff is cool, but... how does that help us?"

[@Patashu]

BattleBlock Theater is the gift that keeps on giving even in 2023

[@Space_Captain]

Okay, I'll start by saying that Battleblock Theatre is one of my favorite games. There's not much I don't know. With that in mind, this video is extremely well put together. The editing is fantastic, and explaining complex concepts with little graphics is awesome.

[@logantakach6113]

Dude this game was my childhood

[@mistermamamia]

THE LEGENDARY TEAMUP! love both your challenge videos!

[@ev6153]

man sooner or later i'll REALLY need the list of ost you use in videos because from the ones i recognize you have supreme game taste (besides gaming and narrating skills too of course

[@SampleChample]

I have a spreadsheet but I’m ngl I’m a lil scared to share it online cuz I know I’m gonna somehow leak my email or smthn

[@ev6153]

ahahah fair enough any time the 999 ost pops out I get nostalgic and basically want to bang my head on concrete in the chance I forget everything about it so that I can experience it again, I'm just so glad that someone is using it on youtube@@SampleChample

[@ieatdetergentilikethetaste8432]

@@SampleChample if you can't do that, can you share the song at 34:00? great song choice for a great video :)

[@muddychalice36]

I gotta say this was one of the most complicated thinking i saw, like I felt like i was in class but i was actually understanding what was in class. the 2 player checkpoints blew my mind as i never even thought about that. by all means amazing video

[@Oriasu]

This video is awesome, mainly because I love this game, and watching this recent video and discovering mechanics that I didn't know made me very happy. Huge respect for your and your friend's dedication.

[@getthedunkon9347]

The classic sample style, ads, gameplay and tier lists all with another KZbinr? WE'VE REACHED A NEW HIGH!

[@rorbee]

Thanks Sample, your videos are always a delight in every aspect. Creative and transformative gaming like this is just the best.

[@Do0mtrain]

I've managed to do that block deletion on accident by playing with a friend. But that respawn checkpoint system was genious. Good work!!

[@firegoatdx6869]

It’s always nice knowing that people besides me have played this game

[@fearlessnub4164]

Dayum, the hardest thing I've done is complete this game in coop alone, what you did is insanity

[@Ze12365]

Ah, I have some very fond memories of this game back on the Xbox 360, happy to see it's still going strong.

[@felipebr13pr44]

2:16 Love the text just ending without really finishing like its zoomed in-😭 (Not sure if its my device)

[@singularity4683]

Dude I love your videos the amount of details and strange mechanics you have to dive into to beat these challenges is awesome. never stop man

[@joethebobman3532]

Love seeing all of these challenges you come up with and the ways you explain them

[@iitspiink8580]

nearly hit 20 pedestrians ran 12 red lights and caused 3 international incidents on my way home from work to watch this. worth it

[@aheadsounds2522]

Internet went out at 3AM so ran away to knock over the internet building with a nuke to try and get it back on💀💀💀😝😝😝. Lmao my internet still does not work😂😂😂. I am just schizophrenic and arachnophobic so everything works fine😋⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉❓❕❓❕❓❗❔❗❔❕❓❗❔❕❓❗❔❔❕❔❔

[@SampleChample]

n e a r l y

[@togglinho]

the delivery on some of these lines are actually insane. great job

[@narwhallord4267]

This challenge is insane and I can't believe this is even remotely possible. Also, love the choices of background music. Dangonronpa and Metroid have great soundtracks.

[@SuperDuperAmazingCoolGuy]

the tomfoolery committed in world 7 is hella confusing but you guys put a LOT of thought in to this and it was an amazing vid please make more

[@TheSandshrewBoss]

Watching you figure out this stuff is so flabbergasting. I was floored when the blocked got deleted, was not expecting that

[@monster_hunter7449]

WE LOVE IT WHEN SAMPLE MAKES A VIDEO

[@undeadmatrix4]

It’s been so long since I’ve played battleblock theater and this makes me wanna play again. Excellent video

[@MultiWolfLink]

Choosing to show off different tricks so both of y'all have unique videos is genuinely so smart and cool I'm shocked I haven't seen it before

[@JukeAndLegendary]

bro is my favorite game. I bring you maximum respect for completing this brilliant game in such a difficult way and remembering this game now.

[@dropthatshi]

I love this game so much, thanks for bringing it back in a cool and interesting way!!!!

[@halec6085]

I have not seen anyone make a video about battleblock theater in a while this brings alot of nostalgia thank you, sample.

[@alexcrazy1492]

It is always a great day when sample uploads, such ingenious problems and solutions

[@An1mat0rz]

The zero escape music is actually really fitting during those explanations, good choice.

[@glazkov9307]

Bro thank you for giving battleblock theater it's deserved attention

[@johnlink9397]

Awesome video once again, especially loved the "schmoovin time" montage

[@totallynotarobot8607]

I literally jumped when I saw this notification I love this game so much thank you for covering it and bringing it more attention

[@cubeofmeat4982]

This video is insane. Definitely one of the best handicapped gaming videos ever.

[@atsukana1704]

This looks insanely hard and fun at the same time lol. Gotta be satisfying to pull off those tricks successfully

[@bedazzlebub]

holy shit this is just what I needed for this car ride thank you

[@DatSquadTony]

Hi

[@jimmyjimmy8956]

This might be the sickest challenge video yet! Glad you're still posting

[@VideoCentral-bh9tf]

Damn, summoning salt punch out and now Sample no jump challenge? It it straight up my lucky weekend! Thanks dawg, your channel is one of my favorites on KZbin and it always makes my day when you upload! Thanks man

[@yourlocalsimp]

Oh my stars, I haven't seen this game since I was in elemtary school- I think like uh- kindergarten when I would play on the xbox 360 with my brothers I completely forgot this game exsisted til now, excited to watch the video, let's see how far the game has developed

[@indominusrex2859]

I remember not being able to do the last level but I called my best friend over and just jumped on his head after he jumped above the spikes and easily completed the final level without collecting anything and I also remember the insane basketball jumps ur able to do

[@SampleChample]

Yeah the last level is just using forceball in this challenge, kinda funny how it ends like that

[@deeturoff2133]

Another winning combination of great humor and awesome editing!

[@JohnNash-lt1ny]

Force blast was my go to on regular playthroughs. I knew this thing would be used a lot

[@Spooksey]

WOAAAHHH videos of this game are still being made???

[@ouroya]

found you from kirby super star, a game i loved as a kid, happy to see you covering bbt, another game near and dear to my heart!

[@madsyentist11]

This game deserves way more love. this is my favorite game of all time

[@Astrohavenn]

You are a man of culture for all of these songs in this video

[@Ryan-ic1mf]

im currently sick with a fever and stuck in bed, new sample upload is just what the doctor ordered!!! thanks dude :D

[@r3_routing47]

This is the first time i have had a youtube video stun me in this way. It is insane that you figured out how to do these tricks

[@mshamblam]

Jesus Christ, the amount of work you must do for just one video is insane. Algorithm please give this man his flowers.

[@Trulightningman]

ah yes. warping reality itself to your design to avoid using a few muscles in your legs. amazing

[@FelrinKirla]

22:36 Call it "Blockbuster" or "Block Shift"

[@Mulakulu]

2:16 "which indicates..."?? What does it indicate?!? I feel so blue-balled

[@SampleChample]

Looks like you’ll have to stick around for the end of the video

[@gob384]

Haven't watched the video yet, but seeing it pop up in my feed put a wide grin across my face. Hyped for the next 48 minutes of S tier content and story telling!

[@potatoefanner2098]

Battle block was one of the first games my friend introduced to me.

[@morgan3392]

The act 2 scene 2 solution was such a crazy solve, fantastic work

[@h0ly208]

My favorite part of this game was getting the frogs to walk on each other through the air.

[@SampleChample]

We unfortunately found no good uses for this incredible trick, very sad

[@h0ly208]

@@SampleChample truly a tragedy, but the only one to come from this adventure. Well done!

[@The_anomaly760]

I’m so happy people actually play this game still :D

[@funkr4674]

Doing this challenge, found some incredibly cool tech not even used here, really fun challenge and really proud of myself!!

[@ChongoShow]

I never thought I would ever see a video like this on Battleblock Theater but I’m sure glad I got to see one