Jump King's Biggest Barrier Was Finally Broken!

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Jump King is one of the hardest games ever made, and it was just beaten in less than 4 minutes!
Trimp's run: • Jump King Speedrun 3:5...
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[@karljobst]

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[@J-WOT]

Don't tell DarkViperAU. lol

[@hhyukhyhhg]

Hope you're doing great too, Karl!

[@kay_faraday]

Nice, a sponsor with relevance to your audience

[@_CMStuff_]

I hope you are doing great too! any news about quuenpwnsalot?

[@Windowlick_]

shoutout to darkviper

[@trimpking]

Thanks for reaching out and doing a video. Our humble jumping community appreciates it 🙂

[@djash1]

OMG THATS THE GUY! Really well done!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@hybriiid_]

No way, it’s the jump guy 😮

[@matshepherd118]

W

[@mike81356]

Congrats on sub 4 min! Glad you were able to power through and redeem it after the infamous attempt

[@ScottSmith-fe6vr]

pin this man

[@jaxsonbateman]

I love how after the "not holding right" mishap, in the successful run you can see on the controller input he's holding down that right button like his life depends on it.

[@_WeDontKnow_]

"like his life depends on it" ??? lmao we can see he's holding the button down, that's it. it gives no info on how hard he's doing it

[@mathprodigy]

​@@_WeDontKnow_nah bro it was like his life depended on it

[@Cache-Money-Sectors]

@@_WeDontKnow_ "🤓" - This you?

[@mateusbmedeiros]

​@@_WeDontKnow_You must be so fun at parties

[@phaolo6]

@@_WeDontKnow_ Dude.. it's a hyperbole. It was added for fun, don't ruin it 🙄

[@rauligvg]

It was great seeing Trimp finally get the sub 4 after the infamous 4:00:006 and not walking right at the end. This is a really crazy achivement, congrats to him!

[@starshooter_99]

Hi rauligvg :3

[@cmdaniels1986]

I read that as "Trump" MAGA

[@rauligvg]

@@starshooter_99 yo starshooter !

[@tristonbrown7372]

​@@cmdaniels1986 Conservative brainrot

[@Leaf__22]

Love seeing a wholesome comment ruined by political morons

[@Kosmicd12]

Jump king is a fantastic game! Actually incredible design. Thanks for covering it!

[@ambinub]

Vouch

[@Kambyday]

Who would've guessed that kosmic loved jump king

[@Cyanne2]

I was wondering if you'd like it!

[@NestorCustodio]

When you see a Karl Jobst thumbnail that says "It's Done", you know you're either about to witness the greatest gaming accomplishment ever, or someone did something extraordinarily stupid.

[@gaykittypirate]

sometimes both

[@wacpj1929]

Or Silly Bitchell finally getting his due comeuppance

[@jordanhansen2426]

@@gaykittypirate like not holding right at the end of a WR or getting the worlds first sub 4:00

[@BJGvideos]

To be fair most of this is stupid, but in the sense of "go crazy go stupid" party type.

[@donnyjepp]

I'm hoping that one day, Karl will make an "It's Done" video where Silly Bitchell actually apologises to Karl for all the lies and trouble aswell as admitting to bare faced lying about those records....Doubt it though 😂

[@SpectreXS]

You had me at "smoking hot babe at the top".

[@axtra9561]

she'll never be polygonal lara croft though

[@MarioGoatse]

@@axtra9561Triangular tiddies are best tiddies.

[@12345.......]

​@@axtra9561 but there is a code to remove the clothes 🙃

[@josh27ofto]

In an alternate universe, Jump King gets rejected and jumps off to end it all.

[@Tenchigumi]

​@@josh27oftoAnd so Jump King cast himself off from the highest peak in all the realms.

[@migueldelmazo5244]

25% of us are here to hear Karl's melodious voice. We could listen to him read poorly translated furniture assembly instructions. 25% of us are here as part of a speed running community for a game I've never heard of. You guys are awesome. 50% of us are here to read the comments laughing at Billy Mitchell. Legends.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Where's the "all of the above" %?

[@bobbobbins4877]

He sounds like a robot.

[@4ac112]

As much as I love to see the billy mitchell saga continue, I love seeing these achievement videos lately that destroy the silly notion that you only make drama content.

[@ThePageofCups]

In fairness, for a long time, that is in fact all he did make because it made him money to do so. He said so outright and - you know, fine, get your bag and all, but I'm glad we're back here.

[@bitsculptor]

@4ac112 Did you notice Billy Mitchell's name in the Patreon Legends list at the end of the video? I wasn't even really looking at the list, but it kinda jumped out at me as I was about to switch to the next video. 😂😂😂

[@Dizastermaster.]

These have always been his best content Achievements are what we want to see Drama is what we have to see to have context to properly respect the community

[@ThePageofCups]

Drama only gives people something to gossip about. You promote respect by highlighting boundaries and barriers that are overcome. It's why SummoningSalt remains pretty much the undisputed king of longform speedrun-related content. It's not just about the achievement; it's about the struggle to get there. No one talks about zallard1 picking shit up after his stroke, for example, but that's why more interesting of a story than 'this person that you already know is a scumbag did a scumbag thing.'

[@ThePageofCups]

Also: it might be someone on Patreon that changed their name to Billy Mitchell for poops and chuckles.

[@timothymattson5369]

Karl Jobst could read the phone book and I'd be captivated.

[@pacman9635]

i feel you

[@Kathrynerius]

He's one of the very few KZbinrs I actively follow and get excited for new videos from.

[@saiashadoesstuff1133]

"How speedrunners completely dissected Phone Book"

[@Chorbus]

“I didn’t even know you could do that in phone book until I watched his vid on it”

[@donnyjepp]

Phone book.......Ahh the good old days. Yellow Pages 😂👌💪

[@mrtmat]

I love that Billy Mitchell is listed as a patron. 😂

[@timduncan2981]

I bet Billy Mitchell beats the game in one hop

[@digi3218]

True I seen him do it 🤗

[@michaelrupert8836]

Fun fact: One of Billy’s lies about doing a perfect score of Pac-Man is that turning as soon as possible is a frame perfect maneuver. It isn’t, but just imagine him being asked to try a game that ACTUALLY needs that level of precision he brags about.

[@AwesomeNinjaXD]

He actually starts the hop in 2nd gear.

[@Wojak369]

@@AwesomeNinjaXD hahahah

[@MrDoomquake777]

🤣

[@_Quazarz]

I think one of if the best things about this channel is that Karl doesn’t just do his research and report, he really makes an effort to understand for himself and appreciate how these runs came to be, and then shares that feeling with everyone. It makes watching these videos a real journey and I love it.

[@louieberg2942]

Yeah, he actually tries to take the audience perspective. What does a time *really* mean?

[@_WeDontKnow_]

he really could've done better with this one honestly. been watching Karl a long time but he misrepresented how precise this speedrun is he insinuates the speedrun is insanely hard and precise, because of the incredibly precise *mechanic* of jumping. he completely ignores the fact the great majority of these platforms are big. like 30 pixels long at least. that creates a huge margin for error and he doesnt mention it even once lol he just misrepresents how difficult it is

[@dopaminecloud]

@@_WeDontKnow_ I think you don't understand how where you land informs the margin of error for each next new jump which alters the total speed of the route and at worst means taking correction jumps even if you don't outright fail

[@gamingandwhatevs]

He really does a great job at helping you to understand the mechanics of the run without devolving into a 3 hour chart party.

[@Darkfyyre]

@@_WeDontKnow_ it's a "huge" margin of error... for a casual player. these aren't casual players. they're not just trying to jump from one platform to the next, for all intents and purposes, they're aiming at much narrower landing zones than the physical platoform itself. case in point, at the top of the tower, the platform is indeed quite large, lots of space to safely land without falling... but that's not good enough. trimp lands a few pixels shy of the trigger to end the game, even tho he's safely stood on a surface and not falling. the spot he jumps to, while safe, is not the correct spot. he might as well be falling, because that's how useful landing in that spot was to him. karl absolutely does not misrepresent the difficulty of this speedrun, you just misunderstand why it's hard. he's not talking about the platform sizes because the size is totally irrelevant. when you're shooting at a target, yeah there's a lot of space, but the only part that matters to a sharpshooter is the bullseye. it would be ridiculous to apply your argument to a sharpshooter aiming at targets by saying, "but look how many red and white rings there are on the disc, what's so impressive when there's such a large margin of error?" that's the level of precision required for this speedrun. the metaphorical "red and white rings" around the target don't matter, only the "bullseye" counts if they want to win the record.

[@omegalol541]

this is why I love Karl Jobst speedrunning contents he documents everything and how is it achieved he also explains the mechanics to his audience who doesnt know the game works and tries to play the game to better understand the game

[@SgtWicket]

I have never heard of this game but the art style is hilarious to me. Some of the levels are these grimy, gritty buildings that would be at home in a soulslike, with this goofy bright primary colored character jumping through it. I love it.

[@Freddie7191]

I've never played this game before, but I knew the moment I heard 1 cycle that there was definitely a 0 cycle. The -1 cycle was kind of a surprise, but I love that speedrunners respect the history of their games enough to do goofy stuff like naming a trick -1 cycle.

[@Darkfyyre]

omg i also totally called it thinking, "there's gonna be an earlier cycle, and i bet they'll call it the 0 cycle". the -1 cycle was like a plot twist!

[@karlneff]

I likewise expected to hear about a zero cycle, and when he was discussing the 35 frames of precision available for each jump, I immediately looked up the TAS and thought it would be a -2 cycle. I wonder now whether the WR will reach a -2 cycle; will any players be willing to spend hundreds maybe thousands of hours improving their precision to beat the final frame rule?

[@har7555]

We’ve got a Getting Over It minute barrier break video and now a Jump King one. Now it’s time for Pogostuck to complete the foddian trilogy. Although a barrier hasn’t been broken recently, the precise time saves and skips featured in the Pogostuck world records are insane.

[@footrot17]

“Completed on attempt 40186”. As a skater of 20+ years I appreciate that level of commitment. Hope your doing well Karl.

[@CasualCassowary]

It's always great to see Jump King speedrunning in a video like this. Great video 🐂

[@BenjaminSteber]

Karl: makes comprehensive examinations of court cases so precise and well documented that they might be submitted as evidence in cases of criminal fraud. Me: you could be one of the greatest journalists of the modern era. Karl: Thanks, but I’m in it for the speedruns.

[@_WeDontKnow_]

he could not be one of the greatest journalists of the modern era lmfao stop. he makes great content but yall are about ready to elect him president with some of these unrelated comments lmao

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

@@_WeDontKnow_ have you seen the current state of American politics? I can't see Karl doing a *worse* job...

[@crbknight]

Great Trimp player, a real jump king guy.

[@starshooter_99]

Hi crb :3

[@notmatthewz]

Hi crb :3

[@yoguyslookatmypetlightsabe8211]

“Yo bro I heard there’s a hot babe at the top of this towe-“ *say less brother*

[@Eenox]

YOOOOOO TRIMP RECOGNITION!????!?!!!!!!!

[@Rickfernello]

Eenox!!! Jump king legend!!

[@Gooey]

@@Rickfernello rick my brazilian goat

[@DarkStarCoreX]

@@RickfernelloRick the Celeste goat

[@Moooonshade]

@@Rickfernello Huh, fancy seeing you here :o

[@Chrisz_489]

​@@DarkStarCoreXCeleste molest

[@1thevm1]

I might be late to the party, but seeing Billy Mitchell in the list of patrons never ceases to be funny 😂

[@VulKus117]

My biggest barrier with this stupid game is avoiding throwing my controller after five seconds, and I’m yet to break that record…

[@joshmross-bailey2855]

Karl! I just realized you hit 1 million subscribers!!! Congratulations man, well deserved and overdue ❤

[@goodguyrobert]

All it took was bringing the Completionist down 😅

[@AshleyWilliamsN7]

00:34 you can see his hair line receding in this clip. Every failed jump is a single hair falling out that will never grow back.

[@salami155]

Right now he looks awful with long hair. As a fellow balding you need to own it and not be in denial. You end up looking worse than just accepting that you're losing your hair. Buzz it short, shave it, etc. But long hair on a balding person... 😖

[@TheGaming100]

3:57 as a super meat boy runner myself i quite appreciate this cameo

[@BobsYerUncle_GT]

Still the best scrolling platformer with tight controls, now I want to go back to it! Trying no death runs in later worlds and dark worlds destroyed me 😭

[@lodinggggg]

Thank you for doing the game justice with your explanation! Great work!

[@andrewcarroll3722]

Bro has very strong knees.

[@Serenity_Dee]

I'm no longer capable of doing anything even close to this, and when I had the twitch reflexes and the specific kind of patience it requires 60fps was a pipe dream, but I remember enough from my platforming days to appreciate how difficult this is without having even picked up the game. Kudos to Trimp for this accomplishment!

[@arjandekker4728]

The passion Karl has for speed running is awesome. He doesnt single anything out and celebrates all achievements and milestones... even if he doesnt get it at first. Truly commendable.

[@fabroski7113]

For anyone wondering, Karl says ‘jump’ 82 times throughout the video.

[@sweatbox128]

never actually seen this game - love the art style

[@dorkbink1698]

It's making me want to play Castlevania games

[@halofornoobs93]

Actually, the 0 and -1 cycles had been known for a couple of weeks before both of those runs. That was just the first time both were performed in a successful run. Hedginald showed in a TAS that it could be done as well as the seemingly impossible -2 cycle. Gompi performed both to show they were possible along with a few players. All of them lost their runs to a mistake after. To give you an idea of how difficult the -1 is, Gompi and others only ever managed to achieve it once.

[@Krim_The_Crow]

Awesome video, incredible achievement. Of all the "rage games" I've played Jump King stands out because the level of precision it has means you can really feel yourself improving. It's crazy to see how the top runners can string together so many frame perfect jumps.

[@braxlucky5718]

I love your in-depth explanations of the games and mechanics before you actually get into the records as I wouldn’t have a clue how these speed runner do these feats.

[@lehvel.]

been running jump king for a few years now. sub 4 was never even considered to be possible and was purely a meme. been awesome to see how this game has evolved to where it's now a reality. thanks for making this vid

[@ambinub]

I agree, as someone who never believed in the sub 4 it suddenly seemed possible when trimp got that crazy fast il time

[@T.O.A.D.U.K]

Shout out to all the speedrunners who do it fairly. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't seem important but it does show what ppl can do when they (a) focus on an aim and (b) build on the work of those who came before to achieve new records. The same mentality that got humanity to achieve great things.

[@scottsimm9707]

I will never forget the time a viewer TTS’d CdawgVa the message “you’re going to get a copyright strike for playing “White Men can’t Jump” on stream.” Legends say CdawgVa never fully recovered

[@WenchesNMead]

love the FTL soundtrack in the background

[@ToastyRoss]

The Matt Shea jumpscare at 0:21 was a welcomed jumpscare

[@verysoftwares]

Jump King is a very charming game, one of the highlights of the 2010s indie scene. glad to hear more about its speedrunning.

[@S_raB]

Hey babe, wake up! A new Karl Jobst video dropped...and it's not about Billy Mitchell!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😊😊😊

[@TheGameCapsule]

Babe: "Pfft fuck that..."

[@TheMasterMakarov]

buliding your own pc isnt about being a nerd - its lego dude its about spending less money for more

[@Delaterius]

4 straight minutes of frame perfect inputs is insane.

[@falconsfan717]

Ya know what Karl? YOU are an absolute legend. Keep it up!

[@kooldude1992]

ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!!

[@Timmy_Tuner]

Babe, wake up! New Karl Jobst Video just dropped!

[@Riskabuen22]

Hey Karl. Great video. I also have a video suggestion. It's called CSS surf. The insane mechanics and "feeling" the pros need to pull off is out of this world.

[@LRXC1]

The amount of precision was unexpected in Jump King! Great stuff man loved this watch

[@Jumbleman5]

Happy to see two videos in a row without drama. It was getting exhausting.

[@ValueNetwork]

A similar rage game called a Difficult game about claiming is also getting close to Sub 4. But unlike Jump king, where hundreds of people have tried to chip down to the Sub 4 by adding new strats. The climbing games only top contender is a man named Clark who has the grip of a god. You only control the game with the mouse and Clark is literally bending his wrists in optimal positions to grind for Sub 4. It’s incredible. He’s getting close to the TAS. If he eventually get sub 4 I wouldn’t be opposed to a video about it.

[@Imaproshaman7]

I remember hearing about this game a few years ago. It's always so cool to see how speedrunners improve. This was amazing!

[@jozefdoyle4621]

this was awesome coverage. thanks Karl

[@TheEngieTF2]

Whenever I hear the two words "Jump King", the image of a grim reaper anime girl appears in my mind whilst exclaiming "JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE BOG"

[@lonelymascot]

she managed to finally after all these years complete that climb

[@chaostod3212]

We got the Babe for good 🎉

[@BlountForce]

I doubt I will ever “not” watch your videos Karl Jobst. You are literally one of my favorite people in this world and I love what you do for us as an audience.

[@quibed5522]

this is one of the best channels in youtube. So original and nerdy!

[@Thundernoob98]

Bruh that skip in the first 2 seconds of this video to skip that damn jump in the green zone would have helped me so much 00:02

[@giauphan381]

Speedrunners: Caculate the frame, the distance in mere second then jump. Me as an average Joe: *eyeball it

[@Yebjic]

No new tech. No game breaking exploits. Just people being awesome! Cool video.

[@NeoLotex]

Another amazing video. I have never played Jump King nor do I ever plan to, because I know it's not for me and I'd probably kill a few Controllers along the way, but I love these videos anyway. Especially for old games like Doom, but also newer one like this one and the way Karl always describes how things work, sometimes in almost painful detail makes it so easy to understand that even people like me who have never played it can get it.

[@DinoThugg]

Jump King is a notoriously difficult game due to its precise jump mechanic. Speedrunners have been trying to break the 4-minute barrier for years. In 2024, trimp finally achieved this feat with a time of 3 minutes and 59.98 seconds. This run required near-perfect timing and precision throughout, making it a significant accomplishment in the speedrunning community. Absolutely amazing and wonderful explanation!

[@maxbenninger8101]

Chat GPT comment

[@DinoThugg]

@@maxbenninger8101 ChatGPT can't summarize a KZbin video haha

[@virtualpaintstudio]

Hello you Legends!

[@Label07]

Hello Karl, Super nerd here. I'll always build my own PC. Thank you for the shout out and information.

[@luvmenow33]

I just gotta say when I stumbled onto your channel a year or two back I never Would have imagined I'd find the speed running history of various never even played so interesting especially for games I've never even played

[@fusionspace175]

When I played Soma, I said "wow, they made a game of nothing but the boring parts of other games!" And for this I'd say "wow, they made a game that's nothing but the annoying parts of other platformers!" I expect I would hate it just as much. But then I'm crazy, I only play video games for fun.

[@PowerInOne22]

always love it when you upload Karl- appreciate ya

[@jeremyf1901]

Nice to see this game covered by you, Karl!

[@pacman9635]

this channel allways uploads videos id watch right through allways pure quality (legend) edit congratulations on reaching over 1mill 😎 i remember subing around 600k have grew allmost double that's so wholesome to see

[@mitchv.7492]

0:08 That line is so funny when you remember that Karl was a "pick-up artist" KZbinr...😂

[@ThePWing90]

Jump King is actually my favorite game of all time 😅 I’m livestreaming a Zero Fall challenge on my KZbin at the moment 💜 Thanks for the upload Karl

[@Sly88Frye]

I'm not sure when it happened but congratulations on getting to 1 million subscribers! I had never heard of jump King until now and this is definitely a fascinating story and yes I'm now pretty curious about this game.

[@scriptles]

Not familiar with this game, but this is a Karl Jobst video, so you damn well know I am going to sit here and enjoy this video like an absolute legend lol. It's been a while since I was having a good day or even week when a Karl Jobst video comes out. Usually these cheer me up, but I am already in a great mood. This is just like icing on a cake lol.. Thanks Karl, for another excellent video you absolute legend.

[@netherportals]

Cool vid Karl! Congrats Trimp, overcoming adversity!

[@AlvinKazu]

You know... I really love that even in 2024, we can still love and appreciate, as well as create, new 2D and 8-bit style games that are loved by all. So many people are used to the` blazing incredible graphics, especially the younger generation, but I believe many of us have this nostalgia for the older games. Not saying the younger generations cannot enjoy them, it's just that we grew up with Mario in 8-bit and 16-bit, and they grew up with Super Mario Odyssey. It's EXTREMELY hard to compare.

[@AwakenedBelngs]

Glad to see you're looking a lot healthier lately! Hope you're doing well you absolute legend ❤

[@IDontCarebears]

Nice video I like this stuff and seeing runs from games I've never seen before

[@kirswords8587]

“… and it never ceases to amaze me.” Ditto man, that’s why I’m so into speedrunning.

[@RadicalJawzFunnyMoments]

A video about a game I never heard about is amazing. Love it

[@lukeprice3945]

nice vid karl u absolute legend keep up the good work :)

[@Myako]

It always is a pleasure to be notified of a new video by Karl. Today was not an exception. 💪🏻

[@Fleezblarp]

grats to mr trimp. this is a truly impressive feat of precision.

[@RegalPixelKing]

Runs like these are truly insane. This run boiled down to basically 230 frame perfect inputs which doesn't even sound possible for a human.

[@Devon-hw6ih]

Livin every video you put out. Keep it up!😊

[@xSimone92x]

Karl you're one of my favorite youtubers. Every time you upload it makes me happy, so thank you! Have a great weekend! ❤

[@craven7004]

Hi karl, I'd love to see you cover Cod zombies again as two major major barriers were broken in 2 different sectors. The final round 100 on Black Ops 1 was finally solved. Assumed to be impossible until a new strat was found as it was nowhere near close to be broken. And Shadows of Evil Easter Egg speedrun in 19:39. I can't begin to explain how incredible that speedrun truly is. All the best.

[@Fallub]

Never heard of this game before. Thanks for the video.

[@SuperDragonYoshi1989]

I love how "Billy Mitchel" is one of your Patreon Legends

[@rustyshackleford1273]

Never heard or cared about this game, but glad to hear from you, Karl. Love your videos and learning about new games i've never played before. Keep up the good fight! UwU

[@Raver45100]

Mate you're the legend. Love your content. It would be good to see some Quake stuff.

[@RowieSundog]

I could not imagine frame perfect inputs at 60fps, this is amazing

[@Rin_The_Pianist]

It's always so cool to see niche games like this get covered, that's why i love Karls channel so much, it's basically my Speedrunning News letter! Catherine Babel could also use some attention, i am tired being like one of only 3 active runners 😂

[@mikewazowski7024]

I just wanted to writw a word of appreciation that Karl actually takes the time to play the games he writes about :)

[@mfitzger99]

These are always great. Not only do they highlight great gaming moments, but Karl breaks these things down so those of us on the outside can understand it

[@elzvis]

I love speedrunning community and i love hard work that you are doing for those people who dont understand how hard it is. Hundreds hours of grinding is really annoying. I hope someday you make video of my WR. Bless you

[@antonymilne1346]

I actually would love more smaller, blank background rambles about your interests! Easy but fun watching

[@XoMissAllieoX777]

About to go to bed then BAM Karl posts a video. Always ready to be called a legend!!

[@LandOfForeverSummer]

Congrats! And thanks Karl